The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Great Council Of Red Men Of
Virginia met Ia DAnville yesterday.

The Great Council of Red Men Of
Virginia met In DAnville yesterday.
The torpedo boat Thornton was sue.
oessfully launched ct Richmond Tues'
day.
The cornerstone of Rouss Ji.y Hall, at
Winchester. was laid with Masonic
ceremonies.
The Graves. Estes murder trial lie
now on In Louisa court. The court
house Ia orowed
A movement is on foot to hold . re.
union Of the Christian churches In Shen-
andoah county In July.
The anniversary Of the battle Of Front
Royal-May 23rd-will DO observed as
Memorial Day at that place.
Mrs p W. Savage. Of Cape Charles,
died ct the Oity Hospital. in Balti'
more. where she went for treatment
The 1O5th annual council of the Do
oese Of Virginia Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church convened In Oharlottes'
Vile yesterday.
John Smith. of Oulpepeper. and Miss
Howard, Of Frederiokstown, o., who
were sweethearts thirty.rine years ago,
were married this week.
The new battleship Kentucky. twin
to the Kearsarge. land which has been
dubbed the queen Of the navy" went
into commission at Newport News Tuei-
day.
Mrs.. Anne l. Green of Oulpeper. and
daughter, Mrs Sue Green SteaFns. OF
Fluvauna county. are ct the Jefferson
for Carnival Week. Richmond Dis
patch.
Tuesday was Governors Day at
Mount Vernon, and was the last day OF
the Council Of the Ladies Mount YER
non Association. The ladies left Wed.
nesday for their homes.
The following postal changes were
made, Monrovia, Orange county, M. 8.
johnson. vice ]. p Grasty. resigned
Wilton, Middlesex county. ]. W. Gem.
mill, vice Il. 8. Paul, resigned.
The buildings and plant Of the Wash.
ington Hydraulic Press Brick Com
pany, at Waterloo. near Washington.
were entirely destroyed by fire. Loss,
upward Of $50. 900; fully covered by In
suranoe.
The engagement has been announced
OF Miss Emily Page Kemp. niece Of
Miss Mollie Elliott Seawell. OF Virgin.
Ia the well-known writer, and Mr.. Pat
rick Bryan, Of Richmond. Va and Of
Washington and Lee University.
The B. +. johnson Publishing Com
pany. Of Richmond, received q cable
message from General Macarthur. who
succeeds General Otis. ordering foil
supply Of primers and charts for use 10
the public schools OF she Philippines.
A New York professional. known
as Edwin Carney, has been arrested BY
Pinkeyton men In New York for com.
plioity In the recent Strasburg robbery.
Carney was arrested while disguished
as q woman. and was known rs ELIZA.
beth Whiting"
The jury in the case against Charles
Hairston (colored). for felonious as.
ssult on Miss Gauldin, returned q YER
dict Of guilty and sentenced him TO be
hung June Goth. This was the Henry
county case in which Governor Tyler
dispatched troops last week to prevent
Q lynching.
At the University Monday the Uni
versities played the last game OF the
season. defeating Randolph. Macon Ool-
lege 8 TO 3. The contest was for the
State championship Virginia having
defeated all the clubs In the Western
Division and Randolph Macon all the
clubs In the Eastern Division OF the
Virginia Intercollegiate Association.
Richard Andrew Lee Thompson. col.
ored, about % years Of age. who was
arrested In Washington and turned over
TO the Virginia authorities during Feb
ruary last, will be arraigned in the
Loudoun County court, at Leesburg, this
week on q charge Of murder. Thompson
Is said to have killed H. Milton Seaton,
town sergeant at Middleburg several
months ago, while the latter was In the
performance Of his duty.