The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.


typhoid fever Tuesday.
An ordinance was introduced in the |
Richmond Oity Council Tuesday night |
looking to separate cars Tor the races on
the electric lines in that city.
The fourteenth annual convention Of
the Virginia state Firemen's Assooia
ton will be held Ia Richmond on the
Goth instant and continue In session
three days.
william Lane. colored. was tried in
the Richmond County court Monday on
the charge Of stealing yoke Of oxen,
and sentenced to three years IN the
peDitentiary.
Joe Spady. IS years # age wanted
in Berkeley tor theft. v lille being pur-
sued by several Norfolk policemen Mon
day morning, jumped into the river
from Hardy = wheif and was drowned
Judge Charles e. Nicol and Hon.
James N Johnson, OF Alexandria, pre-
sented resolutions 30 the county court
at Manassas Monday In memory Of the
late tx Congressman h. e. Meredith.
For the first time in her history
Madison has bank The institution
IL branch Of the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank. Of Oulpeper =. Smith,
E.q is president and George X Thrift,
cashier
Floyd Edward. lad Of If years, Of
Gloucester county, walled In his sleep
and fell from third story window
Monday He broke his hip. one leg.
one arm and two ribs, and sustained
further injuries
T. W. Koch saloonkeeper shot and
probably fatally wounded Patrick
Shelby. an iroumolder in Richmond
Sunday The trouble grew out OF a
game Of cards which Shelby vas play
ing la Hooh's saloon
According 20 q semi-oficial Washing
ton report, Norfolk population will be
over 10 900. or an increase Of l25 per
cent In 1890 the population was 81 600.
Newport News, IL ~ stated, will also
show an increase Of l2j per cent
Topeka Joe. " or Joseph b Evans.
with "a q zen aliases. who IS charged
with burglsrizinR the Williamsburg
Bank. escaped from the Richmond all,
where be bad been placed for safe keep
ing. Monday morning about 3 O'Clock,
In the Circuit Court OF Fauqnier
Tuesday, Judge o r Nicol. on SUI
persedeas granted II a Davis a new
trial Davis was convicted 81 well poi
soning az the July term If the county
court and sentenced 20 the peritentiary
FOR five years.
Senator Dau.-l Will attend the Con.
! federate reunion az Fairfax Courthouse.
| on the 18th inst He viii also speak
nc Gainesville on the 18Th. ani is ex-
pected 10 address tho Virginia Demo
| cratic association, Of Washington, on
the night Of the 18th
The motion for new trial in the
case against Philip Tucker, convicted b.
NJ the last term Of the Gloucester County
| Court. ~ entering the house Of Mrs.
! Anna Walten, with improper motive has
| been withdrawn and Tucker sentenced
20 eighteen years In the penitentiary.
The first bale q new Virginia cot
ton was received in Petersburg last
week II was raised in Brunswick
county. classed as middling. weighed
$50 pounds and sold for I cents per
pound This is the earliest date new
| cotton has been in Petersburg with but
one exception for 30 years
Professor @. B G,rnett. Of Mathews
county, son Of Judge Taylor Garnett
| who has been engaged 20 teach bstin
| In the Woman's College in Richmond
| will enter upon his new work AZ the
/ beginning of the session September 10Th
/ Professor Gaynett received the degree Of
NJ A from the University Of Virginia
/ He has for some time been teaching In
a college at Selma, Ala.
II O Glenn has introduced an ordi'
nance In Richmond City Council provid.
! ing Tor curiew law. II provides that at
8p m In winter and 9 p IN. In sum.
mer the bells in the cupoas at the pO-
lice stations shall tsp fifteen times, and
in ten minutes oil children under if
teen years must leave the streets.
| Parents are made responsible, with fines
as a penalty for violation Of the curfew
law.
The State Board Of Fisheries has pur.
chased another vessel for patrol duty,
which is now fitting out at Pocomoke
| CITY for use on the James river exclu.
sively. pstrolling the oyster beds from
the mouth Of the river 20 West Point
! The vessel was purchased from Hon S
wilkins Matthews and associates II
il expected tC be in service in ten days
The commander OF the vessel has not
been named
In the Madison County Court the
case Of the Commonwealth VS.. Joseph
Dorsey Nicholson for attempted crimi-
nal assault. was concluded Saturday
evening. the verdict being seven years
in the penitentiary Hon John l. JEFF.
fries and George l. Browning. Esq ,ap
peared for the defendant. and the inter-
est of the Commonwealth was
looked after by Mr.. James Thrift, the
| Commonwealth 8 attorney.
Grand Commander Stith Boiling says
that 80 great interest is being shown in
the approaching meeting of the Grand
| Camp at Staunton in October that the
meeting will be the largest ever held
in Virginia General Gsrnett, OF Nor
folk. NJ ajor- general Of United Oonfeder'
ate Veterans Of the South. Will call q
meeting October 10 Of the Virginia Of
ficers TO elect a successor to the late
Gen. Thomas A Brander, of Richmond
George f. Wise, q Richmond lawyer,
has returned from Isle Of Wight county,
where he went 10 inquire into certain
matters In reference TO the Gilligan
case. having been empl yed by friends
Of Gilligan to do So He sayshe found
In the reports q number OF errors that
in his mind are sufficient 80 secure q
new trial. He will proceed at once in
the Circuit court Of Isle Of Wight and
will 60 to the Supreme Court If neces-
sary.
The Lighthouse board has made pub
lie list of all the lighthouses .beaoons,
buoys. and day marks in the Lighthouse
district which embraces chesapeake
Bay, the Potomac, James and York
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