The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-18

NARROW ESCAPE
OF PARTY IN AUTO
Occupants of Car Cut and
Bruised-Annual Farmers
Picnic Next Saturday.
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Cuipeper. Va. August l7.--While re-
turning from Culpcper to their home
In tho country last Thursday night.
Charles Forbes. tho president OF the
Culpeper National Bank, With his wife
son and daughter. who wcre In the All.
tomobile with him. had very narrow
escape from death. when two runaway
horses dashed into the machine In
which they were riding. Tho accident
occurred on hill near the horse show
grounds A four-horse wagon, contain
Ing party Of young people who were
returning from a moonlight hay ride,
was Gescending the hill when the
two lead horses, freed from the wagon,
became frightened and raced madly
down tho hill, which the Forbes au-
tomobile was ascending. All Of the
occupants OF the car were cut and
bruised. and one of the horses fearfully
mutilated.
notwithstanding the appearance Of
the dread chestnut blight in several
places, all indications in upper Gull
pepper and Madison Counties are that
the coming chestnut crop will be very
large. Last year the yield throughout
this section was unusually large. and
banner prices prevailed on account OF
the scarcity OF the nuts further north.
The remarkable price of sl5 bushel
was paid In Baltimore at the beginning
OF the season.
Peyton Guard. colored. who had been
a faithful servant in the family Of Mrs
Charles Williams, of "Fairview." for
nearly seventy years, died at the Will
liams homo this week after a brief
Illness, during which he was tenderly
nursed by the members OF the family
whom he had served for so long. This
old man, who had been deaf and dumb
for the whole OF his long life Of seven
ty-four years. was born on the estate
OF Thomas Robertson. Locust Grove"
In Orange County. After the death Of
Mr. Robertson he lived for some years
with his daughter. Mrs. Daniels. Of
Culpeper. and for the past twenty years
with Mrs. Daniels's daughter. Mrs.
Charles Williams. During the Civil
War he remained entirely faithful to
his owners and was often intrusted by
them with articles OF value which they
wished hidden from the enemy. His
Baptist Church In Culpeper. and was
largely attended by both white and
colored.
Sheriff Bond. of Orange. was In Gull
peper this week with five prisoners
whom he brought TO the Culpeper Jail
for safer keeping than the Orange Jail
seemed TO guarantee. They Will be
here until the next term of court
The event In this county yesterday
was the annual field day OF the JEFF
fersonton Athletic Club held on the
athletic grounds at that place. large
crowds from various parts of the coun-
". as we'll as from FauQuier and Rap
pahannock. attending. Among the
events OF interest were baseball games,
relay and foot racing, and fungo bat
ting. a band Of music was also In at
tendance. and dancing was continuous
throughout the day. Lunches and other
refreshments were served in the
VI
OF the club, was In charge OF arrange
ments.
a copy OF Culpeper newspaper OF
the year 1890, when Culpeper was
known as Fairfax" was found re-
Gently behind the mirror of an old
bureau Originally owned by Mrs. Kath-
crime Lewis, of Madison Courthouse,
and is now in possession of r. NJ. APP
person, OF Culpeper, a grandson of Mrs.
Lewis. Among the interesting items
in this timeworn paper was the fol-
lowing unique advertisement on the
first page: One cent reward.-Ran
away from the subscriber, near Wood
willie, on the 25th instant. William II.
Mozingo white boy about eleven
years old, intended TO learn the farm
ing business. The above reward will
be given for bringing him home. but
no thanks or charges. Nathaniel Mil
Ter. Culpeper County, Va, August T.,
1890"
News was received here this week
Of the death in Alexandria OF Colonel
William L. Reppert. who was for many
years superintendent of the Culpeper
National Cemetery before going last
year 10 Alexandria, where he had a
similar position. Mr.. Dow, the aged
Union veteran, who now holes this Pc
s,ion here, is a descendant Of The
famous Alonzo Dow, of New England.
The annual farmers picnic" always
one OF the events Of tho year, will be
held on next Saturday, near Mitchells
Station. this county. and W. II. Brown.
field agent of the department of farm
Improvement for the Southern Railroad
Company, has arranged an interesting
program. Among tho speakers will be
DR.. William Hart Dexter and DR.. Hell
MGR Rabild, Of the Department of ig-
riculture, and representatives. from he
State college at Blacksburg. Con-
veyances Will meet trains at Mitchells
and Winston. as the picnic grounds are
about halfway between the two sta
tons, and a large crowd is expected.
William Long, the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Long, of Culpeper, has been
appointed to the principalship OF the
High School at Cismont for the com
ing session. Mr.. Long was student
at Randolph Macon In Ashland last
year ana won several medals there for
scholarship. In addition TO the Midyette
medal for debating.
a reunion of the Irvine family is be-
ing held at Hill Crest" the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Irvine. near Gull
pepper, and among those present are the
two Presbyterian divines of the
family-Rev. j. l.. Irvine and wife, of
Altoona, Pa, and Rev. s. l.. Irvine, wife
and two sons, of Street, Md-Miss Nam
ME Irvine, of Baltimore. is also spend
ing several weeks ut Hill Crest
Mrs. II. r. Shadrack has recently sold
her fine farm and residence on the Mad
son Road, three miles from Culpeper,
To Mr. Chapman, of jamaica. L. l.. who
will take possession OF his new pur-
chase in the early fall
CIRCUIT COURT ADJOURNs.