The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-19
VIRGINIA NEWS

The special term OF Orange lrcuit
Court has been postponed from the 18th
10 the 22d.
\ local option election will be- held in
Washington District. Richmond county
Thursday, December -
The Orange county Board OF Super
visors will meet at the court house
Saturday, November 23d
\ po-t-ollicc has been established at
Erica. Nestmorcland county. with Mrs
T.. T. Barnett as postmiStrcss.
Col Edmond Berkcly 81 years oi age
rode from his home beyond IIaymarket
To Warrenton one day last week.
Henry Radcliffe. whlcdrunk. murdered
hs mothcr-in- Mrs l.. ) lIuddlc
Friday near Rural Retreat Wylhc
county
Inst week MIR and Mrs Anderson j..
Smith of FauQuicr county. celebrated
their golden wedding at their home near
Bethel
Mr. ". l. Winfield, oi Happnhannock
county. lost one Of his barns recently by
fire. on which there was small in
surance.
Last week there were shipped from
Warrenton ten ear loads Ol stock. the
average value OF which was thousand
dollars a ear.
Francis Powell. oi lec-burg. while
playing foot ball with a team from
Rockville Md. had one of his legs broken
above the knee
Rev. G. r Micou. rector oi the Episco-
pal churches Of Lancaster has declined
ihccall rendered To him 10y Nelson parish
Nelson county VA
4 collision occurred on the Manassas
branch of the southern railway Friday
killing TWO men, Ernest l.. Mcdonald.
and George " Driver
T. ). Scuator John W Daniel has re-.
turned To his home Ia ynchburg much
improved in health after a week 4 outing
with the lyuchburg Gun Club.
John Gilbert. of Manassas iu attempt
ing to cross the railroad with one
horse wagon was struck ly south
bound train Friday and killed
The Louisa Telephone Company has
increased lis rates After january ]
1902 an phone holders viii Doc required
To pay 80 rrr year iuStcnd of = u a~
now.
Leroy VI Taylor has Sold hi- watering
place. Chcrrystonr Lodge, To III W j.
Williams of Cape Charles ipr Si,Ion
Mr. Taylor valued the property at $50
ono. but has moved away
Wilton Hogg. OF Gloucester county
taking up pistol accidentally struck
the hummer. cau~ing it 10 discharge. thr
load going through his right hand
making quite "a severe wound.
Major Il e. Marshall. acting com
mandunt of cadets al the Nir-inin
Military Institute, has been appointed
lieutenant iu the regular army. ilrl-
grandson of Mr. j. J. Marshall ofOrnngc
county.
The mountaineering otthc stockholders
oi the Eastern Shore Produce LNchnng"
will be- held at Accomac 4 n December
18th A free dinner will be- served 60
every stakeholder who haSTaiI I"r one
share ol stock.
The Southern Surgical and Gynccologi
cal Association adjourned Thursday
after largely-attcudcd and important
meeting The meeting attracted 90 H'ch-
mond some of the most distinguished
surgeons of the south
\ charter has been granted &" THE
Northampton Land Development Com
uany of Birls Nest northampton
county The iucorporator- are negroes
and Leonard Ircharne i- president and
A. + Treharnr treasurer.
The new weekly newspaper lntcIy
purchased from Mr. lardley T. Brown
by Mr. f. y White has been removed to
..esburg aud established iu the old
Mirror Office The first issue APPEARED
Friday morning under the new name.
The Record MIR All ThrocsmortGu j.
the editor and business manager
Ad. Hudnall tarried longer after
deposting his vote at Linden. Faugnicr
county. election day than seemed proper
- Jim Pritchard Republican Judge and
he informed him OF the fact Huinall
took oiipnsc, and meeting fritchard
l.. q.
Pritchard's sons then took the matter
mp. and beat iiudnal so badly that they
were sent 10 Ian.
The following postmastcrs have been
appointed. Buckhal. Prince William
county-lames Il Evans. To- -1ccecd o.
II Evans. resigned Kenmore, Fairfax
T. Oliver. 10 sucrced
Lewis T.. Oliver. dead Ozeaua, ESSEX
county Mary Taylor 10 succeed W. j..
Taylor, dead Rircoe King and Queen
county. j T. Crow. vice Il :. Davis. re-
signed Woodyille, Rappahanrock coun-
~ arizona Elkin- vice G.. Z. Elkius re-
signed.
The residence OF Mr.. James ) Willis.
UtdT hHDlldUs " ~ uiNNi INfNl ~ iiiA
Thursday morning the 18th Most OF
the furniture was saved Mr.E g. Kirk
returned sunday from Chicago. bringing
with him - head OF yearling cattle.
which he has turned out on his farm.
- Mr. \. G. Walter, delegate to the Con
Convention from this county
has been ona visit TO Washington. whore
he looked out for the interests OF Ar
Henry Clay Mcdowell the successful cau-
didate for the t. ;. julgship for the
Western District OF Nirginia.-Orange
Observer
There was n serious runaway accident
in Orange Saturday The horses attached
to Miss Eugenia IIubbards carriage be
came frightened and made a dash to-
ward the Narrow Gauge depot Miss
Hubbard pluckily held on to the lines
until the axle broke, when she was
thrown ont and badly brussels The
horses kept on carrying the carriage
tongue and the front wheels They were
caught at Capt Narrens The carriage
was wrecked. Miss Hubbard is imprOv-
r,, ataadil, nroupo nhsnrVer