Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
THE VALLEY CITfs
Church Statistics-Daughter OF inc
Ccpfederncy-Perso and Generai'

Church Statistics-Daughte VI 'S
cors.deracv-Person and General
STAIJNTON, VA, September A+-(Spe-
cial)-Emmanuel Episcopal church mas
inst reviewed the work of the last nVe
wears under the rectorship of Rev. H. =.
lett. In that time commodious anu
handsome brick church edifice mas Oeeh
erected the number of communicates
has grown from 81 to 19l, and the at
tendance at Sunday school. including the
Verona Mission, numbers 200. In the
five years there have been 30 Dap'ishiS
and l45 combinations, of whom hu1i-
Der were from the Virginia Fefnaie IN
stirute. and hence connected themselves
with their home churches; IL marriages.
and q funerals.
The entire amount Of funds receiver
and disbursed in the five years was sE,l'2'
| This amount includes the cost OF the
building. the current expenses, diocesan
| ard other general objects. "A new choir
| has been organized, with Mr.. Alfred
| Jaffc as director; Miss Balm, the Vocal
| music teacher at the Virginia femdle
Institute: Misses Lucilla Booker, ana
| Agnes Wake. and Messrs. +. III. An
scbutz and II. NJ. Mcllhany, Jrp or
eanist. 1t is expected that the choir WIN
shortly be developed into a chorus choIr.
Rev. X. c. Jett, the rector, mas recently
declined a call TO wealthy ONO cou.
gregation. much TO the sratitcatlon Oh
his congregation. x
Tho stanton Chapter, United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, has CHOSEN Ihe
| following representatives 10 the general
meeting of the organization, which Will
he held In Petersburg October l2th ana
| 12tb. Delegates-Mrs. Mamie McCul-
Tough. Mrs. Henry Hutchinson, Mrs. w.
| y Summerson. Alternates-Mrs. Is. NJ
| Atkinson Mrs. G.. G.. Gooch, and Mrs
| Berkeley Minor.
The cornerstone of a new Methodist
| Episcopal church edlfice was lald AT
Mount Sidney, Augusta county, TINS wseN'
by Rev. j. j. Ringer. assisted by the
Odd-Fellows and the Junior Order Amer
lean Mechanics. .
The drought. which had prsvailed III
the Valley for over a month, and whica
had begun to make itself severely le,''
has been broken by steady and reiresh-
ing rains.
Roland Wood. the 10-year-old son OF
Rev. NJ. l. Wood, pastor of the Baptist
church. who was run over by heaVy
farm wagon and severely injured, ID get
tine, along nicely, and his early and COM
plete recovery is looked for.
DIR John Z. Hale, of Charleston w.
va has been the guest this week OF his
old friend. Major Jed Hotchkiss, at inc
oaks" DR.. Hale is president or the
west Virginia Historical Society and Is
botb an ANTIQUARIAN and an archaeologist
being also the author of the interesting
work. transatlantic Pioneers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Weiss. and Miss
Weiss Of Texas. are on a Visit 10 MrS
Weiss's mother. Mrs. Judge McCue.
Judge ]. NJ Quarles has returned IRON
an electioneering tour through Bucking
ham and other eastern counties, ana II
= greatly pleased with the cordial recep
tion accorded him in that portion OF IN
4: district. and the interest manifested
Monday Judge Quarles will speak a
| | Nelson Courthouse and at Cumberland
Courthouse the next day.
2 THE proposed Republican newspaper 10
z tb.. CITY and county does not seem llkel
] now TO make its appearance. The Repun
S ican office holders who were expected |
= nut up the cash prefer 10 hold on 10
= while il lasts, and as a purely Duslhes
= nronosition the venture does not appea
e 10 be very enticing. In the mean time
= tho local factions are still at dagger
. !
8 ment. with the Brown-Allen wing clearl
(. in the ascendency.
/. G. O'Callahan, Of Rich Patch ma
n been appointed assistant postmaster her
vice r.. Emmitt Kinney, resigned. NJ
kinney who did not like the duties or II
:, | position. resigned, went 10 Washihglo
and married, and, after brlet Visit
stanton with his bride. left for Ohi
wbere he will make his future hom
= He was formerly private secretary
:, Hon. Jacob Yost.
!, Mrs. James Ker has. returned irol
Variety Springs, where she mas pee
~ spending the summer
4 Mr. a w. CARRIER, of Richmond, WI
% has been visiting in Lexington returh'
thts week 10 stanton, being the que
q Of Arista Hoge. ,,,,-,.,
20 y e. visiting her father, Professor G. !
20 Young. 49,,
10 Mr. Peter McLaren. of Perth, Ontari
u,ho owns valuable tracts OF miner
III lands I'm Augusta and adjoining countle
D. g. here looking after his interests.
I'd ntcToren fs a Scotchman OF the o
: school. H.. ~,
"a Catherine Hoge, have gone to Puebl
s. Col 10 visit Mrs. Baldwin's sister. MI
nc Brook Eskridge.
" Iames Hicklin, formerly of Highlai
u county who has been resident or MI
Is souri for thirty years, is visiting frisn
s. "a relatives in the county.
IN Mr.. w. D. G. Wine, one OF Angus
is oomntv,s most accomplished teachers, h
o. conc 10 Florida. where he Will engage
teaching. ,, - u...,.s
her home in this city S, after 81 spending md Po
st ,S,ss Harrison, one of the accomplish
Id ..achers AT the Virginia Female Institu
in pas returned to her duties. after a vi
mt ns London. Paris, and other Europe
SIS. 10
at Ms Nellie Palmer has returned to
Sc, ,,ary's school, near Baltimore, where 5
re- LII resume her duties as teacher
'se The Ladies.
nd Tho pleasant effect and perfect SAFE
NJ Tn which ladies may use Syrup OF III