The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-28

Lo-A' anQ LofreuI NODm@WS
Mrs Il Fcauk Jones is Vi ting Ms
1 L-Ayo4l 10 Washington.
Miss Annie Elm. Of kichm nd is
the guest o.; Col Z d. Dole md fam
lily.
Rev. 5. II. Forrer lift Christmas Day
to sp-rd the holidays at hls old home
In Strasburg
When in need # good oysters send
your oroeist, John Nj. Gnilin, 500 Main
street.
Messr-. Horace ard + NJ Tansili, Of
Wellington. spent a portion OF the
h.l.d-ys here
Mrs r. Q Shepherd, Of Nashville
Teen, Is the guest 81 the family Of
Nh o. " Sherherd
NJ L. o Mitchell and daughter, Of
Lancaster county. ARE the guests or
Mr, Ii n Harrison.
Csp' W. \. Smith aoi wife Of
King George are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs A Randolph Howard
Ms IL D. Ball and little daughter
IF Northumberland. are visiting NJ.
Balls sister, Mrs ; u Daniel.
Mrs KAT, X. Henry. Of Washington,
is th. guest ot Judge j f Mason and
wife AT them home on Hanover st
Sir G. l. Thornton. Of Washington,
and Mr. ID Powers. Jr. # Port
Roysl spent yesterday in the city
Cadet Austin McCracken. of the
BAck-hurg Military School. is spend
ing the MAS h holidays here with his
plIeuis
Mr. George Mullen of Washington
cry. spent 'rtion of the Nmas here.
and was greeted by many of his old
friends
Nessrs Perez and James TAliaf-rro.
~ Richmond. were the guests several
days 'nis week Of their sister, Ms j.
Z Il we.
Mrs W @ Stearos gave an elegant
luncheon a. Federal Htu' ON Stature
day ga hoaor Of her friend, NJ SIS
Mamie Fo,hes
NJ ard Mrs NJ Davis end sen.
Harry. of Washington. - q . are the
guests If Mr. aEi Mrs II ID Gen,her
for the HOLIDAYS.
R.v Decatur Eiwerd, has returned
from Nicholasviila Ky where he as
sisted Rev. | b Timberlake in a series
Of revival meetings.
Mr. Coslter b Carmichael of
savannah. Ga. d. 4 b Carmichael
f Washington and Mr. james H.
d wnman. q y H York, were guests
here Xmas
We can furnish goa ne correct foil
STYLES I'D dress goods. silks. millinery
Ladies' Misses and Children 5 wrars
Mems ana Boys clothing. etc. T y
Brent
No..rs A Il Chewing Jr and +
p Q Chewing. II Washing. n, nte
spending the Xmas holidays with their
father Mr. a II Caewnirg. of Sp T.
sylyaHia
400 dozen Ia Handkerchief. %
q zau Fa,.iuaturs and 3 q I'm o lsual
Table c vers Al, very cheip. useful
and nice for Xmas gifts. ar L. /
Bake, S.
Nr Henry Robert Brauer and " 'ss
May James Llttrsll. If this city. were
married A. 81 Georges reot1ry GA
Xmas morning At 40 clock by Rev ".
d Smith.
Dr. " q. Melvin and " J Chewu-
ing e the h-mary Department Of
the Virginia Hospital al Richmond
spent the holidays with Or @. II
Chewing and family.
Y.u will find a large assortment of
holiday goods fine stationery. elegant
perfuue1y beautiful cologne bottles
leather goods etc at H'll's Hawkes.
Spect4cles make a nice Xmas present
The poem. THE Night After Christ
mes. written by Fredericksburg
lady and published for the first time in
The Free Lance last week was repro
ducsd and credited by the New York
sun ~ last Sunday.
Mr. A ] Mallory. If Orange. who
met with an accident in having a
wagon run over his leg and breaking it
about two weeks sgo. is steadily i'm
proving, and hopes to be able to be on
crutches IN two weeks.
Ms Fannie p. Shaw and daughter
Mrs Vim L. Bradbury, left the city
wedd ng If Mr and Mrs. 7. J Leach
man. at Folly Castle, ~ near yelling
ton. Prince William county, Va.
There ia nothing true frievd Will
more appreciate than beautifully
daished Carbon Photograph Of yourself
during the Christmas holidays The
Davis Gallery here can make them fJr
YOU See their specimens
A marriage licenses were issued in
Washington Tuesday ~ MIR. Richard
II Merchant and Miss Eva Lillian
Maddox. both Of Manassas and to Mr..
I W Ohewning. Of Orange, and Miss
Ula IDez PIurtt, Of Lancaster.
There was never more Joyous ex-
preston IN the face Of any child than
that 81 little CHARLES Wallace. when he
was conducted into the parlor # his
fathers home INNS morning and
lazed on ms haud ON Xmas tree
The society young ladies # the city
VIII give q german at the Exchange
Hotel Friday night and invite their
csc rts The young gentlemen in many
instances will have the pleasure Of say.
ing Thank you l have an engage
mert
oar mems g. 80 shOesequal $ 80, be.
cause w. do not pay the manufacturer
q p-i-e ba,ei on the expense Of adver-
tising ia msgaz nes all over the Uni
ted States; TIE manufacturer fixirR the
retail price We Fix our own price.
j W. Thomas.
Mr.. Harvey H. Oastatt, Of Hicks
vile. Ohio. and Miss Lila Belle HAS.
Lin. Of this city, were married IN Wash
ingtOn Tuesday The groom is one Of
the men who were engaged here in