The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-22

4 Watermelon Court Hon. John u Ryan
Eenon.nated.


HUGHESVILLE. VA, Aug. Especial
The month Of August Is the season for
large gatherings in this section. rlfst
came tine eighteenth annual Temperance
Bush Meeting" commencing on the pth
OF July. ami continuing three days, nni
held near Purccllvllle. i'm this county.
This is one of the most noted gatherings
H. Virginia or the South. and is attend
ed by thousands f"um this aud aNJ"i'iNN
countes and from Maryland, Nashlh--
ton, and Alexandra, and is addresSed "s
the most noted temperance orators H'
the country.
II was held under the auspices OF the
"Prohlbition and EvanSe Heal Asso'N,-
ton Of LOudOun county the pivN4-
sions made by the association i9i w
comfort Of the people were superior ~
anything eyer seen hy your cofr,sp vH''il.
az AN opcn-sir meeting, Consisting W
part ~ an immense tabernacle luihlHil''
with comfortable seats. with backs, arg
tanks Of pure water brought tliou-.
pipes from an artesian well. ana KEEP
cool with lee. which was eVhentiy Az "a,
ciatcd hy The crowd assembled. as on
one day.it consumed three thousand sal-
Ions Of water. and one hali ton Oh l0'
for drinking purposes.
on the first day of the meeting tho use
OF the grounds was rendered 10 ahc a.
Cepted by the ". 4. T. l.. Of LOudoth
county. I'm the morning Mrs. McL7ugh-
lin. president Of the Boston ". G. r. 10
addressed the children. and in tht ara.
noon she addressed the adults. ON 'he
second day an immense crowd OF ',"1 or
more assembled on the grounds anu Wa
addressed by the celebrated tempo
orator end evangelist. John q. Nooi'y,
OF Chicago, and Rev. Mr. Moilo"' oi
Maryland.
At intervals during the day the crowd
was cOnyulsel hv the inimiiable humor
of Professor Hawks. Of Baltimore. ON
The morning Of the third day Mr; " ooity
delivered what was considered one ol
the most forciblc and unauswelauie az
dresses ever heard I'm this section. IN
the afternoon Mr.. y q. Smith, OF Nc
iraska. spoke IN advocacy OF leinalt
suffrage. and was followed by HeF. III
Wharton with q short temperance ""-
dress one Of the interesting features vi
these meetings was the excellent music
furnished bv the Boveridge Combination
Mr. OGel Of Nebraska. and the furceI-
Vile Band.
The association having arranged with
Rev. II. NJ. Wharton. i. d., the celrpial-
ed divine and evangelist OF laliiihoi''
to conduct a thre.-dayS' Gospel meet
ing. that gentleman took charge or ll'
meetings on the fourth day ana cone
Quoted for three days and nights nom
sectarian rev val meetings Of great power
winch were participated 10 hy mcmn'is
Of the various evangelical denonlna ions
of this county. and were attended ny
immense crowds. the thr0ng On sunday
being estimated AT eight thousand. and
yet notwithstanding the intense neat. ana
the fact that the tabernacle was ran 20
OVERLOOKING and hundreds stood on the
outside listening dttentiVclF 10 the
preaching of the Word. not the slightest
disorder was observed. \ gentleman
from Connecticut. who was ores mt. was
asfCnishc1 al this. and said there could
De no such order maintained in so large
a crowd an mis- State. These meetings
wer, neld in beautiful region ref pied
hy an intelligent, Industrious. and law
on the i2th instant we hal what is
known here as August Court. From
time immem0rial the people of our coun-
on the sec ond Monday Boz August 300 lars
numbers a. Leeshurg, The county seat
and consuming large quantities of water
melons and tan2le-log whisky.
Your correspondent has interviews
some Of our oldest inhabitants i5 90 the
origin OF this custom. AMI has received
bat Gro reply from all, viz. their fathers
had told them that such had been fhe
custom from Their earliest r.colIe'tiln.
Tlis was the first august Court under
INC mo license" system. which 1oH pre-
walls in Lccsburg. and the improved
orOer and conduct of the crowd Ras
fa.cfabk commented upon. even by those
WHO bad oppos.I me pfgir DIT - 1t'i i'
While at the same time business 'lfms
report larger sales than on thH same cay
last year NO business has Do hurt 10y
the Few or ct hl A|INII-H ''NH N''' ii'l''F.
business For the first time f0r many
wears the whites present yltnImhercd
the negroes.
TIE IOudoun camp-moeting Of the VI.
T.. Church South commenced 0u the Slh
near Leitht0n. and continued until the
10Th instant. TEs was also lars U.s. at
tended.
ON the 2lth instant we expect another
large gathering ar Purcellyiile io at
tend the reunion and haSkei-pirn.c OF
Confederate veterans ar that place.
ON the 21th. 2Sth and 10Th instants the
twelfth annual fair Of the "Louloun Live
stock Association" WI take place at
rhc first exhibition of the Hamilton
Horse and Colt Show Association Will
take place az Hamilton on the 10Th and
nth OF September.
ON last Monday the Democratic Coun-
ty Convention unanimously nominated
Of Delegates. there being no other nom
nation before the convention Ills noml-
nation IS equivalent 10 am election.
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