The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Mr.. j. c. Williams has announced him
self candidate for Mayor OF Culpeper.

4 new post office has been established
at Repton Mills. Madison county, Minnie
| f. Nhitlock, postmistress
The students of Woodberry Forest High
school are preparing to issue semi
monthly paper, The Oracle.
4 divorce has been granted in the circuit
/ Court of Northumberland county to Julia
! A. Soper. from John \ Soper.
| The Orange Horsemen's Association
/ has hundred members, the number
having nearly doubled recently.
Pensions issued at Washington: Geo.
Beckett, AccOmac county SS; Edmond
Goodwin. Of Gloucester {. H., $40.
The state Grand Lodge ofOdd Fellows
will be held in Portsmouth ia May, and
more than 800 delegates will attend.
The Southern Railway is now prepar-
inc 10 erect "A paint and upholstering
shop in Alexandria at a cost OF SS,OOO.
Tobacco il being taken across the Con
tinent from Richmond TO Tacoma. Wash
ington state. and from there shipped to
Japan.
Orange has new paper-The Orange
Observation-Disclosures in the interest oil
the Orange Circuit by Rev. :. Harvey
Johnson.
prWm. +. Hatcher has gone to Louis
vile. Ky, TO deliver a course OF lectures
at the southern Baptist Theological
Seminary.
Mrs. f. +. Daniel. of Orange county,
has gone to Baltimore, to enter the
Johns Hopkins Hospital Tor medical
treatment.
meeting Of farmers has been called at
Ashland. Hanover county, for the -
inst To consider the establishment OF
pickle factory there.
In the Northumberland county court
Jury found "a true bill against DR.. hiram
coles. who was already under a bond OF
of 300 for the illicit sale OF liquor.
The uniforms Of Gov. Montague's staff
are To he blue and will cost about $500
each. The helmets will still be white
but the plumes will be shortened n little.
The store. house with dwelling tached
OF George P.s Smith, colored, in West
moreland county was destroyed by fire
with entire stock OF goods furniture and
clothing.
DR.. .Iunins +. Lynch, who is an appli-
cant for the position of quarantine
officer at Norfolk. married a daughter OF
the late Ex-Governor J. J.. kemper, OF
Orange county.
Mr.J. r. Culp, of Yorkville, ). e., has
been appointed agent for the Southern
and C.. Il O. Railways at Orange to sue
coed Air. r. NJ. Hunter, who resigned and
has returned TO charlottesville.
Shit has been brought in Louisa Circuit
Court against thee. and o. railway 10 re-
cover damages in $4,000 for the killing
of Young Aldhzer at the Sulphur mines
before Christmas by wild ireight-car
The comptroller of the currency ap-
proved the following application Tor
commission into national bank:
The ParksIey Bank. Parksley. Accomac
county. into The Parksley National
Bank" capital S25, 600.
The extension of our telephone service
to WolftOwn and Graves Mill will begin
at once. 80 The dwelling OF Mrs farrell on
Middle River was swept away by lire
Saturday and household effects de-
stroved Madison Free Press.
The Legislature will reassemble Wed
nesdav at noon. The Constitutional con
yention will vacate the hall before that
hour and allow the members of the House
TO have their seats The convention will
probably secure another hall.
The residence of the late Judge John {.
Weeden. in this county, and occupied by
MIR. J. T. Athey. was burned on Satur-
day night last. The fire originated in
detective fiue. The loss was covered by
insurance Manassas journal.
Mrs. e. l.. Billiard LETT on Monday for
PHILADELPHIA. where she will attend the
marriage of her brother in that city.
Mrs. W. O. Smith has returned to her
home in Louisa, after pleasant visit
to her mother, Mrs. James Ennis.-Caro-
line News.
While Mrs. Clara Colona, OF Northamp-
ton county. was filling can with coal
oil over a lighted stove the top OF the
can came off. which let the oil lall on the
stove and spatter on her clothing, set
tinQ them on fire. Before the flames could
lao extinouisbed she was fatally burned
and died.
The first quarterly meeting for Orange
Circuit. NJ +. Church. South, was held
at Unionville on Feb. 10th. Services
were conducted by Rev. S. II. Johnson.
W. II Ricketts, was appointed trustee
for the Charlottesville District School.
Number of members, 337; amount raised
during the year, 81 1910. The con-
ference was entertained at the residence
of Mr. r. b. Harris.
Mr.. Graham Mcdonald has secured the
contract to I'LL the trestle near Mont
| heller Station, on the Southern Railway,
| and the work will commence soon Mr..
| w. Lowell Bradbury, Jr.. bas resigned
his position at the v NJ. l., Blacksburg,
| and has returned home to assist his
fatherin the creamery business. " Work
is progressing finely on the electric light
plant.-Orange Observer.
The annual State Convention OF the !.
NJ. c. A. will be held in Stanton Feb
ruary 2Oth-23. On the program are
DIR. Carter Helm Jones. DR.. George H..
Denny. and DR.. j. W. Porter. A number
of the leaders OF the various depart
ments OF the Y. NJ =. A. work will make
addresses. State Secretary l. A. Coulter
il conducting the preparations. Special
rates are offered on the railroads
Vincent Kelley, mail carrier on the
Montross route. was arrested charged
with the larceny of gold watch, valued
at $65.0O) the property OF Mr. W. r.
| Omohundro, of Lyell's, Richmond coun-
ty. Kelley, upon whom the watch was
found. said that it was given to him by
Bessie Johnson, Mr.. Omohundro's cook,
who denied any knowledge OF the watch.
Both were sent on to the grand jury.