The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Arrangements have beea made for
holding a farmers institute At Mathews
c II. on Monday, March 18th.
Thomas Atkinson, Of Richmond, will
rebuild "Rocklands. bis county seat, In
Orange county, recently destroyed by
fire
Rev. A. Meade, of Elkins, ". Va,
has accepted the call tn the rectorship OF
Christ Episcopal church, at Gordonsville,
and will occupy the rectoFy
". G.. Baker, Jr.. express messenger be
tween Gordonsville and Norfolk, has
been appointed express agent at Cor
donsvilie in place Of W. II. Walker, de-
ceased.
At the April term OF the Circuit Court
of Westmorelaud. II IL proposed - or
gAnize an association for the protection
of game. and 70 see that the game laws
are enforced.
Mics Margaret Conway, OF Rapidap
Orange county, will be the guest OF Mr..
seldom Jones until Tuesday when she
goes 10 Memorial Hospital. Miss Eliza
beth Conway will ,in her sister on Tues.
day Rich Times Dispatch.
Geo. Lawson. colored, a chicken thu
who was in all here, made his eecape.
lie max es the second negro since Thirst
mas. who has turned up his nose at
the accommOdA tions offered by our town
prison Colonial Beach Progress.
Mr. Vim. NJ. Jordan and Miss Annie
Laurie Bell, daughter 81 Mr.. Jas. W Bell,
all of Haymarket, prince William coun'
~ were married At st. Paups church, at
thar place last week, Rev. Ii F kloman
officiating Mr.. George Hulhsh wss best
man and Miss Clara Bill maid OF honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan left on Northern
tour.
W. f. G!pson, OF Madison Run, leii
Tuesday for KAY ford, W Va to engage
in railroading. He carried twenty col
ored laborers with him The
Misses Halsey entertained few OF their
friends az their beautiful home, "Eaetern
View" A very amusing feature OF the
evening was "COnundrum Supper.
Among those invited were the Misses
Bradbury and Buckner, hessrs Willie
Donn. Willie Jones. David Rice. + II. De
Jar cite. Jr.. Lowell Bradbury, Jr., Dr.
Phillips and DR.. Gsrnett Orange OBJ
server.
A handsome pipe organ was presented
to Wills Memorial Presbyterian church
by Mrs p. K Neii and Mrs. John Mause!
of Cincinnati. The instrument was used
for the fret time In the church at last
SUNDAYS aeryices The body OF Pr
yate Robert W. Toler, Hospital Corps
4. s. Army, who was killed In action al
Laguan. Samsu Island, on Sept. q, 1904
arrived in Louisa Friday and WA car
ried to A. Is Woodward's undertaking
rooms from whence at noon Ii val
taken hy Mineral Lodge No 81, | o. o
f and buried 10 the Christian church
bnrying ground He was native o.
Lonisa He wasa widower, leaving ont
child which IL at the Orphan Asvlum In
Richmond ToIer was on the field look
inc after the wounded when he was shoi
by a native hid In a tree Louisa Enter
prise.
The colored shuckers Of Msssick 1
Ciunby and E W Long K Co., OF Irving
ton, left on fish steamers for Mary land
their home. These houses and seyera
others along the Rappahannock hav'
closed. The season has been an nnproht
able one Oystermen find tina
many inshore oysters were destroyed b.
the freeze. 1t is difficult vet to tell sbou
the deem water ones. Fisher
men along the Chesapeake hay, from Ok
Point to the mouth Of the Potomac, ar
up against q serious proposition, y
lar they have not been able tn drive
stake. Usually by the first OF March al
the nets are do wn. awaiting the frat ru
~ sbad and herring Tidewster Virginia
has not within score OF years had
winter 80 disastrous to the water Undue
tries Virginia Citizen.