The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-09
VIRGINIA NEws

Court
The Bell Tsl-phoue Co,opsry is run
ming = new line from Gordonsyille 10 .
somerset
On Dee 18th q. local option election .
vii fe held Ia Green Springs District. in
Louisa county.
ES-Goverror Tyler las sold III. coal
lands for So. ouO 20 parties icom Bias
hampton y. Y.
A pensis0 has bscu Issued az Washing.
ton 90 Crusoe Henderson. Merry Point.
Lancaster county, Sl2.
W. n. Hu3dlesoa. Of Washington. has
purchased the Gen. Urich farm. near
Herudon. Fairfax county. for 80, 900.
Mr. Henry Blnndon. Of \, r,aumber-
land countY, on fifteen acres OF land. has
made / 80 barrels cfc orn. Or l barrels per
acrc.
The remains Of Caot. Ballard Preston
have arrived at ckshurg from Il c
Philippines, and were inferred at his old
home
Mr.. II. b. White has been elected 4
deacon Of County Lire Baptist chrrca.
Caroline county. To iill the Vacancy made
by the death OF Mr.. II. ". Waite
The remsius Of Edwin Barbour who
died some months ago in - Louis. have
arrived IN Culpeper. and were inferred 10
the family lot at the Citizens cemetery.
Judge c r. Nicol. OF Prince William.
denies that he has any ambition t. leave
his present position and make the race
for Congress against Air. Rixey. as il has
been reported be had.
DIR b Ware. who introduced the anti.
kissing bill in ,he Legislature. Is not "a -
date old gen tleman As wac supposed. but
- Just % years ui age. aud is the fstie-
OF five bright children.
In the fire which destroyed the home of
Nelson Scott .colorei. rear Warsaw. last
week. the occupants barely escaped with
their lives. Nelson lost So in cash he
sides his furniture ana clothing.
DIT. Robert Booker. a nephew og the
late Dr. = II. Booker. who j. now prac
ticirg mfdicine at Warsaw. will move to
Lott-burg Northum berland county. to
take charge Of his uucie's practice.
The Alexandria Bar Association has
endorsed the candidacy ct col. louis T..
Barley for judge Of the Corporation Court
to succeed Judge X NJ Norton TO-
sigGed. He viii probably have no oppo-
sitiOn.
At the sale Of the household goods %
the late Pr Marstclicr. held here. the col
lectors Of the antique were much In evil
E dcnce Two oil chsirs with Mt Yer
non history brought sis OO-nctual
vi Ia..rr r. a. f.rr.
Delegate C C. Baker. OF Newfoundland
has arranged for tine racbin and ship
ping Of the protrait Of William Pitt. Earl
Of Chatham. which has been hanging on
the wall Of the House Of Delegate. aud
expects 20 have the same shipped TO
Montross when the House adjoarns for
the HOLIDAYS
Mr. r. II Gawen from four and three
quarters AIRES sold 5000 worth Of t0ma-
toes AT 20 cents per bushel average OF
about $50 per acre Mr.. james + Dame
ron from FIVE acres sold $500 40 worth
~ tomatoes at zoe per bushel L. this
not encouraging to those who are de
pending on farming Potomac Pro
gress.
John 3. Newton. formerly ~ Richmond
son OF the late Bishop Newton. is 10 be-
come manager Of the Virginia Iron. Coal
and Coke Company, with headquarters
at Bristol. This company has capitol
al $1,000, 600. The company controls
practically all mines ia Southwest Nir-
ginia and some in Kentucky and Ten
nessee.
Several carloads 81 colored men and
women have within the past week arriv-
ed ia Cllpep'r. They are returning from
Ne Eportand other northern points They
are natives Of this SECTION. Their plan ia
10 spend the winter months at home. r.
turning north in the spring. where. il il
said they receive handsome wages na
house servauts.-Culpeper Exponent.
The.ladies Of Fairfelds Baptist Church
on last Wednesday afternoon while hold
ing an important meeting in the church
building were greatly frightened bv the
falling OF the beautiful and costly chan
delier. In turning the lamps TO LIGHT
them the rod around which the lamps
revOiVed had become iOosened from il
fastening in the ceiling IL was smashed to
pieces
The horse stolen frqIn Mr. W H.Tatum.
oil Madison Mills, in Orange oncourt-day.
was found on Saturday by officers " :
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possession OF a man named Tate. to
whom it had been traded by Jack Boot
on. coiored, who was arrested and lodp-
ed IN jail lie was sent on 70 the grand
Jury by Mayor Perry. Mr.. Tatum = horse
was taken from the rack and an old plns-
left in its place, the latter being the pror
erty OF Booton--Orange Observer.
The sale Of the personally Ct the Arch
ton estate in Prince William County.
the home of the old and highly honored
Mars'eller family, came of at Manassas
on Monday last It was attended by col
lectors from various sections The old
furniture, some of it with the bill If sale
from Mt Vernon, was p feature of the
sale. The old dueiling pistols with Wash
ington's name engraved on them and nc
companicd with Il receipt for the Dur.
chase money, were withheld. Mr.. Doug
las EdmOnds, near Greenwich purchased