Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
FREDERICKSBURG NEWS
BOY CONVICTED OF CRIME
BURIED TREASURE FOUND.
Special Correspondence Of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, October Z. 1905.
Walter Carneal, the flfteen-year-old son
of Mr.. E. @. Carneal was arrested and
committed to jail for sixty days by Justice
r. A. Samuel at Bowling Green, Caroline
county, this week, for shooting at Rev. J.
s. Ryiand and wife while returning home
from drive one day last week. Mr.. Ry-
land appeared before the Justice and asked
that the punishment be as light as possible
on account of the youths age. It is said
that the boy was drunk when the shooting
occurred.
Miss Lola Day and Mr.. Stacy Smith were
married Wednesday afternoon at the NJ. e.
Church, Richardsviile, Fauquier county.
Rev. Mr.. Early of Stevensburg, assisted by
the Rev Mr. Brown Of Oakland Baptist
Church. officiating. Miss Maggie Vowel of
Culpeper was maid of honor and Mr..
Ralph Day of Richmond, brother of the
bride, was best man.
Overton Collins. the negro who attempted
to criminaily assault Mrs. Florence Ely of
Spottsvylvanta county some time ago, was
tried the second time this week at the reg
ular ter moi the circuit court of Spottsyl-
vania, which was held this week and was
sentenced to serve three years In the state
penitentiary. The jury was out all night.
The first trial, which was by a special Jury
and at special term Of the court resulted
In hung jury.
Colored Mans Luck.
While digging In an old stable near Shiloh.
King George county, one day this week Mr..
Thomas L. White and w. H. Ashton, a
colored man. found about 500. nearly all
of which was silver. The money was in
an old iron pot and bucket. The pot was
nearly full of silver and the bucket con-
tanned $11 in paper money. Some Of the
silver money was SO stuck together that 1t
had to be forced apart with hatchet The
money is supposed to have been buried by
t oscar Jon Johnson. who WAS a gunsmith by
Johnson has been dead about six years, but
1t is thought that the money has been
buried at least twenty years. The farm is
owned by the Shiloh Baptist Church. The
money found will be used in building a
parsonage on the farm.
Notes.
The foundation of the Mercer monument.
which is to be erected in this city. has been
completed. and the base will be put in
place In a few days by New York firm.
The work was done under the supervision
Of a government Inspector.
crosses OF honor were presented to the
Survivors OF the Both Virginia Regiment at
orange. Va. Thursday. by the United
daughters OF the Confederacy OF that place
George s. Shackeiford of Orange made the
presentation speech, and Miss Katherine
Scott of Gordonsville delivered the crosses
Miss Sallye Pritchett the daughter of
Spottsylvania county and DR.. L. H Berry
OF Richmond were married Tuesday night
at Mine Road Baptist Church, Spottsylvania
county. Rev. Decatur Edwards of this city
off1ciated.
Mr.. J. H. Rhone, a farmer residing near
this city, will send to President Roosevelt
a large pumpkin which he raised and
which took the first premium at the agri-
cultural fair which was held In this city
last week.
The Womans Missionary Union Auxiliary
to the Baptist General Association of Vir-
ginia will meet this year in the Baptist
Church. this city. Over ~ delegates are
expected to attend, number of whom will
bring their wives and children along While
in this city they will be entertained by the
ladies of the church.
Miss Jennie Ball Of Hopeside and Miss
Laura E Chiffon of Lancaster county
have been recommended by Judge EwelI as
sponsor and maid Of honor, respectively,
from the first congressional district to the
state grand camp of confederate veterans
at Petersburg, !, a.