The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-30
VIRGINIA NEWS

John l.. Ashby has been appointed
postmaster at Bethel Academy, Fauquler
county. vice 2. b. Johnson, resigned.
5. B. Warmer was declared not guilty
of the murder OF his hrOther-in-law, Leo
Lee. in the Hastings Court OF Richmond
Friday.
Rev. s. W. Cole has purchased home
near Warrenton. His Culpeper friends
regret his moving out OF the county
Culpeper Enterprise.
The citizens OF Colonial Beach are con
sidering the question OF bonding the
town for $50, 200 To establish water
works and a sewerage system.
Mrs. Lottie Sinclair Broadus Of Louis
vile. KY, widow OF the late John \.
Broadns, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr.
". 4. Halves, at Charlottesville.
Postmasters appointed: Green Spring
Depot, Louisa county Lizzie \. Dunkum.
vice l.. +. Yancey. resigned; Long Greek,
Louisa county, Ella V Chisholm, vice K.
C. Boxley, resigned.
Lewis OddeninO. an Italian farmer and
fruit grower of Madison county, Will
move his family to Washington. where
he has secured a government position as
Interpreter He speaks five languages
Charlie George was accidentally shot in
the knee on Wednesday, at Wagenen's
oyster shucking house, Urbanna. He
was handling a rifle. which discharged
prematurely. The bah passed through
the knee.
|. Fine destroyed the barn OF r. NJ. Max
well, in Mathews county, Wednesday.
The contents OF 100 barrels OF corn,
horses. 2 cows, , buggies, | carriage,
farming implements, harness. were also
burned. Loss $500. Insurance 5000.
Meade Brown aud T. Pitcher, both
colored. for breaking into the
meat house of Zeb Hopkins, near NasOn's,
Orange county, and stealing bacon, were
given a term OF two years each in the
penitentiary in Orange Circuit Court last
week.
Jas. Ellsworth. of lower Middlesex.
who is here with a vessel load OfOysters,
was robbed OF $4,000 Tuesday night.
The money was locked up in a cupboard
aboard his boat and while he was up
town the robbery was committed
I Southside Sentinel.
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy is said TO
have used the remark that Lawyer
Harry NJ. Smith would do anything 10
win a case in which he was counsel
Mr.. Smith met the mayor Saturday and
promptly called him a id liar. The
MAYOR did not resent the remark.
Charlie Taylor, a youth OF Urbanna,
with other boys filed piece OF iron pipe
with powder, and the fuse failing TO
ignite, Taylor approached to examine it.
As he touched it the explosion occurred.
He sustained sufficient injury to have
physicians attention and was disfigured
= A launch belonging to Capt. Alex.
James, OF Mathews county, was de-
stroyed by fire last week. Messrs. Henry
and Alex James, Jr., with a party OF
| friends, were out for cruise. Alex.
James. Jr., with a lantern entered the
cabin where pipes had been leaking. The
cabin became ablaze. Damage 81 600.
OYSTER packers have done very little
business the past week. The cold wave
Wednesday encouraged one vessel in Car
tiers creekto commence loading and one
planter sold thousand bushels at sixty
cents. 80 Better duck shooting this
season on the lower Rappahannock than
usual. - Capt II. c. Dayton expects
to reach the RappahannOck from Balti-
more next Sunday with his new mail
steamer, Or. W. J. Newbill," all ready
for business. - The Government snag
boat is on the way here to build the dyke
/ at the mouth OF Carriers creek, which Is
to be q wall Of loose riprap stones
Virginia Citizen.