The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-14
VIRGINIA NEWS

Norman Guion. OF NiddIesex county
has been granted "a L. :. pension OF -.
4 patent ON corn planter has been
granted Alex. VI. Londsay. Jr., oi Lees
burg
The farm Of the late Joseph l.. Ncrts
containing lSS acres. in Loudoun conn
ty. has been sold for : lG per acre.
The Baptist Church will be- dedicated
at Hume. Fauquer county, Tuesday the
first day of oct by Rev. MIR Hatcher, ol
Richmond
The Leesburg Mirror. recently owned
and edited by the late Arthur >hcctz,has
been sold TO Mr. Robert y. Harper. OF
Washington, d. e..
At the regular meeting oi the Hanover
Troop Tuesday at Ashland senator Hen
~ +. Wickham was the orator. HIS
speech elected great applause.
Thirty three divorce suits are now
pending in Norfolk courts These consti-
tute one-eighth OF the chanecry docket
that will be called in October.
DR.. l.. ;. Foster, OF Williamsburg, for
merly of Mathews county. who was Sc
yerely hurt recently has 80 far recovered
az to be able to attend TO business.
The lightning Tuesday night killed a
COW on Judge Morton farm. An
other colored child died ofdiphtheria sun
day morning Orange Nirginan
Mr.. L. b. White has purchased the fine
farm of 1856 acres, belonging 10 +. \.
Tschiifely DIV ashington, about two miles
from Leesburg, on the Aide turnpike and
will improve il.
DR.. William H. Taylor, State chemist
and city coroner Of Richmond, and who
for over twenty years has been a teacher
in the public schools Of that city, has
been turned out.
The case of Lewis Thomas, charged
with maliciously shooting and wounding
Robert Johnson at n negro festival, near
Aide resulted in n hung jury, and was
continued to the next term of LOudoun
county court.
The Virginia Division Of the Association
of the Army of Northern Virginia (the
parent veteran organization OF the
South has determined to have n grand
rally of the "old boys" during the up
preaching Carnival, in Richmond.
An unsuccessful attempt at criminal
assault was made by an unknown negro
Thursday on Mrs Rosa Sewers, n white
woman, living with her husband and
children at Chestnut Fork ,Cupeper cOun-
ty The woman fought the negro away.
Rev. James Long, of King and Queen
county, preached the last week in August
for Rev j. II. Haley in series of meetings
with the Upper Essex church. His ser
mons were fine discourses and the meet
ing resulted in twenty-nine additions To
the church.
A movement has been inaugurated by
prominent cOlOred citizens OF Richmond
city looking to the establishment Of sew
eral negro settlements in the State, where
systematic instruction in farming may be
given The first OF the proposed settle
ments will be established near that city.
The State Liquor Dealers Association
in annual session at Norfolk Tuesday
organized the association. Among the
matters that are to be discussed by the
liquor men will, it is understood, be the
anti-saloon movement now on foot in
Virginia, and the possible increase of the
retail price of liquor.
Some cases disposed of by the Court
of Appeal, in Stanton this week
Davis VS.. Commonwealth, from Coun-
ty Court OF Fauquier. reversed. Wrenn
VS.. Shryark, Circuit Court Of Loudoun
County, appeal refused. Hainry vs.. Nor
ris, Circuit Court of Green County, writ
of error and supersedeas, bond $3.50.
Dean vs.. Brown, Circuit Court of Green
County, writ OF error, bond $3.50.