Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17
Stanton Vindicator.
AUGUSTA COUNTY NEWS !.
| GATHERED FROM ALL QUARTERS
BY THE VINDICATOR RE-
POR7,EI2S.
From Swoope's.

THE VALLEY MILLS BRIDGE-ACCIDENT
PERSONAL NOTEs-SABBATH SCHOOL
ORGANIzED-CALL OF A PASTOR, &C.
lReported for the Staunton VIND1cAToR.
SWooPE, June 15.-The hot sun of the
past few days is bringing the harvest on
quite fast, and the farmers are now getting
ready to go into their wheat fields. The
country never looks more beautiful than at
this season.
The collapse of the bridge at Valley
/! Mills, is causing much trouble to the tray
cling public: they can afford to wait a lit
! tie While, however, as the rock is being
quarried now for the abutments for the
new iron bridge which is to take the place
of the old wooden one.
Mrs. Joseph Fifer met with quite seri-
Gus accident the other day. She had been
on visit and on returning to Nh. Milton
Baylor's, where she was staying temporari-
~, climbed over q plank fence. The top
plank broke throwing her to the ground,
and spraining one of her limbs so badly that
she has been confined to her bed.
Miss May Baylor is on a visit to her
friend, Miss Perkey of Shendun. She left
last week and expects foreman some time.
Mrs. Mary Hoover returned from visit
to her son Jacob who lives at Clifton
Forge, on last Monday. She spent a week
Oh ten days there.
Mr.. George Heyener and his sister, Mrs.
Emma Dudley Of Staunton, left some days
ago for a visit to relatives and friends in
Pocahontas county, W. Va.
Mrs. Waldrop, who has had quite a
lengthy stay in Richmond and Norfolk,
returned on Friday last accompanied by
her daughters, Miss Mary and Mrs. How
ard Wilson, who have spent about two
weeks in Richmond.
Miss Emma Trimble Of Swoope is visit
ing her grandparents in Bath.
Miss Mamie Gilkeson of Churchville, is
visiting among her friends in Hebron cor
gregation.
Miss Mamie Shipley of Ferrol, is visit
ing her friend, Mrs. Henderson, at Swoopes
Depot.
Mrs. Craig of Richmond, is staying for a
while with her sisters, the Misses Leslie,
called there by the sickness Of Miss Rebec-
ca Leslie, who is now much better.
Mrs. Logan Turner of Staunton, with
) her sisters, Misses Carrie and Bessie Peck,
are spending the heated term on the farm
Of Mr.. Turner near Swoope.
MI. Thomas Thompson and sisters, Mrs.
John Trimble and Mrs. VIM. Crawford,
J were at the reunion of their Buchanan an
cestors, which took place at the old Buchan-
an residence on Walkers Greek some days
ago.
MI. David Snyder has been busy deliver
ing his excellent lime to Mr.. Newton Bay
10y above Middlebrook, who is building
concrete house. This style of house is
growing very popular with us and deserved
ly SO.
The Sabbath school at st. Paul's Luther
an church in the Parrens, was organized
last Sunday week with IS scholars, with
MI. Joseph Houseman, Superintendent.
Rev. MI. Cox of the Baptist church in
Staunton, prescaod an excellent sermon
there on last Sunday afternoon to a crowd
ed house.
Children S Day was celebrated at West
| View Methodist church last Sunday. These
occasions are always enjoyable.
Rev. MI. Booker preached at Union
i church last Sunday and at the same time
moderated congregational meeting there,
at which Rev. L. B. Glasgow (whohas sup
piled that charge for some time) was called
as pastor. MI. Glasgow is very deservedly
popular, receiving out of 63 votes cast the
large majority of So. We hope he may ac-
cept this call. Rev. Mr.. Walker filled Mr..
Booker's pulpit at Hebron in his absence
and preached to crowded house.
MI. Jack Gayhart of ''Smoky Row. the
cooper, died to-day after a severe illness of
some days, and will be buried III Hebron
cemetery Thurday afternoon. The funeral
services take place from his home at 4 Z,
NJ, Rev. MI. Booker officiating.