The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-19
Lo1aI and Current Comments,

Mr.. W. d Peyton, Of Richmond.
spent Thursday night in the city
MIR. and Mrs. Robert A Ooghill, of
Bowling Green. are visiting friends IN
MiddleseX cOputy.
Mr. j. W. Colbert, Of Norfolk,
former we'll known citizen of this city
is here for few days
Miss Nettie FstzhuRh left for Rawley
| Springs yesterday. where she Will re-
main until September 18th.
Miss Dora V. Cooper and brother.
| Walter Cooper, Of stafford were vlsi-
| tors q the city yesterday.
Miss Louise Randolph, Of Washing
ton. Is the guest Of her aunt, Mrs W.
/ Key H0w0rd at kenmore
Mrs Rebecca Carr. who has been the
guest of Can't ). q. neyton. returned
20 her home in Richmond yesterday.
The Methods. Sunday school will
give their annual excursion to Wide
water on next Wednesday, August 23fd.
Mrs. Charles Pickett and daughter,
Miss Lizzie. Of Norfolk. are the guests
of the family of Mr. q. W. Shepherd.
Ititis late in the week you clu still
get a good many Of the good things
which have been offered 50 low at
| Jones
Every lady should have one of our
Olympia sailor hats. the latest style for
| outings T y Brent's Millinery De-
pIrtment
4 marriage license was issued in
Washington Wednesday TO Samuel @.
Henson. Of King George county, and
Clere Virginia Wainwright
beautiful ginghams, figured piQues,
check muslin. dotted muslns and wash
goods Of all kinds now being opened at
h. T. Bakers
Mr.. ! " Wine. II stafford, deliv.
cred TO the faCto o. Ale-t * Mcclure
on Thursdag lC- iCt pickles for which
he received Si4 80
Miss Sophia f. ZArr, Of Yagertown,
Pa, and Miss Margaret Wilmer, of
| Lane aste-. Pa aJe visiting the family
Of Mr. Geo II Zarr.
Privates John Bowling. Melzi Frank
| lin and Joseph Stone. Of 27th Regiment
! L. : Volunteers at Camp Meade, are
home on a ten days furlough.
The chan ming Miss Parker Herndon
of Fredericksburg, is spending some
time az BrrlnGton, The guest Of Mrs.
VIM Parran Orange Observer.
Miss Cordie Winston has returned
| tn her home In b wiling Green, from
month : visit &c her friend Miss Annie
Payne. near Crozet. IN AlbemArle
! county
NJ B j M,-shal. Of this city. yes
terdAy received large order fer gro.
| ceries from Mr. j. b Ruckner at
Guayaqnil Ecuador. which Will be
shipped on Monday.
United States troops now serving in
/ Cuba are e. be brought TO the United
States Cor the purpose Of giving the
men a change Of climate aud an oppol-
| tunty 10 recuperate.
The union service Will be held at the
! Baptist church Sunday night Rev
| Oep-as Shelburne Will preach the SER
mon on the subject A Message to My
| Brethren e. All Faiths. "
Mss Helen May Fiul.y and Miss
! Lucy Scott. # Texas. who are spending
the summer here. ard Mr. b G Dung
were visitors NJ the horse show in
Orange They returned yesterday.
Miss May o Tayloe Of King George
county who has been spending several
months with the family OF General I
! T MUuf0rd, left Yesterday afternoon for
HUNTSVILLE, W -Lynchburg Adj
vance, Aug l6
The Missions and Aid Society If
Salem On on, in this county, Will
give lawn patty on Wednesday next,
| % Instant, CON neuc,ng at Z. Nj.
| ShOald the weather / .Ove too iuclement
1t will take place on the following DAY.
MIS-. JOS Z Willard and her brother
Mr. @ Russell Wyatt, were called to
| Saluda. Va last week by the extreme
illness OF their aunt, Mrs Virginia
| Montague, whose condition, we are
glad 10 learn, Is improving -Fairfex
Herold
By direction of the President an or.
der mas been issued for the orgs1iza-
ton Of ten additional volunteer regi-
ments tor service in the Philippines
increasing the total strength of the
Amy TO % 0lj.
The Potomac Blptiat Association be
gan its annual session at ketoctin
church. Loudoun comfy. Wednesday.
JudGa Q L Nic0l wa. made moderator
and Capt W. + Garrett, clerk All the
Stafford county Baptist churches except
one belong 20 this Association.
Take care of your eyes The organ
Of sight is delicate one. Many per-
soDs, not appreciating this use cheap
spectacl5s, which often iDjure the sight.
Hawkes. will preserve 1t They are
clear. brilliant and perfect. All eyes
fitted at Halls Drug Store.
Mr. W II MoncT' e and wife. Of
Louisa Ms Wllf d Wright, of Rich
mond, and Miss Fannie Henry. OF Rap
pahanuock who have been visiting IN
Stafford, p Ned through the city yes
terday en- route 20 Orange 70 be the
luasts Of -he FIRMLY os Mr. Joseph
Henderson, near Thorn Hill
Rev. S W Cole. who is a relative of
COL L d. Cole, Of this city, has just
closed series of revival meetings at
Spring Hill Baptist Church. in Cnl-
peper, with alb Iut fifty professions He
is assisting Pastor Goodwin in pro-
tracted services, now in progress at
Cedar Run Church, in that county.
If you wish to see something pretty
90 down and look at the new glass
front Mr. f. Z Baker has put in his
store 1t is the handsomest in the city.
and when he gets it filed with some OF
the beautiful goods which compose his
stock you will enjoy the time you will
take in looking in.