The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-05
LANCASTER.
Letter From Cleaner Many Items Of Inter
est Personals &c.
Correspondence Of The Free Lance

Lancaster. Va, Aug lst. 1899
Your typogropher gave your scribe's
nerves sucE cruel twist in our last
letter when he altered our mythology.
cal love, by making Aurora, daughter
OF the morn "A daughter Of the
moon that we concluded 10 wait IN
Til we recovered from the shock, ere we
imposed another letter upon his atten.
tion but the correspondents Of The
Free Lance may hatter themselves
that such slips, rarely occur in this
paper. and but few journals bestow
such care eyeryway upon its general
correspondence, as this
The weather continues oppressiyely
hot. and in marked contrast, letter
from Carbon, Maine, lies before US, in
which the writer says I'VE are shiy-
ering before fire. only think Of it
aud the rain has been pouring down
incessantly for many days.
We who have been suffering from
drought. can no longer complain, for
copious showers have refreshed the earth,
and partially mitigated the intense heat
The widow Of the late James Hurst
expired on the 10Th Of July. She was
an aged lady, and had never recovered
from the shock she received during our
late Confederate war, when her gallant
young son, Williamson Jones. was so
suddenly shot down at Gettysburg
The first husband Of Mrs. Hurst was
Capt. Jones. Of Kentucky.
Many Of our people will remember
the coolness and determination of Mr.
JAS Hurst, when as an officer Of the
"Home Guard" he went forth to the
first fray of the war in this section. He
encountered the enemy near Heaths-
VILE. and was engaged In actual hand
t. hand conflict with L. 5. officer.
This scribe was at Clifton, now the
home of Mr.. John Palmer, editor OF
the Watchman,) when Mr. Hurst ar
rived with the trophies of his own Pc
uliar victory; consisting Of beautiful
charger, sabre, and other accoutrements
Of war. "He was splendid looking
fellow, " he said, " and when looked
into his eyes knew one of US had to
die
Since the fourth Of July festivities
at Lancaster q. H, there seems to be
A Juror for Sunday School celebrations,
and for picnic excursions.
A keen disappointment was felt by
many who missed the Fourth, for the
occasion itself demanded all the pathos
concentrated for years, and boiling
over, in the hearts Of the southern vet
Grams.
Judge Wrights Grafton was said to
be a gem the Judge was in his hap
plest mood, for his broad, sympathetic
nature loves to gather the people to-
gether in harmony.
4 lady who had heard Dr. Dun
away for the first time. after long
time longing to hear him, said, 1.-THE
half had not been told. "
The enconium he pronounced several
years ago at Lebanon, upon England's
queen, not so much as a sovereign, but
her beautiful traits of womanhood,
still rings in this writer's ears.
Over a thousand persons were at the
S. S. jubilee at White Marsh. The
program was said to be admirable, and
Rev. Mr.. Babcock much complimented
to whom its success was attributed.
The sailing party from Monaskon to
Irvington or nearly to the last place,
was failure for they were becalmed
all night and the crowd had not where
ITO lay their weary heads " The Ia
dies-some Of them-were almost ex-
hausted when they returned the follow
ing morning; and some Of the young
geese say-actually declare-after such
unprecedented experience-that they
would undertake it again, for they
thought the pleasure more than COM
pensated for the unhappy inconvenience
to which the y were subjected.
Mr.. VIM Jessee, Of Epping Forest,
has his sisters, Mrs Rhett and Mrs.
DR.. James, of Richmond, with their
children on a visit to their old home.
Miss Gussie Lee has her friend from
Baltimore, Miss Day.
Miss Carrie Smith from the same
city is with her cousin, Miss Irene
Blakemore
Miss Seldom, of Gloucester is at Tow.
les Point, with their cousins, the
Misses Towles.
Mr.. Walter Gresham aud little son,
Vernon, from Accomac, are at the old
homestead, Plainview. and other mar
ried children expected shortly.
Many of the visitors, to our county,
are contemplating good time at
camp meeting
Bob. G. Ingersol died just in time
to give our preachers food for thought
and discussion at the coming meet
ings.
Many who had anticipated a sensa-
tional death-bed scene, are sadly dis
appointed, and the text: He who
being often reproved. hardeneth his
neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and
that without remedy" cannot be re-
ferred to Ingersoll, as so many Christ
ians die as suddenly from the same
disease. But we suppose the latter
class will have the remedy.
It is sorrowful to think the man
who swayed so many by his resistless
torrent of words, had neither the pow
nor the wisdom 70 sway or resist the