The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.


and assessor of the town OF Culpeper.
The body of an unknown white man
washed ashore at Somerset Beach Sat
urday.
MIR. and Mrs. L. ". Caldwell, OF War
renton, celebrated their golden wedding
last week.
There is about 500 900 in hand for
building the Confederate Memorial han
in Richmond.
The Virginia state Fair and Agricul-
| tural Association will be held at Norlolh'
oct. II. Is, II and 18th.
The general convention Of the Virginia
| Daughters of the Coniederacy VIII meet
| in Alexandria, October >.
| Iocustdale defeated Woodbury. Forest
at football on the latter's ground by a
| score of rs to Saturday.
Col B.L. Farinholt is building a large
| ovster.packing house on MonaskOn
| wharf in Lancaster county.
Mr.. James Adams. the "boss ~ Po-
| tomac fisherman, caught another 400
hound shark several days ago.
Forest p. Taylor has been appointed
westminster at Chatterton, King George
| county. vice Robert II. Allen. resigned.
The Richmond Carnival, which opened
. lao A erranf
| The horse show will he n society event
The contract for the Penola mail route
has been let to Mr. G.. Il Scott OF tins
place -Tidewater (rappahannoch) Dem
ocrat.
The Methodist Episcopal Quarterly
| Conference in sessions at King George
C.. IL. Saturday, Rev. J. II. Amiss pre-
siding.
Mr.. Levi White, of Loudoun county
has sold his farm of 26O acres To Mr.
Gilmer. OF Washingtoncounty, ut S"'.'o
per acre.
Cant. Joseph T. Willard and family
have taken the house lately occupied by
Mr. N,hhy Jones. ON West Franklin
street Richmond
In two short halves the University oil
Virginia defeated Roanoke College Sat.
ur,lav bv "A score Of Is to in game OF
football at Charlottesville
\ Lvnchburg merchant was fined go
recently for not providing seats Tor his
female employees. according TO state
law passed January -. lS9N.
The survey for the r. r. is progressing
rapidly The survey between this place
and Cnlpepcr will be completed in about
week or ten days.-Rappahannock
Guide.
The AFRO. Americans. of Lancaster
county. will hold their annual fair on
their grounds near Molusk, Lancaster
county. on the 18th, 18th and l9th oil
this month
G.. VI. Brown and NJ Jeifries, OF Cul-
neper. Va. and l.. W. Graves, of Char
iottesville, Va, have formed a partner
ship To operate large flour mill III 'har-
lOttesville.
Heathsville Fair will be held on the
Did. 9th and 18th of October. Tins
will be followed by the Lancaster Fair
nj Kilmarnock. Lancaster county, on
9th. 9TH, and Sth of November.
SMALLPOX seems not to have abated It's
terrors in lower Prince William, near
/ Ninnieville. Messrs. Pitkins, father and
son. have both died recently from this
dreaded malady. Journal.
The Long-distance Telephone Company
of Virginia comprising all of the long-dis-
lance lines in Virginia not controlled by
the Bell Company, has been sold to j. b.
| Curtis. Of New York who it il believed,
represents the Bell Company.
FLOYD Ficklin. the fourteen-year-o
boy from Fauquier. who accidentally
shot himself few nights ago while play
ing with pistol, died at the Retreat for
the Sick. Richmond last week. The re-
mains were taken to Fauquier.
The following changes in postoilices in
| Virginia have been made: Sperryville,
Rappahannock county, Miss NJ. VI.
Schwartz. vice J. d. Menefee, resigned
| Vernon Mills, Fauquier county, Howard
Redman, vice Mrs. ;. 4. Davis, dead.
Gov. TYLER has offered a reward OF
500 for the arrest and delivery TO the
authorities of Culpeper county the negro
who made criminal assault upon
white woman in that county on the
18th ultimo. The board OF supervisors
of the county have offered an additional
reward of 500.
The Marsden factory at West Point is
in full blast. Seven large floors are re-
auired for the machinery. Cellulose and
feed-stuff of a very high quality are being
turned out at n rapid rate. This factory
provides employment for large number
of people. 1t is also convenience to the
farmers. using what they have been here
tofore letting go to waste, the corn
stalks.
Mr.. W. o. Harlow. the real estate
agent, has sold the Stepp place, in this
county, So acres, to Vim. F. Gordon, OF
Pennsylvania, for $500. An in
spectiOn OF the Unionyille postofiice was
made last week and it was found to be
delinquent and the postmaster, l.. \.
Martin, was removed. II. X. Martin, is
filling the position temporarily.-Orange
Observer.
The University College OF Medicine CT
Richmond, Va, whose advertisement
appeared in this paper during the sum
mer, reports an encouraging outlook
for this session, the number OF new
students enrolled to this date being in
advance OF the total number of new
students for the session of 1900-l901,
and good prospect of more within the
next few days.
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