The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-29
Local and Current Comments.


is beauty.
Rev. Dr. 7. S Dunsway left Satur-
day for q visit 90 Washington.
Another lot OF Virginia Lady Oorsets
at 90 cents I. n Brent.
DR. Ohas. E. Outcalt has returned
from business trip TO Baltimore,
Ladies' call and see our new line Mus
lin Underwear. T. n Brent.
Mrs. Zoolett Herndon, of Alexandria,
is the guest of Mr. Charles Herndon.
Miss Alice Lefebvre. of Richmond, is
the guest of Rev W. ID. Smith and
family.
Mr.. Horace Tansill, of Washington,
spent Sunday in the city, the guest OF
relatives.
Miss Mamie Porter, of Lynchburg, Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. DIR. j. +
Tompkins.
The Fredericksburg baseball team
left yesterday for. Bowling Green, where
they play that team.
Mr. II II Henderson, Of this city
left Yesterday for Richmond, where he
has secured position.
Misses jamie Workman and Alice
Peatross. Of Caroline. are the guests o.
Mr.. J. T. Rowe and family.
Hose. Hose. Garden Hose Just re.
oeived at VIM Demands wire bound
and plain. All Hose guaranteed
Miss Jennie May Goolrick has as her
guests Miss R0sser, Of LynohburR, and
Miss Matte franklin. Of Stafford.
Frances Coleman. wife Of Paul Cole.
man fool }, Of the county, died Sunday
night of consumption. aged 80 years
Mr.. Jno. T. Goodrich, Jr.. of Wash
ington, is the guest Of his parents. Judge
and Mrs. j I. Goolrick. IN this city
Mrs. Rosalie E Stuart. of "Cedar
Grove, King George county, is visit
ing friends in Washington and Ale1an'
dria.
DR.. Randolph Carmichael. Of Wash.
inggon, spent Sunday in the city, Che
guest Of mis- father. DR.. 5. W. Oarmi'
chael.
Mr. Elliott Meredith of the Theologi-
cal Seminary, spent Sunday in town.
the guest Of DR. 7. .. Montague and
family.
Mr. W. Z Lipscomb. of The Free
Lance force, left Saturday for West
Point, Va. to spend a week with his
family
Silks. organizes and challies are all
very appropriate for commencement
dresses. Come or send to y. ". Jones
for what you want.
Miss Mary 7. Sykes. who has been
the guest of Capt. JnO. g. Pollock and
family, in Stafford, left last week Tor
New York on a visit.
Mr.. W. r. Garnett. Of the Guinea's
neiQhborhood. Caroline county, who Is
engaged 10 saw milling, was In town
yesterday on business.
Mr.. W. D. Reamy. Of Stafford. was
in the city yesterday. lie says the
prospec for hay crop is very unprom-
ising in his neighb0rhood
At Halls Drug Store you will find
Lsndreth's Garden Seed, large stock az
low prices, also Drugs, Chemicals,
Toilet Soaps, Hair Brushes and Combs
W. T. Pratt, from down the river
dropped into he Free Lance office yes
terdAy and Left 81 to be added to the
India Famine Fund. started by the Oar
michael children.
Mr.. Willie Armand Of Richmond, at
tended the reunion Of the Society OF
the Army of the Potomac here last
week, and played in coverings Band.
His many friends in his old home gave
him a most cordial greeting.
Mr.. Robert Billiard, one Of the most
farmers Of KING George
county died at his home, in the upper
part of the county. Tuesday, after a
protracted illness He is survived by
his wife and several grown children.
Messrs A Rand lph Howard and +
p. Stearns left on steamer yesterday for
Irvington. The latter took with him
Messrs. Oliver Towles, Mel and George
Coates and three laborers, who will
rush the work of building the Lancas-
ter National Bank.
Another elegant new candidate for
public favor is the Wickliffe, a neat
hotel on Virginia avenue, close to the
ocean promenade. 1t has nice roomf,
homelike cuisine and first-class man
sgement by o w. Edrington, Of Vir-
ginia. The Season, Atlantic City, N.
J.
Among the visitors to the city during
the reunion was Hon. Geo. o. Round,
of Manassas. This gentleman deliver
ed a most interesting address before
Wilson Post, G. A. R. last week in
Baltimore entitled 1.-The Last Signal
Message of the War by the One Who
Sent It. "
Mr. O ShentoH, FIST mate Of Weems
steamer Richmond, is temporarily cap
tain of steamer Sue, which is running
on the pea schedule from the lower
Reppshannock TO Baltimore. During
she Eagllsn pea sodsOn tno IOWeI nap
pahannock is having splendid steam
boat service-two steamers day from
Tappah annook TO Baltimore.
Among the press dispatches about the
General Assembly Of the Southern
Presby terrain church. now in session at
Atlanta, Ga, we clip the following
IS. W. Somerville. of Fredericksburg,
who as the head Of the assembly g home
and school at that place made a some
what lengthy address telling Of the con-
dition and prospects of the institu-
tion.
Haw and Nesbit. the bank robber sus
poets arrested here Friday morning by
Officers Robinson and Tansill, were lib.
Grated Sunday. the several detectives
who came here to scrutinize them being
unable to connect them directly with
any crime They were recognized, how
ever. as belonging to gang OF pick.
pockets. but there was no special case
against them.
Professional Card.