Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-04-15

people. If the congregations OF its VIII e
churches were embraced in enc pestorate,
it would make large and foul ishing con-
gregation, fully able to pay one preacher
good living salary. AS it is, the people are
divided between the Presbyterians, United
Brethren, Lutherans and Methodists
South. The Methodist and Lutheran
churches are on the street leadingt to Staun-
ton. and the U. B. and Presbyterian
rather to the Southwest. The pastors of
the different churches are-for the Presby-
terians, Rev. Mr.. Winfree; for the U. s,
Rev. Mr.. Sansell for the Methodists, Rev.
Mr.. McNeer. The Lutherans have no pas
tor at present. The U. B. s and Presbyte-
rians have each parsonage belonging to
their churches. The Lutherans and Metho-
dists have as yet no homes for their preach,
ers. Churchville nestles among the hills
eight miles West Of Staunton ON the stage
road which passes through jennings Gap
towards the Shenandoah mountain. 1t is
Branch, is a quiet, moral place and has
good class of citizens. Some things might
be done to render living here more pleasant;
for instance, something 20 prevent COWS
and hogs rowing our streets at pleasure,
and at all hours Of day Oh night.
The few past days have wonderfully i'm
improved the appearance of the wheat and
grass. Fields that week Oh so ago
made a bad show for wheat, now gladden.
the farmers heart by their changed appear
ance for the better.
We notice quite number of Highland
wagons passing though our town en- route
to your city. BY way of this place seems
to be the great thoroughfare to yourcity for
teams from Highland, Pocahontas and the
Southern part of Pendleton Co., w. Va. 1t
would give Staunton quite boom if, she
had railroad communication out in that
direction.
The health of our neighborhood is very
good, except colds.
MI. Jno. I. Bear, wife and child, left
last Friday morning to pay visit to Mrs.
Bears relatives in Rockbridge. Mrs. B.
expects to spend couple Of weeks visiting
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Gardening is still going on among QUIZ
people, Notwithstanding the cold snap that
has swooped down upon US lately.
Mrs. II. HI. Hanger improves but slowly
from the severe attack of rheumatism, to
which she was subject during her stay IN
Salem last winter. She was summoned to
Salem on account of the illness of her sister
and while there was attacked with rheuma-
tism. She could move neither hand nor foot
for some three weeks, and up to the pres
ent has not been able to leave her house.
The changeableness of the weather seems
to retard her entire recovery.
| We notice the presence in our town of
Prof. G. d. Euritt of the D., D. & B. In
stitute of your city. He is here ON short
visit to his mother, sister and brother.
Rev. MI. Rubbish Of the M. E. Church,
South, who has spent several years in the
far West, part of the time in the Indian
nation, gave us a lecture ON the Indian,
&C., in the U. B. church last Saturday
night. He would have had much better
crowd had it been more generally known
MI. w. P. Gilkeson left us this morning.
His headquarters will be at Staunton. He
spent the past winter at his fathers in our
vicinity.
Miss Sue Hoff, who is at home with her
father and sister from school at Waynes-
boro, Will return there in a few days.