The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

estate, valued az SlO ,UUO OF @l<, OVV, W
his widow.
Rev. Ernest Il. Northern, Of Gwyn 2
Island, has accepted a call 10 the Phoe'
bus Baptist church.
Alice II Motherhood has been APP
pointed fOurth-class postmaster at Re-
turn. Caroline county.
Mrs. Rev. e 4. Hall and children, Of
Orange have returned from visit
to relatives in Westmoreland county
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Dickerson. sister
Of Colonel j. I. Leaohman, Of Prince
William county. Is dead, aged "a years.
The wife Of Thaddeus Simpson, Of
Fairfax county, was struck and killed
by lightning last week while in her
yard
A postofice. to be called Boer, has
been located near Wheaton, In Lanoas-
ter county. with A S. Mitchell as post.
master.
A portion II the old Exchange Hotel
In Richmond, the most historic hostelry
ia the South, Is 10 DO converted into a
dry goods store
The summer institute for colored
teachers Will begin its sessions az tho
Hampton Normal School on Thursday =,
and will continne four weeks
Postmaster Garter has succeeded in
securing promise from the Post office
Department 20 establish free rural de.
livery at Orange early in the next.quar-
ter
The Northern Neck is blessed with a
large wheat crop. Mir J. q. Fallin. OF
Fairhelds, NoIthum berland county.
made a yield Of 204 bushels from seven
acres
The steamers Of the Weems Line dur
ing the past week have been loaded
with berries and peaches from the lower
RappahAnnock for Baltimore and other
markets.
Rev. W. h. Webb. Of Virginia, has
been elected Eminent Grand Chaplain
Of the Eminent Grand COmmandery Of
North America, Order Of the Star Of
Bethlehem
Mr.. Il. II HOuseworth, school cen.
sus enumeratOr for Madison district,
Orange county, was thrown from his
horse near Rspidan recently and had
his leg quite badly hurt.
Mr. Alfred Eperson, of Orange county,
and Miss Annie Webb, Of Spotsylvania
were married at the home Cf the brides
father, Mr. James A. Webb recently.
Rev j. NJ Beadles ofliciated.
Mr.. Lawrence Pope, engineer on the
Southern railway and Miss Mary Lynch,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. NJ Lynch.
were married last week at ST. Joseph's
Institute, Prince William county Rev.
Father Julius officiating.
Providence, Norwood, and Lebanon
Baptist churches In Lancaster county
will hold memorial services In honor Of
the late Rev. W. A Street. ct the lat
ter church, wednesday. July 18th.
A fire in Danville destroyed the large
smoking tobacco and fertilizer plant Of
the Gillian Tobacco Company. Loss.
50, 500 on machinery and building. and
81 900 on stock. Insurance, s.. 800.
Postmaster Carter has been notified
by the Postollice Department that the
Orange Office has been made an In.
ternational money order Office. Thus
doth Orange continue TO progress. -
Observer
Rev W. d White, Of Stanton who
was reported as having mysteriously
disappeared from Alexandria on April
IA IS In Washington alive and we'll
He has been doing missionary and
evaugelistin work.
A two.story frame dwelling house in
Culpeper, owned and occupied by l.
L. Marshall, colored preacher, was
destroyed by fire Thursday night, the
family saving scarcely anything. Loss
about 81 900 partially insured.
Mr. L. O. Garrett, son Of Judge g.
I. Garnett, Of Mathews county, is tax
ing the summer law course at the Uni
Mr.. Garnett has been private
secretary to Congressman W. A. Jones,
and is a young man Of fine talents and
genial temperament.
At the Second Baptist Church in
Richmond Sunday afternoon Rev. Cal
der Willingham was ordained TO the
ministry all Of the leading Baptist
ministers Of the city taking part, be.
sides several visiting ministers. The
ordination prayer was offered by Rev.
DR.. r. j. Willingham, secretary OF the
Board. the father Of the can.
didate.
The commencement festivities at
William and Mary College were con-
Guided with the most notable ball in
the history of the college. 1t was Eeld
at Colonial Inn. At the last session OF
the board of visitors all the officers of
the college were reelected for one year,
aud DR.. NJ. W. Lawson and Mr. James
n. Stubs were elected president and
vice president respectively for period
Of two years.
Berta Campbell, colored. nineteen
years old, was arrested in Orange last
week, charged with shooting Conway
5tearns, colored youth. The ball en-.
tered the upper lip and lodged some
where in the head but Dr. Holiday
failed to locate it, The girl claims that
the shooting was accidental. as she and !
Conway, who are lovers, were playing
with the pistol. She was admitted to |
bail In the sum Of 5000.
GOV. ROOSEVELT 70 GEN. RossER,