Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-01
PARNASSUS.

Mr.. R. E. Borum has just returned from
Burkeville, Va. His mother rallied, and was
living when he left but her case is hopeless
one
Mr.. Borum reports fine prospect for peaches
and apples in the eastern part of the State.
Mr.. Waverly Flippen. son of Capt. Flippen
of Burkeville is the guest of R. E. Borum.
Everybody is pleased with the appointment
of Gen. Fitz Lee
DIR. NJ. P. Jones, of Churchville, visited his
sister, Mrs Kyle Gilbert, last week.
4 Mr.. Jared Jones, of Mcdowell a brother also
to Mrs G. has procured situation in Staun-
ton.
Mr. J. H. Silling has returned from Balti-
more, and is daily receiving new goods, which
are of nice quality and as cheap as the samples
which the Hon. Harry Tucker exhibited here
last Fall with so much complacency and
jocular grace.
En- route from Baltimore to Staunton, Mr.
Siling visited his brother Mr.. A. J. Silling,
at Manassas.
Mr.. S. reports early and fine gardens in that
section, and be richly enjoyed the productions
of the same.
The fruit prospect there is amazingly rich. All
hail to thee, renowned old Manassas! May
thy gardens Flourish as palm tree, and thy
fruits grow as the cedars of Lebanon, y and the
hearts of thy people be filled with the memory
of the gray-clad gallant braves
| Tread softly where our heroes fell,
| They bravely died for you and me,
And on historic pages, will
| Their deeds of valOr ever be
Say not these heroes died in vain
| No, no, the Southern Cause was just
link within the endless chain
| Eternity can't dim with rust
| Mr.. Jno. L. Beard was driven down to the
village by his daughter, Miss Annie, last week,
but he is much reduced, and seems to move
on leaden wings in the road to restoration.
MIR. Jno. M. Lambert and Miss Annie D.
Todd were married last Wednesday at Dorcas.
Mr.. B. Cunningham, who has occupied one
of the tenant houses on the Frontier farm
of j. NJ H. Randolph for two years, has NOV
ed into house near Fort Defiance, belonging
to Mr.. Perry Sheets.
Mr.. Cunningham is still in the employ of
Mr.. R. T. Lambeth, Stave Factory proprie tor
| at that place.
| Mr.. Robert Wymer, brother of Mrs. Robert
Hiner, of Slower, bought twenty head of cat
Highland county last Thursday.
Constable Euritt, of Churchvile, was in our
village last Saturday.
Bell brothers, of the Glade, passed up last
| week with considerable drove of cattle en-
route to their farm near Mcdowell.
The Rev. Mr.. Kyle Gilbert has introduced
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at this
point.
The nights are short and his good people are
hustlers, and Mr.. Gilbert will have to be on the
qui yiye. and aim at his charge with the can
non-balls of conviction, if this movement be
crowned with success. But if he's as strong
spiritually as he is physically he'll hit EN-
every time.
| Intelligence has been received here through
very reliable channel that the Rev. James
| S. Gardner, ID, was married last Thursday
| to Miss Rogers in Paris, Fauquer county.
| DR.. Garduer is held in high esteem by the
people of this community, and indiscrimi-
nately shared the kindness and hospitality of
Presbyterian and Methodist when he visited
this place as Presiding Elder.
Rev. @. S. M. See preached last Sunday week
| in the First Presbyterian church in Staunton;
and last Sunday he preached at Union church.
Satisfactory arrangements have been made
to secure the pastoral services of Mr.. See at
| Union church for the ensuing year.
| A board of the Old Dominion Building and
Loan Association of Richmond was organized
last week in Mt. Scion by Capt. T. c. Morton
| DIR. James I. Clarke, president, A. r. G.
Bass, secretary and treasurer.
| Mrs Daniel Mohler, of Lock Seven, is So
| journeying among her kindred here. Mrs.
Mothers dislike for West Va, obstinately con-
flicts with her innate predictions for this
rural vicinage. The impression is daily grow
ing stronger that Mr.. Mohler will buy property
in our midst "Wecome Welcomed Thrice
welcome La Fayettep'
When Mr.. Mohler moves, he takes a tom
with him, and we can furnish him site for
town.
Mr.. J. H. Silling was Hospitality entertained
at the residence of Mr.. VIM. Levin in Balt-
more.
Miss Maggie Harris, of Staunton, who is the
guest of Mrs. w. Levin, will return the first
of June, accompanied by Mrs. Levin, who
will spend the summer at her fathers, Mr.. ].
A.. Hamrick of Staunton.
Mr.. Jno. Fairburn is at home from Front
Royal Academy. His premature return was
actuated by thoughtfulness and prudential
reasons.
Mrs. DR.. Butcher, of Bridgewater, is visiting
friends near here, accompanied by her son,
Master Dan, an industrious and undaunted lit
tie hero.
Misses Leila and Mary Floyd will go to
Staunton in few days, to keep house for their
brothers, Messrs. Lonnie and James Floyd.
Mr.. James Orebaugh moved from this
neighborhood to Rockingham county last
week.
Miss Matte Bryan, of this village, is i'll. DR..
Jones is the attending physician.
The little daughter of Mr. z. Daggy, is also
ill.
"A friend in need is friend indeed' Thou
art filling the bill, O beautiful rain
April Goth. BROKEN WING.