Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-19
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BAD FARMING WEATHER-RISE IN JEN
MING S BRANCH-sPRING MOvING-A
DEBATING MATCH-CHURCH NEWS, &C
Reported for the Staunton yINDIcAToR.l
CHURCHvILLE, April 15.-The weather
still continues wet and cool, interferes very
much with gardening and keeps back farm
| ing operations very much. 1t is to be
hoped now Easter is over, that We may
have some pleasant weather. If Prof.
Hicks can be relied on, we are to have
stormy weather for some time to come.
| A week ago Jenning IS Branch was very
high, higher than it has been for several
years past, and it damaged some of the peo-
pie a good deal, especially those whose lots
bordered on the creek. II washed away
fences and washed the land tosome extent.
There has been good deal of shifting
about in our town this Spring. Widow
Hedrick of Charlottesville has moved to
our town and occupied the Funkhouser
property. Mr.. Carroll of jennings Gap, a
shoemaker, has moved into the Jas. Han
ger house. Mr.. Mann Jordan has sold his
property to Mr.. Goodwin and has bought
the old mill and twelve acres of land of J..
| N. Wilson. just beyond G.. M. Bear s.
Churchville has had a small boom.
Miss Ogilvie is teaching private school.
| DR.. Butcher of Bridgewater, was in our
town several days Of the past week engag-
ed professionally.
| On Friday night, the PUNK ettsville de-
batting society met the Churchville society
in joint debate, on the question of the in
| fuence of the female and male mind on the
prosperity and happiness of the human
race. Plunkettsville championed the fe-
male side of the question and Churchville
the opposite. The decision was in favor of
Churchville. Quite a crowd was present.
The debaters on both sides acquitted them
selves very creditably. The string band
of Churchyille was present and added much
to the enjoyment of the occasion.
Rev. j. H. HI. Wintree is absent at the
Hot Springs as one Of a committee on
Presbyterial business. He has been gone
several days, consequently his pulpit was
VdCdHG ldSG sunday.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
expect to give an egg supper tonight for
the benefit OF their church.
Miss Sieg McClung and young lady
friend, whose name did not learn, an ac-
quaintance of Miss Addie Sieg. were Wis
iting at MI. Henry Sieg's during Easter.
The Churchville young men are about to
start up their base ball club again, judge,
as they were busy one day last week pre-
pairing their grounds for that purpose.
The health of the community is very
good at present. 5
Rev. MI. Hausenfuck of the Lutheran
church, preached for them on Thursday
night before Good Friday and on Friday
morning. The Lutherans have no preacher
at present, so they only get their pulpit
supplied occasionally.
The Methodists have another preacher.
Rev. A. G. McNeir was changed by the
last conference, and Rev. J. Crickenberger
takes his place.
CHURCHvILLE, April 16.-The Presby-
terrain egg supper came off last night; the
crowd was not very large, but the supper
was quite success financially. 1t had not
been sufficiently advertised. A few candi-
dates were on hand trying to make hay
while the sun shone.
Rev. J. H. H. Winfree returned home
from his trip to the Hot and Healing
Springs neighborhood. He reached home