Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-17
CraiQsvIIIe- F0rdWick.
Tritten for the Spectator.

been assisting Rev. Mr.. Staples OF
Fordwick In meeting at that place.
preached at CraigsvilIe Sunday morn
ing. We are glad to say the meeting
has been well attended and though the
have been exceedingly bad the little
meeting house" has been well filled.
Mr.. hardwood of the NJ. E. Church,
preached his last sermon here Sunday
night. 1t being the close of bis fourth
year he will be sent to another field.
The gentlemen of the Box Ball Club
at Craigsville, gave a supper at the
Dinkle Hotel Thursday night to the
lady members. Refreshments had been
provided by the ladies on number of
occasions, and to show their appreci
alton the gentlemen gave the supper
for them.
The Party of Measure to be held
at the manse Friday night the 18th. is
looked forward to with much pleasure.
Our invitations accompanied by neat
little silk bag run something like this:
A measuring party is given to you,
It's something novel as we'll as new;
The invitation Is with the sack
J For use in bringing or sending back
Five cents for every foot you're tall.
| Measure yourself on door or wall,
An extra cent for each inch give,
And show thereby how high you live.
| With music, song, recitation and
| pleasure,
Well meet one and all at our
Party of Measure"
The young men of this community
spent very enjoyable evening Monday
at the manse. The occasion being
smoker given by the pastor to his
young friends. The early part Of the
evening was spent in social converse
ton, eating apples and smoking good
cigars; from $50 to 10 10 was spent in
brightly lighted dining room eating
ice cream and cake, and the remainder
of the evening in the study with jokes.
laughter and songs. Those present were
Rev. H. A. Young of Goshen, Messrs.
Wilson, Shewey, Youell, Ramsey, F.
Dunlap, Dinkle. Dudley, G. Dunlap.
White. Potter, Morris and Snyder Of
Craigsville. and Messrs. Beam and
Spiller of Fordwick.
Mrs. VIM. Glover of near Craigsville
has been quite ill for some days with
pneumonia, and the first of the week
was not expected to live.
The public school at Craigsville will
close Thursday. Miss Elder will re-
turn to her home near Goshen, Miss
Avis to King William county, and
Miss Dunlap will teach a private school
for another month.
Mr.. J. 8. Pugh of Rich Patch spent
Sunday with his family in Craigsville.
Now that the weather is getting
better orders are coming by telephone
telegraph and letters for cement, and
the shipping department is having a
busy time.
Owing to the scarcity of men for Ia
Dor, last July one year ago, this COM
pany was forced to get foreign labor
for time to complete the amount Of
construction work on hand. During
the latter part of 1903 and early 1904
over two hundred Italians we're en-
plOyed. In the past two weeks the re
naming gang of about so has drifted
away, hence the following lines by an
employee of the company:
Under the spreading white oak trees,
Close by the shaded wood,
Washed by the sparkling rivers waves,
An Italian village stood.
We loved sometimes to go down there
Amid the shades of night,
To drink with John, the "Tally Man.
Until we got quite tight.
But the summons came to John one day |
And.said, You dirty sot,
You re violating all our laws,
So leave this hallowed spot"
So John, with frying pans and trunks, !
And bags of dirty clothes,
Has gone with all his beer and cheese, |
To where, God only knows.
Fare thee we'll, sad farewell,
Your prese nee once so dear.
Has in US left an aching void,
Farewell, Anhauser Beer.
To those of US who have watch ed
the Italy men" since July 8, 1908,
how well these lines seem fitted to
their career at this place.
Although their mum Der at one time
reached near three hundred, it can be
said that only one Italian mound is
cut on the face of our fair land in this
part OF the valley. l might mention
that one Saturday evening after work
ing hours, in the first months Of their
work here, an Italian climbed on the
train as it was rounding curve and
by some means fell under the car and
the wheel ran over his head.