The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-01
Mayor Spltman Has One Cut
From Valley Forge.
WILL GIVE "A SILVER CUP
Warrenton Hunt Club viii Give Its
Point to Race on Thursday April
ieth-Farmers VIII Contest For
Silver Cup.
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1yAnRI1NToN, VA, Feb 2s.--Mayor
John r.. splman, has in his possession. q
cane Of great historical interest ar and 70. 70
collectors OF relics. Its value would pc De
considerable. In appearance. there Is
nothing striking about the stick. 4 is
simnly n straight, well-seasoned hickory
~ no with m ivory head and ciaspe,o
where It Joins the wood with plnln 81 81,
yer band. 1t was given to MAYOR gp ,a
man by his friend the late Coionel ouu :,
MED Bunting" Mr.. Judson was reg.
ular and popular contributor to torest
and Stream the popular sporting period :
lcnI and wrote under the NON de
rhine given. The story Of the stick
which is we'll and truthfuly autnenus
Gated, It was cut from n tree Wnicn etoot,
In front OF the headquarters OF Genera
spilmnn prizes the stick beyond vaiue
on account OF its association and ms
II The warrenton Hunt Club announc es
thnt it's annual point to- point race VIII
take place Thursday, April l6th. MI
Wcstnloreland Davis, native tVlrslI.an
but who for some years past has resided
IN New York and who is prominently
Identified with ali matters pertaining 70
the local hunt club, Of which nc IS q
member, will give a handsome silver
CUP to thee winner Of the farmer 9 race
This will be the concluding event OF the
dny and Is open to MI farmers over
whose lands the club has hunted curing
tho season.. a-ffls &&s8@ 5sa.fes5't 4t
IN NEW QUARTERS.
The furniture Of the Fauquier National
Bank was placed In position TINS "ee ,.
Nv Mr., Weeks, Of the Grand Rapids
1d,chi Furniture Company. Nothing re-
mains now but for the officers OF TINS
new and growing institution to move
from their temporary headquarters on
c,,nener street, where they have been
for nearly n year. The transfer VIII pc
made next week. It Is said by CRITICS
that the new bank building ls one OF t,lc
ho ndeomest and best arranged IN the
State. .o,
visiting her sister, Mrs. Samuel Arundn4e
IN January for some weeks past. returned
to her home In this place to-day.
Mrs. Virginia Payne Is absent on q
VISIT to her son, j. Keith Payne, VINO ID
connected with an engineering corps OF
the Norfolk and Western Rallroad Will
headquarters at Cincinnati.
The condition Of James r. Carter, VINO
WAS recently taken to the hospital IN
washington to be treated for appendlcltls'
ia reported favorable and his rapid recov-
cry is now certainty.
Rev. 6. W. Nelson. the much loved
and popular rector Of st. James Eplsco-
pal Church. whose illness has been pre-
viously reported In these columns, con-
tinues to hold his own but with no de-
cided Improvement.
Charles wood, son OF Mr.. D. P. Wood
OF this place, has returned from Cornell
University on account OF the typhoid fever
Mrs. e. II. sublett and the Misses Sub
lett, Of ST. Louis, are a recent social ac-
QUESTION to the town. They have leased
home here.
Mrs Sanger is a guest at the home OF
Mrs. Virginia Day. FIer husband, Gene
rnl Sanger, is now stationed in the Phil
ippines and will probably join her here
during the summer.