The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-09
VIRGINIA NEWS

Duck shooting season in this STATE
closed April LIST.
Rural Mail Route No. From Saluda
Middlesex county, to serve population
of $40, will comInen May l.
The case of Jos. Smith, colOred. OF
White Stone, against the Nd. Del x Va
R'y Co, for damage to oyster shore and
oysters, was called Tuesday. The
defendants not being represented the
case went by default, although the jury
awarded plaintiff 1925. Smith sued for
$275.-Virginia Citizen.
Mrs Charles Hay Boswell, Of Orange.
announces the engagement of her daugh-
ter. Miss Martha Porter. to Joseph N.
Miey, OF Charles Town, W. Va. Th,
marriage will take place at the Boswell
home on April 18th.
Invitations are out for the marriage OF
Miss Emma l.. Rixey to john Walker, OF
Culpeper county The marriage will take
place on April 10th, at one O'Clock, at
Wayside Chapel, Batns.
Rev. and Mrs. N. +. Sanford, OF Jeher-
sonton, CulpepeT county. announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Edith
Reva SANFORD, to Thomas F. Nelson,
Wednesday, April 18th, at Z p. N. Jt fer
sontOn Baptist church.
On Saturday night last the barn OF Mr.
Charles S. Waugh, Jr., near EverOna, IN
this county, was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with FIVE valuable horses Orange
Observer.
While bis boat was at anchor near
Weems, in Carriers Greek, Tuesday night,
Can't. C. W. Lewis, of Baltimore, died sud
denly. Capt. Lewis had loaded his pungy,
Twilight, Up the Rappahannock with
wheat bound for Baltimore. He was "a
years old and is survived by widow
and two brothers. Body was taken to
Baltimore.
The forest fire, whick ragged near Rains
wood from Thursday OF last week until
the rain put it out Sunday, was beyond
control. Marvin Grove had a close call.
The fire at one time was within twenty
yards of the tents. W. W. Buchan,
one OF the many fishermen OF lower Ian
caster, caught 1870 shad in three nets
one day this week. The noreast
storm of Monday and Tuesday swept
away many fish nets on the bay and
seaside, some OF them worth as much as
$500 apiece. - One day during the
past week fishermen at New Point,
Mathews county, caught so many shad
they could not carry them ashore In their
boats. - Capt S.P. Simmons shipped
from lrvingtOn Tuesday about 700 shad
caught in his traps at the mouth OF the
Observation-Disclosures Citizen.
Mrs. Margaret Conner. Of Occoquan,
died at her home few days ago. She
was sixty-oDe years old and is survived
by her aged mother. Mrs. Catherine
Allen, and her son, John W. Conner, and
two brothers.
Willie D. Littlepage has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Truehart, klne
and Queen county, succeeding j. X.
Bland.
In the case OF Moses Cough, convicted
| of the betrayal OF Miss Lille b. Stevens,
the Prince William court has set aside
the verdict OF two years in the peniten-
| tiary, and, upon agreement OF counsel,
the accused plead guilty and the court
imposed fine Of SO and costs
A deed has been recorded at the clerk s
office by which the Fairfax Lumber Co.,
Incorporated, conveys to Alfred j. Bond
3, 16S acres OF land near Wiehle, in
Dranesvile district, the consideration be-
ing 100000. The tract contains a
great deal OF fine..timber, and was sold
last year by Mrs. General Dunn to the
Fairfax Lumber Co., for 500, 900, the
recent sale being an advance OF $780,
over the price paid for the same tract
last year.-Fairfax Herald.