The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-29

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FThe Tidewater Telephone Co. is pre-
pairing to put in an exchange at Math-
&c c. II.
Astoifice has been established at
elghS Hanover county, with lsarah
r. Waldrop as postmaster.
The appointment of Gen. Stith Boiling
as postmaster at Petersburg has been
confirmed by the t. s. Senate
Mr. J. p Leachman's handsome stand
ard bred horse, Augustine, dropped dead
on Friday lie was valued at $500
Manassas journal.
The Virginia Division of the Travellers
Protective Association of America held
in Alexandria last week, selected Danville
as the next place Of meeting
In the Office oil the secretary OF the com
momwealth in Richmond the charter
was recorded for the Newport Fertilizer
Company, of Lancaster county.
The corner stone of the new Methodist
church at Urbanna will be laid Thursday
May Doth. The Masonic ceremonies will
be conducted by Urbanna Lodge No. -.
On Friday night q portrait of Gen.
Eppa Hunton of Fauquier county was
presented to Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
Oro ss.h I..l. Ior al
making the presentation speech.
4 Sentiment in favor of proclaiming the
InY constitution is growing all over the
Hee, and even those opposed to this
hod admit that the proclaimers are
the majority and will likely win.
n University of Virginia baseball
friday afternoon defeated the Col
umb8SAl University at Washington by a
score Of 6 10 2, but was defeated at Prince
ton n. j. Saturday Av Ii to l.
Messrs. Geo. Cottingham and C. l..
Shaekelford, OF Ottoman, shipped the first
asparagus ofthe season to Baltimore last
week, consigned to s. NJ. Lyell 4 Co. and
brought SO per dozen bunches.-Nirginia
Citizen.
By the will OF the late Miss Baylor, of
Essex county, the Episcopal Diocesan
Missionary Society of Richmond gets a
thousand dollars and the Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary near Alexandria anoth-
er thousand.
Andrew Carnegie's gift OF $4,000 for
a public library.for Norfolk was accepted
by the city council, which appropriated
5000 annually for the maintenance OF
the library. The site has been selected and
work on the building will begin at once.
The Corporation Court at Newport
News sustained the judgment OF the
police Court fining the Postal Telegraph
Company $50ior doing business without
a license The company claimed that the
tax imposed by the city on poles was
Illegal.
At the request OF Rev. Dr. W. +. Dun
away, member of the Constitutional Con
yentiRn from Richmond and Lancaster,
eounfee a mass meeting OF Democratic
voters al Richmond cO'Ety will be held
6J " 6E1|W May -, kOOIIt -udl y 10 utltT-
mine the sentiment as to whether the new
ConstitutioQ sha&kG proclaimed, or sub
united - q y ratification.
Edgar E. Jory. OF Baltimore was sen
teuced by the County Court ofH%2caster
TO two years in the penitentiafy Tor
forging the name OF Harvey S. Gresham,>
postmaster at Lancaster Court House.
to check for $1S- Jory has Travelled
under several aliases, and when arrested
was representing a boot and shoe house
OF Baltimore under the name John Muir,
Of Reedsville.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Kermit
Roosevelt, sons OF President Roosevelt,
are rusticating with Mr. Joseph Wilmer
at Horseshoe. - A lot OF household fur
niture belonging to Mr.. A. c. Walter,
which has been stored since his sale some
weeks ago. was shipped to him at Eu
iaula, Ala, q few days ago, where we I'M
derstand he with his family will reside in
future. - Mr.. II. T. Holiday has sold
his Retreat farm to Mr.. L. l.. Berry, of
Rappahannock. - We regret to learn
that MIR. J. Q. Newman, OF Rapidan, had
a severe fall few days ago, dislocating
his shoulder. - Mr.. Stuart Bresee plOw-
ed I'D 140 acres of wheat and planted
corn IN place Of it.-Orange Observer.