The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-02-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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Louisa county
Mr. Il. s. Mansfield and wife. Of
Louisa county. will move 10 Fluvanna
county 10 reside.
Mr. Richard CLARK, Of Unionville is
At the Garfield Hospital. Washington,
for treatment.
The dwelling Of Mr. Lewis Human
II Acoomac county was destroyed by
fire last week
The Id Gstewocd hCme'tead, In
| Oafoiue county. formerly known rs
Chilesburg, was sold recently.
". II. Baynham. OF Essex county.
bad his house and kitchen burned last
week Hhe furniture was saved
The following pensions we're granted
| AZ Washington Isasc Parsons. Olpes-
vile, ST. John ID. Swope. Lovet'svllle,
Mr.. John Mcclure has sold his wharf
property on Nomini Greek TO Mr. S
Hopkins, OF Cedar Point, Md for ST.
500 cash.
Miss Maude X. Taliaferro, formerly
Of Orange county. has been elected
Secretary of the FArmville Cemetery
Association.
Judge Sims has ordered local option
electlcu IN jackson district. Louisa
county. TO be held on the FIRST Thursday
IN next April.
The twenty fourth State convention
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa.
tiOn Of Virginia will be held In Roa-
noke Thursday.
Judge Ross has appointed Mr. Lee B.
Kallam, sheriff Of Accomac county to
| fill the uuexpired term Of the late l.
James Gunter
l. IA said that all Of the stock for the
new Wooden Mills 90 be established at
Washington. Rappshannook county,
has been taken.
Miss Eugenia Hubbard, Of Orange
| county, sailed on she Luoania Friday
morning from New York. on an extern.
| rifS bAAhPSNh N'iRs
Last week 8 large snake was dug up
| on the farm Of Mr.. r. l.. Hutchinson,
In Orange county. The reptile was
lively and full of fight.
A young child Of Mr.. Ryland Norris.
II Lancaster county, was seriously
burned about the face recently by fall
ing ag linst hot stove.
Kemper Hill Chapter is the name OF
the Orange county organization Of the
| Daughters Of the Oonfederacy, adopted
ut meeting held recently.
The o. V. Camp. Of Louisa, has taken
steps towards the erection OF q granite
monument to the memory Of Louisa vet
Grams. Il will be placed within she
court yard
Rev. Mr.. Meredith, Of Nelson. has
accepted q call 10 st. Johns church.
Warsaw, Richmond county. end will
enter upon his ministerial work by
March 18Th.
THE Glebe," farm situated near
North Fork, Loudouu county. contain
ing 600 acres, has been sold to Robert
r Gray, Of Washington, OF $40 per
acre, 1t Is said.
The next fair of the oolored people
under the auspices Of the Central Agri.
cultural Association, will be held at
Tssley, Aooomac county. August 18th
10 l7th. inclusive.
Mr.. NJ G.. Perrow. who has been IS.
sistant principal In Margaret Academy,
| Onancock, Accomao county, has re-
signed the place to accept a similar
position IN the Lynchourg High School.
Mr.. Charles B Rouss hes sent the
Friendship Fire Company, Of Winches.
tet. his check for 500 In reply to q
message cougratulation him on attain
ing his sixty-ffth birthday anniver-
sary.
The slorehouse Of VIM. T. Justis. near
Parksley, Accomso county. was destroy
ed by fire recently. together with the
household effects Of Morris Scott. who
occupied the upper part Of IL rs dwell
ling.
Messrs r. Y. Graves and H O.
Burruss, of Orange county, shipped 40
head Of fine cattle from Orange 10 Rich
mond recently. The cattle came from
Hawield, the Orenshaw farm, near
Grassland
The case Of Commonwealth against
Jas. B. Stakes, for alleged violation Of
the local option law, was tried last
Wednesday at Kilmarnock. Lancaster
county. before justice K M. Chase and
dismissed for lack Of evidence.
On Saturday last Mr.. s. I. Titus
shipped 10 T. T. Keane of Washington
20 head OF fine cattle that he had pur.
chased from Mr.. e. b. White. The
cattle came from the Selma farm and |
averaged $50 pounds. -Leesburg Mir
ror
Among those indicted by the grand |
Jury at Newport News. In connection |
with the bridge scandal and jail matter |
was B. +. Smith, of Washington, ID |
o for Offering brides to members Of |
council 30 secure Jail contracts. etc. |
We suppose this Is the same man. who |
built the court houses at Eastville and |
Accomac. Cape Charles Light
About three years ago there descend.
ed upon Roanoke o strange religious |
excitement Something like half Of the |
followers of the new belief received |
what they called third blessing"
and declared that their lives and souls
were completely conseorated to God |
and His work They could hold com.
munion with God and could move only |
by His power and direction. Some /
preached as their places Of business
Others stopped work. One was sent to
an asylum and the others are going back
TO work.
The Virginians employed 10 the navy
yard here have passed resolutions
thanking Representative Swanson for
his efforts 10 behalf Of working men.
and pledging him their support for the
guberuatorisl nomination. Some of
the friends Of the Blaoksburg College,
Virginia, were at the Oopitol, trying
to have something done by which q
mining chair could be established there.
An intelligent Southern man, who
has Just returned from Ohins. and who
uvaa az tho 0anitOl kodav said the ont. |