The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.


shot through the body by another negro
in Louisa county.
Mr.. Charles Farqnhar's dwelling. In
Prince william county, was burned last
week. No insurance.
Gov. Tyler has reappointed Hon. q.
W. Koiner Commissioner OF Agriculture
of Virginia for the term of two years.
Gov. Tyler Is being talked OF for
president Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity. TO succeed Hon. VIM. Il. Will
son.
MIR. Geo. o. Rounds has sold the Eel
Ter farm In Prince William county, con.
sisting Of 300 acres. for IS 800 The
purchaser, Mr.. Robt q. Bailey, is
from Montana.
Judge Garrett opened the forty-first
anniversary Of the meeting OF the Mid
dlesex County Oourt at Saluda .Wednes-
day, Prior TO 1859 court had met at
Urbana over $50 years
In all probability there will be five
Farmers Institutes held this year In
the First Distriot-one each in Freder.
icksburg, Tappahannook, Urbanus, Kill
marnOck and on the Eastern Shore.
At the State Veterinary Medical AS.
ISOLATION in Richmond the attendance
was large. The most interesting topic
discussed was that Of case Of reported
pneumonia contracted by man from a
horse.
Rev. j. r. Mastiu, financial agent OF
the Methodist Orphanage Of Virginia,
is in Richmond, soliciting funds for
| the new orphanage. He will remain
there until February Let, and hopes by
that time TO raise $40. 900.
In the case Of Prof. ]. o. Beahm.
convicted at Manassas on the charge OF
betraying a young girl and sentenced
90 five years In the penitentiary, the
| verdict has been set aside and new
trial granted by the Supreme Court OF
Appeals.
DR.. II. Kirk, of Pennsylvania,
received a fine Virginia turkey from
Mr.. VIM. II. Clemens, of Leesburg. and
she bird graced the Doctors board on
| Christmas day. The Doctor is OF the
opinion that che Virginia turkey is the
finest he ever ate.
Judge Nicol. at Manassas, decided
the case of Crosby and Lieb VS., CHARLES
! 5. Hinchman aud others in favor OF
the defendants. This suit was instituted
for the specific performance OF con-
tract for purchase Of all the bonds
and ninety per cent Of the stock Of the
W. A. 81 +. y. Ry. Co., for the sum OF
ABOUT $l60. 000
Miss Julia Page, daughter OF Mr..
Joseph Page. Of raylorsville, Hanover
county, recently returned home from "a
visit 90 West Virginia. where her
brothers have been Ill Of smallpox
Thursday, while assisting In the deco
rating Of Taylorsville Church, where
were present q number Of people, she
broke out with the disease.
Ben Stokes (ooIored), who drove the
mail from Gloucester Point TO Glouces-
ter Courthouse for q number Of years,
was stricken with heart failure
Wednesday on the road and died Friday,
aged 70 years. He was highly respect
able and reliable. Before the war he
belonged 20 George Phillips, Of Glou.
oester Point. He was stAunoh Demo-
oras.
The store house of Mr.. o. Dame, at
Trevillan's, in Louisa county, was bro
ken into last week, the safe was blown
open and the burglars got $3.50. A
stranger. who Is described as being
about forty years old and red-whisker-
ed was hanging around the station near
ly all day and 1t is thought be was the
thief. Mr.. Dame offers 500 reward
for the mans arrest.
The tenth annual convention Of the
Southern Educational association closed
in Richmond Friday. The convention
was success. Much attention was
devoted to the discussion OF the eduoa-
ton of the negro. Many Of the able
educators Of the South participated In
the meeting. Industrial training was
declared TO he the most beneficial thing
for the coloTed man. as the educating
Of him had been q failure.
Mr.. A. W. Armstrong, attorney for
the Virginia Automobile Company, has
served notice that that company will
apply TO the county court Of Prince
William county on January 7, for the
- Auo 4Roaholdara az 0Om-
missioners to ascertain and report what
will be just compensation for such
land as the said company desires to
acquire in that county for its purposes.
IL 10 understood that the automobile
company will erect its manufaotory
near Occoquan and use the fine water
power there to run the machinery.
Detective John T. Hall has oomplet.
ed q murder case upon which he has
been working for twenty-five years. In
the penitentiary is negro, one Of
whose names is Henry Brown, who but
recently went up TO serve term Of
years for charges, among them attempt
| ing TO take the life Of Policeman e. o.
"Pop" Tate. Detective Hall says
Brown is one of the three men who ear.
ly in May, 1873. broke into the store
house of A. V. Henley. in Goochland
county and shot Henley and his moth
er-in-law, Mrs. Drummard. Mrs.
Drummard was almost instantly killed
and Henley died some years after the
affair, it was said from the effects OF
the wound. The detective is confident
that he has evidence that will convict
Brown of firing the shot that ended the
| life of Mrs. Drummard.