Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18


MANASSAS. Va, October I'm trib-
ute to Col Fletcher Webster. Daniel
Webster's son, who fell in the second
battle of Bull Run, members of the
18th massachusetts, Regiment and
Fletcher Webster Grand Army Post Of
Boston will come to Manassas Friday
morning to dedicate a memorial on the
Bull Run battlefield. The marker is to
be an appropriately lettered bronze
tablet and a granite bowlder. weigh
ing about 1000 pounds. from the Web
ster farm. at Marshfield, Mass.
Members of the legislative commit
tees considering government purchase
Of the battlefield have been invited and
many visitors from Washington and
neighboring points are expected. Many
will come by automobile.
John E Gilman of Boston, a private
in the 18th Massachusetts Webster"
Regiment. is in charge of the dedica-
ton. He was chief Of
the G. A. r. in 1901, and spoke at
the Manassas tableau of the Re-United
States. July q, 1911. previous to Presi-
dent Taft and Gov. Mann.
Coming on Special Train.
The Massachusetts veterans are to
arrive on a special train Friday morn
Ing and will be conveyed in automo-
biles to the battlefield. The start is to
be made from the Prince William coun-
ty courthouse. where the visitors are
to be welcomed by Manassas school
children.
The exercises are to begin at II am.
and are to continue until noon. Lieut..
Col. Samuel Appleton of St. Paul. Mimi,
member of the 18th Massachusetts and
grandson of Daniel Webster, is to make
the dedicatory address. Lieut.. Col. Ed
mund Berkeley. ranking Confederate
veteran of Prince William county and
officer of the opposing Sth Virginia Reg
iment, and Lieut. George Carr
Round of Manassas. president of the
United States Veteran Signal Corps As
ISOLATION. are also to speak. Luncheon
is to be served by the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy.
Various parts of the battlefield are
then to be visited. including the Henry
farm, where conferred the artillery duel
of the first Bull Run and where the
late John w. Daniel of Virginia lost
leg. Here the battle ragged f1ercely. Mrs.
Henry, the aged mistress of the house,
explosion of shells. and her daughter
being deafened for life. And here. July
81. 1911, fifty years after this battle,
occurred the peace jubilee, the first re-
union of the blue and gray.
.-... Win Prizes at Fair.
Prince William county farmers took
the lions share of product prizes this
week at the Orange county fair. The
awards were as follows:
Best ten ears white corn-Won by ].
P. Leachman. Manassas: second, Fair
fax Harrison, president of the Southern
railway.
Single ears white corn-Won by Bos-
ton Steele. Manassas; second. Wilmer
Kline. Manassas: third, B. A Rucker,
Delaplane, Fauquier county.
Best ten ears yellow corn-Won by
B. A. Rucker.
Single ears yellow corn-Won by B.
A. Rucker; second, f. b. Price, jr., Hay
market. this county.
Best peck popcorn-Won by George
Johnson, Manassas.
Best peck of winter oats-Won by
J. B. Johnson, Manassas.
Best peck wheat-Won by J. J. Con-
ner. Manassas.
Best peck barley-Won by s. C. Har-
ley, Manassas.
Best plate Paragon apples-Won by
E. E. Blough. Manassas.
Agigantic parade of the school children
of Prince William county is to feature
the school fair, to be held here in con-
nection with the agricultural and live
stock shows, farmers institute and
hOusekeepers' exhibits, October 80 and
81.