The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The min owned 10y T.. X. Page. near
>tanardssiiie. was destroyed hy tire
sunday
The Council Of L,esburs has deter
mined 90 issue bonds 70 the amount OF
$1,000 Tor improvements.
The Board Of Police Commissioners of
Newport News punished six policeman
Tor criuciSing their -uperiors.
Judge Lewis and Gen. Allan are bein.
mentioned for the Republican nomina
ton FOR Congress IN the Redmond dis
tri,t
Robert Jackson. who was shot in Rich
mons by a negro who had been dischare-
ed from the Z. +. * T. r. r.. died Tnurs-
day. The negro is still ut large
Virginia postmasters have been appoint
ed as follows; George ". Baker. To sue
ceed 20 John Wexford at Bolington. Lou
douR county and Luther Bougham. To
succeed Madison Davis al Cooper. Mid
d!es-N county.
Mr. Jimmie Robertson. ninety-thrc,
years old. drove himself into Warrentou
on Monday last.a distance OF three miles.
His health j. good and there is no indi-
cation that he viii not round out "a hun
dred years.-W arrenton Virginia.
Mr., J. ". Stewart. one of the oldest
men Ia Culpeper county, died Thursday
in the seventy-iOurth year of his aye. MIR
stewart was a native OF SpOtsslvania
county, but had lived in Culpeper county
Tor the past p years. lie was success
full farmer
The sale Of bright tobacco ON the Rich
mond market Wednesday which was in
the nature OF an experiment was fairly
successful About $1,000 pounds Were
sold, and the prices ranged from s.. -
10 $50 per hundred pounds The lot
bringing the highest price came from Eas-
tern North Carolina.
Mr. William b. Floyd. who has been
spending the summer at the Linden Ho-
tel. at leesburg. continues very III from
second stroke of paralysis. There is
little hope OF his recovery on account of
his age. 20 years. Mr. Floyd il related
TO many OF the most prominent families
oil lreinia. being a near relative OF the
late Gov. Floyd lie is from Northamp-
ton county. and is wealthy.
The report of the National Board of
Fire Underwriters shows that Iynchburo
leads the entire list of cities OF over 20.
600 population liz exemption from dis
astrous fires during the past year Ii
shows that while Lynehhurg had 50
calls for the Fire Department. the total
loss was only S2.9l6. The per CAPITA
loss in Lynchburg was II cents: in
Roanoke, Sl.S2, aud in Richmond.
$ll.3O.
Advices from Asbury Park. y. j.. indi-
cate that there is no doubt of the recov-
cry OF Mrs. William r. Pizzini of Rich
mond, who was injured IN the automo-
bile disaster on Tuesday The remains
of Mrs. Kenneth Cobb, daughter Of Can't
Pizzini. were taken 10 Richmond for in
terment. The funeral took place there
yesterday Mr.. Cobb, who was travel
ing South at the time Of the tragedy. was
notified and reached Richmond in time
for the funeral.
4 Lynchburger has received from Aura
Iabolt Gait letter thanking him for
dedicating to her poem on The Lost
cause. Miss Gait il the ID ycar-old
girl OF Louisville who refused to SING
Marching Through Georgia" as her
teacher instructed. and put her fingers in
her ears when the school was singing the
song, and was reprimanded la her
letter she sent her picture. which shows
her To bea strikingiy handsome girl with
very intelligent face. She is of Virginia
ancestry