The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.


VIM. J. Hall and Il A Perkins. OF
Louisa county, are dead.
Roanoke has law requiring all dogs
running at large to be muzzled
1t is stated that another national
bank will be establish at Orange
Gen. Edgar Allan's condition shows
improvement He ~ still in Norfolk
4. S. Kinker. Of Middleburg, Lou
dOun county. died last week. aged 20
years.
Steps are being taken 10 rebuild the
presby terian church at Accomao COURT
house
Mr.. l.. W. Payne and Miss Blanche
Porter were married at Manassas. lasi
week
d. W Allen has been appointed post
master at White Point, Wesimoreland
county.
Senator Mark Hanna and family are
spending week at the Ohamberlin, at
Old Point
Howard Miller, Of Portsmouth son Of
George Miller. Of Mathews county. died
last Tuesday
Mr. Francis A. Talley and Miss Rosa
NJ Collins. of Orange county, were
married last week.
The next annual Council Of the Epis-
copal Diocese Of Virginia will meet in
Charlottesville May is.
Miss Georgia Lee Armentrout and Mr.
James o Carpenter, Of Madison county.
were married Wednesday.
MIS- James CLARK, mother Of L. J.
Clarke. Of Orange died at her home
near Verdiersville last week.
The dwelling house Of Mrs. Edward
Brown. in Loudoun, was, with its con.
tents, destroyed by fire last week.
Lieut. p NJ Rixey, son of o. j.
Rixey, Of Culpeper. has been stationed
at the Navy Yard in Washington.
1t is state that long distance tele-
phone line Will be built throughout the
entire length Of the Virginia Valley.
Mr.. g. Il. Hoffman. Of Madison. has
purchased for 81 500 the Macon farm,
in Orange county, and will move there.
Z. Il Tillett, a native Of Loudoun,
has again been nominated by the Dem
ocratic primary. for City Sergeant Of
Roanoke
Miss Leila A Rector. Of Fauquier,
and Mr. Harry I. Schiller. Of Bellefon.
tame. Ohio, were married recently at
the brides home
A SOW belonging TO Mr. James Good.
win gave birth to - pigs between Fet-
ruary l4th. 1899. and February lst 1900.
Orange Observer.
Rudolph Forster. Of Virginia. of the
White House clerical force. has been
promoted 10 executive clerk to Presi
dent Mckinley.
Rev. VIM j. Morton. rector of St
Luke's and St PAul's churches in Es-
sex county, has been called to a charge
in southwest Virginia
Richard Mccarthy a clever electrician
and singer was found drowned in the
dock at Richmond He is supposed to
have walked overheard.
The farm belonging to the estate Of
Peter Smith. In Oulpeper county, was
sold at auction last week to Miss Mar.
garet Cowie for 5000
Messrs. Purcell Eubank and Purcell
ere erecting a stsve factory near Hills
boro', LOudoun county. The best ma.
,hinery has been ordered
IL was reported yesterday that there
was no change in the condition OF DIR.
Hunter Mcclure He can take nourish.
nent now, and rests well
Cards are out for the marriage on
pril Goth Of Miss Caroline T. Butler.
II West Chester, Pa to Mr.. Bernard |
Ashby, formerly OF Oulpeper.
James Cash, Of Amherst county, who |
lied last week, would have been 100 |
Years old had he lived TO June 18th. He |
caves over one hundred descendants.
The President has nominated Past AS
Instant Surgeon Geo 7. Vaughn. of Vir-
yinia, TO be a surgeon in the Marine |
Hospital Service Of the United States
Last year there were shipped from
Northampton county by rail BOG, 6l3 |
barrels of Irish potatoes, and lS2. 64l |
barrels Ct sweets. besides other trucks. |
". G.. Conrad, who opposed Senator
clark, Of Mantana, for the Senatorship. |
las a beautiful farm in Clarke county, |
IN which is fine herd Of Hereford |
,attle.
DIR James Spencer Hough formerly of |
1oudoun. has been appointed assistant |
urgeon in the United States Marine |
Hospital Service. and assigned to duty
n London
Russell W. Campbell. charged with
iilling Richard Campbell on the 25th Of |
December, has been given four years In
he penitentiary in the Rappahannock
county court.
Judge Nicol has appointed Col Z. V.
White. Capt W. b. Lynch, VIM. N. I
Wise, E. L. Bennett and Delany Bruin
members Of the Pension Board Of
Ioudoun county.
P. V. Oogbill, State Senator and
Attorney Of Chester
leld, has been appointed clerk Of Ohes.
er6eld county. to succeed his brother,
u. A Oogbill, who died last week.
A corset steel probably saved the life
Il Miss Anna Chalmers, Of Smithfleld,
Who was shot by her own revolver, while
supposed burglar. The corset
teel tnrned the course of the bullet,
preventing it from penetrating her
lody.
William Wilson, ~ year old bow