The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Charlottesville by score OF $ TO Z.
charlottesville has raised over 500
for the famine.strickcn people Of
India.
The town council Of Farmville has
increased the town license on bar.rooms
TO $500
A negro man. who assaulted white
woman, narrowly escaped lynchlng {
Keysvile
Rev NJ Britt. has accepted call TO
preach 1T PoropOroue church. King and
Queen county.
Mrs. George W. Davis. Of Vernon
Mills. Fauquior county. died suddenly,
aged % years.
Last Saturday Capt O. II willing. Of
Lancaster, caught "A rocklish that weigh
ed 30 pounds
Bishop Randolph Will visit the
churches in Northampton county the
latter part Of April.
The Richmond Passenger and Power
Company has filed consolidated
mortgage for -, 900 600
Mr.. Leland Cosby died at his rest
dence. ut Burlington, King and Queen
county, April / aged - years.
Miss Margaret A Reid. Of Brents-
VILE. Prince william. died Sunday at
Providence Hospital, Washington.
Lieut.. Harrison. of Fairfax county
was severely wounded in both arms in
an engagement with the Filipinos.
w. j. Walker, a native Of Middlesex =,
after an absence Of nineteen years, Is
visiting relatives near his old home.
Dangerhcld Parker was convicted OF
house. breaking at Fairfax Court house
and sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary.
Mr. Moses ID. Nunnally, Of Richmond
city, and Miss BArkis Thrift. Of Glou-
cester county. were married in Wash
ington Monday.
The Petersburg Iron Works Company
has been awarked the contract for the
castings for the new government print
ing office in Washington.
During the last four months large
shipments Of the choice timbers Of AL
tenn ,rle have been shipped to England
for manufacturing purposes.
Thirty-three acres Of land near Ball
ston, Alexandria county. known az the
KeDgla place, were sold Saturday for
- $50. to Mr.. ChOrles Rauscher
Governor Tyler and staff have been
invited TO the celebration Of the second
anniversary Of the battle Of Manila, at
Chicago, April 30ih and May LIST.
Mr.. John K. Matthews, the English
evangelist. who has been preaching at
q number Of Episcopal churches in
the State, will sail homeward next
week
Miss Minnie Beach, daughter Of
Richard Beach, Of Fairfax county, was
bitten by a dog supposed 10 be mad and
has gone 10 the PA-teur Institute. Bal
timore, for treatment.
Arrangements were completed Mon
day for rural mail delivery from War.
renton. which VIII go into effect
May /. Il Z NJ ifett and L. +. Gal.
loway were appointed carriers.
Gov. Tyler has pardoned John Fox. a
Confederate veteran, sixty.eight years
old. who was sentenced in Scott county
for five years for burglary. Fox has
become bliud since his conviction.
The magnificent summer residence
Of Mr.. W. e. Newman, near Somerset,
Orange county, is nearing completion.
One hundred and fifty hands are at
work this week parking the woodland.
The Commercial League, of Tide.
water Virginia. organized at Newport
News by electing T. b Henley. OF
Newport News, president. Mr. Hen
ley was a former resident OF King and
Queen county.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany. the Chamberlin Hotel and David
Dunlap, q wealthy Petersburg yachts
man, are arranging for three days Of
yacht racing in Hampton Roads the
latter part Of May.
Fred Duval, who recently surrendered
himself at Newport News as a bigamist,
will be tried in Hampton. Duval mar
ried his second wife in Hampton about
two months ago. according TO his own
story, and his first in Louisa county.
October, 1894
Since bloodhOunds have been kept at
the State farm no attempt to escape has
been made by any Of the convicts con-
fined there A practice run is taken
every few days. and the dogs never fail
to find the fugitive. who usually climbs
a tall tree about the time the dogs start.
The Tidewater Democrat. published
at Tappahan1ock. Essex county, says:
"Dr. Maurice f. Broaddus, formerly
of Caroline county, but now from near
Norfolk, delightfully."- entertained
small crowd at the courthouse on Tues.
day evening last with lecture on his
travels abroad. "
Menhaden fishing has commenced in
the lower Rappahsnnock One Of the
three steamers Of Bellows d Squires
started out last week and this week one
of the three steamers Of the Oarter's
Greek Fish Guano Company left to
catch menhaden. All the other steam
ers of the Chesapeake Bay-about 20 in
number-will begin business about the
first Of May.
The dwelling Of Col Thomas II
Leachman, at Folly Hall, Prince Will.
liam county, was destroyed by fire Sun.
day and very little Of the contents were
saved. The house was an old Virginia
mansion, we'll known in that section.
Col. Leachman IL the father Of the sher.
if of Prince William county Mr.. s.
II, Lunt, of Alexandria, has rendered
Col. Leachman's family dwelling on
his farm near Wellington, in Prince
William county.
The Street Fair and Carnival in