The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-15
Local. and Current Comments.

Miss Jennie Goolrick has as her guest
Miss Virginia May.
S. II Beale has for sale the finest
tomatoes we have seen this season
For 5Octs you can get good 20 or p
inch steel or wood rod umbrella at
Jones cash store
Mr.. Z. W. Stearns spent Wednesday
night with his family, who are spend
ing several weeks III the county.
Clerk of Courts, j. p. Oorbin and
wife left today for Bayhead. n. j.,
where they Will spend two weeks
Beautiful ginghams. figured piques,
check muslin. dotted muslns and wash
goods Of all kinds now being opened at
Il T. Bakers.
Ii want to employ a teacher in my
home 70 instruct two children. Must
be able TO teach music 10 a beginner
Address X Massaponax, Va.
Mr. j. b Gray. Jr., who has been
nome on visit, has returned to Will
son, n. c., to Join the State Guard
that will go into camp at Morehead
City. n O., today.
New line of Ladies Muslin Under
wear. Beautiful New Garments just
ont of the factory Every garment n
bargain Come and see them, at 7.
n Brent's.
Mrs. Bette Gordon Wallace and
Miss Susie NJ. Bradley returned home
yesterday from a visit of several weeks
10 the family Of Rev. J. + POindexter
at Laplata Md.
Miss Helen Mary Finley. Of Texas,
who is summering here, returned from
n weeks visit to Rapidan this week.
She is accompanied by her cousin, Miss
Lucy Scott Of Orange.
The Girls Friendly Society of Belle
Air Sunday School, will give a lawn
party al the school house near Iceland.
Stafford county, on Tuesday evening
July 18th, beginning at 5 2. NJ.
Mr.. Morgan O. Chewing. Of Spot
sylvania, accompanied by Miss Annie
Bell Ohewning, Barney n. Moore, and
Miss Pearl Chewing, Of the same
county, were in the city Thursday.
The concert to be given by the Nor
nal School teachers under the leader
ship of Prof Bowers will take place at
the Opera House on next Thursday
night, instead Of Monday, as hereto
fore announced.
Mrs George Healey, wife Of Capt
Robert Healey, of Harmony Village
Middlesex county, who died Monday
was Miss Larrimore, of Essex county,
and a sister Of the late Mrs. OOsmo
Gordon, Of Spotsylvania.
You will find at Halls Drug Store the
most complete assortment of sick room
requisites. Hot water bottles. air pill.
lows. fountain and bulb syrlnges, rub
Der bed pans. soft rubber face bottles,
atomizers and all appliances needed
either by physician or patient.
Fourth class pOstmasters were ap-
pointed Wednesday as follows Netue
+. C0vingtOn. at Rollins Fork, King
George county. vice Hosea Rogers, re-
signed Louis r. Gibson, at EmOre,
Richmond county. vice John Mclean,
resigned.
Judge a. W. Wallace. who has been
holding the Corporation Court con-
tinuously since April lst, adjourned
his July term on Tuesday. There will
be no more Corporation Court until
Thursday. September 18th. Judge Wal
lace leaves for the seashOre today, TO be
absent a month.
Mr. r. Wilson Mcclure, of Fort
Smith, Arkansas, is in the city. He
was former resident Of this city and
held the position Of city tax collector
for several years. There was no better
soldier in the Fredericksburg Artillery,
and he served during the whole war
and was at AppomattOx when Lee sur
rendered. Everybody is glad to see
him and although he has stout arms
they must he sore from the many hand
shakes he has received from his old
in arms and other friends.
lie is engaged in the lumber business.