The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-23
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Correspondence Of The Free Lance
Stafford o. II Aug IS.
Mr. jas. 4 Woodland. Niss BETTE
Segar, Mrs Mary jackson oud Miss
Mary Sogar are visiting the family oi
Mr. Jas Woodland
Messrs 7 w. bsusy. John S Mar
tin, W. TfusloW aud j. K Bryan
left here this morning for Thorny
Point. where they expect 70 spend tht
day grabbing and dshlDg
A case ol considerable magnitude
growing out Of the use Of the old rail
road bed from Brooke 10 Aqula Greek
was trled here Thursday before Justices
Bryan and Payne Mr. John Logan
was the plaintiI and Mrs. Bridget Max
and Messrs Jos Max and Willie Smith
we're the defendants There we're three
lawyers in the oase-Messr5 Little, Cool
rick and Wallaoe-the defendants were
flned S. each and cost. and she case was
promptly appealed 10 the county court.
Mf Jas. D. Green and family spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends In
the Brooke neighborhoOd.
Peaches are in great abundance here
and Of the very best IN quality.
The Board of Supervisors will meet
the let Monday Ia September.
Two Of our citizens traded horses here
yesterday, and one Of them spent she
whole night In dootoring his trade. He
is now Of opinion that his hind sight IL
better then his foresight
Mr. s. Ashby Jones and family. Of
Washington. are visiting the family OF
Clerk Bryan.
Mlsses Lucy and Maria Morton, Of
Brooke spenl q portion Of the week
here visiting friends.
Mr.. Norman Dent is no better.
Mr.. Wynne Miller and his assistant,
Of the U. s. Geodetio Survey, spent two
days here this week establishing the
true meridian lins. They set two gran
ite posts four feet In the ground, prop
erly capped. Surveyors can now prop
erly I'D last their instruments here with
out having to 20 elsewhere 10 DO 90.
Mrs. Jos O'BrYhim and Miss Ethel
Wine are lying very low OF their homes,
near Ramoth church, with typhoid
fever. Dr. r. J. Payne "a IN attend
ance.
Mr.. Thcs. Garrison, Of West Virginia,
is visiting friends ia tails vicinity.
Mr Jas Morton. Of Brooke, is con-
valesoing slowly.
Base ball IS looking Up IL toe county
One club Ia Falmouth. ono ct Garrison
VILE. and one organizing at Brooke aud
one at White Oak.
W. 2. Patterson, Esq, who has been
suffering very much With q fractured
ankle ever since last February. expects
to 20 to St. Luke's Hospital. in Rich
mond, for an operation In tho near fu'
ture
The family Of Mrs. ]. B. Burton have
oil recovered from their severe attacks
of fever
Mr.. Ohas Stewart has recovered from
q severe attack Of fever and ague.
Two Of our ex. .Confsdsra.es were com
pairing notes hero recently. One had
very long legs aud belonged TO the cav
airy, the other. whose legs were very
short, belonged TO the infantry. III
was asked hoT he got along with such
short legs? lie replied THAT his leg'
were as good as any man s for walking
for, no matter where be wss, they al
ways reached from his body 70 the
ground.
Mts Anna K. Brent, who sustained
q severe fell on the l8th Of July, is still
suffering from the result OF the same
Miss Eugie Moncure, Of Washington,
is visiting she family Of r. O l.. Mon
cure, Esq
Mr. Harry ". Monoure. Of L0uis1
county, who has been visiting bis
brother, Il A. M0ncure, retained home
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice McGregor, Of Washington,
is visiting her parents near here.
Circuit court sits SOth Of September
instead Of October 9th ,as formerly.
"To be OK not 10 be. - that's the ques
tlon. To sweat or not TO sweat has beer
no question for the last Is or 20 days q
this toTrid weather.
Scribbler.