The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-09

IN CONFERENCE
RoCkBRIDGE ELDERS AND
DRAGONS 10 NEfT AT VII
SONS SULPHUR SPRINGS
NEXT MONDAY.

/ Special to The Richmond Nirginisn.
| LEXINGTON. VA, August s.-~Next
| Monday. August 18th. promises to be
, an interesting day at Wilson's Sulphur
| Springs, the special attraction being
| The gathering OF Presbyterisns for an
all day conference concerning church
| work in Rockbridge,
Elders and deacons Of this church
viii discuss plans and methods, and a
| lunch will be spread at noon. when
advantage VIII be taken Of the inter
mission hour for social intercourse.
| Two sessions will he held, morning and
afternoon.
Prayer Service.
prayer service will open at 10
o'clock. conducted by {. u Meteor
mick. OF Ola Providence Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian church The
morning address by bt. Henry Louis
Smith, president of Washington ana
Lee university, will he: The Help the
Elde- Can Render and the Develop
ment Of the Spiritual Life Of the
| Church Through the Diaconate"
The afternoon prayer service will
he conducted by Mr.. r. w Morrison
of New Monmouth Presbyterian
church. Or, James Lewis Howe. of
Washington and Lee. will make an
address on The subject: The Plea For
the Development of the Spiritual Life
of the Church Through the Agency OF
Elders and neacons."
Ministers. elders. deacons and their
wives are invited 10 be present The
conference ~ tn he held under the
auspices of the Presbyterian Ministers
association OF Rockhridge
Notes From Lexington
thilursU's DAY fiff(p Civ nbSefy-
ed by the Sunday school at the Old
Stone church at Timber Ridge last
Sunday morning. The pastor. Rev
r. +. kinnaird made a short ad-
dress, John H. Sterrett, the superin-
tendent, presided, ANA Miss Isabel
Lackey had charge of the music
Mrs. Maurice Skidmore, OF near
Lexington. has COW with a prolific
record, seven calves i'll four years.
The cow Is five years and two months
old. She gave birth to twins Feb
ruarv Is. 1909: twins. July is. 1910:
single. June Z, 1911, and twins. June
IS, 1912.
Ninety pound rails are being re-
ceived at East Lexington to replace
the old rails on the. VALLEY railroad
between Lexington and stanton. The
officers of this road seem in earnest
in their efforts to improve the long
neglected roadbed of this road. to the
qualification OF the public.
Charters Granted.
Big Town Hill Creek Coal corpora
ton. Richiands. Va: $500 to $1,000
w r. Spratt. president A. NJ Stir
son. vice president; j. NJ Wilson,
general manager: NJ. NJ. Hawkins,
secretary-all OF Richlands. Va.
Stewart Liquor company. incorpor-
ated. Petersburg, Va: $4,000 to SIS
600. NJ. A. Finn. president; E. F.
Stewart. secretary and treasurer: NJ.
M. Finn, vice presidential of Pc
tersburg
The Standard Red Cedar Chest
company. Incorporated, Altavista. Va,
$4,000 to s25.000. J. f. Lane. presi-
dent: +. II. Lane, vice president; p
r. Hardison, secretary and treasur-
er--all of Altavista.
Richmond club. Richmond, Va; So
cial club: no capital stock. VIM. E.
Crawford, president: VIM. l., Gillian.
secretary: B. A Montgomery, w. p.
Turner-all Of Richmond. Va
stanton Gas company. Staunton.
va; 100000 TO s250,000. r. f.
Mandville, president, Philadelphia,
Pa; John J. Riordan. Jr.. vice presi-
dent. Baltimore. Md. N. f. Maury,
secretary and treasurer, Philadelphia,
Pa.