Always a "Fire"—

A letter from Washington, D. C., early in September contained a check with the request that the writer, P. C. Bagnelly, be the first subscriber to Rappahannock's new paper. He didn't even know the name of the paper—which, to truth, had no name at that time—and he made some excellent suggestions.

The first subscription in the county came from D. D. Miller, an October 8, the day of the Rappahannock County Fair. When asked to sign up to receive the first copies, free, the first handed in his money for a subscription.

The first subscriber months the county and from a Rappahannock lady now living in Colquhar, Mrs. Will A. C. Hite, who was the subscription by Miss Annie Guard.

The flag job of printing done by Rappahannock News was brought to by L. E. Hudson, of Sible Mills.

James Dale of Washington got the first job completed in the printing show on his business cards stating that he does cleaning and making.

Joseph D. Keyser ordered the first employee and letterman, and Jack Brown got the first signs printed in easily about collecting taxes.

Speyerville High School Lunch Room tickets were the first school printing from that fair city, and Washington High School's first job was come back report clips for Mrs. E. B. Hite.

The first picture taken for the paper was of that distinguished group, the Board of Supervisors, and Chairman Latham and requested to furnish the first editorial.

Miss Ruth Stewart and Miss Janet Salisburger may fight it out as to which lady was the first to have her picture in the paper, since they both appear with the book from through the careful study and research of Miss Hite.

The author of "My Rappahannock Story Book" was born at "Mont Moll," ancestral home of her people tucked away in F. T. Valley. "Dolly" Hite, as she is known to her many friends, spent her childhood there, riding and playing with her five brothers. There she designed a love for her own spot of earth that has influenced her w's it a life—and which her made this book peculiar.

The occasion of the publication of this, the first large volume on Rappahannock, will be of immense interest, not only to those of the county, but to all Virginians as well.

Supervisors.

Help in many forms arrived from the first minute the printing equipment begins being included from the track. Paul Walker lost a rope to help hold some of the machinery, and Charlie Jenkins threw in his pocket and kindly assistance in getting the heavy machinery from the trunks.

There were lots of "first" helps, and Mrs. George H. Davis, Jr., has the unique distinction of being the first one to lend to a wheelbarrow.

It would be impossible to say who gave the first welcome to Rappahannock News. The great widow and warm greetings came on this and fact that it would be like trying to catch the first drop of rain.

Jack Barber ran the first copy off the press.