Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-18
LETTER FROM LEETOWN.
Sept. 9th, 1875.

Sept Stu, Ao.o
The busy notes of preparation have
beep heard for several days, liking up
The Ground for the Grand Temperance
Encampment, which opens to-day.
There are nineteen tents already
orected which will be occupied during
tho DAVIS: several additional tents will
he nut up during to-day and tomorrow
morning. The public exercises will
probably not be opened until this eve
ming.
The officers of the Grand Lodge of
West Virginia, Grand Worthy Chief
Templar, A. d. Evans, of Maryland,
and Major James Divine, State Lectur-
err OF Virginia, are expected tomorrow,
aud will be met by all the Temperance
Organizations present, and escorted to
the stand, where an address OF welcome
will be delivered.
The Sabbath will be devoted to re-
ligious services; the Rev. Mr.. Pouison'
of Baltimore. is announced to preach Oh
Sabbath. Hon. Mr.. Ryan OF Baltimore
will speak on Saturday night $40
Among the speakers expected are
Rev. ]. W. Smith, OF your town. He''
II. b. Sheppard, of Charlestown, hon.
VIM. III. drawers, of Charlest1wn, i'ey'
Mr.. Grammar of Smithheld, Kev: a. D.
Gin Of Bunker Hill, Rev. MIR. Grouse
Of Harper's Ferry, and others.
The indications point to very large
attendance and we hope very success
FIJI gathering of the Temperance work
ers of this, and adjoining States.
The Executive Committee have been
interchangeable in their efforts to have
every thing in proper shape, and their
Chairman. Hon. James HI. Grove, has
proved to be almost host In himself,
Icing on the ground early and late, SUI
perintending the arrangements.
TIE TEMPERANCE ENoAMPMENT AT LEE
was opened on Thursday afternoon,
Sept. 9th, with music by the keedys-
vile Band, followed by prayer by Rev
Mr.. Freed, pastor of the United Breth-
rem Church, Martinsburg, who also
made the opening address of the meet
ire. AT night Hon. James ii. Grove,
of Woodbury. and c. 7. Butler, Esq, of
Rose Hill; made short and earnest
speeches and during the intervals the
band furnished some choice selections
of music, closing the exercises OF the
first day by marching around the circle,
meanwhile playing a march.
Friday was cool, but still it was not
Internationally so in the leafy grove,
and the attendance was larger than tie
,seceding day though still much small
Scr than we had hoped to see Rev, L,
b. Sheppard opened the morning exer-
cises with a very appropriate prayer,
and at II A. NJ. tie same gentleman de-
liyerea an address, or rather sermon,
basinc his remarks on the words OF OF,
Panl, in LIST Epistle TO the G0rlnInia aus
s chapter, and Is verse: wv heieioiG
if meat make my brother to offend, l
will cat no flesh, etc" 1t was good
lE course, an2 delivered in Mr.. SIS tor
chile, pleasant manner A rain in the
afternoon interrupted the public exer-
cises until evening, when short speeches
were made by George d. Wiltshire,
Esq, and Hon. James IL. Grove.
Saturday was clear and COOL and
several hundred persons were on the
ground during the day. The exercises
at the stand were opened by Rev. MIR.
Freed, in prayer suitable to the place
and occasion, and the set speech OF
the morning was then made by
S. D. Simmons, Esq, OK Hagerstown,
Md, who made some good points,
though his delivery was not quite so
pleasant as thGt OF some of those who
have spoken at the meeting. Mr.. 5.
was followed by Mr.. Freed, in short
impromptu, but iore;ble speech, which
brought US to the dinner hour, in the
exercises of which all present seemed
Iruch interested. At 2 z. M VIM. II.
Ryan, Esq, of Baltimore, made very
interesting speech, at times bristilng
with figures and facts, and anon bubb-
ling over with good humored saAlies and
funny, pungent anecdotes, and then
again he would bring tears 20 many
ewes by relating some scene OF distress
and woe, which he had witnessed as the
effects OK intempersnee, sIch as can be
seen almost every day in our larger
towns and cities, where The deadly pol
son is SO freely dealt QUITO all.
Grand Worthy Chief Templar, Nc
Greggor, and Grand Worthy Secretary,
StricEler, both of the Grand Lodge Of
w. Virginia, arrived .on Saturday morn
ing, the latter only remained until Mon
day afternoon. =,
Saturday night Messrs' Simmons and
Ryan spoke, the latter making several
very good hits and some fine points.
The audience was larger this evening
than at any preceding time during the
encampmen,, and gave promise OF
large crowd for the Sabbath.
Sabbath dawned cloudy and cool,
which was just the condition of the
weather during the day, yet the people
came Ill crowds from all directions, and
at an early hour the encampment was
thronged. From four to FIVE thousand
persons were present during the day,
and a more intelligent, and orderly
crowd, we will venture to say has not
assembled in the open air in this county
for ten years.
Atll o'clock, A. NJ, Rev. John
Poisal Hyde, of Martinsburg, Principal
of Lonoake Female College, occupied
the stand, and preached powerful Ser