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ouisiae on me lawn wnere there is more space. She says the most important thing is to keep the rug flat to avoid buckling and curling, “for I have seen some people make them and they look like dish pans they are so curled up.* Mrs. Beahm is 79 years old and lives alone, though two of her sons live close by. She is a native of Rappahannock, a Smedley, and was married when she was 30. Her husband Silas Abraham Beahm, died in 1940. She has three sons, Sila$ Jr. and George William of Rappahannock and Isaac Henry of Washington, D.C. When the children were young Mr. Beahm wanted to go west, but says Mrs. Beahm, *1 just couldn’t leave Rappahannock.* Of her life, Mrs. Beahm says there have been good times and bad times. I have spent many happy hours here until Mr. Beahm became ill several years before his death. I have dried apples, cracked out wal nuts, sewed and worked hard. My sons all served time with the military forces.
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