The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-04-11
NEWS ITEMS
Rabies has developed among dogs
owned by residents of Mt. Pleasant.

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owned by residents Of Mt. Pleasant
Lieut.. W. d. Newbill, of Irvington'
I has reached home from Porto Rico on
30 days furlough.
T. S. Ourlett, Of Irvington' has
leased Capt. Len. Hamilton's house
and Is keeping bach. "
Andrew Carnegie by selling vacant
block on Fifth avenue, New York city.
has made 500. coo in four months
The ground was broken at Washing
ton and Lee University last Friday for
the erection Of the Tucker Memorial
Hall
FM Huffman, wealthy farmer
of Page county,a candidate for Office IN
that county. proposes to donate, in the
event Of his election, 500 yearly Of his
salary for the improvement of county
highways
From Iryington Citizen d" Mr. War.
man. of L. ). corps Of engineers, has
been surveying mouth Of Carriers creek i,
with a view to reporting whether or
not it should be dredged We think
his report will be favorable.
Thirteen lives were lost in aiire which
broke out Friday morning last in the
residences OF Wallace G. Andrews. ,
East Si1ty-.eventh street. and Albert
J. Adams, East Sixty street,
New York city.
Er-Mayor +. r Downham, Of Alex
andria, WAS badly bruised and cut about
the face and arms by Pennsylvania
avenue car in Washington city on Fri
day last. His injuries are severe. but
not fatal
Lancaster, Va, April s Edward
Hill, colored, who was struck with.a
blackja by David Kelly in row at
Kilmarnock Saturday week, died from
his injuries yesterday. Inquest was
held today and il captured Kelly will
be charged with murder.
Col Burlington. the new chief Of or
dinance to Gen Flagler. entered West
Point July ,. 1856 He was born in and
appointed from Virginia. and served
with the Union army against the South
during the civil war lie was graduated
from the Military Academy in 1851
1t is settled that Richmond Is to have
big union depot to be erected 10y the
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
and Chesapeake and Ohio roads The
depot will be on the site Of the old St
Charles Hotel property ut 10Th and
Main. The two companies Will spend
about 81 900 ,OOO
The Auditor Of Public Accounts has
allowed about five hundred pensions
since April lst They range in sums
from $l5 to 800. There are only about
half dozen persons who are entitled
to 800 and they are former Confed-
crate soldiers who have lost the light
Of both eyes
Gov. Tyler has commissioned Capt
Philip Thornton Marye, Of Newport
News, and DR.. Joel Crawford. Of Sus-
sex. members Of the Board Of Visitors
Of the Medical College Of Virginia for
life. They will succeed Dr. W Z. Nc
CURE, Of Winchester, resigned, and Col.
X. b. Berkeley Of Pulaski. removed
from the State
King aud Queen County Court last
week entered an order for a vote to be
taken on the question Of county sub
scription TO the capital stock Of the
Richmond and TidewAter railroad. The
election will be held at the regular May
election There seems TO be very little
interest manifested in the subject. so
far
Mr.. Robert Daniel. prominent citi-
zen Of MiddleseI, died at his residence,
near Church View, in that county, last
week, in the Goth year Of his age. Mr..
Daniel was Confederate soldier and
served faithfully in the Essex Cavalry
during the entire civil war He leaves
a widow and three children. His wife
10 an aunt Of Attorney. General Monta-
que
E1.Oongressmsn Trigg, of Wythe
county, says the anti Martin movement
10 pretty we'll understood and that one
Of it's leaders boldly says anything to
beat Martin " The people OF his State,
he says. so far as he knows, are OPP
posed to it and say that il L. S. Sen
ators must be chosen by popular vote,
SC must judges, school superintendents.
and every other public officer in the
State, and that the people Of the State
don't want any such change.
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