Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-22

| its size that possesses as many handsome
churches or as large and fourishing Sab
bah Schools, as does Waynesboro.
THE CHURCHES.
The Methodist church here was begun
in April 1874 and through the tireless eff
forts of Its pastor, then, Rev. A. Weller,
was nearly completed during that year.
Although at the District Conference held
the same year, it was announced that the
debt of the church was near 81 800, on
week before last, the last payment was
made and now the congregation has a
BEAUTIFUL substantial house of worship,
costing upwards of $1,000 upon which not
dollar is owing, and the pews for the up
per or main audience room have been con-
tracted for. The thanks of the congrega-
ton are due mainly to the Rev. A. Weller
with whom the idea of a new church
originated, and to the Rev. B. T. Ball,
the pastor in charge for the last two years
whose efforts to complete the good work
begun by his predecessor have met with
such gratifying SUCCESS. This church it
is hoped will be dedicated this summer.
The Baptist church is being improved
| by the addition of handsome belfry
! which will add greatly to its appearance
and for which a prominent tobacco-broker
! of Richmond has generously donated a
fine bell. This church with the erection
of the belfry will have cost probably up
wards of $4,000, upon which there is not
dollar of indebtedness.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The Methodist Sunday School has upon
| it's rolls eighty scholars and fifteen officers
and teachers, with an average attendance
| during the winter of about fifty scholars.
| The officers are II. III. Shackelford, Sup t;
J. L. King, Librarian; J. B. Roden, Sec'y,
and M. IL. Alexander, Treasurer.
The Sabbath School Of the Presbyterian
| church has upon it's rolls SO scholars and
fifteen officers and teachers, with an aver
age attendance of sixty five scholars. This
school has contributed largely from time
| to time towards the construction of their
church, the collections of the school
amounting in the aggregate to upwards of
$500. The officers are J. S. Wallace, Supt;
J. H. Patterson, Asst Supt.; Rev. f. Nc
Cutchan, Treasurer, and T. H. Antrim,
| Sec'y and Librarian.
The Baptist Sunday School has
forty scholars upon its rolls, twelve
teachers and officers and an average
attendance of twenty-eight scholars. The
| re. Drot lr M
Jones, Asst Sup't;J. W. Finch, Librarian,
and A. Zeigler, Treasurer.
| The ''Oi amatics'' flushed with the sue
cess attending their last entertainment,
which was very flatteringly received, have
| determined to present at an early day the
two Well-known plays, RIP Van Winkle''
| and Goodies" We wouldn't presume to
dictate, but would simply suggest, as most
of the members are but beginners, the
probability of their plays going off much
better and more acceptably, if pieces of a
lighter calibre than those mentioned were
selected. The rendering of the characters
of either Of the above by amateurs is rare
ly characterized by much skill.
The annual assessment for taxes fol-
Waynesboro' amounts to about $3.50, near
five per cent of which is uncollectable; five
| percent is allowed the collector land eighty
dollars per annum is paid to the county
poor house for the maintenance of one
pauper sent from here. These deductions
at a rough estimate leave about three hun
dred and forty dollars in the treasury
which amount it seems ought to, if judi
ciously expended do much towards i'm
proving the town in the way of good side
walks, etc., as the appropriations for meet
ing the other expenses of the corporation
are trivial, except in case of extreme higf
water when bridges &C., are dam aget
Now let the council go to work making
substantial walks mot mere sprinklint
of gravel and sandy wherever they ar
needed and it will accomplish a valuaEl
work.
Arrangements are afoot to enlarge tn
ouerations at the manganese mills nea
here.
There is not vacant house in Waynes
! boro.