The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Virginia crops are doing well


- cents for hawk scalps.
The Episcopal Council of Virginia will
! meet in Alexandria tomorrow.
Culpeper is making an effort to get the
Southern Seminary located there
r. A. Fritter has been appointed post
master at Navy, Fairfax county. vice j.
II. Robey, resigned.
4 big fire has been burning ON the
ThOroughiare mountains in Madison
! county for several days.
The Town Council of Ashland, Han
over county, passed an ordinance prOhib-
iting loafing ON the streets.
4 forest fire has been raging in Caro-
line county, near Hams Ford, doing
much damage to fences and growing
| timber.
Pensions issued at Washington: In
creasc-lshmael King, Lancaster county,
$40. lncrease-Georgc Ashby, Accomac
county, ~.
Numbers of fine turtles are now being
| caught in the marshes near the river. and
| turtle soup has become popular dish
Alexandria Gazette.
The State Board of Medical Examiners
will meet in StauntOn on June Goth for
the purpose ofexamining applicants who
desire to practice medicine in Virginia.
In the great fire Mt Jacksonville the
residence of Senator j. i. TaliaferrO was
| destroyed. Ills loss il estimated AT SlO.-
000.-Piedmont, (Orange) Nirginlan.
The J.. f. MumiOrd Banking Co., of
Cape Charles, last week declared a divi-
dend of | , per cent, per cent. To stock
! holders and q per cent. ~ asurplus fund.
1t is rumored that there will be an
| other boat race on June 18th, between
the sloop Ada and the sloop Avalon, for
500 or 5000 n side Farmer A Fisher
man.
1t is thought that John ~ Vaughan
| will become Mayor of Norfolk, Va,
should the City Council accept the resign
| alton of Mayor Johnston at its meeting
| tonight.
Examination for teachers of public
schools will be held in Culpeper county as
| follows: For white teachers, 2Sth and
29th May, 1901. For colored teachers,
Both and 3lst May, 1901.
At church meeting the following gen
| tlemen were elected To compose the YES
try of Barbour Memorial Chapel, Orange
county, for the coming year Messrs.
| Barbour. Parker. Head and Hendricks.
There are now only six licensed bar
| rooms in Louisa county one in the
Green Springs district and five in the
| Louisa Courthouse district. There are
| none in the Cuck 90 and Jackson districts.
| Mr.. j. II. johnson, editor of the Farmer
| and Fisherman, published at Belle Haven,
Accomac county, has been appointed
| clerk in the State Auditors office in
Richmond, the place vacated by Shep-
herd
| Prof. Joynes now has no opposition
/ for superintendent of schools in AccOmac
county, his opponent, Editor Johnson,
| of the Farmer Il Fisherman, having re-
ceived and appointment in Auditor
Marye's office
Founders Day was observed Friday at
| Bethel Military Academy in FauQuier
county. Miss Lucy NJ Smith ohiciated
| ms sponsor and awarded the various
medals to the victors. The judges were
| Col. VI. j. Jenkins and T.. Il. Crawford;
starter, Angus Luther.
Miss Anna Beazley, Of TaylOrsyille,
| left Saturday to visit for several weeks
her uncle in Orange - Mr.. and Mrs.
Segar and daughter, of Spotsylvania
county, are visiting Mrs. Josie Wright,
| her sister. Hanover Herald.
Miss Mary GUSTS Lee has received
communication stating that a telegram
| had lust been received from President
Mckinley authorizing the Attorney
| General to issue the necessary order for
the delivery OF the relics to her.
1t il thought that there may be valua-
| bile deposits of oil within 20 miles of
Richmond. The Sydnor Pump and Well
Company has verbal option on certain
property and will spend considerable
money in order to make Investigations.
Reports show that storm, flood and
lightning did much damage in Virginia
Friday and the night before. In many
places the rainfall was unprecedented
and the damage covered a wide area.
Old residents of Hanover county say it
was one of the worst storms in many
years.
The town of Louisa has again been
hOnOred by the selection of Miss Martha
Wexford Porter to act az sponsor for the
Sons ofConfederate Veterans at the great
reunion OfCOniederate Veterans in Mem
phis on the 27-2Sth of this month. Miss
| Porter will choose her own maid of
hOnOr.-LOuisa News.
Among the good prices received for to-
bacco were: W. johnson, of Hanover
county, one lot at $14, one lot at $17,
and one lot at $25; Walter Johnson,
| Hanover county, one lot at $3.50, one
lot at $1O.25, and one lot at SO; rhos
| johnson. of the same county, one lot at
! 81, one lot at SO, and one lot at $40.
The second days session Oftne annual
council of the Mount Vernon Ladies' AssO-
citation in Fairfax county shOwsa grow
| ing interest in the work of the assOcia-
ton. The past year has been u very sue
cessful one at Mount Vernon There
have been S5,S29 visitors, including
many distinguished foreign guests.
Capt. G. p. Squires, of Whitestone,
| Va, arrived in Cape Charles on Monday
evening last in his fish steamer, which
was the first to harbor here this season
- Engine 10 pulled l0s freight cars in
one train over the n. Y, p. n. K. X.
Saturday morning the 27th, instant from
Delmar to Cape Charles The train was
I, 400 feet long, or nearly three-quarters
OF mile 1t was the longest train ever
run over any railroad track in this
vicinity. &C lpe Charles Light.
The Board of Supervisors received the
| foIlowinor hida for the 81 600 county