The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Mrs Ina Weaver died OF her late
home in Modison county last week.

Hanover O. IL has been changed by
the pOstoilice authorities 20 read
simply Hanover.
The Bouton farm near Wolftown,
! Madison county, has been sold at public
auction TO f. Nj. Colyin for 81 600
The Mattaroni (colored) Baptist A.
ISOLATION will convene August l.3, at
ST. Johns church Caroline county.
The Piedmont Association of the
Disciples church. now in session near
! Gordonsville, will continue until Au-
gust 9th.
Mr.. J. II. Johnson. Of the Farmer
and Fisherman, has announced his
candidacy for the place of superinten-
dent Of schools Of AccOmack
The hopas Of the farmers Of Louisa
have been revived by the recent rains
and they will have more than the
average luck with their crops this year.
Mr. Rittenhouse Wright. OF Orange
| county, lost fine horse from being cut
by mower The arteries Of the leg
were severed and the animal bled to
death.
Miss Emma Simpson daughter Of the
late French Simpson formerly OF Lou
| dOun county died after u long illness OF
consumption, at I'll Paso, Texas, OH Sat
urday.
The PAmunkey Indians in this State
are very much incensed over the decis
ion that they must ride in the Jim
Crow cars. They are violently opposed
10 the law
Gap. Jim Edward Mathews. founder
and proprietor Of the lannon's Atlantic
Hotel, on ChincOteague Island, is dead.
Gap MATHEWS was about 50 years old
and was we'll known
Newport News has been sued for a
thousand dollars because defective
sidewalk is alleged to be responsible for
Edward Williamsons falling into q
hole on Washington Avenue
Miss Mary, the Is year old daughter
Of DR.. Il. q. b. Broome, Of Louisa.
died Wednesday. A horse threw her
about two months ago. and fell on her
causing injuries that resulted in her
death
Since 1870 Virginia it is shown has
paid $36, 900. 900 for public schools
| s25. 600. 600 for the white schools and
| $l1 900 600 for colored schools and Of
this amount she negroes have only paid
ST. 800, 600.
Grant Reid, the notorious negro mur.
derer, who killed his wife and then
shot to death his father-in law who
came TO his wife's assistance will be
hanged at Madison Courthouse next
| Friday, August 81.
A lightning bolt struck the huge
| windmill OF the Terminal Hotel at
West Point, during Thursday 3 storm
and plOughinR into the ground covered
the sides and ends OF the hotel with
mud to the height Of forty feet.
John Bush, colored. was indicted.
tried and sentenced TO two years in the
peniteDtiary in the Orange county
court last week for entering the resi-.
dence Of Mr.. J. NJ. Gipson, near Madi
son Run, and robbing the same.
AT recent german &C Fairfax o IL.
given in honor of Capt and Mrs Jos.
+. Willard. among the guests were Mr..
Robt. f Lee. grandson OF Gen RObt.
T. Lee. and Capt SartOris, grandson Of
Gen. L S Grant They were guests
Of Capt Willard
The Richmond Locomotive Works re-
ceived by cable from the Finland State
Railways an order for 10 10 by 24'l0.
wheeled passenger locomotives, for de-
livery during April, 1901 The contract
price aggregates upward OF 800, 900, and
this is the third order placed by the
Finland State Railways with the Rich.
mOnd works.
1t is understood that the Virginia
volunteers will be formed into regi-
ments as soon after the annual inspec.
tion in September as possible Two
regiments, Of twelve companies each,
will be formed. The field officers, in
Guiding the colonel, lieutenant colonel.
and two maj Us, will be chosen by the
company officers.
Colonel Nj H. Orump, of Bowling |
Green, KY, called on Adjutant. General |
Nails in Richmond Saturday. COL |
Orump, who was formerly a resident Of |
Culpeper county, commanded a battal. |
ion IN the First Kentucky Regiment |
during the Spanish American war. and |
saw service in Porto Rico. He is |
now interested in mining enterprises.
An interesting case has been decided |
by Jury in the Law and Equity Court |
in Richmond. Mr. @. B Wood sued |
the American National Bank for 81 900 |
for alleged injury in falling to honor a |
check for So % when presented for |
payment. The plaintiff showed that |
the check had been presented upon |
several occasions and had been turned |
down, when upon investigation it was
shown through the boOk-keepar OF the |
bank that he had funds in the bank |
The Jury gave verdict for $725, and a
motion was made TO set il aside. which |
motion Judge Minor took under con-
sideration.
Mrs. Mary II. Summer Long for %
years the postmaster of Charlottesville,
whose death occurred Friday in Brook
Ign, had an interesting career. Her
husband, Gen. Armstead l.. Long, who
was q graduate Of West Point. was one
Of the most brilliant artillery officers in
Lees army General Grant appointed
Mrs Long postmaster of Charlottesville.
In 1898 Congressman Charles T.
OFsrrall made strong effort to in
duce President Cleveland TO remove
Mrs Long, but he refused to do so.
Others, since that time. have made I'M
successful efforts TO secure her removal
An incident occurred In Richmond at
the recent Sesboard banquet that bore
on the case. although few of the hearers
knew to whom Postmaster General
Smith alluded when in reply to a
twitting given him by John K. Oowen
on the removal of a woman from office
in Maryland, he said; Il do not recall
the Mary land case my friend, Mr. Oowen,
refers to, but / know Of a woman in
Virginia who combines in birth and