The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-22
NEWBAPTIS
ASSOCIATION
The First Meeting at Bowling
Green Largely Attended.
TWENTY TWO CHURCHES:
Fredericksburg VIII Hereafter Require
All Dogs 10 Wear a Collarand Tag
Portrait Unwilling at Nor.
cumberland.
(special u The Times Dispatch.)

lN5tH Especial TO The Times Dispatcn)
FREDERIC kSBuRG. VA, August IL
The new Hermon Baptist Association re-
Gently formed Of the churches from the
Goshen, Dover and Rnppnhannock Asso.
clation Is holding its first annual meet
Ing at Bowling Green. Caroline county
Judge u. c. Moncuro. Of Caroline the
president, presiding, Belle Air. Bcfea ana
Falmouth Churches. In Stafford county,
and Massaponax and Travellers Rest
Churches, in spo,sylvania county. we're
received into membership. making twer'
| ty-two churches now forming the asso'
! citation. Prominent minister's and secre.
tares OF boards from all over the state
are present. The annual sermon was
| preached by Rev. Andrew Broaddus, OF
Sparta, and at the same hour Mr. II. i.
| Mussolman, Of Maysville, Ky, preached
| 10 an overflow meeting In another church.
Tho report on ministers Relief" was
read by DR.. B. r. Kidd and discussed
BY Rev. r. Fl. Pitt. Rev. Andrew Broad
dus and II, "A. Tupper. Rev. II. a. wins,
OF King William county, presented inc
report on Education" Hon.J. Taylor FL
dyson, Of Richmond, addressed the asso-
ciatlon on "ChrIstian Education"
committee was appointed to consider
what relations between the Bowling Grecn
Academy and Hermon Association VIII be
practicable. Mr.. C. II. Shuman made a
report on Temperance. and several
prominent members Of the association
spoke on the subject. Rev. Andrew Broau l.
| dus. Dr.. p. E. Butler and Mr.. G. j. Chart
| ters we're appointed a committee on time,
| place and preacher for the meeting next
year.
Mr., j. J. williams made report on
estate Missions" and Mr.. William ELY
| son, Of Richmond, secretary OF the state
/ Mission Board, addressed tho body on the
| subject. The report on "Sunday-school
and Bible Board" was made by Mr.. ]. NJ.
1'err,1l, The crowd In attendance Is
| very large, and big dinner is served
| each day on ia bles under a large arbor IN
| the church yard.
! The city Council. at its meeting last
| night, adopted an ordinance requiring
| that all dogs, besides paying license taS'
shall each wear. collar and tag SHOW
ing that the tax is paid, and ea en-, ap y
! found without collar and tag VIII pc
! shot by the officers. The body reelected
Mir A, B. towering and Mayor NJ. G:
| willis as members Of the City School
Board. ,,..,-
The unwilling OF portraits Of dissin.
guished persons Of Northumoerla'lo
county, which took place at the las.
court Of that county. was an event o.
unusual interest Circuit Judge 7. r. q.
| Wright presided, and the ceremonies were
aa follows: Portrait OF S. Burgess I'M
yelled by Miss Cora selby: address dellv'
cred by Rev, A. IF. Rice; portrait OF rev.
! stark Jett, unveiled by Miss Linda Jett
address by Dr. J.. w. Tankard; portrait
OF John Randolph stiff, unveiled by Miss
Sarah Randolph Brent address dellv,
| cred by Mr.. r. j. Downing; portrait OF
Mr.. John II. Coles unveiled by Miss Lora
crowther: address delivered by Mr.. c. $,
TowIes. PORTRAITS OF Judge Walter Jones
| md captain Joseph DeShields, unveiled
by Miss Genevieve Smith address by
Rev. DR.. G. W. Beale; portrait Of Colonel
Walter Rice, unveiled by Miss Esleiie
Belts; address by Mr. T. j. DOWNING
| All OF the portraits were accepted IN pe'
| half of the county by Mr.. G. S. Towles.
An excellent choir rendered music be-
tween each presentation
| JUDGE MASON SITS IN ,ALLEGHANf 7,
Judge ]. f. Mason, Of this circuit, has
| gone to Allegheny county to hold CIR
cut Court there for Judge S. RI. l-etcher'
who Is absent from the country travelling
in Europe.
Colonel s. S. Bradford, OF Culpeper
county, has sold his splendid farm, con-
| tanning 17O acres in that county. to Mr..
R. Towns OF Charlottesville. for the sum
of $4,000.
There is no opposition as We. to the
denomination Of Mr.. G. Harding Walker,
OF Northumberland county. as the Demo-
cratic candidate for the State Senate
in the Northern Neck district. Hon.
John NJ. Lyell, Of Richmond county, has
no opposition for denomination by tho
| Democrats for the House OF Delegates
from Richmond and Lancaster counties.