Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-11
The EPISCOPAL COUNCIL
At LewisburG Adjourned-An Account
of their Proceedings.
Special 10 the REGISTER.

At Lewisburg Adjourned-An Account
of their Proceedings.
Special 10 the REGISTER.
LEwIsBURG, W. Va, June l0.-The Z pis-
copal Council closed its labors Saturday
and adjourned to meet at Charlestown JET
ferson county, the first Wednesday in June,
1855. All of the delegates express them
selves in the highest terms Of the hospitsble
manner IN which they were entertained by
the good people Of Lewisburg. The dele
gates by invitation visited the White Sui
phur yesterday and partook Of sumptuous
dinner after imbibing freely of the famous
water. At night reception was rendered
10 the Council By Mrs. Caroline Bloomer, of
Washington, d. c., at her pslstial summer
residence, near this place. Mrs. Bloouer
is proverbial for her hospitality and the ele-
gance of her receptions, and on this occa-
sion it was graced BY the wealth and beauty
of Lewisburg. Mrs. Boomer was ably as
sisted in her reception by Mrs. George
Bloomer and Miss Mott, OF Washington.
The toilets of the ladies were elaborate, but
space will not allow me to particularize.
The diocese OF this State is yet in its iutau
cy, but it is steadily gro SIng in numbers
and church prosperity. When Bisop Peter
kin was consecrsted seven years ago there
were very few churches and very little or
gsnization. 1t is esti mated then that there
were about LOO communicates. Now
there are 2,224, with great many churches
completed and occupied in various parts OF
the State and several under way. There
are about % clergy in the diocese. Thare
was contributed last year for ali purposes
S34, 1926, which is not bad sho Eiog for
little over 1000 members To day the
various pulpits were occupied By the clergy,
large congregations attending all the
churches Tonight Bishop Petsrkin
breaches the closing sermon at St James
Church, after which he will administer the
rite of confirmation, and by noon tomorrow
all the delegates will be homeward bound.
Lewisburg was badly torn up by our late
unpleasantness," and the people talk yet of
the battle fought the 10Th Of May 1862, be.
tween the forces under General Heth Of the
Southern army and General Crook Of the
Federal army. Your scribe has q faint
recollection Of that disgraceful affair, as he
was one Of the participants and received
momento from our Yankee friends in the
shape Of a minnie ball to remind him Of the
occasion. Yesterday, in company with
friend, we were over the field, and although
it has been twenty three years since we were
here, we had no difficulty in identifying the
spot where we received the gentle reminder
that We were on dangerous ground The
attack by General Heth on Crooks forces
was complete surprise to them, and in a
few moments they would have been in full
retreat but Heth rushed his artillery down
q bill without the proper support, with the
object of gaming q more commanding po-
siron for it on the adjacent hill, but a Fed
ersl regiment, seeing his blunder, charged
and captured three pieces of artillery and
turned the pieces on our infantry and stam-
peded them, which eventually ended in
rout.
The Hanging of Creigh.
During the occupancy of this section by
the Federal forces some dsstsrdly deeds
were committed By them that should con-
sign the names of the participants to oblivi-
on. But there was no crime more henious
in its conception and dsstsrdly in It's execu-
ton than was the execution OF David ).
Creigh By the orders of Cen
ersl David Hunter. David S. Creigh
was prominent citizen of Greenbrier coun.
ty, private gentleman and an elder in the
Presbyterian church of Lewisburg, besides
being q member of the county court. He
WAS respected for his many virtues by every-
body of this section. In the early part of
November, 1863, and while the army OF
General Crook was in the vicinity of Lewis.
burg, Mr. David S Creigh, whose residence
was about gWo miles from town and on the
read leading TO Roneeverte, upon entering
his house one day was informed that
q Federal soldier, man
of absolute habits, was within
engaged in the work Of robbing the houss
and also used very abusive and insulting
language to his wife aud daughters; that he
was at that uoment up stairs breaking
open draws and trunks. Mr.. Creigh having
= small pistol in his pocket went up stairs
where he saw the contents OF his dsughte
trunks scattered over the floor, and some |
Of them Haunted in his wife's face. The |
soldier soon tried to break open the trunk |
Of q young lady who was employed as q
eacher in the family. Mr. Creigh requested |
him to desist from the attempt, stating at |
he same time that it was the property of q
7oung lady under his care. The villain
Using from the trunk, Immediately drew
lis pistol, cooked it and pointed it at Mr.
;. exclaiming "Go out Of this room What
lre you dong hereH Bring me the keys
Mr.. C. drew his pistol and snapped it al the
ellow, be at the same instant firing his
PISTOL and the ball grazing Mr.. Creigh's
ace passed into the wall he then seized
he robber and 10 the scuffie which folio we'd
vas pushed out into the passage
md thrown down the stairs at
he front door of the house the
older falling upon him. They rose togeth-
r, and in the attempt to wrsst the pistol
rom the Yankees hands il was sccidently
Unchanged and the FIRST discovery of Its eff
ects upon his person was from seeing the
,rofuse use Of bis blood. BE struggled iato
be portico when he. again fired the pistol at
dr. G., the ball going into the upper part of
be front door. A negro wes standing 1t
he 'front.' door with an AKA in her hand
fied. Master. he win get NJ" and begged
i'm to striF h;sim with the axe. which vas
AIKEN frorsa 49,. pds and the infamous rob