The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-15

and faithful attorneys for the Common
wealth Spotsylvania ever had. Mr.
Graves was elected in May over Mr.
James L. Powell, who has held every
office in the gift of the people OF Spot
sylvania, having been at different times
Commonwealth Attorney, delegate in
the Legislature and State Senator.
Mr. Graves was born December 18th,
1862; was educated at Green Level
Academy, Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute and the University Of Virginia,
and came to the bar in Spotsylvania in
1885. the same year as Mr.. Ennis did
in Caroline. Mr. Graves is married
man
Mr.. William a. Rose. Of King
George, was born August 9th, 1862 was
educated at Bethel Military Academy,
in Fauquier, and read law under Hon
John + Mason. the present Judge OF
the 10th Circuit, and came to the bar
IN 1887. Mr. Rose was chosen without
opposition as Commonwealth attorney
of King George at the May election.
Mr.. I. II. Bevan, who had filled the
office acceptably for two terms was not
a candidate.
In Oulpeper Mr. Charles NJ Waite was
elected, having defeated T. Edwin
Grimsley the incumbent. in the demo
cratic primary NJ NJ. '| "s.,o, wal born
in Culpeper Oct. IA, 1870. Mr.. Waite
was graduated in law at Richmond
College, in 1893 and was admitted to
practice the same year. He was
elected mayor of the town Of Culpeper
in 1891 and was reelected in 1895, and
was delegate to the Democratic Ma
ional Convention at Chicago in 1896
from the Eighth Congressional District
Last and the youngest man of all is Mr.
Gustavus Brown Wallace of Stafford
He was born Feb. 23rd, 1876; was ed
ucated at University of Virginia but
never has practiced except to defend
students in Charlottesville occasion
ally. Though without practice, and
not having been graduated at the Uni
versity, yet having obtained a license
to practice, Mr. Wallace was chosen
attorney for the Commonwealth, IN
Stafford at the May election, tosucceed
T. Weldon Berrey. appointed Common
wealth's attorney by Judge Chichester
to succeed himself when Judge o. was
elected county judge Of Stafford and
King George.
Mr.. Williams cut is in the centre
being the Oldest lawyer by many years
of practice, and no one Of the younge
men, after thirty years of practice, cal
hope to be better liked or to be regal d
ed as a better lawyer than 'Princ'
John. Of Orange.
For the benefit Of onr lady reader
the following additional information i
appended;
Married Villains, Ennis. Graves
unmarried-Rose, Waite, Wallace.
There seem no earthly excuse 70
Rose being single; little if any 10
Waite Wallace, however, is just fron
his books, but The Free Lance woul
rather wager that Wallace will distanc
the other two in getting into matri
mony. Mr.. Wallace is son OF Dr.
G. NJ. Wallace, State Senator fror
} this district, and Mr.. Waite is son
Mai. Charles Waite, a native of Spot
sylvania.
The group is pretty good make NJ
and represents the force that is to b
relied on for the prosecution of crime
in these six counties until Jul
1, 1903. All of the above countit
s touch one another. All Of the foregoin
s gentlemen are pronounced Democrats
except W. A. Rose, Of King George
: who says he is not only Republican
: but proud of it. These Commonwealth
attorneys will have served, If they li'
t until July 1, 1908, through part
)" two centuries-the Nineteenth an
r Twentieth.