The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-24
NORRIS WILL CASE
TO SUPREME COURT
ALL LAWYERS IN CULPEPER ON
ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, AND
THE TOWN Is INTERESTED.
OLDEST MINISTER DEAD
REV. THOMAS r. GRxMsLEY WAS
A CONFEDERATE VETERAN.
FOURTEEN DIsTTLLERs
GET LICENSES.

CULPEPER. VA. March ga
case of great interest to Culpeper
will como before the State Supreme
court this week. when the Norris
Will case will probably be settled.
Practically every law firm in Gull
pepper Is engaged on one side or the
other of this case, which involves
the legality of the win Of George Nor
ris. a wealthy hermit, who died three
years ago.
When he died he left a will beQuest-
ing all of his property TO St. Stephens
Episcopal church, of this place, only
stipulating that the graves of his
father. mother and a sister, long dead
should be moved to the graveyard
surrounding the church and be cared
for by the church authorities. Some
cousins, who were his nearest of kim
contested the will on the ground that
Mr.. Norris was of unsound mind at
the time it was written. Mr.. Norris
property holdings in Culpeper were
very extensive and many. of the most
prominent buildings are erected on
land decided by him at the time this
will was drawn up. SO that a decision
of unsound mind viii be likely to
cause endless complications.
Distificrs Granted Licenses.
At the March term Of court of Madi-
son county. held last week, fourteen
distillers were granted licenses by
Judge George s. Shackeiford TO distilI
fruit brandy in Madison county for
the year beginning May list.
The case OF the Commonwealth
against Rivercorlb g. Graves was
tried by Jury and the defendants
fined $50. On motion of n. G. Payne,
court adjourned from IL until out
of respect to Judge John NJ White
and in order that the bar and the
court officials could meet and adopt
suitable resolutions upon the death Of
the deceased Judge.
Rev Thomas Francis Grfnsley, who
died recently at the home of his
daughter, Mrs Burnett Miller. in
Culpeper. was the oldest Baptist
minister in the Shiloh association, as
we'll as the Oldest veteran Of the Gull
pepper Camp of Confederate Veterans.
Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Powell ard
their sister. Miss Adelia Powell, spent
this week in Baltimore, returning to
Culpeper TO-DAY.
william Fletcher. OF Alexandria, IL
the guest Of Mrs Fannie Vowel, of
Corner View for the Easter holi-
DAYS.
Nelson Pace. Of West virginia. and
Mrs. Greaner Neal and J. Clifford
Miller, of Richmond, were weekend
guests of Mrs. w. Writ Chief, who
has recently returned from visit
TO Richmond.
Mrs Fannie Steptoe and Miss Lizzie
Steptoe were guests this week of Mrs,
Carter Page. or Jameson's Hill. and
of their aunt. Mrs. Wallace Male, on
Railroad street.
Mr.. and Mrs Max SamueIson and
Miss Anvil Samueison are spending
Easter week with Mrs. San1unelson' g
mother, Mrs Grigg. of Richmond
Miss Sadie Gilkeson is spending
this week In Richmond and will go
from there to visit Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Archie Gilkeson, In Raleigh, N. c.
Miss Barbara Allen Spencer of
Danville, who Is a student of Gunstun
Hall in Washington, and her brother.
William Clarke Spencer. a student OF
the University of Virginia, are spend
ing Easter with their cousins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Royal Hume. at the Hotel Gull
pepper.
Mrs. Fred Porter was the weekend
guest of Mrs, James c. Courts on
Kalorama road, Washington.
Mrs. Theodore Kyle. Of Brandy IS
spending some time at St Augustine
and other Florida resorts.
Mrs, Edwin Gibson and son. William
are visiting in Philadelphia
Miss Mamie Whaiey, of Texas, is
visiting Miss frankie Taunr at her
homo n Inf