The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-06
VIRGIN "A NEWS.

Mr. william MC1ath died In Aooo'
mao county, last week, aged 81 years.
Mrs Sarah A Petty. of Prince vii
liam county, died recently aged ~
years.
Miss Nellie Fleet of King and Q aeen,
is visiting friends in Northumberland
county.
John Holden. Colored. OF Accomac
county. has been sentenced 10 death
for criminal assault
Dogs got into fl ,ck Of sheep Of M
L. Hoffman. of Madison county, kill
ing five and woundiug four.
a new post.ofRce. "wicomico," has
been established In Gloucester county,
with J. h. Hogg postmaster.
Treasurer Stuart has appointed Mr..
Arthur Brown deputy collector for Mon
tross and Oople districts. Westmoreland
county.
Asa partial result Of the great revi-
val at Red Bank Baptist church, North
amp'On county. thlrty'bix have been
baptized.
Rev. 7 f. Grimsley baptized eleven
| converts at Bethel He was assisted In
the meeting by Rev. James Brown
Madison News.
The 1884 communication Of the
! Grand Lodge of Masons Of Virginia
will be held in Richmond December
4th, 5th aud 9th.
There seems t. be no abatement In
the disease among the horses OF the
| Northern Neck, aud animals are stili
dying in large numbers.
Some Northern capitalists have taken
| options on several farms in Oulpeper
county, and expect TO develop the min
eral wealth Of that section.
The fourth animal exhibi ion Of the
Old Dominion Poultry and Pigeon AS
ISOLATION at Hamilton .Loudoun county
held last week was success.
Mr.. Jas. 7. Harris purchased as pub
| lie auction in Rappahannock county
400 acres of land belonging 20 the late
Richard Harris, paying Sl6. 6Oper acre.
Capt. George p. Squires. of Laucas-
ter county. had his hand painfully
burned an effort 20 extinguish blsze
caused by the explosion of lamp IN
his home.
A farmers Institute, it is said. will
be held at Acc0mac o. H, November
l9sh. to be conducted by Dir. &. ".
Koiner. Commissioner Of Agriculture
OF Virginia.
Miss Bette Pollard. State Superin'
tendent Of Childrens' Work in the W
0. Il. u, met all her engagements in
Caroline county, with the exception Of
one at the school house near Concord
which rain prevented
The sinking fund commissioners Sat
urdsy bought in S75. 800 Of Virginia
bonds for redemption. OF this amount
s3t, 500 worth were bought st.9l 10 2;
| $34 co at prices ranging from OIL 60
81. 40, and SO 900 at CLIP
Mr.. CORTLAND Smith. Of Alexandria,
will sell his entire stable Of prize win
ming hunters and carriage horses, clos.
ing out his Hampton stud farm. Mr..
Smith has been frequent exhibitor at
the horse shows in Virginia
Judge Archer A Phlegar has qual.
flied as Judge of the Court Of Appeals
| 10 succeed the late Judge Rely and
| took the oath before Judge Blair, At
Salem. He will go on the bench al
the November term at Richmond
The schooner Morning Light. owned
By Capt. II Bussels. was run down
| by she steamer Lancaster If the Weems
Steamboat Company, and sunk In Oar.
ter's Creek, Lancaster county, Satur.
day morning. The schooner was load
ed with lumber.
Ex.Judge Robert A. Turner. died at
Front Royal Friday. in his 18th year.
He was for "a years Judge Of the Twelfth
Judicial Circuit of Virginia and at one
time member Of the Legislature. Mrs.
Marshall, of Fairfax, and Mrs DR.. Oar.
ter, Of Fauquier are his daughters.
Two of the negroes-Paris Williams
and Oscar Bowler-who we're with the
| four who snot and robbed William
Brown u Oulpeper county were taken
to OGipeper and committed to Jail to
" ait action of the grand jury. They
both we're identified by their wounded
victim.
Bryan Bonoval. aged years. played
| sOmersault on the same bed in which
| Mckinley Bonoval. aged 1 month, lay
quietly sleeping, fell over Mckinley.
aud brought his short life to a close.
| Both were the sons of Mr.. John Bono.
val, of Robins Neck, Gloucester coun
ty, Va,
In the case Of Jerry Burton, tried at
! the Accomac county court last week,
for the theft Of large sum Of money
Of she Baltimore. Chesapeake and At
lantic Railway Company the jury fail
ed to agree The case Of Stran Fosque,
indicted for murder was postponed IN.
| til the next term Of the court.
On Friday evening, November 9Th,
at Kiusale Ia the Masonic hall, en- in
teresting drama will be rendered, in
which the best local talent will
participate. Supper, consisting OF all
| the delicacies Of the season, will be
served Proceeds for benefit of Masonic
Lodge Of that place.
The Hesthsville Fair closed Tuesday.
The best Of the trotting races was be-
| tween Capt. Frank O. OOopers Han
mas and J. Herbert Henderson's Stable
Rock. Four close heats were raced,
Hsnnas winning Ia the mile race
William Jennings Bryan distanoed
William Mckinley with ease The
fair, as o whole. was a success.
The suit Of s. B. Atwill VS.. d. NJ.
Nelson, In which the plaintiff claimed !
$4,000 damages for injuries sustain
ed by his team of horses falling from |
the wharf as Urbanna while in the Gus.
tody Of the defendant, has been tried |
the second time in the circuit court Of |
Middlesex The case consumed five |
days. the jury bringing in verdictin
| favor NJ the DIainfiff and ASSESSING the /