The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.


ice was presented to the battleship
Kentucky.
The North Carolina monument In
Stonewall Cemetery. Winchester, Va,
was unveiled yesterday.
Ia Manchester Thomas Benton fell
from fight Of steps and received In
juries which caused his death.
Rev. W A Barr, OF Richmond, has
been called TO the rectorship OF st.
Lakes Protestant Episcopal Church,
Norfolk.
The collections Of internal revenue In
the Richmond office for May amounted
to $500. 77G 05-R large increase over the
corresponding period OF last year.
Harvey Hull, q we'll known farmer
was drowned Monday afternoon while
SEEMING near Rio Station. Albemarle
county lie leaves q widow and several
children.
The dedication OF the Foreign Mis-
sion boat Samuel N. Lapsley will take
place at the William Il. Trigg ship
building yards, In Richmond. on Sat
] utday afternoon, June 23d, ct D O'Clock.
The State Board of Fisheries went on
tour yesterday to make some investi-
cations in regard TO sailing vessels at
Tangier Island, with o view Of making
purchase Of one to protect the oyster
interests In the James river
There was q terrific downpour of rain
in Botetourt and Rockbridge counties
Saturday afternoon. sweeping away
roads. bridges and fences for miles
Standing corn and wheat were totally
destroyed in many sections
The time for the enforcement Of the
provisions OF the new revenue law, pro-
hibiting the packing Of advertising
matter. such az cards and premiums. in
smoking tobacco fine cut and cigarettes,
has been extended until June 10th.
Professor ". NJ. Berkeley died at
Stanton Saturday. For many years
he taught at the Virginia School for
the Deaf and Blind. He is survived by
his wife, formerly Miss Ida DoWell.
Of Prince William county. and four
children.
The annual contributions TO the Ma
sonic Home Of Virginia will be made
on June 9th, Sc. Johns Day, and an
appeal has been sent out reminding the
members Of all lodges in the State Of
that time, and urging them to be as lib.
eral as possible
The tobacco raisers in Virginia are
much troubled over the difficulty they
have in securing colored labor They
have raised their plants for the spring
planting but can get no one TO put them
in the ground. They complain that all
the help Is now employed In the various
construction projects going on In Vir-
ginia.
A movement Is on foot in which the
Chesapeake and Ohio is interested to
bring q lot Of thrifty farmers to the
Virginia peninsula in order TO give
them an opportunity to work the soil,
which Is very favorable for trucking.
IL is said that a number Of excursions
from other States will be run to Nor
folk this summer.
The Second Presbyterian church, In
Richmond, has decided TO establish q
fellowship In Union Theological Semi
nary. Of that city, In honor Of the mem
DRY Of DR.. Moses D. Hoge, for more than
half q century pastor Of that church.
The amount to be raised Is s.. 900, and
will be free.Will offering on the part
Of the members Of the church.
In the United States District Court
at Norfolk Wilbur r. Bell, former as.
sistant postmaster at Exmore, North.
ampton county, was tried on the charge
of embezzling some 81. 800 Of govern.
ment receipts. The jury returned q
verdict Of guilty, fixing the prisoners
punishment at 81 800 fine and six
months imprisonment in the jail at
Accomsc
Prof. william II. Turner, the we'll.
known blind violinist. died in Roanoke
Monday, aged thirty-one years He
was a son Of Dol Henry L. Turner, Of
Norfolk, and was we'll known in the
musical world. The remains were sent
to Norfolk for interment. He was pop.
ular In Norfolk society. where his re-
markable skill on the violin made him
a favorite.
Mr.. Americus ]. Souder, we'll
known citizen Of Loudoun county, shot
and killed himself at his home near
Taylortown. During the war Mr..
Souder was orderly sergeant Of Ohew's
famous battery Of horse artillery and
that command. nor the Confederate
army, had a more gallant soldier. He
was about 60 years Of age and leaves
four daughters an d two sons.
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke
Company, which has been pro ducing
pig iron on large scale In the Bristol
section, has begun to shut down fur.
naces and other enterprises. The extern
sive horse shoe works at Max Meadows
and furnaces adjacent have been order |
ed closed, and several hundred men |
will be thrown out Of employment.
The machine shops and foundry OF the
company at Pulaski are also to be |
closed.
Alexander Lambert, q middle-aged |
colored man, was indicted in the |
County court Of Prince william for |
having murdered his wife, Susan Lam.
bert, on the hight Of May IL, 1900.
The unfortunate woman had left her
h usband and he threatened to shoot
her. Shortly after this she was MUIR
dered. A motion was made for con.
tinuance on behalf Of the accused, but
was overruled, and the trial was set for
June 10.