The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18
PRIZES AWARDED
BOYS CORN CLUB
Master William Bolen Wins Trip
to National Corn Conveu-
ton At Columbia.

Boys Corn Club held q most enthusias-
tic meeting here yesterday. and prizes
we're awarded for the seasons work
The first prize was won By Master
william +. Bolen. this being trip TO
Columbia. Is. G. to the National Corn
Convention. which will be held in that
cit, In January. HIS brother. Charles
H. boien. and Master Dick OBannon
tied TOR the second place. and eacn re-
ceivsa q prize Oh ego IN money. Inc
latter hao raised las oarreis on his
allotted acre. and the Boien iad NO.
The latter. however. was gwen a prize
OF IS by Z visitor present Tor sno~ ing
the ten best ears Ala Inc wnoie exnioit
James Gown received price OF $ls
tor making the fourth best place, ne
having mace los barrels On nis acre.
and there were numbers OF others VINO
were close around the hundred marx.
II was noIabie AS showing the interest
felt by these youthful farmers. tnat
every member Of the club was present
with one exception. ana that one was
prevented from attending by illness.
ADD eBses were maze by w. Z.
Shackeiiord. who is district agent In
this work. and such representative
farmers az W. II. Piesk. L. Oh annon.
Alfred PuIiiam. Mr.. Downey. Oh hocK-
tngham County. also mace snort
speech. in which he compiimented Inc
exhibit very highly and the boys who
had produced it. Hon Alden Bell
closed the prog am with an address.
Mise Annie Biekers. daughter OF the
late DR.. w. A. Bickers. ana 6amosi
Jones were married at 81. AarEArers
Ongch, in Warrington. on Tuesday
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Hubert Scott Smith. the rector OF
the church. In the presence OF party
az friends who had accompanied the
couple to Washington: The bride was
given in marriage by her brother.
Roger BickerA
The funeral Of MrA Burreu Compton
was held from her late home near Bos-
ton. this county. on Sunday n III
o'clock, her pastor. the Rev. Thomas
Grimsley. on1ctating. Mrs. Compton was
one Of cuipeper's Oldest citizens. She
10 survived BY her husband and ten
children.
E. r. Hutcherson. OF Madison. receiv-
Cd a telegram on Wednesday stains
that his son. Fred Hutcherson. had
been seriously injured In \ railroad
wreck In Indiana, and was then In a
hospital in Indianapolis. Mr.. Hutch
erson left At once for Indianapolis.
Arbor Day was observed In Madison
Courthouse Friday. and trees OF every
variety were planted on the high
school grounds. on the streets and in
private grounds. While. for reasons OF
prudence. these trees were not planted
with dynamite. . great many through
on, the country have been planted BY
tina, method this fall and in every
case great satisfaction has been ex-
pressed.
As result Of burns sustained last
week, Mrs Amanda Reed died Sunday
nisnt at the home Of her niece. Ma
Flora Wood. where she had made her
home for some years xrs- Read. who
was in her eignty-seventh year. was
the widow ~ DR.. A. A. Read. and -
survived b, two daughters and one
son-Mrs. r W. Eastman. OF Rappa-
hammock; Mr.. Annie Wayman. OF
Texas, and John Read, Of Colorado. The
funeral services were held In the
sperryville Baptist Church. with inter-
ment in the old family burydng ground
Mr. and Mrs Robert Emmett Miller
have Issued Invitations to the mar
mage OF their daughter. Caroline Rust.
70 Rev. william Joseph Reynolds. the
ceremony TO take place 1t 6 o'clock on
the evening Of Wednesday. November
10. I'm Lebanon Church. Woodville- Rev.
Mr.. E,eynolds has fo9 several years
served a. pastor Of the Warrington.
Sperryvills and WoodvtlIe Baptist
Churches
Madison County 10 one OF the few
yireania counties without . railroad
nne crossing some part Of II. and in
consideration OF this fact. the number
Of factories Of different kinds In the
county 10 rather remarkable. There
are three furniture factories. one OF
which has been In operation ever since
lS4O: several barrel factories. which
vsrk overtime TO furnish enough bar
rcls for the madison apples. and more
than q few flour and corn mills A
movemsut las been started to empha-
sass the Industries and factories OF
TIL county BY having q Made In Aadi-
son" Label on al furniture, flour. fruit.
etc, that . exported
A quiet wedding took place at the
homo OF Mr.. and Ms F. p. Smith. OF
lGaAapon Courthouse. when their young
est laughter. Eliza Yaeer. became the
hide Of Alexander H. Cave. Only
msmbers Of the immediate families
were present at the ceremony. which
was performed b. the Rev. =. C.
Fraser. pastor Of the Beth Car Baptist
Ihurch
An 0AD