The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-20
VIRGINIA NEWS

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Division headquarters of the southern
Railway are 10 Toe removed from Char
ottesville to Alexandria.
The academic class of the University of
Virginia has elected James Hay. Jr.. of
Madison, secretary and treasurer
At Roanoke Judge Woods rendered
decision holding members of n co opera-
tive store liable as partners for debts of
the concern.
The President sent the following nomi. |
nation tn the Senate saturday. Clarence |
Ii. Smithers. Collector of Customs, Cher
rystone Va.
Judge T r b. Wright has selected as
the Pension Board for King and Queen /
county. Theodore Courtney. " l. Allen I
and J T. Bland
1t is announced that Hon Edward /
Echols. of Staunton. will be candidate /
Tor the Democratic nomination for Gov /
three years hence.
The beautiful yacht, "Pansy. owned
by Mr. \ Alphonso Cralle and MIR q
Nythc Daingertield. has been launched
at Tappahannock
Judge Nieol has appointed the pension
board, for Rappahannock county. rs fol
lows; Messrs. +. I. Jones. F. Z Carter
and Jno. r. Miller
The Telephone line between Trap.
and lpperville. which connects Loudoun
with Fauquier. has been completed
-LoudOun Enterprise
At meeting of the board of the Wes
tern state Hospital A. C. Nelson. of Rap
ldan was elected assistant physician to
succeed Or leakley. resigned.
Rev, Carter Helm Jones. of Louisville.
Ky has been selected TO preach the bac-
calaureate sermon at the coming com
mencement at the University of Virginia
The annual convention of the United
Commercial Travellers Association of
West Virginia. Virginia and Kentucky
held at Wheeling selected CovingtOn Va.
as the next place of meeting
Miss Leslie Jefiries, daughter of ex-Sen-
atOr j. l. Jeffries, formerly Of Culpeper
now OF Norfolk, is among those who will
receive the NJ. A. Degree at the Woman
College, Richmond, this year
Judge + NJ Ware. of Essex. has sold
his farm, Corbin Park. containing 300
acres, bordering on the Rappahannock
river. opposite Wares Wharf. to Mr.
Decker, of Missouri for 5000
The Loudoun Camp Meeting will be held
this year from August 10Th to 25th.
Bishop Gambler. a noted pulpit orator
OF the Southern church, and Bishop 4.
W Wilson will be in attendance
Mr. + f. Ransdell has sold the resi-
dence of the late Congressman Meredith
TO Prof K. r. Powell. of Clifton Forge.
We understand Prof Powell will make
this his hOme.-Alanassas Journal.
The announcement made in the Color
ed Baptist Convention at Petersburg
that over SlO.O 900 had been collected i'm
the convention foreducational and other
purposes was received with enthusiasm.
There are three candidates for the Dem
Ocratic nomination for Congress in the
fourth tPetersburg) district. +. 4. Lassi-
ter, Tor reelection, K Il Southall. of
Amelia. and Judge L. ID. Yarrell. OF
Greenville,
Mr. y. W. Winston on Friday sold
tract of gold bearing land for a hand
some price 10 Northern capitalists He
gave an option on another tract Of gold
land, which will also be developed in the
near future Louisa News.
The first peas OF the season shipped
from Rappahannock river TO Baltimore
Tuesday of last week from Wares wharf
They sold for 81 - per barrel.
The first shipment of Strawberries
went from North End wharf
Judge L W Sims has ordered an cleo
ton In the Louisa Courthouse Maeisteri-
al District OF Louisa county on Wednes-
day June 18th, 1902, to ascertain the
will of the voters as to whether there
should he any licensed bar rooms or not.
\ movement has been started among
the Episcopalians in the State and else
where TO establish at the Theological
Seminary of Virginia "A fellowship. de-
signed 10 promote the extension in the
church OF the higest and most expert
scholarship
The oyster commission has decided
upon new Gull law, dropped the month
OF September from the legal longing
season and appointed sub committees to
consider boundary disputes The com
mittee Is To report later to the entire
commission
The state Board OF Fisheries will take
a cruise from Old Point To lIrbanna on
June 3rd to settle some disputed oyster
lands at the latter place The members
Will then 20 over some of the territory
where the scheme OF deep water planting
Is being inaugurated
Ii looks as if there would be a lively
night Tor positions on the corporation
commission. Three are to he appointed
10y the Governor, that is provided the
new constitution is proclaimed, or adopt
ed when submitted to the people. There
are now probably dozen aspirants in
the field
Rev. DR.. J. b. Hawthorne. of
Richmond, is out in statement in which
he says that the appointment of DR.. ]
L. NJ. Curry as special Ambassador to
Spain will be an issue in the next Presi
/ Dental campaign. DR. Hawthorne IL.
he saws utterly disgusfed with adulta