The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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Miss Matte Hnle, Of Essex county,
died Wednesday
Mr.. g. V. McGehec. Of Louisa coun-
ty. died last week, sged 81 years.
4 movement is on foot % organize a
military company IN Orange county.
DR.. ". s. Christisn. Of Middlesex.
who has been very sick. Is improving
Mr.. Bud OAynor, former resident
Of Caroline county. died recently in
Texas
James +. O.burn has been appointed
postmaster at Sniokengille. LoudDun
county.
That portion II Loudoun county
known as Between the HIS Is to
have rural free delivery.
The Jail guards on duty when ITO.
peka " joe escaped from Richmond
jail have been discharged.
Dol. John Fairfax. of Prince William
county. has obtained valuable patent
covering a mail bag closure.
Gov. Tyler will appoint Dol Alex
Cameron as chief Of his staff 30 succeed
the late Col o OBJ. Cowardin.
The most distressing drought in
twenty five years Is prevailing IN Rap
pshanuock and Madison counties.
Joseph ID Nicholson goes 90 the pen
itentiary from Madison county for seven
years for attempted criminal assault.
That excellent paper. the Richmond
News. has secured the services OF Wat
son Y. Arlington as business manage.
It is reported that G u. Lee is think.
ing Of purchasing a home in Winches-
ter and making his future home there.
The National Council Of the United
American Mechanics will hold its fifty
fourth annual session IN Richmond this
week
Charles l. DeL)ng. Of Virginia, a
secretary in the Cfiice Of General
Fitshugh Lee in Cuba, has contracted
yellow fever.
Mr. Charles B R1uss. OF New York.
has sent his annual contribution OF
81. 600 to the Shenandoah Valley Fair,
at Winchester.
Miss Ruth Howard sister Of Mrs. o
A Browne. Of Northampton county, died
at a hospital in Baltimore. whence she
had gone for treatment.
A contest is being waPed in Cape
Charles between the "wets and "drys
An election on the question Of license
or no license will be bad on September
Goth.
The Sir Knights Of the Occur de Leon
Commandery, Of CharlestOwn. Mass.
with many ladies', visited Richmond
city last week There we're 1877 in the
party.
From the number Of applications re
ceived by President Tyler, william and
Mary College will have more students
this year than for the last four or five
years.
A Board Of Trade has been organ
lied at Orange with the following
officers: J. W. Lockwood, Jr, Chair
man; W r Barbee, Secretary; r. l.
Bond Treasurer.
S s Baker, the penitentiary guard
who conveyed Gilligan to the peniten-
tiary. and who has seen him frequently
since. says that Gilligan takes his i'm
prisonment very hard and eats little
The prisoner has been suffering from
the effects OF vaccination.
The Gloucester Lumber Company
which operates two saw-mills In Glou
cester county, lost the smaller Of them
by FIRE No one knew Of the fire until
the men vent to work Friday morning
Not much lumber was burned. The
loss is estimated ct about 81 500 No
insurance
CORPORATION Counsel O. NJ Waite in.
forms Us that he has not yet made q
motion to dissolve the sewer Injunction,
but that he will shortly do so Mr..
Joseph Messenger will leave tomorrow
for New York. where on the 18th OF
September he will be welded tn Miss
Carrie Wolf, Of that city -Oulpeper
Exponent.
Objection has beep raised among the
colored population OF Richmond to the
coming Of Miss Ellen Jewett. the Bos-
ton anti.lynching sgitator, who wishes
to address the colored people Of Rich
mond and many Of the colored people
there say that they would not go TO hear
her IL she did come. The negroes Of
Richmond say that they have no need
for Miss JeWett's advice.
The CASE Of Miss Mamie Burch, Of
Petersburg. is a remarkable one. She
has been i'll for six months and during
the time has slept through four frances.
During her trance like condition she
would often sing beautiful songs The
frances are the only thing that keeps her
alive Medical skill can offer nothing
else. Miss Burch Is now able to take
light nourishment. which she has been
unable to do till her recent sleep.
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