Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-13
WAYNEsBoRo NEWS


writing at length upon this subject this week
as it is all-absorbing here.
Our town has been in its holiday attire since
last Friday evening; and, on Saturday morn
ing after the arrival of a host of visitors, the
celebration was opened by DR.. Findley, OF
Thinking Springs He preached on the
Mother Church." and gave an elaborate
presentation of the facts connected with the
tsubject.
Following with the First Passionate DR.. J.
Henry Smith of Greensboro, N. c., spoke
feelingly of the late Dr. VIM. T. Richardson
long connection with the church as its first
pastor. The Second Passionate CDR. Baird 81
was finely responded to by DR.. J. P. Smith, OF
Richmond, Va. DR.. Smith is good speaker,
and held his audience well. But when the
great audience assembled on Saturday night
that which touched the hearts of a greater
part of the home audience was the struggling
Third Pastorate," which was so ably filled,
and so energetically built up by our former
beloved pastor Rev. Frank McCutchan, now
of Glade Springs, Va. He il was who placed
his shoulder to the wheel almost literally,
and by his indomitable will and untiring per
severance had the present handsome edifice
erected. He lives in the affections of his con
gregat1on to-day and both he and his wife
will be enliyened in the hearts of his people
here so long as life and memory last. Capt.
H. W. Henry, of Staunton, read an eloquent
tribute to his work at this place.
The Fourth Passionate was accounted for
| by DIR. A. R. Cooke, himself, in his usually
felictous vein. He came over from the Uni
versity especially to attend'th these services. and
| to give the history of the church since his
connection with it-as only such speakers as
DR.. Cooke can give it. He has the happy fac
pleasing and interesting narrative On Sum
day morning Rev. A. NJ Fraser, of Staunton,
preached delightful sermon on the "Anni-
versary," and showsd that he is not only
scholar but an orator as WE'LL
| Col. Bennett H. Young, of Louisville, KY,
closed the exercises at night with very fine
address relative to the anniversary. Large
crowds attended each service, and the town
was pretty well filled with visitors, particular
| ly on Sunday
| As every meeting has its funny incident, so
| had this one Rev. W. H. Bailey, former
pastor of the Basic City church, convulsed the
aunience by a humorous little address. touch
| ing on various topics. His illusions to Boom
times in Basic would have brought down the
house had it been elsewhere. His serio-comic
reference to his call to Basic; his acceptance;
his arrival on the scene, and his being sub
sequently doomed along with the town."
was simply irresistible
| Among the visitors on Saturday l noticed
| the following gentlemen from Staunton: Mr..
j. Howard Wayt and DR.. J. N. Wayt, Mr.. J.
| c. Whitlock and Mr.. J. A. Templeton. Fish
ersville sent her representative people in the
persons of Miss Austren Gulley, Miss Rock,
Miss Josie Watson DIR. Watson and Captain
| C. B. Coiner and wife. Misses Gulley and
Rock were the guests of Miss Annie Bruce.
| Mrs Josie Lyons. (stee Miss Josie Coiner,) of
of Roanoke Va., was the guest of her mother,
Mrs Sallie F. Hunter, Of this city, on Sunday,
and. with Miss Louisa Withrow, sang beaut-
iful duet, as an offertory at the Presbyterian
church. Mrs. Lanier, of North Carolina, is
the guest of Mrs. j. A. Fishburne. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Farley, of near Charlottesville,
Va, are visiting Mrs. Earley's mother, Mrs.
l
Simeon Conner.
Mr. Glenn Fishburne, banker of Char
lottesvile has taken the pretty residence of
Mr.. E. E. Wallace in West End, for the sum-
mer DR.. +. B. Fishburne, of Loudoun coun-
| ty, Virginia. is the guest this week of his
brothers, Messrs. E. G. and w. N. Fishburne.
| The hustling young men of our town are
determined Waynesboro shall not get left for
want of music, and about April 10Th organized
brass band. Mr. E 7 Fisher, our photogra-
pher, is director, and Mr. H Michael is the
very efficient leader. The members who will
elbow their own horns'' hereafter are Messrs.
| E G Myers, S A Bell, E Pugh, I
Clark, William H Clark, J Walter Ellison, S
Day, Luther Cav, N Cav, Watson, William
Gallaher and Brown. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that our evenings will be made much
more enjoyable during the heated term by
frequent free open air concerts
| The Grand Bazaar in the ornamental
wood works, to be given under the auspices of
the Baptist congregation, from the 18th to 23rd
Of this month, is the much talked of coming
event. Their programme is too elaborate to
g1ye it in full, but mention the leading fea
| lures for the benefit of any who may wish to
know ard to come.
| Monday and Tuesday nights-Amateur
Ministries of Richmond. Wednesday-Music
various kinds. Thursday-old ladies' con-
cert. Friday-Captain Frank Cunningham's
solo, Saturday. Home Ministries. The other
attractions will be Gypsy Camp-with for
tune telling; a postoffice; Rebecca and the
well; candy booth; grocery booth; fancy work
booth; phonograph exhibition, &c. Taken
altogether it should prove the most enjoyable
affair offered our people for some time.
| understand the Judges of the municipal
election, which occurs here on the 2Sth, will
( be Messrs Frank Wilson, W N Fishburne
and Kemper Huff.
| Mr. Everett Critzer and wife of near Alton,
spent last Saturday with the family of Mr. J L
Critzer, this city.
A strawberry supper, at which the straw
berries failed to materialize, was held in the
former bakery building last Saturday night
Some failure of connections between the rail
roads is assigned as the reason for the bitter
no. sweet disappointment. But we will try it
again.
| Mrs S N Jones, of Crozet, spent day last
week with her brother, Mr. E Wayland, of
West End Mr. ] NJ Lambert went as dele
gate to the Presbytery at Bethel last week.
The Sentinel, with its usual commendable en-
terprise, is getting out Souvenir of the Semi
Centennial just closed.
Miss BERTHE Crawford of Fort Defiance, is
visiting the families of Mr. Craig and Mr. Huff
Mr. A Patterson has been made candi-
date for the mayoralty. This makes two can
didates in the field
Mrs Bette Chase left Monday for Tampa,
Fla.
THISTLE
Don't bolt your food, it irritates your
stomach. Choose digestible food and chew it
Indigestion is dangerous sickness. Proper
care prevents it. Shaker cure prevents it.
Shaker Digestive Cordial cures it. That is the
long and short of Indigestion. Now, the
question is: Have you got Indigestion? Yes,
il YOU have pain or discomfort after eating