The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-16
VIRGINIA NEWS

Successful horse shows werc held this
week az herryville ana narrisonburr.
The Republicars Of the Tenth Concres.
S'onal district will nominate candidate
Tor Congress.
Pension has been issuei al Washinr-
ton To James Henderson. oi Northam;-
ton county. ~.
hail which oil great damage Co she
tobacco crop p0SSe over a large s'ction
of hinwiddie county
Hon. Robert W. blair. Of Wvthe, ille. is
a candidate for the Republican nominal
ton FOR Congress in the N.nth district of
Virginia.
In the Louisa liquor ease Hon. 4. IS
I fraNton. ot stanton. counsel for Fer
kinS. has taken au appeal 20 the Circuit
Court aud the ease viii come NO bclor,,
Judge j T. Mason.
The Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany has given contract for construction
Of new lines. double tracking. and other
work which will cause eN peuditurs Of Sev-
eral mil ion dollars
William Lamb 4 Co.. Norfolk. have ar.
ranged n monthly steamer service he
tween Norfolk and Havana. Iamai,n
and other West Indian ports. carrvirr
ont coal and lumber principally
The surveyors of the Richmond and
litcwatsr electric railroad have nearly
reached IappahannocS and the people
ieel that never were the prospects So
bright for a railroad as ~ present
The Republicans oi the Third district
have practically decided 70 put up a. il.
Nnead. c. King William. a. their can3i
for Congress lie is a prominent business
man and was lately supervisor of the
census.
The new registration books are being
sent out from the Office of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth at Richmond
hese books - To tie registrars for the
new registration under the provisions Of
the new Constitution
Friends of Prof ArireW ~leGd VIII, p
signed as a member Of the faculty az
Emory ColleC, az Atlanta believe that
the distinguished divine viii now enter
the lrgi..ia conference Il is understood
that for the present Dr Sledi will retire
90 bis farm in fowhatau County.
4 Republican leader states that am
effort would be made a. cet Gen. Stith
Rolling to run for Congress in tie
Fourth district ~ 10 not know '
Dee said that the matter has
been srSg s,ed to Gen Boiling. bur I do
snow that be- " ould make very nopu-
lar candidate 60 Richmond Corr in5sv
Appeal
Nothing has yet been heard Of the
whereabouts ~ nr. Frank A. Wood. the
Young dentist. who lett his home in
richmond last hursday. with the ir.-
i,nion Of going 10 phoebu-. but who
hr' not been heard from since. Hi.
lam y are alarmed at his absenca an
uorts % locate the missing den tist have
been without result.
Policeman Wyatt. who renort,l fash.
'onaole gambling houses In Eichrno-l
aud Summoned to court prominent hrsi.
ne-s and sporting men r. receiving hum.
ireis 81 letters from people who promise
20 back ham up ~ the fight WYATT has
made himself very unpopular with the
sporting element. ana it Is said. but few
~ MS brother police officers wiiisueak 10
n'm. lie has. however. made friends
among those who wish 20 sc the laws
enior'cd.
The suit Tor damages byex Chief 90 Po-
Tee !. Harwood OF Newport News
against Mayor =. A. Moss for $40 600
was taken mp in the Circuit Court of
/. izabeth City Comfy Thursday. When
Mayor Moss undertook 10 Gust Chief
HARDWOOD from office in which be was
So cess.ul. among other charges flei
We're ~" which tie chief construed TO
mean that the mayor charged him with
appropriate ~ certain sums collect j
from fines