The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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Mrs. Thomas Jones. Of Prince Will
liam county, died Thursday last. aged ~
years.
Alonzo 3 Lewis. formerly Of Aooo.
mac county, died In Baltimore, aged 90
years.
Mrs Elizabeth Houston died recently
at her home in Caroline oounty, aged
80 years
DR.. VIM. S. Christian. Of Middlesex
county, after prouaoted sickness, is
out again.
The Danville Street Fair and Carni.
val was formally opened yesterday with
good prospects for success
Prominent local capitalists have OIL
gAnized joint stock company 20 start
q goat farm near Winchester.
The late DR.. Hunter MCGUIRE left his
entire estate. valued. at 500 900, ~ his
wife, Mrs. Mary 5. Mcclure
AT Washington an original pension Of
81 was issued 10 Anna f. Atki1SOn, of
Purcellyille. -hou6oun county.
The dwelling occupied by Geo o. Tull
Ia AccGmao county, and all the contents
were destroyed by fire last week
Mayor Simpson of Alexandria, was as
5aulFed on the street by, William Webster
son Of the chief Of police Of that city.
Mr. Robert Reed has rendered bis res
ignatiOn as member of the Board Of
Supervisors, Of Westmoreland county
The Board Of Fisheries has appointed
Capt John H. Thomas. Of Groton, COM
mander Of the pew police boat Winnie.
BY a majority of "a the voters Of Cape
Charles decided In favor of granting
license for the sale Of liquor in that
town.
The controlling interest OF the Pen.
insula Telephone Company, Acoomac
county, has been bought by Thos. b.
Quinby.
The peach crop. Of Essex county, has
seemed almost inexhaustible this year
and they are still being shipped in
numbers.
The mammoth potato house Of +. J.
Winder, ia AcC0mac county, justoOm.
pleted, has 8 storage capacity for 900
barrels Of potatoes.
DR.. W. l.. Wright, for about six years
pastor Of the Leigh Street Baptist
church. Richmond, died at his home az
Troy, n. Y, Thursday
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will be in staun.
ton October II 70 address the members
Of the Veterans and Sous Of Veterans Of
the First Virginia Cavalry
Rev. Thomas Dixon .Jr., will deliver
in Richmond, at the Grove Avenue
Baptist church his lecture on New
America, " Wednesday evening
Rev q ". Beale is conducting d pro-
traoted meeting at Ooan church North.
cumberland county assisted by Rev. +.
B. Raymond. Of Mathews county.
Wattsvlle NJ P. church, AocomAc
county, Will be dedicated October I4th
aud OnancooS NJ. K. Church, South, will
be rededioated, on the same day.
James O. O'Rork. who served in the
Fifth Regiment, Stonewall Brigade,
during the Civil War. died In the Don.
federate Home at Higginsville. Mo.
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traits Will take place at Gloucester
court house October 10Th. Judge I. X.
b Wright will preside over the oere-
monies.
Dr. Tprner. Of Suickersyille, has sold
five building lots TO a Mr. Ohspin, Of
Washington, on one of which q hotel
will be bulls and on the remaining four
cottages Will be erected.
The approximate value Of the Vir.
ginia fishing plants is 1920 900. This
season these will manufacture and put
on the market guano and oil 90 the
value of fully 5000. 600.
AT Dumfries, Prince William county,
Saturday night. Haywood Burke shot a
colored man named Rufus Ball, infiot-
ing, 1t is thought, fatal wound The
police are on the lookout for Burke.
The two guards Of the Richmond
jail, tried for negligence in allowing
topeka Joe 90 escape from jail, have
been discharged, there being no evi.
dence to sustain the charge against
them.
Librarian Scott has secured for the
State Library the exceedingly rare
1880 edition Of the True Travels, AID.
ventures. and Observations Of Captain
John Smith. IL was bought in Canada,
and cost 800.
Orange is enjoying building boom
which surpasses any in her history for
the past FIVE years New buildings are
springing mp in every section Of the
town, and ID looks as If we will have a
city here before Christmas. Orange
Observer.
At the meeting of the Common Ooun.
Gil, Of Richmond, last night, the Don.
stitutional Rights Association presented
a protest against the enactment of the
proposed separate street car ordnance
Giles b. jackson is counsel for the col.
ored organization.
Rev. j. E. Roane Riddiok, who lie
serving a sentence in the Virginia Pen.
itentiary for the murder of DR.. W. H
Temple, is one Of the model prisoners
in the penitentiary. He is In the tailor
shop, and is kept tusy plying his needle
He shows no signs of insanity.
Among the speakers for the State con-
vention Of the Christian Endeavor So
cieties. which will be held November
IL. IA and 10, at Brantly Baptist church,
Baltimore, is Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
author Of "In His Steps, who has also
been invited by the Virginia Christian
Missionary Society to address the so
oiety at its convention in Richmond,