The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-16
THE TAR R1vEK ASSOCIATIONS


Tho Tar River Baptis. Association
was held in Washington last week !,
opening Monday night and closing
"Wednesday night.
It was a most delightful meeting
and was appreciated by all who attend
ed. "There was not jar during the
entire session" said one who has been
4 regular attendant upon the sessions
of the body for twenty-five years; and
he added that, all things considered,
it was the finest meeting OF the bod,
be had ever seen.
Every department Of the work o! the
body Was we'll cared for; the co:lec-
lions we're al, good aud spirit OF
liberality peryaded the meeting.
The people Of Washington have all
the while been noted for their gener-
GUS hospitality, but in the entertain
mont of the Association and every
courtesy that could be shown the,
broke their record. DENOMINATIONS
lines were forgotten and. every mans
latch-string hung invitingly loose on
the outside. In every home there ives
a welcome and the boHntiful enter
tainment and delicate attentions were
such as to make the delegates and VIZ
itors to the meeting feel inclined to
make Washington the permanent
place for meeting.
One of the most pleasant features o.!
the occasion was delightful excursion
rendered the body by the Old Domln-
ioa Steamship Company. A two
hours run over the water on the we'll
equipped steamer Albermarle, was
greatly enjoyed by the delegates and
visitors; and the Steamship Company
was we'll remembered in the resolution
of thanks at the close of the session.
Altogether, it was most delightful
occasion and the people who were
there as visitors and the people Of
Washington were both fortunate-the
visitors in being SO we'll entert aimed
and the people of Washington in hav'
ing go many heralds to go away telling
their praises and saying good thing.
for them throughout the territory EN-
braced by the Tar River Association.
| NOTES.
The editor of The CoMMoNWEALTH
was IN Washington two nights and :
day and came away feeling under OBJ
legations to every one he meet for The
good time he had. We M ~ be excus
ell for the seeming partiality in men
tioning Mr.. NJ. A. Smith, Mr.. Nc
Whorter: Mr.. Hill, DR.. Hardy and the
family of Mr.. T. J. Latham for specla
considerations while in the town.
The town of Washington ha
caught live spirit of real progress
We have not seen SO many evidence
OF solid progress in any town in thu
part Of the State for some time. Th.
burnt district has been rebuilt and al
the houses are of b.ick. On Maii
street there are several handsome ney
buildings and number IN course o
erection, among them fine hotel.
One good index OF towns prog
ress and prosperity may be seen in th'
thrift OF its newspapers aud th'
papers of Washington, the P1ocres
and the Gazstte-- Messenger were new
or SO we'll patented Il, pow. Thei
advertising columns show live inter
est in business among the merchant
and other business men OF the town
and their good circulation speaks vel
Tor the reading Possibilities of the PEG
pie.
The people OF Washington, as usu
al, are blessed with a fine corps Of mil
listers of the Gospel and every churt
aud congregation seems we'll Statistic
with Its preacher.
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