The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
SHILOH ASSOCIATION
MEETS NEAR CUl.PEPER
distinguished Baptist Diylncs Deliver
Addresses During 1hrcc-Da.s'

Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
CClPtPEli, Va. September THE
one hundred ana twentieth annual
meeting Of the Shiloh Association OF
Baptist Churches was held last week
for three days n New Salem Baptist
I Church. about eight miles from Gull
pepper, ana attended by many thousands
OF visitors from all parts OF the coun-
Try as wei as the ministers and lay
delegates from forty churches Tie
opening sermon WAS preached by Key.
T. r. Burnett, OF Greene County. wbo
mad bccn appointed Ia this Office a.
the last association. On Tuesday after
noon an address on temperance MAS
made BY Dr.. George W. Mcdaniel: on
Wednesday two addresses on the same
subject were made by DR. Comack and
Mr.. Dumford and on Thursday, the
closing day, Rev. sam Small. of Georgia.
lectnrcd on the same subject. In fact
the leading feature or the meeting was
prohibition. and strong resolutions rec
ommendinS ii were drawn up By the
executive committee. John 3 Holtz-
man, who has been secretary OF Shiloh
association for many years. rendered
his resignation at this mectins on ac-
count OF i'll health. and William Mel.
son was elected in his stead Basket
dinners We're held on the grounds on
MI tnlee dars and the hospitality Of
Tie New Salem congregation knew no
bounds The next annual meeting viii
b" held III Bethel Church. also in this
count, on tho first of next September
The case of the Alexandria National
Sank against. the culpcpcr National
Earl;, which Was tried here last week
ana occupied four DAYS of the term of
court under Judge George s Shackef-
ford. resulted on Thursday evening in
a hung jury FOR the plaintiffs were
Judge G. T. Nicol, Of Alexandria, and
y e. Hiden, OF Culpepcr. while oppos-
ing them were Grimslcy e Miller, of
Culpeper, and John :. Barbour, OF Fair
fan.
Miss Mary Boldridge and Garland
Norris were married on Wednesday, at
the home Of the bride. near stevens
burg. TIE Rev. Mr.. Hurt, Of the Stevens.
burg Baptist Church. officiating After
= wedding trip. the couple viii make
their home at Alex, y. g.
At meeting OF the CuIpepef Chap
ter. Daughters OF the Confcderacy. held
at tho home Of the president on Tucs-
day, Mesdames Orville Loving and Byrd
Leavell were elected delegates to attend
the state convention 10 be held in
Bristol on September %. with Miss
Adella Vowel and Miss Mamie Waits rs
altcrnates. Miss Fannie Vowel was
also appointed as delegate to represe ut
the Junior chapter OF which she has
had charge since Its organization by
her last spring.
y farmers institute has been planned
for Tuesday in a grove near Culpe per.
and such well-known speakers as Dr
r. c. Lane. Of the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, and Il. f. Grabel.
of the farm department Of the Southern
RAILWAY, will be present and make ad :
dresses. A farmers club for Culpeper
County Will be organized at this poet
ing.
A petition has been circulated among
tho citizens OF Culpeper and Orange
Counties in regard to an improved train
service from Culpeper to Richmond
over the Chesapeake and Ohio road
and reaching 10 local points. IT is ex-
pected TO come up before the State Cor
poration Commission at an early date.
Three lecturers, Rev. NJ. l.. flaming.
OF Ohio, Rev. Mcdaniel and Rev Sam
Small. the well-known Methodist divine
OF Georgia, all spoke In Culpeper last
week under the auspices of the w. C..
7. L. and the Anti-Saloon League.