The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-26
FOUR CANDIDATES
FOR ONE OFFICE
Much Interest in Contest for
County Superintendent of
Schools in Culpeper.
iSpecIal to The Tlmes- D.spatch.l

Culpcper, Va, May 25-There are
four candidates In the field for tho
| office Of County Superintendent OF
Schools In Culpeper, and much Interest
Is felt. though the contest is believed
20 lie mainly between James NJ. Beck
nam the incumbent, who has hold the
POSITION for number of years and
Atwel Sonervillc. n prominent citizen
or inc county. and until his resigna-
ion a short time ago on the Board
OF Supervisors.
General Lindsey l.. Lomax, OF Wash
Rtoh' who came to Warrenton sew
eVera! DAYS ago to visit his sisters
inc MISSES LomaX, at their home on
Cuipeper street, suffered IL painful &C
cident as he was getting out OF the
automobile. falling with such force
mat fractured hip resulted. The ply
siciahs summoned decided that IT was
NECESSARY to take him To a hospital. and
ne returned to Washington tho fol-
loving morning, accompanied by DR..
NJ. O. Douglas 1t is since reported
that General Lomax stood the trim we'll.
ana IL Improving under tho treatment
me community was shocked to hear
carry Thursday morning OF the death
Oh MIS-. Edward Smith, which had oc-
CURED at her home OF West Grace.
after an Illness OF only few hours
as Mrs. Smith had seemed in her usual
heaith on retiring tho night before
When she WAS found to be i'll about
O'Clock, her physician and other mem
oers OF Nor FAMILY were hurriedly sum
moned, and everything possible was
done lot her restoration, but she died
at o'clock without ever regaininp fun
consciousness. She was daughter
or the late Elsey Smith, OF this coun-
W, and Is survived by her aged mother
Mrs. Mary Smith, who left here last
week Tor visit TO friends ir Wash
ington. About thirty-fve years ago
she married her cousin. Edward Smith
who. with four children arc left to
mourn her loss. Her children are Lewis
Smith. of Washington; Edward Smith.
Mrs. Clyde Lewis and Mrs. Samuel
booker: or culpeper The funeral took
place Friday afternoon from her home
the Rev. kcnney Johns Hammond. OF
the Episcopal Church, conducting the
services. The interment was in Fair
view Cemetery.
William s. Long. the son Of Mr. and
Mrs. II. Long. Of Culpeper who ia
a student at Randolph Macon College,
has won the Midyette medal for being
the best debater in his class The
medal Will be presented during the
commencement exercises. which takes
place about June I, and Mrs. Long ex-
poets TO have tho pleasure OF seeing
the presentation as she has been in
vited by the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fra
ternity, TO which her son belongs, TO
be ono Of the chaperons at their fra
ternity house party during commence
ment week
Miss Lulu j. Dafin. OF near Richards
Ferry. has just sold her fine farm. Gro
marty" TO j. J. and r. W. Timber
lake. This farm contains 4sS acres. and
Is known TO have brought good
price. though the terms of the sale
are private.
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was recalled from his attendance at
the annual diocesan council in Char
lottesville this week by the death OF
one of his Pensioners. received on the
same day telegram that requested
his presence at the sick bed OF one
Of his former Pensioners. Mrs La Mott
du Pont, of the we'll known family OF
du Pont. OF Wilmington, Del. and left
for Wilmington late Friday night, re-
turning Saturday In time to hold his
usual services the next day. Mrs.
du Pont is quite advanced In years
and her condition is thought to be ex-
tremely critical.
The unusually heavy rainfall during
Friday and Friday night has brought
much JOY TO the farmers OF this sec
ton. as the rains of last week. while
freshening vegetation and LAYING the
dust which had become quite trouble
some are not enough to thoroughly
wet the grounds.
MIR and Mrs. g. G. Long. Mrs. Longs
sister, Miss Carleton Forbes, and Con-
rad Long have just returned from an
automobile trip to the Luray Caverns
and 10 many places in the Valley OF
Virginia. including Staunton, Harrison
burg and Woodstock, and a stop at
Charlottesville on the return trip
Albert Rust a former resident of
this county. and the eldest son or
the late breckenridge Cabell Rust. one
III he. far
property here, died in Washington az
ter an illness of two months Though
for many years n resident OF Wash
ington, Mr.. Rust had always spent his
vacations and n greater part OF each
summer with friends near Brandy this
county. He is survived by his wife
who was Miss Fredericka Cooper. OF
washington, his mother, Mrs Breckin
idge Cabell Rust. two brothers-Peter
Borst. and Breckenridge CabeI. Jr-
and sister, Mrs. Adrian Busick. of
Fairfax, Va.
Mrs. Oscar Quaintance. Miss Mabel
Quaintance and Mrs. Jesse Porter. the
latter OF Louisa returned to C,lnenor
this week after visits to relatives In
81, Louis and Memphis. Leaving Gull
pepper AT the time the Ohio floods
we're at ,heir worst the party encount-
cred many hardships and dificuitis.
before reaching their first stop. Gin.
cinnau, where they were marooned for
nearly two weeks. during which time
friends here were unable to communi
cate with them.
George T. Wilson. Of Louisa. and Misc
Bessie Palmer, of Orange, were mar
RED IN the clerks Office in Orange this
week, the ceremony being performed
by BAPTIST minister, Rev. A. J. Har-
low. ii"'
Much interest is being expressed over
me possibility OF having the annual
n I'M n xNfy
pepper this summer. as 1T was two
summers ago, and hopes are eycrv-
where expressed that it will be done
Nothlng hut praise for tho behavior of
pom oihcers and men was heard dur
InE me three weeks of their stay here.
and at the close of the cncononn,nnt