Evening star., 1915-05-02
CULPEPER.
.arnnndnnce of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc o'ai-
c1TIpEPER, Va, May 1.-The case OF
| Tanner against the town or Culpepei
aud the Culpeper Construction COM
many. which was tried mere TOT lho
.econd time this week, after being sent
hack from the supreme court, occupieu
| thu entire time Of the court from Mon
dav until Thursday evening. When
verdic, in favor of the plaintiff was
brought in, reducing. however, the
| amount of damage he had claimed from
| tba ann of $4,000 to $400 The case
| e,reu, ont of injuries received by Mr..
| Tanner when his horse became frlght-
ened and ran away at the sight OF
steam roller which had been left on
the main street of Culpeper during the
winter months
| In regard to the petition from the
voters of Cedar mountain district for a
| special election to issue $4o.ooo worm
| of bonds to finance building of roads,
| Judge rutherford has appointed May
! 2S az the day Judges of election have
/ also been appointed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chapman of
Minneapolis, who are touring Virginia,
! are now spending some days with Mrs
Roger Bickers, formerly of Minneap-
| oils, at her home near Culpeper, and
will 90 from here to Washington.
The Graves Memorial Chapel. at
| Graves Mill. in Madison county. was
| opened for service last Sunday. Exten-
sive improvements have been made,
| making it practically a new building
The opening service was conducted by
Rev w. Brooke Carter of Madison
Courthouse, who also reorsanlzed the
Sunday school.
The funeral of Dr. Charles o. Simms.
! which occurred from his late home, near
Etland. Friday. was largely attended
by relatives and friends from Gull
peper and Rappahannock. as we'll as
his home county. He was for many
wears one of the leading citizens of
Madison county. He Is survived by his
widow and five children.
Greeted by an audience which nlled
the Fairfax Theater and introduced by
| Attorney j. George Hiden, Mrs. j. NJ
| Ropp Of Shenandoah City made an ad-
| dress on temperance Monday night and
urged the fighters in that cause not to
! lie down on their laurels because the
| 'state-wide prohibition" law was
| passed last September. The exercises
were under the auspices of the local chap
| ter of the W. c. T. u, whose president,
/ Mrs Settle and ther officers, together
| with the ministers of all the Culpeper
| churches, occupied the platform with
| the speaker. After the meeting many
persons Joined the temperance ranks
! Mrs Mary Elizabeth Bond, seventy
| three years old. died at her home in
| Vulcan, orange county. Saturday. She
had spent her entire life in her native
county, near the place where she was
| horn. Rev F. r. Staples of Orange
| conducted the funeral services, and the
| interment was made in the old Cosby
| burying ground. More than thou
| sand persons attended the funeral The
deceased is survived by her band,
| Robert Lester Bond; one son, William
| cosby Bond, sheriff of Orange county.
and one daughter. Mrs. Ernest A
Cooper of Vulcan.
| rNf
teur minstrels of Orange gave d per
! Torrance in the town hall there Fri
day night. The proceeds are for the
benefit OF the tennis club.
| The three Episcopal clergymen of
| cuIpeper county-Rev. Robert S. Coles
! of Rapidan, Rev. Alexander Calf Of
| Brandy station. and Rev. kensey J.
Hammond of Culpeper-attended the
sessions OF the Piedmont convocation
this week at The Plains in Fauquier.
| Miss Sadie Gilkeson was appointed
| delegate to the Sunday school depart
| ment, which met with the convoca-
| ton.
Bruce Starke of this county and Miss
Eloise Valentine We're married at the
| home of the bride in Englewood. n. j..
last saturday They will live at the old
Starke home near Rixeyville.
Sheriff J. NJ. wager OF Madison last
a capias issued from the circuit court.
| in which Broyles was indicted at the
| November term of 1913, for stealing 4
! morse from Wesley Sowel' Sep:emper
49, 1919 Broyles has been making
his home in West Virginia until re-
| Gently, when he returned to visit his
family near Aylor. in Madison. The
accused has given bail The case will
| come to trial at the May term of court
Mrs. Lillian NJ Appleberry has enter
ed suit against the city OF Chariottes,
vile for $4,000 for injuries alleged
to have been received when she was
thrown out of her vehicle by alleged
defective construction Of the street. She
| sustained Il fractured hip and other
| injuries and is now under treatment at
| the University Hospital.
William du Pont and his daughter.
Miss Marion du Pont. OF Montpelier
| have returned to Orange after visit
through Kentucky. 1here they pur-
chased several fine 4 lucky thorough
| breds.
| Sealed bids a re bel eipseceived for the