The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
STAFFORD.
Protracted Meeting Church Festival Aqua
School Board to Meet Personals other
Notes.
Stafford. O. IL Aug. q. 1899.

Stafford. O. II. Aug. n, 1899.
One of our most respected colored
men here has for family wife and
stepdaughter Last Saturday he ana
his wife left the house 10 pick pickles,
instructing the stendaughter to have
dinner ready for them upon their re-
turn 'from their work - Upon ar
irving at the house, at the appointed
time. there was no signs OF the or
dered dinner, aud the stepdaughter
was found curled up in bed asleep OBJ
livious to everything that pertained to
the affairs of this world A resoundlng
smack from the mother brought her 70
sense that there are pains and penal
ties as we'll as pleasures, in this liie' ana
she and her mother engaged in scrap
The daughter being "the better
man. " was getting the best oft, when
the mother called on the steptather
for assistance, who Immediately en-
gagged in the fray. aud when he emery
ed from the heat Of battle, had only
pair of pantalooDs left The step
daughter was, however, elected from
the house, and has not yet returned.
Rev. J. X Gilbert is conducting II
protracted meeting at New Hope.
The festival at this place for the
benefit Of Register Chapel last Thurs
day evening was quite success.
Many were present from a distance.
Among those from the BURG" were
DR. b Hales, the Misses Hayden, Miss
Ellis. Miss Roach aud others
Mrs. 4 L. Bullock chaproned a party
from the Harwood neighborhood-
Misses Simpson, Miss Louise Bryan,
Messrs Simpson, Oloe and CLARK. It's
said some Of the party did not reach
home until "Old Sol" had made his
appearance the next day to make things
hot for US all this dog day weather.
Messrs X. o. l. Moncure and r. A
Moncure have just returned from trip
to King George, whore they have been
buying cattle.
Mr. Jno w Payne. road commits
sioner, spent some time examining the
roads in the upper part Of the county
last week
Mr. Posey Whaling passed here Thurs
day on business trip to Coal Land
ing.
Messrs. r H. Bryan. Jr.. and Willie
Callahan have gone to Washington T.
enlist in the marines.
Mr. A. W Evans, who hid his leg
broken recently, is rapidly improving
Mr.. Chas Payne, who lives near
here lost one of his children with ty-
phoid fever. Two others and his wife
are now Frustrated with the same dis
ease The family are in a very desti.
tate condition.
Notice has been received from the
Eastern State Hospital that there Is no
room for Mr.. Thos Foote. who is in
the custody OF Mr. Jas. + English, the
jAiler here
Allen Waller, the little son Of W. A.
Morton. E.q., Of Washington, is very
i'll with typhoid fever.
The Aquie School Board will met at
Ebenezer school house. near Garrison
vile. on Saturday. August 10Th.
Teachers wanting to contract should
govern themselves accordingly.
Since the passage Of the West India
hurricane the weather has returned to
its former degree Of heat.
Misses Lizzie and Sallie Gill, Of Gar
risonville, passed here Thursday on
their way from a trip to the Burg.
Mr. Jno. w. Waller sold his cele-
brated horse largo some time ago for
sl5 The party to whom he sold be-
coming dissatisfied, traded largo for
another horse which did not suit him
lie then returned the trade and let Mr.
Waller keep both horses and the note
Mr.. ". has set largo again.
Mrs. Mamie Clark. daughter Of Mr.
Edward West, died very suddenly in
Washington last Wednesday. Her body
was brought here last Thursday by her
two brothers, Harrison and Harvey
West. and inferred in the old family
burying ground, near Ramoth Church
Scribbler.