The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Dogs / illed eight sheep for Mr.. +. r.
Carter last Week Blue Ridge Guide.
Licensed to marry in Washington: H.
A. HaDsbrough and Ida V. Helm, both
Of Fauquier county.
Mrs. W. b. Rucker, Of FaUquier county,
il visiting her mother, Mrs e. L PArrisb,
OF this place -Southside Sentinel.
q. c. McGehce has sold HE farm In
Louisa county 70 Harry and Tom Tow
sey, and will soon move to Portsmouth
The Valentine Mill property with sever
al hundred acres OF land near Trevilans,
Louisa county, has been sold to MrW q
Petty, of Gainesville, ta.
Mrs. Brown, widow OF James Brown,
of Round Hill, Loudoun county, died at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs. vii
liam Lowe, aged sixty.siK.
The marriage Of Mr., Walter Lynch aud
Miss Alice Courtney was solemDiZAd at
Howertons church in Ersex county IT,
Gently, Rev. f. b. Beale officiating
A mass meeting Of the Democrats OF
Middlesex will be held at Saluda Tues
day, May 2Sth. (courtday) to appoint
delegates to the Democratic State Coz
ventiOn.
Albert Alder, son of the bate Jamcs
Alder, died Wednesday at his home near
Purcellville, Loudoun, aged iirty years.
He is survived by his mother one brother
ana one sister.
Mr. Geo. Ii. Olive, formerly Of Essex
more recently prominent dentist 81
Berryville, has, with his family, moved
TO Irvington to reside lie has purchas
ed an attractive home there.
The date of the Richmond primary TO
choose delegates to the State Convention
was fixed a. May 81. A resolution {"
take the sense of the voters at that time
on primary plan was beaten.
Among the gradutes OF the medical de-
partment OF the Maryland University,
Baltimore. are the following from Nir.
gina: s. b. Buck, W. {. Glowing. Il
W. Garnett. J. f. Rawlings, W. d. Scott,
W C. Webb.
Historic st. Johns Episcopal Church.
Richmond, in which Patrick Henry made
his famous "Give me liberty or give me
death" speech. may be changed from it,
present form and enlarged. The matter
is the cause Of dispute in the cOngrega
ton The church was built In 1871 and
is thickly surrounded by graves, many OF
them $50 years old.
Mr.. G.. NJ. Smoot has been notified Of
his re appointment as postmaster at
Millers. Mr.. Smoot held the office Tor a
number of years, but under the present
Republican administration Mr.. Clyde
Courtney succeeded him. Charges Il
irregu'arity have been made against Mr..
Courtney in the discharge OF his official
duty Underwater Democrat.
representative Rixey presented tn the
President MIR. X. n Harper, president OF
the Loudoun horse show, and Mr. Har
per extended the President an invitation
TO attend the show at l.eesburg, June :
and o. The President said he did mol
think such temptation should be placed
in front Il him, as be would like TO at
end. hut he hal uniformly declined al
.n,itauUns aud must DO 40 In this IN
stance.
In former days the wagons from Rap
pahannock and Madison went in mum
bers TO the fishing shore Now the rail
road brings all the fish down from Alex
andria. Work on the new freight
and passenger depot is progressing rap
idly. The location Of the new station OF
the west side will eliminate the necessity
Tor passengers to cross both tracks IN
going to and from the trains.-Culpeper
Exponent.
The Orange County Electoral Board
mas elected f. f. Gclsan, chairman, and
Z. n. Robinson, secretary. The follow.
ing registrars were appointed: Bar
louisville, X Brooking; Orange, K. d
Browning; GOrdonsville, c. 7. COwerd
Halle's, ". f. j. Camper; Rhoadesyille,
j. W. Faulconer; Wooiiolk's, q. W. Nor
ton: Locust Grove, F. NJ. Gibbs; Town
IF Orange, l.. j Martin; Town OF Cor
louisville, ". q. Blgkey.