The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
ACTION AGAINST
TOWN OF CULPEPER
Ernest Tanner Brings Suit for
$4,000 Damages-Convicts
at Work on Roads.
Especial to The Times Dispatch !

Culpeper. Va, May 1l.-Ernest Tan
ner. who lives near Rixcyvlilc this
county. has fled suit through his at
the Culpeper Construction Company
and the town of Culpeper for 10000
damages for injuries received on Feb
ruary 81 last. when his horse became
frightened at steam roller that had
been left for several weeks on Main
street and ran away. throwing Mr.
Tanner out and cripplins him so Sc
verely that he Is still in a serious con-
dition. The ease is expected to come
up at the regular term OF court in
June.
Robert Hand, prominent citizen OF
Rappahannock County. who is known
through three counties rs Bob Hand.
suffered stroke of paralysis last
Tuesday and has been unable to speak
since though not entirely helpless. His
aged sister, Miss Olivia Hand who
makes her home with him. had n bad
fall recently, and has since been Sc
riously ILL., Mr. Hand comes OF fam
ily famed for its longevity, two mem
bers of it dying several years ago
aged nearly ninety
Charles Williams who had the mis-
fortune to lose his residence. Il hand
some country house. by fire the first
Sunday in April. had the further mis-
, fortune to lose his large barn In the
same manner last Friday afternoon. on
this occasion the building caught from
Wind arising while trash in the gar
den was being burned. and the sparks
We're carried into the barn.
Messrs. Unmack, Juler and Sommor.
of Copenhagen, Denmark, who have
been In the United States only a fcw
weeks. and have spent most OF that
time in Culpeper, have located on the
lf m
erty. on the Rixeyville Road, Just out
side OF Culpeper. now owned by Roger
3ickers, and will go into tile business
OF raising pigeons on an extensive
scale.
l. The force of convicts furnished by
the State to be used by three OF the
five contractors OF the five roads lead
ing from Culpepcr. to be macadamizod,
reached Culpeper this week, and the
men installed in tho camp already pre-
pared OH the Saunders farm, and inn
mediatcly put TO work by the con
tractors rumor that Sidna Allen
was among the number caused some
excitement on their arrival
Miss Mamie Clark. of Richardsville.
and Christian Schaefcr. OF Rapidan,
were married in Culpeper Wednesday
afternoon, the Rev. K. T. RiXey per-
forming the ceremony at his home on
Main Street. Accompanying the bridal
couple were Mr.. and Mrs. Lacy Ed
wards. whose own marriage Had taken
place In Charlottesville the day before,
and Mrs. James Harris. of Stevensburg,
II sister of the bride. Mr. and Mrs.
Schaefer left on late train for we'd
ding trip, and on their return will live
at the groom's home near Rapidan.
At the meeting OF the Board Of SUI
pervisors last Monday the sum OF 5000
WAS authorized to be expended TO de-
fray the expenses of the INDECENT, or
needy, Confederate veterans TO the Get
| tysburg reunion and n committee con-
sisting of Major ii. c. Borrows, Il. II.
| Dennis and w. T.. Hill was given the
distribution of the money.
| MIR. Aquila Il. Fox, sixty seven years
of age, and one OF the county's most
substantial citizens. died at his home
| here Wednesday after a lingering i'll
ness He was for many years the man
ager of DR.. Joseph Gorrelrs Willow
Shade farm, but has for many years
made his home in Culpeper Inter
ment was in the Bethel Church burying
ground, and the services We're conduct
ed at the grave by Rev. X. +. RiXey.
Surviving Mr.. Fox is his wife and four
children.
4 movement is on foot to erect a
good sized fruit and vegetable cannery
at Uno in Madison County, and one OF
the promoters, K. NJ. Woolfork, is en-
deavorinS TO induce the farmers OF the
section to plant sufficient tomatoes TO
keep the cannery running until late
in the fall. a number OF them have
pledged themselves TO plant plots, and
Mr.. Woolfork himself has an area OF
several acres.'