The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-28
VIRGINIA NEWS

Jay nighJ tt was success in every ~
spect.
Garner Bros are erecting n large new
store house at Lewisetta. Northamber-
land county.
/ Mr.. Preston Reynolds mill dam. In
/ Orange county. was washed away hy
the recent heavy rains.
Rev. ". y. 1YlHnehast of Rappahan.
mock county. has been called tOSt John =
church. Tappahannock.
The Newport News Shipyari is TRYING
20 secure about 500 new men and is
putting on artisans as fast as they apply
The locust Dale football team defeated
the Bethel Academy team on Locust Dale
grounds, in Madison county. SATURDAY.
/ by a score Of - to q.
Hon. j. e. Gent. member Of the House.
/ OF Delegates from Russell county. has re-
signed, owing TO his house and contents
having been destroyed by ire
/ We are glad TO welcome Or. II. W.
Judd. of CUlpeper. who has located at
Morrisviile to practice medicine Morris
T vile Corr. Warrenton Nirginian.
+ Mr.. Thomas :. Buckley, while hauling
wood IN Orange county, near Gorions-
vile Friday. suffered stroke of paralv-
SIS ~ his left side. His condition is criti-
cal.
Messrs. Thomas 4. Charshee x Bro. Of
Baltimore. have purchased the Bernard
tract OF land in Stonewar District. Rich
mond county. aud viii saw the timber
on the same.
The ladies Of Calvary Church. in Rich
mond county, have placed IN their church
Just above the pulpit. a beautiful tablet
to the memory OF. Rev. William A.
Croker and wife.
senator John ". Daniel and R,nr, sem
entative John +. RiNey are scheduled 10
speak IN Alexandria Friday evening.
October 81. The Democrats are MAJ
ing preparations for a grand rally
Mr. John o. Hanks of Richmond coun-
". from patch containing 6.4OO hills.
Xxi feet apart, making a few hills over
2' acres. picked and delivered to the can
neries l.23o boxes OF tomatoes this sea
son.
Rev. F. &. Ribble. Of st. stephens
church, Culpeper, has accepted position
a. professor in the Bishop PAYNE Divinity
school. Petersburg. He will also have
charge DIST. andrews church Lawrence
Vile
The Colonial DANES ofVirginia held an
interesting meeting Friday at Westover.
on the James River. About seyenty-ive
women were in attendance. After the
transaction of business. luncheon was
served.
Z. ;. Gouldman has leased the Shell
Held shore in Nestmoreland county TO
a Norfolk concern for the purpose of get
ting gravel They viii employ a large
number OF men a. they will sieve the
gravel
Or. Woodrow Wilson was inauguraied
President Of Princeton niyersity. at
friuceton. y. j. Saturday. e1-rresident
Cleveland making the address for the
trustees. Or. Wilson is native ofStaun-
ton. Va.
Commissioner Fowler at Alexandria
has released on bail for their appearance
hei lre the l. S.Court net January. Har-
r. McGaha, Samuel McA-tor and Jas. Cox.
al charged with breaking doNn mail
boxes in Loudoun county.
VI. ;. St-ingirllow and Wm. Bluudon.
who recently bought eighty some acres
at Fleets Point on the right side enter
ing COckrelfs Greek. Northumberland
county. contemplate erecting "A new
steamboat wharf on the property.
Woodbe-ry Forest and the Episcopal
High school played a tie game Of foot
bah on the WoOdberry Forest grounds
saturday afternoon. Wo0dberry at no
time allowed the Episcopal High School
boys 70 get within fity yards of her goal.
The will of the late John W. LveH
formerly OF Virginia, was admitted to
probate in Baltimore Friday Mr.. Lyell
bequeathed all his property to Mrs Clara
VI. Lyell, his widow. Letters were grant
ed 10 Mrs Lyell under bond for Sl2 600 |
Frank Synder. of Spilmau's wharf.
Nestmoreland county. was fined $500 /
and costs by Mayor Watson last week I
Tor kidnapping a dog belonging TO John /
Miller. Of Colonial Beach. Miller's dog
has added 50 this year TO the treasury I
OF Colonial Beach in fines for Kidnapping. /
Heathsville districts new. registration /
IN Northumberland county shows 257 /
white and % colOred. Nearly all of the I
same county, shows ia white aud 40 /
colored at Burgess Store; 1O1 white and /
33 eOlored at Lillian, and III white and
PC colored at Reedville
The prospect OF the establishment in
Alexandria Of the branch of the Ameri
can Cigar Factory, to employ 600
hauds, is lattering The committee
having the matter in charge has secured
over 81, 900 in subscriptions, and il is
believed that the long unused cotton fac
tory there can be made suitable for the
purpose
The WOman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Conference OF Vir-
ginia. adjourned Friday in Richmond
after "a fine meeting. The next meeting
will be held in Norfolk. All of the pre-
sent officers were re elected including
Mrs. Nowlan, the treasurer. who want
ed TO retire on account of i'll health The
delegates visited the orphanage.
At the Grand Camp, at Wytheville.