Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-02-06
THE NEW CHURCH ORGAN.

THE NEW CHURCH ORGAN.
The organ for the Presbyterian Church
came last week, and its arrival created no
little stir among the choir, as well as the
rest of the community, including of course
the ''young man. who will attempt "bass"
at Sunday School. 1t is quite handsome
affair and fills want long felt by the con-
gregation. l trust that it's sweet strains
will be so pleasing as to cause every one
who hears it, to s'come down" handsomely
towards the erection of the new church, in
order that they may have the pleasure of
hearing it tactce each Sabbath, instead of
only once, to which they will be limited as
long as the old church is used. Under the
impression that it would be used on last
Sunday, there was an unusually large at
tendance at church notwithstanding the
cold weather, Alas they were doomed to
disappointment, as the patent thing' was
not used.
Rev. Charles Manly of the Baptist church
of your city preached here a few weeks
since to large congregations, more than
twenty persons connected themselves with
the Baptist church. Though there are few
taking steps towards the erection of a
church here.
Everybody took advantage OF the recent
''cold snap'' and supplied themselves with
an abundant supply of very fine ice. 1t
is hardly probable that much of it will be
wasted next summer in the construction Of
s'juleps," as our people are not given to
the use of such beverages probably pre-
ferring to take it straight Testing aside,
l suppose there isn't more temperate
community to be found within the borders
of our State. With few exceptions nearly
everybody in the village is connected with
the Friends of Temperance. The ''coun-
CLIP here retained their organization as a
temperance order intact during the entire
war, probably the only one in the State
that did, and has been productive of a vast
deal of good for which we would say, all
honor to those master spirits of this coun-
Gil, who have rendered it such blessing to
our community.
We only have one s'saloon" in the place,
though an effort will shortly be made to
secure license for second. A very deci-
ded majority of the best people in and
around Waynesboro' being earnestly OPP
posed to anything Of the kind it is to be
hoped that this fact will deter the "powers
that he'' from intlicting anything Of the
kind upon u.s.
The bridge, with the exception of the
grading of the approaches, is completed
and presents rather a handsome appear
ance. The structure seems somewhat Slen-
der, and rather airy, when compared with
the old one, but the fact of it's having been
recently tested by high waters is probably
a sufficient guarantee of it's strength to in
sure it's reception by the Commissioners.
A spoke and hub factory will shortly be
put into operation by some Of our energet-
ic citizens, at the old foundry, near here,
for which great success is anticipated.
Our people have suffered great inconve-
OIpOcl FOr nparlU a from hqUJnr
means of going to and returning from your
city the same day, except by private con-
yeyance. AS the trains run now, they are
compelled to remain over night in Staun-
ton, which of course is rather a treat to
some, but it by no means pleases the ma
jority of our business men. 1t would be a
great convenience to us as well as source
of no little revenue to the Companyif some
arrangement could be made Whereby our
people could be carried back and forth the
same day. We would like to attend court,
as Well as to do our shopping to a certain
extent where there is a greater variety Of
fered us.
When we are incorporated which we will
be before long, we are to have street lamps;
Picture it, think of it Waynesboro' with
coal ''ile lamps 1t will be good thing if
we do get them, as the most Of our streets
a-e filled with wagons and buggies, our
pavements with plows, boxes, wood, &C.,
ambulation after nightfall is attended with
some risk to ones bones. If these matters
are not rernidied soon, some of our good
people will be impaled OH a Wagon-tongue,
buggy-shaft or plow-handle, to saYnothing
Of the numberless' broken "AlNis,", lost
"knee-caps" &esa. that'tlls M. D's. will be
mendipg and looking for. It's fun to
them If am not too badly crippled by
colliding with somebody's running gear, or
agricultural implements, 1 will shortly
give you some items of more general inter-
est to your numerous readers. Speaking /
of readers reminds me that the ss:Vindica-' |
tori has the largest circulation of any
county paper that comes to our office. We
DO appreciate a good paper.
MAURICE.