The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-20
KING GEORGE
Interesting and instructive Educational Meeting
-ouStef5 Conferences Other Church Notes
Personals. Etc

King George Co., Va, Oct 18th. 1905.
Al enthusiastic educational rally was
held az King George c. H. YESTERDAY
lufer the auspices % the King George
| Teachers Association. The president
I Mr. J. Aubrey New b!ll. left nothing IN.
done TO make the occasion a great sue.
cess. Hon. J. d Eggleston. Jr.. Stat.
Superintendent OF Instruction, aud Mr.
l. II. Russell, one of the State exsmln.
ers, made stirring addresses For sever
al hours they held the close attention ol
teachers and Others who filed the court.
/ house. Such addresses cannot fail to ex.
cite deep interst and enthusiasm ip
TIE vital question of the education of the
youth OF our county. Mr.. Aubrey New.
OH deserves special communication for
the hort DE Is making TO arouse pebble
Interest on this great question aud we
nope he viii be earnestly upheld by the
teac hers patrons, trustees and citizeue
supt. jas Ashby was present. making
a sh ri address and showing his usua!
deep interest and sy mpathy
The fourth quarterly conference of
Ming George circuit convened at Union
church last Saturday aud Sunday. and
all the churches Of the charge were Off.
cially represented. The reports showed
the pastors salary somewh in arr a =
but the deficiency will doubtless be made
up at the adjourned conference, which
will be- held at Trinity church Nov. Z. al
10 a. N. Julian Pratt was elected az.
tTiet steward, with Charles Hayes as al.
ternate. No changes We're made 10
church officials or Sunday school super.
intendents. A committee OF the follow.
ing members was appointed, bose duty
II Is TO have the parsonage and Trinity
churchinsured; J. Robt Baker. Sanford
Morgan and J. T. Minor. The frat stsu
Will be to secure means for insurinR tbs
buildings Trinity was selected as the
place for the first meeting next conference
year. Rev. X +. Gayle's sermons on
Saturday and Sunday were Of high order
and were listened to by sppTeciative
congregations.
Rev. j. NJ. Cuthriel delivered a humor
Gus lecture at Trinity church on Wed
nesdsy evening to- a fair sized audience
Ills subject was, what ! saw in the
Blue Ridge Mountains.
Rev W. Roy Mason preached an ear
nest, impressive sermon to q large con.
gregation at st. Johns church Sunday
morning. and was warmly greeted by
old friends who have known and loved
him ali his life
Miss Emma Cawood has returned to
King George after spending the past year
Ia Asheville. n. C., FOR her health, which
Is not greatly Improved. we are sorry to
report.
Miss Martha Massey. who spent the
summer at her home here, has returned
to Washington for the winter.
Mrs. j. Thomas Minor, who has been
visiting her married daughter on the
Eastern Shore. has returned home after
several months absence.
Hon. II, T. Garnett attended the iu-
neral OF Maj. T. f. Morris, In Fredericks-
burg. on Tuesday. Mrs. Morris IL an
aunt OF Mr. Garnett.
Workmen are bus,ly engaged in put.
ting anew galvanized tin roof on Trinity
church.
Mrs. John Shadrick. OF Madison, Wis.
and daughter, Miss Hazel, ara visiting
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Har.
gest.