The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-27

Inc July term OF court DTOuRht u
goodly number Of sovereigns to Orange
Monday. The matters of interest
predominant were the contest for leg
islature, low prices for wheat and the
drought which was playing havoc
with the corn crop.
POLITICS.
Orange has been put down ms sure for
Martin. 1t is safe TO LAY that q majority
Of the voters would be for him If there
was direct vote between him and
Tyler on Saturday July 29th. when the
Democratic primary takes place. The
vote will not be for Martin or
Tyler. but for the two legislative can
didates. Both are prominent Demo
Gratis and have large following.
Mr.. Thomas Bond is President OF the
Orange Bank and Judge Williams is
the present incumbent. The Free
Lance interviewed each. Mr.. Bond
said. personally | am for Tyler for
senator, but / will be guided by the
wishes of the people " Judge Williams
said. MARTIN Is my choice for sena-
tor. but | always obey the wishes Of
nv people and if they instruct me for
Tyler | will obey their instructions ~
Tie contest will be a warm one We
we're told on our arrival that the
la{e clerkship election was an
important factor in this fight. Care
full inquiry revealed the fact that this
did moi figure much. as some Of the
warmest supporters Of CLERK Fry are now
ardent Williams men and many who
were friends of Williams for clerk are
now active for Bond, who was a Fry
man. The impression prevailed that
Williams has the best of the fight as II
now stands Both gentlemen are from
the town Of Orange, and the cry OF
"Orange Q H. ring Will not be
effectively used
CROPS.
The drought has materially injured
the corn crop All along h. X fields
that promised fine yield last month
will not with cOpiOus rains, make
more than two.thirds of crop MI
George Morton. Of Lahore. who seldom
fails in making a good crop SAID IN
his neighbOthoOd not half crop would
be made and his was poorer than Tor
Years. Many farmers. who last week
were anxious 20 sell their wheat dld
not offer their samples NJ court on ac-
count Of the expected failure in corn.
We were surprised to learn that
number Of farmers had not sold their
last wears crop Of wheat They held
| il to the last, hoping for better prices.
| The amount III the barns Is over o, 900
bushels We desire to say to them for
their advantage. that when they sell do
not mix last years crop with that OF
the present year. They will lose money
| If they do Let each crop sell on us
merits
Mr.. A J. Mallory. who has q thresh .
or. said To The Free Lance Il threshed
| one crop. five acres, belonging to Mr.
b + Male. which made 80 bushels
| IN the acre TWENTY-FIVE crops OF other
farmers averaged only bushels 20 the
acre. and a crop on one OF the best
farms in Oulpeper yielded only 81
bushels from l25 acres The quality OF
the wheat Is splendid. but the yield Is
the poorest have seen for years.
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
4 county organization Of the alumni
IF the University Of Virginia was
| formed The meeting was held In the
court house and there was large At
tendance. Mr.. p. p. Barbour was
elected President. and Mr.. Geo. ).
Shackelford secretary A committee
was appointed TO draft by laws. which
will be reported at a meeting TO
be held next court as follows Messrs.
| p Z. Barbour. Geo. ) Shackelford. ".
q William. Judge J. W. Morton. Drs
W J. Crittenden and Louis Holiday.
PERSONALS.
We were pleased to learn that the
condition of Mr.. q w. Tanner, OF
Parker's. who was thrown from his
buggy and badly injured last week, Is
much improved.
Mr.. J. f. Lumsden has sold to MIR.
T s. Jones, Of Brian. Louisa county,
half of his farm. his stOrehOuse, stock
Of goods and good will at finders
Terms private. Mr.. Jones will
also be postmaster Mr. Lumsden
has been in business az Tin
ders for nearly twenty years He IS
valuable citizen, has made money
there and we are pleased to know that
| the county will not lose him as cltl-
zen. He will reside on his farm a
short distance from his present resi-
dence. 800
With the many complications that
exist in Orange, it takes mastery
| skill for aman who is an oihceholder 70
keep clear Of them and please the
masses Treasurer Ricketts, has done
| this. In the late heated contest. there
was none 70 oppose him and he quietly
pursued the even tenor OF his way col
| iecting taxes from the sovereiRns and
in his leisure moments stroking the backs
of his family Of Court House cats
An admirer said TO him: Ricketts,,
Won are a born politician and ought TO
be in a larger field, where you would
make vour mark :" TO which he smil-
inply replied Il am not politician
only plain American citizen, and out
Of politics. "
Mr.. J. J. Casey, of Lahore, with his
wife, has returned home from VISIT to
Washington.
Mr.. o. 7. Terrill, Of Pamunkey, made
the best crop Of wheat in his neighbor-
hood. He threshed 700 bushels from Al
acres.
Two charming teachers who had been
| Hffp0QlUK iub AitAp WNAN Ps-NDNN
gers en- route home. They were Misses
Emma G. Austin of Albemarle, and Liz
zie NJ Bowen, Of Madison.
Messrs BiscOe & Wright, at Lafay
cite. have moved their stock of goods
across the railroad into the Hatch store
house. which they purchased sometime
since. 1t is said the junior member OF
the firm proposes in a short time &c
form a copartnership for life with afail
daughter of Orange.
President Robert Frazer. Of the State
Female Normal at Farmville. and fam
| ily will arrive next week and be guests
Of the family Of Mr. o. I. Terrln. IL
Pamunkey neighborhood. Mrs. Il. 5
Bradley, of this city, will also spend
the month of August there.
Those present from this city wer'
Messrs. W. e. Lang, Geo. p. King
James W Musselman, Wm. Goldsmith
A.. w. Embrey, W. H. Merchant. OF thu
Star, and The Free Lance representa-
| tive