The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-07-25
VIRGINIA NEWS

Thos. ]. Lloyd has been appointed
postmaster AT Nillowbf0ok' Louisa
county.
Ashland has been in u state OF anxiety
since July lth owing t. smallpox
scare. II is all over now. one ease
proved fatal.
The Charlottesville baseball team
dropped the first of series ul games
with Orange at Charlottesville Friday
sconn Is To =.
Among those ON the gmboat Bennlng-
ton which was blown up at San Diego,
/ Cal. Friday and who was injured, was
VIM. :. Shacklett, OF Fauquier county.
Franklin Perkins Of South Boston. son
of IA former slave. is building an alrship
which he expects to cxhibitat the Jaines-
town Exposition and To soar around in
same.
/ q. j. Downing has resigned ~ cashier
/ OF the l.. T.. Mquiord Banking Company,
at Heathsyillc.aud Everett Mar-h.nssi>t-
ant cashier OF the Recdvillc Bank. Is
temporarily filling the vacancy.
DR.. J. NJ McBryde. Jr.. son u Dir. J. NJ.
/ McBryde. President of the '. 7. !. az
Blacksburg formerly professor of English
al Hollins Institute, has accepted "a posi-
ton AT Sweet Briar Institute in Amherst
county.
Mrs. Jas. l.. Gordon has sold her West
End property known a. The Park.
which contains "a acres and the house.
also a smaller dwelling We hear the
price was - 900. the purchaser being
Hon. John &. May.-Louisa Enterprise.
Tie reunion OF Coniederateand Federal
soldiers in Luray Friday brought the
largest crowd ever seen there. The
crowd was estimated AT 1000. More
than | 900 went through the LuraN
Caverns. All old soldiers wcn' given free
admission.
John 4. Connellee. while assisting n
friend in getting we'll bucket ont OF "a
we'll slipped from the curbing. and fell
ieet foremost into the well. 80 feet. The
well contained twelve feet of water, aud
Mr.. Connelee emerged with only good
ducking. Northern Neck News.
The Dranesville Holiness Camp Meet
inc Association will begin it, sixth an
nual meeting at Cool Spring Grove. ~
Fairfax County. on August -. and cOn-
tinue 10 DAYS. These meetings arr largely
attended and are undenominationaL
Last year the attendance was about
> 900 persons.
Messrs. Atwen Summervill and James
W. Morton. who acted ~ arbitratOrs IN
the suit of DR.. J. VI. Gaines ". the Town
Of Culpeper. for damages TO his land by
reason OF the water works system causing
the water to overflow. have awarded
Dr. Gaines the sum Of $3.50 Lieut..
=. NJ. Rixev. Jr.. ). VI. g.. accompanied
by Ms. Rixey and child. reached Culpeper
on Sunday from Manila. where the
Lieutenant has been stationed for two
and one half years.-Culpeper Exponent.
An "Old Home Day" will be celebrated
at Ephesus Baptist church. huntsville,
Essex county, Sunday. July Both. The
, county people who have lett and are
living elsewhere are invited To this ENJOY
able reunion. l.. 4. Coulter, State secre-
tary Of the Y. NJ. c. 4. of Virginia, will
be the principal speaker. Short talks
will also be given by Hon. VIM. Camp
bell. r. G.. Phillips. Dr. 6. II. Oliver, Rev.
q. W. Kerfoot and Others. 4 special iea-
ture will be an address by Mrs. Thomas
P. Bagby, OF West Point, to the ladies in
the afternoon. Mrs. Bagby is daugh-
ter of the late Rev. A. F. Scott, who was
pastor of Ephesus church forever twenty
years. The music will be under the di-
rection of Mr.. J. W. Phillips.