The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-21
VIRGINIA NEWS

Wiley B. Johnson, has been appointed
postmaster at Inlet. Culpeper county.
Virginia Conference. Methodist Episcc-
| pal Church south. will hold its annual
conference next month in Broad Street
Church. Richmond.
Mr. J. =. Hussey has resigned the posi
/ ton OF agent for the southern and e. K
O. Railway at Orange
Miss c. Norton Tayloe. Of Mt Airy.
I Nestmorcland county. has entered the
| Garfield Memorial Hospital at Washing.
ton. as trained nurse.
The Clayton Coal mines. in Henrico
and Goochland counties. have been sold
70 H. Lee Lorraine and +. c. Christian
Of Richmond for 100000.
Judge I. r. b. Wright. hes placed IN,
Terminal Hotel. at West Point. in the
hands of receivers. who are Messrs. II l.
Lewis K. T. Armistead, Kelly and
Edwards
The new registration in Fanqnier
county has been completed and the ~
turns from four out oiiive districts show
a registration Of 81 white voters and
20 colored voters
Miss Maggie Merchant. daughter Of
Mr. Il. ID Merchant of this nince while
attending the Richmond Horss show.
vas taken i'll with typhoid sever. AMI j.
unable TO return home Manassas Jour
sal
There were T. desertions from Fort
Monroe following last pay day. Most
~ the men disposed of their uniforms be-
lore taking leave. The government j.
making every effort comprehend the De-
-erters.
The news reaches here that Mrs Leila
Moore Newman has obtained a divorce
rom her husband. Mr. Walter George
Newman. The case has been pending in
New York city for some time --Orange
Observer
Mr.. J. Jurgessen and Miss Elizabeth
Holiday were married in Waddeil
Presbyterian Church. AT Rapifan. last
Wednesday. Rev. james HoNndav
brother of the bride officiating. assisted
by Rev T. H. Slower.
The Grand Camp. Confederate Veterans
oi irginia. Will meet at Wvtheville Wed
nesday Col James Magin. of Pulaski
will probably be elected Grand Com.
nander for the next term The pro-
ramme will bee found on first page.
Mr.. Fred l. Wagner. formerly Of the
irginia Citizen at lryington. has beer
promoted 90 the position of manager
ut the Evening journal. Of Wilmington
Del, one of the leading papers Of that
state Mr.. Wagner is "a fine newspaper
man.
George Rice. of White stone. and Char
les II. Edwards. of Northumberland
county. two young colored men. wen,
lrowned IN pymer creek Friday night.
lhey were crossing from Ocrans in d
small boat. which upset There bodies
were recovered Saturday locked toae.th-
er Edwards was married
Mr.. and Mrs David ". Shertzer. of
Westmoreland county. Saturday. cele-
brated the twenty-tifth anniversary of
their marriage The house was de,.ora-
ted. AT +. VI a sumtuous supper was
served, and refreshments at II O'Clock
Among the presents received were a
punch set from Mrs Shertzer's sisters
aud a tea set from their only daughter.
Bertha
There were four steamers of the " Gems
line plying the Rappahannock and touch
ing at this wharf one DAY last week and
then all OF the freight could not be- con.
veyed 10 and from Baltimore. This gives
an idea of the business enterprises con
Quoted along the Rappahannock river
Mr.. II. NJ. Gresham purchased
about week ago a COW from some
farmer down theriver and ordered il
shipped 10 him by the Neems Steam boat /
[ "a Z AZ. a..
securely tied. and shorty after the steam.
er left NelliOrd : Wharf. the COW extricat.
ed herself from the rope Jumped over.
board. Ii was sometime before the amin
al came TO the surface of the water but
when il did 1t started across the river to
the other side. We have not learned
" neither the COW has been recovered -
Iidewater Democrat.