The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-11

Among the debutantes Of this.wiuter
will De Miss Ida Delaney Beverley,
daughter Of Mr. Hill Garter Beverley
and granddaughter Of Col Beverley, Of
Avenel, Virginia Miss Beverly will
spend the winter with her aunt Mrs.
Harry S. Belt, in Baltimore
Sat q meetingo Of the County Superyis.
| Ors resolution was adopted that all
county surveyors should be present 90
all surveys made FOR ROADS The board
purchased a handsome map OF the
county. Several contracts were given
ont, including one for header walls on
roads ia Jefferson district, and one f0T
painting the court house Alexandria
Gazette.
State Librarian W " Scott hasreceived
o letter from Judge K. T. Duke, Of
! Charlottesville. Announcing that the
original commission Of Dol joshua Fry,
who commanded The regiment Of which
George Washington YVES lieutenant col
0nel, has been forwarded 90 tho State
Library by express aud Will In future
be- ia the care Of the Commonwealth II
Virginia, and preserved among the
priceless antiquities at Richmond
Mrs. r O. Perkins. o highly con.
nected lady OF Louisa county, was killed
Sunday 40 q runaway accident The
lady was q daughter Of w. +. Gordon
ST., for several years the clerk Of the
Virginia HOUSE Of Delegates. She was
a sister OF ~ IT, Gordon, Jr, aud Mr.
Lindsay Gordon, Commonwealth q AT
torney Of Louisa The horse attached
TO the buggy which Mrs Perkins was
driving became frightened and ran
away. Her sister. Miss Mary Gordon
who accompanied her, was also thrown
ont and seriously injured.
Some very interesting relics have
been found by the appraisers Of Miss
Van Lewis property. A dress made ot
coarse Confederate material Of a size 10
ht woman of Miss Van Lewis stature
was among them, and the garment Is
supposed 60 have been used by Mise Van
Lew as O disguise IN connection with
her alleged communication with the
Frederal army around Richmond A
handsome officers sword Of unusual
aizs was also found. There were also
found many boxes OF books, some Of
them rare and valuable. All the
effects will be sent to Boston for SALE
At the October term Of the Loudoun
County Oours, Monday the trial Of
Ernest Muller was taken up FOR the
murder Of Warren o. O'Hara The two
young men, between whom no kindly
feeling existed, met In o livery stable
of WATERFORD last July. A bitter quarrel
ensued and . Hara offered to fight
Muller, but the latter refused. The men
separated, and by.standeTs thought the
trouble over. A few minutes later, arm
ed with q heavy locust bludgeon, Mul.
len approached O'Hara from behind
and struck him twice over the head,
causing death within thirty minutes.
Only five Of the forty witnesses were ex-
amlned Monday, and the trial Is likely
to occupy several days.
A number Of Richmond firms have re-
ceived counterfeit notes which are sup.
posed TO have been made by some per.
son operating in this locality. The
work IS nicely executed. and being on
genuinepaper would not attract unusual
suspicion. The notes which have come
to notice were twO.dOllar bills, which
have been raised to ten by the hand of
an expert The face Of George Washing
ton on the tWO-dOllar notes was changed
to that Of Daniel Webster, and all the
figures on both sides Of the notes chang
cd The work seemed to be done with
Indian ink and pen, and upon
close examination shows the hand Of
an expert psnmGn.