Evening star., 1923-06-10
CJJLPEPER.

were celebrated here Saturday under
the auspics of A. p. Hill Camp ofEon-
fderate Veterans and tho CuIpeper
Chapter. United Daughters of the
Contederacy, and attended by . large
crowd. The national anthem. fol-
was sung by the crowd under the
leadership Of Glenn Oldacre, and the
principal address was made by
George ]. Hiden. whose speech was
enthusiastically applauded.
presentation of a medal, given by the
Culpeper Chapter. u. D. c.. for the
best essay on the life Of Gen. A. p,
Hill, to Miss Mary Stevens Jones,
and the reading of this prize essay
clusion OF the exercises cars were
provided to convey the veterans and
visitors to Fairview cemetery, where
the soldier graves were covered with
flowers and small Confederate flags.
The veterans and other visitors were
then entertained at dinner by the
Culpeper Chapter, U. d. c.
Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Surrounded by their eight sons and
daughters. numerous grandchildren
and friends from several counties,
Mr.. and Mrs. George r.. Hoffman cell
ebrated their golden wedding ami
versary Tuesday at their home near
occupied the place of honor on the
board. and the first slice was cut by
the bride of fifty years ago. Many
persons who had been present at the
marriage of the pair were guests on
this occasion, and 1t was a matter Of
note that only one death. that OF q
young daughter. had visited this
household during all Of the f1fy
years.
Mrs. Mitt Yoweli died suddenly ,at
kn- ~ 1k,N-
ly In her usual health. She wes
charter member Of the Novum. Bap-
ust Church.
VIII Contest Decided.
The Henshaw will case. tried In the
circuit court OF Greene county. has
been attracting much attention. 1t
grew out of the fact that the late
Thomas Henshaw,. q Confederate vet
eran and unmarried. devised all Of
his property to friends. cutting out
George and Samuel Henshaw. his sur
vivtng brothers, who brought the suit
to recover the estate, alleging that
their brother was of unsound mind
at the time the will was made. The
estate consisted of land and a guam
tity of valuable antique mahogany
and walnut furniture. The jury re-
turned a verdict for the defendants,
sustaining the will.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas, known
for many years as the champion
chopper of the Blue Ridge. is dead
at his home near Luray.
The Mitchells Community League
held a meeting on Wednesday and
Saturday all Of the male members
of the league met again at the
school and spent the entire day in
work on improvements to the school
closing the property with a sub
stantial woven-wire fence. which
both improves and protects the prop
erty. The women OF the league
served dinner for the workers.
Field Day Exercises.
Approximately 2,5o0 persons at
tended the commencement and field
day exercises of the Rappahannock
county public schools, in Washing
ton. the county seat. when addresses $
were made by Judge Goodrich of
fredericksburg, Supt. Hugh D. Hite,
Mr.. White OF Loudoun and others
Mrs. Homie F. Jenkins, aged fifty
nine years. wife of H. h Jenkins. a
FARMER or Burr Hill. Orange county,
died at her home there, leaving a
family OF ten children.
Jaquelin Amber Brooke, an old
resident Of this place. died suddenly
at his home on Jamesons hill.
solemnized at the home OF the brides s
parents Mr.. and Mrs Z. w. Laoy,
near Oak Park, when their daughter
Irva became the bride of Mr.. Oscar
w. Smith.
Weddings Announced.
Invitations have been received In
the county to the marriage of Miss
stella Gibbons to William Gibson
Simpson, tr. next Tuesday. at the
Church of the Ascension, Frankfort,
KY. Miss Gibbons' mother was Miss
Mary Anderson OF Rappahannock, and
her father a former rector of that
parish.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Trotter Las
sitter of Petersburg announce the APP
preaching marriage Of their daughter
Virginia Heth to Alfred Sidney Nalle
OF this county. the wedding to take
place In Petersburg June 20. The
DR.. orville Nalle and has a large
connection in this part of Virginia.
Miss Beatrice Messenger, only
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Mes
senger of Culpeper. and Sidney Kats
OF New York were married In that
North Gin. the beautiful country
estate which was sold last week after
being in the Coons family since 1892
has been resold by the purcha ser
John Bruce Of Rappahannock county
the latest owner being Otis Thorn
hill. postmaster of Culpeper.
Ringgoid Armstrong, who was a
member of Mosby's command during
the civil war, died at his homo in
Woodville.
The elimination of a pretty ro-
nance Of some months standing was
announced on the final day Of the
commencement Of the Culpeper High
School, when Physical Director H H
Jones of Richmond and Miss Helen
Glaetti. a pretty, young teacher, made
known to their friends the fact that
they had been married one month ago