The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The room of Mr.. IL. d. Dahl, ut Ash
land, was entered Wednesday night and
robbed of $500.
Rev. =. 4. Cave, Of Ilagcrstown. Md,
has declined n call To the Third Christian
Church, Richmond.
The Northumberland courthouse will
be completed by April LIST il the weather
remains favorable
Mr. J. +. Baldwin, of Essex county,
while gathering ice several days ago,
broke in, and narrowly escaped drown
ing
The two patients who broke out with
smallpox near Reedville, NOrthumber-
land county, about ten days ago, have
both died
The Richmond Tobacco Trade, which
failed To secure n charter from the gen
eral assembly, has obtained one in the
city Circuit Court.
The office ofcollcctOr oiinternal revenue
for the Eastern district of Virginia will
IN ffUlONttl ~ ilNih ?
about the LIST of next month.
Attorney General Montague has ac-
cepted an invitation from the Maplewood
Memorial Association, of GOrlOnsville,
to make their annual address ON May 30,
1901.
Rev. Mr.. Dickerson. the assistant rector
4 =. - a. Narf..li ha.s l...an
called to the rectorship Of the Episcopal
churches Of Tappahanuock parish. Essex
county.
The Bremerland steam saw and plan
ing-mill, in AccOmac county, was sold
Saturday last The mill il the largest
and finest ON the shore 1t was bought
by Grier Brothers for 81 900.
The remains Of Mrs Geo. Y IIunley,
who died in Mathews county In lS9S,
have been removed from King and Queen
county, where they were inferred, to
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
Capitalists have bought lots and will
make large improvements ut the head Of
York river, at West Point. 4 park will
be provided with many amusements II
will be used as a pleasure resort.
The report OF the superintendent Of the
penitentiary for February, shows II total
Of .493 prisoners at the institution.
Received during the month. - discharg-
ed pardOned, died and escaped, ~.
The offer of Mr.. Carnegie To give 800,
900 for the establishment of public
library in Richmond the city to spend
so 900 a year on maintenance, buying
books. etc. will probably he accepted.
Three prisoners escaped from the Han
over county Jail Tuesday night. The
men effected their release by burning
through the joists of the old building
They then made ropes Of their blankets
and got over the wall.
Joseph Knighton was shot and killed
near Green Springs. in Louisa county,
Wednesday 10y man named Napier.
Both Of the men were farmers. Napier
was arrested and committed 70 jail. To
cwait action Of the grand jury.
Mrs. VI. j. boNtTr. WHO rutu wv ~
toll Gas and Electric Company for $40
600 for the death of her husband. who
was killed by shock and fell while ON
duty ~ "A light trimmer, received a YER
diet in the Virginia court for 81 800.
Mrs Anna Douglass, who was born in
| Virginia Mach \, 1901. celebrated the
one hundredth anniversary Of her birth
in Frankfort. Ind. Her father was n
soldier in the Revolution, fighting at
Brandywine, Valley Forge and York
town.
The body of Geo Broadwater, well
to-do and respectable colored citizen ol
Accomac county. who died a few days
ago. will be exhumed by order Of Com
monwealth's Attorney h. T. Gunter.
| There IL suspicion that he died ol
poison administered by some Of the col
| Ored attendants from motives OF revenge
for his having made an uniavorable
change in his will.