Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
MaurertOWn

MdurertOWn /
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. C. Bentz, Miss
Mary Bentz and Mrs. Angicl (
Crabill of Hagerstown, accom-
panied Mrs. Martha Spiker tol
her home here last Friday, after
a visit with them for the past
five weeks.
Mrs. James Showers and litt1e
son James Jr., of Linden are here
visiting her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Sager.
Miss Catherine Peer who had
been visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Peer of R. F.
D. No. l returned to Rivertonl
Monday evening.
The Mary and Martha Club of
the Girls Sisterhood Society, att
their sale last Saturday evening
from the store porch of w. J.I
Goclienour was successful. their
net proceeds being $3.50.
The communion services were
held Sunday night at the Breth-
ern Church conducted by the
pastor Rev. E. B Shaver, assist
ed by Rev. Emma M. Aloud, the
Holy Land Evangelist, who
preached to large audience Satur-
day night and Sunday morning.
Miss Aloud left on Monday for
i Quicksburg where she commenc-
ed protracted meeting at Lib
erty church Monday night. Our
lpeople are always anxious to
hear the sermons delivered by
this consecrated lady.
!. MEMORIAL. SERVICES.
Il The memorial services for the
Maurertown cemetery was held at
the Southern Railway station
/, owing to the rain. on last Sun.
fday afternoon. The attendance
e was large. The music was fur
n Inished by some members of the
K. of P. band of Woodstock
Prof. Fred Spiker director. The
songs used were Rock of Ages
: and God be with you till W,
J. meet Again" rendered by til,
II Is thren church choir. The ad
dress was delivered bv Rev. J
1T Jackson of Saumsville, in al
Il appropriate manner, Rev. E. B
n Shaver WHO offered the invoca
ST ton, also gave a short talk, afte
r which the benediction by Rev
~ Mr.. Jackson, the flowers wer
. strewn on the graves in til
to beautiful cemetery nearby, oyer
looking the town and surround
ing country.
The annual all day singing a
VALLEY Pike church Sunday Jun
= LIST. was the largest ever in a,
: tendance. The large church wa
insufficient to afford sitting ca
pacity for the throng of peopl
present. The adjoining field
had to be thrown open for til
parking of the cars. J. I
" Golladay of Moore's Store oper
. ed the song service which wa
followed with devotional service
10 by Rev. Abraham Burkholder G
"a Harrisonburg.
=" S. II. Cline of Timberyille wa
p elected moderator aud VIM.
u Gochenour of Maurertown secre
u tary. Address OF welcome by til
home pastor Rev, J. H. Smith
eI The leaders of the music durin,
q Itae forenoon session were S. r
d Cline of Timberville, Henri
Il Blosser of Harrisonburg, Jos
Tusing of Timberville, Lesli,
f lShiflett of DAYTON, Abraham
Burkholder, OF Harrisonburg, J
w. r. Showalter of Broadway
and James w. Lichlitcr of Maur.
. retown. AT the noon hour, tables
Iof refreshments were spread in
the grove surrounding the church
and every person present was
welcome to partake of the numer-
ous good eats provided. The
leaders during the afternoon ses-
sion we're: Chas. Fadeley and
IThos. Barrick of Columbia Fur
mace, DR.. J. P, Shaffer of New
Market, Moore's Store Quartet,
IF. M. Shiflett of Dayton, and
oscar Smith of Maurertown. An
address was given by DR.. J.P.
Shaffer of New Market, overflow
ing with vim and force setting
forth the inspii alton and good
derived from singing songs of
praise to God.
| Edinburg.
The closing exercises of the