The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-23
VIRGINIA NEWS

pension has been issued at Washing
"a DIV 'Td Brown, Eastville. Northamp-
ton county. $40.
The residence oi Miss Lottie l.. Row
m Orange has been sold tn Miss Lizzie
Matthews for 900.
+ L. :. Sen ltor Robert r. Witbers
OF Mytheville. celebrated his eighty-trs,
birthday anniversary Friday.
Mrs. Stoaewall Jackson will attend
the convention of the Virginia Daughters
oil the Coniederacy. October :.
d. + CARRIER has sold his farm, .'Pao-
In. near Catlett's. "a iQuier county. to
pr. W Y lrens Of West Virginia
N, L. Il. Dear. formerly of Fairfax
county. recently realized 500. 900 from
the sale of mineral lads in the West
h. f. Switzer. has bought the {.
;. Beachy farm near Midland. Fauquier
county, containing 62s acres. for two
thousand dollars
Capt ]. H. Wheaton left Friday to be
gone three weeks touring the West in
the interests of the Wheaton Packing
Co.-Nirginia Citizen.
Hon. W A. Jones. spoke at Montros.
September2 % Court day) and is annonuc-
ell TO speak at Saluda Wednesday. Sep.
tember ~ Court day..
Miss BESSIE Aylett. has been selec' d as
sponsor for the Third Congressiona. Dis
trict to the Grand Camp of Veterans at
Wy thev"le, October 22d
Robert Il lam, color I. while out hunt
ing IN Northampton county was fatally
shot. The shooting was done by a com
anion and was a ,cidental.
Wesley Hicks has bceu sentenced to
hang at Louisa C. H.. on the third dav
of October He wiz be the first whit F,
man ever hung in Lou "a County.
l. r. Rockwell. n weiLknown business
man OF Petersburg: was asphyxiatsd oy
Illuminating gas in his apartment at the
Hotel Johnson, Washing ton. Friday.
Gov. Montague has appointed William
Il. Pitts.o Accomac and A. q. Willis. of
Liguum. Culpeper county. as two of the
deleSat : 10 the National Farmers Con
Sress TO be held at Macon, Ga. Oct. : TO
10. 1902.
Capt. Joseph Smith. the present
shei Il of Greene county. he held that
Office continually since theCi, War. He
was appoint u under military rule. and
has since been elected by the people at
every term.
Mayor Riddick. of Norfolk. declared a
truce with Or. c. +. Newb'll. health or
fcer- Dr.. Newb''l VIII succeed himself
7 he Mayor is threat ened by the Council
however. with the withdrawal OF his
power to appoint the Health Commits
soner.
The -Cinia Democratic Association
OF W ashington has elect Il Dr. K. y.
Harper. as its President. Col Harper is
member OF Gov. Montague's staff
he association was organized 81 lSSO
end h. about 125 members in the
District.
The congressional campai. u the
= On district l. wei under way. Hon. e.
4. Swanson. who has represented the
- strict since 1898, has repeated chal-
lenged his opponent. Hon Il. 4. Davis.
but \ every '1sto1ce the challenge has
been declined.
Miss Minnie Armstrong. of Waterloo.
has been appointed maid of honor and
n Esther y Hoffman OF jefferson
ton. sponsor irom the Eighth Congress
ional DistI ct To the Annual Graud CamT,
OF Cor'ederate Ne' rams. which viii, as
semblcs at Wythey'le Oct 22nd next.
y reception vi given last Monday
evening at the home OF ". VIM. 4.
ltucker in honor to Mr.. aud vs.. VIM. b
Rucser, who nj iv last Saturday from
tip TO c. ada consequent upon the
W 'd'ng at Tribe ma the 4th inst
The house was crowded with friends
and relatives, and FL seemed impressed
with the fact that the groom is to be
congratulated upon his capture-a fair
aud accomplished daughter of old Mid
dlesex.-Warrenton Virgiuian.