The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-09-05


business trip in the Northern Neck.
Master Irwin Downing has returned
from the mountains Of Virginia, where
be spent the summer with relatives
Miss Jennie Daniel has returned
home, after an extended visit TO rela-
tives and friends in Lancaster county.
Miss Maggie Mason, who has been
visiting her relative. Mrs. J. p. Rowe.
returned to her home in Richmond yes
terday.
Mr. Woods Brown, a student at the
Seminary at Richmond. preached at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
and night.
Miss Mary G. rdon Wallace and Miss
Ellen Wallace, who have been visiting
relatives in King George county, have
returned home.
Beautiful ginghams. figured piques,
check muslin, dotted muslins and wash
goods of all kinds now being opened at
&. I. Bakers
Mr. John T Lesvel. of Washington.
spent Saturday, Sunday and a part Of
Monday in the city, and was
greeted by his many friends.
Mr. Benz O Perry, wife and chill.
dren, Of Washington. who have been
visiting rel .tives and friends in the
city returned home today.
Mr.. Garland Weaver, who last ses.
sion graduated in the commercial de-
partment Of Fredericksburg College,
has accepted position as bO0kkeerer
for " l. Burruss and J W Masters.
Miss Adra Bradbury. who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Prince
William county for the past six weeks,
has returned home.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington last Friday to Lewis II
Royster and Mamie + Stickley, both
Of Fauquier county.
Mrs. j. r Rawlings and children
have returned home after a delightful
visit 70 friends and relatives in Orange
and Rockbridge counties.
Messrs Green and Reamey, of Eau
quier, purchased Of Mr.. j. A Arnold,
Of King George, last Saturday II head
Of cattle at $40 per head.
Mr.. David Hanson. # the city post
Office here. spent Sunday with the
family Of his uncle. U S. Marshal
Morgan Treat. at West Point
Mrs. II. y Harrison and children
Misses Lena and Mr. Blight Harrison.
.,se -,
county, have returned home.
Rev. DR. J. S. Dill, Capt S. J.
Quinn and Hon. II f Cri,mond left
yesterday to attend the Goshen Baptist
Association in Louisa county.
Miss Ada Goodloe. Of Barton
Heights Va, and Miss Lena h. Smith
Of Belle + nte, Va are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs W H. DueTson of Mt Pleasant,
Va.
The summer union services having
closed with the last Sunday night in
August. the city churches again resum
ed their customary night services last
Sunday.
Mrs Frank Daley and son and Mrs.
Greenaway, Of Alexandria, left fol
their homes last week, after spending
some time with their parents, Capt.
and Mrs. Woody.
Sunday Rev DR.. F D. Power, who
married a Fredericksburg lady, cele.
brated the Gath anniversary Of his
pastOrate Of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church in Washington.
Mr. Thomas r. Heiser is having torn
down the old dwelling on his property
On Hanover street, recently purchased
from Mrs Jane b Hart. ano VIII erect
two handsome residences on the site
If you are painting up this fall yor
can get valuable information in regard
to it, also materials for the work al
lowest prices at II ais Headquarters fol
everything in the drug line on bes
terms.
The new mail wagon for the city
postoffice is beauty. The body is o.
the national colors. while the running
gear Is a bright yellow The work wa
done by the old reliable carriage firm
of George Gravatt.
| MISS LluUlt OOAitst "
Westmoreland county. died suddenl.
last Friday morning at Sherwood For
est. . the home of Mrs. B. f. Hart il
Stafford county. aged % years Tn
interment was made in the burying
ground at Sherwood Forest "
1t is stated that all of the Staffor,
delegates to the Legislative Convention
are for Tyler. and that if sufficien
number Of Tyler delegates from KIM
George are elected next Thursday t
form with those from Stafford. a ma
j)rity Of the convention, the nomine
will be Tyler man.
Rev S II Forrer, the new pastor o
the Christian Church here, arrive
from Ocala, Florida, Saturday after
noon. but as he was not expected unit
this week, no arrangement for servic
had been made and he did not preacl
Sunday. He will preach his first ser
mon in Fredericksburg next Sunda
morning at IL o'clock in the Presby
terian Chapel.
The annual revival services at Ra
moth Baptist church in Stafford, drey
the largest crowd Sunday ever know
in the history Of the church. Som
estimate it as high as 1,50
people. A large number fror
this city attended Rev. G. "
Beale, of Westmoreland, pre@ched fin
sermons, both in the morning and al
ternoOn The meeting will continu
this week with preaching morning an
pioht