Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-14

4 Coiored Woman Fatally Burned--
An EnG Tournament

CULPEpER. VA, September 12.--(Spe-
cial)-Edward Clark and his wife are
poor but industrious coiored people. and
while Edward Is away from home At
work on the farm his wife helps along by
taking In washing. She was busly en-
gagged with her work Friday night. and
aa usual the children played around their
mother. one OF the children was at
u0cted by the Hight Of the solitary lamp
or a nearby table. and in its childish
folics pulled IL OFF the table. The
mothcr Instantly jerked the child away,
and, gathering up the clothes she was Al
work upon. covered the lamp. whereupon
il instantly exploded. enveiOping the un-
fortunate woman in flames and satu-
rating her with oil. Neighbors came 10
the rescue. but not before she was Sc
riously and perhaps fatally burned:
Robert Clark and Temple Bland, two
Of the dusky participants in the Cedar
IAN Park fusilade OF bullets Monuay
night, where four negroes were wounded
have been sent on 20 the grand jury TO
await Its action.
A SURPRISE WEDDING.
The society people of our community
! were treated 10 pleasant surprise IhuIs-
/ day, when II became known that Nj.
l Edwin L. Gaines. son OF Or. JOhn NJ.
/ Gaines. Of BagerstOwn, Nd, and MISS
Ellen =. StrOther daughter Of Hon. John
| X. Strother, Of this county, had taken
/ the train for Washington, -. G., ana
were quietly married there In the after
/ noon.
Culpoper Chapter. United Daughters of
/ the Confederacy, at its regular meeting
/ this afternoon elected MIS-. Edlzapetl
/ Pace and Mrs. Major Charles Waite deie-
gates 10 represent this chapter at the
national convention, " be held In kich-
mouQ November 9Th. Mrs. John >. Bar
/ b0ur and Mrs William r. Robertson
viii represent the chapter in the state
LIT. IL. q
mouth October 25th. Miss Mary Anne
/ iia Smith and Mrs Lucy Hin Saunders,
! sister OF General A. y. Hin, were in at
! tendance. The meeting was largely at
tended and very enthusiastic.
AN EGG TOURNAMENT.
The first introduction of the craze
/ known as an egg tournament was IN
dulgcd in by the younger society set OF
I this county at Alton" the magnificent
| home Of Colonel $ :. Bradford, Friday
afternoon. Miss Caroline Bradford, as
sisted by her cousins. the Misses pdn'e''
was the hostess OF the occasion,
Miss Emile DuNal carried off the hIst
! honCrs. and selected as her knight MI;
J Turner Rabric. of Brandy. The secln ~
honor went 10 Miss Lena FitzHugh, VINO
/ chose as her knight Mr.. II. i. Duncan
I OF Madison Miss Minnie Daniel won me
third honor and her choice OF the
| knights was MT. Albert Rust. OF Alex
andria. The fourth honor was aWardeu
/ to Miss Alice Daniel. and she selected
/ ass her knight Mr.. William Hoffman, OF
! JeffcrsOuton.
/ After the tournament dancing was in
/ duged in by the joyous crowd until ID
( O'Clock The graceful riding and skill
/ displayed I'm handling the egg ana spoon
We're special features. The young ladies
/ participating i'm this affair belong 10 a
/ riding club of their own. known as the
Rough Riders
/ The Culpeper Graded school (whitel
/ opened It's session Monday with about 40
/ pupils I'm attendance. Professor I. ".
/ Hendricks is principal. and is assisted 10y
/ Mrs. Wiucfcld. Miss Juliet Johnson, ana
/ Miss Mary Wager This school has an
average attendance of -o pupils. Captain
+ James N. Ecckham is superintendent OF
Public instruction for The county.