The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

county.
The Rappahannock Valley Convoca-
ton meets at St John schurch, Warsaw,
April both to May 2nd.
The Electoral Board of Orange c. H.,
has ordered the registration books OF
the town to be newly copied.
II is reliably stated that a Richmond
capitalist has recently made nearly a mil
lion in Seaboard Air Line stock.
Master Randolph Marshall fell from n
car at the Narrow Gauge depot at
Orange G.. H., and broke his lett arm.
A fine portrait of Chiei-Justice Mar
shall will be presented to the University
of Virginia by Richmond gentleman.
MFR. Fred Downing, of Sharp's WHARF,
has sold to a gentleman in Georgia, a
one-year-old Va. Monarch colt Tor Sl2o'
Il is rumored that Mrs. DR.. Davis, OF
Greene county. will inherit fortune
from a relative who died recentlyin New
York.
The farm oittile late VIM. j. Roswell,
in Orange county, containing 10 acres,
has been sold to James Rogers, at $50
per acre.
MFR. Edward Amos, formerly Of Orange,
row of Warrenton, and Miss Noble
Vowel, of Orange &. H., were married
last week.
The funeral Of Hon. John +. Massey
took place ut the First Baptist church
in Charlottesville Friday. II was numer-
ously attended
II is rumored that the Trustees OF Rich
mond College are not going to accept the
designations ofDrs. Thomas and Pollard
at their meeting in June.
Rev. p. II. Pernell, who has been pas
tor of the Baptist church at Eastvllle,
for nearly eleven years, has accepted
call to n church in Baltimore, Md.
JB. Williams killed last week, in Rap
pahannOck county, a bald eagle winch
measured five feet seven inches from up
to tip and weighed four pounds.
The first asparagus OF the season raised
in the Northern Neck was shipped To
Baltimore by Geo. Catlingham, OF Ian
caster. and brought So dozen punches.
The State Board of Education will to-
day begin the work of exciting the III
superintendents of public schools OF the
State. There are 20 contests for these
L.. N N aonna II fhpm hitter
ST. Charles Catholic church, in Cape
Charles. has undergone thorough rem
ovation. the interior work having cost
about $500. 1t was opened Sunday when
Rev. J. A. Lyons, V. g., preached.
IL il said that the net annual earnings
of the Peoples National Bank OF Lees
burg. during the past ID years has been
II per cent. The capital stock OF the
bank has been increased from 500, OOOto
100000.
Miss Mary Marshall Miller, of Culpeper
county. and Mr.. NJ. G. Woodward, OF
baltimore. were married in Culpeper last
week. Rev. 5. C. CloptOn performed the
ceremony, and was assisted by the Rev.
c. W. Collier.
Real estate is selling well in Greene
county. Mr.. H. X. Page sold bis farm To
Mr. NJ. C. Call last week for 81, 400. Mr.
Can sold his recently to Mr.. Maupin, OF
Washington city, for $4,000, and Mr..
Charles Dean bought Mr.. Milton Mann's
farm for 81 100.
The committee OF Wharton Grove
Camp (Baptist) viii meet on the camp
ground near Weems, Lancaster county,
next Wednesday TO determine upon what
dates the meeting this summer shall be
held. and to let the privileges to the
numerous bidders.
Auditor Marye says thatas he proceeds
in the Shepherd investigation he finds adj
ditional evidence of wrong-dOing, and
saws enough has already been found to
indicate to his mind that the work was
Systematically done, and he cannot esti-
mate what the amount will reach.
W. A. Thompson (colored) was before
Justice NJ. c. Lewis, Saturday, charged
with selling liquor at Downing, Rich
mond county, without license. A fine OF
one hundred dollars was imposed. IL
was in evidence that Thompson had
been violating the law in this particular
for several years.
Mr.. James W. Durham, Of Essex coun-
ty, who recently won the joint orators
medal at Richmond College, will repre-
sent the college in the State oratorical
contest in Charlottesville next Friday
He won the debater's medal in the Mn
Sigma Rho Society two years ago, and
is contesting this year for the Greek
medal
Bransom King, colOred, living near
JeifersOntOn, Culpeper county, in ct
tempting To rescue his children from his
burning home Friday night, was burned
to death, together with his four children.
His wife and three children had been got
ten out and when he entered the house to
rescue the remaining four children the
house fell in.
Representative W. A. Jones will sail
today from New York. for Porto Rico
and Cuba. Mr.. Jones will take his family
and secretary, Mr.. Leslie Garnett, with him
and will be Joined in New York by Hon.
John +. Rixey and wife and Hon. d. A.
De Almond, Of Missouri. The party ex-
poets to return to this Country on or
about May 20.
Mr.. L. COckrell, Judge Broun, Hon. c.
Harding Walker and w. Y. Morgan, the
committee in charge OF Marvin Grove
Camp Ground, in the Northern Neck, met
on the grounds last week TO makelarrange-
ments for the twenty-third annual meet
ing in August. Privileges were let and
contracts awarded for improved seats
under the tabernacle.
Hon. S. NJ. NewhOuse, member OF the
Legislative Commission to investigate
the condition of the State penitentiary,
was in Baltimore last week with the
other members of the commission to. in
spect the Maryland state penitentiary.
He expresses himself as being much
pleased with the system in vogue in
.