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Railroad Ends Long Career Of Station At Warminster

C & O Railway Company ap plied to the State Corporation Commission and got permission to close its Warminster station. Monday, Jan. 5. Hereafter there will be no agent operator on duty, but trains will continue to stop for dispatch and receipt of U. S. mail and passengers. The Railway Express Agency and the Western Union Agency will be handled by F. R. Moon & Company, where the post office is located, also. F. R. Moon, owner of the firm which has been in operation since 1908, was also postmaster and retired as post master in 1947. He was succeeded by his son. F. R. Moon. Jr. Warminster has seen better times in many ways, and the closing of the station-agency will not mar the memory of many people who have been associated with the place. According to the book "The Cabell0 and Their Kin," War minster was established on the land of Col. Nicholas Cabell. Nov. 13. 1788. Soon after returning lrom England. Dr. Cabell removed from his place on • Licking-Hole Creek” to his lands up the river and settled at the mouth of Swan Creek, in the present county of . Nelson, where he had erected dwelling houses, a mill < the first in that quarter) a warehouse, also the first, a depot of produce, a store, calling the place War minster. for his old English home, from whence a regular line of batteaux was yun to Westham.

Commercial C enter For over 50 years, Warminster was one of the most important points m internal commerce in Virginia. Warminster was estab lished as a town by an act of Assembly on the land of Nicholas Cabell. Col. William Cabell was one of the trustees who estab lished anNicademy in the town of Warminster from Oct, . 1791. to June 23. 1795. The Cabell family and Horsley family migrated from Warmins ter. England, and settled on land granted from the king, the Ca bells on the Nelson side of the James River and the Horsleys on the Buckingham side of the river. Almost all o ft he land is in the name of the two same lamilies. Warminster was destroyed when General Sheridan made his raid up the James River Valley during the War - Between - the - States. The story goes that when Sheridan was told there was a Masonic Lodge in the town, lie gave orders for that building to be left. George Lodge No. 52 A F and A M has been established Acre in 1784 and was later moved lo Norwood (then New Market1 and later moved to Howavdsville. where it is now active under the same name and number. Canal Route James River-Kanawah Canal operated packet boats from Rich mond to Lynchburg, with boats drawn by mules which served Warminster prior to the coming of the trains. The railroad was built in the tow-path of the old canal, and Warminster has been an important station. It was a water station for many years with a wood tank and pump house, where water was pumped from Swan Creek, and all trains stop ped for water When the wood tank became old and not large enough to accommodate the larger engines. C <V O built a large steel tank with a capacity of 100 - 000 gallons. The depot was at one time a two - story building, with the agent-operator's office in the tower with steps leading from the outside. There were three rooms downstairs for freight and pas senger waiting rooms. ■ For many years, their were three operators on duty working eight, hours each. During World War 1. this station was an im portant shipping point of iron, ore. which was mined nearby and hauled to the town by horse and wagon and loaded on cars. In later years, the ore was not plen tiful enough for mining Warminster has also been a 1 joint for shipping lumber and pulp wood.

Sheppards Mr. ami Mrs. Paul J lies an I Mr. and Mis Cleveland .lone attended the Jaycce New Yeai ■■ Eve party in Farmvillc. T.t and Mrs. James I) Pander Wool will arrive soon and ma* ■ ihcir home in Farmville They will orc'unv an apartment on Fourth Avenue. Mrs. G D Shipplett. of Roa noke. was the guest of her s 11 in-law and daughter. Mr and Mrs. Cleveland Jones, for : everal days. Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Shipplett were called to R iancke because of the illness of Mr Shipplett. Mr. Shipplett is improving, and Mr. and Mrs .Jones and children returned ho'~°. K>"’dav even ills; Mr and Mrs. George Elcan. Jr have had as recent gtiesm, her parents. Mr. and Mrs E S> Hnr. nclt. of l-loyd Miss Mary Hannah Jonr oj Danville. spent t.lie New Year week end with her parents. Mr and Mrs. J. L. Jones. Miss Amelia Belle Young, of Washington, was a holiday uuest of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Rainey Mr. and Mrs K W. Kidd, of Victoria. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fergu son. of Virginia Beach, and Mr and Mrs. John B. Abigail, ot Bal

timore. were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Atchley, Mrs. Kidd and the Austins. Friday night. Other recent visitors in the Atchley home were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kidd, of Trenton. N. J.. and B F. Ballowe. Lt. and Mrs. James D. Vander Wool, of Fort Meade, Md, an nounce the arrival of a girl, De borah Kay. Dec. 26. Mrs. Vander Wool is the former Miss Frances Kidd. Mrs. M B. Austin and JaAc were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Bolling. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Atchley \ and Bert visited Mr. and Mrs. O. Mr Bolling. Christmas Day. New York—The man who held up Mrs. Alice Badenier, 42. and escaped with a bulky envelope she held under her arm, must have been surprised when he opened the envelope, expecting to find mon'ey. It contained only a few slices of Christmas fruitcake, which she was taking to her hus band's office.

Mantco Mrs. Florenc* Llewellyn and Mrs. Lelia Micklem visited Mr. and Mrs. Willis Micklem. in Ship man, Sunday. Andrew Steger was a business visitor in Lynchburg Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Ragland visited in the home of Mrs. Char - lie Taylor, Saturday night. Miss Ann Adcock, of Madison Heights, spent the holidays in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Swan. William S, Livsey and Robert Crews were visitors in Lynchburg Saturday. Mrs. Lula Llewellyn spent sev eral days in Richmond last week visiting relatives. Dinner Parly Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Banton and daughter, Gwen, of Schuyler, were ; dinner guests of Mrs. Charlie Taylor, New Year's Day. Mrs. Jolm W. Crews. Zinda and Eddie Crews, were business visi ; tors in Farmville, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wootten and family visited her grand mother. Mrs. Eliza Gunter. Sun day. Mrs. John W. Crews visited her sister. Mrs. Henry Rosen, in St. Lukes Hospital last Saturday. She

has been ill and is now slowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Mika. II. and son, of Cleveland. Ohio, visit ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Ragland, for the holidays. Mrs. Pita Branch spent the week end in Schuyler visiting her son. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Crews were dinner guests of their son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Edison Crews, at Wingina. last Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Reid, of Wil mington, Del., visited Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Ragland. New Year’s Day. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rag land and family and Mrs. Sam Ragland also visited in the same home. Verlandier Crews spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John W. Crews. Miss Kate Taylor and Miss Por ter Baird were dinner guests of Mrs. Charlie Crews, Tuesday. CLASSROOM DEFICIT There is a current deficit of more than 325,000 school rooms in this country, according to a survey by the Office of Educa tion. The survey also estimates a long-range shortage of another 275.000 rooms by 1960. bringing the total deficit up to 600.000 by that time.

Glendale Rev. James Hodges of Dillwyn. preached an excellent sermon at Arvonia Methodist Church Sun day morning, at which time "t ue 'ord's Supper" was observed. Among those attending were Mrs. Naomi Poe and Mrs. Annie John son. The! holiday season brought many guests and relatives to their homes here. Among those visiting "Oakdale.” home of Miss Eliza White, were her nephew. H. Pal more White, of Richmond, and a niece. Mis* Mattie Kate White, of Falls Church. Mrs. Henry Wood and Son. and Mrs. Annie Johnson. Mrs. T .P. Lang has returned from University Hospital, where she recently underwent an ope ration. She is convalescing nicely. Visitors recently of Mrs. Grace N. Barton were her brother and I sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nuckols, also her sister, Mrs. Annie Holmes, all of Richmond. Mr and Mrs. Francis West, of ! Gravel Hill, visited her sister, in North Carolina, during the Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. West were also guests in the home of his aunts. Mrs. Will Moseley and Mrs. John Moseley, at the Mar

shall Place. Tuesday. Miss Elizabeth P. Cleveland, of Charlottesville, visited her nep hew. W. J. Shepherd and family, also Eddie Shepherd and family, and her niece. Miss Virgilia Sad ler. at Buckingham C. H., during the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Beach, of Washington. D. C.. entertained with a buffet turkey dinner at their country home here, on Dec. 28. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Derren backer recently purchased a new car. Mr. and Mrs. Derrenbacker had the following dinner guests i at their home. "R«ck Well." Mr. ! and Mrs. L. F. Patterson, and | daughter, of Crozier, Mr. and Mrs. William WaUer. of Nuckols. Other callers recently were Mr. and Mrs. Ike Gammon, of Ar vonia. Mr. and Mrs. Muriel Dune vant and son and Miss Doris Giles, all of Enonville. also Mrs. Conrad Dunkum and children and Mrs. Ed Perkins and daughters, of Nuckols, and Mrs. A. D. de Bettencourt, of Mt. Zion. Mr. and Mrs. Flank Butler, spent Christmas with their son and daughter-in-law. Mr. ami Mrs. R. A. Butler, in Newport ' News.

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Friendly Floridian Rescues Amelia Citizens From Sand

Mrs. Florence B Doyle, of "The Oaks” in Amelia County, returned | last Saturday from a two week's motor trip to Florida with Mr. Glen Barnard and children. Stephen. Florence, and Billy After visiting old Fort San I Marcos at St. Augustine and the Marine Studio at Matineland. the party spent Christmas Week at the home of Mr. and Mrs Thomas Watson at Titusville ; Much time was spent shrimping 1 and surf-fishing. The best catch was made by Stephen, who iand ' ed a five-pt*nd, five-ounce trout Dec. 28. the party motored down the east coast to ?>Iiami and thence north through the Ever glades. to Clewiston. on the shore of Lake Okeechobee. There they went through the largest sugar mill in the United States.

At Lake Wales, the group saw the beautiful Bok Tower and Bird Sanctuary. The remainder of tne week was pent with Mr. and Mrs. Archar Smith and children in the heart of the citrus section, at Plant City and Lakeland. Thursday, the entire group Misted friends in Tampa and a cousin m St. Petersburg. Mrs. Sal lie Estes, a retired missionary to China. As the Virginia party started f'>i home, they were crowded off "tie road by a big tractor trailer. The only harm done was that the car bogged down in the Florida sand, from which it was presently txtricated by a friendly Floridan with a big smile, a big chain, and pickup truck.

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