Evening star., 1912-11-24
MISS NORRIS MARR|ES
AND SURPRISES FRIENDS
0stensibIy She Goes on Visit to
Brother, But Becomes Bride
of Edward Wager.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

SPeSidi correspondence VI me
CULPEPER, Va, November %, 1912
Friends of Miss Corrie Norris, who left
here last week ostensibly to visit her
brother, John Norris, in Baltimore. We're
surprised to hear of her marriage
Wednesday to Edward Wager. a one
time resident of this county, now living
in Washington. Mrs. Wager belonged to
prominent family and was the last one
Of her family to occupy the old Norris
place, quaint old home on Main street.
She is cousin of the late William Nor
ris. very wealthy resident of Culpeper,
whose estate has been in litigation since
his death three years ago, because OF an
eccentric will in which he bequeathed all
of his property to ST. Stephens Episco-
pal Church in Culpeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ethelbert Lewis
nave issued invitations to the marriage
of their daughter, Susan Broadus, to her
cousin, Henry Francis Lewis. The cere-
mony will take place in New Salem Bap-
tist Church at o'clock on the afternoon
OF Wednesday, December f.
The graded school for colored children
at Orange came very near being Destroy
ed by fire one morning last week, the
ceiling OF one Of the rooms being on fire
when discovered. The principal and
teachers formed an impromptu fire brigade
and the blaze was extinguished before
much damage was done. It started from
a defective fue.
Town Holds "Arbor Day."
A town "Arbor day" was observed in
Madison courthouse Friday; and trees
were planted upon the high school
grounds, along the sidewalks and in
many private grounds where the old
trees that date with the old residences
that compose the town were giving
away. 1t is found that fall planting is
generally best in this section, as
the winters are seldom severe enough
to kill Many persons have employed
dynamite planting with very salts
factory results, but the planting Friday
was done in the old-fashioned way, with
a hoe and a spade.
j.. J. Thompson sold the home tract
OF his farm, Milton, near Brandy Sta
ton, including the house and 24O acres
Of land, to Carey Humphreys, mer-
chant of Brandy, for about $4,000. This
tract is part of a large estate that was
bought by George FitZhugh in the year
1907, and had been in possession of
the family nearly a hundred years. Mr.
Thompson. the last owner, coming here
from Wyoming and purchasing it about
six years ago. 1t is adjoined by the
Berry Hill farm, famous for the spring
Another sale of real estate made re-
Gently was Of Arlington, the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nesbit, near Warrenton,
which was bought by Gen. Ramsey
Douglas Potts. U. S. A., with a view to
making it his permanent home after his
retirement, which will take place next
year.
Corn Club Gives Prizes.
At the annual meeting Of the Corn
Club here last week many prizes were
awarded the youthful farmers. The first
prize was won by William F. Bolen and
consisted of a trip to the national corn
exposition, which will be held in Co
lumbia, S. c., in January. William
Robertson, a wealthy retired farmer,
added $25 to this as an expression of
admiration for the splendid showing
and report made by young Bolen, whose
yield on his allotted acre was 127
bushels. His brother Charles Bolen,
and Dick OBannon tied for the second
place, and each received a second prize
of $40, and other money prizes were
presented at the meeting. Master
Charles Bolen was also adjudged to
have the best ten ears of the exhibit.
Master C. B. Broyles. whose corn took
the prize at, the state fair both last
year and this also received a prize, as
did many others, as most of the yields
were over or about one hundred bush
els to the acre
Mai Edwin Slaughter of the Culpeper
Minute Men has just returned from
Lynchburg. where he attended the