Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-12-13

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he would give it me. went to work and found
that Doggett and Edwards and Duncan and
Cranberry, and all the strong men in the con-
ference favored it 1t WAS resolved to give me
the Office of agent for the Sunday School; but
then they said "thers is no pay attached to II"
said never mind about the pay, am willing to
depend on the churches and my little farm there
by Richmond for support, and got It, You
sec can enfold the Office of Evangslist in that
Of Sunday School agent. l intended to preach
to the Sunday School children here, but the re-
vival got in among them ahead of mo. I al
WAYS love and watch for the children.
Reportsr-Q aughing) They say on the street
that you say you intend to stay here until every
man. woman and child is converted.
Mr. Rosser-(seriously) Oh, no. 1never said
that No man should be presumptious enough
to say that. -s
"A great many interesting incidents occurred
during the revival. In ono case lady sent up
the names of three persons she wished prayed for,
and the next night one of them was converted.
One application for tho prayers Of the congrega-
ton was made by an anonymous person who
signed it "The chief of sinners" In one case
one of the anxious enqurers remained all night
in the church.
SUMMARY OF THE WORK.
Upto this date there have been 20l conversions,
and of this number over 100 persons joined the
Methodist church, and many of them will 60 to
other churches. The meetings, as Mr.. Rosser re-
marked, will continue t ill the sspring flowers
bloom, if the in terest continues.
PARADE OF THE FIRE DEPARTNExr.-Ths Fire
Department of Staunton, with their apparatus,
had parade and review under Chief Engineer,
J. H. Waters, on Saturday evening last. The
parade was complete su ccess, and was made by
about 100 of az neat, active, natty looking
young men ~ we have ever seen in any city of
this Union. The uniforms of the engine co.,
fred and the hook and ladder CO., (blue) looked
~ neat a. could be. The apparatus consisting
of steamer and two hose carriages with 1900
feet of hose, looked in good condition and gave
evidence of the care bestowed on it. The fol-
lowing is list of the officers and men OF the De-
partment:
Chief Engineer, Capt. J. 81. Waters.
Engine Co.-1st Commander, G. W. Stafford
and Commander, Thos J. Crowder; Treasurer,
J. q. Waters; Secretary, Thos. R. Henning;
LIST Pipeman, Jno. Teabo; End Pipeman, James
Trayer; Bird Pipeman, Geo. A. Lushbaugh; 4th
Pipeman, Jno. Deneen lst Hose director, Jno.
T. Lonn; End Hose director, Jas. Smith Libra
rian, W. J. Brandeburg; Assistant Librarian,
Jos. A. Valentine; Steward, Jas. Smith. Nem-
bers.-Jno. H. Lsshbaugh, Ed. F. Grove, VIM.
Donovan, Jas. e. Parent, ]. n. Johnson, T.
E. Mahoney, Chas. White, Ed. 8 uff, G. A. Lush
baugh, R. P. Irving, J. W. Forbish, Chas. 1r-
wing, Thomas o. Donnell, Jas. W. King, Patrick
Nelligan, S. W. When, J. W. Lawrence, Elias
Mahoney, Jno. Long, B B. Dull, David Schsrer,
J. W. Hilbert Alex. Teabo, G. N. Trayer, Mar
co Doom, Lewis Murray, Cicera Doom, Jos.
Scherer, Frank Rohr, W W. Webb, VIM. Doom,
Levi Shaver Robt. England, Harry Wallace,
Chas E. Gregory, Jas. Bishop, JtAW. Cook, G.
W. Lyman, VIM. Gillespie, VIM. "A. Barkman,
VIM. Lidrsss John Grow, S. 7. Phillips, Alex
Peace, R. M Hardigan, Taylor Man, L. D. Hope,
Michael Cox, John Thomas and J. B. Scheser.
Hook and Ladder Co-Ist Commander, Geo.
N. Harrison; End Commander. @. W Miller;
Treasurer, I. Witt; Secretary, W. q. Weller.
T. Bysrs, ]. S. Blackley, W. A. Cushing, c. L..
Cooke, Fayette Coyle, J. N. Doyle, B. F. Eakle
@. W. Echard, A. Eskridgs, G: n Fifsr, H. H.
Fultz, Robt. Haines, R. W. Johnson, R. S LEI
trieve, A. Loeb, W. 8. AcChesney, s. N. Miller,
A. s. Haury, J. G. Rollins, G. A. Richardson,
J. Lynn Richardson, J. B. Shafer, F. Stabler.
Jr, P. P. Trueheart, G. O. Wheat, ]. II. Wayt,
S. II. Woodward and Junius Summerson.
The department consists of the best material
in the city, and for efficiency cannot be cxcelled
in this country.
The engine company (haad engine) of the In
stitution, paraded At tine same time under Capt
Ed. Noon, and made fine appearance.
CLus CHAr.-Tuesday morning when 1t was
showing, We were oil at breakfast peeping At the
window occasionally TO ses how it was going.
"Girls," says Ferguson, 'if this snow goes on
and erything goes right, and you all AZ real
nice girls"
The Girls-"Oh, it's sleigh ride Oh amt
Mr. Ferguson nice 2"
Fergasoa-'Aiad, say, if you are real nice
girls and the snow is resi- deep"
The irls-(gushingly.) "O-h-h, Hitter Fer
guson ''
for nice-valk"
Chorus-"Oh.h-h, amt he the ns-e-a-.-s-s-t
thing"
ALI of us had to laugh that morning at the
new rocking chair movement 1t seems an old
gentleman went out visiting and struck on one
of tho spring rocking chairs that don't rock
back. He made a vigorous rock and commenced
clawing at the bottom of the piano and kicking
out lively, and when the girls came in he was
wsltzing around the room on his ear 80 wildly,
that it was with some difficulty they could catch
him and put bis spectacles on. As only five of
them had tread on his spectacles in the chase,
they want any better than whom he dropped
than that sort of rocking chair.
That hunting party made us laugh too. 1t
was that cold morning last week they went out
and they had to take, with them, what all dislike
worse than anything else, bottle Of whiskey.
The chief sportsman carried the bottle in his
breast pocket, and the hoys stood around to take
a drink after he fred. When bis gun went off
the boys thought lightning had struck nina. He
shut his eyes and clapped his hands to his breast
and then he pulled out the top of a bottle with
a cork in it, and then the bottom sni then some
wet paper, and then wound up by unloading
some broken glass and wringing out his coat
The gun had kicked. All the fellows agreed that
the morning was toe cold to huntand pulled out
for Stanton.