The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-30
VIRGINIA NEWS

W II. Calhoun. OF Wcstmoriand
county. * having "A fine residenceerrct'd
ON the Potomac
The Londoun County Good Roads rs
sociation will hold "A convention IN Lees
burg September :
Much daluage is reported from high
water at Petersburg, Winchester and
other points in the state.
Fred Madison and Mrs Emma Secson,
both Of Prince William county. were
licensed To wed in Washington Tuesday.
1t is reported on semi-oilicial authority
that the Southern Railway Compeny
has bought the Virginia and Southwest
ern Railway for SlO. OOO.OOO.
Miss RoIecca Norris. OF Baltimore. d I'd
AT the home oi her sister, Mrs Annie
Hewlett near Mitchelrs. CGlpepercounty.
Saturday. of fever Her body WAS taken
to Baltimore.
PIans for the golden wedding celehr
ton on September 18th of Dr. aud Mrs
Hugh Nelson. Of St Louis, both of
notable Virginia families. have been
announced.
j. Rayaor Storrs Wells, apprentice sea
man.l : Ma, .. son of millionaire. was
discharged Tor the good of the service at
the expiration of his term OF impiison-
mcnt at Portsmouth Monday.
Jacob bernstein. who WAS shot in Rich
mond. supposedly at first 10y himsr',
SAYS that Le w1s sho. 10y u negro man.
who made his escape alter rObhlng BIN.
Bernstein can hardly recover
senator Daniel will make number OF
50. echeS in September ;ud October Tor
Judge Saunder the Observation-Disclosures
for Congress in the Fifth District, aud
for Robert Z. Bruce. the candida in
the Ninth.
The first shipment of export cattle
this season was made Monday 10y
Crockett and Slmmernan. of Nythe.
who shipped 237 head. arerag ng ] 200
pouads. to England The 81 'pment l.
valued at SIS 900
Mr.. ". X Sk'1kcr. Of the Plain,
Fa1quier county. Is having
larg, mountain farm resnrveycd. II
contains two Thousand acres and he l.
anticipating disposing of it Tor Nat
ional Park Madison News.
0. b. Sears. Ph. b. of the Universe
of Ni-g iia, and ,.r four years professor
of economies and f'story in the STA
Female Normal School, Farmy'le, ha~
been appointed assist ~ professor OF
Greek in the University Of Virginia.
Virginia Beach. voted bond issue OF
$4,000 for municipal Improvement
Only thirty ballots were east. and OF
these al but one were in favor of the
issue az the bonds. Wa rworks will be-
installed. sewers ard sidewalks laid, and
u schOolnOuse quilt.
ST. Theresa new Catholic church,
v ~ 1edicat Il at West Point Sunday 10y
Bishop Van he Yyyer, assisted 10y Rev IL
: Mrkeefry, rev. L. J. Wilson, Rev. +
=. Magri. aud others Large delegations
attended from Richmond. Rev. H. j
McKeeiry. pastor Of St Patrick sChurch,
RichmOpd. will attend the new church.
Governor Swans IN u ,sday received "A
letter from Judge Skeen. OF Lee county,
saying that all the facts in connection
with the invasion of the Stat by a
Kentucky posse would be- laid before the
grand Jury and that the men engaged in
the capture OF Frank Bal, in which "A
man named Lee was killed. were halle
for murder All Of the Kentucky posse
are unknown
John A. Draw ner, OF near Gainesville
was stricken " ith apOpleXy while driving
with his two daugh' r. from Gaines, lie
to his home Saturday and died a few
moments In r. The elder child, twelve
years old stat : that her father dropped
the lines aud his head f. back and think
j. 9 he had fain' Il, she took the fnes
drove home, to find on reaching there her
father was dead.
Mrs. Kate p Richardson, Of West Point.
has issued invitations TO the marriage OF
her daughter, Miss Ellen Thorn Richard
son, to Harry War x Walter, Thursday
afternoon, September 9th. at thu Metho-
dist church. West Point. Mr.. Walker
was originally from X ny and Queen
county. Then he was "A successful busi-
ness man at West Point Now he is
largely engaged in the lumber business
out West