The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

tt Green has been appointed Post
master at Zazl. Essex county.
The post.oiiiJe at Bltna. Oulpeper
county. has been discontinued
Mr. Charles +. Denmeade of AccOmao
county. died suddenly at his home last
week
The new assessment shows an increse
Of Sl4O, 600. mostly on bulldogs, in
Louisa county.
The residence Of Mr. VIM. Scott in
Caroline county. was burned to the
ground recently.
Mrs. Jas. W. Burke. Of RlpplhAn.
mock county. was thrown from horse
and had both arms broken.
Mr.. Jas L Osburn has been appoint.
ed postmaster at Snickersville, Loudoun
county, vice IL j. Wright removed.
The Governor appointed A Lieb
| Of Alexandria, a colonel on his staff,
vice J. A. Hooe. u taadoun. resigned.
Mr. Frank soutfssged g. years
died At his home in Madison county
from the effects Of cancer Of long
standing.
The Tournaments Of Slate Mills. Madi.
con county. was the largest held IN that
section for years. There were thirty.
two knights
The board Of supervisors Of Mathews
county are negotiating for the sink.
ing Of an artesian well on the court
house square.
In the Madison Comfy Court J ID.
Nicholson for attempted criminal as
sault, was given seven years in the
penitentiary.
The grounds for the new Methodist
church at Rochelle, Madison county.
have been properly laid off and build
ing il expected 20 be commenced this
week
The State Board has decided to adopt
b f. Johnson's series of readers and
Lees History Of the United States in
the public schools for the next five
years.
Mr.. william l.. Royal. of Richmond,
has renewed the agitation Of his old
fight against the uuconstitutionslity Of
the 10 per cent. tax on issue Of State
banks
Mrs Thomas Cooper, of Mantua, has
a peach tree nine feet high, bearing
nine peaches. each measuring nine
inches in circumference Cape Charles
Light
Gel H f Peyton. a gallant Don.
federate. VINO served on the staff Ct
General Robert +. Lee. died Thursday
night in ST. Louis He was native of
Loudoun county.
The electors Of the State Fair Asso-
citation met in Richmond Saturday
aud decided to have a representative
make a tour Of the State in the inter-
est Of the enterprise.
Gov Tyler addressed the National
Baptist Convention in Richmond and
the colored people. numbering rearly
900 from almost every State in the
Union, were pleased with his speech
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has been asked to
be judge Of a drill which is to take
place as one Of the features Of the meet
Ing Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge Of
Oid.FellOws this week in Richmond
j. O. Cook. who was accused Of burn
ing j. q O'Oounell's still house and
sent from Culpeper 10 Madison by Jus.
tice Harris. was tried and dismissed,
there being no evidence to convict him.
Col J T. Leachmsn is erecting a
dwelling on the sight of"Folly Castle"
lately burned in Prince William. The
ohimueys remained standing in The
very best condition and will be utilized
in the new building.
Dol. Randolph Harrison died last
week at his home in Cumberland oouu-
~ He was formerly Commissioner Of
Agriculture. and was prominent IN
political circles. He was gallant
veteran Of the Civil war.
A petition to the Virginia Legisla-
ture is being circulated in Lexington
and Buena Vista for signers among the
lawyers, asking that Judge G.. Whit
tie be appointed to the vacancy in the
Court Of Appeals. by reason Of Judge
Riely's death.
Jim Sims and Ed Coleman. the COL
ored boys who broke into W. B. Brooks
store in Louisa county, were sentenced |
90 two years each in the Penitentiary |
but under the law Judge Sims has or
dered them 10 the Negro Reformatory |
ia Hanover county.
Worshipful Master Utz has invited |
all the Masonic lodges in the counties !
of Greene, Orange, Oulpeper and Rap
pahannock to be present and participate |
in the laying of the cornerstone Of the |
Confederate soldiers monument on the |
18th at Madison o. H.
This is the second time Ia many years |
that. owing TO drought, the middle |
of September has found no following |
done, no winter cats seeded, and no |
preparations made for the early fall |
seeding of grain and grasses. The |
first time in the recollection OF "the |
oldest inhabitant," was in 1S95-fve |
years sgo-when there was no rain Of |
any consequence from early in July |
until the 9Th Of October.
Cold Steel Or Death.