The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-12
Local and Current Comments.

| returned from an EXTENDED "Trip W Wv
ington, Va.
Mayor 5. Carroll Chancellor, of Lees
burg is sp ,nding his vacation at Al
lantIc Oity
Mrs. Y. Nj. Fleming and daughter,
Annie, are spending the month OF Aug
usT at Luray, Va
Mrs. Thorn Henderson, of Nor
folk. is the guest of the family OF Mr.
q. W shepherd.
Mr.. J. Thompson Briggs, OF Stafford,
was among the visitors to The Free
Lance office yesterday.
Major W 5 Embrey and Mr. y. I.
| En-. brey are on two weeks business
and pleasure trip to Canada.
Misses Rosa McOonchie and Jennie
Jones. of Fauquier. are the guests OF
their uncle, Mr.. q. W. Jones.
DR. b l. Hume. Of the Central State
Hospital at Petersburg, is visiting his
aunt. Mrs NJ. ). Chancellor.
The finest Irish potatoes we have
seen this elsOn were raised by Supt.
J. ". Ball at the City Aims House.
Louisa Banks, we'll known colored
woman, died at her home in this city
Wednesday morning, aged 70 years.
Mr. !. A. b Gordon, of Sp1tsyl-
vania. was i'll the city yesterday, the
guest Of his relatives. Misses Gordon
Every lldy should have one of our
Olympia sailor hats, the latest style for
outings T \ Brent's Millinery De-
pHtment.
Beautiful ginghams, figured piques,
check muslin, dotted muslins and wash
goods of all kinds now being opened at
K. L. Bakers.
Mrs. A. b. Bolts and Mrs. w l..
Slaughter Will leave Monday for an ex-
tended visit to Miss Mary + ROose-
boom. in Cherry Valley, \. Y.
Mr. ] W Mills has purchased the
property known as The Distillery, ="
one Of Falmouth old landmarks. and
is having the building torn down.
Mrs. Bette Wilson and daughter
Miss Alice VINO have been guests of
Mr. George Freeman and family, re-
turned 70 their home in Maryland yes
terdoy
There viii be preaching at Tsber
nacle Church. on Plank road IN Spot
sylyanIs. on Sunday. 18Th, at 3 o'clock
by the pastor Sunday school at ,
| O'Clock. as usual.
Workmen on the new residence Of
Mr. Walter b Tyler. near the city,
unearthed another skull Thursday. sup
posed 70 be that Of soldier buried dur
ing the civil war.
The property on Pince Edward
street recently purchased from Mrs.
Juliet Perry's estate by Mrs. James l..
Green. is being repaired, painted and
generally improved.
Mr.. j. II. Bradley and bride of Pow
hatan county. who have been the
guests Of their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs
\. b Yates for several days, left for
their home Thursday.
Potomac Baptist Association will
meet in annual session a. Ketootin Bap-
list church near Round Hill. LoudOun
C unity, on Wednesday. August 10th,
and continue for three days.
Rev DR.. B. ". Mebaue and family
arrived at Cluster Springs Academy 8,
Halifax county on Monday night after
long drive overland from this city
They were well but much fatigued.
Dr.. George Alsop. Of Illinois. and
DR.. Thomas Z Alsop. of Indiana, and
Miss Ella Parker. of Baltimore, who
have been visiting Mrs Sue NJ. Al'op
in Sp1tsylvania, will return home to-
day.
Mr. John G Willis returned Thurs
day night from a southern business
tour He was so much changed by the
application Of a razor to his upper p
that II was with difficulty his friends
recognized him.
Miss Margaret Esther Boyle, of Fred.
ericksburg. who has been visiting Miss
| Laura Stebbins, returned 20 her home
on last Thursday much to the regret
of her many friends in South Boston
South Boston News
The old dwelling at Rose Hill. known
as the Lange place, just west OF the
city, is being torn down and a hand
some modern residence will be erected
in its stead, which will be occupied by
Mr.. Waller b Tyler and family as
their home.
Take care of your eyes The organ
of sight is delicate one. Many per-
sons, not approaching this use cheap
spectacles, which often injure the sight
Hawkes. will preserve IT. They are
clear. brilliant and perfect. All eyes
fitted at Halls Drug Store.
The dinner given at Spotsy lvania
Court House last Monday for the bene-
fit of the building fund of Berea
church. which was recently burned,
netted sol Those desiring to aid this
cause should send their subscriptions
to Miss Iva Frazer. Sp0tsylvania, Va.
Treasurer ". r Duerson. of Clifton
Forge Va, and daughter, Miss Mercer
were in the city yesterday. en- route TO
Sp sylvania, 10 visit the family Of
Mrs Mary TOwles This is Mr.. Duer-
son s first visit 10 his old home for ten
years.
MT. ana MS w. ID bIuCe, vi OhIO-
line, have issued cards for the marriage
of their daughter, IrahO, to Mr.. Will.
liam Sylvanus Edwards, all of the
same county. The ceremony will take
place at Upper Zion Baptist Church n
Wednesday evening, September 9th, at
) O'Clock.
Mr.W d Reamey, of the cattle firm
of Green & Reamey, of Fauquier, was
in the city yesterday. He said. prices
are better than last year; that his
firm had sold steers as high as
$50 per head, but there was little profit
as they we're bought high that th }
had bought and sold more cattle this
season than in any previous one
Work was commenced yesterday
morning in clearing up the lot on the
corner of Main and Hanover streets
lately Purchased by a syndicate, or
which it is proposed to erect hand
some building, in which, it is said
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