The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-21
WOMAN AVIATOR
IS FROM VIRGINIA
Miss Stearns Makes Flights.
Barns Destroyed by
Fire.

| Barns Destroyed by
Fire.
rspecial to The Times-Dispatch.1
cnlpepar. We, OCTOBER 20.-Tae rec
ord OF being the hTst woman eNiatos
| in the Adirondacks belongs TO MISE
EDITH Stsasns, OF this county. who nae
,u.t returned from Q three-montns
stav At q camp there. Miss StSarns
was accsmpanied by Av1afor Grey
who had been giving exhibitions a tne
arriving park near Lower Sarenac AAHe.
Miss 6tearns 10 also sa1o 70 % ING
hrst woman to make hisnt IN '
GINA
The barns ON the Ia Orange estate
owned by Captain John Cunninsnam.
were destroyed by nre In the aosenco
Of the owner last week. se
quantity Of grain. carrta9Ds. harness
and All Of the contents were burned.
rhe origin Of the are 10 stu unknown.
This Is the second loss that Captain
CUNNINGHAM has sustained In the last
three years. The nrst time. three years
ago, his barn wss set ON nre 10y =
demented neiGhho1 who Afterwards
confessed tho crime. Another sesaous
Are Is reported from Rappahannock.
where J. r. Moore had the misfortune
To lose 500 bushels OF wheat that was
stored in an outbuilding near ms
home. When drst seen the root was
blazing. ana all efforts TO save tne
contents were uuavailing. There IS
said to have been no insurance.
Several Of tho prominent apple
growers Of Rappahannoek are shipping
their ane winter apples direct to the
EuropeAn markets, where they COM
mand much better prices than In this
country.
william H. Brown. q Confederate,
veteran and a member Of the famous
Seventfeth virginia Infantry. died SUD
denlv from acute indigestion Wednes-
day afternoon In his seventy-third
wear. His remains were brought to
Culpeper, where the funeral services
were held in the Baptist Church FRI
dav. Rev. Thomas Grimsiey. an old
and the pastor OF
the church; Rev. E. W. Winfrey, u. d.
omciated. The interment was made In
Fairview Cemetery.
The woman's Auxiliary Of the Far
mers' Institute Of Prince William held
an interesting meeting Friday and lis
tened to an address from ME-. Mary
Evans billiard. who In teacher OF 40
nestle science in the Lyncnours
schools and president Of the State AS
sociation OF Domestic Science Teachers.
The Farmers' Institute was addressed
at the same time by Rev. William Hart
Dexter, Of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. who also AWARDED
the prizes on cattle. In this he was
assisted by Mr.. Brown. demonstfator
agent OF the Southern Railroad "A
lunch was served by the domestic
science class At noon to all the visi-
tors at the institute.
A large and very enthusiastic meet
ing Of the Ant1-Saloon League was
held in the Bradley Methodist Church
on wednesday. The program began at
1890 ana continued, with an inter
mission for lunch. until $3.50. Addresses
were made by Elder 5. H. Flory, Rev.
Ed ]. Richardson. Mrs. george Z.
Round and many othera
Last Tuesdays hearing OF the
Koonts- Chapman case in Madison
brought together one OF the oldest a.
semblaxes that has met in that coun-
-fy for nearly a deolae. Eight years
aso last June, the following jury was
drawn to serve In this now lOcAIly
famous case: ,. 9. Aenshaw. w. A.
Jackson, J. c. Estes, s. p. Deal. r. l.
Kipps, II. I. Hoffman. J. n. Tucker,
J. J. ctr, John Hale (now deceased),
W. A. Carpenter skalso deceased) and
Marcus watson. - living in Greene
county. All bu he last three were
here ON Tuesdk Wilmer Aylo-. OF
Madison. and =. c. Deane. Of Greene
County, were the surveyors Of the land
in dispute. and among 6e witnesses
Of eight years ago were B. F. A. w.
S. w. and John weakley. J. L. Ayior.
and B. s. Ctz. nearly all OF whom
were present as was Cleyk G. n. Tay-
lor. vhen the hearing started Tues
day morning. This has been one OF
the biggest cases and the most OBJ
s,iuateiy contested In the history OF
the county. The property at stake Is
about 3ss acres Of mountain land. val
ued at about $s.000.
J.. n. Powell, Democratic elector-at-
large fer the Ninth District OF vir-
xinia. 10 scheduled 10 speak At Madi-
son Courthouse on next Thursday.
which q old eOurt day In Madison
Corn cutting 10 about over IN this
section and many persons have already
begun shocking the earlier crops. The
quality 4. said everywhere TO De very
roe. with ears from large to very large
and we'll filed Ears measuring one
foot and over are quite common
Tnere IL very little moldy OF dam
aseA corn anywhere. and u u hoped
tina, this means exemption from the
disease that has Killed % many valua-
BILE horses and cattle throughcSe this
part Of virginia last fan. winter and
sprin6.
r~sAy Dsse = Alss -
rs,>oSsi cable 10 The Timss- D3spasch.1
rsrss october n.-Iissie Nasshe wilson.