The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.


a stock company to dig oil wells near
Roanoke. where it ia said sure signs I
large supplies of kerosine have recently
been discovered.
The court of claims allowed the Ar
lington Methodist Church in Alex
dria county 80 .OO0for damages inil'c'ed
by the federal army during tho war
between the States
Mr.. william Taylor, father Of Mayor
Il NJ Taylor, Of Richmond. Is hale
and hearty 81 the age Of ninety. and
goes about among his friends many
years younger than himself
Ii is stated at the census bureau that
all the enumeratOrs must be appointed
by the first proximo. and after appoint
ment must stand q satisfactory examina-
ton before they can be assigned to
duty.
Mrs. Anna T.. Garth. wife Of j W.
Garth, Jr and daughter Of VIM Il
Maupin. clerk Of the county court of
Albemarle, died this week at her home
in Charlottesville. aged twenty one
years.
1t has been decided that the Baptist
Congress composed Of distinguished men
Of that denomination from all sections
of the country. will meet in Richmond
next November The dates Will be
fixed later
The governor has declined to exercise
executive clemency in the case OF
Reuben Grigg, the negro youth ind
sentence 30 be executed at Cumberland
O II Friday for criminal assault mp.
on colored girl
Commissioner Koiner says he has no
more sorghum seed for distribution at
present. lie has written tho depart
ment at Washington for another supply
Of seed. ana when this Is received or
ders will be filled.
John Texas. a negro convict in the
penitentiary for murder IN the second
degree. who was i'll with consumption,
was pardoned by Governor Tyler Tues
day. lie died before the papers reach
ed the psnitentiary
A writ Of habeas corpus has been
granted in the case If w Frank Lam.
bert. assistant cashier Of the Citizens
National Bank Of Alexandria. who was
arrested Saturday The papers wee
made returnable next MondaS.
The man who said his name was
Henry II Herth when arrested IN Balti
more with $3.50 worth Of postage stamp
in his possession was identified before
Commissioner Rogers as Charles Il.
French Of Houston. Va. aud was COM
mitted TO Jail for court.
Counsel in the three cases designed
20 test the valuation law. one from
Newport News. another from Alexan-
dria, and the third from Richmond. ap-
peared in the Supreme Court Tuesday
and IL was decided upon conference.
81 hear arguments IN one case on the
2Sth instant
DR.. J. ". Hope. member Of the
board Of pension examiners at the
National Soldiers Home. at Hampton,
has received notice from the Pension
Bureau that his term will expire March
80. and that Dr. Henry A Wise, son Of
Congressman Il A. Wise, has been up
pointed in his place.
Rev. Thomas J Mackay. e Newport
News. saws he is determined as ever 70
prosecute his alleged libelers and has
retained Attorneys r NJ Lett aud Ma
ryus Jones as counsel. He still insists
that his fight against the whiskey men
in East End was responsible for the
charges Of immortality brought against
him.
Dol. william f. Wickham, son Of The
late Gen. Williams c. Wickham for
many years president Of the Ohesapeake
and Ohio Railroad. shot himself. Sun
day az his home in POwhatan. The
shooting is believed TO have been acct.
dental At last accounts he was i'm
proving, and it is thought he will re
cover
Congressman Jones Of Virginia has
returned from his district, where he
went TO defend one Of his constituents,
Mr.. Cockrell in libel suit for heavy
damages. Mr. Jones has been invited
TO be one Of the speakers at the open.
ing Of the Democratic campaign in Bal
timore next Thursday night Washing
ton Corr. Alexandria Gazette.
Robert Kennedy. residing near Old
hams Westmoreland county. committed
suicide at his home Sunday night by
shooting himself with shotgun His
children had Just returned from church,
and asked their father to open the door
He responded. "Wsit a minute. and
then shot himself twice in the left side
The funeral Of Mrs. S Y. Oorbell
took place at Abingdon Church, Glou.
cester county, Saturday. Mrs Oorbell
was Miss Agnes ThrustoD, daughter Ct
the late Ed. T. ThrustOn. and grand
daughter of Col Robert Thruston. one
of the soldiers Of the war of 1912. On
both sides her family has been identi-
fed with Virginia since Colonial days.
At conference OF prominent tinan'
cial men in Richmond steps were tax
en- to fight the Commissioner of Valu-
alton act" in the courts. The petition
ers ask that Mr.. r. V Marye, who
been appointed commissioner OF valua'
ton of personal property and incomes
for Richmond, he not allowed to quail
fy before the Hastings Court Of Rich
moDd.
A deed Of trust for one million dol
lars covering the leasehold Of the Nor
folk Portsmouth ferris. the franchise
of the Portsmouth. Pig Point and New
port News railroad and ferries. and the
Portsmouth Smithfeld railroad was fl
ed for record at Portsmouth this week
The State tax was one thousand dollari
and the government revenue tax five
hundred dollars on the deed
The persistent rumors Of consolidation
between the Atlantic Coast Line anr
the r + 81 p r R. are attributed
70 an offer made by the Coast Line o
$l75 per share for the stock of the latte,
road with a view Of securing a through
line 70 Warrington A large part o.
this stock is owned ia Baltimore. Tit
SeaboaId Air Line pays 300 share
for the States interests in this line.