Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-08
PARMAssus.

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i Rev. Kyle Gilbert, who has been returne'
to this circuit, will arrive at the parsonag
next Thursday, the 9th.
Mr. Bruce Whitmore lost one of his mos
valuable horses last Friday night, the 3rd
Mr.. Whitmore discovered in the morning tina
the animal was very sick, and boy was dis
patched for DR.. Neff, the Spring Hill yeteri
MARIAN, but futile proved every remedy ap
|plied.
Messrs John Robson and Rodney Dudley
of Messy Creek, and young Mr.. Herring O.
|Bridgewater, passed through our village OF
the 31st of March.
Mr.. Boyers, who moved from Harrisonburf
to Deerfield eight years ago, passed through
this place on April, the 1st moving back t.
Harrisonburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike OConnell. owners oil
the noted Lithia Spring, situated near Strib
ling Springs, were visiting and shopping il
Parnassus on the 31st of March Mrs. O. Con
nell dined with Mrs. J. n. Silling and Mr.. o..
Connell with Mr.. lack Daggy.
| lot of fine calves were driven through
this place on the 4th, which belonged to Mr.
Rodney Dudley, who sent them 10 his lands
in Highland county.
| Miss Amanda Ralston of Dolcas, Mr.. Noah
Ralley and Mrs. James Goode of Sangersville,
and M. and Mrs. Lewis Snyder of Mt Scion,
passed through this place on the 4th. en- route
! to Green Valley, where Mr.. Nelson Ralley is
lying critically i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. Elliott of Buffolo Gap. and his two lit
| tie daughters, passed through this place on the
4th, en- route to Otterbine to see his mother-in-
law, who is quite sick.
mr. and Mrs. Newton Craun are guests of
Mrs. Craun's mother, Mrs. Henrietta Fauver,
| near Stoyer.
Miss Stella Sandy, daughter of Mr.. Ambrose
Sandy of this community, who lives in Mt
| Crawford, is guest at her fathers.
The sad intelligence reached our village
Sunday p. M, the 9Th that Mr.. Daniel F.
Mohler of Lock Seven, w. Va. died at Mill
boro Springs Saturday night, the 4th, aged
about 70 years. The remains will be brought
to this place, and inferred in the Parnassus
graveyard, where his mother and his first
wife sleep. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Mohler was united in marriage little more
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this community. Deceased left large and
prosperous family of grown children, who
| were born and reared near Mt. Solon Mr.
Mothers birthplace is in this commune ity
He was thorough business man, and rapidly
| accumulated wealth, and had become one of
the money-kings of W. Va. Mr.. Mohler
united with the church during the last years
of his life and died q christian
Mrs. Henry Hoover. of Slower, took her
daughter, Miss Bertha, to Singers Glen on the
4th, where she will take lessons in instru-
| mental music.
Miss Lula Gllkeson of Slower, who is a
student at Bridgewater College, attended
preaching at Union Sunday, the 5.h.
Mr.. John L. Beard, the only octagenarian
in our community, is very feeble.
Parnassus school has been suspended for a
which originated there.
Mr.. Bruce Whltmore bought nice calf
from Mr. c. T. Donaghe last Friday a. m. for
S425.
Mr. Marshall Burton has secured position
with Maryland Nursery company, and will
enter his new field in the near future which
lies in this county.
Mr.. William Hogshead, of the Gilkeson
neigh borhood, is just a-going- going, and he'll
soon be gone.
The unwelcome intelligence has reached US
that Mrs. B. F. McNutt, of the New Port Sec
ton, is a great sufferer. Her facial trouble
has returned in complicated form, and
rheumatism adds no small part to her suffer
ing.
Mrs McNutt was subjected to an operation
several years ago in Charlottesville, which
consisted in removing the diseased facial
nerves
Mr.. William Y. Fauver. of Staunton, pro-
poses building dwelling-house in the near
future upon his lands near Stribling Springs.
We suppose he is growing tired of the monot-
ony Of the city among the hills.
And wants 60 come back, where there's 'git-
up and VIM
And where there's room for more than him.
Miss Fishie Dryden, one of the fine looking
young ladies of Union congregation, will, we
have heard, not attend the Normal.
Mrs. Sallie Bryan returned to her home at
this place April, the End.
Mrs. Fannie Slower of Chicago, and her two
children-Johnie Barton and Zula-are guests
at Mr.. John A. Silling's.
Mrs. Silling not only has company from
the Garden City of the Stacker State, but she
has brandnew hen-house. which contains
four rooms-parlor, sitting-room. dining
room. and kitchen-with all the conveniences
of modern art annexed.
- oGoI To ho w n
pane of the rich with his diamond-rlne-
zone thing thou lackest, " and George writes
the same thing upon Mrs. Silling hen-house.
Just think how those rooms have been paint
ed and Spruced. L..
And still there's no place rof tne cnlcKens W
rOOst.
Master Emmett Randolph IS quite indis-
posed.
We are glad to say Mrs. J. H. Jones is i'm
proving.
Mr.. Matthew Andrew of Stony Point, is i'll
with grip. DR.. Keezel is attending him.
The Quarterly Conference of the M. E.
church was held at Oak Hill, the 18th and
10Th of March, and a considerable revival
is in progress there, conducted by the Rev.
Mr.. Hanna, who is, we have been told, line
preacher and an earnest co-operator. This
meeting is well attended, and has been blest
with number of conversions, and others are
earnestly inquiring the way to salvation.
Rev. E. C. Hedrick, Presiding elder from
Greenbrer church, has been present at the
Oak Hill meeting.
The Watercress Industry is on quite a
boom in Mt Scion. Messrs. Rankin Iodo
and J. W. Beaver are preparing to shape up
their Lithia Springs for the business MI.
Scion and Parnassus will be Literally sup,
piled
The Mt. Scion miller is building upa repu-
tation, and obtaining quite run OF custom
from the looks of the wagons which daily
crowd the mill-yard.
Mr.. Martin Simmons. one of the progress
sive Mt. Scion farmers, is quite indlsposeo
with chronic Tonsilitis.
At the meeting of the young peoples Chrls'
tan society of Messy Creek at Mrs. A. u
| pouIs IN tho oyaninp of the 9th of Marcn,