Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-06-15
Newsy Letter from Waynes'
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correspondence of Staunton V1NDIcAToH.)
.a,opO limo 11th 1877

(Corresnondence of Staunt0n VINDICAToR)
wAyNEsBoRo, June 14th, 1877.
The festival for the benefit of the Meth
odist church of this place, was held on
last Thursday and Friday nights, and
proved ouite a success, the sum Melted
amounting to upwards of fifty dollars
The musical portion of the programme was
well carried out and proved very attrac-
tive. The pews for the Presbyterian
church have been ordered, and before a
great while service will be held in the 10
dy of the church, the basement, in which
services have hitherto been held being re-
signed to the Sabbath school. "A pipe Or
gan costing about three hundred dollars
will adorn the gallery of the church.
AS general thing one believes Sabbath
schools are largely dependent upon their
respective churches for support, but here
the order of things seems to be reversed,
as the pleasing financial condition of the
PRESBYTERIAN church is in great measure
due to funds literally subscribed from
time to time by the school. The finely
toned bell that is now used, being pres
ent from the scholars.
Whilst some hands were engaged in
cleaning the Mill race last week, one of
them found five watches in the mud-two
of them being silver, they were recognized
as the property OF MI. 6. ". Greiner whose
shop was broken open over a year ago, and
a number of timepieces stolen.
Mr.. G. w. Donald has leased, and is
working extensively the old Manganese
mines, about eight miles Northeast OF
town. He is shipping about fifty tons per
week, to Norfolk via the G. q: o. r. r.,
from there it goes to Liverpool
~, No., Inv mn mi a n
temen from New York arrived on the
Western bound express, in the private car
of Supt. Spencer Of the Midland road, and
| spent the day in examining the different
Manganese mines in the vicinity of Way
nesboro They seemed well pleased with
! the quantity as we'll as the quality Of the
Manganese and it is generally believed that
| steps will shortly lie taken to have these
mines worked totheir full capacity.
A number Of PennsylvanianS are visit.
ing in the neighborhcod with a view OF
! purchasing farms and the farmers are Of
fering every inducement to them to take
up their abode in our midst.
There were only twenty six gentlemen
who were willing to serve as councllmen
| at our recent election-Seven only were re-
quired. None Of them wished the office
| but after their election little persuasion
was necessary to prevent any designations
The farmers in this section predict The
| finest wheat crop since 1866.
| A large number Of citizens from Way
nesboro and vicinity assembled at the
cemetery this morning at O'Clock, and
proceeded to decorate the graves. There
was no music. Grafton or any ceremony
but not o single mound failed to receive
| it's floral tribute.
The cemetery has been recently put in
almost perfect order, and to-day presented
a lovely appearance. There are number
of soldiers buried here, who were wound
ed at Port Republic, and died from then
wounds, after being brought to the hos
pital or private houses in WayEesboro, a:
well as many noble boys who went forth
from this village and vicinity and fell or
distant battle-felds.