The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

1t isreported that Madison county was
damaged S75, 900 by the recent Hoods.
S1OO,0 900 will be expended on the Meth
odist 0rphanage, making it perfect IN
every detail
There are three licensed distilleries in
Orange county. Madison county has
over one hundred.
The Masons of Essex have changed the
date of their annual "bigday' from July
10Th to July 18th.
The Chesapeake Waterman, published
at KilmarnOck, Lancaster county, has
suspended publication.
Rev. DR. Grammar has purchased the
dwelling Of Jas. l.. Shelton, at Louisa
c. Ii. The price il about $500.
Hon. 4. j. Montague has accepted an
| invitation todeliver an address mt. Parks
lev. AccOmac county, on the 18th OF July.
Arrangements are rapidly being made
| for the encampment Of the SEVENTEEN
Regiment, at Ocean View, July goth to
Doth.
\ bugeye loaded with 100 barrels of
potatoes belonging to DR.. W. l.. Daily,
of Northampton county, sank in the bay
near Sandy Island.
The harvesting of the wheat crop is be-
ing completed this week The amount
of straw is large, yield of grain will not
be so gOOd.-Orange Observer
The no-ience law, which has been agi-
tated for many months in Heathsyile
District, of Northumberland county,
went into effect on the ! Jth ult
The Eastman and Bywaters Hunting
Club, of Culpeper county, sold last week
, | : of their fox hounds To Col. K. Ii. Du-
lany, of Loudoun county, for $50.
The suit of Rector vs. Anderson, OF the
Circuit court of Fauquier which was ap-
pealed. has been decided in favor OF the
heirs. The suit involved an estate OF
about $4,000.
Among those recently entertained 10y
| the Womans Club in Richmond were
Mrs. J. b. T. Thornton, OF Prince Viii
liam county, aud Mrs. Vim. b. Lee, OF
Gloucester county,
Charles Heath has been appointed post
master at Shell, Mathews county, vice
r. j. Mattox, resigned. Carnation, King
George county. W. Il. Staples, vice \. Il.
Crismond, resigned
Our Irish pOtato crop is large but be-
ing shipped too green, so much 40, that
the Exchange cannot and will not grade
them for shipment to Western markets.
Peninsula Enterprise.
4 large black snake crawled in the post
office one day this week and frightened
| the postmistress and several other ladies.
Mayor 4. ID. Doremus killed the intruder.
Farmer and Fisherman.
:. W. Daniel who recently opened
business in lower Middlesex for picking
and shipping the meat of hard crabs,
has temporarily shut down as the catch
of crabs is very small at present.
The Amissvile Camp meeting begins
this year August 9th. 1t will be con-
| Quoted by the Reys Joseph ii. Amlss
presiding elder Of Rappahannock District.
VIM. Henry Edwards presiding elder OF
! Danville District, Va. Conference.
DR.. l.. COckrell presented at the last
meeting of the Board Of Supervisors OF
Northumberland county his bill for at
| tending the smallpox patients lew
months back. The bill amounted TO
about 5000, and was refused by the
board.
The cornerstone Of the Masonic Tenn
ple. now in course Of construction at
kinsale. WestmOreland county will be
laid on July 4th. Several distinguished
MasOns are expected to be present and
deliver addresses. The cornerstone,
which is given by fredericksburg Lodge,
No. =. was made from piece of marble
from the old Mary Washington moau-
ment.
Menhaden fishing was excellent last
week. The menhaden were thicker
Thursday in the Chesapeake bay than
ever before known. Reports are that
they are crowding in all the estuaries,
and that in the PatapscO river, near
HlOt-M llttl nlttilhtir oiN BiDW
ing into schools OF them and churning
them up Bellows & Squires' boats, in
Lancaster, landed two million Thursday,
the largest number ever handled on the
coast.
The State Council OF Virginia, Jr., 0.
L. A. NJ, chartered by the General As
sembly, has brought suit in the Chancery
Court in Richmond against the National
Council and the new" State Council, in
stituted in Alexandria, March 2nd, last.
The controversy grows out OF the adop-
ton of what are claimed to be uncOnsti-
tutional laws enacted by the National
Council at it's session in Minneapolis in
June, 1899. The bill seeks to establish |
the validity of plaintiffs charter and to |
enjoin defendants from the use OF its |
name or any other name Of like import, |
from the use OF its seal. from carrying |
out the objects for which they were or
gained, and from granting charters to |
subordinate councils in the State.
The Bethany Methodist church, South,
at Reedville, Northumberland county, |
which was dedicated Sunday was be- |
gun the early part of last year, and the |
cost has been over $4,000. The. fronts |
of the edifice are of the finest pressed |
brick. Rev. w. q. Starr, ID. d., of Ran |
dolph-Macon College, preached the dedi- |
catory sermon. The members OF the |
building committee were Rev.J W. S.
Robins, chairman; Geo. n. Reed, secre- |
tary j. d. Carey, treasurer; l.. Cock |
rell, DR.. j. W. Tankard, j. j. Crowder, |
DR.. II. S. d. Covington, j. NJ 0mohun- |
dro, A. V. Williams, 4. A. Jett, Il. j. Viii |
liams, j. L. Marsh, b. b. Haynie, John |
A. Haynie, l.. ID. Haynie, l. W. Bailey, |
Albert Morris, ]. w. McAloney and +.
W. Edwards. Capt. j. +. Bellows, of |
Lancaster, presented the church with
pews, costing $3.50, and Capt. James |
Fisher, of Reedville, presented the roller |
partitions separating the main room |
of the church from the rooms of the Sun
day school, Epworth League and Ladies
parlor. They cost 5000.
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