The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-31
VIRGINIA NEWS

George K. Riley and Gracic \. Cafrico,
hath ni Cntlett's. Fauquier county, were
licensed to marry in Washington Na'ur-
day.
Mrs. Allen Breeder. of Madison coun-
IN. died Tuesday after an illness oi two
months. She leaves a husband ana
several children.
Nnyman Itz aud Miss Cattle Jenkins
were married July % at the home oi the
brides inther'A Jenkins. IN Madison
county. Rev +. f. Grimsley officiating.
NJ l. Barhce has resigned rs assistant
at the freight depot ut the southern ana
.C n o. Railways in Orange. II.
Priest. oi Rnpidau has taken ms place.
Rev Luke NJ White. OF Warsaw rec,
tor of the Episcopal Charge n richmond
county. has accepted "A call To fn'asNl j.
Va. " here he viii go ma the early al'
Charlie Foster and Miss Maude \
/ Carter. both of Middlc~cN county, were
married at the home of the bride -
parents last week, Rev. ". W SlSb
officiating.
The Chc-ap AXE Academy at lrvington
will have a. principal thc coming sc~sloi
/ Prof. X. II. fravcl. \. NJ. ol Randolph
/ Macon college Mrs Evelyn lloWert"I
/ Nuun will be- the lady principal
At Orange court last week W. !
/ HELM was fined 5000 and sentenced To-
/ i,,il ior 30 days iur illicit Sale OF WinshrN
Aprral was taken and Judgment snsp'h
DEED for GO days to hehcard at Srpt'nh'
/ term.
Judge Crump says the Corporation
/ Commission will have counsel J."
/ fore the Supreme Court of Appeals Tues
/ day. bat WAS not ready To SAY Wh'
would oppose the Application ior man
! damuS ina the Button ease.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Is. Cox. of Ashland
/ have ISSUED invitations 20 the marriage
ni their daughter Miss Fannie ii. Cox, l.
Rev. e. f.. Stuart. of Richmond. Inrs
iay. august :. at 7.3U O'Clock, in th'
/ Rnpti,t church. Ashland MIR Stuart D.
"a baptist preacher.
4 local option election was hid al
/ Basic city ON April 26 AND th" tow
WAS voted dry The ease Wa~ earned Il
/ The court by the "wots and Iuie'
4 lrtch-r has handed down his opinion. D.
/ which he held the election 90 boz valid
The jury considering the SloVu'
/ damage suit brought hy the admins
traitors of the estate of John l. Mann. cd
Amelia county. against the city oi Rich
mnnd found for the city. Mr. Mann Wa
drowned 10y falling Ina the dock pe'cli'hcl
/ %. 1905.
Judge Boykin has refused to grant
/ liquor liccu-.> in Oh" rural districts al hi'
circuit. un the ground that helsunNiliina
to certify. rs the law requires. that th'
/ issuance If such licenses arr not injurious
I'D the morals or material interests o
the community The ruling. If followed
means prohibition in the rural districts
The Corporation Commission ha'
/ granted "A charter 10 Providence Gene
/ fery Corporation. of Mathews county
/ lucorporator,. Joseph +. Foster. pr ST.
| dent. Charles II Macreu. yiceprc>ld'nl
Byron Sutherland, secretary and tna>
ur.r. = +. Miles. K u. Foster, ". j.
/ Grccn.all Of Ilick'- Nharf Capital. Ma
imum. $500. minimum 500.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the 1ideWater Telephone
Company was held at Gloucester {. Ii.
Monday of last week and all OF th" oid
officers were reelected with the eNcep-
tion of / e. Catlett. who has sent in h-
resignation a. superintendent L. tahe
effect Aug LIST " ;. Field WAS elected
20 succeed him. 4 dividend OF = per cent
ON the capital stock was declared.
4 mass meeting OF colored people OF
Alexandria. Prince William, Loudoun.
Fairfax. Fauquier, Culpeper. klne
George. Louisa. Orange and Stafford
counties will be- held in Alexandria
August Booker Washington, president
of the National Negro Business Leasuc.
has called the meeting for the purpose oi
forming "A local business league in th"
vicinity OF Alexandria To- act IN unison
with the national body.