The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The pension OF Thomas Calhoun,
Sandy Bottom, has been increased from
81 to s..
A local option election will be held
in Henry District. Hanover county
April 10Th.
In the Hanover County court Bert
Beszley, indicted for house burning.
was acquitted.
John Peacock, Of Fairfax. found two
valuable heifers beaten 10 death in his
stable Sunday night
Princess Troubetsky. who was Miss
Amelia Rives, is Ill at her home, CASTLE
Hill. in Albemarle county.
The Hanover County Pension Board
has received sixteen applications for
pensions under the new law.
At Charlottesville Princeton beat the
University Of Virginia in a game OF
base ball by score Of 9 TO 3.
Prof Johns Simpson. Of Leesburg,
and Miss Mary Julia SmOot. OF Wood
stock. were married Wednesday.
A new post-ofiice has been established
at Peed's, WestmOreland county. with
Garter A. Mothershead in charge.
l. NJ. Newoomb has been appointed
postmaster at Clay Bank, Gloucester
county, vice O. X Weaver, resigned.
The ten fertilizer inspectors appointed
under the new tonnage law passed by
the Legislature have begun their duties.
Nearly one hundred boilermakers in
the Roanoke Machine Works went out
Wednesday OH a strike for higher rate
Of wages
The Trigg Ship building Go, OF Rich
mond secured an amendment 20 its char
ter increasing the capital stock to
3. 000, 600.
A marriage license was issued In
Washington Wednesday to Frank L.
hewitt, Of Fairfax county, and Marga-
ret a. Cox.
The Observance of Arbor Day is Gre
ating interest in different sections Of
the State, and April 3Oth has been sug.
gested as a fitting day.
Marriage licenses have been issued in
Washington to Wade Fairfax and Oceala
Jackson, Of Fairfax q Ii Willis A
Blanton. OF Point Eastern. and Blanche
Bennett.
Miss Harriet Lightfoot wilkins, Of
Norfolk, and Mr. John Sanders, Of
Gloucester county. we're married at st.
Luke's Episcopal church, Norfolk.
Wednesday.
Rev. W. A Street. & prominent Bap.
fist minister and gallant ex-Confeder-
ate soldier, died Thursday night at his
home. in Lancaster county. at an ad'
vanced age.
Miss Leila Gertrude Garner, daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. w. a. Garner, was
married Wednesday in the Warrenton
Baptist church to Samuel Arundale, OF
Charlottesville.
Miss Margaret Starr, daughter OF Rev
DR.. W. g. Starr, president Of the Ran
dolph. Macon College. was married to
Henry z. Dowst, Of Bangor, Me-, We'd
nesday in Ashland.
At Pleasantvale Baptist church. in
Fauquier, Wednesday. Miss Alice Star
ling Ashby, daughter Of Captain John
T. Ashby, was married TO Thomas
Leachman, of Rectortown, Va.
Mr. Gulick, Of Loudoun county and
Miss Roberta Lamb. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Lamb, Of Manassas.
were married this week by Elder Badg.
err in the Primitive Baptist church,
near Manassas.
James X Marshall, Of Fauquier.
died Monday at his home near Mark
ham, aged 20 years. He was a grand
son Of Chief Justice John Marshall and
married daughter of Major Thomas
Amber, OF Fanquier.
The stockholders of the Atlantic Coast
Line Of Virginia have decided to con-
solidate the various lines, save the r. :,
+. q z. composing the system, and to
change the name to the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company.
Judge W. Samuel Goodwin, Of EN-
poria, Greensville county, has decided
not to resign the judgeship Of the
County Court Of Greensyille, as he in
timated he would do on the occasion Of
the recent lynching at Emporia.
Miss Ella g. Agnew, young lady
OF Burkeville. who spent five years in
South Africa, has just returned. She
was a personal friend Of the late Gen.
Joubert, Of the Boer army. Miss Ag.
new has been teaching in the Trans
vaal and says the Boer children are