The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Wild cats are reported unusually plen-
tiiul in the mountains near Luray. aud
several have been killed by the hunters
Spencer George. wharf agent at Wheal.
ton, Lancaster county. died on Sunday
alter an illness OF a few days. aged about
% years
Col. Chas. c. Talaierro. j. on hunt.
ing trip near Savannah Georgia. &.
Mr.. NJ. 4. Ba.bee. Of pittsunrs Pa il
visiting his Orange home GA ice Oh
server.
Captain John A. Holtzmaa. Of Jei.er
sonton has been appointed as the Ei.hth
district member of the staff of Inspector
General Morton, of the Grand Camp Con
tolerate Veterans OF Virginia
Miss Bertha Coates, daughter Of Mrs.
r. A. Coates. OF Nomini Grove. West
moieland county, died Saturday aged
20 years. She had been ~ for several
weeks with malarial lever
Inc coal situation in Newport News
bas reaf he'd an alarming ale There
is oD'F one dealer in be city wno has a
ton o. bard coal SOt coal is selling or
- ton. Coz e is being burned as a sob
s.itrte
Or Joseph Charles. tue pioneer physi-
clan of Newport News, died Fridas
morning after an illness OF eastritis la-t
ing several days. The immediate canse
OF his death was hea-tfa lure Heleavcs
a widow. but no children.
The new telephone line between here
aad kilmarnock was completed last wei,
end now this bustling little town Is ia
communication with all the No tlern
Neck, besides connecting at Fraderici :
burg with the outside telegraph re -
Virginia (lrSinSton) Citizen.
The Elizabeth city Comfy Scbool
Board on Sa drdas - OmG sl1,d lat
the SCHOOLS o me county lie .'Osed or
tue Preseno Oh a -ocnt o. ,ne y e alence
OF q phthe.ia fhe oide~ = a J. An
tionarv meas,'e. a. he . 'sease aas hard
iy rec he'd epiden'c proportions.
General and Mrs. Titzhu2h Lee and
their daughter. Miss Nnnie Lee. will
spend the rest of the winter in Richmond
They will be the guests OF Mrs. Duval
30l East Franklin street Mrs. Lee and
Der daughter are social iavorites and will
probably be much entertained durina,
this season.
Petitions have been signed by more
than one-fourth of the men who voted
recently in Cople dis rict. Westmoreland
County, and presented to JUDGE Beale
asking that he order a local option ele..-
ton and the Judge has ordersd that an
election be held on the third Thursday.
or the Sth day of December.
Miss Mary Thayer, of Rhoadesville
who was operated on for appendicitis
several weeks ago by Drs, Crittenden and
Bales, the latter from fredericksburg. is
COW lescent and will soon be well She
" as a very i'll lady, and these physicians
are to be congratulated on so successful
an operation.-Orauge Observer.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. A. Smith. of E1more
announce the marriage of their dauph-
ter, Miss Nellye NJ to Mr.. Grant FIN
mons, of New York in the paiatial par
Tors oftheir hotel, Tuesday December o3
Miss Nellye is one OF Exmore's most non
ular young ladies. Mr. Emmons ia ono
OF New Iork's most prominent coal
/ brokers.
! The Board OF Supervisors for North.
CUMBERLAND met last Thursday. They
made law (by petition) which will do
away with fences in HeatksSiIe District.
Many persons are not in favor of this
law, because they will not he able to
turn their stock out on the commons as
they have done heretofore, while some
are in favor OF IL and think IL "A good
law.