The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-14
VIRGINIA NEWS

The tomato crop in this section is a
failure in consequence of sO much rain
Tidcwatcr Democrat
Mrs ". IL Street. oi ESSEX is very Ill
aud has been taken To u hospital IA bal'
timorc for treatment
The date OF the Tappahannock Fan
has been changed to September lNth'
10th and 10Th
For Narce. Louisa county, Martha \
Bispham has bccnappointcd postmaster
vice j. & Bispham, resigned.
Barton Vrudcnhery, OF Clifton. aud u
Elizabeth Horton, oi Potomac, Were
married in Washington Saturday
Tn. Republican County Committee OF
Louisa met Saturday and elected dele
ratrs To- thc AcNandrla convention
The canning factories of this section
started mp this week Growers generally
repo,t a short crop-Northcrn Neck
News
Elijah Jones. colorcd. OF Rappahannock
county. born in Louisa county IN lt94-
is said to hc the oldest personin Virginia
liz years
The smallpox ut Christ Church. this
county. is ~uhsiding No new cases, ANA
number oi the patients being dischHrg
ed irgima Citizen.
linn Lvell. colorcd. was tried Wednes-
JaN M kilmarnock. for selling liquor
mar 81 Johns and WAS fined $50" ana
costs tie has skipped
Can't K L wilkins. OF Company C.
list Regiment. was placed ON the ~
tired list hy order of Governor swanson
at the request OF the officer
Rry Dr. +. Pendleton Jones OF lIamp-
ton. conducted a revival ut South Anna
Church in Louisa county last week
There were sixteen additions to the
church.
Capt. Marsh. sent to Jail Tor illegally
taking oysters on the seaside waters
made hi~ escape "a few nights ago lie
has not been approximately lrgInla
citizen
The wheat stacks of j. Brad Beverley.
of Fauuuier. Were found on fire Tuesday
SUPPOSED 10 have been sci aiirc accident
ally 10y tramp who slept there. Loss
ii 1000, insured.
Rev Edward b. Baghy. formerly OF
Virginia now pastor oi the Ninth street
Christian Church. Washington, and Tor
mer chaplain Of the House, has received
a call To Cleveland.
Kirkland Grove Camp Baptist. near
lIeathSvillc. will hegin It's ten days
session Friday. August L. Or. Black
well and Dr. Savage, of Norfolk. VIII
have charge of the services.
Lightning caused fire in the planning
mill of the y. &W Railroad, at Roanoke.
cntaiing loss of 100000 Over 100
men will boz thrown out of employment
until the company can rebuild.
e. Arthur Wright. OF Brady. Texas
has been nominated ina a Democratic pm
mary for Judge of MtCulloch county DO
that state he il a son OF NJ L. i
Wright. of WestmOreland county
Enoch Pratt Heneken, son OF MFR and
Mrs G. 4 Heiucken of Prince William.
died ON Tuesday Of typhoid fever aged
twenty eight tie was buried in the
cemetery at 81 Paul's church. Hay
market.
Rev l.. Il Combs. rector of Christ
Church parish Lancaster, has charge oi
the services AZ st Pauls Church, of th-
city. during the absence oi the rector, the
Rev. + =. Phillips. ON vacation.-AleN
andria Gazette.
pr. Thomas Iatane. of King and
Queen. died AT the county seat Friday.
aged eighty-One years D-. Latanr had
been a practicing physician perhaps az
long a. any man living in Virginia lie
retired two years ago.
Gordon Scot and wife and George
scot. their son. negroes. were arrested M
Louisa. having stolen All On from III {.
Wright and sold him To cattle dealer
from Culpeper. They will be- tried on
the 2jth. The OK was recovered
The Marshall family. Of Albemarle, held
it, third annual reunion ~ the Residence
of MrS. C. + Carpenter near Barbonrs
vile. recently There are thirty seven
children in the family. most OF whom
with their parents were present at Oh"
reunion.
4 child was Killed at the bush meet
ing near Purccllyille. The mother was
walking when she stumbled over AL
obstruction and ieli on the little one
rushing it to death The anguishol th"
mother was terrible. She was taken t0
4 Baltimore sanitarium
The race here on Friday. Aug. g. be |
tween Roberta. owned 10y Eugene Miller. |
of Washington. and King Redwood
owned by Fred Fairfax, Of the Hague.
resulted in victory for King Redwood.
About 5000 people witnessed the race -
Colonial Beach Progress.
W. f.. Bibb, Of Louisa, was badly hurt
a few nights ago. He heard some dogs
after hiS sheep. went to look after them,
and in the dark stepped from the porch
and fell six feet 10 "A brick pavement
seriously spraining his leg and ankle
and bruising the side of his head. lie
Law unconscious two hours before being
discovered 10y member Of his family.
The presence ofone, if not two or more,
large sharks in l'rbapna creek has put
an end to bathing outside OF bath |
houses They appear To be OF the imam !
eating variet, if the size goes for any |
thing, and can be seen Tipping around
with the back fin six or eight inches ont
OF the water Friend Hayden, agent AZ
Burton's wharf, has gotten together II |
supply OF guns, rifles and ammunition
and hopes either to put his 'sharkship |
ont OF business or scare him tor them) |
out OF the creek-SOuthside Sentinel.