The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Dragon Bridge, Middlesex county,
has been thoroughly repaired.
Prospects for a big English pea crop
are good in the lower counties.
White Stone, Lancaster county, will
probably have race track soon.
Robert s. Vendevanter. a prominent
citizen ct LOudoun county, Is dead.
The Madison and Rapidan Telephone
line has added five improved phones.
Thirty eight claims were allowed by
the Pension Board OF Madison county.
About 20 applications for pensions
have been favorably acted upon In
Louisa county.
The Confederate Pension Board. Of
| Prince William county, will meet Sat
urday, May H.
Miss Matoka Parron formerly OF Mid
dleseK county, died Of smallpo at
| Primers Point
The exports Of Newport News for
twelve months were 81 600 .OOO break
ing all records.
Mrs JOS A. Smith, aged about 2G
years. died last Friday at her home In
Accomao county.
Mr. Chris. Weaver has sold Clay
Bank wharf, Gloucester county. 10 Mr..
Malvern Newcomb.
Mr.. Claude Hickman, Of Accomao
county. graduated at the Maryland
College Of Pharmacy.
Mrs. Bane, wife Of Rev. o. l. Bane,
recently on the Louisa NJ h. Circuit,
| died In Charlottesville
Bishop Jackson. former rector Of
Grace Episcopal church. Richmond.
died last week in Alabama
A statue to the Confederate dead was
unveiled in Lynchburg Friday. Senator
| Daniel delivered the Grafton.
The encampment at Kirkland Grove
will be held this year month earlier
than usual, beginning July 18th.
Rev. Jack Rosser, the Methodist
evangelist is conducting q revival at
Whealton's. Lancaster county.
Crabs are row being shipped in great
quantities from the RappAhsnnock to |
Baltimore and Northern markets
1t is said the long bridge one mile |
from Tappahannock has been con-
demned as unsafe for public travel.
Miss Mildred Lee. daughter OF Gen. |
Il h Lee, who has been abroad for nome |
time, arrived In New York Friday
All the districts Of Richmond county |
petitioned the Board Of Superv .sors to |
abolish fences, except Stonewsll district
Rev. NJ Davis, OF Phoebus. has 40
cepted the pastorate Of Ephesus and |
Glebe landing churches. Essex county. |
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Jerusalem
Baptist church. Richmond county, will |
give an excursion to Baltimore June
18th.
Mrs J o. Walton, Of Greene county
who was dangerously scalded while
houuiibk you hOttAo VI DOihhk HotOA
is improving.
The ladies OF Gordonsville have Or
ganlzsd the "Maplewood Memorial AS
ISOLATION. and will decorate the SOL
diers' graves jane 7th
A cross to the memory OF the late
Father Ryan will be unveiled In Elm
wood Cemetery, Norfolk, May %. by
the Daughters OF the Oonfederscy Of that
city.
Major W. o Scott and DR.. L. W.
Row have been appointed members OF
the Orange county Pension Board vice
F. p Barbour and DIR. u. o. Oonw ay.
who declined.
The Orange Observer says: 1.-THE
Confederate monument will doubtless
be unveiled this fall, as a sufficient
amount Of money has been subscribed
for its erection.
1t is feared the convention scheme
will be defeated at the polls nothwith
standing the Democratic endorsement.
AS no officers are 30 be elected. IL Is
thought the vote will be email.
Rev. John K Matthews, the distin.
guished English evangelist, Of the Epis.
copal church, held meetings in Glou-
cester and Mathews counties recently,
just before sailing for England.
The last Of the printed pages Of the
Acts Of the last General Assembly have
been delivered to the Public Printer.
It will make one Of the largest volumes
Of acts ever printed by the State.
II d. Mcnamara has been appointed
Census Enumerator for White Stone
and Little Bay voting precincts III. A.
precincts and II. II Ramps for Kill
marnock, Lancaster county.
Mr.. J X. Faulkner, wife Of Rev. j.
X Faulkner, q former pastor Of Bap-
fist churches In Middlesex county.
died recently. Mrs. Long. wife Of
Rev. James Long, pastor Of Bruing.
ton b Iptist church. King and Queen
county, is q daughter Of the deceased
The voting for King Of the Rich
mond Carnival has been spirited The
lbhQlUR ny w OhbutunJ ,
night were Messrs Jno. Shelton Will
Ii ans, 426 votes Sam Stems, 305; Lee
Todd. 10; COL O. OBJ. Oowardin, 90 l
and DR.. H. o. Jones. IA The voting
will close Thursday night.
The Virginia State Bar Association
will hold Its twelfth annual meeting
this year at Old Point or Virginia
Beach on the 10th, 18th and 18th Of {
July. Judge William ]. Leake has re.
signed the presidency owing TO ill .
health and Hon. VIM. A Anderson. Of :
Lexington, has been elected to that I
position.
The annual point.to.point race, IN. Q
der the auspices Of the Pine Hill Hunt 7
Club, was successfully run in Warren
county Saturday. Rappahannook, Page,