The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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Mrs Mary f. Klepstein, aged ~
years, died in Warrenson Friday.
West Point sustained a $50, 600 FIRE
Friday night. Little insurance.
The bank at Washington, Rappahan-
neck county. is now in full operation.
The recent exhibition Of the Oulpeper
Colt and Horse Club was financial
success
Mr.. r. NJ. voolfolk. Of Madison
o)unty has sold his gold mine In Louisa
fjr $4,000
HlUhe assessment Of real estate for
Richmond shows decrease since 1899
OF 50 1850 .G53.
Richard, the lO.year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs j. d. Locke, Of Middlestx
county, died last week.
Mrs. Jane Minter. widow Of the late
w. w Minter, died at her home IN
Mathews county last week.
Walker Madison. Of Orange county,
d led August Goth, aged 90 years. He
leaves a wife aud two children.
The +. T. Mumford Banking Com
pauy. Of Cape Charles. has opened q
b.anch at Mathews Court house.
Mr. Valvin Martin, formerly of Es-
u nd q Mr. Raulnr NJ -
/ tin, died in Baltimore last week
Mr.. Joseph OAvls and Miss 49,
K lett were married recently at Tappa
hammock, Va by Rev Alex Fleet
The horse and buggy thief. recently
operating in Orange county, has been
captured and lodged in jail at Harrison
burg.
". II. Ryland has been appointed
trustee for Saluda school district,
Middlesex county. vice J NJ. Street
resigned
Nettie Mesrs has been appointed post.
master Of new p0st.ofiile which wss
recently established ct Mears, in Acco-
mac county.
Monday was Labor Day and the pa
rade in Richmond was the biggest
If the kind ever seen there. Twenty.
odd unions were in line
A reunion Of the First Virginia
Oavaly survivors is being planned for
when the Confederate Grand Camp
meets in Stanton, October 10.
The fifteenth Annual Convention Of
the Brotherhood OF ST. Andrew in the
United States will be held in Rich.
mond, October 10Th 18th. 1900
Dr. o. O. Broaddus. Of Caroline
o,uniy, has been examined for lunaoy
and found 90 be iit subject for the
asylum where be will be sent soon.
The delegates from the Orange Bsp.
list church TO the Goshen Association
in Caroline this week are Messrs ]. ".
and r. Ii Jacobs and W. O. Newman.
Ernest Hayes. the noted oross.c)untry
rider and member OF the Wsrrenton
Hunt Club, was badly hurt at Hamp
stead. New York, by being thrown
from trap.
1t is reported that a large shark was
caught day or two sgo IN fishing
net in OOan river. For several days
past monster fish has been getting
into the nets in the Ooan aud tearing
them up. and il is supposed this shark
is the culprit. He was over fifteen feet
long.
A boy, about sixteen, giving his
home as Selome, F4uquier county, Va. :,
and his name MslcOn Kendall was
struck by a freight train on the B. d
o. railroad, near Martinsburg, W Va.
His nose was broken, his face badly cut
and his hip so spTained that he could
not walk.
A lodge Of the Woodmen Of the World
has been organized in Orange with the
/ following officers: VIM. o. Williams
commander; O. b. Wright. adviser; A.
/ J. Harlow, clerk and banker; j. N.
Hopkins. escort W.R. Hopkins, watch
man; o d. Lipsoomb. sentry; DR.. w.
]. Orittenden, physician
/ kOCk IS DelDR DIpkbu IOI tue lOuuuh-
ton of the monument. IL Will be uu.
yelled on the 18th Of October There
7 was terrific storm in this section on
Monday night. The display of electric.
ity was almost continuous and the
thunder heavy. The telephone lines
were damaged Orange Observer.
In Accomsc county the potato plan
ters have formed q trust among them
selves. Thsy call it an exchange, aud
by its operation, 1t is stated, they have
greatly bettered their condition. The
crop is very short this year and the
sweet potatoes are bringing much bet
ter prices than usual Nowhere will
the yield of she potato fields reach last
years figures.
1t is said that Gov. Tyler, of Vir.
einia, will preside at the coming re-.
union of the Tyler family. This fami-
" is said to be one Of the largest in the
Union, and has furnished the country
with one President, Governors. mem.
bers Of Congress and persons distin.
guished in many oallings. The family
is said to have representatives. in al
most every State and Territory OF the
Union, being most numerous, however,
In the Southern States.