The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-12
Fitting In And
Out of Richmond
Ben Nelson and Farmer Friend q
Lost in the Corn

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Benjamin Cary Nelson, farme
capitalist and commercial tourist. w1z3
has a large two-acre farm locafoH
down on the noble James, while shox
ing farmer friend his immense cor
crop one day during the past wes1
became lost in the corn. with tn
friend. Ben attributes the fact r
his getting lost. in the corn, due
the height and thickness of the COR
Ben says after he once got into II
corn 1t was so dark during the mid
die of the day this wasJ that t1I
whip poor wills could be heard tar
ing to one another In their midnfe1
language, they too thinking 1t w.
night Ben says that they just kep
walking and walking. trying to nn
their way out of the corn. until th1
were about to give up and trust thar
serves to the good hand OF fate, wh6
ne heard voices in the distance. WIKI
turned out to be the calls of mAY1
bers Of the searching party, sever
or which had been sent out to nrf
Zen and his farmer friend, though
order TO rescue Ben and his frfAsii
inc searching party had to use ax1
TO cut down some of the corn In
der to iiberate Ben. this task ~
Ing nearly all of the afternoon.
Ihis farmer friend OF Ben'a n
corn expert from one of our Westa93
states, and, hearing so much OF IT.
wonderful corn crop of Ben's, acceu
ed an invitation from Ben to make
survey of the crop. After a care1
survey. this expert estimates ~
Ben's farm will produce enough Coz
to give one of our underworked cie&
nre horses first class meal IT,
writer thinks that this interview G.
CURED with Ben after he had take
an overdose of "one-night corn cure
or perhaps was suffering from COR
sumption.
M. c. Progg, a member of No. IT
who suffered a broken finger som
time ago, We are glad to say is all e
K. again.
Here's to the man VINO votes e
votes the best he can. But d
man that fails to vote and afterwarx
follows the band.
Dedicated to the namesake Of n
famous cherrytree chopper.
Thomas r. Gtbbon, who for severI
years has been city salesman for 3.
Saunders Sons Co. has resigned ~
position with this firm to accept =
position with buying department.
the Great Atlantic ana Pacific NG
stores, with headquarters In New Yos
city. Thomas has the congratu1
lions and best wishes OF his MAJ
friends on his promotion, and herr
hoping that he may become an gr0
as the Arm with whom he has ma1
a connection.
W. Bright Anderson, OF the H
I lard & Ballard fame is spending soM
| time with wife. who is In the Wht
| mountains for the month OF Angus
Jas D. Hit paid us a. short VII
during the past week. Jim Ii on n
way home from his Southern trf1
where he reports business good.
All work and no play makes Biz
dull boy. tBill Baseball Roy).
have with us baseball today.
They say that the Moss twins ha(
baseball so much that they Just hal
to miss a game. Believe us, tn
don't miss many.
Aubrey Spence was in town with
the first OF the week.
Bob Standard Oil Simpson r0po4N
everything lovely and everybody hA1
Ply. En-
Thomas Redfeld Aaron is son
humdinger in his new French O.
(Chevrolet).
Hampton Haden is some hapl
guy Baseball in town.
F.. S. Count" Granger. Of
Strouse Bros & Co. is in from q "
successful weeks trip.
Johnny Goode is as bet9ht =
cheerful as ever, even if the electi4
did go contrary to his hopes. JO1
didn't lose much anyway.
We are glad to report that
good friend Billy Shepherd has
tirely recovered from recent
spell and is back at his desk reguA
| ", where he directs the destlntes
HARDWOOD Bros.
Walker Stuart. chief of the Hfe
mond Hardware Co. seems to stAa
| the hot weather mighty well.
have heard that he and Uncle Ell
sutton have a special and secret -
mula for some kind of dope
alleviates all the discomforts OF
weather. IT so, why NOT teit -
about it.