Evening star., 1924-06-15
CULPEPER.

CCLPEPER, Va. June IA (SpeciaD.
Chief interest in the city election
| here Tuesday centered in the contest
cumbent, Alden Bell, was opposed by
d. r. Wtnfrey, attorney. Sell was
treasurer: Frederick P Hudgins. re-
corder; Bowman Clark. waymond
| Johnson. c. II. Hit and Byrd
LeaHell. councilmen.
Cards have announced the marriage
oi Miss Frances Meade Brooke 10
Donald Mckenzie Weld, lieutenant,
Z. 5. Navy, Wednesday, June 4. in
bremerton, Washington. The bride
is the youngest daughter of the late
j: ambler Brooke. and a native Of
Culpeper. She had been spending the
past year on the Pacific coast with
her sister, Mrs. Jennings. wife of
commander l.. Wise Jennings. L. s.
Navy.
Little Lord Fauntleroy" was pre-
sented by the pupils of CrigIersville
High School, following commence
ment exercises, Wednesday,
Pleading guilty on a charge of
shooting his wife and two other per-
sons. James Samuel Brookmau of
orange County was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary on the three
counts. The shooting grew out of a
disturbance during the recent carni-
val at Gordonsville. Mrs. Brookman
is recovering.
dairymen of Orange County took
place this week at the home of DR.. j.
5. Andrews.
The heaviest penalty ever exaeted
in Culpeper for violation of the
prohibition law was given Wash
court imposed a fine OF $500 and six
months of hard labor. The latter
sentence was suspended due to
Marshalrs physical condition, for
period of thirty days.
Deputy She rim Married.
Festus Hudson. deputy sheriff of
Madison County. was married on
Wednesday to Miss Mary c. Gocdall
of Syria, the ceremony taking place
at the Methodist parsonage at
Brightwood.
\ black eagle of unusual size was
killed this week by VIII Lohr.
farmer, of the good Hope neighbor-
hood. 1t measured nearly seven feet
from tip TO tiY of wings.
Mr.. and Mrs Lucio w. Hill of Rapi-
dan. gradusted fourth in a class of
seventy-foar in the Medical College
of Virginia, Richmond, and has now
entered anon her duties as inferno
at st. Efizabeth's Hospital, Washing
ton.
A wind and rain storm of terrific
intensity swept over this section Sum
day afternoon, doing thousands of
dollars of damage to property in this
coanty. At Arlington. the Yancey
home three miles west of this place,
the entire apple orchard was up
rooted, all of the chimneys of the
residence were blown off. numbers of
shade trees were destroyed and
tenant house was demolished.
The Culpeper Light and Ice Com
pany on Saturday turned over its
business to the Northern Virginia
Power Company as part of merger
which includes the ice and electric
The will of II, T Berry was ad-
mjtted to probate before the clerk
of the circuit court of Madison
County. G. r. Thrift, ]. A. Tucker
and w. NJ Pattie were appointed ap-
praisers of the estate, which the
testator willed equally to his seven
sons and daughters.
-Four convicts escaped from the
road camp in Madison County within
twenty-four hours, and all were ar
rested and brought back to camp in
less than that time.
Tom Young, colored. who shot and
killed Georgia Hawkins. a young
colored girl, while shooting at his
sister in law, pleaded guilty in the
Orange circuit court, and was given d
life term in the penitentiary by
Judge Alexander Browning.
AT the regular meeting Of the town
council on Tuesday of last week
increase in the salaries of town
officials: Recorder. from $3.50 per
annum to $500; treasurer, from $500
TO $500; mayor, from 5000 to $500.