Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-04-01
Staunton vindicator.
FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL I. 1892
LOCAL.
ALL THE News
Sent in by the indicators County
Reporters.
From Swoope's.

MARKABLR MEMORY OF AN OLD LADY
NAL-CLERICAL-THE FAST C,
s. o. TRAINS, sc.
[Rsported for the Staunton VIND1cAToR.l
SWOOPE, March 29.-The enterprising
citizens Of Arbor Hill and community,
have, after some weeks of discussion, de-
termined upon the location and plan of the
public hall to be built at that place. An
eligible lot has been purchased from Mrs.
Yates, and the hall is to go up on the corner
of her property adjoining the old brick
school house. Ground was broken to-day
for the foundation rock. The building is
to be OF concrete and IS to be 25x45 feet in
dimensions. This building is to take the
place in part of the old Grange Hall, burnt
some time ago, and is for preaching purpo-
ses, Farmers Alliance meetings, SC.
Money enough already has been secured Tor
rather subscribed) to make the enterprise
successful.
Building halls seems to be the order of
the day in this section. The community
of the Valley Mills is discussing the advi-
stability Of one at that place or West View,
for general purposes, and subscription pa
pers are out for any surplus cash which
the friends of such an undertaking may
give. Something over 500, we understand
has already been subscribed.
Old Mrs. Polmer living in West View,
the grand mother of at least dozen chill
dren. committed feat of memory the 9TH
er day not often heard of in the case of an old
person. She sent for her pastor (she is a
member of Hebron) and on his answering
her call for his services, said: 1 want you
to hear me say my Shorter Catechism." In
half an hour she had said this tough and
lengthy doctrinal document perfectly, and
on next distribution day Of Bibles and Ger.
tificates for such recital, this aged lady will
get her prizes along with the other sschil-
dren" of the church. This is the second old
lady who has done this in this church in the
past twelve months, Mrs. Sallie Smith,
lately Of West View, but now moved to
Swoope, being the other.
Wagons were busy last week loading flour
from the Valley Mills on cars at Swoopes
Depot. Messrs. Mays & Watts, the pro-
prietors. have shipped lately about $50 bar
rels to points abroad, besides supplying a
liberal home patronage.
Mr.. j. Logan Dunlap, who has for over
twenty years been carrying on the black
smiths trade at Valley Mills, has given up
the position there. Mr.. Dunlap is a fine
workman and will be greatly missed BY his
old patrons. Young Mr.. Keller, who has
been working at Trinity Points. will locate
at Mr.. Dunlap old stand.
Rev. Mr.. Pugh has arrived from Mary
land, to take charge of the United Breth-
rem churches, comprised in the circuit of
which Bethlehem, Mt. Zion and Walkers
Greek are a part. It is thought he will To-
cate near Bethlehem, which is about the
center of his circuit. He has wife and
several children.
Mr.. Jno. Thompson, who has been con-
fined to his room for two months with his old
enemy, chronic rheumatism, is improved
in health and hopes to be out soon.
MI. VIM. B. Hanger, one of our very
best citizens, was unfortunate enough the
other day to lose very fine mich COW, one
of the fast G. & 0. trains knocking it off
the track. When the sF. F. W. OF the
"Flying Dutchman'' gets into real good
humor, then let anything from an English
sparrow to an elephant look out, for there
is no telling whose head may be cut off or
toes mashed. These trains every day make
the distance from Buffalo Gap to Snyder,
distance of miles, in 5 minutes-a good
part of the track up grade. When they
pass at night, brilliantly lit up, they look
like long line of flying meteors.
The recent .snow greatly benefited the
wheat crop, fields that looked badly before
have freshened up and present beautiful
appearance. Many in our community filed
their ice houses with the last snow, having
failed to procure a harvest of ice during
the winter. Itkeeps very well and an
swers general purposes quite satisfactorily.
Miss Maggie Spradling of Waynesboro,
who has been visiting her grandfather,
Mr.. Jacob Argenbright, near Swoope, re-
turned home to-day. after pleasant stay
Of three weeks.