The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
PRESBYTERY OF POTOMAC
HOLDS REGULAR MEETING
Session Next Year VIII BE Held II
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News.

News.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch]
Culpeper. Va. September 22.-Ths
Presbytery Of the Potomac met this
week at the Presbyterian Church at
Mitcheils Station. the services begin
ming Tuesday night and continuing
until Thursday evening. About thirty
Ave ministers and ruling elders were
in attendance. The opening sermon
was preached by the Rev. r. H. Flem-
ing. d. D.. retiring moderator. snd Dr..
w. j. Mcmillan. Of Baltimore. was
elected moderator Of the meeting. One
very important feature was the Bible
institute held Wednesday evening.
which WAS conducted by the Rev Har-
ris E. Kirk. Of Baltimore. and Rev
James H. Taylor. OF Washington. This
presbytery embraces all the Presby-
terian Churches between Mitchelis ana
Baltimore. The next meeting Will be
held in the latter place next April
Miss Vera Taylor. the daughter OF
Major and Mrs. Thomas 5. Taylor, ana
DR.. c. l. Dickens, of Lynchburg. were
married yesterday evening at the home
CT the brides sister. Mrs. James A.
Strother. near Culpeper. DR.. Hamil-
ton, Of the First Baptist Church. In
Lynchburg. performed the ceremony
Dr. and Mrs. Dickens left for North
ern trip. and on their return viii make
their home in Lynchburg-
One Of the most important cases
to come up before the Circuit Court
here last week was that OF S. Russell
Smith We. e. Jackson EEgborn- The
object Of the suit being to decide
whether a large amount OF rock on
some land which had formerly belong
ed to Mr.. Smith and which has since
passed into possession Of MI. Essborn
was part Of the land sold or = parcel
OF personal property The jury. after
being unable to come to decision
for some time. rendered verdict In
favor OF the plaintiff. Mr.. Smith. II be-
ing in their opinion personal property.
The rock was dumped on the land
many years ago by the railroad and 10
being crushed now and used or macad-
amizing the streets and roads in Gull
pepper. An appeal was taken on the
case.
Rev James Fielding Brannin. an
aged Methodist minister. died Tuesday
at the home Of his daughter. Mrs. John
Wine. near Elkwood- The funeral
services were conducted from her
house Wednesday. the !nterment being
made In the family burying ground
Sir. Brannin was eiighty-seven years
old, and since the conference Of 1890
had been granted a superannuated re-
lation. During the Civil War he SUI
fered the loss of all his property be-
cause he would not take the oath re-
Quired by the Federal authorities. At
that time, after ali the churches on
his circuit had been destroyed. he held
services in his own home.
Eighty school teachers and many
school trustees Of Fauquier were pres
ent at q meeting called BY the county
superintendent, T. Albert Smith. In
warrenton last week. Plans are be-
ing made for q special school day at
the county fair on October Is. when
the teachers and scholars from every
school In the county are expected to
be present and join in the parade. The
onicers Of the Teachers Association
for this year are F. o. Smith. presi-
dent, and d. I. Suter, vics-presidsnt
The annual inspection Of the Gull
pepper minute men took place in the
Armory Hall Monday evening. The in
spection ofsicer was Colonel 10 Lane
stern, assistant fnspector-general OF
~S~seess
son was In command Of the company
Major Slaughter and hts star were
also present.
The apple growers OF Rappahannock
County are experiencing great DIM
cuIties In getting their enormous crop
OF apples hauled TO the stations Front
Royal. Elgin and Culpeper are the
nearest railroad points and IL 10 esti-
mated that the lack OF proper trans
portation win cause . loss OF from
SEE. 600 70 $4,000 this year. The Rap
pahannock orchards have not been
injured BY the severe wind and hail
storms that have visited other por-
lions Of the state.
cutting corn has begun IN many
places throughout this section and the
general estimate OF the farmers - that
q much larger crop will be harvested
than was last yeas. Very late cors
was the only kind that suffered from
the dry weather in August. Many
new silcs are being built this year
where much stock u kept In one
community fifteen sflos have been built
during the past six months.