West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-06-22
WESTVIRGINIAF FREEMAN.
The Wheeling Gathering.
Temperance Meetings and Conventions
Appointing Delegates, &C., &c.
TEAYs VALLEY, June 16.

hold Temperance Mass Meeting.
J. J. Estes was elected President, J.
L. Stricken Vice President, and O.
F. Chapman, Secretary. The
meeting was opened with singing
and prayer by Rev. w. L. Van
Horn. The object of the meeting
was stated and some short speech
es made by several of those present.
Rev. w. L. Van Horn was elected
as delegate to the State Convention,
and J. J. Estes as alternate. Ar
rangements were made for holding
another mass meeting in July. By
order of the Convention the Secre-
tary was requested to send a notice
of the meeting to the FREEMAN.
O. F. CHAPMAN, Sec'y.
HARTFORD CITY.
A card from a friend announces
a rousing meeting at Hartford City,
at which Rev. L. E. Peters and the
Pastor of the M. E. Church were
elected delegates to Wheeling, and
best of all, $40 raised on the spot to
pay their expenses, S1S of which
was contributed by one gentleman.
We like the ring of that last broth
er's temperance sentiments.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Mass Meetings were held, last
Thursday and Friday evenings, at
Ripley and Ravenswood, addressed
by Rev. j. w. Carter, Of Parkers-
burg, besides local speakers. We
have not been favored with any fur
ther particulars than that the
meetings were well attended and
successful, and that Rev. J. G.
Richardson of Ripley, and Mr.. -.
Prickett, attorney, Of Ravenswood,
were chosen as delegates, and funds
raised for their expenses.
WOOD COUNTY.
LUBEcK.-A grand meeting was
held in the M. e. Church, South,
at Lubbock, on Tuesday evening Of
last week. 1t seemed as if the
whole neighborhood turned out, the
large house being filled, and many
unable to get in. The meeting
was an enthusiastic success in ev-
cry way.
The singing of familiar pieces
by the audience was excellent, full
of spirit, and inspiring, and the
speeches by DR.. z. Warner and Rev.
G, c, Wilding, just such as this
brace of temperance stalwarts can
make to large and appreciative
audience. Rev. j. w. Lambert,
pastor of the church where the
meeting was held, presided most
happily, to complete the elements
of success.
We were more than pleased to
see the large number of young folks,
ladies and gentlemen, at the meet
ing. The pulpit and stand were
covered and the room fragrant with
copious boquets and flowers, fur
nished by the fair temperance
friends of Lubbock, for which the
meeting returned them a hearty
vote of thanks.
Rev. J. w. Lambert, A. D. Cum
minis and Jonathan Woofter were
appointed delegates to the State
Convention.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
The Chairman of the State Tenn
Elk. Committee hands us a letter
enclosing subscription for the
FREEMAN, from Mr.. c, 7. Butler, of
Shepherdstown, expressing hearty
interest in the Convention, with
assurances of active cooperation in
the work. He regrets that family
aff1iction and sickness will prevent
his being at the Convention, but
will see to it that their temperance
people are represented.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
John S. Wilkinson, of Hamlin,
Lincoln county, after assurances OF
their purpose to send delegation,
among other things, says: awe
friends of Temperance and Prohi-
bitionists intend to organize and
get ready for the grand battle that
is booming up all over the land. x *
Hoping the Convention may
prove decided success in forward
ing the cause in our grand little