Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-08-14
From sweops:
LAWN pART1Es-THEw WHEAT cRoP-cHfI-

DREN'S DAY AT INSTRUMENTATION
TO BE MARRIED IN BUGGY, &C.
Reported for the Staunton VINDICATOR.l
SwooPE, Aug, 12.-1his is the season
for lawn parties. One is to be held this
week near Arbor Hill to get an organ fol
the Y. 2. s. G. E. One was held last week
at West View for the Valley Mills Band.
The browning one Of the month is to take
place at the Swoope Chapel on the 26th and
9th held by the ladies of Hebron church.
Any one acquainted with the culinary art
of the good housekeepers of this community
will certainly come and take hand in this.
The threshing of wheat has commenced,
it is turning out better than was expected.
On last Sunday Rev. Mr.. Booker and
Rev. DR.. Frazer were to have exchanged
pulpits, but owing to the funeral services
over the remains of Miss Bette Gabbert
(who died on Friday which took place at
Hebron at II c'clOck on Sunday, the ex-
change could not be effected.
Last Sunday week was "Children's Day.
at Hebron Church. This is always big
day at Hebron-the people could not get
into the church; by II O'Clock the church
was crowded. MI. Youan of Persia, as
sisted the pastor (Mr. Booker) and talked
twice during the day; the people brought
their dinners. and after very quiet recess
in our large and shady grove, the services
were resumed. and, every one was pleased
and benefited. The collection for mis-
sions amounted to traction over $50.
A party of young gentlemen left last
week on a camping expedition for Wilson's
Springs, near Goshen Pass-Messrs. Frank
and VIM. Lackey, Alex. Taylor, Halle
Coiner, Edward Moore and others were in
the party. They will stay 2 or 3 weeks.
A couple called at Hebron manse on a
recent Sunday morning in buggy and
called for the pastor. He went out and
asked what they wished. "Want you to
tie aknot." "Rave you your license ?"
asked the pastor. "Yes.'' The reverend
gentleman saw that the papers were all
right and said: swell, come into the
church and you can be married." The
blushing maiden said: mo, don't wish
to 60 into the church." swell. come into
my parlor at the manse, but the blushing
youth said mo, don t wish to go into the
house." The parson was little puzzled,
as one wanted to 60 into the church and
the other wanted to 90 into the manse, and
as there was no telephone between the
church and the manse he did not see how
it could be accomplished. The groom cut
the gordian knot by saying; "Oh! Just
marry us sitting here in the buggy" The
parson said, ..but must have witnesses,
and besides the good Book says that things
should be done decently and in order and l
don't think being married in buggy is
exactly in order" The groom said. ''get
your witnesses and string 'em round the
buggy" but the preacher refused. Where
upon they agreed to have it done elsewhere
according to their wishes, and the papers
were handed back and the silly couple
wheeled away. saying they would ''get it
done" elsewhere. The pars0n walked into
his study saying he had heard of balls being
caught ''on the fly" but he had never
heard before of people getting married ION
the fly" and he has not yet heard whether
they found preacher quite foolish enough
to site the knott while they were sitting
and ION the fly"