The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-05
VIRGINIA NEWS
4 new Methodist church is being built
at Black Stump. Lancaster county.

house OF worship near Old Zoar, in
I Orange county.
A lodge of Odd-Fellows has been inst-
/ tuted at Millenbeck, Lancaster county,
with 81 members.
Dogs made raid ON Mr. VIM. T.
/ Quarles' sheep in Caroline county ana
/ killed nine lambs
John WsAnlerson, oft Cape Charles has
filed a petition in bankruptcy, with
liabilities oi 81 639
Mr. d. NJ Downcr. OF Orange county,
has accepted "a position with the e. y.
r. u. at Newport News.
Judge VIC. Winiamsand Misses Bessie
Williams and Mamie Stewart. OF Orange.
/ have returned from a trip to Florida.
Rev. Thomas d. Lewis hns declined the
call to the rpctorship OF the Episcopal
churches oi Essex parish.
The late Michael Paync's farm OF 80
acres in Rappahannock county has been
sold To DIR. Colbert Tor - 900.
Ii is said the shops of the Seaboard
Air Line will be rcmpyed 10 Richmond
from Portsmouth as wen as the general
Offices
Mr.. :. {. Nelson and family, OF Acco-
mae G.. H., have gone 60 Baltimore To
reside.
The fertilizer inspectors for the truck
ing section of the State have gone to
work. The Others will begin about
April LIST.
Mr.. Edwin x. McDorman, OF Mary
land. has accepted the position a. assist
ant principal of Margaret Academy
Accomac county
The Riyerton Duck Farm is surprising
all former years this season Already
there are about 5000 hatched and Zoo
more ready to break the shell.
Sergeant W. Roberts. of Orange. was
with the :. marins corps in the assault
on Tiensin. China, and had part OF ms
shirt taken oil by Boxer bullet
Rev. ". n. n. Squrcs. who received a
call 10 the Second Presbyterian Church,
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accepted. and will assume ms new duties
the second sunday in May.
Congressman Swanson will be given
quite an ovation by the members Ot the
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity when he
attends their banquet here ON the night
oi March 9th.-i'ich. Dispatch.
The Cape Charles Boat Club met last
week and organized. Mr.. J. 7. Barney
was elected commodore and MIR. j. ".
Jones. secretary and treasurer
The Orange County Health Board has
ordered compulsory vaccination Tor
Gordunsyllc and vicinity. The Board
OF Supervisors viii carry the order into
effect.
Can't +. a. Gunby has acquired full
possession and title to the factory plant
near White Stone. Lancaster county.
he will employ 100 men during the men
hadou fishing season in l.ancastercOunty
Alr. J. C. Poulton. "a native oi iNarren-
ton. is now an extensive ranchman an
Texas. He and his hrotherin-law own
and rent $4,000 acres OF land. Ihey
have 3.30O cows and are fattening J.
900 steers for market
The crows IN some parts OF the state
are afflicted with a pcculiardisease. Their
eyes become inhamed. causing them To
20 blind. when they soon die. Numbers
oi them have been found dead IN some
parts OF Loudouu county.
Andrew Carnegie, the steel king. has
offered to give Richmond hundred
Thousand dollars To establish n public
library on condition the city give site
I and $4,000 a year to support 1t. II
is believed this will be done.
The Mumlord Banking Company has
opened a bank in Reedsyile Northwmber-
/ land county. l.. +. Mumiord. of Cape
| Charles was elected president: Lloyd I.
Smith. of Heathsville. vice president j.
( A. Palmer. Jr.. Of Kilmarnock assistant
cashier.
Several miles east OF this place a live
deer was caught and is now confined IN
a stable. The deer eats and seems to be
getting along nicely. Dogshad run 1t 80
long that it was completely worn out
Spirit OF the Valley.
The intercollegiate debate between
Randolph-Macon College and Richmond
College was held at Ashland Friday night.
The question. Resolved, That Senators
Should BE Elected by Direct Vote OF the
People. was debated. The judges decided
in favor OF the RandOlph-MacOn repre-
sentatives, who were in the negative
The Middlcsex Bank Of Urbanna began
business Friday morning. This makes
six banks which have started business IN
the Northern Neck and Southside within
the past wear. All Of these institutions
are private banks, with the exception OF
the one at Irvington which is anational
bank
A strange dogstr aged to the premises
Of Alr. Jacob Troth near AccOtink, and
after being there few days, bit Mr.
Joseph l'roth and going TO the farm OF
Mr.. ]. W. Cox. not far off, bit n colt and
two cows. which have died. 1t is said !
that other animals were bitten by the |
dog about the same time.-FairiaX
Herald.
Mrs. Nancy Hicks, of Spotsylvania, was
buried last week in the family burying
ground. services conducted by Rev. j. ".
Hickman She was a native OF Louisa
county. was 73 years old. and was the
Oldest member Of Shady Grove church.
She is survived by three children, Alessrs
Robert and John II. Hicks and Mrs.
James A. billiard.
w. p. Atwood. the Republican talley-
keeper at Templeton's Precinct in Prince
George county, last November. was con
victed for taking and carrying of an |
unmarked ballot. fine OF 500 was /
imposed, being the maximum fine pre-
scribed, and this is believed to be the
first conviction under the present election
law in this State.
A numerous delegation from Loudoun
county. has protested against the rural /
mail delivery service that has been
established in the northern part OF |
that county from the Point OF Rocks to /
UiIlsboro This service they say. instead !