The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-05
VIRGINIA EWS.

Mr. Glass says an ample monument to
General Lee already stands in Washing
toE-the pension building.
4 pension has been issued at Washing
ton TO Nalencourt James. OAk Grove
Westmoreland county. $40.
The board 81 directors of the Northern
Neck Agricultural Association has de
ciced 10 have its next annual fair on
sept 30 and oct l and >.
1t Is proposed to reorgauize the Wash
ington Society. established in Alexandria
IN 1901, with view 20 secure the con
tinned celebration of the Twenty secona
of February
On Sunday. March / 1908. at Gotham
Park Baptist church. Warsaw. Mr Robt
Ross Harris and Mrs. Mamie Woodland
were united in marriage Rev Richard
Edwards officiating.
The Rev T. H. Lacy. rector Of Epiph-
any Episcopal church. Lynchburg has
been called 10 Christ church in llray.
and associate churches He has not de-
cided whether he will accept
Mrs Fannie Todd. widow Of Cant
Marius Todd, died at Popular Grove. her
residence. in King and Queen county
February 18th. Mrs Todd leaves three
sons, William, Robert aud Garland
The home Of tho Off 'iating minister.
Rev. A H. Rey noids Richmond county.
wa- the scene II a very pretty marriage
on Moaday when Miss Elenora wilkins
became the bride II Robert NJ. Wilkins.
Roanoke Council, No. IA. United Com
merciAl Travellers. has decided t. hold
"A carnival and festival 10 Roanoke from
May / 20 10, inclusive. Is q have con
tracted with a carnival company for the
entertainment features.
Friday John Harris a worthy colored
man OF Madison county. went To Orig
iersvilie. On his return at night be miss
ed the ford ia crossing the Robertson
river and drove over the bank De and
his horse were both drowned
+. q. Akers. who for years was clerk
to the Railroad Commissioners. will be-
pressed by his friends for Insurance Com
missioner ii the bill creating a Bureau OF
Insurance shall become law Tie only
other candidate il Col Greensille Gaines.
Of NarrentOn
A colOred family named Dickerson was
moving in a wagon from Ioar 10 Blue
mont, Loudoun county. and in crossing
the creek they were washed down the
stream. The wagon was demolished.
hut the horses escaped. All We're rescued
except child 3 years old.
Col A. W. Machen. superintendent of
the rural free delivery, has promised to
the Eighth Virginia district TO examine
and report upon the establishment OF
rural delivery routes In that district The
agent will at first 20 10 LOudOun county
in the neighborhood Of i.ovettsvilie.
1t is rumored that little girl who
looks like Lulu Virginia JoyneT. OF Pc
tersburg, had been seen in "a gypsy camp
near Lignum, Cpipeper County Lulu
Joyner has been missing from her home
at Church Road, sixteen miles from Pc
tersburg, since last November Il. At
least a dozen gypsy camps already have
been searched.
Mr.. John Ii. Bib, formerly OF Louisa
county, was among the victims in the
Tennessee Landslide near Lenoir city, re-
Gently when last passenger train on the
Southern road was precipitated over an
embankment, killing several persons and
injuring Others. Mr.. Bibb was the en-
gineer. A big boulder had spread over
the track; when the locomotive ran
against the obstruction it was thrown
down a steep embankment Mr. Bibb
expired from his injuries a few moments
after the wreck occurred.
Mrs Mary Ann Fletcher, aged ninety
one years, died Saturday at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Rotenbury
in Washington. At the deathbed were
gathered four generations of one Of the
oldest of Virginia families. Mrs. Fletcher
was the widow of Capt James Fletcher
She was born in Glasgow, Scotland. on
January o, 1912, and came to America
eight years later with her parents The
family settled in Alexandria, and lived,
there until 1925. The family later lived
in FauQuier county The honorary pail
bearers were Hon John r. Rixey, Of Cul-
pepper Col Robert n Harper, of Lees
burg, and Louis f. Schade, jr, of air
fax.