Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-21
LANCASTER COURTHOUSE

10. Douglass, son of II. 7. Douglass.
has been quite sick for three weeks from
white-risiug on the knee. Il is feared
that he will have to be taken 20 Balti.
more for treatment. Drs Piuokard and
Simmonds are attending the patient.
VIM. G.. Beane continues confined 10
his room from the effects OF bad felon.
Rey. Granville II. Micou, OF Alexan-
dria, has accepted the cali extended him
by the Episcopal churches of Lancaster
county. He will arrive to fiji appoint
ments beginning the first Sunday in oc-
tober, which are as follows: White
Chapel IL a. m. and Trinity &C. H. ID.
m. first and third Sundays; Grace IL a.
m. second Sunday; Trinity II a. m. and
Grace B p. m. fourth Sunday in every
month.
There will be the regular meeting of
Lawson Ball Camp @. V, at Lancaster C.
IL. on Wednesday, October 3rd. A big
meeting is expected. at which time there
will be presentation of pictures. The
Sons and Daughters camps are cordial.
ly invited TO participate
Jno. Palmer, a worthy and industrious
cololed man about IS years of age
living near Broun's Store, attended
prayer meeting at Chestnut Grove church
last Sunday night near his home. He
was called upon TO lead the meeting in
prayer and reverently lifting his hand
Heavenward he began, go God, thou
knowest we have prayed unto Thee sew
eral times before" These were his last
words on earth for he died in this attitude.
DR.. II. w. Harding was hurriedly sum
moned and found him dead in posture of
prayer. This sudden death created quite
sensation among the colored people.
AT Rehoboth Methodist church last
Sunday morning the pastor stated that
eighty-tve dollars was assessed that
church for conference collection, and
much to his surprise and pleasure, in a
few moments, the whole amount was
subscribed and most of it paid spot cash
Notwithstanding the drought and hard
times Well done for Rehobothl
Mr.. Babcock will fill his regular ap-
pointments at Bethel and Eigely next
Sunday. He Will also preach at Reho-
both on Wednesday night of next week.
Mrs. DR.. Harding and Miss Susie
Thrift, with Mrs. Snowden c. Hall as al
ternate, have been elected as delegates
from the Lancaster circuit to the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Conference
which meets in Charlottesville next
month.
Mrs. Jno. Q. Robertson, who was
taken suddenly sick at Marvin Grove
camp and had to undergo a surgical Cd.
Grafton, is somewhat worse, much 10 the
regret of her host of friends.
Virginius A. Chowning, who moved to
Baltimore last winter, has returned to his
home near Molusk on account of his
wife's health.
Geo. r. McKenneY's family at Iberis,
which has been suffering much of late
with malaria, are now much improved.
The Sunday schools at White Marsh
and Rehoboth, which have been much
broken into by the protracted meetings
here of late, will open up for fall and
winter work next Sunday. The Reho-
both school meets at $50 a. M, and White
Marsh at 1850 p. m, after which PreSi.
dent McKenney will conduct the regu.
ular Epworth League service.
Judge Broun found the lost pocket
book and knife of Rev. II. VI. Hope and
has returned them 10 their owner
Misses Lula and Ida Bass, of north
Twenty-sixth street, have both secured
schools at Lancaster, Va, and will short
ly enter upon their duties. Miss Lula
taught there last decentralization Dis
patch.
Mrs. j. Il. Simmonds has as her guests
Mrs. Alphin, of Hot Springs, and Mrs.
Libby, of Richmond. ALPHA BETA.