The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-15
NORRIS ESTATE SOLD
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
Several Tracts. Left to st. Stephens
Episcopal Church Bring Good
Sums.

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Episcopal Church Bring Good
Sums.
Especial to Tho Timcs-Dispntch
Culpeper. Va, June 14.-The public
sale of tho real estate OF the lato w.
{. Norris. whose eccentric will, In which
he left his whole estate to st. Stephens
Episcopal Church. here. under certain
conditions. has been tho subject of
litigation ever since his death four
years ago. was held at tho front door
OF the Culpeper Courthouse yesterday,
In compliance with decree Of tho
court. TO l.. s. Perry, commissioner.
Tho ground on which tho post office
stands, and which Ia subject to Il nine
ty-nine-year ground lease. was sold to
II. y. I'ickcrS for SJ,505. and the home
farm of lO5 acres about throo miles
from Culpepcr. was knocked down to
T. j. Finks for Sl,640. after spirited
bidding. Mr.. I'inks also bought an
other tract OF land of about eighty
three acres near this. paying SIG per
acre for 1t. y small house and lot in
the town OF Culpeper was bought by
j. w. Green for S90o. and several
smaller tracts OF land wcro sold. An
unusually large crowd attended this
sale.
Rev. Il. w Winfrey announces tho
engagement and approaching marriage
of his daughter Roberta Yancey. TO
Joseph Stuart Terrell OF New Kent
County. The ceremony will take place
at the Baptist parsonage on Wednesday,
June ~, and Will DO witnessed by the
immediate family.
Tho Culpepcr Horse Show grounds
have already been put in readiness for
the annual show and racing. which
Will take place this year or July and
I. Tho grandstand has been greatly
enlarged with an entirely different ar
rangcmcnt Of boxes. and new build
ing Is the largo and up-to date stable
with twenty luxurious box stalls on
the grounds near the old stables, all OF
the latter having been frcshcncd up and
given necessary repairs. There arc
prospects OF a larger show this July
than ever before. entries having been
made from several important stables
I'm other States which have never ex-
htbttcd in this section before.
The municipal election held hero on
Tuesday resulted in thu recollection OF
Mayor Robert NJ. Mackall Treasurer
George w. Kccrl and Recorder ITud-
gins. the first two without opposition.
There wcr" three candidates for the
four vacancies to occur in the Town
Council and :. N. Newhousc. X. u. Ma
coy and J. Gordon Thomas. incumbcnts
were reelected. Robert Boston. for
mer Town Councilman. was elected In
iic 1ourln pihCc, ms name being writ
ten on the ballot by the individual
voter.
An interesting session OF the Virginia
Sunday School Association took place
In tho Culpcpcr Methodist Church on
Tuesday and Wednesday, with n great
many ministers of all denominations
as well as sunday school supcrintcn-
dents and other lay workers In attend
ancc. W. II. Pleak, the county presl-
dent. presided over the meeting on
Tuesday. and Major II. G. Burrows OH
Wednesday. The general secretary OF
the association. Thomas G.. Digs. of
Richmond. was present md made the
opening address on Wednesday. Rev /
William Rurkhart. OF Lccsburg, who
had been slated for this address, being
unable to attend. The wcll-known
Sunday school worker. Rev. Mr.. Via, OF
Charlottesville. also made an address
on Wednesday, and several OF the lay .
delegates. among them Mr.. Luzader OF
Culpepcr. Officers were elected for the f.
coming year on Wednesday, afternoon. /
T.. l.. Johnson OF the Culpepcr bar, I
being chosen president.