Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-08
COUNTY NEWS !!
BY THE INDICATOR RE-
PORTERS.
From ChurchviIle.

CHILDREN'S DAY AT THE U. B. CHURCH.
THE PREsBYTERIANs-sIC
sONAL NOTES, &C.
Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAroR.l
CHURCHvILLE, July 5.-From the fire.
quency of our writing about 'Children's
Day. the readers of your paper will con-
clude that our community has goodly
share of them. They could thus conclude,
and not be mistaken, and had they been
present last Sunday at the U. B. church
they would have seen a host of them. Such
a number of them has not greeted our
sight upon more than one OF two occasions.
Last Sunday was ''Children's Day" at the
U. B. church. By previous arrangement
the schools Of the town all joined in the ex-
ercises of the day. After the teachers and
scholars had been seated the church YVES
filed to its utmost capacity and then many
could not get in for the whole
neigh 5Orhood t1ocked to witness the service.
The church had been tastefully adorned by
the deft hands of the ladies. with potted
and cut flowers, and made quite hand
some appearance, and the artistic arrange
ment and fine combination of colors show
ed the fine and delicate taste of the ladies
who did the work. The exercises were
opened by singing the doxology. followed
by short invocation by the pastor, the
Rev. Mr.. Samsell, after which the school
joined in a responsive reading, which was
followed by singing the hymn earth has
nothing Sweet or Fair" The exercises
then consisted of recitation, singing, and
so forth, until the programme was complet-
ed, the benediction pronounced and the
large audience dismissed, all well pleased
with the proceedings. The exercises were
managed by Capt. H. II. Hanger, Superin-
tendent of the school, and it was success
from start to finish.
We failed to mention last week in our
communication the floral decoration of the
Presbyterian church on their ''Children's
Day." We will try to remedy our over
sight and ask pardon of the fair ladies Of
said church. The floral display and arrange
ment was all the most fastidious taste
could demand and left nothing to be desired
in the way of skill or beauty, and reflected
great credit upon the ladies of the congre-
cation. Miss leila Smith presided at the
organ at the U. B. church, and Miss Mamie
Booker at the Presbyterian.
Farmers are about through with their
harvest in this neighborhood. The next
thing in order is getting their wheat in, for
which they are preparing.
Mr. VVo1looo Hopror of Wocb;pnfor
rived at his fathers, Capt. II. H. Hangers,
Saturday evening last. He will return to
the city in day OF two.
Mrs. DR.. Fox and daughter, Miss Allie,
of Salem, Va, arrived at her sisters, the
wife of Capt. Hanger last Saturday to
spend some time with her.
The Fourth was very quiet with us. If
Stauntonians left your city by other roads
as they did by this, your place must have
been well nigh deserted. Hacks, buggies and
spring wagons commenced passing through
here quite early, all loaded with jolly set
of young people, bent on getting as much
enjoyment as possible out of the Fourth.
MI. Jordan's child is thought to be lit
tie better.
D. N. Wilson, ESQ.,, and some of his
family are on the sick list, as is Miss Alice
Burns. There is good deal of sickness in
the county, incident to the season Of lhe
year.
Mr.. James Lesley's son, of whom men
ton was made last week as being hopeless
ly i'll, is now better.
MI. J. N. Wilson has taken his sheep to
Allegheny on his farm.
Mrs. Blair of Moscow, spent a few
days with her son, DR.. J. S. Blair. She re-
turned to her home on Friday last, where
she found her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Nc
Chung of Highland county, who had come
to visit her.
DR.. R. S. Hamilton, with his two daugh-
tiers. Misses SUE and Elsie, are spending
the summer at their beautiful home near
this place.