The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-04
VIRGINIA NEWS

Charlottesville was lighted Wednesday
night by electric lights for the first time.
Mr.. Nat. Cheatham, of Greene county,
was bitten by Il mad eat and he had the
flesh removed and cauterized.
John II. Ball, of Northumberland
county. Va. and Emma Davis, were
licensed in Washington to marry.
The old ST. Clair Hotel, in Richmond.
before the war the Washington Hotel,
was sold Wednesday Tor S32 900.
Sir Gilbert T. carter. Governor of the
Bahamas. will visit Virginia To locate
the American branch of his family.
At Charlottesville Wednesday the Uni
vcrsity of Virginia ball team defeated the
University of Maryland; score 10 to is.
The street ear lines, gas works and
electric plant at l.ynchburg have been
sold to capitalists Of that city and l'hila-
delphia.
Dr. John r. Harrison, of Madison
county. fell while alighting from n tram
at Charlottesville and sustained serious
injuries.
The Martha Washington Home OF the
VIRGINIA Manual Labor School will he
dedicated May Sth, at Broad Neck Farm,
Hanover county.
Fire at Richmond Wednesday night de
stroyed much Of the plant oi the Asa
Snyder Iron Works The loss Is heavy,
with only a small insurance.
For the first time in the history OF
Richmond girls selling newspapers mp
peared ON the streets of that city Tues
day. They did lively business.
w. Mock. Of Accomac. has been APP
pointed n clerk in the first auditors a.
lice to succeed Joseph Shepherd, who Il
now under arrest on the charge OF EN-
bezzling state funds.
The Confederate women OF Virginia
will continue their efforts To have the re-
mains Of the Confederate dead now IN
TERED in Washington turned over to
them for rnintcrment in Richmond.
Bessie Clark. pretty II year-old girl,
was. il is alleged. drugged or made drunk
and mstrcatcd 10y number of young
white men in Manchester. The case IL
attracting a great deal of attention.
The charges against DR.. Preston, super
intendent of the Southwestern state
ASYLUM. will be- investigated. GOV Tyler
has written To the board requesting that
this action be taken rs soon a. possible.
The Board Of Trustees OF the Metho-
dist Orphan Asylum has selected site
for that building n short distance west oi
Richmond. Work ON the structure which
will cost 100. 900 will begin within two
months
At Alexandria Thursday the transfer
Of all the Offices. stamps and work oi the
United States Internal Revenue Col
lector's Office. from Collector Agnew
under his old bond to Collector Agnew
under his new bond, took place.
Virginia's contributions to the For
eigl Mission Board for the year closing
Tuesday amounted To $27 ,3jJ.JS, which
i the largest amount ever given in one
year by any State represented IN the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Ii il a mistake that number OF the
officers of the SEVENTEEN Regiment, OF
Richmond. threaten To resign. Some
trouble grew out of the failure OF these
officers to attend the military schools
and the too rigid enforcement OF disci-
pline. but all has been satisfactorily set
tied
Some of the liquor dealers were whip
ped out by the Sunday Observance
League in Richmond. Th,i- surrender
was complete, and their plea OF guilty
saved the score or more of business men,
summoned "a witnesses, the humiliation
OF having to test : that they slipped IN
at side doors on Sundays and got drinks.
Monumental Episcopal church, Rich
mond. was robbed Wednesday evening.
suffering it's second dissertation within
two wears. The ornaments were torn
from the altar, the sacristy was riiied,
and large quantity of valuable plate
was carried off. The rectOr's wardrobe,
bookcases, and other repositories were
opened and their contents scattered.
Mr.. W. Ben Palmer, of Richmond, who
was one OF Mosby's men, received the
following letter from Baron Robert Won
Massow, from Germany: Dear Sir:
Major Scheibert requires me to tell you
that | am living | think it will be 40
for many happy years, though belong
not to people owning property worth
mentioning. My wealth consists in the
possession OF beloved wife and five chill
dren. can, therefore, leave to my friends
and comrades in Mosby's Confederacy
nothing but my high estimation and
good wishes