The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The State Board OF Fisheries will meet
in Richmond January 10th.
An academy building has just been
completed ut Accomac Courthouse.
A farmers institute will b held ~
Temperancevilc, Accomac county, early
in February.
No tidings have vet been received OF
Chas. II. Newhouse and his disappear
ance is still a mystery.
negro child. living upon the farm of
Judge r. II. Cardwell, in Hanover coun-
~. was burned To death Sunday.
The estate of the late Mrs. Richard
Lewis Of Gordonsville, was sold at
pubIic auction Saturday. bringing -, ooo
Tor the two places
The store. saw and grist mill, and u
ouantity of lumber belonging 10 VILLAIN
stewart. Of Fairfax county, were de
struyed by fire Sunday. Loss 49, 900. All
the family were absent at church.
business Mems Association has been
organized at Warsaw. Richmond county,
with +. A. Shackelford an president. 4
committee has been appointed to look
into the al visibility OF Incorporating the
town and also erecting town hall.
Hon. John Goode has accepted the IN
vitation TO be the orator on February
II when the celebration will be held AT
| Hampton to commemorate the founding
of the Syms-Eaton Academy and the III
auguration of free school systems IN
| America
| ! Il. Dunnavant escaped from the
| Eastern State Hospital. Williamsburg,
during the fire there Saturday. A tele
| gram IRON relatives in Manchester stat
| Ell he is at his home in good CONDITION
| Three men escaped. but two were return
| ed Saturday evening
Hon. Henry st George Tucker has NJ
signed the chair of Constitutional law al
I Washington and Lee University With
this resignation will end the connection
of the fuckers with Washington and
Lee. which in some form has been contin
nous by father and son for more than ~
years.
The following is partial liSt oil thu
recruits TO the Philippines, sent iron
Richmond the last few days: John "
Courtpey. Little Plymouth; Henry L.
Fitzhugh. WestmOreland county, Rober
IL. Campbell. Bowling Green; MOnro
Cbildress Hanovercounty: William Mus
sleman, fredericksburg.
Rev. Richard Bagby and wife OF Louisa
have been spending week here. MI
Bagbv preached a. Centennial church .l...a o.
day-School DIST. Johns Episcopal church
enjoyed party at the home OF Hon.
II Il. Wright on Friday evening. hide
water (Tappahannock) Democrat.
The tobacco factory of Alexander Cam
eron 4 Co in Richmond, was destroyed by
fire Tuesday night aud two floors oil tn,
wing adjoining owned by Cameron 4
Cameron were ruined. The origin o
the fire The loss is SlOO,OhO
| covered by insurance About 100 opera
tives will be thrown out OF employment
The factory manufactured cigaretts and
cherOots.
| Mr.. Edgar Allan. jr., a prominent
Young member OF the bar and son o
| L. S. District Attorney Edgar Allan, ha'
filed n petition in bankruptcy. Hi
liabilities are $44. 44450. There are nc
assets, and the only exemption made Il
$3.50 worth of personal property. The
liabilities are Endorsements on notes o.
the Hudspeth Transatlantic Line, io'
which Mr.. Allan was counsel.
Judge T. r b. Wright, who runsa bic
judicial circuit, who has done AZ much
~. il not more than any other man in his
section to preserve the memory OF its
great men. and who takes lively interest
| ia al questions affecting the welfare Of
the people thereof, is moving 10 organic
fire company in Tappahannock. The
Judge is truly a man OF affairs, and i
occasion requires. will make az good a
fireman IA be is Judge. And that II
saying an immense deal. - Richmond
Dispatch.