The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The ncXtannual -cssion of the farm ers'
National Congress will he held Al kich.
mond. September l. Ia %.
The residence of Mr.. r. A.Thommnson.
i'm Prince William counly. near Manassas
was burned last week. Small insurance.
". II. Linton. ol WcstmorlHnd, has
purchased farm in Charles county. Md.
and with his family has moved To That
State.
W. Ii. G.. Brown and j. G. Mitchell. thc
only negro clerks employed IN the N,H-
port News custom house. have been dls-
charged.
The citizens oi Mineral have pctitiotoi
Judge Grimslcy to make ~ new Masi~~-
tcrial Drtrict To be- known as Mineral
-LouiSu Enterprise.
The council of Gordunsville has raised
the liquor icens.. $50. making he pres iit
fgur. $3.50. The town now derives ana
annual revenue oi II 600 from liquor
dealers.
GOV. Montague has designated judge
&. TAYLOR Gamctt. oi Matthews. 10 80
in the case oi the Application oi th'
town OF Fairmomt for annexation ID"
Richmond.
Bartram y. Stuart. oi King G,'i-"
county. has been appointed asslst'h,
keeper oi Love Point light sta.ou 40
place of Andres SimouSeu. O.. 9s''ri'd q"
Point No Point rs keeper
Should he live. DR.. Guhck'> NOUS
horse sam. now % years old. WI "r
even am ovation next fall at lanra~' .
Fair. where he first appeared ON Tine { 70
twcnty-udd years agO-Nlrgmm titil'-
Willie attending thec,rcm1ule~i rAu-. -
rating Dr. alderman. president OF ,.r
University. at Cmarlott 'syilir. Thu -da,,
judge Thomas ". Iiur. SON. of Nuchc-
/ ter. lost hiS halan ON stone steps. g.
aud broke bis collarbour.
Like good sensible people. tle imrrr
sitv of Nireina Board found uu talut %
the S1OO.OOO which Mr.. John u. Rock.
teller unconditional ~ gave asamemoi'"
To the lat Dr. i. l.. VI. Curry. WY
should they2-petrr~bur lrdeN-ApIF'
Ii j. reported upon good authorl-
that the Prince N0NiGm. the new hoi d
her.. L. To be- closed immediat 'lya 'r Tie
N. ting of The Soole.. of the y my ni
the Potoma in cons quenc" OF the iu'-
urp of the tow % council 10 grant it~mau-
ae,.ment the usual liquor censr-Mu-
nassas Journal
IL j. expect al that the work ON the
telephone ine between this place and
Heathsyille. which was begun some
months ago. win be- c0mplet 81 10y Tie
end of this week. This il the oldest por-
ton Of the y. v T. Il r. Co.. = lines. aud
il has now boon pra ticallN r"hu w.
Northern Neck News.
The work oi Il pei ng the"hannelinto
Nomin 81 ek Westmonland county. has
been ni riIpt 81 10y the brea ng down
of the drede ~ machine Chesapeake hut
has been resumed the Maryland Dldg-
ipg aud Cont .ct'pg Company, con
tractors for the worE sending Oh" mg
lnedgr Baltimoi- 10 Nom'"'.
W. 4. Weaver Jess po.h~ and I. D..
II. Jackson. colopd,o i Laurast rcouup.
have leased Tor five years priyi' e,~ OBJ
the Chesapeake Agricultural IT, D.
grounds at kilmarnock and have orean-
we'd colorrd Industlidlaud Aercniiul'.
assoriatiun The association WI r.i"-
brat. July 4th ou the fair grounds tli
viii hold thcfr~t annual ialr the week
after the whit fair in November
What came near resulting in Ia s"rou-
runaway accident took place al the cl'-
trance of this town MrNc0la Cautlrr-.
oi King George. accompanied hy his ,N'
sisters. was driving into the Beach Wi
the horses became frightened aud rp
away. throwing the occupants out 4"
completely demolishing the buggy NJ
Carnthcrs held ON 20 the n.iu- until they
broke. Mr. Camthcrs aud hi~ si~t 'r~
escaped serious iniurv-Colouial Beach
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