The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-30

FRONT ROYAL VA, Jan.4 29.-Special.
General Miles visited Buckton, Va, to-
day in a private car over the Southern
Railroad. to inspect and test an invention
Of OrIan Clyde Cullen, which it is claimed
is an important one in gunnery. Mr: Gull
den, who lives at the Warren w mite Sui
phur Springs, in Warren county, has in
vented and patented device by which
he decreases the friction Of the missile
as it passes through the tube of the gun
by means of balls, along the ball-bear-
ing idea, and he claims that IT reduces
the friction so much that the missile has
a greater force fhan,sin any other gun
made. The principle is a simple one put
yet q very important and prac11ca1 one.
Your correspondent is aware OF facts
which warrant him in saying that it IS
likely to be adopted by the government
Mr.. Cullen has taken outspatents IN 1or-
eiSn countries TO protect the invention.
A LARGE INDUSTRY.
Mr.. s. f. Borden, at Overall, Va, has
begun the erection Of another stave and
heading factory, which will be completed
in about a month When TINS one IS
completed he. will turn out sixty thousand
slaves a day He is also putting in 4 tele-
extending it to Bentonville, Browntown
and Front Royals His industry employs
about a hundred hands. and runs the
year round at full capacity.
The Front Royal furniture Factory ma S
been sold by MIR. II. o.. Cook to North
Carolina parties. and will again begin
operations in the near future. It. Will
employ from twenty-five TO fifty hands.
This plant has been shut down for a long
time, although the ma chinery Is OF the
best and the location good.
ANNIVERSARY.
On last Tuesday evening Mr.. G. E. Roy.
County Superintendent Of Schools and for
many years County surveyor, celebrated
his Birthday anniversary at his hand
some residence on Main street, by enter
taininG a number of his friends at din
ner.trNLrs. Daniel Butler; assisted by Mrs
Jas. II. Bowman, acted as hostess. ana
served a sumptuous dinner to the follows
ing guests: DIR. and Mrs. Cox. Of Win.
chester: DR.. w. S. Roy. Judge GAes
Cook. Jr, Mrs A. L. Warthen, Mrs.
Cook. Rev. Mr. Engle and Mrs. Engle.
Rev. and Mrs. Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. D. f.
Maddox, Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Aniss, Mr.
and Mrs. Johnston, Miss Bessie Maddox,
Misses Anderson, Mrs. Anderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams Messrs. Parsons, O.Flar-
herty, Harry Amiss, and j. W. Kendrick.
of Front Royal; and Mrs. OSBORN
and her son. of West Virginia., and MI
Butler, of Ohio.
TIE table was decorated with cut flow
ers, and the favors were choice carna-
tions During the dinner hour an orches-
ira discoursed sweet music, and after
wards the party was entertained with
both instrumental and vocal music. The
feature Of the entertainment was the re-
7learsal of Dutch wedding. in which The
Rev. DR.. S. X. Cox, of Winchester, a
noted linguist and scholar, performed the
ceremony in German and according to an
Gent custom.
Mr.. Roy was for twenty-six years mayor
of Front Royal. and is now president OF
the Winchester District Epworth League,
as well as being prominent.in many other
capacities as leading citizen. and is one
of the most popular men in our county.
PASTOR CALLED.
The Rev. T. p. Berkly has accepted a
call from the Front Royal, Riverton and
Happy Creek Baptist churches, to fill the
vacancy occasfoned by Rev.sR. r. L. Az
lor's going to Chatham. Va. Mr.. Berkly
will resign his charges in Fauquier and
Rappahannock counties, and take charge
of his new field the first OF April.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Edgar Matte Smith, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Smith. Of
Rectortown. Va, to Mr.. Albeit .Landon
N1offet, at the home of the bride, Wednes-
day noon, February Z, 1905,