The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

pension has been granted in Wash
ington to Louis Weber. Fauquier Springs
$50
The telephone line will probably be eN-
tended several miles north of Culpeper'as
far as Catalpa.
Mrs f j Marsham. who was recently
paralvzed at her home near Madison MlllS
Orange county, is improving.
The Cupeper and Louisa Telephone
Companies will establish an exchange
nj Somerset for the two lines
The West Hanover Presbytery OF the
SYNOD Of Virginia will be held at orange
Tuesday, April l., at ;. I. NJ Rev. T.. H.
Slower, ;. {.
In Richmond Thursday Hazel Bottom,
a lOvear-old girl. was run over 10y an
electric car ana her head almost severed
from her body.
The case Of DR.. Coles. who was indict'
ed in Northumberland court, for the Illicit
sale of whiskey, was tried Monday. he
jury disagreed.
The next exhibition Of the Upperyllle
Colt and Horse Club will be held AT | p
perville June llth and 18th, and entries
will close June |.
At Manassas Wednesday. freight
train on the Southern Railway ran INTO
an open switch. breaking the pilot ana
wrecking several ears.
Neal Stanback, the negro who on Jan
uarv 5 attempted criminal assault on
aged Mrs Eliza II. Preuiier, paid the
penalty for his crime in Norfolk county
Jail yard Wednesday
MFR. r. Ruickrood has sold his valuable
farm near Bealiston, fauquier county
to MIR. Altfather Of Pennsylvania. MI
Buickrood illleaye about Apr LIST with
his family for New Jersey.
Mr. .Jno r Townsend of the Orange
County Hounds has offered handsome
silver cup,to the winner OF the Farmer
Race To be run at the annual pointer races
of the Warrenton Hunt Club duruing the
week of April g.
Mrs PAYNE. wife of Gen. William IL.
PAYNE. while in her room IN Narrenton'
in some unaccOuntable way hung her
foot in the carpet and fellviOlentlyt to the
floor. sustaining a bad fracture oi the
| left arm below the elbow
The William l.. Wilson Memorial fund
| for the endowment OF u chair OF econ
omics TO the memory of the late presi
dent of Washington and Lee unlverslt y
has received a contribution from H. l.
Wilder. of Boston. OF - 600.
Miss Nora Maupin, 10 years old o
! Charlottesville took an ounce OF laud
anum and then became frightened ano
called Tor help. \ physician saved the girl
life. Ii is thought she was Influenced 10y
the suicide of Miss Dora Morris.
Fourth-class pOstmasters were ap
pointed as follows: Greenlaws Wharf
King George county, :. {. Staples
10 succeed Peyton Parker, removed
Neabsco Mills, Prince William county
/ J. NJ. Kincheloe, to succeed q. K Atkin
son. who recently died.
When the westbOund &. a q train ar
rived Mt Gordonsvile Wednesday evening
two negroes William Jones and Thomas
Gill-were arrested These negro at
tempt to take the mail pouch from thu
train at Madison Run, between Orang'
and Gordonsville while stealing "A ride
They were jailed.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Harlow caught large
groundhog last week in steel trap
/ Unfortunately. the animal has seen IT.
shadow before being caught II
many strangers are moving into TIM
county that signboards have become q
necessity on the public roads. Presl
/ dent MadisOn's portrait has n lonesome
look in the court house Why not add
some more Orange Observer
There is to be an educational meeting
held at Morrisvile March 10Th at
] O'Clock y. IN. to discuss ways and means
for the advancement of higher education
in that section. Mr. Charles ". Brooks
Mai Mclaughlin, Mr.. Royal Cooke DR.
Shopoff and other friends of Education
have called this meeting. Mr.. +. /
Patterson sold his farm, located IN three
miles of Warrenton aud commonly call
ed the best farm between Warrenton and
Fredericksburg to Mr. George OF Tazewel
! county -Warrenton Nirginian.