Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01

! sisters.
CHURCH NoTEs.-Rev. Mr.. Lacy of
Lewisburg, w. Va. will preach at the
ante-communion services in the First
Presbyterian church tonight and to-mor-
row morning and night.
| Rev. G.. B. Stricken Of Thinking Spring
| preached at the Lutheran church Sunday
night from the text, Forgive and be for
morning.
AT the Young Mems Prayer Meeting in
the Baptist church, Friday night, a stran-
ger, badly bruised about the head, came in.
He said his name was Dogherty, and he
had been missionary to Jerusalem-where
one of the wisest of that country had been
put up to defend their religion against him,
and that after q debate OF six days he had
had foored the debater Notwith-
standing this great victory, he had just
been thrown from q buggy on his way to
Staunton by a single horse and desired to
get on to Lexington. He showed some
papers to the effect that he was mission
airy. The young men gave him enough
money to pay his hotel fare and his way to
Lexington. Saturday he was still in Staun
ton, saying had just as live go to Richmond
as Lexington, or anywhere else where his
giant services would be Of most benefit to
the spread Of the Gospel; and at last
accounts, he was seen IL a bar-room making
preparations to leave. Rev. DR.. Manly did
not give the champion much encourage
ment. Doctor D. also called on the
Masonic Lodge here, but at the door his
| articulation was so damaged from his long
| contest in Jerusalem, that the brother
| could not understand him-and he left.
There were thirty nine churches in the
| Southern Presbyterian General Assembly,
| whose individual members contributed five
dollars OF more to all the regular objects of
| beneficence last year and one of those was
that at Thinking Spring, Rev. G. B. Strick.
Ter pastor, tine contribution of the church
| being 1926 for each member.
| At the Y. M. G. Association prayer
meeting Sunday afternoon the services
were conducted by Mr. Garland, blind
| pupil from the D., D. & B. Institution who
read and and commented on q chapter in
| the bible. Nh. Garland is better known as
"Toby" and is an extraordinary music al
| genius, knowing the air and accompani-
ment to nearly four hundred tunes.
In the Circuit Court last week the Meth.
odist church property here was handed
over to the NJ. E. Church South in accor-
| dance with the late settlement between
| shat body and the M. E. Church, hereto,
| fore published.
| At the Baptist Church Sociable, Monday
night, Mr.. J. S. Gillian. Treasurer of the
| Parsonage Fund, read q statement showing
that only 81, 674 q is unprovided for, out
Of the $4,000 for the parsonage.
COUNTY CoURT.-This Court met on
! adjourned until to-day, after transacting
the following business
Probate. -Will Of John Michael was ad-
mitted to probate, with Jacob and John
Michael as executors Samuel Cricken-
barger qualified as administrator of Lee
Anna Sheets Thos. A. BroWnlee qualified
as administrator OF Cornelius G.. Miller !;
W. n. Wilson qualified as administrator
of Richard H. Wilson; the will of Eliza
beth Shelton was presented will Of David
Buchanan was admitted to probate.
Personal. - Augustus Blauth was APP
pointed road surveyor, vice John NJ. Coch-
ran, deceased; Jas. V. Brooke was admit
ted to practice in the Conrt; Rev. A. 7.
Craile was authorized to solemnize mar
riages.
Br5dges.-The bridge near Peck's Mill,
cross Christians Greek, was directed to be
repaired, not to cost more than $50; J. A.
Moray was ordered to receive sos for
building a bridge across Groves Branch.
Roads.-A road was ordered near Stu
arts Mill. 800, 49,
CoHaasonpeaith's Cdses.-Ambrose Meyers
for petit larceny, jury disagreed George
G. Hawpe for assault, acquitted :; George
billiard for petit larceny, appeal from
JUSTICE dismissed by consent.
Too SERIOUS FOR THEoLoGY.-Dur ing
the days when the bad Tilden election
news were coming, there was a tall broad
shouldered rough looking Individual hang