The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

SOl, OOV ute OCcufIou az WVOuhtvOh
Tuesday.
Gilligsn will petition the Governor
for pardon.
The Norwegian bark Kotka is at Cape
Charles quarantine with six GASES Of
chagres fever aboard.
Collins Hart, commander OF the Sons
of Confederate Veterans Camp Of
Louisa. died Monday.
The following pension was issued at
Washington: OTiginal-Mary Morris,
Northampton county, s.
Rev. DR.. Charles II Read. the ven.
cradle pastor emeritus of Grace Street
Presbyterian church, Richmond. is dead
The launching Of the torpedo boat de.
stroyer, Decatur, will take place in
Richmond. probably, during the week
Of the flremen's carnival.
The Richmond News has arranged
TO have beautiful buffet awarded 20
the most popular lady In Richmond on
Labor Day. 20 be determined by votes
Rev DR. Russell Cecil, Of Selma, Ala
will be called to the pastorate OF the
Second Presbyterian Church In Rich.
mond, Of which DR.. Hoge was pastor
The trustees Of all the district boards
in Northumberland county will meet ct
Heathsyille August 81, TO appoint
teachers TO all the schools in the county
There will be a meeting Of the
County School Board Of Richmond
County, ut Warsaw. August 2Sth, for
the purpose of selecting teachers for
the public schools.
COL James d. Brady, internal reye-
nue. collector of the Second Virginia
District, Is OF the Providence Hospital
ia Washington, suffering from COM
pllcAtion Of diseases.
The Louisa Camp. Confederate Vete.
rams. elected Captain w. I. Meade and
A. NJ Baker as delegates to the meet
ing Of the Grand Camp Of Virginia at
Staunton October 10, 1900.
At the annual tournament at Oapon
Springs Friday, Miss Anna Lee, daugh.
ter Of General Fitzhugh Lee. was
crowned second maid Of honor, and
Miss Helen Orabbe, Of Wesimoreland
county, third maid.
The Trigg Company has been asked
by the government TO bid for the con-
struotion of the battleship Virginia.
and the three new cruisers to be built.
The Trigg officials are preparing
drawings and bids which will be sub'
mitted.
A Virginia negro is in complete
charge OF an important town in the
Philippines, occupying the position
corresponding to mayor Of a city In
this country. His name is W. A..
Hawkins, formerly employed in the
office Of the Secretary Of the Common.
wealth Of Virginia
Captain Joseph Couch, private watch
man Of the oyster beds Of DR.. George
Richardson. near West Point, was taken
TO the Old Dominion Hospital. Rich
mond, Tuesday, suffering from a severe
flesh wound near the heart. inflicted by
himself Captain COUGHS mind was
unbalanced by his long solitary vigil In
watching for oyster thieves during the
past year.
o. z. Huntington. the railroad and
shipyard magnate. died at his resort In
the Adirondack Mountains, New York
Monday night, aged 10 years. He had
large railroad and shipping interests in
Virginia, and was regarded az the
founder and builder Of Newport News.
where his death is greatly deplored.
Mr.. Huntington's estate is estimated to
be worth over $50, 900. 600.
Commissioners Of Agriculture Koiner
has returned from his trip Of a week
holding farmers institutes, and ex.
presses himself as delighted with the
results Of the weeks work. He says
that the farmers showed their sppre.
citation by turning out In large numbers
and In giving constant attention to the
lectures. There is but one objection
TO the institutes among the farmers. !"
and that is. they soy they wish more Of
them.
Ii Is stated that the death OF o. 2.
Huntington will seriously affect the
future OF the negro reforInatory OF
Virginia unless he has made provision
for il in his will He bought the farm
in Hanover'on which the refOrmatOry
is located but had not decided 1t 10 the
institution. He said he would do this
whenever he should become convinced
that the reformatory could be success
fully operated. There are many youth.
full negro convicts at the reformatory.