Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-06-16
HaTiSOnhuTg Normal School.
Harrisonburp. Va.

AT $3.50 O'Clock last Saturday some
twenty odd young ladies, representing
chiefly the classes in United States his
tory, started on a drive down the his
toric Valley Turnpike to visit the New
Market BATTLEFIELD and other places of
interest. The party was under the di-
rection Of DR.. Wsyland, professor of
history, and was accompanied by Mrs.
Burruss, wife of the president, and
Miss Ida Cleveland, one of the teach
ers. Mrs. Brooke and Mrs. Wayland
had made ample provision for dinner. as
the boxes under the wagon seat attest
ed.
The first stop was at Lacy Springs.
where the party refreshed themselves
with copious daughts of natures nee
tar, dipped from the magnificent spring
at the foot Of the hill. Resuminp the
outgoing journey, they passed through
New Market in due time, locating en-
route the position of the Confederates
on Shirley's Hill and that of the FEEDER
ais on Bushong plateau. After an in
spection of the handsome monument
below town, erected a few years ago
by the survivors of the 54th Pennsylya-
MIA Infantry, they hurried on to Cedar
Grove Church, where the lunches were
spread under giant oak. The hospi
tality received at the home of Messrs.
John and David Good enabled the COM
pany to enjoy the luxury of ice water
and Ice cold lemonade, as well as that of
more substantial refreshments. Imme-
diately after lunch, while the teams
were taking rest, the majority of the
party walked down the pike to the brow
of Rude's Hill, thus obtaining a view of
Mt. jackson, Hawkinstown and Mems
Bottoms, as well as hundred miles of
mountain ranges piled against the west
ern and northern skies. The view from
Rude's Hill on a clear day is probably
the finest in the Shenandoah Valley. and
all the surroundings are historic. ONLY
few yards to the west is the romantic
Lovers Leap, on the north fork of the
Shenandoah River; half a mile to the
east, on Smiths Greek, are the ruins of |
the noted iron furnace and forge. form
erly owned and operated by the PENNY
hackers; hard by is the birthplace of u.
). Senator Isaac S. Pennybacker: near
the crest of the hill is the monument tn
Captain Summers and Sergeant Koontz:
below is the fertile, level expanse of
The Bottoms, perhaps the most valuable
tract OF land in the State: and straight
through the center of the bottoms. and
straight up over the top Of the hills
stretches the white line of the Turn
bike; Indian trail, stage route, high
way OF marching armies, and now the
horoughfare for tourists in the odorous
iust-raising honkers. The first comers
aised your hair; the last raised your
emper.
The excursionists stopped long enough
n New Market on the return to view
he monument in the churchyard at st.
to the v. M. l. Cadets and
Their Confederate dead; to inspect the
annon ball lodged in the gate post at
ne entrance; to read the printed in
and to get acquainted with
ne genial editors Of the town paper:
he well known and widely read Shen-
ndoah Valley. The Henkel Press is a
amous one, and has been operated con-
Inuously by one family for 1O4 years.
iessrs. Henkel pointed out the home of
ROT. Joseph Salyards, teacher and
oct, and presented the conductor of
he party with minnie ball picked ND
rom the battlefield, and containing a
ne picture of the Bushong House, near
'hich was located the battery captured
y the boys from Lexington.
Tired but happy, and making the
ales resound with songs. now and then
terspersed with the school yell. the
arty returned through the evening 4
'urs and early twilight, just in time to n
nbark upon tho mystic voyage to the L