The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

/ is sail that Attorney W r. Mayo
Will locate ia Washington city soon -
Northern Neck News.
The ladies II the rbanna Episcopal
church will give an excursion TO Bait
more Wednesday. Oct 18th.
The Wolnuy Point property, on Coan
river, Northumberland county, has been
sold 10 Alone Dawson for $1,000.
Gov. Montague will deliver an address
At Wheaton Monday night, November
II, for benefit of the Methodist church OF
that place.
After short illness, the mother Of
Hon. A. {. BraNtOn, Of Staunton, died at
the home of DR.. Shelton Horseley in
Richmond Saturday night.
The third annual fair Of the Southside
Agricultural Association will be held
near Mathews C. IT, Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, October 10Th, 10th AMI
2lst.
Mr. George e Hudgins and Miss Matte
/ Il. . Vens, both If Mathews county were
marrit., iast week At The residence Of the
officiating minister in that county, Rev.
j. o. Moss
The club house at Election, Northum'
berland county, was destroyed by lire
lat week. Loss ebOut 81 200: insur
ance $500 q H. Sisson wasthe owner
Fire said 20 be of incendiary origin.
Miss Minnie NJ. Giles, of Raphine, will
soon be- married 20 DR. Ernest NJ. Thrift
of Madison, Va The marriage will take
place at noon on Wednesday, October
10Th, In the Presby terrain church, OF
Rtphine
MIR. and Mrs r. j. Stiff, Of MiddleseI,
announce the marriage Of their daugh.
ter, Miss Cornela Ellen Stiff, To Mr.. A.
Marshall Bristow. The ceremony took
place last week at Harmony Grove Bap-
,ist church.
Miss Mary Baber, daughter Of Mrs. +.
7. Baber. Of Louisa, died Tuesday, Of
tuberculosis The funeral took place
Wednesday morning from her mother 4
nome. R,v. T. Davis, officiating She
WAS "A member uf the Louisa Baptist
church.
W. J. Nuckolls, while lighting lamp
at the church at Nsnceyyille, Louise
county. at the reorganization OF the
Christian Endeavor Society, fell from the
chair upon which he was standing,
breaking his IN between the hand and
elbow.
Miss Katherine Newhouse. daughter II
Hon :. NJ. Newhouse OF Culpeper, iorm r
member of the Legislature, and Syre
Thompson, Of Carrico, were married Ia
Washington Wednesday. Rev. Clement
Brown. OF Washington, officiating. They
left for the Worlds Fair
Gen VIM. McComb. OF Green Spring,
Louisa county. announces the engage
ment of his daughter. Miss Nellie Sum
mervie McComb, 10 Mr.. j. ". Purypar.
of Mineral. The wedding will be cele-
brated in Mechsnicsville Baptist church.
Louisa county, October 29th, at il:3O |
a IN.
l.. e. Tarrant, postmaster at Rixey
Vile, Culpeper county, was married To |
Miss Mile May Ysncy sunday alter
nOOn. at the resideLcs Of Mr.. Jerry Mo e
ton Smith, Cuipeper, Rev. W. 7. Wi
lams. officiating. The happy couple left .
on All extended tour 10 the Worlds Far /
and other points.
II has been reported to rs that on Sat
urdsy very peculiar, and perhaps Ia al.
accident happened to Mr.. John Nsshirx-
ton. who lives in the county near POtO-
mae Mills Mr.. Washington WAS riding
Is young. unbroken horse, and hestopped
in the road and was talking to some
one, when the horse suddenly made
spring, falling and breaking his neck
Mr.. Washington was caught under the
horse Colonial Beach Progress.