The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-13
VIRGINIA NEWS

4 movement il on foot to start a bank
at Ashland. Hanover county.
The new hospital at the University OF
Virginia will be dedicated today.
Mr.. Bramble, OF Warrenton, has pur-
chased the farm in New Kent county, ON
York river, known as Eggleston's.
The strike situation in the Riverside
cotton mills at Danville remains unchang-
ed. 1000 people are out OF employ
ment.
The steamer Wacker, Of lrvington,
opened the menhaden fishing season this
week. with n crew OF forty. She left
Monday for the Southern coast to follow
the schools northward
MIR. c. +. Ross, Of Fauquier county
was an employee In the Jefferson Hotel
and at the recent fire lost all of his saw
ings. about $500, and barely escaped
with his life.
The vestry of South Farnham Parish,
Essex county, have received notice OF ac-
ceptance of call extended TO the heV'
Mr.. Dickinson, at Norfolk. lie VIII Ell
ter upon his duties June LIST.
In the County court of Louisa l.ittleton
Napier, for killing JOS. H.: kinghton at
Green Springs Depot, March 9th, was
given a verdict Wednesday fixing the
punishment at eighteen years in the pen
itentiary.
The dwelling and contents OF MT
George I4andram, In Richmond county
were destroyed by fire Thursday Mem
bers of the family narrowly escaped per
ishing. On the Mount Airy estate IN the
same county a dwelling. occupied by W.
d Notbern' was burned. Most OF the
contents were saved.
Guard Baker. at the penitentiary, had
n narrow escape at the hands oil con
Wet Wednesday. He was saved by con
Wet named f. Williams, who went to his
rescue Williams was pardOned by GOV.
TYLER. While Guard Baker was making
his rounds he was assaulted by vicious
convict named Carter, who attempted 10
wrest pistol from Mr.. Barker.
Only the walls of the Meyers store
which was burned in Richmond Wednes-
day. were left standing. The employees
numbered about 800 and the weekly
Day-roll amounted TO $l.3GO. Total
damage to building and stock will reach
nearly $500. 900. Insurance S234, 200.
Mr.. 4. L. Slaughter, an employee, per
ished in the flames.
Judge J. VIC. Blackstone, OF Accomac,
refused TO grant a writ of error IN the
ease of Stran FOsQue. convicted OF muir
dering John Leonard last summer and
sentenced to hang. Judge Blackstone had
GRANTED a stay OF execution to permit
argument on motion for writ OF error,
and his refusal of motion is cOntirma-
ton of death sentence. 4 petition asking
n pardon for FOsque is being circulated.
Doctors are in demand just at present
nj Lancaster Courthouse. DIR. Newblll
was attending the Sanders-Coleman suit
rs n witness Tuesday and Wednesday.
Drs Hubbard and Treakle had preceded
him ON the stand. The ease drags along
ACKNOWLEDGMENT disastrously to law
yers and jury, who occasionally drop
from the ranks and call upon the doctors
for professional aid.-Virginia Citizen.
The annual point to point of the War
renton Hunt Club took place at Clifton,
Wednesday. There were five entries in
each of the three races; the prizes IN the
first two were silver cups, end for the
farmers $25. Results: Light weight
hunters. first-Charles Daniels Paragon.
second-W. 5. Sewers TarOnat. Second
race heavyweight hunters, first-Miss
Barrv's Guidon, second, c. W. Smiths
Major Hilton. Farmers race was won
by Scott Carter.
Mr.. John r. Newcomb's store, White
Marsh pOstofice, Gloucester county, was
DESTROYED by fire Wednesday. Mr.. New
combestimates the loss at about = 600.
He carried only $4,000 insurance. MIR.
Newcomb also lost a small house used as
a shop by Mr.. JnO. Howard, harness
maker. corn crib and barn. The sale
was opened and all the books and papers
were saved. Some OF the postOftice books
and S12 or $15 worth of stamps were
not in the safe and were lost. 1t is
thought the fire was the work OF an in
cendiary.
Mr.. Robert Lee, a substantial, level
headed farmer of PoWhatan, who reads
newspapers and then does his own think
ing. is on visit to Richmond, and Is
temporarily under the chaperonage OF
Mr.. Charles WessOn. OF this city. Mr..
Lee says his people are talking ofnothing
but the Constitutional Convention. The
sturdy farmer lives in the black belt, and
knows all about the merits and demerits
of ''cullud pussons," but for all that, he
doesn't believe in the wholesale disfran-
chisement of negroes. 81 favor property
qualification, said Mr.. Lee last night,
"a qualification, say, of 800 or $500.
don't think it would be right-perty or
no party pledges-to keep good, worthy
colored men from having some say in
our ment"-RichmOnd Dispatch.