The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-12
VIRGINIA NEsS

An academy for boys Is % teestabli>hed
IN connection With Richmond College.
Miss bora Huffman was married 20
Mr. Robert a Huffman. al Madison g..
H.. Monday
The senate confirmed the nomination
Of l. l. Nhitcst0ae. as postmaster at
Culpeper. Va.
y a Cole. well known citizen Of
Richmond committed suicide 10y shooting
himself ia the head
Clinton Meyers and Miss Ca. -ie Eiiin-
were married last week at the home Of
the bride on Southilver IN Greene county.
Pensions issued at Washington ~
itorgiauna Richardson. Gloucester coun-
IS. -. irich Gregg Lancaster county
sl2
Owing 90 the illness oi Judge Sims
Judge q. X. Anderson of Clifton Forge
presided in Louisa County Court Mon
Day
The boiler of Cockrlrs saw mill en-
zine. near Heathsv''le. Northumberland
county. exploded ou Friday. but no one
WIS hurt. none oi tue hands being near.
Mr. Porkey Meyers diei at his home.
OU Swis Run. Greene county. "A few days
$50. He was the oldest 90 seven BROTH
ere, the rest 81 whom ARE an living Ills
parents also survive him.
The ease of eN POSTMASTER =. L. Bur
ruugh- Of Portsmouth. before Judge
Naddih Was postponed TN the Novcin-
hcr term ~ court Burroughs was adj
mitted 10 bail % 81 900
The candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Congress In the Second.
Third and Sixth di-trirts art having "A
warm fight among themselves They
are holding joint discussions in The Third
r ld sixth.
IN the Circuit Court. % Charlottesville
J.. II Stratton. who sued the city for ~
iur'es Sustained by being thrown out of
hi- buggy into a hole on Grove street.
was awarded camagcs amounting TO
- 200.
Mr. Lack Str 20. Of N'ddlezex county.
Who died suddenly ia MildleseX county
last saturday of heart trouble. was con
hrmed by the Constitutional Convention
taat day a. one of the BOARD of Regis
frars Of his county.
Capt Savage. OF the polio, schooner
iocomoke, captured two Ma -yiand crab
beers grabbing in Tyler's or x They
were carried 70 rangier. tried and fined
$50 each Not having the money they
were carried to AccomacC II and lodged
ia jan
Judge ! W MARSHALL. Of Craig. deliv-
cred an address before the Confederate
NemCl .al Association and was listened
to at6entively by ii very large audience
az Louisa G. II Monday The ladies
feo 'zed about SO from reircshments
served
Hon. Luusford L. Lewis. of Richmond
WI deliver at the University of Virginia
on June / : an address on Chief Justice
Marshal on the occasion of the presen-
tatiOn to the university of an oil por-
trait OF the Chief Justice The Free Lance
acknowledges an aviation
Mrs Eliza 4. Early widow of the late
y. b. Early. of Greene county. became
dissatisfied with certain provisions OF
Mr. Early's will. and by n mutual agree
ment with the other benefciaries. com
promised without a suit BY the com.
promise she viii obtain several thousand
dollars more than the viii apportioned
her.
The exercises Of the graduating class
OF Richmond College were held at the
college Tuesday night. c. II. Dunaway
OF Lancaster. read the historical sketch
OF the academic class, and r f. Williams
that 81 the law class G. \. Jenkins Of
North Carolina and C. h. Mathews. Of
Mathews, were the class orators, and
the spsech Of the evening was delivered
by Gov. Montague
Frederick Downing. o. Sharp's WhaIi.
Richmond county, who graduates at the
\ '~ginia Military lnstitute this session.
has received the appointment to West
Point. Young Downing has made an en-
giable record at the l.exing ton school.
and owing % the failure Of the other two
to meet the requirements of the rules
prerequisite to remaining at West Point
be. though third on the competitive ex-
animation last year. has received the ap-
po'ntmont, and viii report ia July.