The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| where they VIII reside Tor the present
Virginia Conference. United BTeth'
rem Church. held centenary celebra'
tion at Harrisonburg last week
Mrs. II. . Hail. mother Of Superin.
tendent of Schools of Fairfax county
Hall, is seriously i'll at Riohardsville.
Oulpeper county.
+. b. Humphreys died at his home
near Hallwood, AccOmac county. last
week. He was 80 years Of age and
leaves a widow.
Uncle Billie " Mason, one OF the
oldest men on the Eastern Shore, died
Friday at his home. near Psrksley aged
about 81 years.
Miss Edith Deal, daughter Of the
late Joe Deal of Gloucester. was mar
ried last week to Mr. A. Sterling. The
bride is fourteen years old the groom
twenty-five.
The State oyster boat Chesapeake ar
rested in James river three tongers,
charged with violating the oyster laws
They were arrsigned at Newport News
and fined $50 each. which they paid.
The liquor dispensary system for the
town OF Franklin, Southampton county,
authorized by the Legislature, goes into
operation on April l. The operation
Of this law will be watched with in
terest.
Cards have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss Daisy Lee Snyder and
Mr. Howard H. McVeigh. The cere-
mony will take place in the Baptist
church. at Middleburg, Tuesday after
noon, April 3rd
Friday Rev. L s. A. Heavener. OF
Falls Church, was elected delegate
from the Virginia Conference, Metho.
dist Episcopal church, in session at
Alexandria. to the General Conference.
and Rev. S. A. Ball reserve delegate.
John Turner Jones. uncle Of Congress
man John f. Rixey. died at the home
Of his nephew. Epha Rixey, Oulpeper
county, Saturday evening Of kidney
trouble, after long illness He leaves
two brothers. Philip, Of Albemarle
county and p. L Jones, Of Oulpeper
The house Of Mrs Lucretia Payne near
Orlean. Fauquier county. was burned
Sunday morning directly after break
fast. II caught from detective hue
near the roof and was ready TO fall. in
when observed Mrs. Payne loses every
thing. There was no insurance. Her
loss was estimated 81 800.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
at Weems, Lancaster county, held
Silk. Sock Social at the residence Of W.
A. Cameron one night last week. Each
guest was furnished with a diminutive
silk sock, in which he placed double
the number of pennies for the size OF
his or her hose 1t was success.
Judge Mason opened Circuit Court here
Tuesday. Owing to the illness Of both
of the clerks, both of whom are confined
at home with severe colds, he left Tues
day night and will hold special term
about May 22nd next. This Is the first
time that court was adjourned on ac-
count Of sickness of the clerks. Louisa
News, March %
There is strong impression prevail
ing,in Henrico county that Theodore +.
Taylor, the ex deputy county clerk who
is charged with embezzling about $500
Of public funds, has never been out OF
the county, aid that he 10 now hiding
with people who are giving him shell
ter and looking out for his escape from
the officers.
The will Of the late Rev. DR.. A. g.
Brown, probated at Hanover Court
House, bequeaths his entire estate TO his
wife, except his residence. This he
bequeaths TO his daughter, Mrs. II.
Selden Taylor, of Richmond, with
the proviso that Mrs Brown shall &C.
cupy it during her natural life. and that
the taxes, insurance and repairs be
paid by Mrs. Taylor. in. default OF
which this property also diverts to his
wife.
In drilling an Artesian well at the
factory Of the Carter's Greek Fish
Guano Company. at Irvington, quanti-
ties of shell were pumped up distance
of $40 feet Among them was conch
she'll and large barnacle, the latter
showing that 1t had just been detached
from some substance to which Is had
chung. Later the drill went through
the remains Of petrified fish. Fish bones
and teeth resembling small shark teeth,
were pumped out.
Reuben Griggs, negro youth OF
seventeen, one Of the youngest persons
ever executed in Virginia, was hanged
at Gum berland Court House Friday for
criminal assault upon seven year-old
girl Of his own race. he broke down
completely when taken to the gallows.
The body was sent to the University Of
Virginia for anatomical use. This was
the first execution in Cumberland in
fifty.seven years. and is said to have
been the first instance In the South of
the legal haDgingzof negro for as
saulting one Of his own race.
Maj. Gen. T. G.. Ghrnett. who sue
ceeds the late Maj. Gen. Thomas A.
Brander as commander of the Virginia
division Of the United Confederate