The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-31
ORAHGE.
(Oorrespondence Of The Free Lance }

Correspondence OF The Free Lance }
Orange County, Va. May 2Sth.
These are lively times crows and
cut.wOrms in corn and cabbage the lad
and lassie on the lawn the song Of
birds, the hum of bees, and SO forth and
so on, But livelier far than all these is
the chat about the Orange Horse Show.
Everything points TO grand time for
all who choose TO embrace aud enjoy it,
The premiums and prizes offered by
this association are ahead OF anything
Of the kind this lie Of Philadelphia
II you want TO have happy, never-tc-
be forgotten time by all means come TO
the show. For information concerning
entries. premiums, etc. write TO DR.. j.
8. Ricketts,. Of Orange, the Il easnrer Of
the association. To no one more than
the courteous Doctor Is the success OF
this laudable enterprise due.
Treasurer Ricketts, has notified delin-
quents that the time IL at hand for '09
tAx's and that his deputies will call,
according 10 law, ana must have the
money in time for his fiscal settlement
with the Auditor on 10Th June. From
what our ante. bellum folks say, Orange
county pays into the treasures now
nearly az much tax as half Of Virginia
did in lder and better y times What
ever progress may have teen made along
other lines, surely the progress in rate
Of taxation has distanced them all
Our Orange market Is unsteady prices
of eggs. butter and chicks fuctuate
with wonderful ease
b. o. Booten IS shipping lots Of fine
cattle, lam BIS ard hogs Dick Is an al =
round Virginia boy, and his farm on
the suburbs Of Orange is one OF the
finest aud most productive in Piedmont
Virginia II he would only add flOwl
garden with its queen it would he a
haven Of JOY and comfort
The Richmond Times says: THE
Atlantic Coast Line ticket agent Of Pc
tersburg sold 80 900 tickets TO Richmond
during the carnival " AS this is some
10. 600 more than the population Of Pc
tersburg. IL is presumed that some Of
her citizens went more than once
Mrs Maud Voolfolk and children left
their Orange home for Hinton W Va a..
WedL 'day.
DR.. Row is dead For number Of
years his health has been gradually fail.
ing. He was q central figure In Orange
and widely known in medical jurispru.
denoe throughout the State. Many
hearth stones in his native county
(Orangel mourn the loss Of a consoling
friend and good physician. May Prov.
idence tighten the vale Of sorrow Ger
the stricken daughter.
Young Brockman. Of Madison Run,
shot himself so badly in the foot last
week that some Of his toes had TO be
out off.
NJ @. Field, cashier Of Orange Ma
tional Bank. was last week elected a
member Of the executive committee Of
State Bankers Association. 1t was q
good selection Field graces and digni-
fies everything he touches.
Il keeps 80 cold we hear that Dave
May, of Orange, Is selling straw hats
at and below cost 1t will be a bad
time for other fellows when Dave gets
left.
Real Estate Agent Harlow keeps sell
ing farms. His business has so increas-
ed that he now Vears a billed" sh r.
aud smokes "hsbbsnnas
Frost Saturday night damaged gar
dens In PORTIONS Of the county.
Sunday as we returned from church
rehearsing in our mind the manifold
blessings Of o kind Providence, we
found upon arrival at home the most
enjoyable and sweetest blessing Of them
all. Our popular and esteemed relative
Mrs. II. o. Burruss, not only gladdened
us with her presence. bat delighted our
taste with O choice lot Of mammoth
awberries. Kind looks foretell as
kind a heart within, but acts like this
are the fruition Of noble qualities and
generous natures Long may Sister
Rosa live amid the perfume Of flowers
and the blossom Of berries.
We regret 10 note the serious illness
OF Mrs. Thomas E. Graves. May she
soon be out again.
Mrs Sallie Moncure is quite sick at
her home. beyond Brooks Bridge May
the rose soon return to her cheek. S.