Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
THIS LIGHTNING STRUCK
TWICE IN SAME PLACE"
Farmer at CuIpeper. Va,
Loses Seventeen Head of
Cattle and Horses.
Special Correspondence of The Star,

CULPEPER. Va. July II. 1913.
A cablegram was received here this
week by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams
from their eldest son. Alpheus Daniels
Williams, who is a civil engineer in the
Philippines. announcing his marriage to
Miss Shields of Mississippi. which took
place in Manila June 20. Mr.. Williams
was recently elected mayor of Basuio
the second largest city in the Philippines
and the summer capital. He was fea-
tured in the Manila papers two years ago
when on the occasion of. his return to
Virginia to visit his parents the whole
population of San Manuel. where he was
then living. turned out to bid him fare
well. the president and all the NUM-
cipality making speeches of appreciation
and presenting gifts.
Broadus StringfelIow has sold his
farm and home near Culpeper on the
Rixeyville road to Jones Brothers, bust
ness firm of Culpeper, for Slo,UU. me
new owners will take possession in the
fall. at which time Mr.. Stringfellow Will
remove with his family to Roanoke
where they will make their future home
Lightning Kills Cattle.
That lightning does sometimes strike
twice in the same place was shown in
the case OF Dutton c. Clatterbuck,
farmer living in the upper part OF Gull
pepper. who lost three fine horses by light
ming about a month ago, and in the
severe storm which visited this section
last Saturday had fourteen head of cat
tie killed in the same manner Miss NJ
c. Duncan who lives on the adjoining
farm. lost five animals in the same storm.
and A. ]. Smith of Crooked Run had his
large barn burned. The storm was Sc
we're at the horse show grounds. where
the show was in progress, but the classes
Were continued in the driving rain. with
lightning flashing and the thunder
rumbling overhead.
On pretext of attending the Culpeper
horse show, which was held here last
Saturday. Leslie Broyles. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Broyles. near Cuipeper. and Miss
Nellie Brown. the daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Jack Brown of this county, drove
to Brandy. the station below Culpeper,
where they boarded train for Washing
ton and were married. Parental objec-
bride being only seventeen and her huS-
band but two years her senior.
Rev. James L. Kennedy. for many years
a missionary of the Methodist Church in
months in Virginia and other southern
states: his sister, Miss Mary Kennedy,
and his young daughter. Miss Eula ID.
Kennedy. who has been educated at
Randolph Macon. sailed yesterday on the
steamship Vandyke from New York for
Sac Poalo. Brazil. where Mr.. Kennedy
will resume his missionary work. Others
in the party were Rev. DR.. Tulley and
Rev. DIR. Cooke of Ashland. Miss Mildred
Kennedy of Knoxville and Rt Rev Bish-
op Lambeth of the Methodist Church.
John Sweatman Is Town Sergeant.
John Sweatman has been appointed
- Iv,,I,.n ~, 8
Richard Duncan, who had served in that
capacity for the last three years. Mr..
Duncan shot and killed Jim Blucker,
colored. in october. and was at that
time laid off for a time pending the trial
and investigation when it was found that
Blucker had resisted arrest and attack
ed the officer. who had come to the scene
In answer TO call for help from a man
whose fruit stand Blucker was robbing.
While in bathing with a number of
boys in the mill dam of Hills mill. in
this county, Young Bishop, summer
boarder at the home of Mr. Crompton.
was taken with cramps and drowned
before his comrades could reach him. His
father. who is employed by the govern
ment at Indian Head. on the Potomac
was at once notified by wire and came
TO Culpeper for his sons body, which
was taken home for burial
Lieut.. and Mrs. Lewis Wise Jennings
and young son. who have been i'm Wash
ington since last fall. arrived in Gull
peper yesterday and will spend several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs Wise Jennings
on Jamesons Hill
When G. W. Herndon of Winston saw a
strange man leaving an empty house be-
longing to Mr.. Winston early Tuesday
morning, he investigated, and finding that
the intruder had plundered the house
overlook and arrested the man, brought
him to Culpeper and landed him in the
i0il The cIrlnrit nrnva6 RI ha
who had escaped from the road camp in
Orange. to which he was returned the
same evening.
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