The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-20
VIRGINIA NEWS

The Warrenton Horse show occurs
August 2Sth and 2Hth.
Plans have been completed for n public
hospital to be- erected in Newport News.
Pensions issued in Washington Origi-
nal-John Gwynu, Mathews Court
house, So
The dams of Hunters end Bauman r
mill ponds. in Essex county brokedurlng
the recent storms
The American Protective Association
elected John & Smith. OF Virginia, right
worthy grand guard.
Mr.. e. j. Covington. of Noithumber-
land county. stuck a nal III his loot and
lockjaw has set in
Mr.. Il. E.. Slaughter Of Northumbcr
land county, has establishe an ice-cream
factory on his farm.
Richmond is to have IA Pastcur
Institute. This department Of the ln'.
versity College ofMedicinc will he opened
this week.
The Rappahar mock telephone is now
completed To Spe vile, md will short
W be in operation a. fG~ Ps Washington,
Rappa hannock county
The Blue Ridge "a the neighbOrhood OF
stony Man is alive with miners, aud n
grea, st re Of copper ''eNpected To be
found Madison News.
Ii is thought that the st.ike will have
a depressing effect ON many OF the can
ming factories throughout the NortheIn
Neck. by causing an advance ~ TIN cans
The religious bent of the Democratic
candidates ON the State ticket are "a FOL
lows: Mr. Montague j. Baptist; MIR
Willard and VI. Anderson are EpiscOpa-
lians.
Monq skon aud Weems wharvt 3, on the
Rappeharrock, have been thoroughly
overhauled and rebuilt Work will com
mence in "A few days on N'lenbeck wharf.
in Lancaster county.
". W. q. Hp-low Of ore lge, has sold
J. VI. Ga-dners f. H. near Thorn Hill.
Dob a~-es. to +. p. Est's OF Ma iison, for
81. 800. and the Mann pl e.near Rhoaio =
9. SGa1.s. to Ssmuel Coleman. Tor
- 300.
Hon. Jam,. l.. shelton, of Louisa. has
purchased part OF the Patton lot IN
Ashland and he will build thereon a
handsome residence. which he will occu-
DIV in the fall He wiz practice law in
Richmond
Rev. W. X. f'la1nagan. pa 'tor oi the
Orange Baptist church. closed n meet ~
nj the Ne"hF nicsv e church. Louisa
counts. few days pgO with twelve al
dit;ons 10 the church lie wr' resisted
by Rev j. W Cammack
N'r. !. b. Nott 1gham has been APP
pointe1 by Judge Kendall. of the County
Court. Commissioner OF Revenue Tor
Northampton county, sid office having
been made vacant by the death of Zorro
Willis few weeks ago.
Nrss Maud Coleman Woods, of Char
10, ~ We. is with ,yphoid fever at her
fat le-s summer home near Beaver )em.
Ha1over county Mss Woods was
chosen by the boc-d ofiudges Of the Pan
American ENposi 'ona' the most beauti-
fol blond in America
The WI Of the late Shipwith Wilmer.
Of BFifmOre, begueathed TO his brother,
Mr. Joseph WI ner. en OF his share and
interest II the Horseshoe farm. near
Rapidan Station, aHd ESQ directed that
not, for $4,000, given to HIN by his
brother for the conditional purchase OF
said prope: -, be Cancelled.
The Irish potato season just over he =
bee 4 a bf lne- orc in the history OF pOta-
TO crops in this section. 100000 70
500 900 be- .e's being shipped, with a
NJ. profit Of ON 500, 900 To 800, 900.
II , were high nd ia mers are able to
nav thei-reuts 'om thiscrOp alone. with
the sweeC potato crop to ff back on
Onancock Con :. BeltO sun.
The q age amateurs are preparing to
We avaudey'"e cntert8 ument the latter
pal of tn, month. - DR. W. W. Hume
has been co 'iC1 to { 1cir natl. O., to ap-
pee ss a witness in ra lrOe1 &c se.
N-AZ. NJ. Chew Mug nd daughter, lDez,
haze retur ned from pleasant visit to
relatives end lends Mt N'lenttck, Len
ce At recount y.-Orange Observer.
1t seems highly probable that the en-
tire SEVENTEEN Regiment will take pat
in the great military parade, which is
plarned % Distinguishing feature OF
the fan Carnival, in Richmond. Five OF
the twelve cOmp91ies are IN Richmond,
while the Others are lOcat d in Danville,
Farmvi'le, Lynchburg, FIR iericksburg,
CharlOttesvi' and StauntOn
Wright-Latane Camp, Confedel ate
Veterans of Essex county elected the
following members to attend the Statere-
un on at Petersburg, October 2;ird. Judge
Wright, Vim. Campbell, j. q. Car1Or, X.
4. Mundie, Capt A. Pannolds, K. l..
Ware and DR. Warner Lewis. Miss
Mamie Mundie was chosen sponsor for
the camp, and authorized to nome her
maid OF honor.
Gov. Tyler ha ssuct .ded in getting the
T.. s. Government to set lie nearly al OF
the claims held by Virginia against the
general Cover Iment for supplies, etc
purchased dun ~ the Spa Iish-A merican
war The latter has been hanging fire
ever since the war ended and the pay
ment of the claims hinged upon some
technica'ties, which Gov. Tyler has
finally Strengthened out. There are sew
eral small cla'ms yet unpaid, which the
Governor hardly expects to get, but
| these do not amount to more than about
800. 81 ,043.53 has been paid.
The Great Strike