The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-05-16
VIRGINIA NEWS

The election of a MAYOR aud iuur tru
tees will take place IN Orang' June l3ti.
Lloyd Brooks. formerly of Middr-c>
county. was killed i'm "a coal mine ln Ohio
last week,
Lieut.. Commander VIM TmNtm. u.s.
y. retired died Saturday at ST. Vincent
Hospital. Norfolk
Mrs. Annie EMavhughdicd u Gordon.
willie Saturday night. aged - years. Sh
is survived by thnc children.
j. ". Elliott. collector oi the port q"
Newport News. died Friday. aged ,d
wears He had held the office since l~9~
\ rural route has been Ordered estate
lishrd June 18th at fmlrrrh Hail.
Ioui-a county. population 80. hon~
-.
Senator Martin will speak 100 Nam
Springs May % lie vii. probably
speak M the Academy ol Music u \"'
folk MAY Is.
Artillerymcu AT Fort Monroe hav.
raised -. 600 Ia prosecute Poiio. Oi'inI
Phillips uf Phnhu~. who killed G.ora
poWrry. soldier.
Steamers Coulbourmr and Footc of tnr
Carriers Greek mrnludcn works started
fishing Wednesday aud Thursday n
Observation-Disclosures citizen.
Farnham and Jerusalem Baptist
churches in Richmond county has fr'
derrd "a call To Rev. g.. y Bradley. OBJ.
White Stone. Lancaster county.
1t develops that a million dollars
worth of waterfront property hu~ ur
acquired in Portsmouth hy persons run
nccted with the Seaboari Air Lime RHa
road.
GOV. Montague has returned 20 lHch
moud from Cha~" City practically r
stored 10 health and viii Resume he
campaign for the S,uator-hip 100 30 short
time.
On May 3. II. r. Sell and Miss l.ria i.
Lewis wrn. united 100 maiumouN 100 tlr
home OF the officiating minister ErN. Is.
y. REYNOLDS. an Village. Northumberland
county
Mr.. ;. Il. Tyler. assistant to Rev. W.
b. lee. rector of the Episcopal church ai
Gloucester. has accepted "a call of thr
Episcopal ycstry no Hamilton Loul"W
county
Mrs. Lucy Stakes. widow of tha ht.
Major Edward r. Stakes died recently
al the home of j. H. Davenport. iau"~-
ter e.. H.. aged ~ years Two SOILS enr-
vive her
An educational rally wa- hrld 100 Ma
naSsas Saturday. Rev. james lmu'n
of Blackstone: f. ". Moore. OF fa'ra,.
and E.. +. Nicol made addresses Thea.
Tendance was small.
H. g. Kemp. of Washington died boo
Richmond Saturday. at the home of bis
sister. Mr.. j. St Grorgr Brymnrrd io.
The remains were taken to DTS native"
county Of Gloucester.
j. W. Harrison. of Northumberland
and Miss Annie VI. Self. OF Richmond Co.,.
were married at the Residence OF Oh"
oficiatingmni~trr Rev. Robert William.
Sob AT Farnham. on May lU.
Col james r. eaton. of AlrNandra
candidate for lieutenant governor has
been ordered 10y his physician to abstain
from work fortWomoulh~. lt is Thought
he will decide To withdraw from thrr"u-
test.
Mrs. 4. b. Chandler. Jr. of Richmond
rwho was Miss Blanche Montgomery. of
this place.. was operated ou last WorA
for appendicitis The operation Is n-
ported 10 have bcn ~ucr~,fui-\orihrrH
Neck News
On May LIT "a new order 81 Oh" ln-
ternal Revenue Department went Wfn
effect which provides that 100 thr future
every dealer or individual who buys 90
box OF cigars will be- required Goo destroy
the box az soon as it Is empty
Mr.. Kellys retirement renders Do lnrIN
that tine next -pcakcroi the hou~e Wi.I .r
W. p. Cardwell. Of Hanover althoug.
Capt Robert +. lee, Jr.. OF Fairfax. ani
John W. Churchman. OF Augusta arr
with considerable following.
Mrs. Margaret :. Gordon. widow oi
4. J. Gordon. founder of Locust InIr
Academy. died at Locust DalrSaiunlaN
Mrs. Gordon had been iil for several
months. and has been most toudcrl>
Ia i'm her home at Locust pa.".
Richmond. Va. May 18Th.
Samuel l.. Kelley. of Richmond. who
was regarded ~ a candidate for speaker
of the next House OF Delegates. today
declined 10 be- candidate for reelection
the hou~r. He has served for several
terms.
Rev. Robert +. Bently died Friday at
his home in Urbanna lIcwas member
of the Virginia Conference. and gave up
his charges about year ago on account
of bad health He had charge of thu
Lancaster circuit last. He Is survived
by widow and little son.
Soft crabs are plentiful and wcrcbrne
ing 30 cents per dozen the first OF ll"
week. - So lar ~ we have been able
to ascertain the first English peas 10
leave the Rappahannock this year were
sent from I'rbanna Tuesday OF this week
by Geo. Washington, colored.-South
side Sentinel.
Miss Nellie Norris. a school teacher 2G
wears old. Whose home was AT Culpcper
died Saturday at the home OF C. W. Tan
quarry. near Winchester OF gastric fever
The remains were sent TO CulWprr
Miss Norris is survived 10y her mother
three brothers and three sisters The
deceased was distant relative OF Mr.
II. +. Norris Of this city.
Lieut.. Gov. Willard was in Roanoke
Friday looking after the political situa-
ton He spoke encouragingly OF the
prospects OF receiving denomination for
governor. He said he had been over all
most all of the State. with the exception
of the Southwest. and had been given
assurances ofsupport from every section.
He thought his chances were improving
each day.
The Stat Democratic committee is cN-