The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-09
VIRGINIA NEWS

Inc state bOAru Oh lSutIlth III 1l'N'
in annual session in Richmond Tuesday
The last of the county fairs in the State
closed yesterday at Kilmarnock, Lancas
ter county.
Mrs. William g. Beverly has sold her
farm Fountain Hill in FauquiercountS.
to Mr.. T. b. White OF Leesburg.
Rev. p 3. Nugent has been dcposcd
from the ministry by Episcopal Bishop
White, OF Virginia, for doctrinal
reasons
The Postmaster-Gencral has issued an
order forbddng the use OF the mails to-
W. ". Sale, treasurer of the Mutual
Fidelity Company, of Norfolk
Tuesday Tom Cook (colored) killed
Henry Wormly colored) with shot
gun at Little Plymouth, King ami
Queen county. Cook made his escape.
Mr. George r. Ford, State Seuatorelc
from Loudoun and FauQuier, has resign
| ed the mayorality of Round Hill, and +.
Ballinger has been chosen To I'LL the va
cancy.
Gov. Tyler will 90 To Washington to
push the claims OF Virginia on u certain
sum of money advanced To the Virginia
volunteers AT the beginning OF the span
| ish. American war.
\ Young. well-dresscd woman went To
Manassas from Washington 10 identity
the stranger who killed himself there
| Monday. The dead man was not her
missing husband
The attending physician contradicts
exaggerated reports in regard 10 the
condition OF / ;. Senator John W
Daniel. tie says the senator simply
needed rest and is now greatly improved.
The man who committed suicide At
Manassas several days ago, has been
| identified in Providence, Il. !. Ills name
was Isaac Blumm, and untila few weeks
before his death he kept tobacco store
| there
4 party of prominent West Nirginians
| arrived at Norfolk Thursday Tor the
purpose of closing a deed Tor 900 acres
OF land on Elizabeth river for site for
the plant OF the Norfolk Shipyard aud
Drydock Company
The chesapeake presbytery here ad-
| iourned before completing the eXamina-
tion of Rev. Y. Z. Merrell. of Prince
| William county. for orders, and the
matter was continued till the next meet
ing of the Presbytery Alex. Gazette.
In the case of Lewis Thomas, who was
convicted at the October term oil the
County Court of LoudOun OF unlawiully
shooting Robert Johnson, and was sen
fenced to the penitentiary Tor three
wears. Judge Nichol has granted writ
of error and supersedeas to said ludg-
ment.
Among theiourth-class postmasters re-
Gently appointed are D. ". Brilliant,
Wheaton. Lancaster county, ". IL.
Mitchell. WestlaDd. Lancaster county
| Among those commissioned is Forrest +.
Taylor. Chatterton. King George
county.
In the case of John A. Chanler Judge
White gave his decision, dismissing the
petition and refusing further investiga-
ton. on the ground that noevidence had
been offered 10 show that Mr.. Chanler
was mentally incapable OF managing bls
own affairs.
Miss Mildred Lee. daughter OF Gen.
Robert T.. Lee. is in Williamsburg, at the
home of DR.. l.. ) Foster The Magruder-
Ewell Camp of Confederate Veterans held
a receptionin her honor. She will, under
the escort of this camp, visit Yorktown
and jamestown.
| Gov.-elect 4. J. Montague will have to
work hard for the next seven weeks III
order 10 have the affairs of his Office M
| attorney general in shape To be turned
over TO Mai. Anderson. Mr.. Montague
will retain his present secretary. Mr.. ID
4. Richie, as his private secretary when
he becomes governor.
The neglected and lost grave OF Major
Lawrence Butler, distinguished Revo
lutionary soldier, the personal friend o.
| Washington and n member OF General
Daniel Morgan + staff, has been discover
ed in a field near Winchester by Rev. r
b. Jackson, of the First Baptist church
The crumbing tablet tells who wa
buried beneath
The Leesburg Mirror. which was pur
chased by Mr. Robert \. Harper, the
ardent Virginia Democrat, at Washing
ton has appeared under the new manage
ment. Captain ii. 0. Clagett retirei
from the editorial chair and Mr.. K. ]. \
Reid. of the Hamilton Enterprise, be
comes the editor Of the Mirror.
Mr.. Anthony Dibrell Of the Loudour
National Bank, and a party OF ladies
narrowly escaped death Saturday. Mr.
Dibrell was driving in a twO-hors'
carriage, with Miss Carrie Wise, OF Lees
burg. Miss Clarke. of Delaware city, anc
Miss Douglass, of Alexandria, and re
turning were near their destination wher
without warning, one OF the horses be
gan to kick. The horses ran, and Mr.
Dibrell was drawn over the dashboard
and received cuts upon his head and
bruises. They ran into an embankment on
the side of the road and stopped sudden
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