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r.
Jas. A ALLEN. Ad utant 1t
OF GROWTH
OF the
AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO.
Deposits On hand January /. 1892 1853. 1886
Deposits on hand January ]. 1888 $50. $50. 81
Increase in deposits for year 1899 about Us
per cent
Increase in number of live accounts in 1892
over 1891 nearly one hundred per cent
-.
Increase in earnings of Safe Rental Depart
ment during 1889, about ninetv-six per cent.
Aggregate amount of Debenture
Bonds sold IN 1891 $3.50. 070. 90
Aggregate amount of Debenture
Bonds sold in 1892 ............... o31. 600 90
Increase in 1899 100 per cent
Increase In business of the storage warehouse
Oocated 114O 18th st. n. W. in 1899 over 1891
more than fftV per cent.
es-Interest paid upon deposits.
AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST co.
OFFICERS:
a. t. Britton..... President
G. J. Bell First Vice President
Henry +. Bount.. -. Second Vice President
John Ridoat. Attorney and Trust Officer
George E. Emmons. Secretary
DIRECTORS:
II. Britton, John s. jerks.
c. j. Bell. II. s Louchheim.
NJ. ". Beveridge. Martin F. Morris.
Henry F. Blount. John r. Mclean.
S. s Burlette. G. J. Milne.
j. Mills Browne. c. 8. Noyes,
W. NJ Coates, NJ. NJ. Parker,
G. C. Duncanson. James G. Payne.
Robert Dornan. Charles Porter,
Daniel Donovan, A. A. Thomas,
James F. Fitch. W. S. Thompson.
John +. Herrell. b. H. Warder.
John n. Hutchinson. Joseph Wright.
Henri Wise Garnett Henry A. Willard.
Banking House. 14O5 q St NV.
storage Warehouse. 1l40 18th st. NV. 1t
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NON.SECTARIAN.

1854 FREE LECTURE ON THE SECOND
~ coming Of Lord tomorrow evening
at &. in Llpp's Hall. 18th and Fl SITS ne. by
evangelist in the Apostolic Church. All invited. 1t
SNON-SECTARIAN.-T PEOPLES
49, Church, liberal and independent. Typo-
graphical Union Hall ON q St opposite renson office
Service At IL a. m by the pastor. Rev. Alex. Kent
subject: 'Col. Ingersols ArrsignIu n of RELIGION
its Strength and Its Weakness" Seats free All wei
come. 1t
~ % night. hall 600 + st. n. ", Canse and Cure
for Poverty. Norma! healing classes Monday after
noon. Thursday nirht. conversational. Tuesday
afternoon. VIM and NINA HUGHES. 1t.
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sUNIVERSALIST.

RGoCHURCH OF ORR FATHER. 18TH AND
So l.. Rev. A. G. Rogers. pastor. Morning:
The Cleansing of the Temple" Fveninr. doctrnal
prelude: 'Uniyersalsm and Fatherhood' the FIRST of
seriesl. Address: The 1nfu nee of Companion
ship on Character" All cordial invited. 1t
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THE EVENING STAR.

PUBLISHED DAILY. ENCFPr SUNDAY,
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS
ll0l Pennsylvania Avenue. corner llth st., BY
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,
;. H. KAUFMAN, Pres'L
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CHURCH NOTICES.
EPISCOPAL.

FGSsT. JOHNS CHURCH, GEoRGETOwN.
sISS 80 o St bet 3ad and xsd. Ret. Charles E:
at a. m. Morning prayer and sermon at IL. Even
ing rsyer at 430. Vested choir. Strangers cor
daily invited. 1t
CHURCH. q sT.-sFRvICES
o. kandoiS S Mck ss1'bts..
will preach morning and evening The Sunday
Rest and the Columbian Exposition" 1t
KST. MARKS CHURCH, CONNER OF A
MoIT sna 90 Rev Morn s,se .s,y TsssOF
Evening service q o. Services during week. wed
nesday and Friday att pm it,
PARISH PROTESTANT FPIs-
eopal Church iS; b St. corner of Madison
Rev. J. 4. Aspinwal rector.--services on SUNDAY
January 22. in the chapel Sunday school at 8 30
Mornng service at IL evenng service at s. The rector
rapidly as possible. AL seats free at evening
R.~ST. .PaUL'S CHURCH. 23D ST. NEAR
sas frsa cfC oy EeS 5sd
duij choraD and sermon. $50 p. Strange in
rited. 1t
1~CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION. COR
John Fl. FL lott. rector.-Servires at II a. M 4 and
80 m Ushers will seat strangers at Il a. m. At
hood. II
RSCHRIsT CHURCH. G ST 8 E. BET. 9Th
49, and 9TH, Rev Gilbert r. Williams rector
SUNDAY services. IL I'm. and $50 nm. Course of
s n az %er8 on ns Of sas
week days. CHlST CHURCH MISSION, cor. VI
and n SITS. s.e.-service every Thursday at 7.30
pm. II
80 Mass. ave. ne, Rev. j. W Clark, rector
Sunday services, 1870 and IL a M. $3.50 and
80 p m Other days; and am Am and pm Al
Tree. strangers cordially invited. 1t
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NEW CHURCH,

RNFw CHURCH-CHURCH OF THE HOLY
- City. Dupont circle. The ksy. Frank
donsble Sin ~ Sunday school at l2:l5, Evening
service at 40 D. with sixth reading From ark
ness to Light" How "a is the Church Responsible
for Social and Labor Troubles!" All free
New Church free library is orened at 26 Metzerott
building. + st. 1t
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CENTRAL UNION MISSION.

R,MISS1ON HALL. go LOUISIANA AVE.
49,, Told city post Office building. tonight
sony service, 100. AMI gospel service at s. under i-
recton 4 Mr. y, s. Foster, president Christian En-
deavor Union. GOSPEL services daily. II and 7:30
T.. In. sunday, =. IN.
SUNDAY NIGHT the Mission will hold service at
the Assembly Presbyterian Church 9TH and SITS.
Nv &c O'Clock.
BRANCH MISSION MEETINGS as usual
INDUSTRIAL. DEPT. of the Mission, 6l9 c st.
Kind ing wood for sale. 1t
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UNITARIAN.

H,ALL SOULS CHURCu, I4TH AND L SITS
49, Rev Grindall Reyno}as, Boston. Mass.
Services IL and 40 p. IN.
Sunday school and Bible class, 9: A. am.
Young peoples meeting, $50. p. All invited. 1t
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CHRISTIAN.

6,VFRMONT AVE CHR STAN CHURCH
49,, +. D. Power. pastor. a. IL a. IN. and : 30
p. m Sunday school. 9:30 Christian Endeavor. 6:,O
Ali very welcome. 1t.
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LUTHERAN.

RST MARKS LUTHERAN CHURCH 18TH
49,. and Csts. sw. Rev. W. II. GUtwald.-S. 5.
go preaching. IL and 30 D. ;catechet
vited 1t
RSST. PAUL'S E!{GLlSH LUTHERAN
Rev S. Dome- D. d.. pastor tonfDr ow norni z and
evening at IL and 7::}O. SUNDAY school at $50 a.
Glass at 3 pm. Y. P. s. c. E. at $50 D. m. It.
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- HEADQUARTERS CARRIAGE con
=. MITTFF

OLIVER I. BEAU MONT. Chairman .
All p~r~ona wishing - furnish rnl,ic carriages Tor
thu Iraul-t-ai parah. and Tail viii send
fan parttrul.rs - hesdluarters. stating number OF
carriarr- available. ssItn prices. ialg6t
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About 6:25 there was q slight explosion
which blew into the street q lot Of glass
and charred fragments Of window frameing
1t WAS noisy enough to scare away some Of the
venturesome folks who were ingeniously and
uselessly trying to avoid that infexible line Of
policemen that was on duty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-26

A car load Of salmon was sent East to Chi cage
last night
Ship Yosemite and Bark Germania are 1t
anchor at West Seattle awaiting coal
Ship Ivanhos will probably complete her
cargo Of coal ct the Oregon improvement bunk.
ers today.
Bark Momentum. Capt Mcclure. viii leave
today for Port Townsend In tow OF tug ia.
vorita
Steamer Clara Brown, which has been laid up
during the winter. will begin running to Shell
ton tomorrow.
Schooner Maria E. Smith 10 due from San
Francisco with freight In the Detrick line for
Schwabacher BroA
steamer l. J. Perry. which has bsen fitted
with new boiler and house, left last night for
down Sound after . cargo OF hay.
Steamer E. w. Purdy has been laid OF her
regular run to Snohomish. ~ the trade was not
profitable. aud will go into ,obbing.
Observer Paque OF Portland, predicts the fol-
lowing weather for today: OccasionaI rain. fol.
lowed By fair weather, slightly warmer.
Steamer Idaho will probably b repaired 20 ~
to resume her run tomorrow. Her time 10 to b
changed 20 che will leave here att o'clock q.
M. one hour earlier than before
Bark Tidal Wave was locked at Mechanics
mill Yesterday BY the tug Favorite During the
last blow her two anchors became foul of each
Barkentine Modoc. Capt Busch. will finish
loading lumber this week at Port Blakeley for
Shanghai, China Bsrkentinc Quickstep, Capt
Hanson, loading lumber at the Same place for
the same port, will also finish her cargo this
week.
Alphsus Byers' weather observations for the
twenty-four hours ended ct 5 o'clock yesser-
day afternoon were: Maximum temperature, IS
degrees; mintmum.37: mean. AZ; precipitation.
~, with wind north and weather clear ct time
of last observation.
The hull Of the burned steamer Eastern Ore
gon was towed In from Olympia early yesterday
morning BY the ting Wasp and tied up at the
Ocean dock, where . large crowd Of people ~
sembled to look ut the remains OF that once
handsome boat Later In the day she was towsd
to old dock E and tied up for such repairs ~
will put hcr in condition 70 b towed to San
Francisco. Her masts ana stack are still stand
ing, and tho bow was not burned down. but she
il . mass Of debYts
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MARINE NEWS.

TACOMA, Feb 2a-Ispscial l-Sailed-Sh Emn
Pasha. wheat for Cork: bk Oakland and schr II.
c. Wright, lumber, for San Pedro. Cal
San FRANCISCO. Feb. % -Arrived-str Well.
ington from Departure bay: bk Margaret, from
Tacoma: ctr State of California. from Portland.
Cleared Sh Ekasoni. for Port Townsend: Oh
Louis Walsh, for Nanaimo Departed-Ssr
Columbia, for Astoria; bk Harry Aorse, for Van
oouver.
BosroN. Feb 2a-Arrived Boston City. from
London.
ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 2a-Arrived-Bismafck.
from New York.
New York.
NEw YonK. Feb 2S-Arrivcd-State OF Ne.
braska. from Glasgow: veendam. from Rotter-
dam: Brittanic, from Queenstown: wsrra, from
Bremen.
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Five Passenger Steamers 20 Connect
With Trains 1t Duluth.
The Northern Steamship Company,
which is operating line Of steamers on
the Great Lakes in connection with the
Great Northern railroad, is having built
by the Globe Iron Works Company. at
Cleveland, O.. three of the finest and most
improved steamers ever put on American
waters. These boats will ply between
Duluth and Buffalo, and will. it is claimed,
make such fast time that passengers will
lose less business hours by travelling on
them than by taking any train. The fol-
lowing description of them is taken from q
letter received by General Manager Shelby
from T. P. Carpenter. the general passen-
ger agent of the steamer line. together
with gravure Of them:
Length Of keel. $50 feet: length over Ill. $50
feet; beam. ~ feet; moulded depth, 81 feet;
twin screw, Is feet in diameter, Is feet mean
pitch; Quadruple expansion engines; 3 Belle
Vile tubular boilers. 1000 horse power: main
tanned speed, 20 miles an hour. The best feat
ures Of the Long Island sound and ocean steam
ers will b combined in the arrange ment Of the
sal0ona Passengers enter the ship by means of
q gangway near the stern ON the main deck.
Here 10 . vsstibuls, 70 feet by 81 feet, aft Of
WHICH II y SmOklUX EOOus 10 Ioet Oy q 1885, 81oO
. barYoom and sidsboard. stairway leads to
the main saloon on the spar deck. two tiers of
rooms on either side with small halls Over
this. on the hurricane deck, 10 . single tier OF
rooms on each side, opening onto a CALLER
looking down on the main after saloon. The
forward part OF the galleried saloon 10 . ladies'
music room and library. "a feet by q feet On
each side Of the engine space on the spar deck
are Railways about four feet wide, leading
OF Of which are . continuation Of the double
tier Of rooms. On this deck and in the
center of the ship are two rooms. II feet BY IA
feet, with an alcove for private bath and closet
The barber shop. lavatories and baths for both
sexes are located In this vicinity. Forward of
the boiler space II the forward saloon, over
which il another deckhouse ON the hurricane
deck with several rooms, also bath room and
closet Forward of this 10 another smoking
room, to be used only In the day time or the
early evening. On the main deck, with stair
way from the forward part Of the forward sa-
loon, il the dining room, 40 feet wide at it,
widest part and about GO feet long The saloon
galley 10 unusually large. Is feet by So feet with
. pantry Is feet BY Is feet. With but two in
each room the steamer will accommodate nearly
400 cabin passengers. On the top deck are
berths for nearly 400 emigrants. These ships
will not carry any freight. unless a few hundred
tons Of express matter Water ballast aud fuel
will give the reQulsit draft, eighteen feet In the
lakes and fifteen feet In the harbors.
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Railroad snd COrporasion Notes.
Yesterday was pay day 1t the franklin and
Newcastle mineA
Jonn Craig, auditor Of the Seattle Coal and
Iron Company. went to spokane on Friday.
George W. Payne has resigned - cashier OF
the Northern Pacific local freight once on &C
count of iii health, and J. W. Allen. the agent,
has appointed h q. Crouch to succeed him. J.
F. Stuart succeeds Mr.. Crouch - assistans
cashier.
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Owing to the breaking down Of the
pumps at the Franklin mine on Thursday
the water rose 20 high on Friday that
operation had to be stopped. The pumps
were repaired yesterday and it is expected
that they will have gained on the water
sufficiently by tomorrow to allow work to
be resumed.
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mond drill which 10 working for the Black
Diamond Company on section 10 is down
about 400 feet and has passed through
several small veins, but none Of them were
workahlo.
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Developing the Coal Mines.

A vein of five feet of clean coal has
been struck in the Kangley mine after 10
feet of tunneling through rock fault.
This vein is almost at right angles to the
regular vein and it is not vet certain
whether il will hold out or not. The dia-
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DEAD RAILROAD PRrslDxxr.

How Allsa Maxwell Ress-An Old Com.
rsde's High Praise.
Allen Marvel. the president Of the Santa
Fe road, who died on Friday. was recog-
nised - one Of the ablest railroad men in
the country. and was highly respected by
those with whom he Was closely associated.
He was born at Alexander. Genesee
county, n. Y, September &c. 1887. He
entered the railway service in March. 1850,
and until May 8, 1881, was on the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, successfully as
clerk in the purchasing agents Office, pay
master, purchasing agent, purchasing
agent and assistant superintendent, assist
ant general superintendent and purchas-
ing agent. From May to November 1,
1881, he was assistant general manager and
general superintendent Of the St Paul.
Minneapolis and Manitoba, and on the
latter date was appointed general man
assr. In September. 1850, he was elected
president of the Santa Fe system, and re-
tanned the position until his death.
Chief Engineer Mohler, of the Great
Northern road, who was in the city yester-
day. said of Mr.. Maxwell:
l was with him for eight ysars and never
knew him to do an unjust act He did not
make friends readily, but the men who knew
him longest liked him best There 10 not .
man In the country who put in moro hours
work in Q day. People said he was cold, but
those who knew him well knew he was q man
Of deep feeling. - have had opportunity n
observe whatever he did. his right hand did
not know what his left hand did. l never knew
him to subscribe to any fund, but very few men
with his means did more.
The secret of Mr.. Manvel's success as q
railroad manager 10 said TO have been his
attention to detail. which was such that
he prevented waste and kept expenses
down to the most economical basis. This
was strong feature Of his management Of
the Santa Fe system.
SAN DrEao. Feb. 25.-The funeral of
Allen Marvel, the late president of the
Santa Fe road, took place from the white
parlor of the Hotel del Coronado, burial
being in Mount Hope cemetery. at p. m.
today. The funeral was private, with
brief services by Rev. A. C. Reid, pastor of
the Coronado Presbyterian church. In
addition to the regular pallbearers, there
were eight honorary ones, including A.
Spear. Santa Fe road director; Bryant
Howard, of this city; f. s. Babcock. of
Coronado. and five railroad men. A lot
was purchased next to Gov. Waterman's
grave. as Mrs. Marvel prefers to have the
interment here.
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The production of the Denny mine was
not included in the total, a. it was all used
at the Denny Clay Company's factory.
The number OF employees in the district
was: Outside, $50; inside, 1,552. Total.
2.13S There were So fatal accidents, of
which IS were in the Roslyn explosion
last May, and . non-fatal accidents.
In addition to the producing mines
prospecting is being carried on at Coke
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PRODUCTION OF COAL MlNxs.

Mine Inspector Edmunds' Figures-Num-
Der OF Employees and Accidents.
The report of David Edmunds, inspector
Of coal mines for the First district, shows
that the production in the year 1892 was
76l, 118 tons. divided as follows:
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dale, and on q small scale ct several places
in Skagit county. Work has also been
resumed at the Grand Ridge mine BY the
Seattle Coal and Iron Company.
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LE0AK NOTICES.

n 4 MARsHALs SALE-UNlTED STATES
v. = Anerca. kesthesn division. district OF
Uu11ng1eA -
HnHos = writ ckvsndittonl exponaa to me
nnnoD4 Ond fron,s the district court Of the
t1no a1aeo for the !Srthern djviston, district OF
umnhglu, af the &iit OF c. b. Sperry against
= oe1s Lilly, her engines. boilers. machin-
q, t1kia apparel arsf furniture, In accordance
"a teeses dated ~ Seattle, WASH, February
MA eoocuncee IN said court, I hereby give
- 0Di1ce that or "wednesday. the LIST day Oi
~ loo4 q tho ha,;. of o'clock In the alter
NDa ~ ooid day q, Merchants wharf, foot Of
pusest IN the esty Of seattle. IN said dis
- tuHi ell the sad steam Or Lilly, her engines
- nneAinesy. taekle. apparel and furniture,
~ hpAess sad best fsdder Tor cash, payable q
Fmooo oale.
THOMAS r. BROWN, U. 8. Marshal
N. 4 BIaELow, deputy.
- yoneunYy ~ fHQa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-24
BOLD BANK R0BBER.
BookKeepea FERGUSON sysre MAT
lcAlIY STEALS THE FUNDS.
A Society Leader NJ Big stese 0ap-Hs
Astenp<s to Barn the Beeks, Fails'
and then suioidea
Especially

Bro sroxx Gar, Va, Aug. 23.-Whsn the
Bank of Big Stone Gap closed its doors
two weeks ago it was supposed that 1t
would reopen in short while. No blame
was attached TO any ofioial; indeed Mr..
II. II. Bullitt. the cashier, is IN able
and astute fnancier, who had and still
has the confidence of the community.
But it now transpires that Mr.. II.
IT. Ferguson. has been systemati-
cally robbipg the bank for quite
a while. MIR. Ferguson was society
leader and gave elegant receptions at MS
boarding. house, but IL was generally sup
posed that ne was the heir OF wealthy
aunt No such aunt proved TO be IN e1-
istence. however. The amount OF his
shortage hasn't been made public vet. but
the last week Of the banks existence he
expended over $780, tt 10 believed that
his family will make up his deficit.
He tired 10 burn he banks Oooke on
FRIDAY night, but was prevented oy lei
Ter McElyee One hook IS badIv charred.
Failing TO hide his crime, and unable.
from sickness. to fee. he bought two
ounces of lsudanum, telling the clerk at
the drug store that he always took laud-
anum for the complaint that was on nim'
and took half an ounce. He never re-
yiyed after swallowing the dos. ne was
discovered unconscious SaturGay morn
ing. and died that night. HIS remains
were carried 10 Louisville, n.y.. 1oT inter-
ment. .,:u
MIR. Horace f. Fox is at home quite ILL.,
Rev. DR.. McManaway is SICK ana Is
threatened with fever
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-24
AelNoooN's CLOSED BANKS.
Couf,d.sos eff People Ia Their Capacity
"a vnte0rttv.--A Bouotifu1 Season.

and Iategvity.--A Bouotifoi season
ArropoS. Va, August 23.--Tbe people
are still very gloomy over the closing OF
the hanks, many OF them having had the
eavings OF lifetime deposited in them.
Most OF the depositors. however, have ON
abiding confidence in the integrity and ca
pacity OF the bank officers and directors,
and believe they will eventually get all
their money. The Bank OF Abingdon Will
epdeaycr TO wind up its business and
will hardly attempt 10 open up again. but
tho Exchange and Deposit Bank IS making
an effort to resume business, and deposit
TORS representing much more than ope-half
its indebtedness have already signed pa.
ner looking to that end. As IL Is conceded
thai the bank will be able 10 pay its obi
cations dollar for dollar, parties owing
will be permitted to discharge thor in
debtednoss with any outstanding certlh-
Gates against the bank that they may De
able 10 obtain. In anticipation on this
kind of q settlement much paper has al
ready exchanged hands. The Exchange and
Deposit Bank has assets III excess OF llabil-
tiles of more than $4,000. The Bank OF
Abingdon has more than S20O,00O. Only
the currency famine and tho eagerness OF
deposltors to get hold of their money
caused the suspension of these banks, but
il is a great misfortune. all the same.
Our section has been blessed with tair
season and bountiful harvests. Only the
lack of money TO paw taxes and bay grocer
les is wanting to make us contented
people.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-24
APPOMArTOx eAPTIsTS MEET.
Eiehty-Ninth session-Absepcs OF Eata-
bloc Not Much Reiishod.
fSpeciaLl

tSpeciaLI
DARLINGTON HEIGHTS. PRINCE EDWARD
COUNTY, Va, Aug. 23.-Ihe Appomattox
Baptlst Association met yesterday at Spring
Creek Church, two miles from this place, IN
It's snh Annual Session. Delegates from
thirty churches were enrolled. located IN
this county and the adjacent counties OF
Campbell, Appomattox and Charlotte.
Mr.. w. II. Lyon. of Appomattox. was
elected Moderator, and MIR. w. r. Nlckois,
of Campbell. clerk. The Introductory ser
mon was preached by Rev. W. Z. roster,
of keysville, Va. There were two consplc-
nous and novel features OF this session.
One was q capaoious tent, which suostl-
tinted the conventional arbor, and the
other was the absence of edibles and re-
Treatments on the ground. The former
was n grand success. The latter lnDova-
ton was bitterly opposed by the citizens
Of this prosperous and hOspitable nelghoor-
hood. and apparently met little iaVor WIN
the average ASSOCIATION goer: While, per,
haps, business was more rapidly dispatched
the social element. which, IN the past, was
SO enjoyable. came up decidedly minus.
SUBJECTS DISCUSSED.
Quite a number of ministers from dis
lance were present and discussions on the
Orphanage, the Ministers Relief Fund.
and minor matters occupied the day, ana
considerably more money was raised the
past year for church Work, than any ior-
mer year. No church is reported pastor
less During the year just closed 26 out
Of 90 churches voted against fellowship
with any church having IN It's membership
q liquor manufacturer or dealer.
The section of the county in which the
Association assemblies embraces many of
our best farmers and most intelligent CIT
liens. The Gilliams, Hunts, Harrises, Book
ers. Elams. Andersons, Ierrys, Carwlles
and others too numerous 20 mention are
the peers of any In this or any other land.