Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-08-27
pEMINISCENT
ny 2. n. l.

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m THE days of the Rev. Mr.. Dennison. q
when Rector os Bruton ParishC hurch.
the Sabbath School as sell AZ the
church was in a aourishiug condition.
every thing was lovely and young hearts
were glad and cheerful. Among those
prescn, in the sabbath school were the
late Capt. wm. R...Gsrrett. Capt. Alex
Coke. Capt. X. A. Bright. Alfred Nor
rison. Rev Or. Wm. Pettis now OF George
town. ID. g.. and E. II. Lively OF the
| Pacific coast. Previous 10 Easter, Mr..
| Denuison said TO the Sunday school:
chose more prompt than the rest IN
their recitations shsll receive certain TIC
wards" etc ant ''those more prompt
in attendance shall receive certain gifts"
etc, aud ''the scholar who shsll reach
the school room FIRST. before the tap of
the bell. for four Sundays. shall receive a
prize volume worthy OF care and distinc.
ton All hearts were sglow aud full |
of ambition. tireless 20 the last moment
OF the goal When last saw pr. Pettis |
IN Chattanooga. Tenn, hity years after.
ward. he called ON me. a. my health wss
poor, aad We had hearty laugh over
| the contest. and he said. Well Ned.
| wanted the prize. Sanford aud Merton
but you wen II" Yes, Mr.. Dennison
awarded you the good book with uics
Estle speech from the pulpit In the ves-
try." Among those who commended tor
The prize, have ali answered 10 the last
rou-cslI. save two. and here we are.
I remember the alterations IN the
church in 1s+O. and particularly when
the old corner-pulpit with sounding
board was put out in the southwest
angle Of the church, because room for it
elsewhere was lacking.
r Mr.. Deunison was the son-inlaw OF
!, E1-President Tyler, (his wife's physician
o was hoe and she beautifully and lived in
!. | one Of the Offices Of the old Palace estsb-
d ishnent on the Palace Green be was
!. a grand old man, the chief Roman OF
J. them all" Among the good and brave
men Of that day. were DR.. Ino. NJ. Gait,
o Supt and Physician Of the Asylum. DR..
Williamson. NJ. K. Harrell, Or. Mercer,
: DR.. Grifhu. DR.. Garrett. w. Y. Peyton,
!. Mr.. Saunders. Col. Armistead. VIM
:. Waller. Rob't F. Cole. Sydney Smith,
Judge Tucker. Prot Washington. . and
host OF others.
We should not forget that the widow
who now occupies the old Capitol chan
ry-ofhce. that her husband, Mr. Row
land Jones was hnesl defendant Of III
Rev. Rowland Jones. who dedicated III
first Episcopal church in The burg. som
time IN the q shties OF the sixteenth cen
tury. WHOSE slab IS in the isle under tn
= organ lott. an you enter from the cas-
q door Of the church.
Of The present Mrs. E H.Lively was Dor
H. near the village OF Brutou. where Thol
Cd Ludweli Vas born,in Somersetshire. Eny
nd land. She was brought up under II
tutelage Of the Episcopal ehurch-scho,
nc by the Misses Nevilles, (who were Il
M grand neices OF Lord CORVALLIS. VII
.as graciously surrendered 10 Washingto
we at Yorktown Va, 1851 whose matt
nal ancestors were Of the sa me shire.
ess Some trend. without our knowiede
secured our pardon as rebels IN the WI
nts OF the sixties. the hrst in the State
cir Virginia. by Hamilton Fish. Secretary
De. State. L. s. 18th Of April. 1870. Vim
10 VERIFY. ST.. M.R-Harrell and :. n. Livel
the The cool irony OF the proposition VI
that neighter VERIFY nor Harrell were
the army both being physically disable
ing The Continental Congress establish
be in 1875. postal system with Benjam
in. Frankhn as postmaster general
this time il took hom scysn 10 Gig
"a weeks 10 send a letterfrom Williamson
-, 20 Boston and get reply. Mr.Frank
reduced the time for the round trip
tour weeks. thus establishing the q
fast mail" But in the year 1862. Ki
William and Queen Mary granted
Thos- Neal a patent appointing
postmaster general Ofths coIonies.dou
less be as the frst to hold that p
. ton
Yerai verv many years agO. Mr. Robt-sa