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

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Collector of Customs ut Richmond.
G.. :. Haynie, who was az work IN hihg
George county, was paralyzed last week
and taken tn his home at Lancaster IL.
The wheat crops throughout the North
ern Neck which were reported some weeks
ago as looking 30 badly, have much I'M
proved. i.r
The Grace,Street Baptist Church con
gregation, Richmond, has accepted the
resignation Of their pastor, Dr. W. T..
Hatcher.
l., A. Edwards Of Nomini Grove, West.
moreland county. lost 5000 worth oil
canned goods by the burning OF store
house recently.
The Riverside Cotton Mills at Danville.
seven i'm number. are shut down because
of the demand for shorter hours OF labor
by the employees
Plans for new Jail for Richmond have
been reported tn the council. Ii VIII be
erected on the site of the presertstructur,
and will cost about $4,000.
Real estate il ON quite a boom in Acco-
mae county. Several sales of iarm-lands
have been recently made at prices rang
ing from $50 to $40 per acre.
Massanutten Mountain, near Luray,
caught fire Monday. and IL burning
| fercely. 4 large amount ct timber II
being destroyed, as well IA some fences.
Cant. W. l.. Messick, proprietor OF the
Carters Greek Fish GuanO Works, oil
Iryington, Lancaster county, was taken
10 Baltimore last week for medical treat
ment.
The store-house, with stock Of goods,
of Alexandria W. Marshall, In Accomac
county. was destroyed by fire Saturday
morning: the loss partly covered by In
surance Of $500.
DIR. Vim. s. Christian, superintendent
of schools of Middlesex county, who IA
an applicant for disappointment, will have
as contestant for that position Mr..
| Richard 4. Davis, of StormOnt.
At the recent Northern Wilmington
Methodist Conference Rev +. Ii. Derrick
son WAS appointed to the OnancOck
charge. Rev q. q. Senser for ChincOteague
Island. and Rev. g. W Rounds for Tan
gier Island.
The Prince William Horsemen's Asso-
citation met at Manassas Monday and
selected July 3lst and August LIST AZ the
dates for the next show. The association
il flourishing financially, and they expect
to give the best show ever seen in the
South.
Gov. Tyler has been requested by the
management Of the exposition soon TO be
held at Buffalo, n. Y, to name date Tor
! Virginia Day." He will take the matter
under advisement. Ii il probable the
Governor and staff and nearly all the
Virginia military wiz attend the expo
sitiOn.
Tankard Garrison was shot and In
stantly killed by Burton Wallace, In Ac-
comac county, over a game OF craps.
Wallace is in Jail. Both are negroes.
| Under similar circumstances, near Parks
lev. Edward White was struck on the
head with a club by Robert Evans,
knocked senseless and is still unconscious.
A serious shooting affair took place
Saturday night at MOrgan's Landing.
Northampton county. Will Crumb shot
Upshur Mason twice, once through the
head and a second shot through the hip.
Mason il supposed to have taken the
initiative. They are both white men.
| They were tried by Justice Upshur and
bound over to keep the peace.
The "drys" carried milestone district,
Lancaster county by about 900 majority,
which was a larger majority than the
entire county gave when carried lew
years ago by local option. lryingtOn, a
white precinct, east l61 votes for the
drys and not a wet vote was east. White
| Chapel district, which also voted Tues
day, went dry by IS majority.
A wreck OF freight ears occurred near
the entrance to the railroad yards OF Cape
| Charles on Saturday evening. There were
| thirteen cars deraied, and six Of them
| had to be destroyed in order to remove
| the debris. The accident occurred when
| the train started up to take the siding.
| In consequence the night passenger train
was delayed for about four hours. No
body was hurt.
Tens OF thousands of people have viewed
| the ruins OF the magnificent Jefferson
| Hotel. The building is not a total loss.
| Architects and contractors say it can be
rebuilt for practically the amount of the
insurance. 1t is said that something like
$4OO, 900 worth of diamonds were de-
stroyed by the fire. 1t is quite certain
that there were persons who lost many
very valuable jewels.
The case OF the Commonwealth vs..
Isaac Nicholson, for the shooting OF
Tucker Smith some months ago, was
tried in the Madison County court last
week, the jury bringing In verdict OF
not guilty. Both of Smiths eye-balls
were taken out as a result OF the shoot
ing. Hon. James Hay and George l..
Browning appeared for the prisoner, and
James f. Thrift, Commonwealth AttOr-
ney, for the State.
Auditor Marye began Monday the pay
ing-off OF pensions for the current year.
Those on the roll OF 1893 and those added
to it by special acts of legislation will
first be paid in full. These claims range
from $15 to 800. After the claims re-
ferred to shall have been settled the bal
ance of the appropriation OF $135,OOO
will be pro rated among the claimants
under the act of 1900. These latter will
not be paid off until after August LIST
next.
All the menhaden factories are, prepar-
ing for the approaching season. The two
counties of Lancaster and NOrthumber-
land contain eleven of these factories,
which fish eighteen steamers, considerably
over half the fishing feet Of the Chesa-
peake bay. Northumberland has eight
factories In the vicinity Of Reedville, which
fish nine steamers, while Lancaster has
three, fishing nine steamers. Two OF the
factories In Lancaster county are consid-
cred among the largest and best-equipped
in the world. The season will begin about
the end OF next month, and will furnish
| employment to thousands OF men, who