Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-12
Waynesboro Affairs.

CHURCH NEws--sTATIsTICs OF WAYNEs-
BORO-TELEPHONE- &C.
| reported for the srAUNToN v1ND1cAToR.1
| WAYNEsBoRo, VA. June II, 1885.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian church
Was filled in most acceptable manner
last Sunday morning by Mr.. VIM. G.
White. a licentiate of the Union Theolog-
ical Seminary. The congregation of that
church has we are glad to learn, secured
the services of Mr.. W. for the summer as
a temporary supply.
There was preaching at the Methodist
church by Rev. A. M. Cackley in the
morning, and at the same time services
we're held at the Ba ptist church by Rev.
j. H. Taylor.
Sunday night the regular MON prayer
meeting was held at the Methodist church
which was crowded by an immense throng
to h~ar the interesting proceedings. DR..
VIM. A. Jones conducted the meeting,
remarks we're made by Messrs. Jones,
Cackley, Whatsoever and Taylor, closing
with benediction and prayer by Mr.. W.
G. White.
| Messrs. Elliott G.. Fishburne and James
A. Patterson assessors of the town of
Waynesboro, have just completed the
assessment of town property, &C., from
which we gle&n the following items, which
will doubtless prove interesting to some of
the many readers Of the VINDIcAToR:
Total number white voters, 81; colored
| voters, 80.
| Population of the town, proper, ..".... 552
| Upper town, or West end, estimated, 81
North side, estimated, ......... ........... $50
| East Waynesboro-''over the river,'' so
Making total of nearly nine hundred
people in the town and immediate vlciniGy.
Within the corporate limits are 81 hogs,
20 horses, 81 cows, and 50 dogs.
The assessed value of the household and
kitchen furniture is $1l .0S0; capital in
vested in business, SAC. 400; incomes over
$500, 1854; total personality, 100000;
value of lots, $25 Jos; buildings. $11O, $50;
total real estate, $136, 5s5.
The estimated values of church proper
ties is about as follow: Methodist church.
$500; Presbyterian church, 500; Bap-
tist church, 81, 900. Methodist parsonage,
81, 500; Presbyterian parsonage, $4,000.
Colored Baptist church, $500; Colored
Methodist church, about the same.
The item of dogs as above, would in all
probability be considered lou estimate
| on quiet summers night.
| A movement is on foot to introduce an
automatic telephone to connect the hotels,
stores, &C., of our town, with the depot OF
the c. & o. and s. V. railroads.
| The lice cream and strawberry fes-
| tival" wave has struck the town along
with that of commencement season-the
closing exercises of the Waynesboro Fe-
male Institute, Prof J. II. Hobgood, Prin-
cipal, will take place tonight, and those
| of the Waynesboro Female Seminary. Mrs.
N. M. King, Principal, occur next Mon
day and Tuesday nights.
The W. s. Club anticipate pleasant
time Friday evening next, dancing the
hours away at the Bruce House.
From the number of applicants for
board, our town will be we'll filled with
visitors during the summer.
Mr.. c. D. Fishburne of Charlottesville,
| was in town last week.
Mr.. E. G.. Cabell, of Greenwood, form
erly Of this place, was severely cut by a
knife in the hands OF a colored man at his
store near Il reen wood last week. Mr.. G..
has, however, nearly recovered from his
injuries we are glad to learn.
OCCASIONAL.