The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-28

r. 4. Davis has purchased the ScEaI
field in lirhannn, about 20 acres ioI
$1,000
The cost to Lancaster county for 'h'
smallpox quarantine war over a thous
and dollars
T. 4. Kirk has sold To i. II Evcrs hi,
farm near Orange G. H., POP acres, witt
residence. Tor $4,000 cash
Jas Birkett has sold " liirmng
ham. containing - acres. 10 40 Port
ncr at 81. 700 Manassas Journal
The Ross House. mt Urbnnnn. which
has been rented 10y " g. Fitzhugh ioI
some years, has been purchased 10y him
Tor : 900
Lee Shaw. OF Pittshurg. has purchased
of Capt H. e. Newton. one of his farms
in Orange county, S1g acres, Residence.
Tor 81, 600 cash
Taylor District School Board. of Orange
county. is having "a new school building
erected at Uniuuville for the high school
To be- opened there
DR.. 4. Chambers Ray. oi Eagle Rock,
has hrcn appointed physician 10 Ran
dolph Macon College at Ashland 10 rur-
cccd Dr. " ; Ellis. who was drowned.
Mrs. Edwards, widow of the late James
T. Edwards, OF Shiloh. who has resided
for some years with her niece. Mr.
Howard Jett. in Northumberland coun-
~, was paralyzed "A few days ago.
Mr.. r. X Row is building mill AT his
home on Mine Run. near Locust Grove.
Orange county The dam * nearing
completion MIR Row hopes To have the
mill in operation bv December lst
Virginia will send strong delegation
To New York Thursday To greet Bryan.
including both Senator Martina and Soma
tor DANIEL GOV. Swanson and several
oi the Virginia congressman will also at
tend.
one of the most successful revival mcct-
ings conducted in lower Lancaster for
years closed Sunday at White Stone
Methodist church About forty proies~cd
conversion under the preaching OF Rev
j T. l.aughton.-Nirginia Citizen
r : Meredith arrested three bank and
po-toficc robbers encamped ~ the woods
near Gainesville about ayearago. Th,ir
arrest was followed 10y conviction and u
lew days ago Meredith received the
Government check Tor the amount oithc
reWard.-WarrentOn Nirginlan.
Senator Thomas 5 Martin WAS the
principal speaker at the laying OF the
cornerstone of the new high school at
Scottsville Friday. lie made "a spe'ch
iull OF hearty goodwill, of praise for the
public school system and of the great
good OF education The exercises were
conducted by Scottsyille Lodge OF Ma
SONS.
4 team of two horses and u mule
hitched To a wagon loaded with hay
were drowned at Chain Ferry Monday
The driver left them at the river while he
crossed with the driverO another wagon
" hen the boat WAS several hundred
yards away. the leader of tle team pulled
the Others in the river try 10 follow
the boat-West Point News
Lieut.. Col W. j. Perry. OF Staunton.
WAS elected Colonel OF the 10Th Regiment.
Virginia Infantry, Volunteers, at the
meeting Of commissioned officers OF the
Regiment in Richmond Saturday. The
place WAS made vacant 10y the recent
resignation Of Col Geo Wayne Anderson.
Capt. Robt. f.. Craighill. of Go. +, Lynch
burg. was elected Northumberland
One horse-part Of a 4-horse team-be-
longing to John Fox. of Orange. was
drowned in the branch between Luther
Yowcll's and Tanners spring One
corner of Criglcr's mill was washed
away and considerable damage done TO
the dam. - At the Madison Wooden
mills about b or 40 feet OF the dam WAS
washed away and considerable injury
was done to the machinery in the build
ing. which WAS flooded To n depth of !
or ieet and II or L. employees were
compelled to stop operation Hawk
ins 4 Smith. at Xeus, sustained consider
able damage by the washing away Of
their mill dam.-MadisOn News