The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS
John h. Kelly has been appointed
town sergeant Of Oulpeper, Ia place OF
A. Z Hi who recently resigned.
Capt Elias Edmonds q we'll. known
farmer Of Fauquier county. died of
paralysis Thursday night, aged 81 years.
Drs W. b Robinson. W. d Sale and
Larkin Hundley have been appointed az
members Of the Essex county board OF
health
White Gaps. about sixty in number,
burned house near Marshall. fnuquler
county, occupied by Susan Coleman,
cOlored.
Basic City has been selected as the
site for 81. OOO coo steel plant The
projectors are New York and English
capitalists.
The small pox quarantine has been
raised az Ooan, Northumberland county
It is believed that tho disease has been
crushed out
The preliminary trial Of John W.
| Thomas, colOred charged with burning
the barn Of DR. a q Fisher, Of Rich
mond county. Will occur next Thursday.
The Central Agricultural Fair As.
ISOLATION conducted by the oOlored peO
pie will hold their second annual fair at
Tasley Va. August 2lst, 22d, 23rd, and
oath.
As the Rawlings Institute, Char
loitesyille, Miss Emma Thomas Fry, Of
| Madison county. was given the degrees
Of Bachelor Of Science and Bachelor Of
Literature
A special election has been ordered TO
be held on July 3lst, on question Of
granting OF not granting liquor licenses
in OcoupaoIR Magtsterial District, in
Essex county.
WestmoIelAnd Damp Of Confederate
Veterans will hold reunion AZ Mon
tross during the month Of July. Din
ner and refreshments will be feature
Of the occasion.
Steps are being taken looking TO the
establishment Of banking institutions
at Washington. Rappahannook county.
and at Madison. Madison county
Neither county has a bank.
Capt J. ". Lockwood and Mr. New
ton Lockwood have purchased the Fry
building al Orange, and will open the
American National Bank July lst
with q capital stock OF slj COO
Providence. Norwood and Lebanon
Baptist churches, IN Richmond county,
will hold memorial services in honor Of
the late Rev w. A Street OF the latter
church on Wednesday. July llth
About $3.50 600 will be paid ont at
the Second Auditors Office, in Rich.
mond in interest on State bonds on
July LIST Something over 500 900 Of
this amount will go 60 citizens OF Rich
mond
X II. Bailey an old and highly.es-
| teemod colored man. who spent the
greater portion Of his long life in Lees
burg. died there Wednesday, aged IS
years lie was born in Weslmoreland
county
Mrs Emma Mason Barksdale whose
home has been in Ashland, died Thurs.
day while on O visit TO Washington.
Mrs Bsrksdale was a Miss Mason.
Her father was at one time minister to
France
The season Of summer normal schools
is at hand The Summer School Of
Methods has opened at Roanoke. The
normal at Lexington and the one at
Paramount 10 Heurico VIII open on
July 2nd.
The new assessment Of Roanoke. just
completed. shows q falling of Of nearly
| 81 900 600 in values The assessor says
that much Of this was caused by de-
linquent land returns. and that the act
ual falling off will DO about 10 per
cant
A much needed improvement has re-
Gently been made at the penitentiary
| A separate bathroom has been estab-
lished for tho white c6nvicts. Until
this was done the whites had to battle
IN the same quarters with the oolored
people.
DR.. w J. Newbill, Irvington. and
| DR. W. O. Christian. Urbanna, have
been re.app0inted u. 8. Marine ply
sioians as their respective towns. re-
porting TO port Of Tappahannook. DIR.
W. 3. Robinson has been appointed for
Tappahannock ia the place Of DR.. ITALIA
ferro.
The Richmond locomotive Works has
lust received an order from the Rich
mond Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road for two large l9x26-iDch ten
wheeled locomotives. These engines are
| 20 be exact duplicates Of two now
building for delivery during next
month.
Stanton Masonic Lodge. No 10. one
of the wealthiest In Virginia, has called
in seventy of its $500 per cent bonds,
and refunded them at 5 per cent. hnd-
| ing ready purchasers The lodge
owes now 1913, 900 on its fine new Tenn
pie. which is paying well as an In
yestment.
Miss May Camper. Of NAson's. this
county, who is a member Of the faculty
of the Southern Female Seminary, at
Bowling Green, Caroline county, has
returned home accompanied by her sis
ter. Miss Lula Oamper, who was a student
as that institution the past session -
| Orange Observer.
Major L. W. 7. Waller. who com.
manded marines in a fight at Tien Tsin.
Is Virginian. q grandson Of Governor
Littleton Waller Tazewell, OF Norfolk.
He was appointed from Virginia June
10. $780, and rendered distinguished
service on the Indiana, at Santiago He
now has 1870 marines from the Solace
Essex Council No. g. o. u. A. NJ.
of TappAhannock. will give an enter.
tsinment on the fair grounds at that