The state journal., 1884-08-23
NEW DOMINION.
Blaine and Logan Club Organiza-
tion-Potomac Isle.
MARrINsBURG, w. Va, Aug. 20.

the city several days. A large mum
Der of voters met Monday evening
August 18th, to consider the necessi.
ty of a colored Blaine and Logan
club Mr.. G. w. Green called the
meeting to order and stated It's object
in a handsome little address. S. w.
IIopewell was elected temporary
chairman and G. w. Green, secre-
tary, many favoriDg the club. 1t
was moved to appoint a committee
on constitution and bylaws. This
was opposed by few, headed by J.
r. Clifford. The debate was severe.
III. Z. Keyes defended the movement
with words of meaning and G. IL.
Smith poured 10 broadside. Mo-
ton carried. Adjourned to Thurs
day evening, the l4th inst.
Thursday evening S. W. Hopewell
called the meeting to order. The
minutes Of the previous meeting read
and approved. Constitution and by
laws were dopted as reported by J.
w. Corsey and AZ names were sub
scribed thereto. j. r. Veney was
elected permanent chairman; G. II.
Smith, Wm. Ford and DR.. II. L..
Liggett, vice presidents G. w.
Greene, secretary; Monroe Taylor
and Wash Duvan, assistants; Horace
Toiiver, treasurer; John Shaw, j. H.
Veney and VIM. Preston, sergeants;
executive committe, Rev. II. E.
Keyes, S. w. Hopewell, Stephen
Elan, Perry AIlmon, J. W. Corsey,
s. Ripey, Charles Moten, William
Wood, Minor Duval and J. MeGill.
After few speeches we adjourned
to Monday, the 18th. The opposi-
ton party has sickened and died.
At the Republican primaries held
Saturday evening last, G. W. Greene,
Perry Allmore and DR.. II. L. Liggett
were elected delegates. to the county
convention which meets to-day
Rev. II. Z. Keyes, Misses Carrie
Mann, Mary Malatt, myself and 9TH
ers took the s o'clock train on the
18th inst. for Falling Waters, that
We might join the excursion party
from Chambersburg to Potomac Isle.
The excursion train arrived about 8
O clock. i soon discovered that Mr..
T. L. White, Chambersburg CORES
pondent OF The JOURNAL, was not
aboard the train. The excursionists
went to the wharf and boarded the
Lizzie May for the Isle, a pleasant
sail Of forty minutes down the river.
The Isle is a very beautiful place, and
it should have the earnest patronage
of all A better home resort for re-
creation and enjoyment can no where
be found. We feel confident that
one cannot find a better place to
spend day i'll swinging, fishing,
boating, bathing, rambling, playing
croquet, Than at Potomac Isle.
feel assured that all who visited this
gem of the sea are pleased with their
trip. After the second train arrived
we soon ascertained that Mr.. White
was at the wharf, for we heard his
voice distinctly six miles up the river
noting, "We are out on the ocean
sailing, islandward we swiftly fly"
He is a jolly fellow and possesses
abundance Of that rare quality--com-
mon sense. We had the pleasure of
meeting MIR. Whites wife, Mrs
Bell, and ReVe. Davis and Ross.
Your hostess did not prepare any
table, but that ice cream that they set
before us was the best that we have
ever eaten. We made some pleas
ant acquaintance, among whom were
J. H. Rhoads and wife, of Lewis
town, Pa. Mr.. Rhoads, the JOURNAL
agent at Lewistown, is a promising
young man, and he, like Mr.. White,
promises to give the readers of the
JOURNAL news of interest.
The campmeeting of the Mt. Zion
M. Z. Church, in progress at Spar
rows wood was well attended last
Sunday by people along the Cumber-
Valley Railroad,
More colored men attended the
primaries Saturday evening than