The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-04
THE OLD HOME OF
BRYAN'S FATHERS
Still Standing and We|I-Preserved IN
CuIpepsr County
THE HISTORY OF HIS FAMILY
r.o,, E,cct;on Bet in Fredericksburg.
A Wager Attached in 'he
Hands OF the Stakeholder.
Eloquent Sermon.
c.,.,i,, p,spatch to The Times.}

rornFPICKsBURG, VA. November
. Tie old homestead OF the
Of william Jennings Bryan, the Demo
cratic candidate for President, sun sAhiu'
on a spur of the Blue Ridge Mo'h',hi9
IN Panpahannock county, near the eai-
,ener line The old dwelling is an IN
,,-a+a,,ious los. building, remarkably We'll
preserved. Within the past ie" a.
Soma improvements have been made TO INC
49,, -, Give II a more modern appear
,nca h,,t m to that time Il was III tie
ca mo condition as when the Bryan falnily
left it in 1926.
The first Bryan whose name appears
1,pon the records OF Cu!peper county "i
Joseph T. Bryan, VINO bought iaho 90
settled there in 1la2 he wen 70 ea.,,
Denar from King George county. lie"
miles below this city, and is supposed 10
have been the father of William Bryan
the rreat-grantlfather of William Jennings
Hryan The name OF Bryan is found on
the records of Spotsylvania. staiiora'
King George and Orange counties. M'.
G. BRYAN. the present clerk OF the
county and circuit courts OF Staiioru' 10 ''
relative of Hon. w. j. Bryan
The Democratic candidate and ms WAe
have frequently visited Culpeper and are
Dersonally known by many citizens OF ttsae
county.
4 SCHOLARSHIP
Mr.. Chambers Sisson, OF Orange county
emo had previously given $500 10 endow a
naIf srbnlarship at Richmond College, has
,dded $500 10 his former gift, making the
scholarship complete.
An interesting tournament near Broken
burg in this county tins week .esu.teu -.
the success of the following khashls III
the order named. MessrS. Inomas t-deh,
ton. T. c. Commack. R. D. brumiey ana
Leo. Wheeler Mss Florence Wheeler
n.,s crowned queen and the maids OF
honor were: Misses Mary Wheeler hoha
Pritcilett. and Nellie Terrell.
/ Mr. Marshall Luck, highly respected
citizen Of Lewiston. in this county Is
dead aged Sd years.
The splendid hall of the new t.ntefpti ;..
Building was formally opened last susas
with n dance given by the young men "
the CITY. which was participated In oE q
| large number of couples and highly en-
joyed by all present r,a,.fi-
The Farmers. Supply and Home 6ei'si l1'
ciaI ASSocia ton. chartered doot.t 49, -,
ago by Judge j. f. Mason, o. tiss tas1,
Court and conducted by coioles. l,s,i,.,.
has gone into the bangs .. :, Court
Judge Wallace of the CoFpora'los' a .'.a u
| bas annointed CITY Sergeant D. s. RuSseH
receiver of the county ~, Hail
Al an elegant german in the new nan
at King George Courthouse ea.'e 80
night. Mr.. Edward Taylos led with MISS us
/ Kate Newell Doggett, of III s CITY; .,, ne
dance was given by the ouns a nr,r.rs
| c:arrnan club. of King George county
Tetentr.sonr couples participated.
/ III, nao-Ie here will witness the spec
tac1a of one citizen wheeling another down
t tuo NJ - ,hs principal streets in wheel
harrom as an outcome of the election Hr.
Thomas. B. Jones. Democrat, VII pash
It, It, .r,i, ride If President Mckinley Is
rs.aIsctea and vice versa II Mr.. Bryan
ee,s i ma jorits- In the electoral college
| a number of funny incidents are growing
nut OF the campaign here One party !.
Rsnubiisan. bss .lAss Democrat. sls