The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

was formally opened.
The Richmond Council proposes a de
cided increase IN the liquor license tax.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada. has just
purchased : 900 acres ofland in Loudoun
countyFi
Pension issued at Washington-In-
crease, Adam Washington, Northampton
county, 81.
+. II. Rolph has been appointed post
master at Sparta, Caroline county, vice
Phillips Rolph.
Mr.. p. f.. TrOwer, of Northampton
county, has sold his farm, near Belleha-
ven, for 81 200
Miss Mary Haynes and Mr. Geo. Car
neal, OF Caroline county, were married
several days ago.
R. H. Bland has been appointed post
master at Bay Port, Middlesex county,
vice II. G.. Earinholt, removed.
There have been about forty applica-
tions for liquor licenses filed and posted
at the courthouse of Northampton
county.
The Board OF Sinking Fund Commits
sioners met in Richmond Monday and
purchased Virginia State bonds to the
amount Of 100000.
An effort is being made To have the
Government construct national road
from Charlottesville To Monticello, dis
lance Of about two miles.
Ii is stated that Mr.. Junius Saunders
will oppose Captain Edward K. Baird
for the office of Superintendent of the rs
sex county public schools.
Thursday young man named Hall. OF
Hanover county, blew his head of while
out hunting. IL is not known whether
it was an accident OF suicide.
Forest fires have been burning around
Mineral, Louisa county, threatening
damage to fences and Outbuildings. Near
Bumpass another fire is burning.
The barn Of Mr.. J. G. Schools. of Caro-
line county, was destroyed by fire few
DAYS ago. Three horses, vehicles. har-
ness and feed were also destroyed. Origin
OF fire, unknown.
The Adams Express Company have es-
tablished an office at TappahannOck,
Essex county, and it lis said offices have
been established at Wares Wharf and
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The Virginia Conference of the NJ. f..
Church has made the following changes :
Manassas, Rev. A. Schooley; Falmouth,
Rev. J. W. Bond. The conference will
hold it's next session in March, 1902, at
Waterford, Loudoun county.
John Jones, colored, was instantly
killed while cutting wood in Fairfax
county. Jones was employed by a
Washington firm of contractors as a
woOdchopper and was engaged in hew-
ing a large tree when it fell, crushing him
beneathit it.
At Essex court Monday the grand Jury
found an indictment against Edward
Deane for breaking and entering the yes
sci of George. W. Taylor and depredating
upon some OF the property contained
thereon. The accused pleaded not guilty,
and the case was continued until next
court.
Methods for conducting religious news
papers so as to ACCOMPLISH the most good
was one of the subjects of discussion at
Thursdays session of the Southern Bap-
fist Editors Association, which was in
session in Richmond this week. After
a pleasant and beneficial session the as
sociation adjourned.
The splendid estate Of the late DR.. Rich
ard o. Morris, in Louisa county, was sold
Thursday for $4,000. The purchaser
was George A. Brown, of Petersburg.
This property was some time ago sold to
John A. Chanler, divorced husband Of
Princess TrOubetskOi, for $25, 900. Mr..
Chanler never paid for it in full, and the
late sale was ordered by decree of the
Court.
Some hams cured in the Sth Congress
sional district of Virginia, and not very
good looking or well smoked hams at
that were sold here today at fifteen
cents a pound. II the Virginia farmers
who sold their whole hogs at the low
rates prevailing last winter had put up
their bacon themselves, as their. fathers
used to do, they wouldn't be AZ poor as
they are.-Wash. Corr Alex. Gazette
The torpedo boat Thornton, built by
the Trigg Company, OF Richmond, made
her builders trial trip on the Government
course in front of Cape Charles Monday
and. with $50 pounds of steam and $50
revolutions per minute of her propeller
shaft. developed the remarkable speed OF
81 miles an hour. The records of the
three boats at their builders trial of
speed are asiollows: Stockton, II miles;
Shubrick, 27.3; Thornton, 81.
Wesley White, of Westmoreland coun-
ty. had a narrow escape from death a
few DAYS ago. He had entered a bucket
to be lowered to the bottom of a sixty
foot well to do some repairing. Before
the bucket had gone two feet the chain
broke. White struck the water in a
drawn-up position. Another chain and
bucket were sent down with one of Mr.
Whites assistants, who succeeded in
bringing Mr.. White up unhurt.
There was an alarm OF smallpox at
Broad Run Station, Fauquier county,
few days ago. DIR. Saml. Maphis was
sent by order of the court to make an in
vestigation and take charge of the pa
tients, should there be any. DIR. Maphis
says he found an eruption on severalmen
who had come from Louisa county to
work in the saw mill at or near Broad
Run, which resembled prickly ash poison,
but there was not the slightest symptom
OF smallpox.