The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The breach of promise ease OF Coleman
against Saunders il in progress In Lam
caster Circuit Court.
The Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany has contradiction building | 3 ships,
to cost $2S, 100000.
Harry Leaver, white, IL years old,
was run over by n car truck at Cape
Charles and severely injured
Miss Annie Thurston died Mt her home
in Gloucester county, Wednesday. Two
sisters and two brothers survive her.
Monday a portion Of Essex county
was visited by a very severe thunder
storm, accompanied by much hail and
wind.
Cherrystone Lodge, Northumberland
county, for number Of years conducted
as a summer and winter resort, has been
closed.
The condition of Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son. wife of the Congressman, In much
better. She was suffering from a se-
we're attack Of quinsy.
Miss Nora Ellis and Mr.. John Lee, both
OF King George county, were married
Wednesday. Rev. J. l.. Pribble, of the
Methodist church, OBLIGATED.
James Green, who held up Miss South
worth near Balty, in Caroline county,
was convicted of highway robbery and
given nine years in the penitentiary.
The first game of base ball, season OF
1901, at the University of Virginia, was
played ON the athletic field Wednesday,
The University nine defeating Wood
berry Forest 10 too.
Edward Deane, cOlOred, charged with
breaking into the cabin of vessel be-
longing to G. j. Garrett, Of Bowler
Wharf, Essex county, was committed to
jail To await the action Of the grand
jury.
ID is told on Hon. X. Wilkins Mat
thews, of AccOmac, that he is kept busy
explaining To his constituents that the
bin fixing a tax on muskrat traps was a
joke and was passed at a mock session
of the House,
The Court of Appeals handed down the
following cases with Others: Smith vs..
Forbs, Circuit Court of Louisa county,
appeal and supersedeas. Bressee We.
Bradfield ct al, Circuit Court of LOudoun
county, reversed.
Prof. W. ID. Thomas, of the Chair Of
Philosophy, and Prof. John Pollard, OF
the Chair of English, two Of the oldest
teachers of Richmond College in point
Of service, are to sever their connection
with that institution.
The marriage bond of Edgar Allen Poe
and Virginia Eliza GLENN has recently
been discovered in an old file in the
Clerks office at the Hastings Court in
Richmond. 1t is in excellent condition.
Virginia Clemm, it will he remembered
was immOrtalized by Poe under the
name of Annabel Lee.
The uniform examinations for white
and cOlOred teachers in the public schools
of the State will be held by county and
city superintendent, for the session Of
1901-19O2, as follows: For white
teachers, Tuesday, May 2Sth and We'd
nesday, May 10Th; for colored teachers,
Thursday, May Both and Friday May
31st.
Thomas s. Ryan, the New York CAPT
talist, proposes to engage in sheep rails
ing in Virginia ON a large scale. He and
Samuel b. Woods, of Albemarle, have
purchased a 3,GO0-Gcre ranch in Nelson,
on which they will start with l,20O
ewes. There will be experienced shep-
herds, and barn is being built that will
house the entire flock.
A farmers institute was held at Kilmar-
mock, Lancaster county, Thursday, with
the follwing speakers in attendance: The
Hon. 4. W. KOiner, Commissioner Of Ag-
riculture; f. s. Barber, OF Harrisburg,
Pa, and J, II. G.. Beverly, a member Of
the State Board of Agriculture. Gov.
Tyler, accompanied by his wife. was in
attendance. About four hundred persons
were present, and great interest was
manifested and benefit derived from the
meeting.
Wednesday Gov. Tyler and party ar
rived on the steamer Appomattox at
TappahannOck But few knew OF the Ex-
ecutiye's intention to visit Tappahan-
mock until the Governors salute was
heard. The party expected to be present
at the Farmers Institute, but, owing to
a storm, spent the night at West Urban
ma. They were the guests OF Hotel
Bagby for short while. Those who
accompanied the Governor were his
wife and three daughters; Misses Eugene
and Matte and Bette Garrett, daugh-
ters of the Hon. Booker Garnett, and
the Governors son, Maj. s. Heth Tyler,
and Others. After dinner the party visit
ed the Clerks Office, and examined the
old records, and then left on the 2:30
boat for Urbanna, where they spent the
night