The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-15

Miss Jennie CroXtOn and Mrs. j. L.
Robins. of TappahannOck, are in the
city. Reuben II. Broaddus, OF Tap
pahannock. has arrived here to attend
Richmond College Richmond News.
DR. and Mrs. Frank Fletcher, of Acco-
mac county. celebrated the twenty-fiith
anniversary of their marriage last week.
There were many guests present, Baltl-
more and Norfolk being represented.
Ii is estimated that squirrels are more
plentiful, and that a larger number OF
them have been killed in King George
county since the latter part of August
than in any fall since the memorable
squirrel season OF 1870.
The directors of the Peninsula Fair As
ISOLATION of Tasley, Accomac county,
met and declared n dividend of II per
cent. on all stock. The association has
held four fairs and has declared alto
gether 53 per cent in dividends.
:. r. Donahoe, Jr., of Virginia, has
been elected chairman of the executive
committee of the graduating class of the
medical department of the University OF
MARYLAND. He is son Of State Senator
:. r. Donahoe, OF Fairfax county.
Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr., district
Judge for the eastern district OF Virginia,
has been designated to hold United
States Court at the regular November
term. owing to the continued sickness OF
Judge John Paul, of Harrisonburg.
The 18th annual session of the State
Council of Virginia of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics will convene
in Richmond city today. This is the reg
ular Incorporated State council Of the
order chartered by the Legislature in
1899.
Capt. A. J. Morse, of AccOmac, well
known in menhaden fishing circles, has
been engaged all year in operating the
plant at Myron, Prince William county,
Va. (near Washington, which converts
the garbage of that city into fertilizer
Virginia Citizen.
Rev. W. r. Flanagan and bride, oil
Orange. who have recently returned from
their bridal trip to the Pan-American
Exposition and other points OF interest,
arrived in King and Queen county last
week, and were rendered reception at
the home of Mr.. Flanagan s father.
Capt. Andrew J. Powell died suddenly
at his home, Antirap, Lancaster county,
of paralysis Sunday morning last and
was buried Monday afternoon. Capt.
Powell was a native OF Mathews county,
but married Lancaster lady and had
lived in that county for % years. He
was popular man and widely known
all along the RappahannOck.
L. S. Marshal Morgan Treat, a mem
Der of the State Republican Committee,
has addressed letter to John b. Doher-
ty, chairman of the Richmond Demo
cratic committee, asking him TO name a
committee to meet with alike commit
tee from the Republicans looking to an
arrangementfOri Joint debatein Richmond
between A. j. Montague, Democratic
nominee for Governor, and j. Hampton
Hoge, the Republican nominee.
Wade Jenkins, white man, and Henry
Harrison. a negro, at Woodville, Rap
pahannock county, got into difficulty
Friday. Jenkins went to an alleged
"speakeasy" kept by the negro and
wanted to buy whisky, and he alleges
that during the conversation the negro
became insulting and was advancing on
him with a drawn knife when he tJen-
kins), in self-deiense, shot him. Harrison,
whose wound in the breast is thought to
be fatal, claims that be used no knife,
only telling Jenkins he had no spirits for
sale. Jenkins is under arrest.