The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-23
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF MsDALs-DEDI-
CATION OF A CHCgCH-sUNDAY SERVICES
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CALENDAR
FUNERAL.
Correspondence of The Richmond Dispatch.l
JUNE 81, 1880.
Your correspondent attended barbecue
At Montreal, Nelson county, on Saturday
last, given under the auspices OF the Mon
treal Council, No. 10, Friends OF Temper
ance. There were present delegations from
Hardwicksvile, Howardsvile, Zeno, Salem,
and Jonesboro' Councils, together with
large concourse OF people from all sections
OF the county, amounting perhaps to twelve
or fifteen hundred persons. Addresses
were made by DR.. Gardner, Rev. DR.. Bell
of the Presbyterian church, George T.. CAS-
kie, Esq. and Rev. John l.. Clark OF the
Methodist church. John +. HiX, Esq, for
many wears sheriff OF Nelson county, pre-
sided. After the addresses the large crowd
were RECALLED with exquisite barbecued
mea,s-shoat, ham, lamb, chicken flanked
nv condiments, and supplemented by con-
fections and drinks that "cheer but not
inebriate."
The little village OF Montreal Is situated
in beautiful valley lying between two
ranges of spurs from the Blue Ridge, and
IL immediately on the Virginia Midland
road about thirty miles from CharlottesVll!e.
II is the station for Lovingston, Norwood
School, etc., and quite an important point
in many respects. Hechheimer u Lentzs
VINEYARD and wine-ceIlar is there. and
GOOD trade is being built up In yinous COM
MERGE. Recently temperance boom
has existed in that section, rendered neees'
sary by the great excess that was obtaining
in the use OF liquors. The best people IN
the county took manfuly hold OF the evil,
and the result is several very hourishing
organizations that are eXerting wholesome
influence. ,,,.
The medals for best elocution and literary
merit were Yesterday bestowed upon y. NJ.
Patton, Virginia; and Il. ID. Gibson, West
Virginia, by the Scholars Aid and MIS-
sionary Society of the Methodist church
The presentation speeches were made by
Mr.. j. NJ. Slarke, OF Petersburg, and Is. ..
McLemore, OF Tennessee. The speeches
were models OF fitness.
The new church at Earlysville. CHESTNUT
Grove-Rev. Roy Temple pastor-was yes
terday dedicated, Rev. w. ii. Williams
presching the sermon OF the occasion.
Mauy persons from Charlottesville were In
attendance.
Rev. T. A. Ware, OF the Methodist
Church. preached in the Baptist church on
Sunday morning an able aud Interesting
sermon.
The exercises OF commencement at tue
University will begin on Sunday evening
next. Below is the calendar showing the
events OF the occasion:
sunday. June 9th, sermon before the
Young Mems Christian Association by
Rev. Stuart Robinson, ID. d., OF Louisville,
XIV. Monday, June 2Sth. annual meeting
of the Board Of Visitors and Miller Board.
Tuesday, June 10Th, celebration OF the Jel-
fersonian Society-T. w. Wilson, OF NORM
Carolina, orator; Debater's Medaiist' w.
G. Bruce, OF Virginia. Wednesday, June
SOin, Joint celebration; address by ex'Gov,
ernor Hubbard, OF Texas; presentation OF
| Magazine medal. Thursday, July Isl, pup
| lie DAY: address before the alumni by Hon.
~. I'll. Chamberlayne, OF Richmond; hnal
bali in the evening Manly b. Curry, Of
Richmond, president.
The Washington Society has no ceiebra'
ton this year. .,u...
Mr.. l.. g. Turner, well-known citizen
NJ this town, who died on Saturday, Wa
buried to-day from the Baptist church with
Ma.onic henors. QUIZ.