The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-09
Local and Current Comments.

1t is predicted that the telephone line
10 Orange Court house Will be ready Tor
business by June LIST.
Miss JEANNE Ashby left for Charles
ton, S. C.. yesterday to attend the Ooh-
federate reunion.
Ladies. you can get more style ana
more change back if you buy your MILL
nary at 7. n. Brents.
Rev. DIR. T. 5. Dunaway preached at
the First Baptist Church, In Washing
ton city, on Sunday last.
Mr. Hunter Taliaferro has been non
orally discharged from service IN the
l. ). army and is visiting his parents
here.
Miss Margaret Mason, who has been
the guest Of Mrs +. J Smith. has re
turned to her homo in RAppahannock
county
Mrs f. Martin and Miss Lizzie
Rennolds have returned homo from
Atlanta. Ga where they spent the
winter.
Capt. NJ h. Rowe has been appointed
on the staff of Gen 4 G. Hauley in
the Jubilee celebration at Washington
May -.
Beautiful ginghams, figured piques,
check muslin, dotted muSlins and wash
goods Of all kinds now being opened Mt
r. T. Bakers.
Mr.. b. +. Merryman. Of Westmore-
land, while in Washington last Tuesday
was struck by car and one Of his legs
very badly, but not seriously, hurt
Fresh garden. flower and grass seed.
large stock. low prices. also everything
usually found in the best drug stores, at
lowest prices at Halls
MIR Vim. Anderson. formerly assis-
tant agent Of the r., +. Il +. X X
here. and his brother. both of Rich.
mond, spent Sunday here with friends
The Piedmont Nirginian says The
wheat prospect in this section Is
very nearly mp to the average, there
being little more wheat wlnter'kIlled
than in ordinary winters
Congressman VIM. 4. Jones arrived
Saturday from Washington and was
ioined here by his wife who came up
on the boat from Warsaw. They left
Sunday for Richmond.
Mr. G. J. Jones. who for some time
has been living in Chicago, l. here on
visit to relatives In week or two
he will go to Pinebluil, Ark, where he
has accented a DCsitlOn.
Owing to the scarcity of flowers. the
day for decorating tie Confederate
soldiers graves will be later than usual
this wear The time will be fixed by
the Ladies Memorial Association, and
notice given.
We are requested by Miss Agnes
Embrey and her mother, Mrs. Storck,
TO return their heartfelt thanks 90 all
who aided in saving their furniture
when fire came so near destroying their
residence a few days ago.
There Will be an excursion TO this
place, to reach here Thursday via the
steamer WestmOreland. The excursion
will be under the management of the
Adies Of Jerusalem Baptist church, Of
Richmond county.
On the Athletic grounds here Satur::
dav morning. an interesting game OF
ball was played between the Hanover
School team and the Public School
boys, in which the former won by
score Of - to g.
Mr. @. W. Weldon, of King George,
was in the city Saturday. He said ::
There was slight rain in my district
Thursday night and the next morning
there were four new candidates for SUI
pervisor If heavy rain had fallen
we would have had full crop of can
didates. -
The WarrentOn Virginian says: THE
visit here Of Bishop Whittle last week
was Of more than usual interest owing
to the confirmation of two men widely
known in the affairs Of the county, state
and nation. Gen. Eppa Hunton and
Judge f. NJ. Spillman. "
Quite severe hail storm visited
SpOtsylvania county few miles
from town yesterday afternoon. At
Mr.. Oatlett's, on the Spotsylvania
Courthouse road, lightning struck a
post and knocked one Of the ladies ot
the household to the ground, but fortu
nately she escaped injury.
A union meeting of ali Protestant
denominations was held in Richmond
city Sunday afternoon to discuss Chris
tain unity. The speakers were Rev. Drs
Kerr, Presbyterian Smith. Baptist !;
Garrison, Disciples, Marks. Lutheran {;
Goodwin, Episcopal, and Starr, Metho-
dist
Rev. DIR J. S Dill will deliver his
lecture. Lights and Shadows Of Home
Life" at the Baptist church tonight at
. O'Clock, and choice special music will
be rendered. Admission Adults, %
cents; children, 10 cents. Proceeds to
be used in furnishing the pastors study
in the church.
Mr.. Frederick Hess arrived here yes
terday on visit to his parents, MI. and
Mis-. Daniel Hess. in the county, hav-
ing Just completed five years service
in the band Of the First u s Cavalry,
of which he was first musician, when
his term of enlistment ran ont few
days ago. After enjoying a short holl-
day Mr.. Hess will re-enlist in the same
regiment.
At meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Virginia Historical So
ciety in Richmond. last week, re-
port was made OF the receipt from
Mrs. S. Wexford Oorbin. Of Farley
Vale" King George county, as loan,
of forty-one bundles Of the Corbin fam
ily papers, for which the thanks OF the
Society were by vote rendered to Mrs.
Oorbin.
Maddog Killed.