Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-04-13

CORRESPONDENCE of Staunton VINDIcAToR.]
WAYNEsBoRo, April 9th.
A stranger stopping in this little bur-
rough with big name cannot fail to no.
tice the busy stir Of the place and the air
Of independence and thrift, suggestive of
.sloose changer which the citizens carry
about with them. This idea is further
sustained when he enters the large well
stocked stores, the busy, well-managed
shops and comfortably and even luxurious
" furnished houses or sits down to the
hospitable board laden with good things
served up by the best Of cooks and house
wives.
A striking proof Of what these people
are and can do is seen in their churches.
In the last Is months they have spent over
$4,000 on their churches and there are
only 900 people. Few communities have
given so much in proportion TO their num-
bers.
The largest of the new churches is the
Presbyterian which is just being finished
at an outlay of nearly 1000 It is d very
pretty brick ediice On ali eminenca at the
west end. 1t is entered by massive wal
nut doors, richly pannelled and a roomy,
well lighted vestibule. The audience rom
is about 65x4O feet, the walls beautifully
and artisticaIly frescoed, the work of a
German named Roupe. An EngliShma,
}. q. Wilton, has done the painting and
done it we'll. The pulpit of solid black
walnut is chaste and attractive in It's styl.-
and is the gift of Messrs. w I'M. B. u Thnm-
as Alexander who made it. A beautiful
carved black walnut table with white mar
Bile slab the work of Mr. Charles Alexan-
der sits in front Of the pulpit and is the
offering Of the maker. The wood work of
the church was done by, Messrs. T. W.
Lambert and Thomas Clarke. Al elegant
chandelier hangs from the ceiling which
with the pretty side and g llery lights cost
$120. The bell hanging in a pretty cupola
is a fine one and was presented to the
cIurcl; by the Sabbath School, it cost S13 i,
besides which the school subscribes 800 t"
the church building fund. There are os,ls
80 scholars and they raise from $3.50 to S.
every Sabbath. All is finished except the
seats and the best Of it is. all is paid ex
cept about $500 and tina is subscribed. Il
is expected that the seats will soon be
fini he'd and the church dedicated.
On the opposite side of the street on a
hlg er and rather more eligible site is sit
uaied another pretty brick building
THE NEW METHODIST CHURCH
The membership of this church is only
about sevent y-Gve, but they have erected
and nearly finished their edfce at Cost
of about SIS 900. The >uuday School OF
ed valuable assistance in the work. This
building is somewhat smaller than the
Presbyterian church the audience chambe
being 60x40 feet. The brick work was
done by N. B. Shepherd, the same who
built the Presbyterian church. and Mr.
Cannon of Charlottesville did the wood
work. Tie frescoing is also very pretty
the finish good, and they only lack one
hundred dollars OF paying for it all. The
congregation is row worshiping in the
basement but expect soon to have the
church finished and dedicated.
There has been 81 900 also spent on the
BAPTIST CHURCH
in renewing and refitting it. This congre-
cation have been very Jealous in their
work. They have just concluded series
of concerts, tableax and suppers, which
were we'll attended, the sum of $126 hay
ing been received, which will also be ex-
pended on their house of worship.
There are two other churches III WayneS-
boro, the colored Baptist and colored
Methodist, making five il all, all of " hich
have fiouriShing Sabbath Schools.
THE TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATION
in Waynesboro is well established and
valuable institution. Mr. G. A. Bruce is re-
garded as the father of it, and it has been in
successful operation for % years. There
are now over 100 members and their regu-
Lar Saturday night meetings are kept up
without intermissiOn, well attended and
the interest undated. Some of Waynes-
boro's steadiest and most respected citi-
Zens have been reclaimed from drunken
ness and misery by this benefcent society.
There are in the town hotels The
Bruce House, Ridgeway House and Jeffer-
son House. The writer can bear witness
part by the way faring man than the first
The Jefferson is a well ordered establish
1nent, kept by a respectable colored wo-
man, and secures patronage from decent
whites.
There are four merchants Antrim q
Bruce, Killian & Henkle, VIM. M. Cald-
well and S. II. Hunt.
Tlitir houses have full and attractive
stocks and prices are very low. Messrs.
y. Il B. have the largest mixed stock of
room 100 feet long, with two roomy cellars,
is packed with everyth ng that anybody in
ANY business can possibly cal for, from a
cambria needle to a buggy wheel. Then;
rhere is one drug store-a well-stocked
one-kept by Myers Dc Fishburne. and three
cenfectionaries: J.. K. Huff, n. A. FRY
ind W. l.: Smith. The first is at the post
Office, ard has the advantage of the IS
customers, who come once a week to get
the VINDICATOR.
Three firms are in the tin and Stove
business: Jno. L. Finch, A. G. Fry and
ID. Morrison.
Four shoemakers, &C.: Evans & Suns
w. A. Sidress, Jno. H, !Schindel and .Jno
Hill, and among them they cannot be beat
IN augusta cGpnsy 1or a snfnng out
usual.