The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

from sun.stroke in five weeks
The Board Of Supervisors will meet
ct Orange y II on the 25lh inst.
Mr.. Frank j, Evans, age % years.
Of ACC mac county, dropped dead few
days ago.
The bank at Washington, Rappahan.
mock county, will be ready for business
this week
DR.. W. Coleman, Of Louisa, aver
aged nearly Sll for his tobacco sold
last week.
The next term Of the Court of Ap.
peals at Stanton will begin on Tues
day, September 4.
A o. Stone Of Hanover, an sged ex.
soldier. committed suicide
by taking laudanum.
Mr. j. E.Long has sold his residence
and tract Of land in Orange county TO
Mr.. W. d. Sale for 50 500.
The farmers Of Oulpoper county will
give picnic on August % on the
farm Of Mr. Irvine IN that county.
Ned Howard, oolored, Of King and
Queen county, was killed while clean
ing out a we'll it caved in on him.
a post.ofilce has been established at
Grifilnsburg, Oulpeper county, with
Mrs Florence L Yates at postmistress.
The corner stone Of the Confederate
will be laid at Madison y,
II by Linn Banks Lodge of Masons
Sept. 10Th.
Mr.. J. NJ OOlvin has been awarded
the contract for constructing the pro-
posed sewerage in Oulpeper, his bid be-
ing 81, 300.
The large farm OF the late Lewis
Hawling, In Loudoun county, consist.
ing of sos acres. has been sold for $l3. %
60 per acre.
Dr. Shackelford, who attends the
RtYes family, AUTHORISED denial Of the
story that Princess Troubetskoy wander
cd FROM her home.
The board Of health Of Northampton
county passed an order directing that
all horses dying shall be buried, under
a penalty Of $40 90
Work on the census in the Sch district
is 50 nearly completed it Is said that o
successor TO the late Il Il Campbell Is
not deemed necessary.
Elk Congressman Geo. W. Shonk, Of
who some years ago
was interested in the Culpeper gold
mines, died in Pennsylvania last week
Mr.. Charlie Mallory and Miss Alice
Richardson, both Of Louisa, were mar.
ried last week az Bethany church, IN
that county, Rev II d. Coffee oflicia'
ting.
Corporal william Wright. Of Orange
county, a member Of the First u. 5.
Infantry, which has been on duty In
Ouba for some time. has been ordered to
China.
The Amissville Holiness Camp Meet.
ing will begin Aug 3lst. aud continue
indefinitely. EyanRelists w. LuttTell
and Phoebe II. Luttrell will be In
charge.
Virginia apples have taken five prizes
at the Paris Exposition. j. b. Johnson,
Manassas. and y. b Wood. Rappahan.
mock county, are among those WHO won
prizes.
The appropriation for the Cape Charles
jsttys has been about exhausted.
The north jetty has been completed,
and about two hundred yards Of the
south jetty.
Bids were opened at Fairfax o. II.
Tor building breast and wing walls to
creek bridge. The contract
was let TO Mr.. Peter Pullman, the
lowest bidder, for 81, $50.
Mr.. O. j. Stovin, Of Orange county,
las cut two hundred tons Of marketable
nay, and has been offered SO per ton
'or il. Mr. W. l.. Bradbury OF the lame
county also made a good crop Of hay
Painters are now engaged In painting
,ur Clerks Office and the iron fence
! ouud our beautiful court green. This
will add much to the appearance Of our
public buildings -Leesburg Washing
ionian.
The Pennsylvania railroad has pur-
biased a controlling interest in the
Norfolk and Western railroad. This has
)een understood for some time, but 1t
s now officially confirmed from the
general Offices at Roanoke.
The school census of Madison county
or 1900 shows ss follows Locust Dale
District, 6S7 waite, 667 colored.
2spidsn, 6l0 white, 437 colored
Robertson, l,l01 white, 81 colored.
Total white, 2. 1894; colored, ,473.
Census enumerators Of this State, as
veil as Ia other States, are kicking be-
iause there is delay in paying their
alaries. The work was not as renumera'
i've as was at first expected. The
numerators Of Richmond will get only
46 apiece.
Ohas. Waugh, Jr., has been elected
rustee for Taylor District, Orange
ounty, TO succeed ]. M. Gardner, and
as. T. Payne was elected trustee for
lordon District, to succeed Benz T.
Ianders In Madison District the school
oard has resppointed. with few excep-
ions, the old teachers,
Coroner L. N Northup, Of Richmond |
ounty, held an inquest Friday at
hsrp's over the body Of Capt. r.
andrews, Of the schooner r. d. Moore,
( Cambridge, Md. which was washed |
shore at that point. The jury was Of |
he opion that the deceased came TO his
cath by accidental drowning.
The Madison Free Press says; THE |
ate receipts at the tabernacle meeting
1st closed amounted to over $500. The
nrplus. after paying expenses, will be /