Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-19
Church Intelligence.

Church Intelligence.
Yesterday our Jewish citizens COM
menced the observation Of the Passover,
which will continue until Wednesday next.
RELIGIOUS services were held in their syna-
eopue on Augusta ST., Maj. Hart being the
reader, Religious services will also be had
on the last day Of the Passover.
At St. Francis Catholic church yester-
dav. Holy Thursday, the procession of the
Blessed Sacrament took place. To-day,
Good Friday, at that church the unwilling
of the cross will take place.
At Trinity episcopal church there will
he service this morning at II O'Clock. The
music at this church next Sunday, Easter
will be very fine. There will be an Easter
anthem with solos by Mrs. w. L. Bum
gardner and Mr.. Green, another anthem,
"Christ our Passover" with solos by Mrs.
F. Berkeley, Mrs. J. Koerber and Mr.. H.
L. Powell, TIE Deum in E flat with solos
by Mrs, F. Berkeley, Mrs. J. Koerber and
Messrs G. L. Cooke and H. L. Powell, a
Trisagion in which Mrs. Bumgard1ier
sings a solo, with other excellent music in
the morning, and at night the music will
| also be very fine and will include 'Inspir-
er and Her of Prayer
| The Central Lutheran church will be
beautifully decorated for next Sunday.
The ceiling will De festooned with ever
greens. Over the pulpit is an arch with
the inscription ''Christ is risen,,'' and on
the pulpit panel the word "Hallalujah."
The panels of the walls bear evergreen de-
vices Of cross. Tyre, harp, medallion, &c.
| Hanging baskets of flowers are pendent
| from the ceiling. At the entrance of the
church Sunday morning will be a Greek
| cross five feet high pierced with holes into
| which the congregation will insert the
bouquets of flowers that they bring. The
choir gallery is festOoned and a large an
Choir adorns the back OF the pulpit. The
| music will consist of an Easter anthem
and TIE Deum. The solos in the anthem
will be sung by Mrs G. P. Baker, Mrs E.
L. Idle and Mr.. Drake and those in the Te
Deum by Mrs. Idle and Messrs. D. Drake
and Geo. Ruhle. The offertory Jesus
Savior of my Soul" will be sung by Mrs,
Baker. The Luther Aid Society has charge
of the decoration of the church, and it is
desired that all the congregation to whom
it is convenient will bring bouquets Of
flowers with them Sunday morning.
DEATH ON THE TRACK.-Last Sunday
night about 9o'clock as an extra freight
train on the Chesapeake & Ohio r. R., of
which Capt. q. B. Mahan was conductor
and j. H. Williams engineer. was passing
over the body Of man lying across the
track. The corpse WHICH was shcckingly
mutllated was recognized as that of Capt.
Ira W. Cakes, well known steamboat
captain and business man of the Kanawha
Valley, about So years of age. At the in
quest it was shown that he had been in Ill
health and mis- mind was morbid about
money matters. imagining that there would
be nothing of his estate to leave his daugh-
ter. He had told several that he did not
expect to live long and had told his house.
keeper that if anything happened she was
to give the safe key to his brother. He
left the house about dark and when the
engineer saw him he was lying across the
track not twenty feet from the engine,
which could not be stopped in time. The
jury acquitted the train men of any negli-
gence in the matter.
DEATH OF A FORMER C1TIzEN.-On
Friday last Mr.. Powell Harrison, a pro-
minent lawyer of Loudon county, died.
He was an A. M. and L. B. of the Uni
versity of Virginia, came to this city from
there just before the war, and was rapidly
winning his way at the bar when hostilities
commenced. He went out as private in
the Staunton ARTILLERY. After the war he
moved to Loudon, where he married Miss
Janetta Fauntleroy, a niece OF DR.. A. M.
Fauntleroy. He had the most extensive
legal practice in Loudon, and the implicit
confidence of all classes of the people, and
it was but few weeks since bis name was
printed in connection with the position OF
member of congress from that district.
He died of an internal tumor. His life
was insured for s46,666. He leaves a
widow and five children.
SOCIAL NEws.-On Thursday night a
children's party was given at the residence
of Mr.. J. W. Abby. No. I'll, Prospect st.
Some twenty five or thirty little tots en-
loved the evening, the male portion OF
them sporting button-hole bouquets, provi-
ded by the thoughtful hosts.
There are to be three weddings in etaun-
ton this month.
The Charlottesville "Chronicle' says
the pupils of the Augusta Seminary spend
ing the Easter holidays there, received
every attention from the Local Alum
ni,'7
BREyITIEs.-The Woodstock "Herald"
says 1--WE are glad to see that Staunten has
opened a wagon factory. Heretofore many
of the wagons used in the Shenandoah
valley have been made in the far west"
The bust of the late Jno. B. Baldwin,
has been sent to the state library, at Rich
naond. to be placed on exhibition there.
Don't forget that tomorrow Saturday
uaga,e, is the last Of the season at the skat-
ng RINK, at Grange Hall.
The residence of Simeon Smith, In Jen-
n, mg's Gap, was burnt on Saturday night.
HEAVY HORSES WANTED.-On Tues
y-next Capt. Geo Ainslie, chief of the
Ric hlnond Fire Department, and Mr.. Jno.