Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
Christmas Notes.
HOME FOE TILE HOLIDAYS.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Among those young men who have been
home for the holidays from abroad. were
Mr.. Cabell g. Kinney of New York,
Nathan Parkins from Florence, Ala. T.
q. Kinney from the University, Martin
Perry from Washington, Lacey Gibson
from the University of Va. Russell Per-
~ from Richmond. Henderson Bell, Jr..
Bramwell, W. Va, Henderson Young
from Southwestern Virginia. Tom W.
Burke from Elmo, w. Va. Ashby w.
W. Burke ard lady from Elmo, w. Va,
Charles Catlett from Washington city,
and Thomas Shelton from Louisville,
Kentucky.
At the residence of the late J. G..
Slower, for the first time in fifteen years,
all the children were gathered together on
Christmas day. Among the gentlemen
were DIR. j. M. Stover Of Broadway, W
W. Slower of Lynchburg, S. Baxter Sto-
yer of Staunton, and q brother from
Texas.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Christmas night a colored boy accident
ally exploded pack Of crackers in Mr..
Jno. Yeager's store. 1t in turned exploded
all the fireworks kept there for sale. Mr..
Yeager was badly burned about the face
and body while trying to throw the burn
ing fireworks, out of the room. His loss
on goods is covered by an insurance with
Kerr & May. and he has an accident poll
cy from the same agency.
LUTHERAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
At this Sunday School on Christmas night,
after an address by the pastor Rev. H. F.
Shealy, the awards for attendance in Sunday
School were delivered. For perfect atten-
dance Clara Nothnagel got the gold medal
and Henry Peace the silver medal. Books
were given the following scholars for pune
tual attendance, the figures showing how
many Sundays in the year each attended
since February LIST, 1885, Ebert Brown, A;
John Landes, 40; G. Mailman, SO; Fl. Hail
man, SO; Josie Nothnagle, 40; Bessie Peace,
81; Kittie Peace, 81; Katie Mailman, 81 Miss
Hattie Mailman, 81; Ella Smeltzer "a; Ell
mer Cline, 81; VIM. A. Grubert "a; L. Fl.
Mcclure 81; c. G. Zirkle, 81; Ella Teabo, "a;
Arabella Thornton, 49, Nellie May, 80.
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The children of the Methodist Sunday
$40 in money and provisions for the poor, and
at night the contributions were distributed.
OLD AUGUSTA CHURCH SABBATH SCHOOL.
At the Augusta Church, Saturday, there
was Christmas tree brilliantly lighted, bear
ing gifts. Last Spring, the Superintendent
Mr.. W. FL. Moorman, give each scholar five
cents to be invested by them for the missiona-
ry cause, the result was $685. Some of the
five cents having yielded as high as 81. So and
So. 1t was appropriated to sending Miss
Bias, as a missionary to Brazil. whose brother
Rev. Mr.. Bias, who died last summer,
was a member of Augusta Church. Three
tiny little daughters of Mr.. G. M. Crawford,
one of whom less than three years old, could
hardly pronounce the words, sung some
hymns beautifully. The gifts were distri-
buted to the delighted children.
MISCELLANEOUS.
AT the Virginia Hotel, Manager Alex.
Teabo, commemorated the day by setting the
tables after the form of q cross and putting
on them luxurious dinner, with every
delicacy from the seashore to the mountains.
He followed it up by giving his guests fresh
shad the day after Christmas.
The boys of the town deserve great credit
for observing the ordinance about cracker
firing SO strictly,
The police were energetic and on han d
everywhere, and gave the town an orderly
Christmas day.
Monday was the largest court-day ever
known here. At some of the restaurants the
crowd was SO great that the proprietors had tc
give it up and cease feeding them for awhile,
The Catholic Hibernian annual ball at the
American Hotel, Wednesday night, is con-
ceeded on all hands to have been one of the
largest and best conducted ever given in this
city. Everybody was delighted.
The German given by the Misses Bayly at
Kalorama, Christmas night, was delightful
one.
Last night the Staunton German Club gave
their Christmas ball at the American Hotel
Tom Kib furnished the handsome supper Of
the occasion.