The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.
A Gre company has been organized at
Tappahannock.

4 FIRE company has been ORGANIZED al
Tappahannock.
John II. Hickman has been appointed
postmaster at Pastoral.
TX. Gov. J. Hoge Tyler will resume
coal mining at his mines in Pulaski
county.
Ethel I. Hoffman has been appointed
postmaster at Crooked Run, CuipepeI
county.
The President has commissioned K. e.
Marshall Jr. OF Virginia a Lieutenant III
the L. 5. Artillery.
Frank james. Of Loudoun county
committed suicide by cutting his throat
at his home Saturday.
Mr.. Ralph V. Rich has accepted the
position az principal OF the Temperance
Vile, Accomac county, public school.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton building of Roanoke College. at
Salem, was practically ruined by lire.
Miss Mildred Lee and Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
l.. Parrish. of Convington, are on n trip
to the West Indies and South America.
Mr. aud Mrs W. W. Jordon, OF Math-
ews county, celebrated the 10Th anniver-
sary of their marriage few days ago.
Mr. W. F Bywaters Of Culpeper cOun'
~ has sold handsome jumping horse
10 Courtland Smith for the sum of $500.
Judge J. W Morton has sold his farm
Of 200 acres in Culpeper county to Mr..
Yowell OF Madison county, for 81 90.
Andrew Thompson. cOlored, who shot
and killed Beverly Carter, colOred. in
Orange county, was sent on To the grand
jury.
The High Street Baptist Church. at
Charlottesville. was dedicated Sunday.
Rev. DR.. W f. Hatcher preached the
obligatory sermon.
4 trestle on the Southern railroad near
Montpelier was badly damaged by fire a
few days ago. supposed to have caught
from passing engine.
Mr. W X Gardy has sold ont his saw
mill and mercantile business at Waverly.
Westmoreland county, and will move
with his family to Baltimore.
Rev. W. f. Hatcher. Of Richmond. has
accented an offer 10 become one Oi the
associate editors OF the Baptist Argus,
published in Louisville Ky.
Mr.. l. j. Steinhilber. recently emplay-
ed as a clerk in the railroad chops in Cope
Charles. has resigned that position and
accepted one in Savannah, Ga.
Gov. Montague will in all probability
announce bis staff appointments this
week. He will likely decide who will
constitute the Penitentiary Board also
Mrs. ". ". Harper Regent Of Mont
pelier Chapter. d A K has received q
check for $40 from Mr.. ThOs. Atkins, OF
Richmond, for the Orange Library fund.
f. b White OF Ieeshure. has sold an
equal interest in the Leesburg Record to
the following gentlemen Henry Fairfax.
L. NJ Shumate. Henry c. Gibson and II.
\. Thompson.
About 15Ofemale operatives at the silk
mills of John y Stearns x Son in Peters
burg, struch Saturday for higher wages
They were receiving SO per week and
struck for 10 cents per day.
Mr. VI. c. Weaver, Of Lodge. Northum-
| berland comfy. owns a curiosity IN the
shane of a calf with six well-deyeloped
| legs and feet The calf also has two
-tomachs and is a wonderful freak OF
nature.
The Southern Railway is prepar-
| ing TO build a track from South
Orange to a point near Montpelier Sta
ton. ia order TO get rid OF the numerous
curves and heavy grades between those
two points.
II has been determined by the Depart
ment of Public Instruction TO hold only
| TWO Peabody Institutes next summer, one
at TappahannOck, Essex county, the
other. the School OF Methods at the Uni
versity OF Virginia.
"Only." the elegant estate OF the late
T. c. Pitts, in Accomac county, ana
| which was once the home OF Henry
Wise. will be divided and sold during the
summer into four separate parts Tor divi-
sion among the heirs.
Mr.. RAYMOND Hulhsh. son OF Mr. q. A.
Hnlfish. of Haymarket, had a narrow
escape from drowning in attempting TO
lord the Rappahannock river near Rem
| ington last week with team. Ills con
dition Wednesday night was the cause
of some alarm.
The gold mines in Grunge county are
| beginning to attrart attention. lt If
said that a party of New York capital
lists will soon commence work on MT
| W II. Ayers farm, where deposits OF
yold have been found. They will also
work other mines in the county.
Mr.. John Jerdon, in Orange county.
came very near losing his life while with
a fishing party near Jacksonville Fla,
on Dec. 25th, when hurricane came up.
wrecking the vessel. The party sue.
ceeded in getting into small boats and
after being tossed about two days and
two nights without anything to eat, were
| finally rescued.