The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Messrs. ]. NJ. Lewis aud Henry Coors
have been sppointt Il land assessors Tor
Culpeper county.
Col. Thomas NJ. Semmes, for 80 years
a professor In the Virginia Military q
stitute at Lexington, Is dead.
A case OF small pox on tn, Island iaI IN
was reported few days ago, and Inc
place is now under quarantine - llu' :
water Democrat.
ANDY Inge was killed Saturday while
hunting near Pulaski While trying To
separate his dogs, which were lighting
his gun was discharged with fatal re-
suits.
Major ". X. Perrin, one oi the most
prominent men Of Gloucester, and until
recently the county treasurer, had Il
stroke Of paralysis, Friday, and il cri'i'
cslly i'll.
Mr.. q. W. Barbour. one OF our most
prosperous farmers, has housed 900 or
more barrels of corn. Some OF the carr
measure l3A TO 10 inches in length and
from q. TO "a inches in circumference. 49,
Orange Observer.
Mrs. James X. Hutchinson, bride
whose cOurtship was conducted by CORES
pondence, committed suicide In Danvllle
less than week after the marriage. She
had not met the man she married until
the day she was welded.
Mr.. &. II. Sisson, whose large bow /
ing alley and pool rooms were DESTROYED
by fire about two months ago at Flee.
ton, Is having u similar building erected
at Kilmarnock, where he will engage In
the same line of business Northern
Neck News.
Mrs Luly WEIGH. aged nineteen years'
died suddenly of blood poisoning at her
home in Northumberland county Friday
night. She was a daughter OF james
(tulick, and had been married only about
one wear. Her husband was In hos
pital in Washington at the time OF her
death
Congressman and Mrs. John F. Ri1ey
will have as their guests for the winter
in Washington Mr.. Rixey' aunt, Miss l..
Henry Rlxey, Miss Carrie Fowle Beck
ham. OF Fairfax county. Their daugh'
ter, Miss Mary Barbour Rixey, is visit
ing in Tennessee, where she IL being DE
Hghtfully entertained by Miss Mary
Deebrell at her country home. "Colemeer'
near Nashville.
According to the gate receipts at the
Broad Street Park in Richmond Thurs
day the paid attendance at the football
game was something over eight thou
sand. The total receipts were over
80. 500. including 5000 grand stand
seats at 81 80 each. One party dropped
his watch. which was restored TO him
much battered from being trod upon by
the crowd. In the crush great deal oil
damage was done. Coat tails were torn
completely of, hats smashed to nothing
ness and the ground where the grand
rush for position TO zee the game was
made W as strewn with buttons, cuff-
and bits OF clothing. A considerable
amount OF jewelry was lost
The mud machine lie finishing up the
dredging at the mouth OF the creek. Con
tractor Grim was unable to get scoop
machine In Norfolk to finish the hard bar
90 the dredge Jack will try itagsin. The'
expect to finish the job by January let
. Lloyd Hale, of Wheaton, has in bic
possession a hard crab to whose eye
socket a young oyster about the size Of
ones thumb, hes attached itself Both
are thriving but the crab cannot protrude
his eye. - Oyster packers on the
RAJ pshannock are going through dir.
astrous season Esgerness on the part
OF some buyers have put prices up 80
high that il leaves the shocking hous' 8
no margin. While the seller IL being
temporarily benefited it is only for the
time being Virginia Citizen.