The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-01
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A new postoiiice has been established
at Cosby, Orange county John D..
finder Is postmaster.
Mir. Lewis Taylor. oue Of Loudoun 5
most venerable citizens, died a. MS
home near Pnrcellville, aged 50 years.
The Warrenton Hunt Club will begin
regular drags on Friday Nov. Pod and
follow that up on every Tuesday and
Friday.
Revenue Cfi-ers made raid In Mad
ison county recently and captured the
still and outfit Of II Lillard and took
10 90 Madison o. Ii.
Gov. Tyler designated Judge o. 0.
GwAthmoy. Of King William. 10 hold
the November term Of the County
court q King and .Qloen, vice Hon )
q Dew, resigned
Fsuquier. Loudoun and RspDahau.
mock shippers Of fat cattle 90 Baltimore
complain about being compelled 90 sell
their stock TO buyers ruinously below
published quotations.
The Home for Needy Confederate
Women was formally opened 90 Rich
mond Tuesday. Gov Tyler made the
principal address. The institution will
be dedicated Sunday
Col r J Washington, who has been
at Garfield Hospital, In Washington,
for some time. has returned 60 his home
IN Westmoreland county. HIS health
has not much improved
Gen Thomas l. R)sser has resigned
as commander Of John Bowie Strange
Camp Confederate Veterans, Of Char
lottesville, being dissatisfied with the
action of the Grand Camp at Staunton
recently.
Msjor Charles Hine, Of Fairfax
county. has resigned his position as ex-
pert under the Interstate Commission
20 accept the position Of master OF
transportation on the Chicago and
Alton Railroad.
The death in Cuba Of Capt Fred
Page. Of yellow fever, has been re.
ported. Capt. Page married Miss
Sarah Byrd, q daughter of Capt A. NJ.
Chichester, Of Leesburg, who is now
with relatives in Fauquier county
Paris Williams and Oscar Bowler,
colored. under arrest in Alexandria on
the charge Of being parties to the
shooting and robbing Of VIM. Brown,
ooloied on a train near Culpeper Sun
day last, will be sent TO Cnlpeper for
trial.
Potomac oysterman from Virginia
are complaining that Maryland author
tiles make a practice OF arresting them
and taking them 90 that State for trial
Gov. Tyler has referred their complaint
30 the Board of Fisheries, which meets
in Richmond November 2lst
Professor o. D. RaglAud, Of Randolph
Macon College. was removed from
the Virginia Hospital to his home Ia
Halifax county, where he died with
malignant form Of Tuberculosis of the
throat. 1t Ia believed that he contract
ed the disease from a oolored janitor at
the college.
The game of football scheduled TO
take place at Warrenton, Monday, be-
tween Locust Dale Academy and
Bethel Military Academy was forfeited
TO Bethel by O score Of to O. Locust
Dale refused TO play. claiming that
Bethel had two men who were not con-
nected with The school, although
vouched for by Superintendent Nc.
Intyre as full matriculates.
Edward Henry ,colored said to he the
Oldest man ia the country, died in
log cabin in Pittsburg Pa. Friday 4,
aged 1l6 years. he was born q slave
Ia Culpeper Va. in 1884 and served IN
the Confederate Army under Gen JOS
e. johnson. He was married FIVE times
and Is survived by his fifth wife. by
whom he had thirteen children. He is
said TO have been the father Of sixty
children.
Grove Avenue Baptist church, Rich
mond. Sunday appointed a committee
TO Wnlb Ou nlOulOo ChbAohg VI keHAHoN
as a result Of a fractional fight when
DR.. Hiden resigned the pastorate of
Grove Avenue, and invite them TO re.
turn and unite In building the new
church. The committee was cordially
received. The Monroe congregation
will consider the matter next Sunday
The First Church has raised over 3d.
600 and the Second Church about 81.
600. This puts the amount pledged
close TO $4,000.
AT she meeting of the State Medical
Society 10 session at Charlottesville
last week, the following were among
the new members elected. Doctors 4
Guy Hopkins, formerly of this city.
now of Richmond; VIM. r. Oatou, Of
Domfries. Prince William county;
Hugh Hodge Kill, of Locust Dale;
George Harrison Sparks. Of Crooked
Ruu. Oulpeper, county; Edward o. s.
Taliaferro, of Achilles. Gloucester
county; HILLARY Thomas Willis, of
Remington.
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