Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
CULPEPER.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

| SCI-f EfFR, va, August 2s.-The
corner stone Of the new $4,000 public
school building was laid here last Sat
urday with Masonic ceremonies. the
Culpeper Lodge of Masons being assist
F, ed by members Of the nsighboring
lodges in the adjoining counties. and
numbers OF prominent Masons from
various parts of the state being in at
tendance The masonic ceremony was
under the leadership of the master OF
the lodge, c. c. Cline. This was fol-
lowed by an address on educational
subjects by Arthur B. Wright, state in
| spector of schools. acting for Supt. r
c. Stearnes He was followed by DR.
J. w. Eggleston. past grand master Of
Masons of Virginia. The closing ad-
dress was made by ]. Allston Cabell OF
RICHMOND. whose subject was The
Origin of the Laying of Corner Stones.
troduced by Rev. Thomas Hooper. jr.
who made brief address. and Mr.
Wright by S. NJ. Nottingham of the
local bar
| Miss Daisy Burton. the daughter Of
r. B. Burton of Stevensburg. was mar
ried last week to Coleman y HOFFMAN
of Remington. the ceremony taking
place at the home of the brides father
in Stevensburg, Rev. George Hunt OF
the Baptist Church officiating. The
|
Richie Burton, as maid of honor
! AlonZa Humphrey of Fauduier was
best man. After a wedding trip the
| couple will make their home in Rem
| ington.
| The annual entertainment given by
the women of the Little Fork Church
was held in the yard Of ST. Mark s
Chapel. at Rixeyville, Friday after.
| noon and evening. The proceeds will
be devoted to improvements on the
| q
Mrs. Ellen strother Gaines recently
/ has purchased the Fox home. on ia
mesons hill. from the present owner
Mrs. Mary Fox. The farm on which
| Mrs Gaines and family have been liv-
ing for some time they have leased for
| a period of years.
| a union Sunday school picnic. in
which the schools of the Episcopal
Baptist and Methodist churches OF
| Brandy Joined. was held in the woods
on the Ratrie farm Tuesday. The min
listers and superintendent Of each
school were in attendance, and several
short addresses were made. Tennis
croquet and other games furnished
William T. Fincham. seventy-five
home. near Criglersville, in Madison
| county. He was member of the Linn
i Banks Lodge of Masons. and the fune-
| raj services were conducted with Ma
| sonic honors. Interment was in the
| family burying ground near his home
He leaves his second wife. who was
| Miss Leila TWyman of Madison.
| Henry T. Holiday. jr.. of Rapidan
this county. and Frank s. Walker OF
| Wood berry Forest. Orange. have re-
Gently been appointed by Gov. II: e.
Stuart delegates to the pan American
| road congress, which meets in Oakland
| Cal, for the week beginning Septem-
| Der Is.
| At a meeting of the board of trus-
| tees for Orange, Monday, the franchise
of the electric light plant was awarded
| only one other bidder. Rev. A. J. Har-
| low, who has been running the electric
| plant for some years, and whose fran
chise does not expire until 1917. The
| franchise is for a term of fifteen years
Miss Mary Macoy has returned from
Charlottesville. where she underwent
treatment for the past month follow
ing a serious surgical operation.
way. Va, have returned home after
visits to the latter's sister. Mrs. Ed
win Gaines, and her brother, James A.
Strother. at Kinloch.
At the recent examination for public
school teachers. conducted by County
| SLDt. James NJ. Beckham. there was
only one applicant. The Culperer
High School, which has practically the
same corps of teachers it has had for
several years. and the same principal.
Prof T. H. Hendricks. it has had for
nineteen years. will open for the fall
session September 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Strother of
WEIGH. w Va. are entertaining
house party in honor OF their daugh-
ter. Miss Mary jim Strother. at Kin
loch. their summer home near Gull
pepper. Those in the party are Misses
Dorothy Hebden, Esther Love. Jean
nette Martin of Baltimore, Misses
Elizabeth strother. Lucy Roberts and
Elizabeth Smith of Culpeper: Messrs.
William Love. Silas Hull. Rawlings
Beaumont and Walter Taylor of Bal
;imore. Henry STROLLER Of Culpeper.
Carter Ransome of Orange. Felsner
Neal Of Richmond and Carol Jeffries
of Norfolk.
Mrs. y. II. Stokes and Miss Margaret
Stokes of WASHINGTON AID Miss NJ.
Virginia Hines. also of Washing ton.
are guests of Nr. and Mrs. Wagner at
the Lodge. Robert Toles. who was their
guest for tn" week end returned to
Wa shington Monday.
Howell 5. Belts of Madison. Wis.
and r. NJ. Harper of Washington are
spending the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. r. c. Nass. Other guests of theirs
during the week have been Mr.. Vass'
brother. James Vass of Richmond. and
his sister. Mrs. Hugh Hamilton of War
renton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Miller of
Birmingham. Ala. who have been
spending some time in Baltimore. where
Mr. Miller under Treatment