The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Edgar Ieffries brother, of Judge
w. l.. Jeiiries of Culpeper county, IL dead
The Postal Telegraph Company has
completed their connection to Cape
Charles
The steamer Accomack makes only one
trip a week now, between West Point
and Norfolk.
One-hundred feet will he added to the
grand stand on the show grounds at
WarrentOn.
1t is said that the L.E. Mumiord Bank
ing Co., ofCape Charles, will shortly open
n bank ut Gloucester e. Ii.
Fire in Danville destroyed half block
causing n loss estimated at SECOND,
fairly covered by insurance.
Rev. II. II. Moore, of Mathews county,
has been called to the passionate OF the
Cowardn-Avenue Christian church, OF
Manchester.
The postohice at Shade, Fauquier
county. has been discontinued and the
people will get their mail at Waterloo in
Culpeper county.
Pensions issued in Washington; In
crease William Parker, ComOrn, $40. y
pension of s. has been granted To Mary
Custis, of AccOmac county.
Mr. Unch Gordon Miller, of Norfolk
will tonight speak ut the dinner of the
Middlesex Club, in Boston. the occasion
being the anniversary OF Gen. Grants
birthday,
Judge Grimsley held court in Madison
this week. While driving to the court
house his horse became frightened, began
kicking and threw the Judge from the
buggy. He was quite badly bruised.
Middlesex County court was in session
Wednesday, hut very little business was
done. The grand jury found no one to
indict and were discharged Judge T..
r. b. Wright held Circuit Court there this
week.
GOV. Tyler has received copy of n
song composed by the late President
TYLER and arranged and sung by his
daughter. Mrs. letitia Tyler Semple, OF
Washington. The song in entitled Wiz
ginia
The toothsome soft crab has been To-
Gated in the creeks along the Rappahan-
mock river, near MOnaskOn Wharf, and
about dozen, the size OF lO-cent piece,
were shipped in a cigar-bOX from that
wharf Wednesday to Baltimore.
Among the delegates appointed by the
State Mission Board Of the Baptist church
to the Southern Baptist Convention at
New Orleans, are Rev Messrs. q. \. Brad
lev. NJ. f. BrOaddus, \. f.. Dickinson, i. I.
Hale. II. r. Musselman, ii. W. Tribble,
W. VI. Kirk.
The State Convention of the Colored }ap-
lists of Virginia will he held on May 18th
in Bedford City. An effort is being made
by the members to raise $4,000 this
year to clear off the debt of 80 900 on the
Virginia Seminary-thes school OF the ton
vention in Lynchburg.
Judge Saunders, of the Lynchburg Clr-
cult court has decided that where an indi-
vidual signs or endorses for n firm he is liza
blefor the obligation though the endorser
be not a member of the firm and the sig
nature forgery Ii a member of the
firm the firm is responsible.
Two more charges of robbing the
Commonwealth have been preferred
against Joseph H. Shepherd, late clerk in
Auditor Marye's office in Richmond. The
auditor is at work on the books with a
view of ascertaining the extent of the al
legged robberies committed by the accused.
Plans are practically perfected for the
pooling of the business in four great
American shpyards. In the deal are
the Union Iron Works, San Francisco I;
The Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine; The
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company, Newport News, Va, and
the Crescent Shipyards, Elizabethport,
n. j.
The American Flour Company has been
in correspondence with several property
owners in Northampton county with n
view Establishing sweet potato Hour
factory in the vicinity of Nassawadox.
The proposed plant will cost 500, 600
and will use 10000 barrels a season.
They'agree topay the farmers sixty cents
a barrel for culs and all.
Messrs. W. n. Green and II. q. Dickin-
son have complied with the terms OF
their purchase OF the Piedmont Hotel at
Louisa G. II. Mr. Dickinson is an ex-
perienced hotel man, and will put the
building in thorough order with a view
of taking it's management on January j.,
1902. Mrs. NJ. Y. Maddux will continue
in possession for the rest OF this year.