The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Louisa Court. house is to be repaired

county, dled last week
Mrs Esther Bull, of Acoomac county
is dead, aged O. years.
The Cape Charles Fair will be held
August 7th, Sth, 9th and 10Th
The Seaboard Air Line will shortly
acquire z. 900 new fri ight cars.
Robert Watson and Timothy Hill
both OF Aooomac county, died last week.
Two hundred Richmond dealers who
had not paid license were arraigned In
court.
Jas Ii Reid has sold his farm in
Orange county to E. z. Duncan OF Cnl'
pepper.
A trolley line ffty.three miles long
will be built from Norfolk TO the Die
NAL Swamp.
Mr.. o z. Huntington announces that
he will build a $1,000, 600 steel plant at
Newport News.
A s6 pension has been issued to Mr.
Dennis W. Weaver, Of Snickersyille,
Loudoun county
Large shipments Of beautiful peaches
are going from Westmoreland county
by every steamer
Mrs. InzA Weaver, widow Of the late
John Weaver, died at her home in Mad
son county Wednesday.
Loudoun Camp Meeting. now going
on at the old Benton Damp ground, will
continue until the 2lst inst.
ri. Rev. +. M. Whittle. d. d.
preached and confirmed in Trinity
church, Manassas, Monday.
The Accomao Baptist Association
Will meet with Bethel Baptist Church
August 10Th. 10Th and l7tn.
Mr.. Jessie Smith, Of Fairfax county,
recently threshed his crop Of wheat,
which made 30 bushels per acre.
Dr.. W. E Dodd. Of North Carolina,
has been elected 30 the Chair Of His.
tory In Randolph Macon College
The contract has been let for the eTec-
tion az Bristol If college building for
ccloIed people at a cost Of $40, 00O
Mr.. Frank Simpson, Of Prince Will
liam county, who was operated on for
appendicitis. is rapidly improving.
John Bush. colored. was taken from
Orange o ii last week 20 the peniten-
tiary 20 remain two years for burglary.
j V. Davis has been appointed post.
master az Tbompsons Gross Roads,
Louisa county, vice q, b. Lloyd, re-.
signed.
Mr.. Harmanson Kilmon, of Accomac
county. shipped during July 70 barrels
Of sweet potatoes, which netted him
nearly $500.
Mrs. Mary A. Pickett. aged 81 years.
died recently at the home of her son.in.
law, Mr.. r. l.. Pugh, near Paige
Caroline, county.
Cassius Courtney, lunatio, who has
been confined ia the Richmond county
jail, was on Friday taken 30 the Will
liamsburg hospital.
Prof. + b. Davis was elected ptin-
cipll Of the GordOnsyille public school
for the next session, with Miss Lille
ID. Evans as assistant
Benjamin r. Lunsford. a well-known
farmer living near the Fauquier White
Sulphur Syringe, died Saturday morning
from cancer Of the stomach.
Down Among the Cracker" is q
new story Of the Crackers Tor natives)
OF Georgia by lady Of Louisa county,
Miss Rosa Pendleton Ohiles.
It is said that important developments
may be expected soon in reference to
the scheme 10 build a railroad from
Richmond 10 Gloucester Point.
Silas b Huuton died Friday in
Warrenton. aged eighty.two years. He
was q brother Of General Eppa Hunton
and DR. G.. Hunton of Warrenton.
The County School Board Of Nor
cumberland met at Heathsyille and re.
quired ell children 30 be vacoinated be.
fore the beginning Of next session.
The colored population will hold q
mass meeting OF Bowling Green on the
18th inst. to elect delegates TO the
meeting at Charlottesville on the 22nd.
Hon. Thos. b. Murphy and Robert
Murphy and Wat Msyo,of Westmoreland
county. propose taking up 600 acres Of
Ourrioman bay TO plant and grow
oysters op.
The three Methodists churches near
Bohannon, Mathews county. have
united in a large tent.meeting. con-
Quoted by Revs. +. III. Watson and j.
8. Pribble.
The Shiloh Baptist Association will
meet with the Cedar Run Baptist
Church on Tuesday the 28sh Of August.
and not on the 4th Of September, as
has been enormously stated.
At meeting of A. z. Hill Camp Con.
fedate Veterans. Of Petersburg, Thursday
night. the question Of applying to the
governor for arms and Announcements
for the 200 members was referred to q
committee.
During the recent terrible electric
storm four Of the large historic poplar
trees in T. M. Arrests lane at Nomoni
Hall, Westmoreland county, were struck
by lightning One caught ahre and
burnt for several days.
A severe hail.storm visited Gloucester
county Wednesday. IL was especially
violent in the nelghborhood OF Woods
X Roads. IL passed into Mathews
through the length Of the Midlothian
farm leaving in its track much ruined
corn.
While returning to his home in Mad
ison county from Orange recently, Mr..
Lewis Booton was thrown from his
buggy. the horse running away. Mr..
Booton was quite badly hurt. and the
animal was injured by striking q wire
fence.