The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The State Board ui flhhefleH VIII ulttl
ia Norfolk on April 3Oth
woodberry Forest defeated Browne
school Saturday afteraoUn by the score
OF - 10 3
The Virginia Citizen is trying to inter
eat the people of Lancaster In the cult
walton of cucumbers for picking
Miss Lucy Ellen Bedsoe, OF Orange
county. died few days ago OF consump
ton. She Is survived by one sister.
Senator Caemack. of Tennessee. wants
Senator John ". Daniel, OF Virginia, AZ
The Democratic nominee Tor the vice presi
dency.
Congressman Rixey has introduced In
the House "A hill for the relief OF the Pres
hyterian church at Lovettsyille. Lou
dOun county.
Addison Embrey. Of Brandy, Culpeper
county. died few days ago. lie was a
Confederate veteran and was wounded
at Seven Pines.
Grafton Hall. the magnificent mansion
in I.oudoun Of Il. Dulany, said To have
cost SO 900, " hich was totally destroy
2 b, fire last December IL soon To he r.
built
Gov. Montague has refused tn pardon
Theron II. Brown, sentenced To serve u
year 10 the penitentiary for emeezzing
SIT. 900 from the Life Insurance OF Nlr'
eioia,
Four dwellings, were destroyed at
Fairfax Friday morning. The postoilice
and drug store and "a large grocery store
were saved through efforts of The bucket
brigade.
Mr.. Albert X. Wood of Yankton, South
Dakota, and Mis- Jennie Gray Miller
we're married at the home of the bride IN
Cnlp per last week, Rev. q. NJ. Mathis
officiating.
The large new barn Of TurDer Chatter
buck. near Culpeper, was burned with
contents of hay, grain, harness. Two
line horses aud a colt were also con.
samed Insurance small
The season for chasing the bunkerr
was opened Monday by steamer Geo
bradley. of the Bellows 4 Squires worke.
70 Wednesday she was reported ~ hay
ing caughta fair Jag Of tish.-Nlrglnia
Citizen.
A pipe organ has been ordered from
the Estey Organ company. of New York
Tor st. Thoma-'s Episcopal Church nj
Orange The new organ will be put IN
the church about July lst. and will cost
IL 800.
John F. Bundick. of Accomac, com
nitted suicide last week by shooting
himself in the right temple with a shot
gun. He WAS brother Of the Hon. W
L. Bundick, the national temperance
evangelist.
Mr.. c $. Smith. of Nokesyile, bought
the Stauier farm, on Cedar run, contain
ing AZ acres at g.. iS0. - The Hunter
farm near N0kesyille has been sold to II
". Herring, 172l. acres, for ; ,I2j cash.
Manassas Journal.
Mr. Guy W Sherwood and Miss Emma
lee Voolfolk. both Of Louisa county,
were married At the Methodist par
.onage at Gordonsville Friday after.
noon at , o'clock Rev. W. A. 5. Conrad
performed the ceremony.
Mr.. John Lewis McIntyre. of Fauquier,
and Miss Lizzie EmbreT. daughter OF
Wm. Embrey, were married on Wedne--
Az in Leesburg by De- J W Lupton.
Nr. and Mira. Mcintyre will reside near
Atoks, Fauquier county.
The Tenth Congressional district Dem
ncratic committee has decided 20 hold q
primary on Saturday. July ?, from sun.
rise TO sunset. for the nomination oi "A
candidate for Congress. ii. ID. Flood
now represents this district.
Loudoun Chapter, Daughters Of the
JOntederRcy, has inaugurated a move
ment TO erect a handsome monument IN
honor of the Confederate dead from Lou.
loun county on the courthouse lawn.
Already a large amount has been con.
trlbuted.
Mr. and Mrs. John Strobe Barbour On.
tertainsd their friends at their handsome
residence in Culpeper few evenings ago
in celebration of the tenth anniversary Of
their marriage The host and hostess
we're assisted in receiving by Mrs. Bar
bour. mother Of the host. Mrs. j. W.
Ware. Mrs Drewry, sister Of the hostess,
and Mics Rixey, daughter OF Hon. John
F. Rixey.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph T. VERIFY, of near
White Stone. Lancaster county, celebra'-
ID their 50th marriage anniversary un
rusedsy OF last week. Their children,
grandchildren, and other relatives were
present. An old Virginia dinner was
,erved The wedding cake was heavily
iced. On it were large gold letters
Cold wedding, lSj4-l90f." Ii was al
most covered with pieces OF gold money
representing the gift OF each child and
grandchild.