Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-16
BULLETIN OF THE FAUOLIER
HISTORICAL SOCIETY ISSUED
Organization Is to Be Congratulated Upon Its First
fublcatlon-Many Interesting Papers Are In
Guided in This Volume of lO8 Pages
ny T.. G. SVEN.

4. The Fauquier Historical Society
, may wei be congratulated upon tho
publication OF its FIRST bulletin. This
society was organized in 1918 for the
purpose OF promoting historical re-
search. with the view of collecting
, material for history OF Fauquier
County. The distraction OF the world
war prevented tho immediate accom-
piishment of Its purpose The papers
included In this volume OF los
: pages arc the following: Fauquier's
Aborigtnes, reprint of an article
by Or. l.. G. Tyler: Northern Neck
Lands. by III. c. Groomc; eighteenth
century maps. with special reference
to their bearing upon the history OF
Fauquicr County: prices to be
, charged by Keepers of ordinarles
lT6o: Plan OF warrcnton. showing
surveys OF 1890 and 1871: Robert Eden
Scott biographical sketch, by Rob
ert H. Scott: marriage bonds OF Fau-
quicr County. lT59-l777; description
OF North Wales. the home OF William
Allison: Six Weeks in FauGuier. being
the substance OF n series OF familiar
letters about White Sulphur Springs
at Warrcnton, written In lS3S to n
gentleman of New England by Wis
: itor. The paper by Mr.. Groome upon
the Northern Neck Lands Is thorough
and exhaustive. and richly annota tod
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the subject. II is. without doubt, the
most comprehensive treatment OF the
subject OF the lands inherited by Lord
Fairfax. There is accompanying this
a map. reprinted from one In the Vir-
Einia Historical Society. showing tho
northern and western parts OF the
Northern Neck of Virginia. according
to the survey OF l73G-l737. In the
article on eighteenth century maps
there is a reproduction of that part
of the Jefferson and Fry map OF 1851.
showing what Is now Fauquicr Coun-
~, and tho immediate vicinity. In
the discussion OF the Plan Of War
rcnton, there Is a very carefully pre-
pared map by l.. NJ. Clarkson, c. e..
showing surveys OF 1870 and ISL
drawn by the late Richard y. Brooke,
with original roads indicated by the
Fauuuicr Historical Society The
brief description Of the old home
known as North Wales has a very at
tractive engraving. bringing out
clearly the massivcncss OF tho house.
or special interest TO those who are
ing OF Faupuicr White sulphur
Springs In 1857. reproduced from n
Autograph OF tho period.
The society which has published
such n crcditablc contribution to local
history has on It's membership roll at
this time about twenty-five members.
membership is limited to natives OF
the county, or to those who have
been residents. The society plans to
issue it's bulletin regularly every
quarter. and in this way to stimulate
interest In the preservation OF his
torical facts about FauQuier and ad-
Joining counties.
Such 4 laudable effort deserves en-
enlargement from those interested In
a. u uNf IT,
Virginia. This FIRST publication Is an
example OF the good work the society
can do. The papers have all been
prepared with the greatest care and
display. thorough scholarship and
exact research. The Illustrations Of
this volume arc to be commended
very highly. the publication OF the
maps especially adding very much TO
the Intelligent Interpretation OF local
history. Those who know OF the
wealth OF historical lore in and about
FauQucr will look forward to the
succeeding numbers OF the bulletin
with much expectation.
THE HERMIT OF TURKEY HoL-
LOW. Fly Arthur Train. Charles
Scribner's Sons. New York.
DO you like a human mystery. You
do like Mr.. Tut IL you've met him
the old lawyer knows man as n clock
maker knows clocks. And Mr. Tut
needs TO know something OF clocks.
too. in this story of an alibi.
In this novel he appears for the
first time in fiction of n larger sort:
for the two volumes In which he was
previously the protaEonist were col
lcctions OF short stories. In this he
is called to defend feeble minded
youth in upstate New York. charged
with murder; and the Developments
from this situation combine the In
and an eventful legal battle. No
reader could help but follow 1t with
closest interest.
NANCY. BY Louis Dodge. Charles
Scribner's sons. New York.
This biography is "for those who
have loved and lost a dog" Begin
ming with the acquisition OF Nancy
as fluffy little puppy. It relates her
short and simple career in such way
as TO express to n degree never before
achieved the personality OF a dog
and this is done with a sympathy. n
tenderness. a restrained emotion that
! give the little book tender appeal.
TIE MIND OF THE BUYER: A
PSYCHOLOGY OF SELLING. BY
larry Dexter Kitson. PHI. d. The
Macmillan CO., New York
Excellcntly adapted to the purposes
OF a university text for n course in
the psychology OF advertising and
selling. 1t is we'll organized and
commercially brief. AT the same
time, it's treatment of the subject is
complete enough to furnish the frame
work for n thorough understanding
OF the subject. The elementary prin-
ciplcs OF psychology which have di-
rect bearing on the thought OF the
buyer are presented in simple. direct
Ilanguagc--the terms of the salesman
are used rather than those Of the
physiological laboratory. The VOL
,me is planned for teachers. students
and the salesman who is learning how
to conduct sales most effectively ny
making n forceful appeal to the mind
of the buyer.
A POPULAR SCHOOLGIRL. by
Angela Brazil. Frederick A. Stokes
Company, New York.
The heroine of this story, an Eng
lsh schoolgirl OF Is. Is rs jolly. adj
vcnturous and devoted to her school