The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The BOtetourt Herald OF last week,
says the canneries Of that county turned
out in 1859 four hundred thousand dol
lars Of canned goods.
One thousand three hundred and
twenty.four years is the aggregate age
Of nine married couples living within
five miles Of Luray.
The John Randolph Tucker Memo
rial Hall at Washington aud Lee Uni
versity. at Lexington, is rapidly ap-
preaching completion.
:. The Dixie Publishing Company. of
Baltimore, has bought out the Southern
Magazine, published by W. H. W.
Moran at Manassas, Va.
Congressman Rixey, at the request Of
the people of that neighborhood, has ap'
piled for the. establishment OF postof'
fee about six miles southwest Of
Orange
The walks in Capitol Square, Rich
mond, are being paved with bricks made
at the State farm. Goochlsnd county.
by convict labor and are Of good
quality.
Albert Brown (oolored), aged 65
was run down and instantly killed Sat-
urday morning by freight train at
Mitchell's, on the Southern Railroad,
in Culpeper county.
The Daughters Of the Oonfederacy
are agitating plan TO restore the Con-
federate cemetery at Mount Jackson,
and mark with marble headstones the
graves Of the 700 dead who sleep there.
The Postoffice Department has de-
cided that in view of the success Of the
letter carrier system OF house registra-
ton Of mail, TO extend it to twenty-one
other cities, including Richmond and
Norfolk.
The Accomac News. published at
Onancock, says There is now abso-
lutte certainty that the burnt district Of
our town will be rebuilt in keeping
with the latest and best improvements
as applied to business buildings. "
Residence Of Dr. w. W. wilkins at
Sunnyside, near Cape Charles. was
destroyed by fire Friday. The house was
occupied by Mr. CLAY Nottingham and
family, who had just moved in. The
building was insured for about 81, 900.
The large stable and barn belonging to
Miss Lucy B Hope. at Jackson. Louisa
county, were destroyed by fire Friday.
Miss Hope had one horse burned in the
stable, and Mr.. ]. W. Harris, tenant.
lost two horses, one COW and one mule.
A Richmond party has sold to a man
In Europe, Confederate 5-cent postage
stamp for 5000 cash. The sale was ef-
fected through a New Jersey broker
The stamp was bought some months ago
for s25, making 1915 profit on the deal
Judge ]. W. G. Blackstone. Of the
Circuit Court. has chartered the Pho.
bus Telephone Company. with q CAPT.
tai Of go 900, which proposes to oper-
ate telephone system in PhGbus and
Elizabeth City, Warwick and York
counties.
Major Thomas A. Brsnder. past
grand commander OF the Virginia
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
and who was known throughout the
South for his prominence In oil Con-
federate reunions. died in Richmond
Sunday, aged 60 years.
Miss Julia Grim died Friday night
at the residence of Thomas d. Addison.
near Fairfax Station, aged 70. She
was a strong Southern sympathizer, and
during the four years Of the OWL War
she was unceasing in her ministrations
to the Confederate soldiers.
Hackley Hall, a beautiful school.
building, which was presented to the
colored Industrial School. in Prince
William county, by Mrs. Hackley two
years ago, caught on fire Friday night
and was totally destroyed. This is the
third fire at the school in the last few
years.
1t is said that the sheriffs Of Virginia
will soon meet at Richmond to organize
for q determined effort to secure the re.
peal Of the law under which the convicts
are taken to the penitentiary by guards
from that institution. The sheriffs
claim that much Of the apparent saving
under the present law is Offset by the
expense of keeping prisoners in jail
while awaiting the guard.
The Orange Observer says; "This
,ounty has suffered more loss Of life in
The past six months than In any time Of
The same duration since the war Of
1850 '65. Typhoid and scarlet fevers,
smallpox, diphtheria and measles have
'ound victims and left bereft homes.
The fall was propitious TO spread any
of disease. Cholera among
logs and chickens, murrain among cat
lie have during this period, been bad In |
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