The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Mrs. Swanson, wife OF the Congressman,
IL reported ILL.,

~ iis
A movement il on foot To locate a tan
merry at Madison {. Ii.
Joseph s. knitgt, of Northampton
county, committed suicide Tuesday by
taking an overdose of laudanum.
The Hygeia Hotel, at Old Point, Va,
has been sold to the Chamberlin I'm
provement Company for 100000.
Mr.. George ". Garnett prominent
citizen of Essex county, was paralyzed
last week, and his condition il critical.
Mr.. c. 4. Mckinney, for - years
supervisor of the ~ \. =. and n. Rail
road. has resigned his position at Cape
Charles
The Seaboard Air Line Company has
effected a loan of $4,000, 900, which
will be devoted to takingup outstanding
obligations.
On the 23d inst. the largest ship ever
launched ON this hemisphere will be sent
overheard from the ways at the Newport
News shipyard.
Mr.. +. L.McClelland has sold his prop
erty in Fairfax, near the Theological
Seminary, to Mr.. Reginald Thomas, OF
Baltimore, forSf,OO0.
Secretary Wilson, of the Agricultural
Department. il pushing the wireless te-
Biography experiments along the Virginia
and North Carolina coasts
The endowment fund for Washington
and Lee University To establish the char
of economies in memory OF President
William l.. Wilson il growing.
1t il reported that DR.. Randolph OF
Virginia has been recommended To the
President as a member of the IS. board
of commissioners Of the st. Louis lar.
Pensions issued Mt Washington: Origi-
nal-I.ucy NJ. Roberts, mother, Orange,
$I2: VIM. \. Wise. of LoudOun county,
was granted a pension Ot 80 per month
The National Convention Of the Travel
lers' Protective Association OF America,
To be held in Richmond next June, II eX-
pected to bring 5000 people into the
city.
At Winchester. Judge Harrison render
ed n decision ending the litigation over
the estate of Judge John Handley, by
which Winchester will get S25O.OOO
library.
The threemasted schooner John r..
Kranze. loaded with merchandise, was
blown ashore near Cape Charles Monday
night. Prospects are unfavorable Tor
floating her.
Next MAY is the time for the quardren-
NAL election Of school superintendent
throughout the State, but it is under
stood that the election has been, or will
be, postponed till June.
Lewis Belches, the eleven-year-Old son
of Richard Belches. of Prince William
county. was killed Sunday by the acci-
dental discharge Of rifle with which he
and another boy were playing.
Robert C.. Ogden. philanthropist, will
start from New York April 10Th with
forty personally invited guests on visit
TO the educational institutions OF the
South. The Virginia schools will be in
cluded.
The Richmond Ministerial Union IL en-
deayoring to secure for the employees OF
railroad and street ear companies and
other corporations the privilege OF at
tending at least one church service on
Sundays.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has offered to
donate $50. 600 for erecting a library
building at Norfolk, provided that city
will give a suitable site and appropriate
81 900 annually for the maintenance Of
the library.
John l.. Walters. Treasurer OF Char
lottesviile. was shot and killed, by his
brother in-law. Stuart Bailey. All that
can be learned is that the two men got
into a difficulty, drew their pistols and
emptied them.
The Judge of the Gloucester County
Court Monday appointed George Is; leld
sheriff to succeed the late Captain II. NJ:
Page. Mr.. Field offered the position OF
deputy TO Mr.. Franklin Dabney, but MIR.
Dabney declined to take the place.
Among the names OF surviving widows
and daughters Of Revolutionary soldiers
on the pension rolls at Washington June
70 1900. are. Mrs. Anne NJ. Slaughter OF
Nfitchells. Culpeper county, Mrs. Mary
Snead. of Parksley AccOmac county.
The storm on the Chesapeake bay Sun
day night is reported to have been the
worst experienced for a long time. The
steamer Northumberland, of the Weems
Line. it is said to have sustained con,
siderable damage. The passengers all
prepared themselves for emergency by
putting on life-preseryers.
The Louisa county grand jury made
the following indictments Monday ::
Littleton Napier for murder. Nota true
hin against Robert Mciehee for stabbing
Chas. Barrett. Milton Johnson, colored,
for criminal assault upon hisstep-daugh-
ter. a young woman about nineteen
wears old. Dick Undertake, cOlOred, for
forging the name of Geo W. Timberlake.
white to a check. John f. Talley applied
for license to sell liquor at Bells \
Roads. A hot fight was put up, and the
opponents gained the victory. The will
Of Mr.. W. II. Porter, deceased, was pro
bated and his daughter, Miss NJ. &. Por-
ter. qualified as executrix; bond, $3.50.
BONE DEATHS.