Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-04
LOUDOUN COUNTY.
Temperance and Religious "ee
fncs-Broke I'm and Ate.

LEEsBURG. VA. August 3-tspecial)-
The twenty-second annual temperance
and gospel meeting of the Prohibition ana
Evangelical Association OF Loudoun' is
progressing finely at their beautitui
| grove at Purcellvile. Everything is 'n
| first class order and the weather Is all
that could be desired
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union had charge the first day, and Mrs.
Helen c. Rice of Boston, made an APP
propriate address to a very large audi
ence. This was a meeting specially
adapted for the children. Mrs. Nj. l..
Wells. of Washington. also spoke. In
the evening the gold-medal contest came
off between four contcStants-Miss Daisy
Lay. of Hillsboro'; Miss Mary Drake, Of
Wieble: Miss Bessie Wine, of Hamilton.
and Miss Zula Sillcott, of Hamilton. The
medal was awarded 10 the last-named
who acclaimed The Scourge of the Re
public
The second day was in charge of the
prohibitionists. and great throng listen
ed TO Rev Sam Jones, who spoke
both morning and evening. and WIN 90
so again to-day The humorist. Mr.. W.
VI. Comfy. of Washington, also enter
tains the audiences The music was Dy
the CeciIfan Quartette, OF Washington
and was delightful. Fine order has thus
far prevailed. and largely crowded trains
come several times a day from wash
ington. Alexandria, etc.
The services Will continue over sun
day next.
Several religious meetings occur about
this time. After the bush-meeting comes
the Southern Methodist camp-meetlng, AT
Benton's Woods. in the upper part or
vi
tinue ten days. At Belmont chapel OF the
Episcopal Church. Rev. L. 5. Kinks
and the English evangelist, MI. John H.
Matthews. are holding weeks mis-
sion" with large attendance.
The Mount Hope Baptist church, be-
low Leesburg. will be dedicated on Tues
dav. August 18th. at which the dedicatory
sermon will be preached by Rev. w. +.
Hatcher. D. D., of Richmond.
General r. I. Rosser, Confederate
states army. but last Of the United
States volunteers in the Spanish war, Is
in Leesbuig visiting his old Confederate
comrade, Colonel Lige White, ana grasp
ing the hand of others OF his famous
brigade. who still live hereabouts.
Captain John II. Alexander, OF Lees
burg. has gone TO Indianapolis, 10 at
tend the supreme tribunal Of the knights
OF Pythias. He is its presiding oihcer'
and an ardent Pythian oil the time.
Mr.. Hartley Trundle of this place VINO
has been engaged on the survey OF
the Nicaragua canal, with the com
mission under General Walker. sans
again on Saturday from New YORK. lie
Is the superintendent of division or the
work. and takes with him as his assis-
tants Mr.. Powell Harrison, son OF the
late Powell Harrison, OF the virginia
Bar; Lee Rust. a son of the late Coionei
A. T. NJ. Rust, OF Loudoun' anu
Thomas NJ. Fendale, of Washington.
Hon. J. +. Rixey, the ehcient repre-
sentative in Congress from TINS dlstrlct'
is in town to-day. and taxing III the
big meeting at Purcellville.
on Wednesday, while the family OF
Mr. A. w. Haskinson, living near fur-
cellville. were all at the bush-ineetihs'
discriminating thieves ransacked lher
house. broke up cupboards ana safes
and selecting the solid silver. lett the
nlatedware, fed heartily on pies etc.,
and then decamped. There is no clue 10
The nerpetrators. The drugstore OF NJ.
r Lupton and the dwelling of Mr.. henry
Wilson had been entered a lie" uay
before. and money, Merchandise anu
clothing stolen. - eor
The examination of applicants iot
teachers' places in the public scnools OIL
1ondoun il progressing here, unoer
charge of County superintendent L. NJ
shumate. There are many applicants