The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-26
ESSEX.
Missionary Day at Ephesus Eduea-
tionaI-The Corn Crop, Other Notes

tional-The Corn Crop, Other Notes
huntsville, Va, July , i, 1904
MIR. Thomas Hoskins, Of Newport
News, delivered an address at the Rap-
pahannork church Sunday last, MIR
! lIoskins il much interested in the !. NJ.
+ G.. 4. movement so popular and 80 hene-
| fetal to the young men OF our country.
The annual missionary day at Ephesns
| Baptiat church was the 9th inst. instead
Of the 27th a. reported by us. There
wss a large gathering. and an excellent
discourse delivered by Rev. Ashby NJ.
Jones. A free dinner fully up TO the
standard of this hOspitable congrega-
tion's reputation for free spreads. was
no mean consideration to the hungry
and made all the more willing to give
! literally at collection time. Hon. VIM
Campbell. of huntsville, and Rry. Il ;.
Garnett, delivered addresses in the alter
noon.
Prof h. r. Bentley, of Monroe, La,
spent several days with his friend, Proi.
Vim. c. Garnett OF this place These
gentlemen were together in Louisiana
for some years, and renewal OF ae-
tuAlnIhntt DTOuRul NtANh Ahhhf hhBBI
reminiscence of their s0iOurn In the land
Of sugar, cotton, and elligators. Many
an Oft told Joke in which one or the other
suffered in pleasantly, but wherein both
saw a good thing and laughed Twas
good to see these old mOae covered peda'
gnguea together aud hear them tell how
to educate in the good old thorough way
but the paint and powder, rspid-iire ma
chine teacher Of the day would find but
little aAyOry to hs taste in the cOmpan-
ionship Of these teachers, who huld that
a very few, basic essential subjects mos
tered, not touched like the lazy negro
curried the horse with lick and promise.
are doubly worth all of the clap trap
combination of the 30 called normal
training application in our average VII
lage and country schools. even The city
schools Your correspondent agrees
with these gentlemen. lie has had am'
Dlp opportunity tn uec the reeult pf haHty
work. by RneXI erience among educators
from our bay 20 the Gull of Mexico
He has interyiewed men in the chair OF
colleges and of universities on this sub
irct. lie has frequently been afflicted
with students. who were puttird and
painted over TO please their wealthy
parents lie has ssen pupils showed pell
mel, heller skelter, from grade to grade
unprppsred to gain political iltiuence
with the board and the like IL is a
crime 90 shove pupil over an impOr
tant subject when he does not under
stand it, and should he so accounted by
the statutes Of the State. There IL loss
to the student that he can never recover
from, and "A loss frequently ielt all ot his
after life II there he q multiplicity oi
subjects taught there will follow neglect
of some. and cad it il that the neglect IL
of the essentials. The fault lies at some
hOdy's door. There is either a lack OF
proper superiutendency, or disposition
on the part OF the teacher TO do too
much. At any rate, there is q lack OF
thOrOughness even in the ruliments
and the children suffer.
The corn crops are "a pretty as you
could ask and there il every prospect Tor
a good yield Old corn il very scare here
and the little there is brings - cents a
bushel.
The grain of the new wheat is good.
Mr.. W. d. Hoskins, of the Essex mill,
showed us a sample OF the Hour made OF
new wheat at his mill 1t was beauti-
ful. Not long since Messrs. Hundley and
Iloskins had their mill equipped with a
turbine wheel and the latest machinery
for roller processing. This was a new
departure in this section and success
Mrs. Kinneer, of Pittsburg, accom-
panied by her little boy, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Lucy Robinson, near Cen
tre Cross,
The bank building in Tappahannoek
is nearly completed and will be an orna-
ment to the town.
Judge f. NJ. Ware spent several days
with his brother, Il. l. Ware, at Ware =
Wharf, last week The Judge is fond oil
fishing and Wares Wharf Offers fine oP-
portunity for this sport. Trout are bit
ing already.