The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-04-20
Local and Current Comments.

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Miss Kate Newell Doggett has re-
/ turned from visit to Washington.
Miss Pattie Lassiter. of Richmond Is
| the guest Of Mr.. d. Q. Cole and famlly.
Miss Rosa Humphries has as her
guest Miss Maria Pratt. of King George.
Only 500 yds Wash Silk left. at @9ots
worth 5Octs. j L. Lowery n Do.
Miss Annie Macleod. of Washing
ton. is the guest of Miss Mary Gordon
| Wallace.
Rev. DIR II. II HowisOn attended the
meeting Of East Hanover Presbytery IN
Richmond yesterday.
MIR Lawrence f. Sthreshley, of Stat
| ford. left Yesterday for Washington,
where he expects to accept position.
Rev. Father DeMuynck has returned
from the Old Dominion Hospital In
Richmond. much improved III health.
The vocal recital at the College APP
pointed for Friday evening, has been
postponed to Monday evening, April
q.
Mr.. Douglass Schooler, a former resi-
| dent Of this city, is vefy Ill OF pneu-
monia at his home near Berea Church,
in stafford.
Beautiful ginghamS. figured piques,
check muslin, dotted musllns aud wash
goods Of all kinds now being opened at
K. 7 Bakers
Rev. Dr. J. : D.ll left yesterday for
Richmond where he Will remain until
Saturday. when he Will return with
his family.
Fresh garden. flower and grass seed.
large stock, low prices, also everything
usually found in the best drug stores at
lowest prices at Halls.
Rev. DR. r. j. McBryde. formerly
rector Of St Georges church here, has
been elected chaplain of the Confeder-
ate Veterans Camp at Lexington. Va
Italian Queen Bees for sale. Apply
% Eugene Bozel, Fredericksburg, Va
A new Indictment was found by a
special grand jury at Tappahannock
Monday against Capt. A f Bagby,
charged with shooting aud woundlng
Mr.. George r. Scott month ago.
We open this week another large
line of the latest styles in sailor hats
and Shapes, beautiful new flowers,
gimps. &c. 7 n Brent, millinery
| department
1t is not generally known that in the
cases of parties who buy goods on the
instalment plan that the contract is not
legal unless put 10 record at the CLERK s
Office when the goods are sold.
Mr.. Tom Roach. of the L. 5 Navy,
is visiting his father Mr.. James Roach
in Stafford. In a few days he will re-
port at New York and will be assigned
to Admiral Dewey's command at Ma
Mia.
Mr.. l.. Z. Hudson, who drives the
delivery wagon at Mr.. ". l. Burruss
grocery store, has his left arm In a
sling. as the result OF the harness break
ing and the horse kicking him The
wound Is painful one.
\ rumor has been going the rounds
in certain sections Of the county that
small -pox had broken out in family
whose home is up the Rnppahannock,
about five miles from the city. but DR..
J. y Barney. the attending physician,
says it is only case Of measles
Mr. John McCracken. son of Capt.
Z. McCracken, Of this city. has been
appointed to cadetship at Annapolis,
through Hon. VIM. A. Jones. For the
past three years the appointee has at
tended the Virginia Military Institute.
In 1891 he passed the examination as
alternate for a cadetship at West Point.
His friends congratulate him Oh his
success
Mr.. W. S. Timberlake, treasurer Of
the ST Paul Fire e Marine Insurance
Co., Of 81. Paul, Minnesota, with his
wife aud two daughters. is spending
several days here. at the Exchange
Hotel. He is son of the late Lewis
Timberlake Of Essex county, Va. This
is Mr.. Timberlake's first visit TO Fred
ericksburg since he was boy ten years
old. He has relatives here, and he and
MS family received a cordial welcome.
His family have been spending the win
ter in the south and are Ell route home.