The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-06-14
ViRGINIAiNE WIS.

The eighteenth convention AMI tonrna-
ment OF the Virginia state Firemen
Association will he held in Alexandria,
August 18th To 10Th
Hon NJ. A. Coles will not go To san
Francisco ~ expected. but will have hl-
headquarters in Washington in the he
pariment az Justice
Judge George u. larrell, al Emporia.
has announced himself candidate Tor
Congress from the Fourth district, sub
i-rt to the Democratic primary.
The contract has been let Tor the new
passenger depot at Manassas TO j. 4.
Elliot. Of Hickory. n e. The building
will be "A handsome brick structure.
Mr. George Cundin McKan AID Miss
Susie Boughan. of MiddleseX county. will
be- married at Christ's Episcopal church,
on rhursday. June BIRD, at G:3O p. m
Farmers in tbir section have lost CON
siderably on the English pea crop. owing
10 the fact that the markets ARE Hooded
and prices very low l'idewater Demo
cratic.
MesHrs. j. VI Moore and f. b. Davis
have been elected delegates by William =
tirymes Camp, Confederate Veterans, OF
Gurdonsville, to the Grand camp, AT
Nashville, Tenn.
". +. COLEMAN. Of Warsaw, di Il
Thursday night. He WAS postmaster at
Warsaw, n position which he has held
for eight years. lie il survived by a
widow and two children.
Mrs. George Avres. daughter Of MIR
Lewis Lynn. Of Prince William county.
died ut Providence hospital last week
from AN operation for appendicitis The
remains were taken To her old home.
Grand Commander Geo l. Christian,
has named Judge J. G. Ewell, Of Ianca-
ter. AZ delegate from the First Congres.
-innal district to the Nashville reunion.
of oniederate Veterans June II, ID and
rs
Mrs ] Chester Ire. sister Of Messrs j..
o. and W &. Walker and Miss Ada Walk
or. of l'rbanna. died recently at her home
in Leesburg, Fla She was 30 yeas old
and il survived 10y her husband and s'N.
year.old son.
Lightning killed four sheep for Mr.. &.
j. Nnurse at Casanova Saturday light;
six cattle for MIR. X ". Daniel, Auburn.
Sunday night, and three cattle for MIR }
" Wright. Orleau, Sunday night-War-
enton Nirginian.
Negotiations for the new steamboat
are nearing completion ann II - hoped
TO get her here from New York and put
her on the river before July let This
route will not only mean n reduction 10
fare. hut il will establish direct trans.
porati0n with Baltimore Potomac
Progress
DR.. Edgar r. Rust. formerly OF West.
mOreland county, diet recently in south
ern California. aged H. lie il survived
by an aged mother. two sisters, MrS.
PendletuD, Of Oak Grove, and Mrs. Ella
small, of Washington; two brothers, Dr
u n Rust, OF Washington, and Mr.. W
Z. Rust. Of Colonial Beach
Mrs.. Almedia G. Clare. relct of he lat
Hampton lare. died at the home OF her
daughter, Mr.. r II Humphries, few
DAYS ago. and WAS buried in the Old
Roam. bu-yinl, ground near Stormont
Ms Glare w1s - years old, and leavrr
two daughters She was "a member Il
Clark's Neck Baptist church
Sunday night lightning struck the
barn at Clifton" belonging To the
estate of the Col Robt Tyler, and ces-
troyed the same The farm was rented
70 Mr. j. Wilbour Latham, who lost loo
barrels of corn. binders and nearly al
OF his farming implements. There was -
small insurance on the barn. O0ly three
weeks before. not a half mile distant,
Mr. g. G. Galleber lost three fine cattle
from lightning Manassas journal.
On Wednesday party OF seven gentle.
men, near Sunny Bank, went grabbing,
and in about two hours returned with
S3S worth. Dogs attacked and
killed several very fine sheep from Il e
flock Of Mrs. Bailey at "Plain View,
near Kinsale Richard. the ten
year.old son OF Mr.. Robert j Hall, near
Lyells. swallowed silver quarter one
dAy last week. Mr. Orren l.
Shack leford, of Norfolk, is at the home
OF his parents quite unwell. The
roof Of the tabernacle at Marvin Grove
Camp il being repaintet. A number OF
old cottages are being torn down and IN
some instances new ones built -NOrthern
Neck News.