The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-03-30
ORANGE COURT

Drought the usuoi 'N'b"
were plenty OF horses on exhibition
hut wa have seen a finer display a.
Orange in previous years.
The nne gray Jack. Larma, aud 'tal'
lion. Hawneld, were good specimens and
deserve especial mention.
POLITICs.
The horses In measure we're Ios'
sight OF. in the interest manifested III
the coming spring election for county
officers. The fight for the county court
clerkship between the present CLERK
Phillip Fry and Mr. W O. Williams
1. red hot and when the 36th oil May
comes somebody will know that mere
had been an election, IN the county
on the previous day
Treasurer Ricketts, Will probably
have no opposition
Sheriff Lee Pannin will be opposed
nv Mr. b Munday. Of Somerset, VINO
announced his candidacy Monday. and
this will be another sharp fight.
Commissioner Rowe and hamm
have no opposition The candidates
for the smaller offices are numerous
Mr ]. !. Casey. OF Lahore. VIII be
a candidate for supervisor lie II d
thoroughly practical business man ana
II elected will make good officer
NOTES.
Among the applicants for enumeraior
Of che census is Mr. A p Brookman' OF
Lahore. He was a gold Democrat and
voted for Mckinley. He IS very com
petent man for the position
The quarterly meeting Of the Pied
mont Medical Society was held In the
court house at o'clock A large num-
Der OF members were IN attendance
d" Annendicitis " was discussed by DR.
George Ben Johnson. = Richmond
The society. on it. adjournment held
a banquet at the Hotel Morris
Mrs Emma Cox. with Hon George
Shackletord 81 counsel, has entered
spit for divorce from her husband. I'd
gar " Cox. Mrs Cox, in her aiiida'
Wit, charges support ana cruelty.
Mr. Cox will make a defence. The case
will be called at the May term u the
court
Catlett Embrey. in 1891, vas driving
near the Southern railroad at kapldan
when his horse was struck By an engine
on that road and killed. Embrey was
also injured. His father, Mr.. L }.
Embrey. instituted suit for 3 900 tor
damages done to his team. ms
WAS followed by suit for the same
amount by Embrey through his father
for the injuries he received The triaI
came up in Culpeper court last week
and ended Saturday by the jury render
ing a verdict Of s345 for Mr.. Enbrey
and Al 900 for his son. Presiding Judge
Grimsley set both verdicts aside.
The farmers in the county are very
much behind in their work, and there
mas been comparatively little plowlnI
done.
The wheat Is not looking well as
general thing although there are sew
eral foe looking crops along the rail
road
Nearly all the farmers have been " II
teriug large herds Of cattle, and gooC
prices are expected this spring Lamb
are small. as they were born very late
Much Of last years wheat crop Is
un,old The farmers would sell nov
but for the condition Of the ROADS
which prevent delivery
Me.srs. G.. H Hurkamp aud Duff Green
Of this city, were present and looEinI
for good teams Of driving horses.
We are requested to state that the "
5. Grymes Camp Of Confederate Vet
Grams will hold an important meetln
At Gordonsville at p. ii. Saturday
Messrs W. ]. Jacobs and X. Z. L
Moncure. OF Stafford, were visitors
court.
Those attending from Fredericksour
were A ". Embrey, J. s Wallace "
G. Oswald, ". @. Stearns, j. K Ra"
linRs ]. A. Turner, James Musselman
Y c. Ninde, ". Z. Lang. Henry Wis
ner r l.. Biscoe, Geo. P King }. /
Timberlske, ". H Merchant OF Oh
Star. and the Free Lance REPRESENT
tive