The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-05
VIRGINIA NEWS

A businessmen association is to be
organized at Warsaw, Richmond county.
The corn crop of Mr.. IL. T. Holiday,
of Rapidan. turned out II barrels to the
acre.
The 3. Circuit Court OF Appeals will
convene in Richmond Wednesday (to-
morrow.
Mr.WilHam Taliaferro of Essex county,
who was shot about two weeks ago is
improving.
Mrs. b. W. Hume. of Culpeper, was
badly crippled by her horse running
away with her.
Mr. W. W. Sanford, of Orange county,
was one of the judges at the Harrison
burg Horse Show.
DIR. J NJ. McBryde has determined to re-
tain the presidency Of the Virginia Agri-
cultural College, at Blacksburg.
The Richmond College foot ball team
was beaten Saturday by the team OF
IIamden Sidney College, 10 to ..
Rev. L. l.. X. Tune, of Northumberland
county. has received call from the
Oak Grove Baptist Church. Manchester,
Va.
The store belonging to Mrs. BETTE Viii
liams Mt White Stone, Lancaster county,
was much damaged by fire few days
ago.
Rev. Mr.. Williams closed protracted
meeting at Zion last Thursday. Twenty
one proiessed cOnversion.-Orange Viz
gilman.
4 valuable horse belonging to Mr.. r.
W. Bowers, of Orange county, was shot
and badly wounded by some unknown
person.
The dwelling-house of Mr. W. I. Yer
ling, of Orange county, was destroyed by
fire. together with all its contents; no
insurance.
In a game of football played at War
renton Saturday Bethel Military Acad.
| envy. defeated the local team by a score
| of 2S to o.
The engineers for the r. r. are now
between this place aud Sperryvlle, and
will likely finish this week.-Rappahan-
| mock Guide.
Dir. S. A. Shadrach. formerly of Cul-
pepper, now practicing dentist OF Dan
vile, has been elected Captain OF the
Grays, of that city.
The Chesapeake Agricultural Associa-
| ton will hold their annual fair at kilmar-
| mock on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day November 6, and 3.
Capt Werren $. Lurty, OF Harrison
burg. has announced he is a candidate to
succeed the late Judge Paul as Judge OF
the L. S. Court in the Western district.
Tie sweet potato cropi Northampton
county is moving rapidly. 1t has been
| liberal yield, and commands fair price.
| The late Irish potato crop promises
| fine yield
The local option election contest, which
| has occupied the attention OF the Aeco-
mac County Court whole week, terml-
| mated Friday night when Judge Ross de
cared the election null and void.
Miss Helen Stevens, daughter OF Presi-
dent Stevens, of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, will be the sponsor at the
| launching of the steamer Virginia, at
the Trigg Shipyard, Richmond, Novem-
Der II.
The new paper to he published in Lees
burg. The Record, will be issued the first
time on November 10Th. Mr.. and Mrs.
| A. IL. Throckmorton will have charge OF
the editorial department. Mr.. r. Il.
| White is owner.
Miss Maude helms, daughter OF j. +.
Nelms, hotel proprietor at Heathsville,
Northumberland county, who was Oper-
ated upon few days ago at the Mary
land University Hospital, in Baltimore,
for appendicitis, is improving.
The State gunboat Accomac, reports
that eighteen illegal dredgers were cap
tured on Nansemond River. gunboat
of the Maryland feet, it is stated, is as
sisting the Virginia cruisers in keeping
the pOachers off.
Ex-senator Eppa Hunton has deter
mined to remove from WarrentOn to
Richmond. He makes the change in
order to be with his son, Hon. Eppa
Hunton, Jr., who will enter a law firm
in the latter city.
Within a few weeks work on the lar
gest sea-going dredge ever constructed
will begin in Richmond city. This dredge
will be built for the United States Gov
eminent, will be oisteel throughout, 300
feet long and the total cost will be
$685., 900.
While digging a pOst-hole, Mr. }. II.
Pierce. OF Orange county, found large
gold coin, which has a woman's head on
the face and the following Inscription
"Josephus, /. ID. G. Port. Eft Alg. Rex.
r." and the date 1851. On the reverse
side it bears crown.
There is a movement on foot to have
something in the nature of reunion OF
all the Culpeper boys who have left here
within the last twenty years. 1t is pro-
posed to have it some time during next
summer, and to give them banquet and
grand ball in their honor.-Culpeper
Exponent.
1t has leaked out that the latest deyel-
opments in the case of John Armstrong
| Chanler, the wealthy New Yorker, who
was divorced from Amelie Rives, now the
Princess Troubetzkoi, will probably
prove that Mr.. Chanler is not and has
never been insane. despite the fact that
he was closely guarded in BloomiDgdale
Asylum, in New York, for long time as
a hopeless case.