The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.


completed, and the returns give the
population Of D $50.
Mrs. Mary A. Yost. widow OF jacob
S Yost of Staunton, died az her home
in Pottstown, Pa. last Wednesday
The Richmond Looomotive-works
will complete and start 20 Salt Lake
Oity Monday next, the INST OF the
twenty seven engines for the Central
Pacific railway.
Misses Maud and Della Stringfellow
left yesterday for Orange county. where
they will be the guests OF Mrs. koDsrt
Walker, at Woodbury. Forest -
Rich. Dispatch.
Mr. b W Oheatwood, a railroad con
tractor of Fauquier county, died Mon
day night at the Gleason Hotel, Omar
lottesville. after an illness Of ten days.
Mr.. Oheatwood was fifty years old.
The Court Of Appeals refused a new
trial to Grant Reed, Of Madison county,
who is under sentence Of death. Grant
Reed killed his wife and father'in.law
in Madison county, March 3lst, 1889
The Alexandria Times has gone into
the hands of the Times Publishing o.,
and Alexander J. Wedderburn is In con-
troll Of the editorial department. and j.
Stanley nellie retained as business man
ager
Miss Tyler. Miss Sue Tyler and Mr.
Hal Ty Ter will accompany the Governor
to Kansas City, where he goes as one
Of the delegates az large 10 the National
Democratic Convention. which oonyeues
in that city July 4th.
Among the cadets who have passed
satisfactory examinations and been
admitted into the Military Academy
at West Point, as reported at the War
Department, are d A Anderson and
Ralph Dickinson. Of Virginia.
Recently Capt. Hancock, Of 'Ellerf.
lie " shipped a lot Of fine horses to New
York and received for the total number
s.. 225. an average Of S237 a piece A
chestnut colt by Imp. Oharaxus out OF
Elthie brought the highest single price
81, 500. -Oharlottesville Progress.
A monument builder Of Richmond has
entered into contract with Mr. Archer
Harman. State Treasurer A W. Har-
mans first cousin. 60 erect az Staunton,
ia Thornrose Cemetery, 81 600 monu.
ment to the memory Of Colonel Asher
W. Harman, who was q gallant Oonfed-
crate.
Ex.United States Senator James "
Bradbury, Of Augusta, Me celebrated
the ninety eighth anniversary OF his
birth on Sunday last He retains his
faculties to q wonderful degree. and
keeps up his interest In current events.
Mr.. w. L. Bradbury, Of Orange county
is q relative Of the venerable ex' Senator
The Epworth League conference Of
Virginia will convene In Oentenary
church. in Richmond, today, and will
be in session. for four days 1t Is ex-
pected that there will be between 500
and 900 delegates in attendance. Va
rious topics will be discussed by promi-
nent speakers from the different Meth
odist churches in the South
There was a conference in Richmond
Tuesday between the officials OF the
Seaboard Air Line and President Myers,
of the Richmond. Fredericksburg aud
Potomac roads, touching the division
OF receipts and through fares Every
detail, il is stated, was perfected salts
factorily between the two lines and
with all other connecting roads.
A company Of Marines from the Nor.
folk navy yard will be sent to China
at once. Twenty-eiRht privates and
two corporals have received orders to
proceed 10 the Washington Marine
Barracks. there to join the Fourth Bat
TALON Of Marines, which is under or.
ders to proceed TO San Francisco, over
land, to embark thence for China.
Whitby. the handsome stock farm
of the late H. CLAY Ohamblin
in Chesterfield county, has been
sold TO Messrs. Scott aud Chamblin,
at $40 500 Il is not develop
ed for what purpose the property was
bought but there is an impression that
IL is to be converted into a shipyard.
The farm Is on James river, about three
miles below Richmond.
S H Skilten, for many years gen.
eral manager Of the North Packing
Company of Boston. has been in Rich
mond this week closing deal looking
TO the formation of a 81 900. 600 pork
packing concern, composed Of Boston
and Richmond capitalists The plan
is to acquire the cold-storage plant Of
the Pace Pork Packing Company, now
complete. and the Union Stock
Yards recently opened, and TO
operate the two together
The Maury Literary Society Of the
Polytechnic Institute held its
final celebration Monday night After
the usual exercises were over DR.. r.
H. Hudnall presented 10 the Maury
Society photographs Of the medals
awarded TO Matthew Fontaine Maury
by the different crown heads of Europe
The photographs we're given to the 80
oiety by Cadet Jacob Van Doren, Of
Richmond Va. who is a grandson Of
Fontaine Maury.
Isaiah Ethere dge, GO years Of see, a
we'll known citizen Of Princess Anne
countv. died Tuesday from injuries in.