The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-02-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Gen Jas. g. Field is quite i'll az his
home near Gordonsyille
The population Of the town Of Orangs
by the last census Is b36
A fire was narrowly averted ct DIR.
W. ]. Oolemans in Louisa county. last
week.
An original pension OF So has been
issued at Washington TO Arthur Booker.
OF Eastville.
The Methodist OfphanBge will be
built 10 Richmond. and not Ia Ashland
or elsewhere.
Willie I. Bell, of Richmond county
WAS taken TO Heathsville and lodged IN
Jail. charged with the robbery OF 1920
from Captain Ben. Evans.
G. Fred Kelly. Of onancock Accomsc
c1unty, has up 20 date this season
killed 5lS partridRes. 81 rabbits and o
great number Of squirrels.
Judge White has appointed A. s.
Hamilton Sheriff OF Fauquier county,
TO fill out the uuexpired term OF the late
Robert Whiteacre. Sheriff.
1t is said that In the gold district in
she lower part of Oulpeper county ore
was recently gotten out, Of one OF the
mines that assayed - 600 per ton.
Last year there were sold at Norfolk
IL. 500 horses valued at 81 900. 000 The
customers were from the Middle. New
England and South Atlantic States.
Dol. T. Carson Taliaferro. formerly Of
Orange. has been appointed receiver
for the Ybor Oity Land and Improve.
ment Comps any, at Tampa Florida.
The store Of John f. Jefferson. In
Madison county, was broken into
Wednesday night By burglars. and $SO
In money, cigars aud other articles were
stolen. There is no clue.
John Marshall was Chief Justice Of
the u. s. Supreme OouIt for "a years.
The grave Of John MARSHALL. Is In q
neglected condition. IL IL to be found
iu Old shockoe Hill Cemetery, Rich
mond.
Mrs FIJI LAthrop. wife Of Hon.
Frank II Lathrop. Of Georgia, and
daughter of Mr.. Richard King de-
ceased, formerly of Fairfax county, was
fatally burned at her home In Georgia
and died within few hours
The ministers of the Baptist, Pres
bvterian, Methodist. Southern Methodist
aud Episcopal churches at Onancock
Accnmsc county. have decided TO con
,inue the week Of prayer services two
more weeks In the Baptist Church.
Professor william Taylor Thorn. rep.
resenting the Department OF Labor OF
the u. S Government, is In Lancaster
county, gathering the facts as TO the
social and economical condition OF
negroes In the oyster districts OF Viz
ginis.
The Sunbeam Society Of Mt. Horeb
church, Caroline county. has reorRan'
izsd with the following officers Miss
Anna Christian, Leader; Miss Estelle
Shuman. President; Miss Fannie CAN'T,
President; Miss Mollie Blanton,
Secretary; Miss Lottie Hart. Treasurer.
The Hotel Chamberlain, at Fort
Monroe, was sold Saturday under order
of the United States court lt was
purchased by e. Cornell OF New York,
representing she bond holders, for $500 :
600 It's original cost was 81 500 900.
The purchasers will reorganize the COM
pany as soon as the sale L confirmed.
Fairfax courthouse long known as
the Faneuil Hall Of Virginia. is to be
converted into an historical museum,
and, il the present plans for its i'm
provement and development are carried
ont will eventually rank first among
the institutions Of the kind In the
Southern States.
DR.. E M. Thrift returned from Rock
bridge Friday and will locate az this
place permanently. . Attorney John
G.. williams, trustee OF the Paterson
Produce Company, Il Orange. which
failed some time since, will In q few
DAYS pay 90 per cent 90 the creditors
y We suppose the smallpox scare In
Greene has died out-as we hear very
little from there this week on she sub
jeot. Madison News.
The question of who will succeed
Judge Oroxton 40 Judge Of the Essex
County Court has been submitted TO
the people Of the county TO decide and
a iudgeship primary will be held on
Feoruargl4. 1901 Mr.. James Nj Lewis
has Withdrawn from the fight, and
Messrs. Ware and Newbill are making
an active canvass. The whole county
seems 10 a stir over the matter, and