The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17


Mr.. Clarence Walker, Of Lancaster
county. was married in Baltimore last
week TO Mrs Baker, Of that city.
a Richmond syndicate has purchased
for $40 600 three blocks of lots at Pig
Point. opposite Newport News.
Mrs. Susanna S. Mountain. an esti-
mable lady Of MiddleseE county, died
last week.
Mr.. K J. Nottingham. Jr., recently
in the freight Office at Oulpeper, has
been appointed depot agent at kapidan
David T. Oallis died last week at his
home, near Weems, Lancaster county,
aged As years
July 20 will be celebrated at Mon
tross, Westmoreland county, by reu-
MON Of Confederate Veterans
Mrs. Sallie w. Chapman, who died
at her home near Onglersville. was
native Of Madison county.
Many entries 20 the Manassas Horse
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exceed last years splendid exhibit
The residence Of Mr.. Foster Bland
in King and Queen county. was struck
by lightning and badly damaged.
Major n V. Randolph has been pre-
vailed upon 90 serve another term as
president Of the Confederate Soldiers
Home.
Attorney General Montague says that
a minister of the Gospel is not exempt
from the payment Of the State income
tax
Donovan Lodge A. f. and A. n OF
Mathews county. viii give its annual
Masonic excursion 20 Baltimore from
North End on July II
Cornelius Harris, colored, who was a
member Of the grand jury which in
dioted Jefferson Davis for treason,
died at Newport News.
Miss Elizabeth d. Gilbert. Of Tap
pahannock, and Mr. Francis II. Halle,
Of Lynchburg, were married in Man
chester last week.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington last week 20 Adolpbus ID.
Harlow and Johanna Lonergan. both Of
Orange county.
Mr.. u. Mason Smoot, Of Norfolk, and
Miss Sally Q. Orump, Of King ard
Queen, were married last week. The
groom is a native Of Essex county.
The post-ofiice at Uptonburg, in King
George county, has been moved to LA
Grange, without change Of name. A.
I. Murphy has been made postmaster,
vice O. n. Farmer, resigned
The brick1Ork on the new bank
building for the Lancaster National
Bank has been completed and the car
penterssnd other workmen are now hard
at work.
Mr.. Snowden @. Hall and Miss Ada
Hurst, daughter Of I. b. Hurst, all Of
Northumberland county, were married
Friday at RehobOth Church by Rev. j.
o. BabcOck, Of Lancaster o. n
10 Richmond two society young men
quarreled about d young lady adjourned
to Lee Monument Circle and had 10
hard rounds Of isticuffs without decid-
ed results.
Mary Tut Eyre, widow of Col
+. +. Frye, for many years
resident of San Francisco, died in Paris
Friday after two months illness. She
was a daughter Of Calvin Luther Perry,
of Charlottesville, Va.
George Miller, Of Richmond, and
William Smith, Of Norfolk, two five
year.term convicts in the psnitentiarY,
escaped from that institution Friday
morning, but were reoaptured
T. T. Neale, Of Northumberland
county, possesses valuable COW. In
one year he has sold from her one calf
for 50 Sc net, and she gave 946 gallons
Of milk, from which 296 pounds Of but.
ter were made.
There is a difference of opinion as
to the success of Franklin's law,
which requires liquor to be sold in |
packages from a dispensary. 1t is |
claimed there is less drunkenness than |
formerly.
MIR. Norvell Ryland died at his home |
in Richmond city last week, in the |
6Sth year Of his age. He was a son of |
the late Rev DR.. Robert Ryland, first |
president Of Richmond College. When |
deceased entered the OWL war be en-
listed in the King and Queen artillery.
1t is generally thought that the cen
sus will give Richmond population Of
only about 80, 000 or In the neighbor.
hood Of 8. 900 increase over the census
of 1890 Had the corporate limits ex-
tended a mile Richmond would have
gone beyond the 100, 900 mark.
Miss Lille Gilligan. a sister of Nick
Gilligan, ia In Richmond soliciting
funds to enable her brother 10 take an
appeal to the Supreme Court. She is
accompanied by Miss Lucie E. Barlow,
a niece Of Gilligan's.
Guards W. W. Saunders and Ben
Sowell, who had charge of the two
convicts who tried to escape while at
work in the Penitentisry grounds Sat.
urday have been discharged. Saunders
is from Fauquier county.
Heathsville Masonic Lodge as elect.
ed the following officers I. l. Byrd.
Worshipfnl Master: John HastinRs,
Senior Warden; ] Hambliu. Junior
Warden; r II Blundou, Senior Dea.
con; j. G. Fallin. Junior Deacon; ].
B Hinton. Treasurer; H. W. Harding,
The Louisa Telephone Company has
its line from Mineral on the
o q Q. r. r across the upper end of
Spotsylvania county to finders
station on the p f. & P, r. r. in
Orange county. This is on important
link in the lines Of the Company.
The contract for the erection NJ the