The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-16
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Culpcpcr. Va. March l5--Nunhcrs
OF farmers from al! parts of the COUNTY
attended a meeting held In the court
house here yesterday TO confer with
I Or. $. w. Fletcher. OF tho Virginia
AGRICULTURAL experiment station. and
/ County Demonstrator J. Garnott
Bruce. or the subject or the best loca-
! ton for the State agricultural expert
fnent station. which Will locate In this
county. The meeting was entirely In
\ formal. with talks by both Dr.. Fletcher
and Mr.. Bruce. and much round table"
! discussion OF advantages and disad-
VantaEes OF the several proposed loca-
tons II was reported by Mr.. Brucc
that the Board OF Supervisors had Of
fered the requisite number Of acres on
/ the County Poor Farm, free OF rental.
but this location was Objected to. as
I hcing too far from Culpcper besides
/ not being ON n main, Travelled road A
committee. composed OF John Duncan,
4 Button. Dan Slaughter ana Mark
Pullman, was appointed BIZ Demcnstra-
tor Bruce TO look over the different
proposed sites. ascertain If the owners
! would lease for ihc station. and report
/ to Professor Carrier, OF Blacksburg.
who, with DR.. Elicit. will be IN Gull
I pcpcr on March % for the purpose or
/ settling tho matter.
Raleigh r. Green owner end editor
] OF the Culpcper Exponent. has recent
[ " purchased the Orange Review. and
both VIII continue to be published UNI
/ der the same name in tho same place
as heretofore.
/ IT meeting OF tho Culpepcr Chap
ter, Daughters of the Confederacy.
held on Tuesday Mt tho home OF the
/ president, Miss Mary /. Waite, Mrs.
Samuel Booker rendered ncr rcslrna-
I ton as treasurer. on account of In
tended removal from Culpeper, and Mrs.
/ Nitliam Petty was unanimously elect
I cd to m the vacancy y rising vote
of thanks was rendered Mrs Booker
for the faithful and cG,clen, work sho
had done for tho chapter while an of
I iiccr, and resolutions of regret over her
I intended departure were adopted Il
being voted that tho Culpeper United
DauGhters of tho Confectionery would
undertake TO organize a Junior Chap
ter here. Miss Fannie Vowel was APP
/ pointed TO have the work in charge.
/ Miss Flora Mosby, chairman OF the
committee appointed to ascertain the
names OF the Confederate soldiers
| buried in the great mound In Fair
/ view Cemetery. made most interest
I ing report OF tho research work done
I oy her committee, and Miss Waite
made q talk on the tablets on which
/ the list of names, when completed. Will
! be inscribed and placed on the mound
! petition Is being circulated for
subscriptions to purchase road ma
/ chincry to be used In building nnca
/ dam roads In Salem District, and later
/ Tor repairing the macadam roads In
Cuipepcr and Salon townships About
/ $1,000 has already been subscribed
Good roads through this township Will
connect tho macadam roads of Culpcpcr
and Rappahannock Counties. as this
stretch OF some four or i've miles Is
the only missing link In macadar,
roads from Washington. Rappahan-
/ mock, to Culpeper. distance OF thirty
miles.
W. \. Bennett. n noted horseman OF
u county. who has been spending
/ 81 .Eal months In Aiken. s c., was
taken suddenly III there las, week. ana
! members OF his family were summoned
Flnding that ne could make the trip
. ne was brought to Culpcper on Thurs
DAY, and Is now nt his home. sun
( bright near Culpepcr. where he CON
/ unucs quite sick
An interesting meeting of the
| Mothers Club OF Culpcner High School
| was held In the schoolbuilding on Fri
/ daT afternoon. which was largely at
/ tended by tho club members, teachers
! and tpwnspeople. The County Elec-
! toral Eoard also attended. as d!d the
/ school board OF Catalpha District.
commemorative Attorney Edwin Glib
/ son spoke on THE Need OF a New and
] improved Schooibuildinr." and Miss
edna Wine. one OF tho faculty. read an
( interesting paper. on Needs of I'm
| proved Conditions. from Teachers
Standpoint" Other speakers were p,
I y. Johnson. OF the Culpepcr bar. and
superintendent James ". Reckham.
/ Although new organization. many
improvements have been made to tho
schoolhniiding here through the Efforts
! or THIS club. and ut this meeting n
committee. composed OF Jackson Fray.
EDWIN Gibson, Mrs. Edwin Slaughter.
| Mrs Raleigh T, Green, Misses Nlta
! Grimsley and jamie Jones. ana Pro
| lessor Hendricks and superintendent
l"eckham. was appointed TO form plans
IN regard to new building, which
J VIII be submitted to the board md TO
the people OF Culpcpcr at an educa
tlonal rally 10 be hello an !, pril Al
that time State Superintendent r. Q.
Stearnes w!ll be present and make an
address.
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