The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-27
VIRGINIA NEWS

Many cases Of typhoid fever arercport
eel in Accomac county.
Bricks are being put in place for the
bank at GlOucc>t r {. II.
Page county now has "A surplus in her
treasury Of $1,000. aud all debts paid.
Zachariah George. OF Accomnc county
has been granted L. : Pension oi 81.
William Coleman. colorcd lunatic
was lodged in jail at Orange g. II. last
week.
W. B. Weaver. Of Gloucester county
will establish homciorcolorcd orphans
in Hampton.
4 long distance phone in every room
will be a feature Of the new Jefferson Hotel
in Richmond go. u
The Manassas Horse Show has class
this year for roadsters owned 10y residents
Of Prince William county.
4 horse belonging to Mr. Zach Pierce
of Loudonn county. was stolen from %
pasture one night last week
DIR. Hugh II. Trout. oi stanton, has
been appointed resident physician at the
hospital at the University OF 'lrglnia.
Mahlon Myers. OF Loudoun county,
made over - bushels Of Early Rose
Irish POTATOES from ancighth Dian acre oil
land
Twelve hundred and forty eight barrels
of sweet potatoes were shipped from
Parksley. Accnmac county. one day last
week
Mr.. Joseph K Hill. OF I.oudom county.
sold his estate. known ~ White Hall 10
Mr. Silbshv. Of Washington, formerly oil
Mr.. Joseph Timberlakr and sister Miss
Daisy. have returned home from very
pleasant visit in Orange aud Lonisa.-
Strasburg News
Claudins sutton. assistant keeper uf
Pages Rock Light Station, has accepted
the position of first assistant keeper of
Smiths Point light house.
Two hundred and fifteen Augora goats
reached Staunton from Texas last week
and will be- driven 10 pendleton county.
where they will be bred Tor wool.
Miss Hayden. OF Prince William county.
was thrown from her buggy by fright
ened horse in Warrenton last week, and
received several very painful bruises.
Track laying has commenced on the
western extension Of the Chesapeake and
Western Railroad This is the road
which will probably he built To Orange.
Martha Bagby. colored, for killing her
husband in row at iheir house near
Peakes in May, was given five years in
the penitentiary by the Hanover County
court
General James Lane and daughter, Miss
Lottie, of Auburn. Ala, are visiting Gen
eral Lanes brother. Capt. Walter Lane.
who is quite sick at his home in Mathews
county
Miss Susie Madison. Of Orange county.
and her sister Mrs Rev DR.. J. \. French,
of Austin. Texas, have been on visit To
DR.. and Mrs John b. Turpin. of Char
lottesville.
The Indications are that this season
will produce in Virginia "A fine crop OF
dark tobacco and rather thin poor one
of light. The acreage il about the same
AZ that Of last year.
The Culpeper Telephone Company has
bought the line from Locust dale and
will soon have long distance phones
on all their lines. Many new phones are
being added to the line.
At the American Bar Association at
Denver, Col, Henry st. George Tucker. of
Virginia, was made member OF the Tx
ecutive Committee, and W. a. Glasgow,
of Virginia, one of the vice presidents.
Mrs. Gertrude Brown, aged forty-fve,
Of LOudOun county, arrived in Washing
ton last week from Columbus, Ohio,
from which city she had begged her way.
She will probably be furnished transpOr-
tation to her in Virginia.
Mr.. Frank Ruifner, on a warrant
sworn out by Mr.. A. v Naxfeld. this
was brought before Justice
Rice charged with unlawful shooting
After a preliminary hearing, Mr.. Rice
sent the accused on to the grand jury.
He was subsequently bailed in the sum
Of $500.-Manassas Journal.
The Peninsula Fair at Tasley, Acco-
mac, closed Friday after the biggest
meeting in the history ofthe association.
The attendance was large. Thursdays
attendance was the largest crowd ever
on the Eastern Shore at one
time, being between 1000 and 5000.
The attendance for the whole meeting
was between $1,000 and $4,000 The
air was a success.
Gov. Tyler and his escort were accord |
ID wild ovation Friday, Virginia Day
1t the Buffalo Exposition. Gov. Tyler |
md other distinguished Virginians made |
addresses. Mr.. Joe Bryan, OF Richmond, |
opened the eyes OF his auditors in regard |
% Virginia and her resources, while Mr..
leo. W. Miles won new laurels az an |
,rator in telling of virginias education,
,ast and present.
Several cases of diphtheria have ap-
'eared in Orange, and at a recent meet
ny OF the County Board of Health it
vas ordered that strict quarantine be
Established, and that the secretary be
to disinIect the houses before
he occupants he allowed TO mix with
Their people--all unprotected children be
iven an minimizing dose OF anti-toxin
efore the houses are disinieeted.