The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Il
lsge. at Lynohburg. is extremely Ill.
Mr.. Hillery b. Parr. an Influential
citizen OF Essex. died at his home.
near Loretto, Thursday, June l4th, Of
consumption.
Rev. j. T. r. Riddick has been put
70 work in the tailOr.shop at the peni-
Tertiary, and will be employed in cut
ting out convict clothing.
Governor Tyler ordered accompanies
Of military TO attend the execution Of
Charles Hairston. at Martinsyille,
Henry county, Wednesday to preserve
order
Oanvassing the crowd in town on
court day demonstrated the fact that
Mr.. j. s. Barbour Is the choice OF a
large majority Of our people for delegate
20 the Constitutional convention -Oul'
pepper Enterprise.
Miss Clara Oonoly. only daughter Of
Mr. VIM Oonoly, Of AcoOmac, after
lingering several weeks from burns re-
ceived by the explosion Of a coal'oil
can with which she was kindling fire
in q stove, died this week.
The dams Of two mills we're broken
-BeAle's, near Hague, and Bailey's,
near Kinsale. in Westmoreland, during
The heavy rains last week. The light
ming was terrific. but beyond shatter-
ing several large trees 1t did no dam.
age.
Capt. James II Beach a well known
riverm in along the Potomac, died at
his home in Alexandria, Wednesday.
The deceased was seventy two years
Of age He was a native Of Fairfax
county Three grown children sur
vlye him.
In shipment Of turtles to Baltimore
Monday by B. b Haynie, Reedville,
Northumberland county was one that
had growing upon its back a curious
cluster Of six shellfish resembling soft
shell CLANS, joined 20 each other and TO
the turtle by a single ligament.
n II. Patterson, who has been a
large dealer in poultry, running sew.
eral large wagons through Orange and
adjoining counties, made an assign
ment on Tuesday. j. h Morris, Jr.
is made q preferred creditor. Assets
about $500 liabilities unknown.
Mrs. Margaret Waddy, wife of Mr..
Fred Waddy, died az her home at Bridge
town, Northampton county, Thursday.
At one time her husband was proprietor
of the hotel at AooOmao Courthouse.
She leaves a husband aud one son. MIR.
Edward Waddy, OF Accomac Court
house, and a granddaughter.
On Thursday Mr.. Robert l. Powell.
Of Occcquan. killed las he supposedly q
large copperhead snake. Afterwards he
undertook to pry open the snakes
mouth with a small stick, when the
reptile drove it's fangs into his finger.
His father, DR. JnO. 5. Powell, applied
the proper remedies and saved his life
A local-opiion election is to be held
in the Hague district. Westmoreland
county. on the 9th of this month
Some Of the leading negroes had been
working faithfully TO carry IT, but since
the result of the May election on the
Constitutional question. they have in
many cases turned to fighting 1t with
oil their might.
Gov. Tyler granted a number Of con-
ditional pardons Thursday upon recon.
mendation OF the board of directors of
the penitentiary, among them A.
Dickinson, Louisa, sentenced January,
1896. to seven and half years for burg
lery Acie Sweden, Northampton, sen.
fenced January. 1885, to eighteen years
for murder in the second degree.
The case Of Richard Thompson, for
participating In the murder Of Mr.. II
Milton SeatOn, the town sergeant Of
Middleburg, on November 25ih. 1899,
was tried in Loudoun County Court on
Monday last, Judge Tebbs presiding
The jury rendered verdict Of murder
I'm the second degree, and fixed his pun.
ishment at eighteen years in the peni'
Tertiary.
At the meeting Of the Board of Trus-
tees Of Randolph Macon College, at Ash
land, Wednesday, the following, among
others, were elected members to fill va
oancies in the Board; Rev. j. Wiley
Bledsoe, ID. D., of Gordonsville,
and Mr. A. J. McMath. Of Accomac
Hon. Claude A. Swanson was elected |
orator Of the Alumni Association for
June. 1901.
The Virginia EpEorth League Con-
ference was opened at Centenary Meth |
odist Church, in Richmond, Thursday |
night under the most flattering au- !
spices A large number Of delegates
are in attendance. Bishop Gambler, OF |
Georgia, delivered an eloquent address
on Cuba A fine program has been pre-
pared aod the meeting will last several
days.
The trial of Alexander Lambert.
charged with shooting his wife, opened
on Tuesday last in Prince William
County Court, Mr.. J. B. I. Thornton
for the Commonwealth, assisted by Mr..
Il. l. Cox, and Messrs Il e Meredith
and j. Jenkyn Davies for the defense.
The jury could not agree for some
time, but finally agreed on Wednes-
day afternoon to eighteen years in the
A mass. meeting Of all Christian de
Wednesday night, In Nor
folk. was held 30 ask divine protection
for and blessings upon the missionaries
In China. The meeting was presided
over by DIR. l. Landlord and was inter-
In character. It was
the outcome of the reports Of the peril
Of American missionaries in China and
the announcement that many Of them
had been murdered.
George B. Tyler died very suddenly
Wednesday evening while out in the
harvest field on his farm. in Prince
William county. He was about seventy
years old and unmarried. He had been
! vestryman and senior warden in st
Paul's Episcopal Church of Haymarket.
'or years, and belonged TO the WELL
Known Tyler family Of Virginia His
'ather was q prominent lawyer Of Lees
burg for fifty wears, aud his mother was