The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-02
.CULPEPER HIGH
SCHOOL CLOSES
Commencement Exercises on Fri
day Night-Interest in Fight
for Legislature.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]


Culpeper, Va. Juno 1.-The COM
mencement exercises OF the Culpeper
High School began Friday night with
an entertainment by the literary So
ciety in the school building. After the
invocation by Rev. Kensey Hammond.
of the Episcopal Church. a solo was
rendered by Miss Cornelia Petty. and
recitations and readings followed in
succession until the debate, "Resolved,
That the United States Should Extend
to Women the Right of Suffrage" On
the affirmative side wcre Linton Mason.
the valedictorian Of the class. and Fred
l.. Thomas. Negative. Jonathan c. Glib
son and Miss Mary Jasper. Both sides
were heard by the audience with fire.
quent and enthusiastic applause. The
judges awarded the decision In favor
of the affirmative. Among those at
tending the commencement Is Mrs
Ammo Wingfield. who. though not at
present a teacher. taught in the Gull
pepper school for u period OF forty years.
tho first school started In Culpeper
after tho war being taught In her
house, where she still lives, on Pied
mont Street.
Interest IL running high. and a spir
tied fight is being made by the friends
OF both parties in the contest for the
nomination for the representative for
Culpeper County to the Virginia Leg
islature. The candidates for tho Dem
ocratic primary are Alden Bell. who
has served several terms in the Legis-
lature. and Harry Smith. prominent
farmer and member of the board of
supervisors. The primary Will come
of some time next month.
Judge George S. Shackleford. OF
Orange. will hold court here next week
beginning on Monday, and continuing
for some days, as there arc several
very important cases to come up at this
special term.
At cake contest held in ono of
tho storerooms on Davis Street. ycster-
day afternoon. under the auspices of
tho st. Stephens Guild. the first prize
for pound cake was won by Miss
George Wager. There were many
other prizes given. and, after the cakes
had all been Judged By trio of ex-
perienced housewives, an auction was
hold and they were sold 10 eager bid
ders. realizing quite nice sum
In jumping from the platform be-
tween the Culpeper Grocery and the
L. NJ. Allison Garage Friday morning.
William K. Jones fell and broke his
ankle. The fracture is very severe
one, and he will be laid up several
weeks
Relatives in the county received a
death Of Miss Jennie Nalle. for many
years resident of this county. which
occurred at the home OF the family of
her brother. Joe Nalle. OF Austin. Texas.
where she was visiting.
Rev. Father Grove. of Charlottesville,
held services and preached at the Cul-
pepper Catholic Church, which has re-
Gently been greatly increased In mem
bership. on last Sunday. and while here
was the guest OF Judge and Mrs. Thorn
ton. who have recently come here from
Memphis and purchased the beautiful
'Hilly Farm" property near Culpeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ b Whitmore moved
this week to Harrisonburg, whore they
will make their home a fine farm
recently purchased. All of their house
ment. were moved from his home near
Brandy to this new home
Mrs. Walter Mipter. Miss Lulu Suth-
crlin and Miss Alice Carter attended
the commencement exercises of their
alma mater, the State Female Normal
School, in Farmvillc. the past week.
One OF the convicts employed with
the road construction gang on the
Madison Road slipped his chain while
working in n deep %, near Razor
Park" n former resort OF the colorcd
people, and hid In the dense growth
OF cedars until he made his escape to
the town. AS soon a. his absence was
discovered the blooonounds that are
kept at the camp were put on his trail.
and the guards soon overlook him at
negro house in 'Whippoorwill Alley"
whore he had dotted his convict garb
and was dressed as woman
Old Bethel Church. nine miles from
Culpeper, was crowded to it's doors last
Sunday with a congregation that had
come from various parts OF the county
and from Madison and Rappahannock
TO attend the Thomas F. Grimsley Me-
mortal service, held in memory OF the
late preacher OF thas name, who had
served Bethel Church as pastor for a
period of over thirty seven years, and
up until the time OF his death, in
March. Rev. F.. w. Winfrey, of the
Culpeper Baptist Church, preached the
sermon. and a special musical program
was rendered By the choir. II was a
striking and touching testimonial TO
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