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graph Company, Fredericksburg, has
accepted position as manager of the
postal Telegraph Company's Office at
Portsmouth and has gone to that city.
Mrs, Mary e. Oroark, widow Of
Joseph NJ. Oroark, who was killed
recently when wall fell upon him
and other Workmen at the mill Of the
Virginia Wooden Company, has filed
suit for $4,000 damages against the
company
The Board of Supervisors of King
George county has called for mass
meeting of citizens, to be held at the
county seat ON Saturday, December
81, to consider plans for improving the
present Courthouse or erecting new
one.
Finding nothing tangible on which
to base an investigation of the Noyem-
Der election in. Lee county, Judge
Skeen summoned no witnesses before
grand jury. A previous investigation,
resulting in 200 indictments, put Lee
county voters on their good behavior.
The executive committee Of Ran
! dolph-M Macon Woman's College announ-
ced that it has determined to continue
Dean N. A. Patillo in active charge
of the college, pending the selection
of president to succeed DIR. w. w.
Smith, whose death occurred last
week.
A subcommittee of q municipal
commission, which is considering the
feasibility Of establishing Workhouse
for vicious criminals, will visit Deco
guam, near Washington, as soon as
Judge Christian, a member of the COM
mission, can get away from TIE pres
| ent term Of the Corporation Court.
The session of the United States
Court for the Western District Of
Virginia, which was announced for
| Harrisburg Tuesday, did not convene,
! owing to the illness of a brother of
Judge H. C.. Mcdowell, who was to
preside. Court will meet next June.
Rev John J. Lanier, Warrenton, N.
c., has been extended call by the
vestry of st. Georges Episcopal
Church, Fredericksburg, to the rector
ship to fill the vacancy caused by the
| resignation of Rev. DR.. r. j. McBryde,
who recently retired on account of fall
ing health.
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The Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad has purchased from
Alart & Mcclure, Of New York, their
pickle factory property at Fredericks-
burg. 1t is expected that the property
will be used by the railroad for addi-
/ tional trackage in its yards.
Samuel Green, So years old, who
two months ago shot and fatally
wounded James Thomas, a Bristol
neighbor, because, he alleged, Thomas
had been too friendly with Mrs. Green
was held to the grand jury on We'd
nesday charged with first-degre muir
der. Thomas lived six weeks after
being shot.
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Marshall Lodge of Masons, of Lynch
burg, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Worshipful master,
/ j. L. Brown; senior warden, S. w.
/ Patterson, Jr.; junior warden, s. G.
/ Anspach; secretary, E. e. Menefee;
treasurer, w. F. Holt; senior deacon,
s. R. Weigand; Junior deacon, F. L.
Halves, and tiler, P. F. Price.
]. L. Savage, who has for some
years been the Fredericksburg agent
of the Piedmont, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad, has been promoted
to the position of auditor Of the road
Gilbert w. Shelton has been promoted
to the position OF agent and Raymond
Jones has been appointed clerk In the
office, to succeed Mr.. Shelton.
In the Circuit Court for Mathews
county a verdict for the plaintiff was
rendered in one of a number of suits
] entered against the Baltimore, Chesa
/ peake and Atlantic Railway Company
because of delay in the delivery Of
shipments Of shad from points in Ian
caster, Middlesex and Northumbe rland
counties last April. which resulted il
the fish being refused by Baltimore
commission men.
The jury in the law and equity
court, Richmond IN the $16. 900 dam
age suit Of Joseph u, Mosby against
the Southern Railway Company fol
false arrest. returned verdict ! IN
favor Of the plaintin Wednesday fol
$4,000. Mosby, while employed by the
company. was arrested. charged viii
the larceny Of cigarettes valued at $SS
and was later acquitted. 49,
Edward Sans was given -four year,
In the penftentiary as the result of /
trial at Jonesboro. for shooting and
killing William Sanders. ron of I