The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Crops In Madison county are looking
very promising.
Mrs Susan Cooper, Of Madison. died
Wednesday night.
The Pension Board Of Fauquier meets
on the goth Of May.
DR.. William Stephenson, of Kappa
hammock county, 10 dead.
Miss Bette Bragg died ct her home
Ia Louisa county recently.
There is q we'll .dehned case Of small
pox near Nasons, Orange county.
Mrs. Thomas Hlsle died at her home
in Rappahannook county last week.
There is q magnificent prospect for a
foe crop OF wheat In Orange county.
Lewis N. Hough died at Waterford,
Loudoun county, aged nearly II years.
Capt. George A. Mushbaoh and Gen.
Vim. H. Payne will shortly sail for Eu'
rope.
A pension Of 50 per month has been
granted Anthony Pierce OF Dawn. Oar.
line county.
Mr. B T. Parks, OF Accomao, has
received 40. 900 qusrhbAskets to ship
strawberries.
p'"-s az being prepared for the new
oannery building at Manassas It will
be 10000 feet.
Rev. A. g. Venable will be installed
pastor Of the Cape Charles Presby terrain
church to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Ward. of Jones
Mill. Orange county, will make Ohio
their future homo.
Dr. Hunter MCGUIRE is now able TO
walk about at his suburban home and
continues TO improve.
Miss MArgueriette Boyer. Of Orange.
is on q visit to her father, Mr. X. w.
Boyer. Madison News.
Mr. Clarence EArman, Of Kentucky,
visited his Orange home during the past
week. Orange Observer.
Mr.. Geo. ModenA has succeeded Mr..
W. II. Watts IS railroad agent at Bar.
louisville. Orange county.
Ohildren's Day will be observed at
Blue Run church, near Liberty Mills.
on the first Sunday In June.
The County Pension Board Of Madi-
son county will hold its uext meeting |
at the Clerks Office May 10th.
The seventh annual convention Of the |
Virginia Bankers Association will be |
held in Richmond Thursday.
The Manassas Cemetery company |
Is improving the grounds at the GENE.
terry, erecting o wire fence, etc.
Memorial services will be observed ct
Manassas June 2. Congressman Lamb
will deliver the annual address
The patronage by country folks Of the
rural delivery Is increasing 10 Fauquier.
Boxes at farm gates are multiplying.
The Tangier (Accomac) Annual
Church Damp Meeting will commence
August 18th and continue ten days.
Considerable improvement is going
on Ia the town Of Madison, and the
roads In the county are being i'm.
proved.
Mrs Granville Kelly, who died re.
Gently, leaves ak children, among them
Messrs. John and Richard Kelly, Of
Oulpeper.
The convention of the W. o. I. u.
Of Rappahannock county will meet In
the NJ K. Church, Washington, Va,
Saturday. June 2nd.
Among the graduates Of the Medical
College Of Virginia, Richmond, was
Mr. Benjamin l.. Hume, Of Raocoon
Ford, Oulpeper county.
The Madison News says: 1.-THE Tab
ernacle committee met on the grounds
at Rock Springs. and decided to hold
the meeting In August.
Mr.. W. 9. Newman, Of Orange coun.
~. has sent to New York for his fine
thoroughbred horse. which, it IL report
cd, cost $75 900 In Europe.
Last week In Richmond the Jury, az
ter six minutes consideration, acquitted
W. J. Rhodes Of killing r. ]. Barnett,
the destroyer Of his home.
Picking and canning works are now
In process of construction at Soweg0.
Fauquier county, where also mill for
corn will be put In operation shortly.
The first quarterly conference Of
Conquest charge. III. p. Church, Rev.
K s. Fooks pastor, will convene at
Conquest Chapel, Aocomac, Wednesday.
Judge Kendall appointed the follow.
ing Board Of Health for Northampton
county: Dr. @. p. Moore, secretary
Dr. Clarence Holland and DR.. @. Fred
Floyd
The closing exercises of the Southern
Seminary ct Bowling Green will begin
June 2 and continue until the 9Th. The
final concert will be given on the night
of June
Mrs. Henry Harding, who lived near
Waco, Orange county. died recently, and
Mr.. Benjamin W. Moubray, formerly
Of that county. died recently In Rock
inghsm. In his 62nd year.
A lifs.liks portrait of Gen. John /
Eohols, presented TO Stonewall jackson
Camp Confederate Veterans By bis son,
Hon Edward Echols. was unveiled at
Staunton With imposing ceremonies.
Saturday the field day sports Of Ran.
dolph Macon Academy were held. The
alI.round championship went to T. E
Smith, Of Rappahannook county. who
defeated H Lane Cook, Of Front Royal.
by Al points to 40.
Judge Edmund Waddill 10 In Wash Z
inRton trying to dispose Of the famous 9
- Mahone lot." It will be remembered Q
that he and General Edgar Allan bought ,
the lot to secure loans they had made.
and upon which General Malone placed
q high value.