The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-25
SEEK TO AROUSE
INTEREST IN ROAD
Matter WIN Ds Taken Up With
Capitalists Other Culpeper
News.


culpspsr. We. Novsnber Sat- .
meeting q the businsss Mons Asso.
eiatien IN osaags Monday night com
mittss was appointed to confer with
the business men Of Madison ana
Greene Counties ana % get into com
munication with the capitalists VINO
are interested In the promotion OF the
proposed railroad through these three
counties. The following members were
nominated on the committee: A. T.
Browning. g A Carpenter. H O. Lyme
Barclay Taiia1esro and Richard n.
Tarkington. Much interest 10 felt IN
this section over the report that w. =.
D. Stokes. Of New York. Intends 70
build Q railroad from Elkt0h. ROCKING
ham County. 70 deep water somewhere
on the Potomac or Rappahannock Hiv-
era
Miss cosris Norris. who left Gull.
pepper last week. telling her FRIENDS
che was going - make m extenAea
VISIT TO her bseshsr and his wife. Af.
and MrsL John Norris. OF Baltimore.
vas married In that city Wednesday
afternoon 70 C. Edward Wager. one
time resident Of this county. who has
for Some years been making his home
in Washington- The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. W. H. Weech. OF
Etrawbridgs Methodist Church. Re-
freshments were served after the cere-
mony and the brides cake was cut BY
Miss SANFORD Norris. q niece OF the
brfdA Mrs. wager i0 . cousin ana
one ef IL heirs-at-law Of he late VIII
Ham Norris. Q wealthy resident OF CuI-
pspsr. whose lsege estate hes 0esn y
litigation ever since his death. threS
years ago. on account OF an eccentric
VIII In which he left al 81 his proper.
" . The DJlscsDal Church q tbs
plaza
TAs hsms trasG Of .19lltso.- enc q
he sl1 yit1hn0A Asmoa. Aoa1 DeoAy
0ta&jsa. csnsisting Of Tie Asuss ao1
3%3 s1sa. was Feosntjy sold b the
Dressnt svnse. J. J. 1hsmpoea. -
Carey Humphrey. . merchant OF Bran
dy. This 10 part OF . large tract
bought by George Fitzhugh. cousin
OF General FitshuSh Lee. In the year
1907. and has been In tho possession OF
his family ever since. until the last
owner. Mrs Warrington Peace. sold
It to Mr. Thompson about q half -do4en
years ago. The old Snansion was de-
etroyed by are and Mr.. Thompson
had an attractive new house, with all
modern conveniences. erected In its
place.
The Rev. c. Z. Peasants, who has
had charge Of the culpeper Methodist
Church for three years. was assigned
At the last conference to the church
at Liberty. In Berkeley County. Rev.
r. p. Lumpkin. Of Charlottesville. was
appointed his successor here.
John Washington Joli1e died last
weak At his home near Ha8eli River,
after an illness Of several months. He
In survived By his widow. one daugh-
Ter and three sons Tho funeral SER
vices were conducted from his home by
the Rev Mr. 0Fimsley.
The old View Tree" one Of the land
marks Of the country. standing AZ II
does on View Tree Hill. the highest
point In FauQuier. was almost destroy
I'd by IRE one night last week throuGn
the carelessness OF some 'possum hunt
ers, who had built fire near its base
This old tree u . giant chestnut ana
Il took persistent EFFORT Cor more
than four hours 70 extanGutsh the
flames.
Among the requests in the VIII OF
the late John W. Kineheloe. Of Della
plane. which was recently probated IN
the clerks once In warrenton. was a
60QUeSt 10 tho S0U1eteSy SVhAponS' -
AGiddIeburE. and . fund Of $4,000 70 the
trustees Of the Baptist Orphanage at
6alem. James Il Klnoheloe. OF wash
tnGton. qualifeA ~ executor. with the
American Surety Company ~ security.
ms estate 10 valued ~ sbout Sse.eeo.
Another Win recently psobafed In the
same once was that OF the late Judge
W. B. q. Ghumste. Of Calverten who
devised all Of his property TO his SIX
children, his wife being dead
The Rev. ". ]. MCMILLAN OF BaltI-
more, has been conducting during the
past week . mission 1t the Culpeper
Prssbyterian Church. returned to Bal
t1moee ys0eef40y.
When Nrs. c. 4. Stanford. the wife
sR the freight agent In Orange. was
wuIking with her husband on the tres
tie on the Chesapsake and Ohio Rail
reed. oppoG1ts Lyns's NIL she Ten Q
distance Of ten fest and broke her col
larNooa. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanford were
aDout In the middle q the trestSe when
tAay we're staStle1 By Q train oemtng
% behind them. Grabbing his wife's
- n sfaRe0n 70 TU0 - the 0enSr