The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

mock county lass week.
The public school at Amissville,
Rappahannook county. was closed on
account OF sickness with the children
Eta Z. Lloyd hes been commits.
stoned postmistress at the newly .estab'
lished office OF Dongola, Louisa county
Thomas Browns young ool0red man.
was drowned near BOwler's Wharf
Rappahannock river, Friday evening
Rev. James II. Hol mes who has been
pastor for 30 years OF the First African
Baptist church in Richmond. died Sun
day.
William Thurman, OF Louisa county
who fell from one Of the Lakeside cars,
IS slightly improved. - Richmond
News.
The criminal docket for the Novem.
bar term Of the Middesex county court,
which convenes Wednesday will be a
large one.
Montpelier, the historic home Of
| President Madison, has been sold by
Mr. l.. f. DERRICK to a gentleman from
Pennsylvania.
@. +. L. Johnson has been appointed
postmaster Of the post-otfice at Man
quin. King William county, vice I. l..
Bo3hvr, removed.
Rev. 7. r. Grimsley finished a very
successful meeting recently at Slate
Mills. in Madison county. There were
fourteen conversions.
Supt Catlett, Of Gloucester, with q
force Of men is busy putting In place
/ the polls and wire for the new tele'
phone line TO Tappahsnnock.
The will of the late Mrs Indiana F.Will.
Jams. Of Amherst county. was prooa,ed
last week She leaves $500 900 20 en-.
dow a school for poor white girls.
The ladies' Of the W. O. 7. U. Of
Cane Charles. Northampton county,
accompanied by Rev. I. h. VanDyke
and Mr.. W. T. Townsend, paid their
annual visit to the inmates Of the Aims
House Friday.
The bazaar and oyster dinner given
by the ladies Of ST. Stephens Church,
Oulpeper county, recently, was sue
cess. The Young Ladies Guild, 10
their department, realized the sum OF
SOL 81, while the Ladies' Aid Society
cleared beween $40 and $40
Mr Thomas I Garter, late of Chicago,
has purchased Birmingham. the
homestead Of the late Mrs l. NJ Green, (;
about one mile from Manassas. The
price paid was e.. 500 cash Mr. Garter
will improve the property and will
make it his home.
We are sorry TO learn that Mr.. John
O p. Kellam and family will leave for
their farm, "Hern Cliffs, near East
VILE, in few days. - Miss Nols
Thomas. of Chesapeake, has returned
from q visit to friends in Caroline
county. Cape Charles Light.
The Children's Home Society Of Vir-
Qinia was organized Friday in Rich
mond. under a charter granted at the
last session Of the last Legislature. II
may be- maintained Independently or
NAV affiliate with the national orRani.
cation, with headquarters at Chicago.
Mr.. NJ. @. Hume was badly injured
recently by the upsetting of the fire
wagon in Charlottesville. He suffered
dislocation of the right shoulder. and
had two bad cuts on the right knee,
l. hr1foac diffQVanf
parts of his body. He is a son Of Mr.
B. W. Hume, Of Raccoon Ford, Onl'
pepper county.
A teachers county League has been
organized in Greene county with fifteen
members, Mr. A. f. Stanton, president,
and Mr. George Shelton, secretary. DR..
George b. Jennings was appointed del.
egate 20 the Educational Association,
which meets in Richmond during the
holidays. Prof George Shelton and
Mrs Anna Lee Baker alternstes.
]. H. Broaddus, of Dunbrooke, has
purchased the house and lot owned by
Mr.. r H. Bsgby, who left last Friday
with his family for Port Norfolk, their
future home. ]. L. Henley and
Capt. A. r. Bagby went out fishing
tuesday and returned with twenty. six
pounds of club. The largest catch was
q four FOUNDER -Tidewater Democrat.
Mr.. Edwin Slaughter has accepted
the position OF teller with the OulpepeT
National Bank. Miss Lizzie Stroth.
or, after q visit to relatives in Cul.
Do~-okaAnNok CannkiQo pa.
turued last week to her home in Giles
county. - Mr.. J. p Jeffries, of War
renton. was in Oulpeper this week so
assist in the prosecution OF the ne
gro women charged with whipping 9
negro woman near Waterloo. --Culpeper
Enterprise.
The Madison Camp of the order Of
Woodmen of she World was established
at Madison Courthouse last week. The
officers are as follows: Consul Com
mRnder. T. l.. Carpenter; Advisor
Lieut.. James e. Thrift; Banker. Geo.
E. Lewis; Clerk. G. E Lewis; Escort,
f. l.. Long; Physicians. Drs Early
and Clore; Waterman, W. M Uiz
Sentry, G. B. Gave; Deputy County
Sovereign, T. L. Carpenter. The camp
has a membership CT twenty.
Mrs. Hannah O'Bannon and two
children, Of Oulpeper county. have
been on recent visit to Mrs. Sallie
Browning. A tenement house Of
Meadow Farm was destroyed By fire
Monday night. Loss about 5000.
Mrs. Dollie Graves has returned from
visit 20 Madison county. 80 Mrs. Hugh
Fry and daughter. JAMIE, are on
visitsto Madison courthouse Mr..
]. NJ. Locker has returned from Welt
to his aged mother in Louisa county,
who is in her 95th year and Is extreme.
ly Ill. Orange Observer.
= information has reached Oulpeper Of
probably fatal shooting in Nichols
Hollow, Madison county. The prinoi.
pals were Isaac B. Nichols and Eppa
smith. Both Nichols and Smith were
armed with revolyers. and fred three
shots at each other, but without doing