The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-12
VIRGINIA NEWS

The Hotel Morris at O-ang-. rs 10 Zoe
enlarged by the addition of siN rooms
Marriage license issued 10 Baltimore
Eve-itt =. litchco-k. Richmond. va
Noble +. Taylor Northumberland caua
~. Va
There are said @ Dee twenty or moro
gold mines in Crane and >potsyivania
counties.
Mr.. William du Point has presented the
Library at Orange a checS for 500 for
the Library building.
Fl Il Cady has been appointed pos,
master at Nlyron. Prince William coun-
~. t. succeed Albro ! Morse
" J.. Crank. has announced his cand'-
dacy for treasurer IF Louisa county Dr
I. +. Nay l. out for reelection.
George Halvon ana Mrs Ella Christie
pher were married SGniay ~ Nill-ubeck
Lancaster county. by kev.A. Reynolds
The postoaice at Tia. King and Qoeen
county will be discontinued on March Hl
and alter that date an mail should he al
dressed 10 Biscoe, Va
The Barytes mine ~ Mechanirs,ilie.
LOUISA county. will he worSed on a lar-.
scale The ore AZ a depth of ESQ ier, L.
said To lee plentiful ami rich
Dogs raided the sheep-iold Of W. n
Grubb. in Loudoun county. killing -four
teen ewes and eight lambs Several 9TH
er lambs were badly Injured
J NJ Webb. of Floyd county. aad hi-
son had An alteration. which resulted 90
the son shooting the father twice aaO
fatally wouniiue him Young Webb hss
hed
+ ! Nottingham depot and express
agent at kapcan. hos resigned AMI ac-
cepted a similar position at Brandy. NJ
Robert sale. Of Orange. succeeds him AT
Rapidau.
Sheriff Pannil. Of Orange. arrested
syrian for peddEng goots without o.
censes aud Justice J. q Perry fined him
800 and costs Ia default az payment
he went 10 jail.
Rev. ". 5 Leake has resigned a. pas
tor of Fulton Baptist church Richmond
Mr. Leake Will take up special mission
work ia the state under the auspices O'
the Baptist board of missions
\ gun in the hands Of the chiid's Older
brothers and sisters was accidentally
discharged. killing almost instantly
iour-year old colored girl al her parents
home. near Louisa. Court House.
The barn Of Mrs Vim Dawson. O,
Lodge. Northumberland county. wac de
stroyed 10y fire recently But for the time
~ assistance OF ne'ghbors the dwelling
would have been burned Loss 500 No
insurance
Petitions were presented to fhrCounry
Court OF Gloucester from ali the district
In the county. asking for local option
elections. After examining the petitions
the Judge ordered an election Of the whole
county 10 be held April Both.
Mr. y. r. Waugh q native 81 Orange
county. and son of Mr. haries s Waugh
II a candidate for the Legislature Of Ken
lucky from Shelby county. lie iz p Tros
porous farmer and stock raiser and ha.
lived ~ Kentucky fifteen years
Capt E II Gunby. for some years en-.
gagged in the menhaden fishing industry
IN LANCASTER county has become mem
Der OF the firm Of Nessick Long A Co.
'Ri"E "a EtAFiAl luflcAHl4it. hluthlnN
house and planting business and tomato
cannery, at lrvington.
On Saturday the fierce wind played
havoc on the farm Of Il ". Stringienow
\ tenement house was destroyed The
house was blown against - la-ge tree
which kept il from being completely ce-
mOhshed. There were also about 30
fruit and shade trees blown down and
corn house unrooied .-Culpeper Enter
prise