The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-14
VIRGINIA NEWS

The heethsviile Fair will be- held this
week. Oct 10, rs and l..
Thomas r. Scott has been appoin,,d
postmaster az Narst. Madison county.
branch telephone line will he hnil,
Cr,ek
II Clarence Smith. 81 Richmond has
oeen made secretary 20 WI Chang. the
'hinese Minister at Washington
The new registration for Occupacia
District tsseN county resulted a. follows.
- white. - coiorpd. n I were refused
beautiful window. a memorial of Mr.
Fielding Lewis Willis. was unveiled in
the Episcopal Church. at Rapidan. on
sept. 2lSt-
Rev. John O. Rhodes. of Louisa has
beeu rendered call 10 the Methodist
thurch al iordonsville lie has it under
/ consideration.
T. senator James 2. Taliaierro. Of
lorida. was the guest of his sister. Miss
Lucy &. Islioferro. in Orange. several
/ days last week
The Virginia Passenger and pover
company has purchased the Richmond
ana petersburg electric railway for
about 100000
The students OF the University of Nir.
glnia held a meeting aud protested
against the appointment of Col. Miles As
chairman OF the faculty oi that institution.
Rev. Z. e. Davis. pastor Of Glele 7 AND
ing and Samos Baptist Churches in NH.
dleseN county, has resigned and viii ar
tend the Semiuary in Louisville the com
ing session.
/ owing 10 the large amount OF work az
the Newport News Shipyard. and the
contract for the battleship Louisiana the
torce az the yard viii be increased TO 10.
ooo within month. If the men can be-
secured.
W. L. l.. Starke. owner of Rockbridge
baths. Rockbridge county. sold TO =
'has- Oartcr. New ork city. this proper
" Tor $500 cash Twenty Thousand
dollars viii be expended in improvingthe
property.
The Confederate reunion at Lunenburp
court House Friday was a success. GOV.
montague was the orator OF the dav
Nen Suth Boiling. Grand Commander
smith, and Judge John II. Ingram also
made speeches.
Joe Wright, colored. was accidentlv
shot at Nhitestone. Lancaster Counrv
Friday by Oscar Nickens. also colorrd
The shooting was done with a pistol
the bullet taking effect ir the brain
Wright will die
The completed registration of vote-s in
Alexandria shows .S2l names. 1877
white and IA colOred The old registra-
tlon books showed nearly 1000 names
ABOUT one-haf the white and one-eighti,
OF the eolored men are now registered.
Bids were opened at the Navy Deps-t.
meht Tor the construction of concrete and
granite dry dOckat Charleston. :. e. The
lowest oid wac that Of the Virginia En-
Slneering ami Construction COMPANY. of
Richmond. Va which offered to do the
work for Sl.lS9.45O.
he meeting of the University Board nj
isitors Will take place on the afternoon
oi Oct i. when that body will consider
the question which has excited SO much
discussion. the selection of fol Georoe
". Niles for a chair and the permanent
Craftsmanship Of the University Of Viz
GINA
be next meeting Of the Piedmont Med.
heal Society will be held at Ruckersville
on saturday, October 18th. 1902. an
p m subject Tor discussion. Neuritis ''
or. W m j Jrittenden. leader. A volun-
tteT paper on "HypnOtism and Hypnotic
Ewell
Asa ID. Rogers, of Petersburg was
nned S'u and costs in the Mayors Court
there Tor attempting 10 Kiss Miss Eva
Pulley. on Boiling Brook stree, n Se,,'
DAYS ago against her win. Rogers vvas
intoxicated AT the time Miss Pulley nj
dressed letter 10 the Mayor raouestin,,,
nm 70 be lenient with the accused a. a.
had apoiogized 10 her for his conduct
mere was happy reunion of the Ne
1ehee family at Mr. l.. e. AicGehee's -
Gently. among those present wert
charles McGehee, of Brian John L NJ
Dehee, Of Ashland KY. Mrs Ida Sharue
oi 'Iiton Forge. Mrs. Lucy Stubs. of
SpotsylVanla, Mrs John Brown. of
5-vuisa ana Mrs. r. {. Wood and 81
News.
Edward Geurrant, labor orgapiz.r
was sentenced 70 eight months imDrisou-
nent by Judge Mcdowell. OF the Federal
curt at Abingdon. for contempt IL was
leld that Geurrant violated the orders ~
me court IN tresspassing upon the lands
d the virginia Iron. Coal and Coke Com
pany TO organize laborers while the oron-
'rty OF the company was in the hands cs
receivers appointed by the Federal Court
jas. Newman. Geo Timus. VIM. Haines
Arthur Iabe. Alex. Toulson Peter Willis
Moses Willis, Joe Ashton and Joe Ash
ton, Jr., were before Justice Newton last
tuesday at Mt. Holly. Newfoundland
county. charged with trespassing on
The oyster planting grounds Of J. HI. Lee
and Others in Nomini creek. They were
zach sentenced TO pay fine OF five dol
ars and costs.
Hon Z. Henry O'Bannon. OF Ranpo.
hammock county. was burned severely re-
emily. lie was sitting in Mr.. CrigIer's
store IN Sperry under large iamp
" hich fell striking him on the side me
)il poured out on him and in an instant