Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-09-26

Fredericksburg James q. Bear,
son of Mrs. Laura A. Bear. Of this
city. has been appointed principal Of
the high school. at Bristersburg, in
Fauquier county.
T Bristol The J. "A. Wilkinson Lum
Der Company, Of this city. one Of the
largest concerns of It's kind in this
section, has suspended. An effort will
be made to reorgauize and provide
new capital.
Lynchburg.-The 1912 1913 session
OF the Randolph-Macon Woman's Col
lege opened Wednesday with an at
tendance of nearly 500. The students
exhibit grief over the serious illness
of the president. DIR. W. w: Smith.
Harrisonburg Under the auspices
of the Woodrow Wilson Club Harry
st. George Tucker opened the political
campaign in Rockingham with an ad,
dress in Assembly Hall to the month
" court-day crowd.
Bristol REV DR.. L. L. H. Carlcck,
Of Holston Conference, Methodist
Episcopal Church South, has been
elected associate president OF Su1lins
College, the Methodist school here for
girls.
1 Harrisonburg John Lehew, Grover
Curry, Oscar and John Malone. boys
from 10 to IA years old, confessed
stealing three gallons OF Whiskey
from Southern Railway car and will
be sent to the Reform School near
Richmond.
Fredericksburg The last bestowal
Of crosses of honor by the Daughters
of the Confederaey to the Confederate
veterans took place on Tuesday.
Mayor ]. p Rowe presided and the
principal address was delivered by
Rev. Or. R. j. MeBryde.
Winchester.-Mrs. T. R. Whitaker
and Mrs. Charles R. Hughes, of
Berryville, were hurled headlong from
their buggy when the horse took
fright in field in which Troop B.,
Fifteenth United States Cavalry, was
encamped Both were picked up un-
conscious
Fredericksburg.-F B. Guest
recently sold his handsome estate,
Snowden, near this city, for a fine
price and went to California, expect
ing to locate there He was not much
impressed and has returned, pre-
ferring this section to California.
Fredericksburg = Lightning killed
six head of beef cattle belonging to
| l. w Hill, in Madison county. The
animals were worth from SIS to $50
each. In the same storm ]. F. P.
Kite, of the same county, lost mare
and colt, and F. NJ Graves lost a
horse valued at 5000 from lightning.
Lynchburg-G George Mahon and A.
! T Henderson, of this city, have been
elected president and secretary, re-
spectively, of the Virginia Public Ae-
countants' Association Mr. Mahon Is
a member of the State board, having
been the chairman when it was estab-
lished under State statute.
Fredericksburg Roy w. Carter, a
| young attorney of Orange county, who
| was nominated as the regular Re
/ publican candidate for Congress from
the Eighth district recently, has mott.
fed the Congressional committee tina,
he cannot accept the nomination on
account of private business.
Harrisonburg Local physicians or
Tuesday performed remarkable
surgical feat when they removed five
feet of the intestines of James Hall, 22
years old, who was apparently dying
from intestinal obstruction. The in
festival section removed was found
| to be gangrenous. The patient has
/ a chance for recovery
Bristol-"No money shall be used
to corrupt the voters in the Ninth Vir
gfnia district in the November cleo
ton This is the edict of Gen. Rufus
A. Ayers, Democratic nominee FOL
i Congress. His course was Endorsed al
a recent meeting of the executive ant
campaign committees of the Demo
cratic party.
Bristol,-Although 80 years of age
Capt. William L. Rice, until recently
Mayor of Bristol, has gone back to the
farm. He is now experimenting the
construction of buildings for poultry
production. He will begin the new in
dustry next spring, along with the re
newal of truck gardening, which HI
followed for many years.
Norfolk -AnnouneSement was made
that the Atlantic Coast Line Railway
will add a new pier to it's deep watel
terminals at Primers Point at cos
of about 100000. It was further an
nouneed that the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company VIII a
once begin with the development O
Its wharf property at Norfolk, recent
ly purchased.
Harrisonbnrg. DR. E. C. Garrison
of Dayton, Rockingham county, an
& nounces himself Socialist candidat,
for Congress against James Hay
Democrat, and George N. Earman
Republican, from the Seventh district
3 He graduated in dentistry from thu
University of Maryland and took tn,
academic course at Shenandoah Col
iegiate Institute, Dayton.
Lynchburg. Old Dominion Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy, ha:
elected Miss Ruth Early president
Mrs. S. L, Stroud recording secretar.
and other officers.
Newport News-Fire in the whole
sale district completely destroyed tn,
big plant of the Holster Brewing Com
pany and Kass Bros. wholesal,