The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Work il progressing on the constrnc-
ton OF the Virginia Conference Orphan
age, in Richmond.
The Grasty gold mine. in Orange coun.
ty. has been sold to Chas. Barthe, oil
Philadelphia for $40.
The Southern Railway station at
Ronnd Hill, on the Blue Mont Branch,
was burned to the ground Saturday.
A pOst-ofIice has been established at
Edwardsville. Northumberland county,
with John ii. Edwards az postmaster.
W. II. Calhoun. of New York. has pur-
chased Cabin pOint" farm in WestmOre-
land county, and will remove his family
there.
Justice f.. d. Weaver resigned on Thurs.
day and Judge Mcmillan appointed T..
c. Taylor to I'LL out the uncxpired term.
Madison News.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. RiWood, OF Camden,
n j., are again in our midst, MIR. Wood
having decided To conduct the mercantile
business for the present at Lyell's.-N. n
News.
Howard Holt. Of Accomac county was
accidentally killed Friday by the discharge
of his shot gun in the hands of Mr. Far
son. in whose home he was visiting ~ a
guest
Senator Thomas 5. Martin has accept
ed an invitation to speak at the banquet
at Winchester on February llth in hon
or of Mr.. Chas. h. Rouss' birthday ami
versary.
A little boy eighteen months old, son
of a Mr.. Robinson. living near Brstow,
fell into kettle of boiling water one day
last week and was 80 severely scalded
that he died Manassas Journal.
The recent concentration Ofmilitary AT
Lynchburg 10 protect the negro, Joe
Higginbotham. during his trial, while
costing over 81 600, maintained the dig
nity and majesty of the law and saved
the State from the Odium OF n possible
ynching.
Senator .Jefiries will move his family TO
Norfolk next week Their many friends
in Culpeper regret very much TO see them
depart. . Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones, oil
Richmond. Va, will assist in n series OF
meetings in the Baptist Church. begin
ming next Monday, the 27th-Cnlpeper
Exponent.
The Jury at Culpeper in the eases OF Ed
ward Chapman and John Duff, the two
negroes indicted some months ago Tor
attempting to murder some OF the peace
officers of Culpeper while in the discharge
of their duty, returned verdicts OF guilty
| in both cases and fixed their punishment
at two years each in the penitentiary.
The wheat throughout this section is
| in a bad condition. the hard freezes and
sudden thaws having almost ruined the
crop. - Miss Eva Coleman has resign
ed the position of proof reader with a
printing company in Charlottesville and
has returned TO her home at st. Just.
Mr.. W. ]. Cullen. of Los Angeles, Cal 9,
has recently moved to st. Just, to reside
Orange Observer.
While engaged in uncoupling cars at
Princess Anne, on the y. Y. p. X \. X. L.,
Mr.. l.. W. Bounds, baggage master, by
the premature starting OF the train had
both legs crushed by several cars ne
cessitating amputation OF both legsbelow
the knee. = The big hog of Mr. VIM. }.
Coxton, near Accomac c. H., killed last
Wednesday, weighed S7s pounds. Pc
ninsula Enterprise.
Jo9Higginbotham, hecondemed negro
in Roanoke Jail, has told the iailer that
he will never be hanged for the crime OF
assaulting Mrs. Weber in Lynchburg
ItIis believed that he intends to commit
suicide. and az precaution the authori-
ties haveket the death watch, and two ex,
perienced men will guard him in his cell
night and day until the time comes for his
removal TO Lynchburg for his execution.