The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-14
NORTHUMBERLAND,
County Court Politics Deaths Ninth VII
ginia Cavalry.
Correspondence of The Free Lancs }

Heathsville. Va oct II, 1899.
A ride last evening through Fair
field district showed that the fences
which have long bordered the roadways
are rapidly disappearing under the
operation Of the no.fence law adopted
some months since.
The county court on yesterday was
not largely attended, and little busi'
ness was transacted Political interest
seemed TO have had a marked decline
The death is reported Of VIM. Hail.
the veteran mail carrier. who has Tor
long years through sunshine and storm
followed the route from Warsaw to
Heathsville.
Mrs. VIM. l.. Russell formerly Miss
Maud Harding) died on Friday last,
near Hnceem's Wharf Her remains
were taken on Sunday 70 Melrose
church for interment.
Mrs. Mary Lewis, an aged lady and
long sufferer with cancer, died two
days ago near here. and Will be taken
today to be buried at Henderson s
Chapel.
The marriage is announced for to.
morrow Of MIR. Noble limbs, OF Fair
port, aud Miss Viola Reamy, a grand
daughter Of the late Rev Il n.
Reamy.
A criticism, not remarkable for
sweetness Of temper or accuracy OF
statement, written against the recent
" published History OF the Ninth
Virginia Calvary, by veteran member
of Company f at Stevensburg, aud
printed in your Issue Of October 9th,
deserves brief notice at my hands.
OF the elaborate description Of
the book which appeared in The Free
Lance and excited your correspondent
displeasure, | know nothing, but l
do know that his claims that the book
was written by me is cOntradicted by
its contents. and conspicuously 50 on
the title page. lie is equally at fault
in assuming that the roster placed In
the appendix was intended to be taken
as representing full list Of casualties
since 1t is explicitly stated c)ncernin8
it that 1T has been possible to Sc.
cure only very imperfect list Of the
casualities
Your correspondent Is IN error again
in seeking 70 create the Impression
that in the preparation Of the roster
no eff lrt was made by oorresp)ndencs
with survivors Of the different COM
panies II secure the names and casual
tiles. The facts are that prominent
members Of all the companies were
written T., and some Of them again
and again.
The following comrades furnished
the several lists Capt Hugh Adie,
o. Judge +. O. Mlncure, %. b
Capt. JAS X Ball. % d; Rev W. J..
Decker. 90. + Hon. VIM Campbell,
Co F;P.E Jones aud Gen. Stth
Boiling. %. G.; Josiah RylAnd. Jr,
o. II; John n. Peed. Co | and
Maj. r II. Pratt. Co. X
One Of these lists At least. which
falls alder my critics implied cen
sure was deemed OF sufii ,ient import
anca and worth TO be recorded in the
clerks Office and preserved among the
archives Of Stlfjrd county
The imputation that the narrative IN
question was published especially foT
the company (C) to which the present
writer belonged, will seem more than
mildly doubtful when 1t is recalled
that the publication was undertaken on
the sols responsibility and carried out
through the generous agency Of mem
Der Of Company h.
Your correspondent feels that the
fair renown Of his old company has
been imperriled by this publication
and asks: What will my children
think of my Company Of in years tc
come when | am dead aud gone
hope they may think Of them as did
the author of the narrative and say
with him page 400 THAT gallan
company on the verge nearest the foe
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