The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-14
ITS Dir THOAY
IS CELEBRATED
Pope's Creek Baptist Church, in
Westmoreland County. Is
100 Years Old.
ESPECIAL to The Times-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Tlfnes-pispateh'
! Lancaster, Va, October 13.-The CEN
! tennial anniversary OF Pope's Creek
BAPTIST Church. in the northwestern
part of westmoreland County was cell
I ebrated to-day with appropriate ana
impressive exercises, which continued
throughout the day. number OF the
former pastors were present and took
part in the services This church
stands near old Pope's Creek Episcopal
Church in which George washington
In his early days used TO worship
Among those present and taking part
in the exercises were the Rev. George
w. Bealc. d. D.. pastor OF Nomihi
Menokin and Machodock Bapt!s'
Churches, in Westmoreland. an anti
ouarian OF the Northern Neck. and the
Rev. william E. Wyatt. the venerable
Bantist minister, OF Gloucester. now
visiting relatives and friends IN TINS
sectton. At noon . sumtuous dinner
was served under the shade OF the Tor
est trees that surround the church.
The October term Of Northumeer-
land Circuit Court Judge I. n D.
Wright presiding. will begin to-mo1.
row. In the afternoon Captain carter
Berkeley. OF Newport News. Will "a
dress the people Of the county In the
int.rest. II the Democratic party.
Wednesday evening Congressman VIII
liam A. Jones and Hon. William a.
Navo OF westmoreland. will deliver
. sneecbes n Colonial Beach. The He-
nublicans in this part OF Virginia seem
70 be utterly demoralized by the a.
vision in their ranks caused oy tne
candidacy Of Colonel RooseVeN. Io
win Brown. Of Northumberland. Tor
me-,y member OF the State Republican
Committee. is an enthusiastic supporter
Of the Bull Moose ticket. on Thich ne
10 candidate for presidential electoi
from this district. AS yet the hepuo-
lfcans have placed no candidate III 'hs
field to oppose Congressman Jones, anu
IL is hardly probable that they wiz W
80. AS far as can be ascertaineo he,e'
NJ speech has been delivered IN .n
district either in favor OF the Repup,
49, nv the Bull Moose tickets. ana
there are no visible signs OF q Bull
hunt.
The options obtatned early last sum
mer by w J. Payne on ten or We"
at the large menhaden nsh OIL ano
e,,,no factories In Lancaster and North
.,,on.,Iand will expire to-mosr o~'
when I, will be known whether or nov
tna ont;ons will be taken up. IL a.
understood that Mr.. Payne has pee"
Icing as the representative OF pow
.rfuI syndicate Of capitalists. VINO p.o-
nosed to consolidate these piants u"ueA
one MANAGEMENT and II estaoIisn
+sn.ive works for refining the OIL anu
-,.,;nulating the raw fish scrap in'0
commercial fertilizers.
Tho destruction last August OF tue
Morris-Fisher works at Reeo'A'e "
49, one Of the largest plants in wn'cn
! NJ pavne had secured an option, 'AA
en- in connection with the ~
saason for ali the FISH factories ANe
led many people to believe ina
options will be surrendered Last
was one Of the most success1oi III ~.
entire history Of the INDUSTRY. man,
/ ~ RI. Gamers making from 50 TO 80
~. csn, on their investments. This
year however. has been one OF the
wors, ever experineced here by these
fac,ories. The fish have been pheno"
/ an.l,v scarce. and the season Is no"
n.,rIv over. Nearly all these con-
: cerns have kept their usual numoef
, of hands on the pay rolls. ootn IN tae
factories and on the steamers In tne
hone that the supply OF hsn "ooio III
+, crs,se and they would thus be en-
| ah1.d m make I'D their losses Reports
| receiyed here yesterday from the rae
| tories indicated that the longed-for
+; shoals of Menhaden hsh were not YET
! in sight
I: One dav last week . colored man
n,n,ed sam Jackson. while unloading
! a coal barge at Fleeton. on the sreat
, wicomico River, fell into the water
and was drowned before he could De
rescued
| Hon George W Koiner. commission
or Of agriculture. will address the
! poplar Neck Farmers Club In the
southeastern part OF Lancaster wed
nesday evening, October =. on the fo-
taf.on Of crops and the raising OK
, cattle. This club. recently organized,
has a goodly number of members. an
~ whom are Jealous to learn the best
! methods Of arming-
| Little Margaret Eubank. the four
year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mra A
i Eubank. who has been desperately
i'll for the past three VII
stph,heria and pneumonia died yes
.erdax at the home OF her parents az
browns store in vcrthumeerlano-
The Anti-SaIoon League Of Lancas-
! ter began a series of meetings to-day
L which will continue throughout the
/ week. These meetings Will be held IN
\ the various Methodist and Baptist
|, chu,ebes Of the county. at which ad-
|, drcsses viii he delivered by the Rev
I 4 u. NcAIIister. state superintendent
! 81 the league in Virginia and the Rev
I David Hepburn. superintendent OF the
.s.,cr, Aiv;sjcn. Thursday grand
ral,v will he held here. at which ad-
!. dres.es will be made by the above
named speakers and by others. The
[ rally Win continue throughout the day
with q free dinner at the noon re-
cess
|, DR.. Frank ". Lewis. su7erinsend
~ .rAoo,s for this division. has called
|, n meeting Of the white teachers Of
Iancassers. 20 be held next Saturday al
Kilmarnock. for the purpose Of rcor-
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