The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-08-17
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

ORGANIZATIONS oY BAPrIsf CHuRcH.-Th.
First Baptist Church of Hunting ton was mar.
uaiiy organized On last Sunday night. but /,
was thought best not to elect officer. at n,s.-
emit
Meeting. will be held regularly on every
sunday evening at Burdick's, at 8 O'Clock
sunday School at same place, Sunday morning.
at o'clock precisely.
hev' T. W. Walker, of the Congregational
Church at this place, is expected to return this
week from New York, where he has boen on
behalf Of the church.
Rev. Mr.. McCIintock, Of the Pre,bvtc,;,n
church at this place, is on n sojourn to the
Virginia Springs, with several other gentlemen
OF this place, members Of his congregation. and
others.
Rev. A. NJ. simms, Of the Baptist Church.
was married to Miss Mollie Stewart, daughter
OF Robert Stewart, Esq, of Guyandotte. on
Thursday evening last. His puIpit will be
filled by Rev. Mr.. Davis, of Buffalo, on next
sunday, who will preach at Burdiek's Hall on
Sunday evening, at s o'clock.
Mr.. simms will be absent three weeks.
Rev. E. ". Mitchell, of the Christian Church.
preached at Burdick's Hall last Sunday.
CAMP MEErISG.-we have had several nc
counts of the Camp Meeting at Getaway, one
Of which we publish this week The civ was
nearly emptied last Sunday, everybody almost.
having gone to Camp Meeting. Every buggy.
hack, express wagon, dirt wagon, &c. having
been chartered for the trip; a good many went
on Saturday evening. Many persons found
much fault with the meeting ON account of the
scarcity of water.
On Thursday evening, the sth inst, some
Huntington folks got into trouble over there.
II seems that after dark a wagon drove up int
the grove near the camp, and the smelling com
mittee getting near some man who had been but
in that direction, " smelt a mice" they sent a
man named Waldick down to the wagon IN s.e
II be could get some, and sure enough he could;
he got half pint from a man named Meadows.
The marshall then went down, and told Mead
ows to get out Of the wagon; Meadows got.
but he got out on the wrong side of The wagon,
ana got, hut the marshall sent ball out of his
revolver after him and made him stop The
wagon contained some whisky, a little cider.
some jugs of whisky, little candy, and some
bottles of whisky, and some more whiskey.
Meadows and a man named S. C. Pollard were
arrested. Pollard said they came from Hunt
| ington; that the horses and wagon belonged to
him, and that he had been hired by Meadows
to haul the things out there.
Squire Booth held court on the same night;
Meadows pleaded guilty, and Pollard not
guilty to the charge of selling liquor within
four miles of Camp Meeting, as in the statute
provided, &c. Squire told Pollard that he had
better plead guilty, for il he did not he would
bind him over to court and require BAIL so he did
and they we're both fined $50 and costs, and an
execution levied the horses and wagon for
the amount. Meadows got away, gave leg
bail, and the squire said he would hold Poll
ard horses and wagon for Meadows fine, but
| it was shown to him that he had no law for
levying on Pollard's property to pay Meadow
fine; so Pollard paid his fine and costs, s25 As,
and left for home. thoroughly disguised with
Ohio Camp Meetings.