The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-13
VIRGINIA NEWS

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Mr. +. Willis, Jr, and family have
moved from Rapidan to Orange {. H.
The new Baptist church, "Nebo," re-
Gently organized at Rapidan, has not yet !
called n pastor.
For Battery, Essex county, VIM. I.
/ Noel has been appointed postmaster,
vice d. F. MOTLEY, removed.
Mr. Larkin Willis, Jr., has sold his fine
residence and lot at Rapidan TO Mrs.
Helen Stoyer for $3.0O0.-Orange OBJ
server.
Rev. Hugh Goodwin, pastor OF Cedar
/ Run Baptist church, Culpeper county, is |
/ still sick at his home near GOrdOnsville,
he has not filed an appointment since
August.
Capt. Willard d. Newbill, OF Iryington,
/ US. 4, has received orders Tor transfer
from Fort Flagleg Wash, to the Philip
pine Islands.
J.E. Nicholson, charged with the muir
| der Of his brother. Isaac Nicholson, was
acquitted in the Circuit court oil Madison
county Friday, on the plea Of self-deiense.
! 4 chapter Of Royal Arch Masons was
organized in Orange last week. The fol
lowing officers We're elected: NJ. q. Field,
high priest; W. C. Aylor king; l.. j. Mar
tin, scribe.
Emanuel Love. colored, n deckhand on
the steamer Middlesex, while adjusting
rope at Tappahannock, was caught be-
tween the guard Of the steamer and the
wharf and was badly hurt.
The primary held in King and Queen
county Thursday resulted in an over
whelming majority in favor Of ex-Judge |
Fleet for Commonwealth Attorney. 10 |
succeed Hon. Claggett b. Jones, now
Judge.
II is said that Hon. Thomas b. Muir
ply has bought "Barnesyille, IA farm |
near Wilton, from Attorney Joseph ~ |
Arrest, Of Baltimore, and will soon have
him nice home built on the best part of |
it.-Northern Neck News
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Revere, Of Lancas- |
ter county, announce the approaching |
marriage of their daughter, Miss Nora /
Virginia Revere, to Mr.. John g. Marsh, |
OF Miskimon, which will take place Feb /
ruary DIST, at Providence Baptist
church, G:3O o'clock =. NJ.
/ Gov. Swanson has issued an invitation !
10 the members of the general assembly !
/ from the Fifth Congressional District 10 /
a dinner To be served in the executive |
mansion Thursday evening The dinner |
/ is TO be- given only to those representa- |
tiyes from the governors old district.
Hale. CARRIER 4 CARRIER have sold /
Charming aud Alarming, one Of their
handsome spans OF horses, To the BrOmo |
SETTER Co. for 81 800. F. +. |
Ransdell has sold for DR.. 5. 5. Simpson
the Wilcoxon farm, near town, to VIM.
j. Steers. Of Petersburg. The considera-
ticn was about Embellishments
Journal.
\ large barge, Alma Mcllwaine. with .
700 tons OF stone for the dyke at the
mouth oil Carriers creek, has arrived. II |
will take two weeks to unload this cargo,
which Is the first Of three barges to ar
rive. About fifteen hundred tons OF
stone m all will be required, and two
months will be- consumed in the work
Virginia Citizen
The Eastman and Bywaters Hunt Club
had their hounds out five days last week.
They caught five foxes and put one to
earth: had some beautiful runs. They
have caught - this season.
1t il pretty well settled that Mr.. ". c.
Waite, OF Culpeper, will be named by
Gov. Swanson as a member OF his staff.
--Culpeper Exponent
Ex-sherifi J. NJ. Street, OF Saluda.
boasts of n COW which he thinks will
take the premium, even over King X
Queen stock. He owns one which gave
birth To two calves in 1905 that sold for
81 20; her milk yielded % lbs OF but
ter during the year; one quart OF milk
per day was sold and the family supplied
throughout the year.-Southsde Sen
tinel.