Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-03-18
PLEASANT OCCASION.

ing OF the SSu OF feprnary. j ne recipient
of the beautiful 'tsstimepao on this occasion,
il gives us pleasure TO state, is native
| daughter Of Jefferson widow Of the late
1 Judge HOPKINS, of Alabama aud sister of Mrs.
Mary Norris and the lats Hiram L. Opia, of
this county. The Reg;s,ee. in its account,
says:
cat 10 o'clock. last night, the officers and
members of the Mobile Rifies attended call
to inset in Arnory 'H.il previous to putting
into execution meritorious design conceived
but day before. The honorary. as we'll as
active, members were there. aud the Field,
8 aft and Company officers of the LIST Battalion
were present by invitation.
."After forming the company. Capt. Price
Williams Jr.. marched them to the residence
of Maj. BaruewsH. on Church street. to which
place they were ccomnaned by the honorary
members and invited officers of the battalion,
the Fire Department brass baud following in
| silence: The company stacked arms in front
of the dwelling; and the band playing an air
gave the first iutimation to the inmates that
they were to be the recipients of a surprise
partv.s As the doors were thrown open the
compan 3were marched into the parcr, where,
before the astonished ladies and gentlemen,
they formed solid square, with heads in
clined and caps in hand beautiful set,
the finest to be found in Zadek s. Co.'S con-
sisting ola solid silver pitcher, gohlets and
salver. were brought 10, aud Captain Price
Williams. Jr.. bowing to Mrs. Hopkins, adj
dressed her thus:
'Dear Mad"m-T Tho honorary and active
members of the Mobile Rife Company have
assigned to me the pleasant duty of present.
ing to you this slight testimonial, an unwor-
thy tribute to one whose virtues illumined the
gloom of a revolution. Your ministration to
the sick and wounded of our State. who we're
identified with the memorable army of Vir-
GINA, has made your n me q household word
with our people. and gratitude. like the vet-
Grams scars you helped to heal, has its silent
Offering in the hearts recesses of the Surviving
few and true, who for.er not you as you forget
not them. All! Madam, your kindness to
the afflicted and suffering is remembered here.
and there is an assurance greater than human
promise that it will not be forgotten hereafter:
and If at times this souvenir. like the sinking
sun casting its rays behind will Gid spot in
you Will he the recompense to u.s.
"Mrs Hopkins, as the soldiers of Alabama
in and around Richmond during the war,
have cause tn remember was the kind lady -
chief matron of the Confederate ho-p:tals-
that ministered to many of those who witnes
sed the present ,tion last night Taken wholly
by surprise and overcome by emotion, the
lady. in low voice, responded TO the address
of the young Captain in the following brief
bnt feeling words:
'Genf'emen-1 Go most heartily welcome
you hero to-night as I have often greeted
you in our late unhappy struggle, returning
from the battle field. thank you for your
kind consideration of mo. and accept, with
grateful emotions, this nexpected aud very
pleasing testimonial of your regard. This
memorable day, dear to every American
heart, will every after this be cherished and
hailowei by me Of the MANIFEST Of INV
Ete God bless and prosper the Mobile
Rifles
Mrs. Hopkins then shook the Captain and
her neGuaintances of Confederate times
warmly hy the hand, words not sutlicine to
express her joy at being still cherished in the
hearts OF those whom she had checred aud
ministered TO when in sickness or in pain.
AFTER few minutes spent in happy con
verse, the Company and friends retired"
&D- The S,aunton Spectator, in its
Sketches of the Valley, states that The Bap
lists arc most numerous in the lower Valley"
Whilst we do not wish to disparago any de-
nomination, we would call the attention of
the Spectator to the fact that the Census of
1870 gives the following statistics of the couu
ties of Jefferson, Berkeley Frederick, Clarke
Warren and Shenandoah
Denominations. Organizations .citfinns