The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-30
VIRGINIA NEWS

The new bank at Warsaw will open /
Oct let.
The condition Of MIR Fuller Rristow.
OF Middlesex. who is suffering from pa
ralysis is but little improved.
Rev. Z. r Perry had the misfortune to
cut of finger Tuesday. while cleaning
feed eotter.-'iordousville Gazette.
Gov. Montague has approved the sen.
tence OF the court martial Diminishing
Lieut.. John ". Starke from the military
service.
Hon. J. Taylor Eliyson. Of Richmond.
Is being talked of by his friends a. the
Democratic candidate for Congress in the
Third district two years hence.
The vestry OF South Farnham parish
! IappahanRock. have extended a call 20
/ Rev. Everard Meade to succeed Rev J.
/ II. Dickinson as rector of the parish.
Only one white Democrat in Loudoua
was denied registration. lie was a man !
who thought Speaker John F Ryan. Of
that county. was Governor Of the State. /
Virginia Citizen.
The Buena Vista Advocate saws
1T has Just been discovered that the
NN'0AAANAA'A ia A|AAl NDA0NAAN NtrITAn-
chise twO-thirds at the Methodist min
listers in the State
Mr.. John C. Williams. OF Iurav. has
bought Mr.. Daniel J. Corier's farm i'm
Rappahannock county situated about y.
miles from Washington, also containing
300 acres, for $500.
An earnest effort will be made to secure
for Norfolk the site for the orphanage to
be erected by the Presbyterian General
( Synod. LynchburC is making a spec
ial effort TO get the institution. also.
The Cottage" farm near Saluda.
/ Middlesex county, owned by the late ;.
( ". Bristow was sold at auction last
week and bought by his widow. Mrs
Ruth Bristow. for the sum Of $3.50.
The fish factories in the east end Of
/ Northumberland county are now catch
I ing all the fish they can handle The sea
son promises 10 be a good one. and most
Of the factories will make some money.
We need more road Improvement and
less talk about taxing Louisa people for
n $4,000 courthouse. Let us put
the dog tax law in force and have thous-
and Of more sheep in the county .-L>u'sa
News.
The Board of Supervisors of Gloucester
county has made arrangements TO have
the school children in Guinea vaccinated
They also reconsiiered their action in
reference 10 allowing the bill of the doc
tors in smallpox cases.
/ Or C. ". 7. Brock has called meet
| ing of the Redmond Alumni Association
of the University OF Virginia for Tues
J day evening for discussing the proposed
action OF the Board of Visitors in rela-
I ton TO the craftsmanship Of the faculty
/ A Z
I Accomac county. was reported 10 the
| Board OF Health The disease was con
tracted by the patient while visiting in
Norfolk. The Board Of Health has ia
ken steps 10 prevent the disease from
spreading.
II is understood that Mr. Braxton. OF
stanton. chairman Of the Committee on
Corporations of the Constitutional Con-
vention. thinks judge Wits decision on
free passes. II sustained viii break down
the force of this whole position. SO far as
state and city officers are concerned.
The mechanics are at work upon the
new building which is being added this
fall 20 the school system at Morrisville.
Fauquier county. Centrally located and
built upon thoroughly up-to-date plans.
the new building. when completed. will
be symmetrical. elegant and imposing to
the eye.
Bud Smith had both Of his legs broken
at the saw mill OF Mr. Fred Hit. on
saturday last. by log rolling upon
him. We understand one of Presi- I
dent Roosevelt + sons il attending school /
at Woodbury. Forest. T. Weldon I
Berrey. of Stafford county. was up 10
Circuit Court this week Madison News. I
The fight for the L ;. district attor- |
neyship for the Eastern district OF Vir-
ginia il hot The BOwden republicans
are after Gen. Adams scalp Assistant
District Attorney Hugh Gordon Miller
has announced that he is not a eandi
date for the position against his chief.
Gen. Allan, and that he is doing ever =
thing he can for the General.
Tomatoes galorel The half has never
br IN seen before, and our canneries are
kept busy from early morn till late ia
the day. And our merchants are smiling
over the large amount Of spending mon
ey now in circulation Business. they
say, Is picking up wonderfully and no
little OF the money comes from the eau
ming factories. Sentinel
Hog cholera has been raging here for
the past week OF two and nearly every 4
owner of swine has sustained a heavy /
loss from this dreaded disease. One Of I
our citizens we are informed lost as
many as twenty last week This win no 4
doubt raise the price of pork in this f.
vicinity. Miss Louisa Sandy. OF /
M"lers, left last week for Knoxville, /
Tenn. She was accompanied by Miss /
Beulah Sandy as far as fredericksburg. /
Underwater Democrat.