The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-05
NORTHUMBERLAND.
Rev Wv. Walkers Loss FIRE Destroys
His Barn, with Horses. Feed and other
Contents Sign Boards For P4hlle koads
Other Notes OF General Interest.

Rev Wv. Walkers Loss FIRE Destroys
His Barn. with Horses. Feed ana OtheI
Contents sign Boards For P4hlie Roads
Other Notes OF General Interest.
Correspondence Of The Free Lance
Heathsville. Va. June 3. 1888
Fine showers have fallen here several
evenings Of late. and have revived tho
corn. truck patches and grass
The shipments Of peas have been
smaller than usual. but fairly rcmun-
erative. The rawbcrry crop has
been very abundant and Of good quality.
Low prices have led TO u much larger
home consumption than usual / have
heard nothing however. of the straw
berry short cake, so popular IN many
other places.
The soft crab season Is now at ITS
height. Many of the cr'hhrr- are
doing well.
The loss Of the stable few nights
since. at Fauntlcroys. from stroke Of
lightning. fell heavily on the owner.
Rev. W. w Walker Eight head OF
horses and mules were burned, 600
bundles Of fodder. much valuable ma
chinery and harness. and new buggy
There was no insurance Mr. q. Hard
ing Walker found It necessary t. 90 to
Baltimore in quest of new teams.
The annual exodus of negro men.
women and children, going 10 the East
tern Shore of Mary land, t. pick straw
berries occurred this spriug AZ usual
Two deaths happened among the num-
Der who went. and the ari0r 10 20 an
other season is apt to b. Somewhat
quelled.
Mr.. 4. a Rose Will close his private
school here Monday next His wort,
rs teacher. has been of excellent quality,
very improving to his pupils and sat
isfa,tory to his patrons IL Is ~ bc
hoped that he may resume his school
next session
Mr.. ). Roland Hall. one Of our most
popular and useful young men, has
accepted a lucrative situation IN New
York and leaves for that city today
Many warm wishes attend him, min
glcd with sharp regrets at his leaving.
Mr.. JOS L. Anderson has lately located
in Baltimore, and thus one ty one our
community is depleted % the gain OF
| other localities
Gar supervisors are directing their
attention to the placing If suitable
sign boards at the intersection of all
public roads Let the officials IN every
county to which The Free Lance goes
do likewise. and help guide tie
stranger traveller on his desired way.
Mr. John Lewis and son, who have
for some months past been employed at
chesapeake Beach, on the improve
mcnts going up there. are among their
hOme.folks on brief visit
Mrs. Jas. Nj. Omohundro has laid the
foundation. and Is erecting a spacious
and attractive residence AZ Lillian.
Capt John Hinton j. arranging 10
adorn his new home with a double
front porch
The Methodist Episcopal church. near
Reedyille, are arranging to build an
up-t0-date meeting house on the sub
III bs Of Reedville They will probably
dispose of the present building, known
as Bethany.
The Coan river truckers congratulate
themselves on a much more convenient
and satisfactory steamboat schedule
than they have had for several year,
past
The menhaden fishermen and factories
find the catch of fish unusually fat and
oily, but none the less odoriferous ~
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