The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-20
VIRGINIA NEWS

Oyster dredging season luthe Potomac
has closed longing will continue Ca
/ April LIST.
4 hotel to contain nearly LOCO rooms
/ is 90 be- erected inside the grounds OF the
Jamestown Exposition.
Ata prohibition mas--moctiog M VIII
chester 81 $50 WAS subscribed to prose
cute illegal sellers of whi-key
H.O. Lyme. has sold his Touring mill
AZ Liberty Mills. Orange county, io
| Golsan 4 Buckner. of Somerset.
Died at her home sunday, Mrs f. Z.
Newman. widow OF the late Judge W.
. ". Newman. OF Hanover county
R.y. NJ. Ashby Jones d. D.. pastor Of
Leigh Street Baptist Church. Richmond.
ha. decided t0 resign to accept "a caII to
Columbus. Ga.
Fghtnew gases of smallpox are report
ed in Richmond The disease is coutn".
almost entirely To- negroes and iSoi "a
mild type. There are now about h.'f
cases iu the pest house.
A delegation of representative negroes
called ON Governor swanson and
rendered him free the choice Of two sites
tor the proposed colored asylum for ue-
ero deaf and dumb and blind.
Wallace A. Taylor. TRAVELLING freight
agent of the Southern Railway. with
headauartcr~ in Lynchburg, has resigned
t1 become president of the American
National Life Insurance Company.
The firm of Waite a Chewing, Of
Orange. las purchased one hundred
dozen handsome chairs from tn j. j.
Weaver Chair Factory, OF Brightwood,
Madison county.-Orange Observer.
The regular session of the Poplar Mock
public school closes with this week. but
through the generosity OF Capt. Geo. I.
Squires the session has been extended >
months longer at his own expen7e.-Nir-
ginia Citizen.
Barclay Rives OF New York, a great
nephew of the late COL Alfred klyes.
has purchased that portion OF the Castle
Hill estate in Albemarle county known
"a. "Edgewood Ii is Mr. Ryes' pur-
pose 10 build on the land and live there
a part of the time.
An Indication of the exceptionally mild
winter r. found in the TACT that sea net
ties have survived in the Chesapeake bay
where they are now so thick as 10 clog
nets. In some instances they 80 eucum-
pass the hedging ~ TO cause the tide To
hreak down the .takes. Nirgnia Citizen.
The old homestead in Hanover county
of Henry Wood. who was heir millions
of dollars left him by his brother, Who
died in Ireland. has changed hands. The
members OF the Wood family have been
unable a. vet TO get possession oil the
vast estate lett by Henry Wood 3 broth
or. A large number u the heirs live 10
Virginia.
Hon. Jas NJ. Lewis Delegate from
Essex and King 4 Queen counties, re-
turned 10 his home ON Tuesday morning
via fredericksburg. Mr. Lewis was so
unfortunate as to lose fine horse on
Saturday, and also valuable setter
dog. The horse died from an over ieed
and the dog was poisoned 10y some I'M
known party Underwater Democrat.
Henry r. Teel, connected with the
Tidewater Loan Co., in Richmond, was
convicted OF shooting at his VILE fined
ten dollars and put under bonds for one
wear. He was fined fifty dollars Tor as
saulting W. p. Buiord who went to the
assistance of the woman. 1t came out
in court that Teel had been paying at
tention to a young unmarried woman OF
this city representing himself az an I'M
married man.
The police have begun to wage war
against all the clubs in Richmond:
/ Conrad Dolan, manager OF the Richmond
Club. which is composed OF three hun
dred of the leading men in the city. was
arraigned in court and adiudged guilty
of selling liquor to Others than members
and was fined two hundred dollars and
given two months in jail. Other cases
against other clubs are pending.