The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The final exercises Of the University
Of Virginia will close Wednesday
Mrs Howard Kuhn, Of Montpelier,
Orange county, died last week.
The grand encampment Of Odd Eel
lows will be hold this week at Newport
News.
b. o. Newcomb has been commission
ed postmaster at Sassafras, Gloucester
county.
A telephone line will be constructed
from Alexandria TO Leesburg via Falls
| Church
Orange County court refused TO grant
liceuse to sell liquor at Danton, In
that county.
a great deal Of sewer pipe has been
laid on the streets Of Orange, during the
past two weeks.
4 new Office has been established at
Frost. RappahannOck county, Charles
II. Rector, postmaster.
DR. j. b Hawthorne will deliver an
address az a public dinner 70 be given
in Caroline county on July 4th.
Charlottesville District Conference
Will convene with the Oulfeper Meth
odist church on the 18th Of July.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Oulpeper
county will meet IN the clerks Office
on the eth Of June to audit accounts.
The wheat crop at Montpelier, Or.
ange county. is very fine. IL is being
estimated at thirty bushels TO the acre.
Gordon Early, relative Of Gen Jubal
A Early, attempted suicide in Norfolk
by shooting himself through the aldo.
men.
MIR. John Marshall, Of Markham.
Fauquier county was thrown from
buggy afew days ago and was seriously
injured.
Lieutenant Roy McGill, u. Marine
Corps, Of Leesburg, has been detached
from the Dixie and stationed at Oavite,
Manila.
Mrs. Mary Miller Sheetz. widow Of
Benjamin +. Sheetz. former owner and
proprietor OF the Leesburg Mirror, died
last week
Rev DR.. j, William Jones, Of Rich
mond. has accepted the call to the pas
torate Of the Baptist church at Chapel
Hill, n. o.
John Doggett. OF Oulpeper, thought
he had bee tree. but when he went to
take the honey the wasps nearly stung
his head of
The Richmond financial institutions
are reported in excellent condition. and
ii Is said the dividends TO be paid in
July will be large
Locust Dale Military Academy COM
mencement took place on the 9Th. Rev.
J. Il Ellis, Of Gordonsville, preached
the closing sermon.
Gov Tyler has been invited as Gov.
ernor Of one OF the thirteen original
States, 70 attend the celebration at
Valley Forge June 10.
The Second National Bank of Gull
pepper, which was recently organized,
has been authorized by U. S. Oomptrol-
Ter II Currency TO begin business.
Indictments were found at the last
term Of Fauquier County court against
James Dunn for felony, and against VIM.
Melvin for unlawfully selling whiskey
In the stomach OF O Culpeper county
calf when butchered we're found thirty
pieces Of metal, among them being fif-
teen wire nails, two inches in length.
The State Board Of Fisheries took
trip n Tangier leland last week TO in.
spect several sail vessels which may be
purchased for the Virginia oyster navy.
The County court Of Madison county
has appointed commissioners to build a
bridge across Deep Run at Gaar's Ford
on the road from Madison 10 Onlpeper
Adyices received from Paris announce
that at the international competitive
fruit exhibit the Virginia State Horti-
cultural Society was awarded second
prize.
On account Of her advanced years
Dmltit JDnNltktu III kut OnltCu
States District Court in Norfolk Of PEN
sion fraud, was given only thirty days
in jail
A large setter dog belonging to W. |
f. Bib, Of Louisa, went mad last week |
and killed cat. a hen, and almost bit a |
small black dogs head off The dog |
is at large.
II Roster Dulsny of Fauquier county.
recently sold two fine young steeple-
chasers for 81 600 Only short time
previous these two horses had won for
him purse Of 81, 600.
Mr.. Contee Meredith, son of ex-Con:
gresham Meredith, graduated in law
at the National University, Washington,
with distinguished honor. He stood
highest in a class Of fifty.
Two negroes stole three pairs Of shoes
from a DanYille store, and then hid In
a street culVert. One surrendered 10
the police but the other has barricsded
himself and refuses to surrender. he
will be starved out.
Mr.. Ohas. Chiffon, of Fauquier
county. had l4O sheep this year from
which he raised 1870 lambs that be
sold at 81 each. He sold his wool at
% cents a pound and some Of his sheep
sheared IA pounds piece.
The farm of the late Thomas Skinker,
in Loudoun county, has been sold at
s37 per acre, and Mr.. A. J. Waddill
has bought High Acre" of Mr. Will
liam Rayall, at $40 per acre. The last
is near Half Way, in Fauquier coun.
ty.
Eleven thousand dollars, constituting
the final dividend in the settlements Of
Balm Brothers, bankers, Of Norfolk,
who failed some years ago, will be inn
mediately divided among the G25 credit
ors of the firm. Sixty per cent. has
been heretofore declared.
The Governor has appointed the fol-
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