Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
FORCED TO CARRY HER
FROM BURNING HOME
Mrs. Stewart of Culpeper, Va, Be-
comes Panic-Stricken When
House Catches Fire.
'pecial Correspondence of The Star.


CCLPcPER Va April 10 1919
While the family of Charles Williams
was attending services at ST Stephens
Church here Sunday their home. Fair
view, caught fire and was burned to the
ground. In the house at the time was
Mrs. Stewart. the mother of Mrs. Will
liams. with three of her little great-grand-
children and two colored servants. Mrs
Stewart narrowly escaped being inciner-
ated in an upper room. which in her
panic she refused to leave, and had to be
forcibly carried from the blazing building
by one of the servants.
The senior class of the Cupeper High
School gave an entertainment in the new
armory hall Thursday night Assisting
them in the musical program were Rev.
Thomas Hooper and Miss Bessie Hooper,
Miss Mary Male and Mrs. Wise Jen-
ninss
Calvary Baptist Church. near Daniel.
was dedicated Sunday. three services
morning, afternoon and evening - being
held, and an o,d-fashioned basket dinner
was served on the grounds Rev. f. S.
Leaman. the pastor, preached in the
| morning and Rev. r. F. Staples Of
| Orange in the afternoon.
Rt Rev. d. j. OConnell, Bishop of
Richmond. made his first official visit to
the Catholic church here last Sunday.
when he confirmed class of fifteen chill
dren and adults. An attractive musical
program formed part of the services and
| solo was sung by Mrs. Hamilton Smith.
The ministers and deacons of all the
Baptist churches in this and adjoining
counties held a joint meeting in the Gull
pepper Baptist Church Saturday and Sun
day. The principal speakers were Rev.
Mr.. Fraser of Madison and Rev. Mr..
Reynolds of Rappahannock. Sunday
afternoon they all Joined in holding i'm
pressive memorial services in memory Of
the venerable Baptist preacher. Rev.
here recently. Many persons from Char
lottesville. Washington and other places
atte2ded this memorial service.
Miss Martha Withers Griffin, daughter
of Mrs Mary Frances Griffin. and John
Merry Lewis We're married Wednesday at
3 o'clock. in the New Salem Baptist
Church of this county. DIR. Clyde Lewis
Of Culpeper was his brothers best man.
and the brides only attendant was her
younger sister. Miss Geraldine Griffin.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Stockton Cole. the pastor of the church.
After a wedding trip Mr. and Mrs Lewis
will return to their home in the county,
where the groom is d we'll known bust
ness man.
Mrs. Sarah Fl. Hoge. the state president
of the w. c. T. L., will hold an institute
Lin Culpeper this week. beginning Mon
day night and continuing through Tues
day and Wednesday, There will be both
morning and evening sessions, with
luncheon. served in the dining room of
the Baptist Church.
The contract for twenty thousand dol
lar bank building on the corner of Main
and Davis streets, to take the place of
the one destroyed by fire last December,
| has been let by the directors of the Sec
ond National Bank and work began on
the structure this week.
At an old mill site on the Rapidan. in
Quoted a successful mill for many years
| prior to the civil war. w. O. Crigler and
John NJ: Price, jr. are building an up-to-
| date flour and grist mill. which will be
! in operation in very short time. The
mill owned by Gen. Banks was burned
| by Federal soldiers during the COS.