The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Benjamin W. Hickson. of Oulpeper
colnty, died Saturday. Of paralysis, aged
Is years
The Cape Charles Pioneer, W. Bu'-
lit FitzIIugh, editor, has passed out OF
existence
Nicholas O. Farmer. aged eighty four
years, died Monday, at his home In
King George county.
Mr.. +. II. Hendrick died Sunday at
his home near Negto, in Hanover, Il
grip, aged seventy three years
William Hall who lived near FL
ment. in Hanover county died Monday
Of consumption, aged sixty years
Mrs. Margaret Powers, widow Of
James S Powers. died Monday at her
home in Rappahannock county, aged 81
years.
Lieut.. Arthur Henry Gary. formerly
OF the First Virginia Regiment, died in
Richmond Monday after protracted
illness
The Prince william Horse Show at
Manassas will be held this year July
"a and % The premiums have been in.
creased
Mrs J W Ware. who died in Clarke
county, Saturday, aged, aged 50 years.
was the mother Of Rev. 5. ; Ware, Of
Port Royal
Prof II 5 Frawley, wanted in New
port News on several charges Of en-
bezzlement was arrested at Whining
ton. Del. Saturday
The grand jury failed TO find any m.
dictments in the Emporia lynching
case judges Barhsm aud GOODWIN
say they will resign.
The Old Dominion Building and
Loan Association, Of which Hon. j.
Taylor Ellyson is president will 20
into voluntary liquidation.
Mrs Henrietta s. Duling. mother Of
Rev W. b. Duling, Of Petersburg. who
died Sunday aged forty.six years, was
a native Of King and Queen county.
The funeral Of Col. W. f. Wickham
took place Sunday from Grace Episco-
pal church. Powhatan county. and the
remains were inferred in the church
yard.
Charles Reynolds. a well.digger, re-.
siding near Oldham, Westmoreland
county, was killed Tuesday while dig.
ging a well for s H. Straughan. The
we'll cayed in, burying him ten feet
A deed was put on record in Wash
ingtOn Saturday by Capt Joseph +.
Willard transferring the willard Hotel
property TO trustees for the Virginia
Hotel Company. The purchase price
named is $500 600.
The plant Of the Old Dominion Iron
and Nail Works, in Richmond, was part.
ly destroyed by fire Tuesday morning
Two furnaces we're entirely destroyed.
ard the damage done will amount to
abb ut $40 GOO; insured.
Petitions are being signed. asking
that vote be taken in the county Of
WestmOreland TO remove the county seat
from Montross 10 Mount Holly. on
Nomini creek Also petitions for q
local option election In OOpls District.
An eight.year old colOred boy was
sentenced to the penitentiary for years
from Charlottesville for brutally MUIR
dering his twO.year old sister. He
hacked her head of with an ak and GOV.
cred the body with ashes in the chin
ney.
The body Of Captain Robert W. Ham,
ilton, Of the tug W w. Graham, Of
Norfolk. who was lost overheard and
drowned in the York river, was found
by fishermen near Yorktown Saturday.
The remains were taken to Baltimore
for interment
Alexander King, chairman Of the
Congressional committee Of
the Fourth District Of Virginia for sew
eral years county superintendent Of the
public schools, and q member Of the
last Legislature for the counties OF Sus.
sex and Greensville, died Sunday.
On q warrant from Farmville. Ado
Traylor, of Cumberland county, has been
arrested at Tarboro, n. O. He is charged
with defaulting with 81, 800 he was
supposed to have deposited in the
Planters Bank at Farmvlle to the
credit Of Mrs Huddleston, his mother
in law.
A little son Of Dr. r II Stuart, a
leading physician, and treasurer OF
Westmoreland, has made himself IA
NOUS as a crack marksman. Some
DAYS ago he shot and killed a wild tur.
KEY at Stratford, his fathers historic
home, which is q remarkable feat for a
Z year.old boy.
Thomas +. Wood, farmer, aged
thirty four years. was killed by o. q
o. passenger train Sunday at Stevens
crossing in Albemarie. He was driv-
ing a one.horse wagon. and paid no heed
to repeated blasts Of the whistle. The
engine struck the rear of the wagon.
throwing Wood to the ground and break
ing his neck.
Ooriolanus Russell, one Of the oldest
white residents Of Petersburg, died
Sunday night. He was born in 1872.
His widow, who was Miss Mary Ma.
son. OF Prince George. survives him
after nearly sixty five years Of married
life, with five grown children. The
couple would have celebrated their six.
ty-ffth wedding anniversary May 9th.
Mr.. r. Baynhan Brooke. formerly
prominent merchant of Warsaw, Rich
mond county, died Tuesday morning at
the Virginia Hospital, Richmond.
where he had been only few weeks Ter
treatment. Mr. Brooke had been
helpless invalid for years from an affeo.
tion of the stomach, and though at one
time quite prosperous he leaves wild
ow and several children in very depen.
dent circumstances.
III feeling between VIM. Hawkins
and his nephew, Bailey Hawkins over
the formers claim that Bailey was q
trespasser on his uncle's lands, culmi-
mated Sunday week in fight on the
highway at Oma, near Culpeper. VIM.
Hawkins carried an AK. and Bailey
armed himself with stones Bystand-
n