The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-23
VIRGINIA NEWS

Hiram NJ. IIutt has been appointed
postmaster at Farnham, Richmond
county.
Pensions issued at Washington: Bolivar
Ward. Warrenton $l2; Matthews John
son, Culpeper, Sl2.
The postofiice Department decided to
establish additional rural free-delivery
routes in Virginia on March LIST.
The following pOstmasters were appoint
ed Monday: Nandua, Accomaccounty,N.
II Bundick; Trower, Accomac county
John l.. Trower.
The Senate confirmed the appointment
of Mrs May MOsby Campbell IA post
master at WarrentOn. She is daughter
OF Col Jno :. Mosby.
The President has nominated Medical
Inspector Presley NJ Rixey to he Chei oil
the Bureau of Medicine aud Surgery
with Rank Of Rear-Admiral
The store Of 4. l.. James, near Wacha,
prague, Accomac county, was destroyeu
by fire Sunday night, together with the
stock of goods. Loss $4,000. partly IN
sured
Saturday night, two men MADE polu
attempt To break into the home Oh hr' D.
+. helms, the proprietor OF the Arlington
Hotel. AT Heaihsville The robbers maze
their escape.
W. II. NOEL. who was elected rresl-
dent of the Virginia state Federation
of Labor last May, has resigned. ueorge
Simmons. Of Richmond, yice-presldent' II
his successor.
The following officers OF the Cupeper
Bank have been reelected: ). Il. smith,
president: Silas B. Lillard, yice-presldent'
Thomas Smith, cashier, and w W. 'hen'
assistant cashier.
Enrmnn and Stockton. dealers IN
hardware at Orange. have maze an ~
sipnment for the benefit of their creditors
The assets are thought 10 be sufficient 10
pay the liabilities.
.Ioseph Ramsey was indicted before the
Essex County Court Tuesday Tor shoot
ing and killing Joseph Dunn, christmas
Day The case was continued until the
next term OF court.
Gov. 1 ]. Montague has accepted an
invitation to make an address before lhe
graduating class Of the medical depart
ment of the University OF Maryland IN
Baltimore May =.
The tobacco dealers and the Depart
ment of Agriculture report that IN con
sequence OF prevailing high prices OF the
staple the Virginia farmers are prepar-
ing to plant large tobacco crops this
season.
The Confederate monument will he I'M
vailed at Madison e. IL. some time,in the
spring. Ii was damaged to some extent
by the fire which took place at the lac
tory few months ago, but it will be
ready by the spring.
The news comes from Tasley, Accomac
county. that two dredgers, part OF the
crew of a vessel belonging to Capt. +. !.
Somers, were drowned last Saturday
night in an effort to board their vessel III
small skiff during gale OF wind.
The report that Judge j. NJ. McBroom,
postmaster at Abingdon, had challenged
Editor T.. NJ. Slack. of the Abingdon IT
ginian. was without foundation. Judge
McBroom's son wrote Editor Slack a
letter denouncing him, hut there has been
no challenge.
There was a fire at the negro Reiorma-
tory. in Hanover County, Monday night,
which is believed to have been OF incen-
diary origin. 4 large barn and carriage
house were burned. and five horses, two
Of them thoroughbred colts, were cremat-
ed The barn seems To have been set on
fire Besides the horses, good deal oil
harness was burned The loss nearly !
covered by insurance.