The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-08
VIRGINIA NEWS

The next meeting Of Piedmont Medica
Society will take place at Orange, Feb
l6
Mamie J. Fletcher has been appointed
postmaster at UpperyIlle, Fauquler coun'
~, succeeding j II. Lsmry.
Mas Geneyieva Piuckard. OF Rehobotll
church, has been elected assistant teacher
in the high school at Lancaster {. II.
MIS-. Someryll-. v ife 81 Frank Somer-
vile, who has relatives il Culpeper coun-
~. died few days ago at her home In
Colorado.
The last launch Greyhound has been
converted into An oyster police boat. \
cannon will be mounted on her bow.
She goes to the James River.-Virginia
Citizen.
GOV Swanson has increased the reward
10 $500 for the capture II Charles |.
Meade. charged with the murder, Noy.l9,
81 Andrew Porter,oi scott county. Mrs.
Porter. with her two grown sons, have
raised reward fund Of $500.
Mary Susan Taylor. colored. charged
with burning the barn aud stable OF VIM.
Taliaierro. In Essex, was arraigned and
plead not guilty in Essex court The
Jury not agreeing was discharged and
the case continued The accused was
admitted TO bail in the sum OF $3.50
without security.
Ben Mills. colored. OF Greene county,
lost bis life Friday in an unusual man
ner. He was working for John Durrer,
aud entering courthouse with a high
door, lost his balance and fell back wards,
striking on his head He died in fifteen
minutes. He never spoke after his fall.
The residence Of Rev Georgl Conn lily,
in Richmond county. narrowly escaped
being burned recently. As il was, his
kitchen and dining-roO only lew feet
from the dwelling We're destroyed. LOss
1900 Insured Ia Northern Neck Mutual
Fire Association, OF lrviDgtOn.
W. F. Frayser, chairman of the Board
Of Supervisors Of HeDrico county, Ia a
candidate for the trpasurership of that
county. The other candidates are Henry
e. Hechler, incumbent. George Watt, and
John K. Broaddus. The primary will be
held in the summer, and the election will
follow in the fall.
Rev. A. j. Harlow expects to start an
ice plant in South Orange about April
LIST - Deputy Sheriff George S. Parker,
Of Orange, has received the reward Of
500 offered by the jewelers. Security Al
lance, OF New York. for the arrest and
conviction Of the burglar, c. T. Brooks,
colored, who robbed he iewelry store Of
c. d. Quisenberry.-Orange Observer.
State Board Of Fisheries will meet at
Hampton, Jan. Sth.
State Board Of Agriculture will meet
in Richmond Jan. 10Th.
The hearing OF the answer OF the rail.
roads Of the Stat on the question OF en-
forcing the two-cent rate will begin Jan
IL before the State Corporation Com
mission.
u. " NuuCf, vi Il illSl hUld Guilty ,
charged with the murder of his wife. was
found guilty OF murder in the second de-
gree, ut Chatham, aud his punishment
fixed at eighteen years in the pententiary.
Gov. Swanson Saturday decided to
commute the senteDce of Howard Banks,
cOlored, in jail at Alexandria, who was
under sentence of death for murder The
man will be committed to the penitenti-
airy for life The execution was fixed for
January 1lth. Judge Barley endorsed
the petition for Communication.
Frederick Amarto. the Italian who has
been 10 charge of the comInissary for
Oliver Brothers, railroad contractors,
was indicted by the grand Jury at Chat
ham for the triple murder which occurred
in the camp at Motley's, Dec. 20. The
victims Of the murder were Joe Patrello,
an Italian lahore; Maggie Sullivan,
with whom he lived, aud her twelve
year-old son, Lawrence Sullivan.
Mrs. Thomas Ennis, who lived with
her husband and four children near Cat
ietts, took carbOlic acid Monday mOru-
ing aud died that night at IL o'clock.
She left no reason for the act.
Rev. Mr.. Amber, who has been mis-
sionary to Japan for some years, has &C
cepted call to the Episcopal church OF
Upperville, aud with his family is now
occupying the rectory. Warrenton Vir-
ginian.