Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-09-16
wAYNEsBoRo NEWS.


Ever since Cain went into the land of Noe
and took unto himself wife.-presumably
Mr.. Mods daughter, as the Smiths, Browns
and Jones are not mentioned in the society
papers of that delightful period, more or less
interest and excitement attaches to every
marriage. Even the absurd prophetic bad
luck attending the postponement of wed
ding still finds Judgement in the minds OF
many, and they persistently harp on this
subject whenever occasion arises. The mar
rage of Mr. Oscar Henkle to Miss Mary
Conner, which had to be postponed from las
to this week on account of Mr.. Henkle's
serious illness. will be consummated on Wed
nesday, 10Th. They are both happy, joyous
young people, whose future could not be
brighter, ard certainly hope no cloud Of
bad luck will ever hang over their heads re-
sultant upon an unavoidable postponement
Our country people are finding out at last
that diversified farming is the only kind thai
will pay here in the future, it matters no,
who may be elected. But just what kinds Of
products to tackle they will have to find Out
as the merchant does the kind of wares his
trade requires. This year everybody went in
for potatoes, and the result is that they are
worth from 16 to 20 cents. And thereby
hangs tale. A few days ago farmer ap
preached one of our brokers and wanted to
trade potatoes for clover seed. The broker
said To the farmer who is known to be sill
verite, bring me 16 bushels of potatoes and
will give you l of clover seed.
The colored Methodists of Waynesboro and
Basic are having their periodical camp meet.
ing in the shady groves of Steele's Run. just
back OF Basic City. Large crowds are in at
tendance, both of white and colored people.
The improvement at Ford's Lithia Springs
goes grandly on. A large cottage was added
last week to the plans. and will be located on
the extreme Southern portion of the lawn.
One hundred chambers will be added to this
already commodous building, and all of the
work described, will be commenced at once.
In fact the foundations are up.
Misses Bell and Johnson, of Mount Sidney,
visited Mrs. Peter Hanger, of First and Chest
nut streets, last week.
Mrs. DR.. j. r. Winston, and daughter Miss
Mary, attended the marriage last week of Mr..
W. A. Brattan to Miss Berry Cologne in
Fauquier county. The nuptials were cele-
brated at high noon, and the happy couple
took the ''F. F. "" for Washington and the
North.
Miss May 10th, who has been visiting
friends in Greenville, Va, for some time. re-
turned to her home in this place last week,
accompanied by her friend, Miss Leslie R.
Smith.
Dr.. R. B. Fishburne, a former Waynesboro
boy, now of Loudoun county, is spending a
few days with his three brothers, Messrs e.
g., Jas. A. and W. N. Fishburne. of our
town. DR.. Fishburne was at one time a mis-
sionary physician to China.
Mr.. E. W. Shelton. who severed his connec-
ton with Messrs. Kohen Bros some months
ago to study dentistry, has gone back to his
first love and re-engaged with the above firm.
Selling calico is easier than pulling teeth,
though the extraction of eye-teeth is some
times experienced in both professions.
The order of l. O. O. F. gave grand
parade, supper and speech making in Basic
last Monday night. The parade began in
Waynesboro and wound up in Basic. 1t was
a very enjoyable occasion.
DR.. Robert Preston of Marion, near Abing-
don, Va, stopped for a few days last week,
with his cousin, Mrs W. II. Leyburn, of
Chestnut avenue.
Maj. Thomas Aude, of Bethlehem, Or Ladd,
died at his residence last Friday morning and
was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery near
by on Saturday evening at 4 O'clock Maj.
Aude was a native of England He came to
this country about 40 years ago, married Miss
Fannie Coiner, daughter of David Coiner,
and sister to our wellknown citizen, George
K. Coiner, near this place. The deceased
leaves wife, one son and one daughter to
mourn his loss, and to whom the sympathy
of our whole community goes out.
Miss Annie Grove, of New market, Va, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Elijah Coiner, near
town.
Mrs. Fox, the mother of our townsman DR..
A. G. Fox, having spent awhile both here and
with her other son, Dr. J. Frank Fox, of
| Bluefeld, w. Va, has returned to her home
| in North Carolina.
The determination among the various
churches here is conspicuously on the in
| crease. A few weeks ago the Methodists and
Presbyterians worshiped together in the N.
E. church. Last Sabbath the Presbyterians
and Methodists held union service in the
Presbyterian church, when Rev. Mr.. White,
the Methodist minister, preached. Thus good
fellowship is growing.
Our friend, Roadcap, who pulled up root
has returned, and will end his days in Old
Augusta. He says people may talk of Texas,
California, the Vale of Cashmere and Ethiopia;
but give him old Virginia forever hereafter
THISTLE.