The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09
VIRGINIA NEWS

willie and other points.
The Confederate Pension Board OF
Richmond county, will meet at Warsaw
on Friday, the 18th instant.
"Rosedale." Louis MMcCoy residence
near Calyerton. Fauquier county, was
burned Saturday. Insurance, 5000.
Pensions issued at Misunderstanding
inal-Ellen Jones, Hanover county -
David Ii. West, father, Fairfax county
$I2.
Major r. :. Taliafcrro, who spent the
winter with Judge Il. Il. Wexford, will
return To his home in Gloucester Monday.
Rich. Times.
Numbers Of shucking houses along the
RappahannOck are closing and as vessels
have stopped buying, the season n
practically over
As result OF the suit of Fitz Lee Col
vim vs. +. ". a Il. railroad, for injuries
received last April, Colyin was paid 5000.
-Culpcpcr Enterprise.
CLAYTON Thompson (colored) was
lodged in jail at NarTnton last week,
charged with passing forged note Tor
SG7 On.Eletcher and Brother.
Mr.. L. W. lIine. of Chcrrystone, North
amptol county. has opened an establish
ment for the preparation OF crah-meat.
to supply hotels and restaurants.
Rev. DIR. Lundrum. of Atlanta, X men
toned rs the possible successor ol Rev
DR.. W T.. Hatcher, pastor OF the Grace
Street Baptist church, Richmond.
Dr. Arthur Hawkins. of Cumberland
Md. and Miss Louise Price, n sisterin
law of Or. Lewis Holiday. of Orange
will Ice married tomorrow at Orange.
Mr.. L.. d. Doremus recently purchased
the farm adjoining this town known a.
"Trower farm" 1t il said the price paid
WAS 81 900 Farmer and Fisherman.
The Jefferson Hotel Company sent To
the police and tircmen departments at
Richmond $3.50 a. evidence OF the good
work done on the occasion oi the recent
fire
At Richmond Lchigh University defeat
ed Richmond College in game oi base
ball. score To ). At ashland Randolph
Macon College defeated Gettysburg Col
! lcge. score to Is.
Judge John C. Ewell, in the Virginia
Citizen of April 9TH. announces his candi-
dacy as delegate to the constitutional
Convention from the counties of l.ancas
ter and Richmond.
The heirs Of b. b. Pack, who was killed
by a Southern train near Spottswood.
| Orange county. some weeks ago, have
instituted suit in Orange Circuit Court
for $40, 900 damages.
Rev. Clifton Macon. n son of Mr.. X. e.
Macon. OF Orange, has accepted call to
the assistant rectorsbip Trinity Episco-
pal Church. San Francisco. Cal, a lead
Ing church of that city
In the annual oratOrical contest of the
Jefferson Literary Society at the niver-
sity of Virginia. James Hay, Jr., OF Madi-
son county, took part. his subject being
THE Confederate Private.
The new courthouse at lleathsvllle,
Northumberland county, which was To
have been finished in February, * notyet
COMPLETED. Ii is expected Obe readyior
occupancy by the first OF next month.
The local option election held in Lees
burg district LOudOun county. saturday
resulted in a decisive victory for the vets.
There were 300 votes against license and
$50 forlcense. AtLucketts the majority
for license was 10, total majority OF 30
for the vets
The oyster gunboat Chesapeake has
been sold to Capt. John Twohy, of Nor
folk, for $4,000 by the State Board OF
Fisheries The fact that the vessel brought
only 81 900 when il was thought to be
worth $4,000, il due to the fact that It's
boilers were in bad condition.
President John SHELTON Williams au-
thOrizes the announcement that james
NJ Barr. vice-president of the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe, has accepted the
position offirst vice-president and general
manager of the SeabOard Air Line system
and will take charge about May /.
Richmond county has elected its dele
gates to meet those of Lancaster yet To
be chosen, and it is generally understood |
that they favor Mr. }. ". Chinn, Jr. |
Lancaster county, however. has major |
ity of the delegates, and it is impossible |
to foretell who the honor will TALL upon. |
Culpeper il putting in a new and i'm
proved system of sewers under the super
vision of Mr.. Frank Brown, the con
struction engineer. The contractor, j.
NJ. Colvin, of Culpeper countyc1s to com
plete the entire system OF sewers within |
forty days after commencing the work.
Mr.. &. Ne D. Blake was quite success
full last year in raising Angora goats on
his farm in Louisa county. lie Is now
forming a stock company in Philadelphia
for the purpose OF charging his goat
farm of 800 acres, and will buy 1000
acres of land more. He says Louisa is n
very desirable place for the raising of
AngOra goats.
Judge Waddill, after examining the re-
cords OF Charles Ross and Nicely Foster,
cOlored, who were sentenced in the L. :.
District Court for two years each in the
Moundsville Penitentiary for robbing the
mails, resentenced them fOrlOnger terms,
giving Ross three years and Foster five.
Both negroes are notorious characters
and have served terms before.
Friday Judge G. f. Nicol, of Fauquier
Circuit Court granted ii. A. Davis bail
in the sum of $1,000 and put him under
a peace bond for $500. 1t is alleged that
Davis attempted to poison the well OF
Thomas b. Stewart in December, 1899.
The Court Of Appeals recently granted
him a new trial. Judge White had re-
fused him bail pending a new trial.