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Oak Tree Is 305 Years Old
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A redskin dodged behind its thickness to escape detection;, a rais[ chieyous Indian youth skinned up its branches while an old chief sought its shade. Many are the phantasies aroused as we recognize the age of the large white oak tree at Oak Hill, old home of the Rappahannock County Woods. According to a .rule used by the Davey Tree Experts, the tree is now 305 years old. Its circumference 411 feet above the ground, is 16 feet. This gives a diameter of 61 inches which multiplied by 5, from the Davey table, gives the 305 years. In the year 1648 Virginia was but a struggling young colony. Many and varied are the sit
The oak was given a write-up- in the Geographic Magazine about 1930. This magazine stated that it was one of the^ largest white oaks in the East, its spread covering-1/8 of an acre. *
Sweet Revenge
In last Sunday afternoon's MarriedSingle baseball game the Single’s made a come back and ran up the score against the Married's. They quickly took control of the game and held it until the last inning. Thus ends the Married Men-Single Men Series with each team scoring one win. Around $75 was grossed by the .two games, played for the benefit of the Washington Fire Company, t • ----
LAST CALL FOR RECIPES
The Flint Hill Women's Society of Christian. Service urges you to send fin "your recipes especially those of vegetable dishes, meat dishes and salads. These should be in by Saturday, The price of the Cook Book will
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