The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-05-23
VIRGINIA NEWS

iic deuOclats at MandSsashaVe nom.
mated G. A. Sinclairfor mayor.
Mrs. Wannelle lee Peyton died AT her
home ia FauQuier county Sunday.
John 4. Woodyille has been appointed
postmaster at ludiautOwn. Orange
county.
The sum OF S9l7.G2 has been pledged
ior the Baptist pastorium To be- erected
ina Orange. Orange Observer
Bids will soon be- requested orthc con
struction at Fort Monroe ot II large
buildings ON the Government reSrr'"-
ton.
Two of the three inmates who escaped
from the State Hospital at Williams
burg have been returned to the asylum.
The other is still at large.
Hon. John Goodc, of Nirgnia.has been
invited 10 deliver the Grafton at Airing
ton ON June / at the memorial services
over the Confederate dead.
The legislature OF Pennsylvania has
appropriated > 600 TO build ON the New
Market battlefield "a monument To the
Fiftv.iourth Pennsylvania Regiment.
In Lancaster Circuit Court last week,
Judge r. r. b. Wright presiding, Carson
Ransome was fined SlIO. N.O. Harding.
was fined $500 Both were liquor eases.
4 portrait of Gen. \. Z. Hill was pre-
Sented to Lee Camp i'm Richmond Friday
night. K. b. Davis. of Petersburg, made
the presentation and Rev. DR. y. WIN.
Jones received the portrait.
Mayor b. u. Cooke has resigned as
MAYOR Of Colonial Beach. for the reason
that the council refused 20 increase ms
salary for the summer months, when u
is stated. the duties of the office arr
more arduous.
Richard W. Layton and Miss Fannie
Hughes. both of Orange. were marucdat
the residence of the brides uncle, l.. j.
Clark. May 10Th AT : o'clock. Rev \. t.
Rledsoe officiating. The attendants
We're Mr.. Wallace Hughes and Miss
Matte Hughes. brother aud sister OF the
bride
Monday whilst Hezekiah Reid and Jas
B. Davis. of HOadley. were hunting
crows. MIR. Davis stumbled and fell. caus-
ing the discharge of his gun. The full
load of No. 81 shot took effect In the head
neck and shoulders of Mr. Reid. causing
painful but not serious wounds.-Ftlce
William Times
Mr.. Annie Lyell Ficklin. OF Litwalton.
Lancaster county has ISSUED invitations
to the marriage of her daughter Miss
Annie Beale Ficklen. and Mr.. 7. Beale
Marston. of Tappahaunock. The crre-
monv will take place Thursday. June
Ill "a. in.. AZ Bethel Methodist Church
in upper Lancaster.
The safe Of the bank here could not be-
opened Monday and Mr.. \. A. Cralle
10 Cincinnatti. O.. for AN ex-
pert. The safe Is a new one and mp TO
this time il has not been opened
During the thunder storm of sunday.
lightning struck the grand stand on the
Fair Grounds Of the T. A. and ; \. The
roof was blown of and demolished.
The pea season Is i'm full blast and large
shipments arr now being made daily
from this wharf The markets have not
been flooded H. Vet and peas ar demand
good prices -Tidewater Democrat.
Rev. F. W. Claybrook has received as
surances from DR.. II. NJ. Wharton that
both he and DR.. Barron will be- at Nhar-
ton Grove the coming encampment he-
ginning July 2Sth. Lighthouse sup
ply steamer Armenia was OF Carter :
Creek Wednesday, This Is the largest
supply steamer ahoat and Is now on her
annual trip supplying all the lighthouses
and beacon lights on the Al
lautic coast. She supplied the beacon~
al Carters Greek with enough oil. lamp
chimneys. lamp wicks, etc., TO last until
next spring owen Railway. OF
Weems has been INSTRUCTED by lighthouse
board to rebuild the beacon ON Sturgeon
Bar which was carried away by the ice
last wiuter-Nirginia Citizen.