Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-15
Brevltles.

Though QUIZ report OF the StauntOn Shoe
Factory Stockholders meeting, was perfect
ly accurate, it would have made Mr.. A. c.
BraXton's position on the report recon
mended by the majority Of the Directors
clearer to have said that while he made the
report for its authors, he declined to sup
port it unless the provisions (which were
afterwards added were inserted-that no
preferred stock should be issued unless the
matter of the sale of the property and the
limitations Of salaries of officers were left
exclusively in the power of the old stock
holders, and not left to the new. He was
strongly opposed to altering OF impairing
the rights of the original stockholders.
'sThe Staunton Methodist is the name
per published by Mr.. J. Harry Drechsler
and edited by Rev. J. T. Williams, pastor
of the Methodist church. Its first issue
this month is very creditable. The price
is only IS cents year.
A hack line has been established between
The Grottoes Hotel at Shendun on theS. V.
Ry. and Weyer's Cave Station on the Val
ley Ry., so that passengers on the Valley
railroad can leave Staunton at III A. NJ.
OIL 3:20 P. M. and be at The Grottoes in an
hour.
1t will be seen from an announcement
elsewhere that the Medical Examining
Board of Virginia holds it's next session at
Rockbridge Alum Springs, September I'd.
Candidates would do well to bear this in
mind.
Two of the handsomest vehicles seen here
for a long time are two extension-top sur
reys, bought by MI. Ed. Burke, for the
Staunton Development Go. and the Clifton
Forge Co. They are beauties.
The rainfall at Staunton was Os1 in the
four days ending August 1st, as recorded
by Mr.. w. G. Hedrick, the Government
Weather Observer at the w. L. Asylum.
The Stonewall Brigade Band while camp
ing at Ronceverte went over to Lewisburg
and gave an open-air concert.
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Church Matters.
Rev. Fl. r. Laird of Thinking Spring
church, preached at the Presbyterian
church in Monterey, Highland, last week.
Rev. Dr. G. r. Vaughan of New Provi-
dence, was in Lewisburg, W. Va, last week
visiting his relatives, Capt. r. f. and Thos.
II. Dennis. The Independent says: ''He
preached two able and excellent sermons in
the Presbyterian church here last Sunday. -
The Superior of the order of Christian
Brothers has appointed Brother Romuald
Provincial for the Southern District, which
includes Virginia. His last station was at
st. Louis,
Rev. r. G. Walker OF Augusta, Stated
Clerk of Lexington Presbytery, preached at
Fairfield on Sunday week in the morning,
and at Timber Ridge in the afternoon.
Rev. II. w. Tribbett, the talented young
minister who filled the pulpit of Rev. Dr..
Nelson last Summer, is spending his vaca-
ton with his father in-law, Capt. z. Fl.
Rawlings at Vesuvius, Rockbridge His
family is with him.
Rev. II. B. Dubose, a Missionary to Chi
ma, now on his first visit to this country in
eighteen years, delivered interesting mis-
sionary addresses on Sunday last at the
Baptist, and First and Second Presbyterian
churches.
Rev. Father Varini of New Orleans, who
is in the Virginia mountains for his health,
is guest at Capt. j. j. Stacks fine man.
sion on the edge of the city.
Rev. A. H. Hamilton of Augusta coun-
ty, preached at Bethany Presbyterian Chap
ell at East Roanoke last Sunday. He adj
ministered the sacrament there, and in the
evening at Vinton.