The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15

hOOeft tOlA.o
county, committee 80
throat with a pocketkniie
Three colored women in Richmond
worked n peculiar bunco game by which
they obtained about $4,000.
Mr.. A. c. Marshall, of Fauquier coun-
ty, has gone to England to look after
legacy, recently left him by an aunt
University of Virginia team was beaten
by Harvard Saturday evening in game
OF ball at Washington, score IL to :.
Mr.. W. J. Tatum, of Tatum, Orange
county has purchased Mr. G. W Wiggles-
worth sfarm. near Vulcan, in that county,
Mr.. j. +. + Kite has plowed up 30
acres of wheat as worthless for crop
of corn -Criglersville Letter In Madison
News
"Woodlawn, " the former home of Mrs.
Nj. Hundley, has been purchased by Mr.
Robert Garnett huntsville letter in Tide
water Democrat
Mr. Robert II. Davis, OF BrstOw, has
oeen elected school trustee for Brents
willie district, Prince William county, vice
W W. KinchelOe.
The oyster market on the aappahan-
mock is dull, oysters now selling for from
30 to 80 cents per bushel. At these prizes
they are being taken for planting.
The Woodberry-forest baseball team
OF Madison county defeated the
Episcopal High School team on the lat
ter's grOuujs, by a score of 30 to l
James Grove, of LoudOun County
was found dead by the Southern Rail
road track near Leesburg, Sunday, sup
posed To have been struck by train.
Mr. T. r. CovingtOn. of Stevensburg,
Culpeper county, has returned TO Della
ware Park. near Norfolk, of which he will
have the management the coming sum-
mer.
A petition asking,the Judge to refuse liq-
uor licenses TO all applicants at Louisa
C. ii. has been signed by many persons
and by the majority of property holders
of that place.
The menhaden fishing season has com
menced One steamer returned to Irving
ton last week with over 100 600 men
baden and reports that the lower part OF
the bay is teeming with them.
II the town authorities propose 10 dis
patch tagless dogs. they should have
pound where the dogs can be taken and
killed. Weprotest against executing them
upon the main thoroughiare. -Culpeper
Enterprise
In the debate Saturday night at the
University OF Virginia for the Board OF
Visitors medal Mr.. J. S. Barron OF War
saw, Richmond County won over Mr.. T.
s. Settle, of Flint Hill, happahannock
County, Va.
FAt the Detrick sale, in Orange county
horses brought fine prices. The registered
cattle did not sell so well A large number
of farming implements were offered. The
sale amounted to So 600, 1000 Of which
was paid in cash.
Ii is\nOt vet been decided whether Smith
or EppS was nominated for City Sergeant
at Richmond democratic primary Thurs
day. An error is said to have been dis
covered and recount will probably be
in favor Of Epps.
Prof. AIM. Smith, principal OF the Epis
cOpal Female Institute at Winchester. will
retire and so to his estate at Markham,
Fauquier county. He will be succeeded
by Mr.. W. q Marshall, Of the Episcopal
Institute at Chatham,Ya.
Some of the Mariners of Louisa county
have lost cattle recently with disease
which they do Not understand. When the
animals are tak&n a swelling appears at
the base OF them Jaws, which extends
and \when it reaches their
bodies they die.
Miss Sara Pattoh Taylor, daughter of
Maj. Erasmus Tayvpr. OF Orange, was
married to Mr. GeCFge Richard Pope,
Of Roselle, n. j., on Vpril . tn at the res
dence of the brides lister, Mrs. g. A.
Smith, in Richmond \ The couple will
make their future homo ~ ROseIle, \. ). 4
The press and plant o. the Chesapeake
which suspe 2ded publication
year before last at KilnMrnock. Lancas
er county, has beeggPurchased by Watt
L Mayo, prOEAffnent attorney OF West
nOreland corhity. 1t is said to be them
entioSd-of the purchaser to start a local
Hague, in that county. Virginia
citizen
Mr.. A. W. Maxwell exhibited in our
office last week numerous samples of sill
yer ore found by him and Mr.. W. Ii. Alger
on the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Madison
county. These samples hare been tested
by expert biologists, who pronounce
them rich in silver and nickel, the value
ming from 81 to $500 per ton. -0range
Observer.
Gov. Montague and party will leave a,
Richmond Tuesday night for Charleston,
10 be present on Wednesday, which is
Virginia Day" at the Exposition there.
About fifty members of the Virginia Press
association, with their ladies, will also
De in attendance. The cadets of the Y.
VI. l., at Lexington, will also go and act
Is escort to the Governor. A detach-
nent OF the State military will also be on
land.
A family hitched up their carriage tn
'ther Sunday to go to Macedonia Church
md after getting nearly there they heard I
hen cackling, and upon examination =
Ound she had gotten under the carriage :
eat and made nest. The hen was tied
nd carried back home-also the egg
'he same family own a hen which has
een known to lay three eggs a day
'ine Top letter in Orange Observer
MARRIAGES.
Mrs. Elsie Currull, of near Weems, Ian
nnfor oounAu nnd Al. Holl;.. C..iALn. IL