The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-15
NORTHU MBERLAND.

Circuit Court Note oi General ln'erc Z
Correspondence Of The FREQ Lance
Ucathsyillr. Va. June j. lS'H
Thick clouds and y constant down
pour of rain makes todAy's Attendance
at county court very small
An adjourned session 90 the CnoIit
Court Judge Wright. presiding. wa.
resumed last Monday. and continued
through the week and the end has not
yet been reached The long pending
and yexatious case Of sundry creditors
vs. O. X Lewis a Go, was decided ON
Saturday Messrs Smith, Quinby. Of
A,comac. and Howard Hathaway, have
been the attorneys IN tho case Mr.
Hathaway argument Is said TO have
been one Of remarkable ability
The matter of Brand - Wilson. tor
the settlement Of short boundary line
between their lands. now engages the
Circuit Court and may prolong tho sit
ting several days
The wheat here * ripening MP
very prettlly. \ compassion If obscr
vations, by some of our leading far.
mers. indicates that the yield If wheat
will be a good one, probably more than
an average ono.
Most Of the hay has been harvested,
and the crop is deemed short one
Our townsman, Stonewall Rice who
has been taking the medical course at
the University OF Virginia, has return
ed, and found cordial welcome among
many friends
Miss Leila Blundon. from the Fred
ericksburg College, and Masters Robert
and Gordon Blundon, from Richmond
College, are among the recent student
arrivals to enjoy vacation.
Mrs Cy. Haynie, of Lillian, who
has been much Of an invalid for years,
is spending a month or two under
treatment of DR.. Naylor, at Salisbury,
Md.
Miss Florence DodsDn, we'll and fav-
orably known in Onancock, has re-
turned to her fathers near Fairport,
after having visited DR.. Naylor for
treatment She remains in feeble
health.
The young and interesting son of NJ
f. Burgess, whose accidental injury
was mentioned in our local papers. has
had to suffer the amputation Of three
Of his fingers.
Mrs. Gum and Miss Edwards, the
accomplished principal and assistant
of the Lillian private school. gave a
novel and interesting turn to their
commencement" on Friday night, by
taking the entire school, with several
Of the trustees and patrons, on steam
boat excursion down the bay. as far as
Dividing Greek. The maggie" was
tho boat, magnificent the water and
merry the crowd. This school will
continue, am told, under its present
able management
Several of our pretty Northumber-
land girls have been revivlng the Gus
tom OF their eat-grandmothers by
getting married at 'swect sixteen. -
It is no harm, perhaps, to add that
some of our parents have also revived
the angry Lord Ullen.
A petition for local-option election
in the two lower districts of Rich mond
county, is being circulated Industrious
ly for signers The election will prob
ably be held in the early fall
The Rappahanuock Baptist church.
near Nowland, in Richmond county,
are making liberal preparations for the
entertainment of the District Assocla-
ton the last week in July. Coan
church has appointed the following
delegates to that meeting. viz; VIM
II. Olaught0n j NJ Boothe and q +.
Eubank. Fairfield church sends Mart
Dodson, Sam. b Downing and D. "A.
C)oppedge. " -
Rev G.. w. Beale leaves today by
the Baltimore boat, tn attend me an
nual meeting of the trustees OF hich
mOnd College.