The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-23
VIRGINIA NEWS

quicr county, have moved TO orange TO
reside.
Sarah Page. OF Loudoun county, has
been granted II pension oi so at Wash
ington.
The steamboat wharf at lHwisctta
Northumberland county IL being thor
oughly rcpnirrd.
Mr. Bond. oi Orange county. mnde
n total Of .123 bushels of wheat on
little over - acres.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Henderson ARE
visiting Mr. Owncs, in King George
county Alex. Gazette.
Mon * the name OF new postollicc
established in Accomac county with H.
b. Miles ~ postmaster
". l.. Smith was drowned recently IN
Maryland. lie was "A brother Oi T.. J.
Smith. OF Richmond county.
Some men recently injured in the mines
at Curtis. Col. were attended 10y DR.. Jos.
F. Roberts. native of Orange
The Board of Sinking Fund Commits
sioncrs met Saturday and purchased
state bonds amounting To- 500 900.
\ hen.hawk. measm NJ ~ ices 'om
tip To tip. was shot ID ,, week 10y Loyplh
Leland. Of H. iugton Lancaster cor1ty.
Miss Catherine llaryic aud Miss Whar-
ton. oi Yves, norcland county, took the
steamer here ON Friday last en- rout" for
Norfolk -Tidcwatcr Democrat.
The board of town trustees Tor Orange
has repealed the law prohibiting the
keeping Of hogs within the limits OF the
town.
ON last Saturday the railroad handled
about $4,000 barrels Of potatoesatCa Cap"
Charles - the biggest day of the whole
season.
Thing Of the "sr net led hn ld X doiugs
ON the public street. the authorities -
Smithirld. order ! the sanct'iicai 'onlsts
To diSpcrse.
The ELECTROMAGNETIC Of the SEVENTEEN Nir-
gina Pegment lc. Richmond Saturday
night for OCEAN View, where they when
camp for 10 days
Miss Lizzie Chapman, Of Madison. who
has been visiting N the city, was callcl
home ON account OF sickness al heriathcr
Charlottesville Progress.
By the will OF Mrs Honora e.. laugh
of Baltimore Mrs Emma r. Roche, OF
Manassas. Prince Williom county has
received legacy of 50 900.
Gov. Tyler and party. including Mrs
Tyler. arrived at Hotel Nelson MiddleseN
county. last week and were the guestsoi
Capt. aud Mrs d. VI. Nelson.
The twenty-fourth annual Temperance
Bush Meeting " u be held AT Purcelville.
Va. begir1ing Tuesday July both End
continuing Until August 18th.
The thirteenth annual meeting of the
Virginia State Bar Association viii be-
held at the GIcenbrier White Sulphur
Springs. Augrst &, I, and :.
The RI lding homestead, in King George
county. has been purchase by Mr.. James
f.. Kendall. of West Nirg mia. who W
stock il with deer. rabbits. goats, g b.
About 20 cows and caves were de
livercd To Mr. Endisot here on Monday
to be taken to New Jersey for doi'y pur-
poses. for which he was pf'd very Ter
prices Madison News.
The main residence on "COrbin Hall
farm. owned by Judge j. g. Dew, OF King
and Queen county. was -,royed by fire
recently The loss was rom 81 900 To
81 900 No insurance
The Saluda district school board, Mid
dlesex county. will meet at Saluda, Au-
gust Sd, for the purpose OF appointing
teachers Of the public schools in said dis
trict for the.ensuing session.
The religious denominations in Cape
Charles, Northampton county, have or
gained Sunday evening sol vice to be
held on the Bay beach. The meetings
have been well attended.
Engineman e. W. Bowen, while 2 'sist-
ing in putting box ears ON the track mt
Bloxom. was struck in the back with the
link of n drag rope and had several ribs
broken.-Cape Charles Light
Miss Madge Perry and NJ ,sIs. Il. W.
Chewing and Frank Mcintosh have been
elected delegates to represent the Orange
BAPTIST church in the Goshen Sunday
school convention at Zion church, July
24th.
Ii is reported that a G-year-Old daugh
ter of Carolina Sanford, of NestmOreland
county. fell in 3G-foot well that had
four feet of water in it, and succeeded in
climbing ont by the chain. Her injuries
were but slight
The little 4-year-old daughter of Mr.. W
II. Barnett. of Lancaster county, while
leaning against wire screen at window
in n second story. went through the
screen and fell to the ground. Noinjui 'es,
save few bruises.
The L. f. Mumiord Banking Co., of
Cape Charles opened a bank at Tappa-
hammock on the 18th. Mr.. A. \. Crale is
the cashier, and they are much encouraged
from the present outlook.
The Peninsula Fair Association at Tas-
ley, Accomac county, will give n bridal
present of $25 in gold to any respectable
white couple who will have the marriage
ceremony performed in the grand stand
the second day of the fair
Three Washington artists participated
in an entertain ment at Orange last week
to aid the Daughters of the American
Revolution to establish a tOwn library
there. The affair was the create st must
cal treat Orange has ever known.
The repairs to the bridge over the Rap
idan at Raccoon Ford have been COM
pIeted. . - man named j. +. BlcdsOe
was lodged in jail here Tuesday, charged
with shooting a man named Elliott
Weaver, near Raccoon Ford. Orange
Virginian.
The health board of Orange county
makea the following renOrt for the