The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.
d. Street. aged 81 years, died Sun
day in Northumb rland county.

d. STREET. aged b years, died Sun
day in NorthHmb rlHnd county.
Mrs. I.nndon Blown. Of Stevensburg.
CnIpeprr rnuntl, died suddenly last
week.
Tho dunhle tracking work on the
SOul hern t. K between Alexandria and
Oral go has been completed
The annual reunion Of Weatm0fpland
Gonirderates will be held at MOntrnss on
Friday, Oct. 18th. Hon VIM. Mayo IL
the com nander,
Mr.. Alma W. Gill and Miss Mary g.
Moore, boi of Northumberland county
were married at the Baptist parsonage
AZ HeaIhsyile, oct 9TH,
The Navy Football Eleven met the
team Of the Virginia Military lretitute
nt Annapolis Saturday and teieated
them by sco,e Of 2 to o
A. NJ Gill and Mss Mary q Moore,
/ bath Oi Northum hPrland, were married
Al the Baptist psrsonsgeat heathsyille,
Saturday by Rev DR.. Geo. W Bsale.
The farm belonging 90 e. Griffith, of
Baltimore, containing 40 acres, with
dwelling, in Culpeper county. has been
purchased by W. A Rudasill, Of Orange.
Gov. Montague is making number OF
political speeches at different points ia
Southwest Virginia where big fight IL
on between Wysor and Slemp for Con
gress
Miss Helen Kirk Downing, daughter OF
Mr. j Il Downing, formerly OF North
CUMBERLAND, now of Newport hewy, died
nj the latter place september ~ after
lingering illness Of consumption
Mr.. Theodore Seal, Of Orange, and
Miss Mamie Ilcks, daughter OF Mr. Ii
f. Hicks, were married at the residence
OF the brides parents, ut Radiant. Madi
son county. on Wednesday Of lRst week.
Rev. e. +. Conner officiating.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Brown. Of
Hague. Westmoreland county. announce
the coming marriage OF their daughter,
Miss Sarah Lee Brown to Mr. Richard
Lee Griffith. the ceremony 20 occur Wed
nesday morning, Oct. 10Th, at tOple
Chapel
Mr.. asd Mrs q ". Koiner Announce
the engagement OF their daughter, Miss
Hattye May KoiDer, 10 Mr.. Even David
SOD. of Atlanta. Ga The wedding will
htake place November ] Il Miss koiner IL
the daughter Of Commissioner Of Agri-
culture KOiner.
Miss Lena Belle Armstrong, OF upper
WestmOreland, and MIR Bush Wilkins.
deputy treasurer of the same county,
we're married last week at the home OF
George W Eberly. BrO0kland. ID. G. Mr..
and Mrs Wilkins left on ten days trip
to Northern points,
Capt LEROY f. Dan9erfeld, conird
crate, aged 20 years, was found dead In
bed at stanton Saturday Death Is
supposed 70 be due 70 heart trouble lie
was a brother In law Of James X keene,
the millionaire Of New York, Tie is sur
yiyed by one sister
A batch OF sixteen able bodied cOnyicts
has been sent 10 Bedford county 10
work the public roads Twenty 1--we are
already at that work. and the additional
force will be engaged in order 20 accom-
plish more and put the roads in good
condition before cold weather sets in.
The fish factories Of the Northern Neck
have done a fairly successful business this
season. There has been no stesdy good
fishing, but most OF the steamers have
made many fine catches. Already sew.
eral Of the steamers hRvestOppeG fishing,
among them those Of the Carriers Greek
works, at lrvington,
While going over the jumps on Port
man grounds. near WarFentOn. q few
lays ago. idle Chat, thoroughbred,
belonging to DR. James Kerr fell and in
iured his spine 40 seriously that he had
20 be shot. This il the third animal from
the Antrim Stock farm which has met
an untimely death
A charter has been granted by the Cor.
pOFation Commission to the Accomac
Development Corporation. Farksley
Henry x Bennett, president: Gro. ".
Maxon, secretary; VIM. Mex Taylor,
treasurer. Capital stock, $25, 600 OBJ
ject, the acquisition and ownership Of
islands. other lands, marsh lands, and
oyster grounds.
The Clarke County Horse and Colt
Show Association cleared 81 800 at it's
exhibition last August. This assCcia-
ton now has about thirty acres OF
splendid improved land just out.ide OF
Berryyille that in all cost about 81 600.
Only $4,000 stock has been issued. all
inded tedness has been paid OF and there
IL balance in the treasury.
Major Henry h. Mcclellan, Of I.eSiOg
ton, Ky. formerly wellkn0wn figure 10
Richmond, died October lat, from heart
failure Tie IL characterized by n Ken.
lucky paper az noble soldier, Chris
tiAn citizen. and faithful teacher. He
was on the staff OF Gen j f. r. Stuart,
and served sIsO with Gems, h. + Lee and
Wade Hampton. He il survived by his
widow, three daughters and one son.
Mr.. G. r. Mapp and Miss Lucy Rogers
were married in the NJ. +. church at
Franktown, Northampton county. Thurs
day. The bridesmaids were: Misses
Fannie Floyd, maid of honor; Mary
Rodgers, Bertha Mspp, Maggie West
colt, Jane McAllen, Ethel Mapp. Maggie
Landlord and Josie Thomas. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev e. E |
Watts. assisted by Rev. James Carpen- |
ter. The bride and groom left for tonr
to the y orld's Fair.