The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
CURRENT TOPICS.

years " DO OunCt5, tue FaiuC VI wv
increase being approximately SlS, 5OO.-
600.
John A. Shackelf, rd died at Char
lottesvile Tuesday, in the seth year OF
his age. He was well.known ex-
Confederate. and been married four
times
Ia a carload Of cattle shipped from
Frederick county. were two bulls
that weighed over two tons, both ami
mails being delivered by Clal ke county
farmers.
At special meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Bell Telephone Company
In Philadelphia it was voted to increase
the capital stock Of the company from
s. coo. 900 TO So. 600, 900.
MIR. George Pearson and Miss Maude
HMrel were married in Warrenton at
the Baptist Parsonage by Rev Mr..
Boston last week aud had a reception
at the home Of the bride
The Lord Line has decided to name
their new steamer now building after
Lord Roberts, now in South Africa.
The Lord Roberts will trade between
Baltimore and Irish ports.
Asheville is to have the greatest mu-
sic festival ever held in North Caro-
lima. Theodore Thomas Orchestra OF
sixty members will take part. Ashe-
VILE is to furnish 300 singers.
Tennessee has become the leading
phosphate producer Of America There
are 2ls valuable mines in the State and
over 81 600 men are employed in the
business. New mines are being opened.
Mrs. Cremora Cave, widow Of Bel.
field Gave, and mother.in.law Of the
late Governor Kemper. died at Walnut
Hills, Orange county, last week, aged
50 years Iuterment at her old home in
Madison county.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Barfoot, of
Richmond, celebrated their golden
wedding last week. sMr. BArfoot is a
native Of Oaroli1e county, and his wife
is from Massachusetts,. When married
be was twenty years old and she but
fourteen.
A million and half yellow-wtllow
cuttings have been purchased by the
Santa Fe Railroad Company to be
planted on both sides Of an enbankment
west OF Stockton. Gal for distance
Of eight miles, to protect the embank-
ment from damaDge by foods.
The First Baptist church in Dover,
Pa, has converted a building hereto
fore used for church social affairs into
a shirt factory, in which church mem.
bers are given preference in employ
ment Five per cent. OF the wages is
to revert to church work in the town.
In the Supreme Court Of New York a
receiver was appointed for d Apple.
ton g. Company. publishers. The bond
of the receiver was fixed at $50. 900
The liabilities are about 81 100 900
The Appletons is one Of the oldest and
largest publishing firms in the country
Thomas Bibay, colored, died at his
home in Amherst county. aged one
hundred years. three months and TWEEN
ty.one days. He is survived by eight
children, four daughters and four sons
He died on his OWE place, forty &C g
tract Of land, Of which he was justly
proud.
At special meeting Of the WiDches'
ter Presbytery last week the Kent Street
and Loudon Street Churches were dis
solved at their own request, and the
membership united in new church,
vn as "The Presbyterion Church Of
hester, Va" The church property
h goes to the united church. The
two were one church half century
ago, but split over dcctrinal matters.
Miss Ellz beth l.. VanLew, who waI
appointed postmistress Of Richmond by
General Grant and served several terms,
is reported very ILL., Daring the wal
she rendered great service to the Fed
eral soldiers She has annually, wher
paying hes taxes, filed with the State
treasurer a protest against paying tax
es without being allowed representa-
tion. or. in other words, without beinJ
permitted to vote.
There Is already some talk about can
didates for delegates at large to the ma
tional Democratic convention. Senato
Daniel will Of course, be one OF them
as usual. Congressman Swanson I
friends want to send him and stat'
Chairman Ellyson will probably consen
to 90. Among others talked of are At
torney. General Montague, Representa-
tive VIM. A. Jones. Representative VIM
f. Rhea and State Senator John l. JET
fries, Of Culpeper. Petersburg Index
Appeal.
Queen Victoria did q very graceful
thing Just before Lady Roberts sailet
for the Cape. for she sent her the Vic
toria Gross that had bsen awarded Il
the late Lieutenant Roberts for his gal
liant attempt to save the guns OF Oolen
80. where be received the wounds Il
which he subsequently succumbed. Th'
Queen accompanied the insignia by al
autograph note. in which she said tha
as the young hero's death had prevented
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