The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-08
VIRGINIA NEWS

Rev. C. W. Trainham, OF Manassas,
has accepted the call to Marion.
Miss Mary Beale, OF Kinsale, has gone
10 West Virginia, where she has accepted
position as teacher.
The Board OF Supervisors OF Loulsa
has appropriated 800 to the Louisa
soldiers Monument, raising the iund To
$4,000.
The /. Burruss farm, in Orange coun.
~. containing 22j acres, has been p Id
to W. II. McGinnis, OF Baltimore, Mo.
Private terms.
Miss Annie r. Cameron. OF Hague. has
been appointed teacher Of Gotham Park
public school. in Northern Neck, vice
Miss Adelaide Pratt, resigned.
One defeated candidate Ia louisa filed
a sworn statement that bis campaign ex-
penses footed up four hundred and TWEEN
tyiour dollars. Pretty steep Louisa
Enterprise
Some of the messenger boys OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company al
Newport News went n strike S,turd' y
against a cut in waves similar to that
made in Richmond.
Rev. J. K. Ellis, OF Gordonsyille and
BarbOursyille. has been called To the rec
torete OF Christ Church EmPorla. lie
ieclinpd The call extended him by the ves-
try Of South Farnhsm parish, Essex
county.
A barn and contents aid other build
inps. together with a large silO, owned
by II. j. Haupt, near Leesburg, was d.
stroyed by fire Saturday, caused by a
spark from an engine. Loss -, OOO,
with 5000 insurance
Hundreds OF colored men who have
been working on the Southern's new
track between Manassas and Orange l'fi
last week for their homes in the lar
sonth, the climate here berg too cold
for them Orange Observer.
The stockholders Of the l.. i NUM- rd
Banking Co., have decided tOincrease the
CAPITAL stock of the Company to $loO,-
600. - MIR. James,. Barron, has decided
TO locate in Norfolk where he will practice
bis profession. Northern Neck News.
Many foreign huntsmen paid the re
auired $40 license and had great time
shooting birds in Louisa, which are
abundant - Louisa's new bank, the
,eeond one, will open business on Janu-
ary lat. 1904, with a capital stock OF
$50 900. -GordOnsville Gazette.
Last week Virginia horses RAISED at
HaEcock's, Elerrlie farm. in A'bemarle
county, figured az winners both at Wash
ington and New Orleans. At the former
(touid captured hurdle race, mile and
three-quarters; time, 3:26 20; while
Ethics won at mile and a sixteenth
in 1:49.
The Board OF Directors of the new bank
of Louisa decided to name the institu-
ton "The Louisa Citizens Bank, in
stead of the state Bank OF Louisa DR..
r. A. Terrell was elected president, vice
r.. A. Sander; + NJ. Crank, vice presl
dent: DR.. W. o. Smith and DE-. Frank
Voolfolk were added to the Board OF
Directors
During a festival at the home OF Robert
Washington, colored, in Orange county
a few nights ago, John Zimmerman, a
South Carolina negro, employed on the
new railroad, became involved in quar- /
rel with Washington, and drawing a pis- |
tol. sent ball through WaeningtOn's /
right lung. Zimmerman was arrested 1
and lodged in jail. DR.. Crittenden ex-
trscted the bullet from WashiDgton's
back.
C. +. Alexander, recently adjudged To- /
sane in tbecounty court OF Mathews, and /
sent to the Eastern State Hospital at
williamsburg, has been discharged from
the Hospital, and has sold the plant
goodwill, etc, OF the Mathews Tribune
to Mrs. Alexander, bis wife'' Meri-
weather Smith, OF Washington, was on
the SUNBEAM" from Baltimore Monday,
Mr.. Smith said that the object Of his trip
WAS to establish offices for the u. ) Ex-
press Co. at Urbanna, Whealton's,
Sharp's, Millenbeck, Merry Point and
perhaps Moran's. The company proposes
In time to establish other offices.
Mrs L. II. Converse, manager OF the
shift factory, was summoned to Wash
ington last week to appear before the
BOARD OF Inspectors OF the ost-otfice
Department. Before coming to Urban
ma Mrs, Converse held responsible posi-
ton in this Department and it Is claim
ed by the authorities that sbe can give
some valuable Information regarding the
now going on Mrs. Con-
verse states that she knows nothing
whatever culculated to help the authori-
- l.. ftsfr effo~se n. elaar nj, the scandal