The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

General Fuzhugh Lee will leave the
latter part Of this month for Cuba.
= Fairfax Courthouse is TO have $50,
600 eloctrio-power plant.
Mrs. Oathsrine Ryon. Of Leesburg,
died Sunday, eyed about So years.
Mr.. james p. williams, Of Math.
ews, a public school trustee, Is dead.
Mr.. Watson Walker died a few days
ago at his home IN King and Queen
county
The street fair and carnival in Dan
vile last week melted It's patrone, the
local lodge Of Elks, nearly $1,000
The Unworthy defeated Richmond
College nc football Wednesday az Char
lottesville by a score OF 81 TO o.
The open session for game in Eau
quier, punce william and boutoun
couutiea Is from November lst 20 Jan'
uary lst
The committee appointed 20 collect
money la Virginia 10 help rebuild the
Baptist churches Of Galveston, has so
far raised 1929
Miss Ida Nlcol, sister OF Judge Ohas-
f Nicol Of Manassas died IN Phila-
delphia Tuesday. Her remains Will be
inferred az Rrentsville today
nj. Cliff ,,,,,,.l fyo,,antfon If
The Kings Daughters and Sons Ia TIE
State Of Virginia will be held IN the
WarIenton Baptist Church, Dot. l7-l9~
Rev. J. ] Wicker pastor Of Hamp
ton Baptist church. Baltimore, has re
ceived call to the First Baptist
church Of Trenton, n. j. Mr. Wicker
is VirRinian by birth.
The Daughters Of the Confederscy Of
Loudoun, have decided 10 present every
Confederate soldier Of Loadoun, who
bore himself properly during the war;
with "cr0ss Of honor.
Lewis Smith. twenty eight years old
of Novum, Madison county. was run
down by passenger train 90 Cnlpeper
AID instantly killed.
At Leesburg. Ernest Mullen. tried
forskilling w, @ o. Hara, was found
guilty Of murder in the second degree
and sentenced 70 ll-years IN the peni-
Tertiary.
Mr.. Thos luther. formerly Of Lou.
doun county. who was supporting Miss
Kathryn Osterman IN her sketch at the
Grand Opera House in Washington.
died on the stage while they were play
ing IN that city.
The three commissioners from Vir.
ginia on uniform State laws have ap.
proved a bill in relation 60 divorces
which the commissioners from nearly
all the other States have agreed % rec
ommond to their Legislatures This
bill will be introduced IN the Virginia
legislature az the next session It Is
designed 10 prevent migratory divorces.
The charge Of criminal assault
against Prof J. q. Beahn has been
withdrawn, aud he was indicted 10 the
county court at Manassas for seduction.
he was bailed in the sum Of $1,000
The case has been set for November s.
1900 The prosecution is represented
by Commonwealth s.Attorney j. I. b.
Thornton and J. Jenkyn Davios, and
the defense by Il. Walton Moore, John
Johnson, T. II. Lion. and +. l.. Cox.
Services were held at Jefferson. Gal.
pepper county, Wednesday. IN memory
Of the late Rev~Milton r. Grimsley
the Baptist divine who died last year.
Rev Charles T. Herndon. Of Loudoun
county. delivered the memorial address.
a handsome granite shaft erected 60
his memory 10 the Baptist cemetery
vas afterwards unveiled by Miss Rus.
sell Duncan. the little ten. year.old
daughter Of Oapt Duncan. Of Oul.
pepper Rev f. r. Z1stoD, Of War.
renton, delivered the address ct the
monument. A large crowd was pres
emit.
The fifteenth annual convention Of
the Brotherhood Of St Andrews open.
cd ia Richmond Thursday The at
tendance Is good and the spirit Of the
sessions excellent The charge To the
brotherhood was delivered by Right
Rev Robert A. Gibson, Bishop Coad-
jutor Of Virginia. More than 900 dele
gates. representing nearly every State
registered when the convention
met. Since the date Of last report
twenty nine new chapters have been
chartered, and six chapters. Which had
previously surrendered their charters.
haYe asked for reissues-a total Of
thirty.five. On the other .hand. forty
nine chapters have surrendered their
charters, net decrease Of fourteen.
The charters still in force number
1,172 Eight years ago the average
membership was fourteen, today il is
only ten. The junior department grows
steadily. There are now about 5000
boys and youths enrolled in the Alb