Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-22
Staunton vindicator.
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY %, 1892
LOCAL.
AUGUSTA COUNTY NEWS !!
From Steele's Tavern.

DENT-THE VALLEY HIGH scHooL-1N-
sTALLATIoN OF A PAsTOR-THE RAIN,
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reported for the Staunton VINDICAToR.l
STEELE's TAVERN, July 19.-This
neighborhood is favored with more than
the usual number of visitors just now.
This may be accounted for by the fact that
here in the watershed Of the Valley the air
is fresher and the temperature less oppres-
sive during the hot weather, than they are
in the lowlands.
Mrs. Charles B. Bell and two children Of
Roanoke City, are spending month with
her father-in-law, MI. G. J. Bell, near Ra-
phine. Miss Lambert OF StauntOn, is also
visiting at Mr.. Bells.
Mrs. Thomas Hildebrand Of Lexington,
spent several days last week with her sis
ter, Mrs. W. W. Thomas, of this place.
Mrs. Thomas has been in a delicate condi-
ton OF health for several months, and is
rather worse lately.
Miss Jessie Shanks of Lexington, is pay
| ing a ten days visit to Miss Sallie Hamil-
ton. Mrs. S. F. Mcclure Of Spottswood,
will give them and other young friends
party Thursday evening Of this week.
Misses Madge Crawford and Maggie
Belle Roller of Fort Defiance, are enjoying
brief stay with Miss Ethel Gibbs of
Raphine. Mr.. Walter Searson has arranged
to give these and few other friends fish
fry'' out in the mountain next Saturday.
This is a popular way of spending a day
after the harvest season is past, with the
people of this community.
MI. Lewis B. Mcclure of Russellville,
Arkansas, arrived at the home of his faith
Ell, Mr.. M. Thompson Mcclure, near
Spottswood last week.
MI. John McClung of Houston, Texas,
is on visit to his father, DR.. Jno. A.
McClung of Fairfield. and to other friends
in Rockbridge and Augusta.
Mrs. Clarence Whitmore of Lynchburg
and her three children, are seeking refuge
from the heat Of the city at the home of her
father-in-law, Mr.. D. Whitmore, near Ra-
phine.
Mr.. Luclan M. Moore near Spottswood,
has been quite sick with feaver for week
OF two, and Mrs. Robt. o. Cox of Raphine,
is also down with the same dread disease.
Both are reported to be doing well.
Mr.. D. Whitmore of the Raphine neigh
borhood fell from a load Of wheat last week
and was badly shaken up. The wagon was
on steep land and upset, throwing him
down the hillside. A sheaf of wheat,
which he must have had in his hands, was
found under his head when he arose from
the ground, and no doubt saved him from
a more severe injury. He was very sick
for several days, but was doing well yes
terday afternoon.
MI. James Mcclure, who was principal
of the graded school in Middlebrook last
session, proposes to take charge of the Val
ley Hige School at Old Providence church
for the coming term. Good fortune to
every enterprise of this kind. Every neigh
borhood in the county ought to have such
a school.
The aurora borealis is an unusual phe-
nomenon at any season OF the year in this
State, but especially so in the Summer.
Yet last Saturday night the display in the
Northern skies was most brilliant and in
teresting. Having to ride from Fairfield
home at a rather late hour, your correspon-
dent had a fine opportunity to observe it.
The light was whittier than usual, OF not so
deeply tinging with red, and would rise
above the horizon in waves OF flashes, then
extend up the skies in streaks. Some per-
sons are wondering what is going to happen,
others ask, ssWhat causes it % and the
scientific writer's give us their explanations
in language philosophical and profound, the
amount of which is that they do not know.
Rev. Joseph A. Thomas, a native of this
place, who was ordained and installed as
pastor of Shemariah church the 9th inst,
will be installed at Walker Creek church
next Saturday. The Revs. G.. A. Wilson,
M. B. Lambdin and A. H. Hamilton, will
conduct the services.
The people of the Mt. Joy chapel neigh
borhood will hold festival there the even
ing of the 2Sth to raise money for the new
church building.
The farmers never had better season
for gathering their wheat and hay crops,
and the work is well advanced. But corn,
gardens and pastures, have been suffering
for rain. To-day, however, the thirsty
earth has been drinking Ill with delight,
the refreshing showers which have been
fal1inr at intervals Siuoo tho oar1v noOrninu