The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.


years, died at her home in Greene couo-
ty.
Commission as postmaster has been Is
sued to Samuel I. Gresham at Mlllen'
beck.
Strawberries are being shipped In
considerable quantities from the Eastern
Shore.
Rev. A. s. VenAble was installed as
pastor Of the Presbyterian church at
Uape Charles.
Mr.. Thomas Dempsey, just across the
Orange line, plowed up the skeleton OF
a man in his field.
The Onancook Council. No ITO Jr.
o U. A. M will give a field day.
at Onancock, July 4th.--~-
Mr., We. 8 Marshall and Miss Anna
x, Westmoreland, Of Aooomac county,
were married last week.
Mr.. s. O. Hull. Of AccomAc. and
Miss Bernioe FontaiDe, OF Maryland f,
were married last week.
Mt Carmel church, Medison county.
will celebrate It's fftieth anniversary
the 2nd Sunday in June.
Announcement is made Of the engage
ment Of Mr.. Joseph Messenger, OF Oul-
pepper, TO Miss Wolf, Of New York.
Mrs Elizabeth II. Stephens died at
her home at Remington last week. She
was formerly Of Rappahannock county.
Marriage license was issued In
Washington to James Belvin and Hen
rietta o. Smith, both Of Louisa county.
The business at the Orange post-office
is increasing. Postmaster Oarter's
salary has been raised from $1,000 TO
81 300.
Nearly one. half the crabbers In Lam
caster county have abandoned the bus
mess on account Of the low price Of
crabs.
A patent has teen granted in Wash.
inston to Mr. W Stockton, OF Orange,
on a ground plug for electrical switch
boards.
Mr.. Elsie l. Ourrell. one Of the lar
Rest land owners and best citizens OF
Lancaster county, died Of his home re-
Gently, Of consumption.
Norwood Baptist church, Lancaster
county, has called Rev. Richard Ed.
wards. Of Richmond county, and IL Is
thought he will accept
R l. Downing, Of Northumberland
county, this season out Of flock OF
nice sheep, raised fourteen lambs ten OF
which he sold for $40 90.
The trial Of W. E. Graves for the
murder of Hollis Estes, which was
tried In Louisa county court last week,
resulted In q verdict Of mot guilty. u"
Cards are out for the marriage. May
23d. OF ElbA Baptist church. Pittsyl.
vainia county. Of Mr. Lyndon j. Whit.
lock, Of Orange, and Miss Sallye Argene
Dyer.
The marriage of Mr. E. H Vansick.
Ter. of L1udoun. and Miss Fannie V.
Darlington, Of Prince William, is an
nounced to take place in Leesburg,
June 9Th.
The Confederate Pension Board Of
Northumberland county is as follws
Slater Oowart, Samuel K. Headley,
Moreau Blackwell, VIM. Henderson and
A s. Rice.
Browning Wood. Bolts Strother,
Geo W. Tidlsr, A. T. Bolts, l. K.
Hackley and R II Ricketts, have been
appointed census enumerators for Rap
pahannock county.
Mr.. Frank Weedington, OF New Jer.
sey, and Miss Bette Alice Wallace, OF
Lancaster county, were married last
week of the Methodist pasonage, by the
Rev. J. o. Babcock.
William Wocdso1 q n'gro convict In
the penitentiary, cut the throat Of Am.
brose Ferebee, another negro convict,
causing death almost instantly. he
afterwards attacked another convict
before be could be subdued.
The Board Of Supervisors. Of Ao.
comac county, has fixed In each district
county levy at 10 cents on 500; county
school tax at 10 cents road tax az 20
cents, except In Lee district 10 cents ;
capitation tax on each male inhabitant
90 cents
Richmond will be we'll represented at
the Confederate reunion at Louisville,
KY. The local delegations will COM
prise almost one hundred persons be.
sides the Howltzers, who will 60 as an
escort 20 Lee aud Pickett camps, at
least fifty strong.
Thomas M Gillian, charged with the
betrayal Of daughter of M. w. Sterne.
Of Petersburg, was arraigned before
Justice Lane, Of Prince George county.
He waived examination, and was ad-
mitted TO 81. 600 bail by Judge Rives
Of the County court
In Leesburg the case Of Richard
Thompson, colored, charged with com.
pllcity Ia the murder Of Town Sergeant
Seaton, Of Middleburg, last November,
was postponed until the next term of
the court on account OF the illness of
counsel for the prisoners.
The Secretary Of War has forwarded
the Senate q report on designs for the
Memorial Bridge across the Potomac
from Washington TO Arlington. The
report states that the design Of W. H
Burr, as fret in the order of merit
meets all conditions required. The esti-
mated cost Of Mr. Burr's design lie
given at 81 $50, 900 Secretary Root
states that he concurs Ia the decision
OF the board and recommends that the
Barr design be adopted by Congress
The Richmond Carnival closed Sat.
urday night in g blaze Of glory. It Ia
practically settled that these festivities
will be repeated every year It is esti-
mated that there were 100. 600 visitors
in Richmond during the Carnival The
festivities closed with q grand parade
and g mimic Mardi Gras. The parade
was the largest Of the week, and was
roviovvad hv Rex who abdtoated his