The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-01-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Grand Lodge Of Masons oi N.r
ginia will convene IN Richmond, Febru
airy ltb, 10Th and 10th
J.C. Airport has purchased the farm
OF W f Pense, near Midland. Fauquirr
county, cOntaing sixty acres, Tor 81 900
DR.. r. II. Pitt. oi Richmond, will lect-
ure 10 Irvington Baptist church on
Religion Of Laughter Feb. 10Th. AZ
night.
The Supreme Chapter OF the American
Guild, in ssssion in Richmond. has ele
I'd Hon Charles +. O'Ferrall Supreme
Governor.
Mr.. Robert f. Booker, Of NorthumbDr
land county, has heen taken To hOspi-
tai iD Baltimore for al operation for ~
pendicitis.
Hon. Samuel W. Williams. Of Wytte.
vile, has decided TO enter the contest ipr
the nomination for Attorney General 10
the Democratic State primary in August
The Minute Men. Of Culpeper, aud the
Seventy frat Regiment, Virginia State
troops. have asked for places 10 the in
augura parade in Washington Mar h
4th.
Lancaster board a supervisors ha-
offered reward OF 800 Tor the spprs-
pension 81 the negro, Pluuey johnson
who recently murdered another Of BIZ
race.
The resignation of Capt. T +. Grim'
ley, Culpeper Minute Men, has been b.
cepted by the Governor and orders IL
ued for al election To supply the
vacancy
The engagement OF Miss Eleanor Rem
son and Mr.. Stephen Field. both of Glou.
cester county, Is announced. The wet
ting will take place in Wares church,
February 22t.
The steamer Harry Randall, which
plies between Washington and landings
N the lower Potomac river, has with
drawn for thu present on account OF the
ice 10 the river.
The school trustee electoral board Of
Alexandra county has elected Hoo.
Frank Hume 10 fill the vacancy caused
by the retirement of County Surveyor
George + Garrett.
Vim. EllinRer, OF Fox Island, pr baby
the larges oy ster planter and packer Ob
the Eastern shLre, has decided 20 sell his
oyster grounds and retire from busDe,s
lie established the business l0ytars ago
The handsome home OF Lynchburg
Lodge, No. 32l. B. p o. F., recently
completed at cost Of $40, 900, Oh the
lite of Gen. Jubsl Eerly's old home, was
formally opened FriGay night with ap
propriate ceremonies Judge K T.. ".
Duke, OF Charlottesville, mace an ad.
dress.
Col. Edmund Berkeley, OF Prince vii
liam county. has gone on visit to Texas.
The colonel is 81 years Of age, although
he has seen only 10 birthdays. tie wac
born on the 29th Of February is the res-
son. He was Confederate officer, and
fsc-d the roar Of canBOns and the hot
shot aud shell from the enemy 10 many
battles.
We inesday, Jan 18th, Miss Ethel H.
Dunn and Mr.. Willie T. SHELTON wer,
married at the home OF the brides par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs NJ. T. Dunn, in Nil
dlesex county, Rev J. W. Ryland ofiicia-
ting Miss Eva Dunn was maid Uf honor
and j II. Carter, beet man; usbers, Frank |
and C6llie Carter. The couple will reside
at Cambridge, Md.
While Corbin Prayer and bis WIFE, both |
colored, of HenricO, were absent from
home, their children, one, two, and four
years old, respectively, plaJed with fire,
resulting IN tue burning Of the house and !
the death of the children III the flames
The doors had not been locked. but were |
closed, and the children were SO small |
that they were unable to open them.
About fifty were entertained at .
Social" given by Capt. and Mrs. Geo.
p. Squires, at their homein Poplar Neck,
Lancaster county, few evenings ago in |
honor OF Misses Bellows and Foster, OF /
Long Island, who are the guests OF Miss
Mamie Mae Squires The first part OF
the evening was taken up with games.
At II O'Clock refreshments were served,
after which music and dancing held sway
Rev. Cornelius Stewart is making
TO unearth the bricks OF
the old well at Monroe Hall. the birth
place OF President james Monroe. IL lie
said President Monroe had the well dug,
and that it's original depth wAs rs feet,
and that 1t was bricked from bottom to
top with bricks imported from England.
1t is the Intention OF Mr.. Stewart to run
Hues on Colonial Beach with said bricks.
Colonial Beach Progress.
Kilmarnock is sure TO have its new
Masonic Temple 10 1905. Capt. Geo. p
,quires has been entrusted with the or.
Ter to construct 1t, and she is a go"
DR.. r. H. Pratt and bride. nee Con-
ad, reached Virginia on steamer from
Baltimore Saturday. They will visit In
he vicinity OF Warsaw before repairing
O their home In MiddIesex Mall
teamer Owen billiard missed her trips to
Irbansa Wednesday and Thursday =
'irginia Citizen, -