The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-13
VIRGINIA NEWS


open n bank at Tappahannock ON July
18th.
Robt. Reed OF Northampton county,
was granted n pension oi So. Mt Wash
ington.
Capt W. \. Ashby, OF Culpeper, was
stricken with paralysis aud is III a pre-
carious condition.
A colored woman in the employ Of Mr.
Jas Garnett of Culpeper county, was
killed by lightning.
The strikers at the Trigg Ship Yard in
Richmond have returned To work No
concession were made To them.
The Sunday observance campaign in
Richmond il being followed 10y crusade
against gambling machines.
4 colorcd girl ut " inchcstor attempted
suicide because shccOuld not decide which
one Of four lovers she would accept.
An organization has been formed in
Southampton county, the Objcct,oi which
il to erect Confederate monument
4 house party is in progress at Sabine
Hall" the handsome residence Of Mr.. H..
Carter Wexford, in Richmond county
The strike of the machnists Of the New
port News Shipyard has ended by the
strikers deciding To return To work at
the old wages
Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan, oi New York,
will give to Richmond city n cathedral
The cost will approximate n quarter ola
million dollars.
George Bowman, son Of ". \. Bow
man, formerly of Culpepcr. died III Wash
ingt0n from the effects of an injury sus-
tanned on n railroad
That was all joke about so much
money being found on \. Ransom X iarm
in Essex county. Neyeracent wasiound.
-Southsidc Sentinel
4 match game OF ball was played be
tween the teams oi TappahannOck and
" arsaw last week. The game resulted
in score of H. 10 > in favor OF Warsaw.
The penitentary commission. appoint
by the legislature at its last session made
and inspection ofthe Statcprisonand de
cided to recommend tine enlargement of
the buildings.
Judge J. X McCabe H. A. Thompson
and H. \. Throckmurton. of leesburg
will start next Monday on visit To the
Pacific states. to be gone about a month
-Loudoun Telephone.
The State statute imposing n license oi
$40 on picture vendors has been declared
unconstitutional 10y Judge Booton. of
the Page county cour,. The money was
refunded to the party testing.
The Potomac Baptist Association will
convene in NarrentOn August 18th. 10Th
and 10th. The Introductory sermon will
I've preached by Rev L. r. Thornhill. Of
.Iefiersonton, Culpeper county
Two rolorcd men named Miller were
capsized of the mouth of York river
Wednesday. Capt. lIogg rescued them.
They lost two pairs OF Iatcnt oyster
tOngs, suit of clothes and some money
The boat has not yet been recovered.
DR.. Ie Cato, for eight years n state
senator, was the patron of the hoard OF
fisheries law. which not only settled the
oyster question, butplaced it on paying
basis. the State now deriving annually
from SIG. 900 TO 10000 net revenue
from its fisheries.
Papers have been served imam action oi
covenant brough by L. A.Wils0n, thecon
tractor who put in the Luray system ol
water works, against the town of Luray
for an misunderstanding : - 600 Overland
above what the town agrees To pay.
The point at issue il the proper classlll-
cation under the contract OF 500 cubic
yards removed 10y Wilson from the rcser-
voir. he claiming that the work comes an
der the class of solid rock, payable at =
a cubic yard and the town holding itsel
liable for the payment Of the same only
as loose rock or at forty cents.