The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-11-27
VIRGINIA NEWS

Berea Baptist church. Of Hanover
county, has extended call TO Rev. A.W.
Mcdaniel, of Galax Va
Vim. +. Hayland and Leila B.Fieming,
both of Madison county, Were licensed
to wed in Washington Saturday.
Miss Rosie Lee Aylor. daughter OF
George +. Aylor, and j. Ii. Utz, both OF
Madison county. will wed December 10.
DeIano & Griffith lost 10000 feet of
lumber. valued at 5000, 10y fire at Ragged
Point, WeStmoreland county, Friday
night.
The dwelling-house of II. II. Sydnor,
near Haynesville, Richmond county, was
destroyed 10y fire Friday night. The loss
was about $500.
Little Miss Allen Gray. OF Orange, re-
ceived one orange ribbon ON her pony
"Finah" at the New York Horse Show
last week.
Miss Lena Reynolds, daughter of W. X.
Reynolds, OF Madison county, and Harry
Bowers. OF Culpeper county, will BE-
married December 10Th.
4 prominent gentleman of Tennessee
is preparing 20 erect u large Ice plant
and put in a system oil water works IN
Orange. -Ogauge Observer
The appointment Of p J. Brown. Of
Pine View, as assistant superintendent
Of roads for Lee District, FauQuier
County. is a satisfactory one.
DR.. X. c. Hume, formerly Of Culpeper,
county, has been promoted TO be fourth
assistant physician at the Central State
Hospital for the insane AT Petersburg.
Win. J. Wright and Miss Mary Bell
Mallory, both OF Louisa county, were
married at the parsonage of the Christian
Church at Louisa Nov. Dist at , Z. Nj.
by Rev d. t. Hannah
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Natalie Harris. of louisa cOunty.t0 Ed.
Hamrick. of Shelbyville, y. E. The
ceremony will take place December Il,
in Bethpage Church. Louisa.
M,ssrs. Alvin. Paul and Oscar Port
ue~ and Miss Portner viii sail Tor Eu-
rope next Thursday. They viii remain
abroad until spring with their mother,
who : now in Europe -Alexandria Ga
zette.
Vim. Fry, colored, an employe at the
= l. d, rltf n
Orange. while returning 10 home Tues
day night walking on the track, was
struc6 bg d train near Orange, and his
body cut in two.
Mrs. Linhoss, sixty years old. wife OF
Adam Liuhoss. of Rockingham county,
committed suicide by hanging herself.
She left the house ami her family becOm-
ing alarmed by her absence instituted
search. She was found hanging by a
rope from the raiters of an Outbuilding.
Portner Brothers. OF Manassas-Alyin,
Oscar and Paul-will embark in rae
ing They are young men OF wealth,
and have been patrons OF Bennings and
Pimlico racing several years. But they
never seriously thought OF gettiDga rae
ing stable together until this fall.
Rev. Or. and Mrs. r. H. Pitt announce
the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Annie Laurie. To Rev W l.. kinsOlving.
OF Barton Heights. the wedding to be
celebrated at the home of the bride :
parents December 9th DR.. Pitt Is the
editor of the Religious Herald, published
IN Richmond.
During the past week the inspectors Of
Health Department. Richmond, con-
demned 10000 pounds OF poultry and
game consisting otpartridges, pheasants
ard thousands of rabbits. The poultry
was dressed II made Is double wagon
loads and the inspectors followed it 10
the crematory and saw it cremated.
BIB. Brockenbrough shipped seven
teen head Of fine cattle 70 Baltimore on
Wednesday last. . The many friends
of ". b. Robinson will regret TO learn
that he has been quite sick for a week
past. . We are informed by NJ. W.
Durham that he has a second crop OF
cherries on one of his trees.-Tidewater
Democrat.
The work of constructing q new tele-
phone service between Richmond and
Charlottesville via Louisa and GOrdOns-
vile. is being pushed. Instead OF follow
ing the old route, the new line will leave
the C. 4 O. line at GOrdOneville and run
across country 10 BarbOursyille, thence to
Charlottesville. The new line il being
constructed for the Southern Bell.
Jas. NJ. Cumming, OF Hampton, APP
peared before the Board Of Supervisors
OF Middesex and applied for a franchise
to use certain public roads in the county
for building thereon a railway to be OPP
Grated by gasoline, steam, electricity or
other motive power. The board granted
the franchise. This move isin connection
with the proposed road from Old Point
70 Urbanna by way Of Yorktown and
Gloucester Point -SOuthside Sentinel