Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
FARMS NEAR CUlPEPER
HAVE CHANGED HANDS
Part of Old Auburn Estate and
the Brannin Place Sold.
Missionary to Talk.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

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CULPEPER, Va, November s. 1913.
Frank 4. Bicknell. who has for some
years been conducting a chicken farm
near Culpeper. sold it recently to the
Lucerne farm, incorporated, for s17,7OO
This farm. which is a part of the old
Auburn estate, formerly owned by the
Beckham family. contains 10 acres Of
land and several acres of buildings for
the housing Of his many thousand fowls.
Another transaction in real estate was
the sale of the farm Of 269 acres known
as the Rrannin place.
Mrs. Otie Yates and J. Luther Fair,
residents of CulEaper We're married at
the NJ. E. parsonage Wednesday, Rev.
r. p Lumpkin officiating. The couple
upon their return from a northern we'd
ding trip will live in Culpeper where
the groom is engaged in business.
Rev. DR.. Brown for many years a
missionary of the p f. Church in
Brazil is announced to lecture before
the Womans Auxiliary of Culpeper and
the adjoining churches which have been
invited to meet in Culpeper Thursday. in
ST. Stephens Church. Rev. DR.. Brown
has recently been elected Bishop of Cuba
and will leave to enter upon the duties of
his new position soon after visiting Gull
peper.
Many attended the marriage at Rae
coon Ford Wednesday of Miss Emma
Broadus Jones. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles f. Jones. and Philip Henshaw.
The pretty little church at Raccoon Ford.
where the marriage took place. was
decorated with ropes and festoons of
running pine and white crysanthemums.
Rev. Frank Burks performed the cere
mony and Mrs. J. l.. Davis played the
wedding marches. The bride attend
ed by her sister. Mrs. Marian Belk of
Charlottesville. as matron OF honor and
P1I III Ions llltG of Mod icnf hrn IL
er's best man Mr.. and Mrs. Jones We're
hosts at a large reception on the evening
prior to the marriage in honor of the
bridal party and the many friends gath
cred from Washington. charlottesville
Madison and elsewhere for the wedding.
Called to Baptist Field.
Rev. K. W. Billings of Lovingston. Va,
has been called to a field composed of the
five Baptist churches of 'Bethcar, Mount
Carmel. Shiloh, Rapidan and Graves Mill,
which are among the large number of
Baptist country churches in this and adj
joining counties that are without pastors.
Rev. Mr.. Billings recently spent some
daysn Madison Court House and preached
in several of the churches.
4 Very special feature of the meeting
of the Catharpin Good Housekeeping
Cub. which met with the secretary, Mrs.
'" L. saunders, last Week, was the read
ing of a poem and autograph letter from
James Whitcomb Riley. written to the
Catharpin Club. program of readings
AMI .recitationS / on the works OF tire
Hoosier poet was also given and supper
served by the hostess closed the evening
The public school teachers of culpeper
county held their first meeting for the
present session in the high school build
ing Friday and elect"l the following Of
ficers for the year: Prof. Hendricks OF
Culpeper School. president: Miss Lee Per-
ry, vice president: Miss Roberts Winfrey
secretary, and Miss Nita Grimsley, treas
urer. Delegates for the annual state con-
vention of teachers in Lynchburg Thanks
giving week We're also elected as follows
Miss jamie Jones and Prof Freeman
Supt. James Nj. Beckham made a shor,
address
John Hull, an eX-Confederate died al
his home near Winston. this county, Mon.
day. He is survived by his wife and two
daughters. both of whom live in the
county. The burial was in the Fairview
cemetery at Culpeper and the Culpepe,
chapter I. d. c., sent Confederate fias
TO place on the grave.
Miss Adella Holton left this week for a
visit to Mrs. Frank Duncan in Atlanta
Ga, Miss Holtonfs cousin, Mrs HARRY
Harley of Detroit. who has been visitins
n Cuipeper, leaving at the same time
for a visit to other relatives in High
Point. n G.