The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-04
Made Occasion for Enjoyable
Banquet BY culpeper
Odd. Fellows.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

ing Our Lodge. Odd-Fellowshtp and
what IL Is doing" Mr.. Whitestone Is
forceful speaker and ELECTED frequen,
applause. At the semi-annuai enter
tainment OF the Orange Lodge. on the
Wednesday previous. Mr. whitestone
was also the orator of the evening.
taking. by request. the place OF Hon.
c. c. Carlin. who had expected to be
present and make the address.
Something very unusual II not I'M
precedented. occurred at the county
clerks ONCE here this week. when
Robert Dean. colored. aged eighty
seven. applied for license to remarry
Ellen Dean. who had been his wife
when both Of them were slaves. Be-
longing to different masters. as was so
often the case. the wife was sold, and
they lost sight OF each other. and each
contracted another marriage. The re-
spective husband and wife both beine
dead. now the old couple have come to.
gether again. II created some com.
ment In the clerks ONCE. but the old
man obtained his license. and he and
the wife Of his youth were remarked
later in the week by the Few. Wernsei
Gibbs.
The funeral Of George G. Thompson.
who was shot and killed in Greensboro.
~ c.. the FIRST Of the week by q clerk
whom he had discharged. was held
from the Episcopal Church here on
Thursday. the Rev. Nelson Dame and the
Rev. Frank Burks conducting the SER
vices. Mr.. Thompson was q prominent
Mason. and the Masonic lodge attended
in a body. Captain George Thompson.
the father Of Mr.. Thompson. was an in.
nuential citizen Of Culpeper. and foi
many years acted as depot agent for
the Southern Railroad at this place. Mr..
Thompson is survived by his widow and
one child; two brothers. Barbour
Thompson. Of Atlantis, ana Richaro
Thompson. Of Washington: four sisters.
Mrs Minnegerode and Miss .Lelie
Thompson. Of Louisville. and Miss
Eliza Thompson and Mrs. Hinkel, OF
Roanoke.
The home of Edward Miller, nea,
C6rdova, with most Of his household
goods. was destroyed by fire at Z
o'clock Tuesday morning. A defective
stove flue Is thought to have caused
the fire. There was only q small in
surance. In another destructive fire.
the residence near Clarkson. belonging
to Mrs. Harry Carpenter. was also en-
tirely destroyed
An early morning marriage was that
Of Miss Imie F. Taylor. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs.. r. d. Twymsn. Of Syria.
and Mr.. Robert II. Dulaney. who were
! married at the home of the bride, at
$50 o'clock on Monday morning The
Rev. L. l. Banks performed the cere-
mony. Immediately after the cere-
mony, breakfast was served. the couple
leaving afterwards for Northern trip
On their return they will make their
home near Brandy.
The shipment OF chestnuts to the
Northern markets. which began the
first Of September, 10 stili going on all
through this section. marking a season
Of unusual length. One Of the local
merchants reports a shipment Of 5000
pounds OF very fire n.ts during the
past week.
Miss Sarah Fry. the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Fry, sailed from New
York last week for Lavras Ed Minas,
Brazil. to take charge Of q school a.
that place. A sister. Mrs. c. c. Knight,
has been in Brazil for the past three
years. and Miss Fry expects to make
her home with her.
The farm Of Charles ". Record, near
Catlett, consisting Of 153 acres. was re-
Gently sold through . local real estate
firm to Robert Williams. Of Luray. for
the sum Of $500. Mr.. Williams will
take possession Of his new home about
the first OF December. A small farm
Of fcrty-two acres. near Buckhall, was
also sold this weef to Thomas B.
Whedbee BY the owner. Harriet A.
Johnson. but the price was not made
public.
veteran and a member OF The famous
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day 1t his home near Casanova, In the
seventy first year Of his age. The flu
neral services took place the next day
at his home.
Saturday night, October Is, will stand
out a. . red letter night to the stu
dents Of stuyvesant School. tn War
ren.on. marking 40 IT did their hrst ex-,
perience Of . coon hunt" In old vir-
GINA Twenty boys. accompanied by
two Of the teachers. and some Of the
residents Of the town. went through
the woods In the Blair johnson farm,
and were successful In freeing three
coous. An Of which. however. they
were not successful in obtaining.
Judge ". b q. Shumate. OF Calver-
tor. died In sanitarium In Indianapolis,
Ind. last week, and his remains were
brought back TO Calverton for inter-
ment. He was about sixty-seven years
Of are, had been . gallant Confederate
and was . member Of Mount Carmel
Lodge Of xGasons. Of warrenton. which
lodge assistea in paying the last tri-
butte TO hts memory at the grave. Dur
ing the reaAjuster period. Judge Shu-
mate wss very prominent politically.
and served ~ . Judge Of Fauquier
County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner Ratrie have is
sued Invitations 60 the marriage cf
their sister. Miss Crimosa Yancey
Payne. % Douglass Thrift. the cere-
mony 70 take place on the morning OF
Thursday. November ~. at ii:se
o'clock, in Christ Church se Brandy.
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