Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-04-15
AUGUSTA COUNTY NEWS +!
GATHERED FROM ALI QUARTERS
BY THE VLNDICA1'OR RE-
PORTERS.
From Greenvllle.

SPRING ACTIVITY IN THE CHURCHES
PUACHAsE OF REAL EsTATE-sURGICAL
OPERATION MATTERs-IN-
TEREsTING LIST OF OLD RESIDENTS
COMING WEDDING, &C.
lReported for the Staunton VINDICAToR.1
GREENvILLE, April 1.-THE Rev. R.
M. Wheeler who was recently appointed by
Baltimore Conference to Augusta Circuit
in place of Rev. J. w. Wolf, has arrived
here, and he formally took charge of the
circuit Sunday by preaching at the NJ. e.
church to an unusually large congregation.
We hear very favorable comment on his
sermon by those who heard him. The fam
lily of MI. Wheeler will arrive here in about
two weeks, and will occupy the new Metho
dist parsonage which will he completed by
that time.
Rev. G. W. Spiggle began his Afternoon
once a month service at Almo Chapel Sun
day afternoons. for the summer.
The congregation of the Baptist churct
have extended q call to the Rev. Mr. Good
win Of Little Washington, Culpeper coun-
ty, Va. They expected to hear the Rev.
Mr.. Massie of Tye River. last Sunday, but
he did not come.
Bethel had the Revs. Dr.. Shanks and An,
derson with them Sunday, at which time
communion services were held.
William UaNpe, son Of j. Thos. Hawpe
is quite i'll.
Col. J. q. Cochran of Folly Mills, bought
last Saturday p acres of the late Samue
Hays farm near here.
Our young friend Edmond Randolph
graduate of Dunsmore's Business College
and grandson of w. f. Smith, ESQ.,, has
been elected teller of the National Bank of
Buena Vista. This is a deserved promo
ton and we are glad to note it.
MI. r. F. lareW bought last week of A
A. Sproul. executor of Jas. Bumgardner
ST., deceased, the old Bumgardner mil
property of 100 acres, advertised in YOU
paper, for 81 800. This land adjoins thu
land Of J. J. Larew and will make quite an
addition to his already large place.
A few days since, Drs. Patterson of youl
city, Gilkeson of Mint Spring, and Davis
of this place performed a surgical operation
of a very critical character on the lower
bowels of MI. F. II. Gilkeson. The opera
| tion showed that Mr.. G.. s trouble was of
cancerous nature. MI. Gilkeson is crit
cally i'll.
MI. r. H. Palmer of Cooper's, W. Va.
who was called home last week by the ill
ness of two of his children, returned to hi
post last Sunday, his children having yer,
much improved.
Our friend and former townsman, G. D
Bray, Esq, of Cooper, W. Va, has beef
recently appointed District Deputy Crane
Master of A. f. & A. M. for the district
of Mercer, w. Va. He is now the genera
manager OF the business department of the
John Cooper mines. His many friends in
this county will be glad to hear of his sue
cess. 1t is deserved.
One day last week, MI. A. Blauth, Oversee1
Of the Poor, removed to the aims house
Miss Eliza Fail burn, aged IS years. Old
Miss Eliza has been with the family of the
late Adam Hawpe for forty years, and now
all Of that family have died OF removed,
save MI. W. D. Hawpe. He being single
gentleman could not, though he has been
exceedingly kind to her, well take care OF
her, IS she has become very much afflicted
in her old days Whilst writing this il
just reminds me that there are living il
this community quite a number of people
who have passed the allotted period OF life
three score and ten, namely: