Figuring that if all else fails, and you DON'T solve the mystery, you'd at least like some souvenirs of the town, you walk into the Branchville Gift Shop!  At first it appears uninhabited.  You don't even see an employee!  As you start to look at the merchandise, you realize there is an employee!  Sitting quietly behind the cash register in a rocking chair, he appears to be sound asleep.  You turn around and realize there is another customer in the shop as well.  Completely engrossed in the book she is reading, is a woman in a wheelchair.  She appears to be about 70 years old, though not at all frail.  The delicately quilted blanket covers her lap, though it's obvious that there are no legs beneath it.
        You continue to look through the shop, searching for that perfect souvenir.  The total silence is broken only by the quiet sound of turning pages.  Then, apparently finished with the book, the woman puts it back on the shelf and attempts to maneuver her chair around a display.  Realizing she is having trouble, you walk over and help.  She smiles gratefully at you and introduces herself as "Francis".  You quietly strike up a conversation with her, not wanting to wake the clerk.  She proudly tells you she's Sheriff Branch's Mother.
        Francis is very talkative, and it doesn't take much on your part to get her talking about her son, her late husband and the history of the town.  She quietly admits that while there's no reason to relive some of what happened, some of it should NOT be kept secret.  Especially since God gets all the credit for what happened.
        She tells you how prayer truly saved the town years ago from becoming nothing but a pile of burnt timber.  She whispers about a situation in 1963 where her husband was cornered by a man with a gun but instead of her husband getting shot, the gun misfired and the man who held it was seriously injured.  She mentions that though she lost two sons the year before, God blessed her with twins in 1964. She points out that the only church that was destroyed in the big town fire was the Christian church, who had just decided to build a larger building at the edge of town anyway.
        After talking with this lady, you are filled with an excitement at the omnipotence of the God she serves!  You press for more clues, but Francis has decided to wander of on a tangent, and is telling you about the way that the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant came into town last year, after everything had already fallen into place to prepare for it.
        You check your watch and tell her you need to leave.  You take your choices to the counter to discover that the sleeping clerk (his name tag says his name is Tom) is still sleeping... or is he?  Suddenly you realize he isn't sleeping in the same position he was in earlier.  Of course, he could have just turned in his sleep, but as he opens his eyes and looks at you you feel a rush of evil pouring out of his eyes.  He gives you a look that makes you think he heard the entire conversation.
        Worried for Francis, you turn to see if she is ready to leave.  She smiles at you and slowly wheels her chair toward the door.  You pay for your purchases and get the door for her as you both exit the shop.  She goes one way, you go the other.  As you leave, she turns and calls back at you "Most places in Branchville are great tourist attractions.  Just be cautious at which ones you choose to visit!"

I'm ready to get more clues!
Too much talking!  Get me outta here!