Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-06
GREENVILLE AFFAIRS.

PLUCKY CHURCH CONGREGATIONS
BETHEL HAS ALREADY RAISED THE
MONEY FOR ITS NEW CHURCH-MER-
CAMILLE FAILURE-THEFI FIRST BURIAL
IN THE BAPTIST CEMETERY-POsT
OFFICE MINING NEws-.INTERNAL
REVENUE CHANGE-PERsONALs.
&C.. &C., &C.
Reported for the Staunton VINDIeAToR.l
GREENvILLE, April 2.-About two
weeks since, the congregation of Bethel
Presbyterian church decided to tear down
: the old church there and build new one
, to cost about $4,000. and building COM
| mittee and soliciting committee were ap-
pointed. The last named committee is of
ladies and they have left no stone unturn-
ed, for they have already secured the
SIS 600 in subscriptions, and all from men,
bers of the Bethel congregation. No out
slider has been asked to contribute cent,
as the congregation felt able to build their
, own church and are going to do it cheer
fully! This shows what energy and deter
mination will do in very short space of
time. Soon we expect to see very hand
some modern structure there in place of
the old ill-arranged house there now.
Rev. Jas Murray, D. D., the pastor. and
his Wife, have been spending some time
in Suffolk.
Owing TO the bad weather of last Tues
day night, the Magic Lantern exhibition
to have been given by Prof. D. Humphreys
of Washington & Lee University. was
postponed until tonight at Bethel.
Rev. W. L. Dolly left here last week
for his new field of labor and Rev. Mr..
Wolf is expected here soon.
We regret very much to state that an
other Of our merchants has had to
succum5 to the hard times and make an
+ assignment. This time it is Mr.. o. L. La
= Rue. who has been in business less than
year, having bought out the stock. &C., of
A. G. Duncan & Co., last spring. Mr.. La
Rue's liabilities are, we learn, about
81 900. with assets with twice this amount.
He made his assignment on Tuesday last,
with A. c. Braxton. trustee.
Thr first person buried in the new Bap-
fist Cemetery, was Mrs. Zach. Rawlins of
Vesuvius. She was buried there Thurs
day last.
Recently the Post Office inspector paid
visit here and examined the Office as kept
by Mr.. II. g. Palmer. He expressed
himself as well pleased with the manner
the affairs of the Office have been conduc-
ted under Mr.. Palmer.
The Paxton & Kelley property was sold
here recently by W. A. Burnett, Esq,
trustee, to VIM. H. Apple, Jr., for $3.50
cash.
The mining business has been paying so
well here that new parties are going at it
every now and then. Recently Messrs.
Alex. Bumgardner and Jos. Pelter, formed
a partnership with Mr.. James Steele in the
"BIack Rock Mine" and now propose to
work it for all that is in it, They have
the energy, and the one thing most needful'
the capital, and we expect soon to hear of
great quantities of ore being shipped from
there by them. Mr.. Juette Vines is work
ing both of his mines and Is getting great
quantities of ore. The s. v. R. K. is
putting new siding in near the old
Cotopaxi Furnace for the benefit of these
shippers, which will be a great convenience
to them. Success to all of them. A Penn
sylvania firm is talking of establishing a
furnace out there near the mines.
Thieves robbed Mr.. A. Blauth's smoke
house recently OF IL pieces of bacon.
Mr.. Patterson of the firm of Patterson,
Wilmeth & Co.. planning company, Roa-
noke City, was in the neighborhood last
week to buy lumber.
By the system of changes adopted by
the Revenue Bureau. Mr.. T. A. Brownlee
was RECENTLY transferred from j. Alex.
Bumgardner's to j. Frank Clemmer's dis
tillery as U. S. Storekeeper and Gauger.
A number OF young folks from the
neighborhood attended concert at Tink-
ling spring church last week.
DELTA.