Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
CULPEPER SUPERVISORS
VOTE GIRLS CLUB AID
$500 Appropriated for the Work of
Youthful Gamers in
County.
Farmers and Business Men Visit
Southern Railways Exhibition
Car and Hear Address.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CULPEPER, Va, February %, 1914.
At a meeting Of the board Of supervis-
ors Of Culpeper county Monday it was
voted to make an appropriation of 500
for the benefit OF the ork Of the Girfs'
Canning Club in this county. Miss Ella
g. Agnew. state agent, made an address
to the board. in which she explained the
object Of the work and tho necessity Of
procuring a local agent in Culpeper. The
sum voted by the board Is supplemented
by like amount given by the united ag-
ricultural board and the educational
board Of New York. making a total Of
$500 for this work during the coming sea-
son.
Miss Marie johnson, eldest daughter Of
Eugene c. johnson. and Julian Raymond
Johnson were married at the home of the
bride In Culpeper Tuesday morning, Rev.
DR.. E. W. Winfrey officiating. The cou-
pie left for a northern wedding trip and
returning will make their home in Gull
pepper, where the groom is q merchant.
Judge George s. Shackleford Of Orange
has been holding court here for the past
two weeks. time being mainly devoted to
clearing up the docket. This Is the regu-
lar term of February court unler the new
law. which provides for the holding of
court every two months. beginning after
the third Monday in February. Tuesday,
Raleigh T. Green was sworn in as deputy
clerk Of court, the clerk. Warren E
Coons, being ill in the Charlottesville
Hospital.
Twenty-Five head Of Hereford cattle
were unloaded at Brandy Station, this
county, last week, having been bought In
New York by John A. Bowersett for DR..
John Hough of Western View farm. The
be the finest ever brought into this Sec
ton. ~
Militia Attends Special Service.
A full turnout Of the culpeper Minute
Men-company B. I'd Virginia Regiment
was held at the arnory Friday night. the
occasion being inspection by Capt: Arthur
Shipp. U. s. A. Following inspection elec-
ton Of officers was held and Adrian Male
was chosen captain and Hamilton New
house, first lieutenant, to fill vacancies
caused by designations of Capt Edwin
Gibson and Lieut. Nelson Wampler. The
newly elected captain is a son Of the
late Adjt- Gen William Male and re-
ceived his military training at the vir-
ginia Military Institute Sunday special
services were held for the Minute Men in
st. Stephens P. E. Church. the company
attending in a body. The sermon was de-
livered by the regiment chaplain, Maj.
Benjamin Dennis, rector of Leeds parish.
In Fauquier.
The special agricultural train of the
Southern Railway Company in co-opera-
ton with the Virginia department of ag-
riculture. which Is making tour Of Vir-
ginia towns stopped at Cuipeper Saturday.
Among those who made addresses were
H. L. Smith. who spoke on Fruit Grow
ing; w. D. linn, United States Depart
and Alfalfa" and c. T. Rice, dairy and
poultry expert of the Southern. Dairy
ing and Silo.' q. P. Smith, in charge of
the train, made an address to the school
children. A notable member of the COM
pany was A. l. Bellwood of the Bellwood
farm near Richmond. specimens Of whose
farm products decorated the entire car,
among the exhibits being the corn that
took first prize. at the State Corngrow-
ers' Association. More than $50 farmers
and other business men visited the train
and listened to the addresses, many Of
those present coming from the adjoining
counties of Madison and Rappahannock.
Madison County Sheriff Dies.
Thornton L. Berrey, sheriff Of Madison
county for more than twenty-five years,
died last Sunday at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. Annie Bruce, in Slate
Mills. Mr.. Berrey was in his ninetieth
year and had been in failing health for
some time Surviving him are three chill
dren-Nrs. Bruce, Thomas N. Berrey Of
Madison and John L. Berrey of Stafford
He was buried by the side of his wife in
the family burying ground at the old Ber-
rey home near Criglersville. in Madison.
Rev. Thelsie Simms recently returned
to Culpeper after many years work in
the ministry in Texas and other southern
states. has accepted call to the Bap-
fist Church in Herndon Va, and will en-
ter upon the duties of his new field very
soon. Rev. Simms has been spending
some time with relatives in CuIpeper, and
while here received calls to churches in
this and the adjoining county of Madi-
son.
Many persons from Washington and
Charlottesville attended the funeral Mon
day Of Weir Bickers, a son of the late
DR.. William Bickers Of Crooked Run.
this county. which took place at Fairview
| cemetery. Mr.. Bickers. who was a young
man in 1.-THE early thirties. had been a pa
tent in Catawba Sanitarium for some
mnths and recently at the home of his
brother. Roger Bickers near Culpeper.
He is survived by four brothers. w. A.
Bickers of Washington. D. c.; Lucian
Bickers of Colorado, Roger and John
Bickers of Culpeper. and one sister, Mrs.
C. 8. Jones of Culpeper.