The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-03
Local and Current Comments.

Mr. and Mrs Walter Maddox, Of
Newport News. are in the city.
Miss Maggie Mason. Of Hanover is
visiting her relative. Mrs ) +. Rowe.
Mr. II ". Bailey, Of Newport News,
is visiting relatives IN Spot'ylvanla
Mrs. Ruggles Taliaferro and two
children. of Norfolk, arrived here Tues
day evening
MI 4. +. Wallace has returned
from "a tnp 20 Canada and various por-
lions OF the Onited States.
Mr. John L. Marye and family. Of
Newport News, are the guests Of the
family Il Gov John H. Marye.
Rev Decatur Edwards will preach
at I1an Church. IN the county, next
Sunday afternoon at Q 80 O'Clock
Mr. Robert Il Hall and family left
Yesterday 10 spend the month Of Au-
gust 40 Houston, Halifax county, Va
Every lady should have one Of our
Olympia sailor hats. the latest style for
outings L y B.ents Millinery De-
parimeut
Private Marry Williams, Of Company
4. Twenty Regiment. | 5
Volunteers is home here IN u five days
IeAve.
Miss Alice Woody has returned from
. pleasant outing at Virginia Beach
ana oflar resorts. greatly benefited IN
heaifh
Mr and Mrs Fillmore Timby. who
have been spending several days here,
wlll return o. their home iu IappahaD-
mock today
Beautiful giuebams, figured piQues,
check muslin. dotted muslins and wash
goods Of all kinds now being opened AT
r. i Baker s.
Married AZ the home Of the brides
father. in Surtsylyania county. Va
July 21,h. 1899 Miss Annie Y. Terrell
% Mr. John +. Mckinney, Rev Q )
Dickinson officiating.
There Will be q meeting of the Ooun-
" Dem ratio Executive Committee AZ
stafford Courthouse Wednesday, the
18TH instant. instead If mass meeting
rs hcret lf0;e announced
The employees Of the city postonice
hereafter Will have an annual holiday
# fifteen days Assistant Postmaster
q. r Bragl1n is new enjoying this
much need a rest
Miss Fannie HAsey daughter Of Mr.
Ogden Halsey. of Orange. died at her
nome IN that clunty Tuesday morning
after ON illness If several weeks with
typhoid fever
Mr. James II bowman # New
York Is visiting his mother at idle
wild. 80 near this city. lie has just re-
turned from an extended trip u Eu-
r,paau countries
Take cue Of your eyes The organ
# sight lsa delicate one Many per
sons. not approaching this use cheap
spectacles. which often lnJure The sight
Hawkes. will preserve 1t They are
clear. brilliant ana perfect All eyes
fitted at Halls Drug store
The Baptist Sunday school excursion
% Whitewater yesterday was most en-
I.INAlAF All ak seven AN4-lAC0 NAA Al ?
about four hundred people, went over
and the day was pleasantly spent
in boating, bathing and other pleas
ures
Mr. and Mrs Peter Hewitt Of Fal.
mouth have issued cards for the mar.
rage Of their daughter, Miss Loula
Jane. % Mr. George Edward Jacobs, Of
al fQkQ
p aca in the Baptist church at Falmouth
on Wednesday evening, August 9, at
30 o o'clock
Col and Mrs E d Cole. Mr.. and
Mrs " L. Brannan, Miss Alice Cole
Miss Lucy Tansill. City Sergeant and
Mrs q. ". Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs
David Hirsh and children, and Miss
Carrie Levi left Tuesday for Atlantic
City. where they Will spend several
weeks
Mrs Evelyn II " ~ and daughter
Miss Minnie. who have been spending
the past month here. leave Tuesday for
Charles City 20 visit Mrs Mary Bell
Nh. James May Volt will a company
them. Williamsburg Corr Dispatch.
DR. Lawrence Ashton and wife and
Miss Virginia Green. Of Dallas. Tex a.,
are in the city. guests at the Exchange
They will leave for CaprOn Springs on
Friday where DR. Ashton goes for his
health. which mas been poor for several
months.
The following recruits left the re-
cruiting office Of Lieut. Robt 5. Knox
here yesterday for Camp Meade, in
Pennsylvania John d Bowling. Rich
ard L. Patton. Nellie W Franklin.
Strother Shelton, Willie T. Coleman
and John A. STedberg.
Mr. William Rollins, Of King
George, and his son. Taylor were in
the city Yesterday Mr. Rollins reports
fine crop Of corn in the county, but
SAYS the wheat crop is not over half
of an average He only made 2 OOC
bushels on over 200 acres or 8 bushels
% the acre.
The ladies Of Barea Church will give
"A dinner at SpOtsylvania Court House
next Monday court day. and also
serve refreshments at city prices The
proceeds Will be used for rebuilding
their church. which was recently de.
stroyed by fire. They ask the liberal
patronage Of the public in this their
time Of need
Miss Annie Laurie Moore, Of Lahore,
has had the pleasure of six members OF
the choir Of st. Marks Episcopal
Church recently as her guests. 8 fol.
lows: Mr. r c. Swainsburg, director
of the choir, and his estimable wife
the Misses Hooper and Florence
Meyer They spsut most enjoyable
time, fishing in tho Pamunkey and Wis
iting Clark's mountain. on whose
heights some splendid sunset view:
were sketched.