The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-08-17

WaynesbOro Items.
Reported for VIRGINIAN.

The recent rains that we have been blessed
with have caused a marked improvement in
she growing corn, and should no Unforeseen
event transpire to blast the present prospect,
there is every reason to believe that the crop
will be an average. The unusually heavy dews
that are deposited every night ut this season,
are equal to moderate showers in succoring
the growing crops. /.
Bound for ISras.-On the 1st proximo, two
of our young townsmen will leave here for
the Lone Star State" viz: Messrs. Sam1. r.
Ferguson and Claude Il. Fry. The first
named, for several years, has been in the emf
ploy of Mr. L. K Huff of this town, rs sales
man, and goes to Waco, Texas, TO ALI a SINH
lar position in one of the leading dry goods
establishments ofthat place. Mr. Fry accent
panics Mr.. Ferguson with view OF obtaining
like position, he having been employed rs
salesman here for the past five years with the
| firm of Killian e Henkle. Both these Young
gentlemen, by their courteous behavior and
accommodating manners, have won many
| friends since being in business here, and we
eX tend to them, in their new sphere of BUSH
ness, our best wishes for their success and adj
vanccment, and we can aaspre those with
whom they go to mngle in business, that in
Messrs. Ferguson and Fry lhey VIII find two
straight forward, business Young men. Mr..
Ferguson's place with Mr.. Huff will be
supplied by Mr.. Clinton M. King, formerly as
sistant in the freight depot at this place. Mr.,
Alex Hanger will take Kings place in the
depot.
Church Matters.-On last Sunday, the 18th
inst the members of the Presbyterian Church
of this place, held an election to fill the va
cancy of three elders in their church Messrs.
Chas Brooks. Chas. R. Haines and Jas. A.
Patterson were elected, receiving votes in or
der as they are named above.
Rezgsoss.-Qn the night of the same day,
the Rev, DR.. McIlwaine, of Baltimore, Sec'y.
of the Board of Home Missions, occupied the
pulpit of the Presbyterian Church, and the
Rev. Mr.. Frenger, of the neighborhood of
Middlebrook, supplied the pulpit of the M. E.
Church, and preached as interesting and elo-
quent sermon, from the latter clause of the
CtA CAoO, f@~ho CAoP' VI Ivy, 90 ~ UCSlI
our pleasure to listen to for some time Mr.
Frenger is quite a young man and self-made,
and judging from his effort referred to, he
promises, at no distant day, to be shining
| light as dispenser of gospel truths He has
a pleasant voice, with an easy flow of words
giving to each syllable a full, clear pronuncia-
| ton this. together with his manner on the
| stand, betokens the outcoming of fine pulpit
orator. ,..s,.., ...t,.,., a
Vandalism. Some time in May last, Major
J. Marshall McCue, of Alton. had /. sign OF
rather advertisement that was lettered on a
large, heartshaped board, erected on the south
side of the old forge fording, giving in sub
stance the history of the Submerged Ford, ,
which he put in the river at that place at the
expense of the county, and which, by -the-hye
has been Of great benefit to that heretofore
| dangerous fording. This advertisement was
erected in close proximity to the road, and fol
some reason it was taken down and laid
| against the fence. Some evil disposed person
| finding it down and convenient to be effaced
used some sharp instrument, and from one side
| Gt was lettered alike on both sides,) almost
entirely obliterated the reading. The Major
has not yet beenso fortunate as to find out the
miscreant that did this mserably mean piece
of vandalism. Whoever he may be, he has a
heart black enough, cowardly enough and evil
/ enough to plunge the dagger behind your
back or apply the lighted torch to your dwell
i ling While it's inmates would be wrapt in quie
/ slumher The making the board, painting
lettering and erecting it did not cost much
short of thirty dollars, and it is pity thai
Major McCue cannot ferret out the scoundre
so that the law might be enforced to its ut
most extent against him. g 8 Ii.-. lst.s,H
i Personal-John w. OFT, who had his les
mangled a short time since by being run oyel
by q wagon, we learn is improving but slowly
The writer of Thu heard one of the physicians
OF this place say a day or two since that in al
probability he would lose his leg.
! we noticed the presence of Mr. Chas M