The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-26
VIRGINIA NEWS,
A handsome school house with IA lare'
auditorium Ia 20 be built at Cheriton-

A handsome school house with "A large
auditorium ia 10 be built at Cheriton.
W. T. Bailey has been appointed post
master al WicomicO Church, Sorthum-
berland county.
W. W. Mitchell has been appointed
postmaster at Adner, Gloucester county,
vice Warner p. Roane. deceased.
MFR Winston Bresee, Of Rapidan, died
suddenly at his home in Baltimore recent
Iy of heart failure. aged - years.
The SOutheiIe Agricultural Associn-
tion. of Mathews county. will hold its
next annual fair Oct. 10, 20 and 21.
Dover Baptist Association will meet
next wear Mt Four Mile Greek Church
Rev. II. A, Willis will preach the annual
sermon.
Mics Bette A. Jones, of Orange, ha'
entered on three years course II train
ing ~ nurse in Memorial Hospital
Richmond.
q. Frank IIorsley, formerly Of Hlouccs
ter county, died at Newport News last
week of Loeb jaw, reanltihg from stepping
on rusty nail, aged H.
Vim. +. George, OF Lancaster county
died recently at Soldiers Home, in Rich
mand. He leaves one daughter, Mis-.
Vest Bryant, of Lancaster.
The Irish lot ImRc crop OF The Eastern
Shore is said to be poor this year. TIT
crop was late, the dry weather cut IL
short and now prices are low.
A charter was granted by the State
Corporation Commission 10 Finlay y Go,
Gnc.) Home Office. IrvingtOn. Va. Capt.
tai stock, $4,000 to $50, 600. JOhh
Finlay, president.
Miss Alice c. Du Val, of Gloucester
county, died at the Virginia Hospital IN
Richmond Friday night. after gu Illness
of several weeks. Her remains were
taken to her late home.
Robert Burnett, of Madison county
died last week at the home OF his daugh
ter, Mrs Joseph Miller, near Haywood
in his seth year. Besides Mrs. Miller, be
is survived by one other daughter, Mrs
James Banks
on Wednesday evening of last week at
the Island farm, the home of the bride Z
mother. Mrs. Florence Harrington, neal
Warsaw, Miss Josephine Harris and Mr.
.. Homer Lyons, of TappahannOek
were married by Rev. W f. Davis.
Because he contends that the prayers
NJ sinners may he effective, Rev. ". "
Wines has been elected by the cOngrega
ton of the Fifth Mount Zion chrucb
colored. in Richmond. This church waf
formerly conducted by Rev. John Jasper
Capt. Henry Landlord. OF Wheaton,
while bound down the bay from Baltl
more last Thursday night week in Il
.anall. had the misfortune 20 lose he
vessel loaded with coal by running hei
ashore on Cove Point. The crew escaped
in the yawl boat-Virginie Citizen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas James Meredith
OF Gloucester county, have issued invita-
tions to the marriage of their daughter
Miss Elizabeth JahSier Meredith, 20 DE-
Henry Torrance Beyea, of Philadelphia
The wedding will take place on Wednes'
day, August 3, at noon, in Abingdon
church, in Gloucester.
Mr.. G. c. Wright, on his farm walnut
Lawn near warsaw, has, this summer
cut. sold and housed about 5000 worth
Of hay from seventeen acres. Mr.. W.
GRAY Brockenbrough, residing near En-
merton, and one of our best farmers,
raised thie season siXty-one bushels win
ter oats per acre.-Northern Neck News
Local passenger train southbound, was
wrecked near Franklin Junction on
Southern railroad Friday. A freight car
door had dropped across the track and
ierailed the engine, which was running
at thirty miles an hour. The engine
plunged into an embank ment and was
demolished. Engineer Hall, of Tye River,
Va; Fireman MillOway, OF North Caro-.
lima, and Flagman McClannahan, oil
Pittsville, Va, were killed.
Police Steamer Rsppahannock, with
Surveyor Fred Rudeger, OF Eastern shore,
aud Inspector A. S. Hardy, OF 10th dis
trist. have been surveying oyster grounds
in lower RappshRnnOck between outer
Baylor line on Middlesex side and outer
Baylor line on Lancaster side Among
the applicants for this deep water shore
are l.. T. Buck, C. Fl. Willing, Messick,
Waqenen c Co. BuChan, James X Co 9.
burlington, Ball & Co., Thomas & White
Herbert Lpp, anOted ungswimmer,
of Washington, left the old wharf on
Tuesday morning with the intention I
swimming the Potomac to Blackstones
Island. on the Maryland shore. This
feat was accomplished by Mr.. Hpp, and
he earned by it's accomplishment the
sum of TWO hundred dollars, The dis
lance covered il estimated at twelve
miles and was made in four hours.-Po
tOmac Progress.