Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-08-29

STEVENS Cry, Aug. l7lh, lSS'


Tie District Conference Of the VIM
chester District Of u. E. Church, South,
met in this place last Tuesday. Rev.
P. H. WhisEer, D. d. Presiding Elder
of Winchester District presided. Rev.
w. A. Wade was elected Secretary.
The opening sermon was preached
by Rev. Jno. E. Anderson.
On Wednesday the sessions of the
Conferenc were occupied IN receiving
reports from ministers Of the various
circuits and stations in tie District.
An able missionary sermon was
preached by DR.. Juo. 5. Martin, oil
Winchester, at ii A. NJ.
AT night the pulpit was filled by Dr.
Morton, Of Kentucky, Secretary OF The
Church Extension society.
On Thursday besides the regular
business Of the Conference, a Sunday
School meeting was held, which was
add essed by Rev. w. X. Boyle, Editor
of The Episcopal Me thodist, and Rev.
]. Lester Shipley, OF Charlestown.
Tie Conference passed a resolution
requesting the Building Committee TO
secure a lot and erect suitable dis
lrict parsonage in Winchester. The
following delegates to the annua! con-
ference were elected, G. NJ. Roy, OF
Front Royal, J. 3. Lairick, OF Cedar
vile, Jacob Snider, OF Boryville, ard
Or. G.. A. Brown, Of SirasbNrg.
Rev. W. w. Bennett, d. d. Pres. OF
Randolph Macon College preached at
uish. from The text "What shall man
give ID exc anee Tor his soul" A
COLLECTION ios The beut fit Of The college
amornlipg e. h.l5 dollars, WAS made.
THIS mUui . lie conference, after
short business session, adjourned
a love east, follow I'd by The sacfa'
lpenl Of The LoId's Supper closed Ihe
session OF the District Conference. The
next District Conference will be helC
in Woodstock.
Tie citizens Of Stevens City enter
| tanned tie conference with degree 0
hospitality which was highly compll
mentary TO the place and most highly
appreciated by The delegates.
l'he Methodist Church in Which th'
scssious Of the Conference were he'll
was lullt, last year. Ii is very nea
brick luilding, handsomely irescOed ant
furnished and compares iayorably will
tie cLurcles Of the Valley.
Stevens City, once known as Steph
ensturg and generally called NewlowI
has tie appearance which characterized
so many Of our towns in ante bellun
days. 1t is situated about three'iourth
Of a mile from tie railroad aud is dis
lulbed by none of the noise associated
with places of larger size.
One Of tie tommeudable features o
the place is tie fact tlat while ther'
are plenty Of stores ard tuslnes'
houses, there are no rum shops 1t il
oue Of tie few towns in the Valley II
which DO liquor is sold.
The Town does not rosourd TO The
sound OF factory Whistles, and yet it il
not without enterprise. Mr.. G. T
Mayors besides q large Commercial
business, is now running a cigar manu-
factory which employs Twenty-Five
hands and turns cut daily 5000 cigars
He las ready sale, without drumming,
flrall tLal lie naLu fractures. He pur-
chascs bis tobacco direct from The
planters, re-steams il IN bis own fac
tory, Manufactures lis own boxes, ant
makes excellent cigars as low as they
can be made anywhere, statement
established by the fact that he has a
demand IN Wholesale lots for all that
he can manufacture.
Messrs. Steele & Co. sell fertilizer
0: their own brand, but have it manu-
featured at another place. May we not
expect flat with commenda5le entero
prise the feitiliz rs used upon our farms
will soon be Manufactured III our own
Valley?
The Lutheran Church is an Older
building and lis lofty tower which can
readily lie seen for miles bears the
marks Of the lighInipg's freaks.
This section has enjoyed 6ne sea-
son and the crops of corn and yegeta-
bles are large. The lower Valley in
marked contrast with the upper Valley,
has bad an abundance Of rain and the
crop Of corn is very fine,