The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-24

has I6tuIuCQ uOAhO AhS-Ns - F-
TO friends in Richmond.
MIR. W. II. Hurkamp. Of this city 90,
companied the Shriners from hichmono
to Washington Monday.
Hose. Hose, Garden Hose. Just re.
oeiyed at Wm. Demands wire bouno
and plain. All Hose guaranteed
- Commonwealth Attorney G. b
wallace, Of Stafford, left yesterday Tor
Richmond on legal business.
Stoves. Stoves. Stoves New lot ex'
ceedingly cheap just received: ASK &c
see Bernard's Favorite OF 80 w com
plete
DIR. Moore, oculist, will be ct the
residence Of Rev.. p Stump on Thurs.
day. 241h inst. from s a. m. until . ~
p m.
Mrs Seth NJ Barton, Of Washington
who has been the guest OF friends. lei'
Tuesday for a visit to relatives IN Hicn'
mond.
Silks. organizes aud ohallies are all
very appropriate for commencement
dresses. Come or send to o. W. Jones
for what you want
At Halls Drug Store you will find
Landreth's Garden Seed, large stock 81
low prices, also Drugs, Chemicals
Toilet Soaps, Hair Brushes and Combs.
A large number of tire members Of
the Society of the Army Of the Potomac
will arrive on trains to-day, and those
who are to entertain them will take
notice.
John Thompson, an employe Of the
Fredericksburg Granite Works. had his
foot badly mashed Tuesday by being
caught between two heavy stones which
the workmen were handling.
Dol Houston Rucker. g New York
oil merchant, made The Free Lance .
pleasant call Tuesday. He is quite well
known here, and was an intimate
friend of the late Dol. John W. Woliz
Of this city.
Flowers Of every kind. A choice variety
Of ported plants. Celebrated plant food
10 css. a bag. Also vegetable plants
Gall ct green house, or leave ORDER
with W. A. Bell g. Bro. Frank T.
Oovey, florist. Phone call, liz.
Mr.. Joseph Hoskius. son Of Mr.. g
". Hoskins. of the R. +. 81 p. X Il L,
had his toes badly mashed by shifting
engine in the yard Of the company IN
Richmond Monday. He was brought
to his home, in Stafford. yesterday.
Do you need one9 Well you should
see them. Just received 700 white and
drab corsets at 500. each, worth zoo.
$50 white do. OF 600. each, worth III
These are the greatest bargains In cor
sets ever offered in the old town. E. T.
Baker.
Work was commenced Tuesday by the
Virginia Excelsior Company, prepare
tory 30 the erection Of It's factory on the
lot on Main street below the K r. q
P. r. r. Capt. W. A. Smith, OF ktDe
George. and Mr.. E. NJ. Young, Jr., Of
this city, are the owners and will oper
ate the plant.
Misses Jennie and Rosa Hewlett. Of
Spotsylvania, have returned home, hav
ing spent the Carnival week with Mrs
W. j. Orange, on West Marshall street
Miss Mamie Willis, Of Fredericks
burg, is the guest Of Miss Maud Steel,
400 East Main street. Richmond
Times, Tuesday.
General Wheeler had to decline TIT
invitation Of the Davis Post, @. A. h.
of Alexandria, to attend the Urior
decoration day services there on thI
S0th instant, but he will 90 to Freder
:cksburR 10 attend the reunion OF thS
Army Of the Potomac there on Friday
next. Wash. Corr. Alex Gazette.
Miss Bertha Miller Of Rappshannock
il the greet Of Mrs. Adolph Williams
Miss Jessie Hunter. Of Baltimore, ltf
Yesterday for Gloucester county, whert
she will spend some time. Miss Salli'
r Marshall. of Louisa, and Miss Louis
Child, of Ashland, are the guests o
Mrs r Slower, No 204 east FrankliI
street. Richmond Dispatch.
The new granite curb around th'
court house lawn is completed. Hand
some stone steps have been put up snC
a walkway Of brick laid from GeoFg
street to che Clerks Office. There ha
also been laid brick pavement from
Princess Anne street to the Clerks Of
fee. The work hes been done by Messrs
Oartright g. Davis. under the super
vision Of the Street Committee.
Mrs. Mamie Willis Vaughan, Of Mid
dlesex county, Va, has issued invita-
tions for the marriage Of her daughter
Miss Sue Hill Vaughan, TO Mr.. Samue
Gordon Wallace, the we'll known ant
popular dry goods merchant. Of thi
city The ceremony will take place O
the Hotel Raleigh, In Washington city
on Wednesday evening. May 80th. at
O'Clock. After June eth Mr.. and Mrs
Wallace will be at home here, at 100
Prince Edward street.
The Richmond correspondent Of th
Petersburg Index-Appeai says: 81
large delegation from FrederioksburI
called upon Governor Tyler and invite
him 90 m AXE the address of Welcome :
| the Society Of the Army Of the Poto
mao ct it's thirty-frst annual reunion
60 be held In that city on Friday an
! Saturday, May Goth and Goth, Tn
Governor finally consented to do 80
he can possibly return from Pulask
in time, where he will 90 to cast hi
vote for the Constitutional conventio
on Thursday.