The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The vets" carried Dumiries district
in Prince William county.
The receipts from n bazaar recently
held at Culpeper amounted to sos.
Henry Seawell, of Gloucester county,
will plant $4,000 hills OF watermelons.
The Orange Amateurs in vaudeville
will appear at the Opera House May Ia.
DR.. o. +. Flippo, of Philadelphia, is
making lecturing tour of the Northern
Neck.
Pension issued at Washington: In
crease-John Ames, Northampton coun-
ty, 81.
The soft crab season has fairly well
started, although the crabs a. yet are
small
The demand for horses in the Northern
Neck has been greater than for years,
and they are bringing good prices.
At Ashland Saturday the Richmond
Spiders defeated the Randolph Macon
boys in a game of ball; score 10 to J.
At Charlottesville Saturday George
tow defeated the University of Virginia
bal team and holds the pennant; score
9 to 6.
Theladies of Kinsale Methodist church,
Westmoreland county, will give an enter
tainment in the Masonic Hall, of kinsale,
on the night of the 10th.
majority of the canning factories
i'm the Northern Neck will can tomatoes
thecoming season, though the area plant
ed will not be so large IA in years past.
Mrs. ii. W. Clagett and her daughter,
Miss Katie. of LOudoun county, have
gone to California, where they expect to
spend the summer.
Judge Wright will hold a special term
of his court in Gloucester, beginning May
10Th. On his way down he will hold
short special term in MiddleseX, May IL.
The Tidevater Agricultural ard Stock
Association, of Essex county, has elected
its officers and decided to hold the next
fair September 10th, 18th and l2th,
1901.
The Northern Neck Baptists will hold
their Sunday school convention on Sat
urday and Sunday, May 10Th and 10Th,
at Gideon church, Northumberland
county.
Attorney General \. J. Montague will
address the MaplewOod Memorial Asso-
citation and VIM. $. Grymes Camp, e. v,
at MaplewOOd cemetery, GOrdonsyllle,
on May Both.
Edmond Marshall, colored, was struck
and instantly killed Saturday by the
Southern fast mail train ON the bridge
across the Rapidan River near Rapidan,
Culpeper county.
Charles Robinson, u. s. Bank Exami-
ner. paid the Lancaster National Bank
at IrvingtOn an unexpected visit last
week, and found the bank to he in ex-
ce'lent condition.
Mr.. r. s. Titus shipped to T. F. Keane
another bunch of fine beef cattle last
week from this point. There were -
head and they averaged lJ2J pounds
apiece Ell csburg Mirror
Mr.. John Ball, of near WOODBURY., dis
covered fox den on his farm. Later his
sons explored the home OF Master Rey-
nard, killing one old one and capturing
five little Ones.-LOudOun Enterprise.
Bethany Methodist church at Reeds
vile. Northumberland county, will be
dedicated the fifth Sunday in July. 1t IL
the handsomest church in the Northern
Neck, being built of pressed brick, and
costing over 50, 900.
Stran FOsque was resent enced by
Judge Ross on last Thursday. lie will
be hanged on Friday, June 18th, unless
the Governor COmmutes his sentence to
imprisonment for life in the penitentiary.
Peninsula Enterprise.
West Hanover Presbytery held it's
spring meeting at Charlottesville recently.
Rev. f. ii. Slower, pastor OF the Orange
church. was elected delegate to the
General Assembly of that church, which
will meet in Little Rock, Ark, on the
10th.
The Sunday school at Madison Run
chapel, Orange county, has been reOrgan-
lied with the following officers: h. h.
Harper. superintendent; r. l.. Cox, as
sistant: +. v Huffman, treasurer; 4. j.
Bond. secretary. The services were con
Quoted by Mr.. X. l.. Cox, OF Orange.
Two gentlemen from Nebraska have
purchased. through Messrs. Mayo X Muir
phy. "The Glebe," farm situated on
Nomini creek, Westmoreland county.
Price. 50. 800 Thepurchasers will grow
alfalfa, for which it is thought the soil is
well adapt 4.
DR.. f. ". Boatwright, president OF
Richmond College. will leave in a few |
DAYS for New Orleans, where he will at |
tend the sessions OF the Southern Baptist |
Convention. Whilea away DIR. BOatwright |
will have in mind the selection OF sue |
cessor to Professor Kellogg, in the chair |
Of Greek and will probably confer with
some Of the likely candidates.
Miss Mary Gusts Lee, daughter OF Gen. |
r. Il. Lee. is in Richmond for the purpose,
it is understood, of making arrangements |
for the sate-keeping of the Washing con |
relics of the / ,e family just turned over |
to them by the War Department. Miss
Lee visited her old wartime home there,
now occupied by the Virginia Historical
Society. 1t may be that the family heir
looms will be placed in General Lees old |
home. The managers of the Confederate |
Museum are anxious thai Miss Lee place |
these relics in their keeping.