The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-13
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr West Berry. Of Madison county,
died lass week
The exports from Norfolk for October
aggregated 1888 l25 in value.
Col Rufus White. died in Madison
county last week, aged so years.
Mr. O. P. Stokes OF Mathews county,
died few days ago. after a long illness
The date Of the Flower Show at KIN
sale has been changed to the l6ih
luetaut
Mr. Arthur Wbitlcck died lest week
az the nome Of his brother. near Brandy,
Culreper county
Pensions iisaed az Washington !:
Original - Elias IL Grinuell, New
Point. Mathews county, $
The Southern Educational Associa-
tion VIII convene in Richmond, De-
cember 27th. 2Sth and 29.b.
Rev. Eff. Hall held revival meetings
in the Methodist church az Orange
court. house during last week.
BY a quarter dollar fire
Sunday morning the entire traction
system Of Norfolk is crippled.
Mrs NJ J. Young and Nh Frank b
Trioe have sent to this oifice one four
ana SIX pound sweet potato. respec-
tively.-Loulsa News
) b. Hall. # Templsman's Cross
Roads, Westmoreland county. died Sat.
urday at his home. Of typhoid fever,
liter "a weeks illaess.
Mr.. Thomas S Alc0oke died at Crl-
pepper Sunday, aged SO years. She was
q Miss Mayo, IT Richmond 5ns bad
many connections in Virginia.
The store Of Messrs, Marchant B.ls.
AZ Mathews Courthouse, caught hre
rhursday night. and but FOR timely
discovery would have been destroyed
Isis stated that within the next two
years the Pennsylvania r. Il Will ex'
pend from $40 coo. 600 TO Si2 .000 Coo 10
developing the properties IN the Nir-
ginias.
Charles NJ Baker, who was crushed
10 death by falling wall Ia
Richmond, was son of Martin j..
Baker. aud brother Of Mrs Sam Il
Parsons. Of Louisa county.
Georgetown COLLEGE defeated the Ca
diets Of the V. Nj II to 10 in game
Of foot ball The Virginians did bril-
Haat work. but the Oollegians were
Elective az punting and team work.
Miss Mary Custis Lae, daughter II
Gan. Robert + Lee, after an absence
from this country Of eight years. which
vas spent IN travelling abroad, Is visit
lng Mrs F. I YeatmRn IN Alexandra
The Army Of Northern Virginia Camp
Il Confederate Veterans has repudisted
the action Of IFS delegates to the last
reunion 10 voting $3.50 for the erection
If Q monument over the grave OF Jetfer-
sOn Davis.
Mrs. Julia Todd. relict Of Dr. viii
liam b. Todd, died in King aud Queen
county. Wednesday morning. She was
Miss Robins, and was born at Level
Green, Gloucester county. eighty-three
years ago.
DR. james f. Bland died at his resi-
deuce, near Shanghai, IN King and
Queen county. aged about sixty six
years. DR. Bland was, for msnp years
prominent physician and leading
citizen of the county.
Cullen Bryant. colored, a youth Of
sixteen. was arrested uearsLyells, o.
tober 29th, and confOed in Montrosa
Jail TO await his trial for sbsconding
with a horse belonging TO V. II.
McKenney.
The Underwater Telephone Company
has purchased that part Of the West
Point Telephone Line extending from
Wslkerton TO Bowlers via TapphsunOck
and will build new line from Bowler's
TO Tappahannock
Judge o. o. Gwathmey, Of King
William. presided at the November term
of King and Qaeen county court. Hon.
J W. Fleet, j r Saunders, r n. Pol
lard and r. II Spencer are spoken Of
in connection with the vacant Judge
ship in the latter ooantry.
Miss Ruby Bodeker will leave to-mor'
row for Oulpeper, Va, 60 be the guest
Of Mrs. franklin StesrDs. She goes 30
be present as the marriage Of Miss Sadie
Somers Stearns 90 DR. Kemper McOlana'
ban, of the United States navy. Sun
days Dispatch.
Beau Pre-. " the home Of Mrs. Eliza.
beth Deans Fahs. Of Gloucester county,
was the scene Wednesday Of reception
in honor Of Lieut.. Charles Fahs, U. s.
N and his beautiful English bride,
who have Just reached Gloucester after
extended travels in Scotland.
The bodies Of five men, supposed to
have been oystermen, were washed
ashore a few days ago on the Potomac
River, three at Colonial Beach and two
az the mouth of Rosters Greek. The
men are thought to have been accident.
ally drowned from dredging vessels.
There was nothing on the bodies by
which they could be identified.
A Senior Christian Eudeavor Society
has been organized in the Presbyterian
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