The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Otuuitl " nutuuluhphi Va hANh""n""i
soldier in the war with Spain, has
been granted pension OF So month
Mr.. Milton Oayce, prominent to-
bacconist Of Richmond, and owner OF
Bloomingdale stock farm, IN HenTico
county, is dead.
Mr.. James b. McOomb. Of Somerset.
has been elected one Of the Vice Presi-
dents OF the National Saddle Horse
Breeders Association.
Charles Williams, convicted In Vir-
ginia in April last Of pension frauds
and sentenced TO one year In prison.
has been pardoned on account If Ill
health
Mr.. Thomas Perry received the first
wheat Of thu season this morning. IL
consists of $40 bushels and was Ia first
class condition. IL came from N0mini
Westmoreland county. Alexander Ga.
zette, Monday.
Miss Rachel Thornhill. one Of the
oldest residents OF Rappahannock Ooun-
ty, died at her home near OastletOn
her family being one Of the oldest in
Eastern Virginia
Oapt. W. n. Bragg, for many years
connected with the X II 81 T. railroad,
which he helped 90 build aud OF which
he WAS at one time uperintendent, died
at Richmond Tuesday night. lie was
nearly eighty years old.
Tuesday night Senator Daniel deliv-
cred lecture 90 "A highly cultured audi
ence Of teachers and the people Of Roa-
noke at the Academy Of Music. The
lecture was under the auspices OF the
Virginia School Of Methods.
The large tannery at Sperryville.
Rappahannock County, owned by Smoot
a. Sons. OF Alexandria, which has been
Idle over year, is TO resume opera
tions. II was for twenty five years the
only manufacturing enterprise in the
county.
Prof A. NJ Hughlett formerly
principal and business manager Of Ran.
dolph. Macon Academy at Bedford City.
who mysteriously disappeared two years
ago. has been heard from in California.
aud is now on his way back 20 Virginia
to rejoin his family.
A 10. year old daughter Of Mr.. Et.
Embrey, of Richardsville, Oulpeper, died
a few days ago from blood poison ing.
The child complained OF sn aching
tooth She was taken TO a dentist who
extracted the tooth A few days later
blood poisoning developed
sls. 500 has been donated by Mrs.
Thomas Francis Ryan, formerly OF
Richmond, now Of New York 10 the
church Of the Sacred Heart in Rich
mond, for the establishment Of a school |
for boys and girls TO be conducted I'M
der the care Of the Catholic church. |
Capt. O A. Page a popular conductor
on the r +. d T. Railroad. died at
his residence in Richmond Tuesday Of |
typhoid fever. in the Both year OF his |
age Capt Page was twice married. |
His last wife, who survives him. was
Miss Mamie Bacon, Of Hanover county. |
John +. Gallagher, who was master. |
alarms on the gunboat Concord in the |
battle Of Manila bay has entered suit |
in the Court Of Law and Ohsncery In |
Norfolk for a divorce from his wife. |
Mary J Gallagher. whom he failed to |
fad upon his return from the Philip
pines.
Mr. | l. Johnson, president Of the |
Oupeper Colt and Horse Show. has ten
deled bis resignation. aud s Russell |
Smith has been selected In addition |
TO the usual races on the fat there |
will be added several interesting |
Jumps" hurdle as we'll as steeple-
chase.
Several hundred teachers arrived |
Monday at Roanoke for the Virginia |
School OF Methods The formal open.
ing took place at the Academy OF No
sic. Rev r W. Patton delivered the |
address Of welcome. and DIR. D. w.
Kent, OF the University OF Virginia,
responded.
W. f. Padgett. Of Alexandria, aged |
~ years. died Monday. He was ma
jor Of the Virginia militia at the time |
Of the John Brown raid and went on |
the staff Of Col Stuart with the vol
uuteer companies Of Alexandria to Har-
pers Ferry at the trial and execution
Of Brown.
The Fauqnier County grand jury
Monday brought in true bill against
Herbert A. Davis for attempting 20 poi
son the well Of Thomas b Stewart.
near Meetze Station on December IL.
1899 Davis gave bond in the sum Of
81 900. His trial lie ses for the second
day Of the July term.
John Hughes. the six.year. old son of
VIM. Hughes, Of Laurel Mills, Kappa
hammock County, was kicked in the
forehead few days ago by the family
driving horse, and his skull fractured
Small quantities Of the boys brains are
oozing from the wound, but the doc
tors are hopeful Of his recovery.
The State Board Of Public Instruo.
ton which has had under cOnsidera-
tlon for some months the case Of W. p.
Gum. superintendent Of schools of Rad
ford, charged with accepting a bride
from q book publishing firm, ex-
onerated him Of any criminal intent
in receiving the money. Mr. Gum
has since left the state, and the School
Board has no jurisdiction over him.
Monday night Larkin Atkinson was
taken from bed at his home in Pittsyl.
vania County and severely whipped by
whitecaps and ordered to leave the
neighborhood. which he did. Akin
son is married and has several chill
dren. He had recently moved. and in
the house which he had vacated we're
found letters to a we'll known Young
lady of that vicinity of an insulting
nature. They were shown to the girl's
father. and this caused the whipping.
Miss Nellie Keis ter. the young wo-
man who, with Miss Bessie Linken-
hoker. was so mysteriously and 30 badly |
injured on the road near Oloverdale on
the 9Th inst, has at last regained con-
seriousness and been taken to her home OF