The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-25
VIRGINIA NEWS
500 men were laid off at the Newport
News shipyard yesterday.

News shipyard yesterday.
Everything is ready for the summer
normal at Manassas next month.
La Grange milldam in Middlesex county
was broken by last week rains Loss
5000.
julius Beloat, of Northampton county,
was granted a pension Of 81 at Wash
ington.
Newport News broke its own record
last week by sending abroad 1860
barrels Of -four.
The steamer Lille and Howard, recent
w over-haued. has resumed her place ON
the Occoquan route.
The rise in the stock in the Seaboard
Air Line has been very pronounced in the
past few days.
1000 barrels Of potatoes left l,astville.
Northampton county, one day last week
for points North.
The premiums To be awarded by the
Warrcnton Horse Show. August 2S-29,
amO INT To 81 100.
\ special term Of the Circuit court for
Richmond county will be- held by Judge
Mason on June 18th.
\ Virginia bred colt won the American
Derby at Chicago Saturday in record
time. Stake 100000.
On the farm Of Mr.. \. RansOne near
huntsville. Essex county. stone jar
containing : $50 in gold was plowed
up.
Mr. r.. &. Ncale, Of Bowler's wharf,
shipped this season To Baltimore 200
barrels OF English peas which netted him
- BOG
Mr. Taylor, Of New York. has recently
purchased Mountain View. the beauti-
iul home of Mr. Ed. dickens. in Prince
William county.
4 check OF $4,000 has been sent by J.
VIM Middendorf. OF Baltimore, for the
hospital known as the Charlotte Williams
Hospital. in Richmond.
Mayor F. y. Perry sprained his arm
quite badly one day last week while as
sisting in the arrest oi disturber Of the
pence Orange Observer.
Uncle Sam presented a claim for nearly
500 for services rendered in re-marking
the boundary line between Virginia and
Tennessee, to GOV. Tyler
Mr.. T.. II. Goodwin. of Prince William
county. shipped ear load Of hunters and
ponies to New York and started another
load to Kansas City Saturday.
The cases of Nelson W.. Triplett, and
Doyles administrator vs.. Beasleye ct ais
Circuit court OF Cupeper county, have
been reversed by the Court of Appeals.
Mr.. G.. ". Presgrave has resigned his
position ~ agent oi the Southern Rail
way in Orange, and has returned with
his family to his home in Fairfax county
to reside.
The Weems Steamboat Company will
run steamboat from the Rappahannock
river to enable the large crowd which
wishes 20 90 10 the gubernatOrial con
hfllllU Ut .NAlIiillh III INV WI RAhiAf
for doing so.
In a cloudburst on the lower Kappa
hammock, June 18TH. much damage was
done 10 lands and crops The fall Of
water burst big reservoir. holding hall
a million gallons, at Bellows and Squires'
fish factory, near IryingtOn, causing So
900 damage.
Mr. Clarence +. Thomas. OF Westmore-
land county, who was So badly injured
10y having a tree fall on him at saw
mill near Lancaster COurt-hous has been
taken to the City Hospital in Baltimore
for treatment for a broken back.
Rev. Mr.. McClung, Of Culpeper will
supply the pulpit OF the Grace Street
Presbyterian church in July during the
absence Of Rev. DR.. Witherspoon. who
sails on July 9th for "A two.mOnths' trip
To Europe. Richmond Dispatch.
The biennial convention of the Kappa
Alpha Order. one of the most il0urshlng
Greek letter fraternties in the world. will
be held in Richmond this week. Lieut.
Hobson. of Spanish war fame. will he
there and presented with pin.
Amass- meeting Of the Democratic voters
of Mddlesex county will he held at Saluda
June 26th. cOurt-day. To consider the |
time and manner of recognizing the |
party and for electing delegates to the |
Senatorial and Legislative conventions
Constable Dulany +. De Butts lodged in |
Jail Mt WarrentOn Friday night Samuel |
Newton. who was arrested at Delaplane |
Friday morning charged with robbing |
the post-ofiice and stores Of Jas. Johns |
ton aud b. b. Gouchanr in Upperyille |
Thursday night
Mitchell Washington. "A negro confined
in the Middlesex county Jail for horse |
stealing. effected his escape Saturday |
morning 10y throwing carbOlic acid III the |
face of Sheriff Street when the latter |
opened the cell door to give the prisoner |
his breakfast. Fortunately, the acid did
not strike the sheriff = eyes. Washington,
who is a notorious and desperate excon-
Wet. escaped n week ago, but was re- |
captured
Last week n negro broke into the store |
at Truhart, in King and Queen county, |
tore the cashdrawer all to pieces, and |
carried away what goods he wanted. He !
took a portion of the stamps and letters |
out of the post-ohce. The thief is about |
% years old, and has a black mustache,
weighs between 175 and 200 pounds;
from } feet 10 to feet high. Mr.. c. 7.
Bland followed and overlook him near |
Centrevile and shot at him three times,
but he succeeded in getting to the woods
and out of his way. He is on his way |
to the York river il one may Judge |
from the inquiries he made along his