The Washington times., 1902-08-24
LEESBURG, VA.

LEESBTRG, Va. Aug. 23.-Bishop
Alfred Wilson. OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. South. is spending some
time at the Loudoun camp meeting. and
preached sermon there Sunday. Thou
sands of people attended the services.
Good weather prevails and all vote it,
so far, the Lest meeting ever held in
the grove
The Rev. ". L. Dolly and Presiding
Elder Duffey. of Washington. d. C.. are
present. IS is the Japanese missionary
Next Sunday. 1t is announced. the Rev.
DR.. Tudor, of Richmond (virginia) con-
ference. will preach. He will draw
thousands of ptople from the adjoining
counties. as he is recognized as
brilliant pulpit orator.
Friends quarterly meeting has Just
adjourned 1t was held at Lincoln
LOudoun county and was largely at
tended by ministers from distance.
Notably among them was DIR. o. f.
fanny. of Baltimore. and Drs. Eliza
beth, Lloyd and Reuben, of Kester.
Pa. One of the prominent thoughts of
discussion by this body was What the
Christian Citizenship Should Do to Pre-
vent Improper Literature From Enter
ing the Homes
Mr.. G. Ernest Leith, editor OF the
Weekly Enterprise is out this morn
ing in a lengthy editorial explaining his
true position and disciaiming any in
tention Of reflection upon the officers
Of this county in his last weeks edito-
rial. He winds up by saying:
Whenever the occasion presents it,
self the manhood of this county. wheth-
er officers or laymen. will be found COM
ing very nearly doing what they con-
ceive TO be right, regardless Of conse-
quences.''
A great deal of talk is being indulged
in concerning the new constitution, and
the assemblage of a large body OF
negroes at Richmond. Va. to test the
new article. Local statesmen believe
that John s. Wise, of New York, sena-
tor Thurston of Nebraska and Judge
Lewis or our own Commonwealth,
whom the negroes have retained. will
find their efforts are vain, and the new
constitution invulnerable.
Mr. John G. White. of Selma Stables,
has just sold one of his high steppors,
a handsome bay mare. for $3.50 to F. E.
Woodward, of the firm of Woodward &
Lothrop. CT Washington. d. C.
Arthur Fulton's high jumping mare.
Lady Belle, who made such a record here
at the Leesburg Colt Show for high
jumping. and then carried off the hon
ors at the Manassas Horse Show, has
again carried off the prize at Berryyille
Horse Show. making jump OF 6 feet
2l@ inches.
The long distance telephone between
Lsesburg and Washington is nearing
When this shall have been
what a boon to our peo-
pie. the merchants, and our good friends.
at Washington.
And now the Southern Railway on its
line from Washington to Rluemont. is
at it again. improving the track gener-
ally between here and Clark's Gap. This
is an important work. as there are many
curves on this piece of road. and the
express trains between here and the Gap
make sixty miles an hour
Mr.. Joseph Norris. jr-, and his sister.
Florrie. are still very sick at their faith
er's home. Joseph L. Norris. on Lou
doun Street. Both are confined to their
beds.
W. W. Divine. foreman of the Rec
ord" office, and foreman, in that office
for forty years, is i'll.
Civil Engineer E. J. Rush. of our town,
has just accepted a position with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
The knitting factory is being much
talked of in Leesburg. That, with the
prospects of broom factory, would give
Leesburg real sure enough boom