Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
MEET At CULPEPER, VA.
Annua! Services in Cause of
Prohibition Are to Be
Held Today.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CULPEPER, Va, November 10. 1918.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
unions of Culpeper county held a joint
meeting Tuesday in the Methodist
Church at Brandy, Va. many members
of other unions coming to Brandy for
the occasion by train and In automobiles.
Tomorrow there will be services in three
of the Culpeper churches, that being the
Sunday annually set apart by the w. c.
T. L. for services especially relating to
temperance work Speakers from Wash
ington are to make the addresses.
Miss Olive Elizabeth Rosson, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Rosson
of Woodville, and Carleton Amber Yo-
well. a son Of Mrs. Lily Yowell and the
late Jeff Vowel, and a nephew of Sheriff
James S. Vowel of Culpeper, were mar
ried I'm the Woodville Baptist Church at
8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. in the
presence of large company. Rev. Mr..
Reynolds. pastor of the church. perform
ed the ceremony, and the wedding muse
was rendered by Mrs. Walton Wood
and John Sneed. Miss Elizabeth Hand
of culpeper was best man. The brides
maids included Misses Virginia Brown
ing. George and Louisa Ross0n. Matte
Hector. Gertrude Stevenson and Jessie
groomsmeh were Holly Stevenson. John
Eryarf John Cary, William Yaney.
Preston browning and Henry Wood. Lit
tie Virginia Johnson was flower girl. and
little Miss Sryilis wood was ring
bearer
Hev. Mr.. senmss OF Covinston. Va,
who was for so many years rector OF
~. Andrews In Richmond. haE for the
past week been holding a mission i'm All
Saints at M.tehells, Va, conducting
services and preaching both morning and
evening Thursday 1t Rev. William
Brown. Bishop of Cuba. delivered the adj
dress before the Woman's Auxiliary of
Culpeper. and the seven neighboring
branches. HIS address was flied with
personal exper. fences and "reminiscences
from his long service as missionary In
foreign fields. Luncheon to the visitors
was served in the parish hall at noon.
Funeral of Mrs. Estes.
The body of Mrs. Lizzie Estes. wife of
J. X. Estes. who died in the Western
State Hospital in Staunton sixteen days
after she was taken there for treatment,
was brought back to her home at Estes
Mill Wednesday for burial. Rev. T. p
Brown of the Anissville Baptist Church,
conducted the funeral, and the burial
was in the family burying ground at her
home. Mrs. Estes is survived by her
husband and two little children.
The board of supervisors. with Com
monweaith Attorney Edwin Gibson.
Sheriff James s. Yowell and Edgar Way
the Culpeper county almshouse We'd
nesdays the occasion being the annual
visit and inspection of the county farm
and establishment by the supervisors.
Supt. Dul.n had much progress to re-
port, both in the condition of the farm, |
which Is one of the best in the county. |
and the building for housing the paupers. |
Of whom there are only eight at the |
= l0grv hit fDsx-
0red.
Until several months ago there was |
most interesting inmate of the aims !
house who had been there for fifty
captured on a Culpeper battlefield after
receiving a wound on his head which |
caused him to lose his memory. 1t was
not possible to get him into home for
Union sold ers because 1t could not be
ascertained with any degree of post We
ness what regiment and company he had
belonged to. though there was never a
doubt that he had been. as he always in
sisted, "one of Grant S men,. And he
could not get into home for Confeder-
ate soldier because he had been q
Union soldier; there he stayed in the |
Culpeper almshouse for the term Of a
natural life, cared for by his former |
enemies. and not altogether unhappy If |
he only hao enough tobacco.
Missionary Societies Meet.
The Woman's Missionary societies of |;
al the Baptist Churches in Rappanan-
mock, he'd a joint meeting Saturday in |!
the Washington, Va, Baptist Church |
Papers "ere read By Mss Bette Jones |
O. GutpepeT, Mrs. booton ii Il and Mrs. /
FRANK Jones OF Rappahannock. and Mrs |
Lulu Rt%ey heyser, tie q sisionaI presi-
dent made an address. Scripture read
iuGs and music Dy Mrs Walton Wood
aI-d Mrs hugh Miller closed the pro-
gram.
James AuIburn and George Williams of
Noifpi.. tHo of the conyicts working on
tn roas toree near Orange. made their
eseape Tuesday. posse was quickly
raised. and under the guidance OF Sergt.
ii eks and Sheriff BOND. set out in per-
suit, tracking the fugitive to within a
mil. Of Ftapsdan, where owing to thick
woods the trail was lost.
Fnii Aa5or has Just sold his Brandy
WINE farm, which Is part of the famous
CEDAR mounta n battlefield. to Ross
was $500. |. F. Houston has sold his
farm. which he bought about a year ago
from the Galloway Brothers, to Thomas
fiater oil Smyth county, who will take
Possession before the new year.
The Baptist Young Peoples onion held
an entertainment in the basement of the
church Friday night and cleared a good
sum which will be devoted to the piano
the songs rendered by Miss Mary Nalie,
with approximations being given by the
pupils of the Culpeper school. An oyster
supper was also served
A big stock sale. at which all kinds
Of farm stock were disposed OF, as we'll
as quantity OF farming Implements.
was held Wednesday at Be- Park. the
former home of G.. Jones Rlxey, now
owned by George Hiden. Buyers from
Raopahannock. Orange and other places
attended this sale in large numbers. MIR.
Rixey and family had not lived at Bel
Park since the destruction of the house
by fire some years ago. but the farm.
which is an especially fine one, had re-
manned in his possess on until the failure
of his chain of Virginia banks three
years ago. Since then it has passed
through several hands.
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