The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-09-07
VIRGINIA NEWS

c. c. Warner, OF Wares Wharf. lost
by Lightning few days ago two stacks
of hay and three cattle.
Jas. c. Sibley has sold his farm of 81
acres on the Rappahannock river in Mid.
dlesex TO w. T. Littlepage. Jr.. OF
Baltimore, for 81, $50.
Mr.. W. II. w. Moran arrived with
his family from Orange on Wednesday.
They have moved into their residence
in East Manassas. Manassas Journal.
Mrs. Margaret J. Graves. wife OF
the late T. Dewitt Clinton Graves
died at her home in Madison county re.
Gently, aged II years. She is survived
by five children.
Fifteen tailors are expected in Rich
mond Tuesday from New York to takS
the place of the workmen in the ladies
tailoring establishments there who are
now out on a strike.
The contest between Litwalton anc
Wheaton over the question as to where
the high school in that section Of Ian.
caster county should be located has
been settled in favor Of Litwalton.
~ SUI ShOuSe OWneu Dy y. ~. Locke
IN Middlesex, and occupied by J. w.
Marehant, was destroyed by FIRE We'd
nesday night. Loss on goods $500.
$500 insurance. Building not insured.
VIM. r. Vawter was nominated by
the Henrico County Republican CON
vention Saturday as the candidate for
House of Delegates TO oppose c. W..
Ihrockmorton. Democratic nominee.
The barn on the Prospect Hil'
place in Prince William belonging TO
Westwood Hutchinson was burned a
few nights ago. The loss included
l,OOO bushels Of corn. which was partly
insured.
Samnel II. Brockman, of Loudoun
county, and Miss Ollie NJ. Cooke. of
Waynesboro. were married at the resi-
dence of the officiating minister, Rev.
Or. J Wiley Bledsoe, in Orange, a
few days ago.
The Coast and Geodetic SURVEY
Corps, which has been in Lancaster
and Northumberland counties over two
years making surveys of the rivers and
water fronts, will finish the work about
Sept. 30th and proceed to Annapolis.
Nd, to resurvey the Severn river.
j. E. Creepy Richmond plumber. was
fined one hundred dollars for using CITY
gas for which he had not paid. He had
pipe so connected that it went around
the meter, so that only about one fifth
OF the gas was registered. He has been
IN business for several years. IL is
impossible to estimate what the city
has lost by the fraud.
The contract for building a concrete
dam across the Shenandoah River l
mile from Luray was awarded Satur-
day TO replace the wooden dam, built a
few years ago by the Shenandoah River
Light and Power Company, of Luray.
owing to serious leaks. The cost is 70
be 81, 200.
A Republican conference in the
Seventh congressional district was held
at Harrisonburg Saturday when State
Chairman Slemp met committeeman
from counties of the district. Greene
county was the only one not represented.
Mr.. Slemp aroused the Republican
leaders to a greater state of activity
for fall campaign.
Mr.. Walker o. BARLEY held family
reunion at his home, near Orange G..
H.. Sunday, Aug. 18th. His five chill
dren, two daughters and three sons
Mrs. f. c. Cook, Miss Virginia Bart
ley, of Orange county; Messrs. T. E.
BARLEY, of Hopkinsville, KY; f. l..
BARLEY, of Admission, Ala; l.. c. Bart
ley, of Orange county-were present.
as also were other relatives, including
five grandchildren, Mr. N. T. BARLEY
of Burr Hill, a brother; the latter's
daughter, Miss Nora Barley, and
friends and neighbors. A dinner was a
feature.