The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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Cnlpeper will have telephone ex-
change in the next thirty days.
The salaries of the pOstmasters at Cul-
pepper and Orange have been Increased
4 stOre.house at Madison {. H., owned
by l.. ID. Winston, was burned last week
Loss $1,000
1t il reported that gold ore has been
Dissolved on the farm OF Mrs Martha
Colvin, in Madison county.
Rev. II. W. and Mrs Lewis celebrated
in a quiet way their golden wedding ON
last Tuesday Madison News.
The farm of the late j. H. Browning,
in Culpeper county, has been sold To MIR.
Jas. Williams, of Waco, Texas.
Rev. Thomas d. Lewis has organized
cnlnred Mission Sunday school IN Essex
county and is doing a good work.
Owing to the strike the ship yard Mt
Newport News shut down yesterday.
900 are thrown out Unemployment.
Thos. Toulson. colOred, Of Lancaster
county, sowed one bushel of peas and
shipped thereirOm twenty-three barrels.
Steps are being taken for the establish
ment of a national bank at Purcellville,
Loudoun county, with n capital stock OF
100000.
Or. W. J. Newbill, Of lryingtOn, was
called To ESSEX last week 10y the illness
of his father, MIR. W. G. Newbill, OF Cen
tire Cross
Rev. u. H. Chelf. of Rappahannock
county. has been called To the passionate
of the Jefferson Street Baptist church,
Roanoke.
Hon. ". 4. Jones has been invited TO
deliver the annual address before the
literary societies at William and Mary |
College on June 21th.
Gilums Select School 1T Madison Mills
Madison county, closed Wednesday night,
with interesting exercises. Asupper was
served to about $50 guests.
Col. W. Gordon McCabe has decided To
permanently close his school in Rich
mOnd, which has long been factor IN
educational circles in Virginia.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan will de-
liver an address at Newport News on
the evening of July !, under the auspices
of the Newport News Military Academy.
The friends of the late Capt W. 4.
Rose have contracted for memorial tab
let To be placed in the wall of Rose Park
NJ. +. church at Wolft6wn, Madison
county
over 90 recruits have been sent from
Richmond to Columbus barracks, Ohio,
from which place they are to be sent to
the Philippines Porto Rica, Cuba and
other places.
4 great conference OF representatives of
all the Baptist educational institutions OF
the State is being arranged for, and will
be held in Richmond city within the next
two or three weeks
The Chamber of Commerce OF Char
lottesSile met Saturday to take steps TO
bring the Constitutional Convention To
the University in ease it decides To adj
journ from Richmond.
The Culpeper Exponent says: The
most potent advertising the town of
Culpeper has had within the last four
or five wears are the annual exhibitions
of the Culpeper Colt and Horse Club.
Mr.. :. ID. Stepp has sold his farm of 90
acres in Orange county to MIR. {. X. Craw-
ley. of Chicago, for $500. The new pur
chaser expects to erect n fine stone man
sion on the place W o. Harlow made
the sale.
Mr.. Gray W. Hume, of Roccoon Ford,
has contracted to build the abutment on
the Culpeper side of the bridge at that
place, and also To repair the Orange side
of the same The bridge will soon be
ready for travel.
Mr.. b. b. Brockenbrough left several
days ago for a trip To Boston for health
and pleasure Before returning he will
spend some days in Buffalo and enjoy
the sights OF the Pan-American EXpOsi |
tiOn.-Tidewate Democrat.
The new Methodist church at Reed
vile. Northumberland county, is rapidly
nearing completion, and will be dedicated
on the fifth Sunday in this month, the dedi- |
catOry sermon TO be preached by Rev
W. G.. Starr, d. d., of Ashland, Va.
Thomas Martin, travelling salesman,
representing a Baltimore whiskey house,
was either robbed of or lost a pocket
Old Point Sunday from Baltimore, and
missed the pOcketbOok while on business
in PhOebus He believes he was robbed.
A mule belonging to Mr.. w. C. Graves,
at the Hiden place, was killed by "A
Southern train on Friday night. The
animal was appraised at $50 Five head
of cattle and two mules belonging to Mr.
Graves have been killed by Southern
trains in the past few weeks.-Orange
Observer.
Rain Sunday night at Charlottesville,
which resembled a clOud-burst, did much
damage in that section. At the Char
lottesvilIe Wooden Mills the water rose
about fifteen feet In the first floor of
the mills the water was within few in
ches Of the ceiling, and 81 800 worth Of
wool was washed through the windows
Ofthe dyerOOm.
A farmer in Patrick county lost a valu-
able COW last Monday, the result of eat
ing leaves from the wild cherry tree. As
it is not generally known that wild cher
nv leaves will poison cattle, we make this
announcement for the guidance of all
persons who own stock Of the kind men
tioned-Danvile Register.
Arlington Lodge of Masons, at Tappa-
hammock, has elected the following Off
GERS for ensuing year j. M. Lewis Wor-
shipful Master, j. l.. Henley. Senior War
den, c. b. Hundley, Junior Warden, W.
d. Hoskins, Treasurer, +. c. AndertOn,
Secretary, X. H. McGeOrge, Senior Dea-
con, g. J. Dunn, Junior Deacon.
The Seventh Day Adventists have
erected large tent on the lot opposite |
the public school building. They will |
hold daily services and invite everyone to |
attend. . During the period from Au- |
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