The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17

home.
Mr.. @. K. Bragdon, Of the City Post
Office has returned from d trip TO Phll.
adelphia and Atlantic City.
A meeting Of the Republican County
Committee q Stafford will be held at
the 0 II Wednesday, July lSsh, at y m.
Mrs. B. P Willis and children are
visiting Mrs. Willis father, Mr.. j. NJ.
Harris. near Lignum. Oulpeper county.
The festival last week at Berea Bsp
list church, ia Stafford resulted IN
clearing S72 % for the organ fund
Ladies and Gents can get their wants
supplied in summer underwear at Q W
Jones Cash Store.
Mrs l. I Kearsley and Miss Alice
Gordon left for Elkton. Va, yesterday
to spend the summer
Miss Nora G. Willis is the guest of
her friend Mss Sue Turner Lightfoot,
at ELAN. " Madison county.
The Woolen Mills. Of this city, have
shut down until next week for necessary
repairs and inventory.
\ meeting # the Business Meme As
ISOLATION for the election Of officers, viii
be held tonight Tuesday
Mrs Natalie T. Smith is spending
this month with the family Of Rev DR.
p. d Stephenson, az Woodstock, Va.
Miss Sallie Garter and Master Doug
lass Garter. Of Fredericksburg, came
down on Tuesdays boat and are visit
ing friends here. Underwater Democrat
DR. Randolph B Carmichael Of
Washington. spent Sunday in the city
the guest Of Dr. 5 W. Carmichael and
family.
Mr. Garter Hall. Of Fredericksburg, is
a guest at "Montrose. the me OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W x Robertson Jul
pepper Exponent.
Mrs. Mary Van Auken and son have
returned from Bristol, X. l and ale
occupying their former home, on Mer-
Ger street..
Mrs Huudley ard son, who have
been visiting NJ Geo w. CLARK, Of
this county, passed through town Sat-
urday en- route 10 their home in Hant'
ington, " Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. A ". Embrey, with
daughter aud nurse, Misses Lnoilla
Yates and Maud Embrey and Mr.. W 5.
Embrey Jr., will leave today for
weeks visit to Atlantic City.
Ladies should see the latest New York
~ nfu They
lighter and more satisfactory Tor gen
eral wear than straw. Brent's Mill
linery Department
Mr.. A II lowering, who has been
in BROOKLYN for some time, has accepted
a position on the Blues Band in Rich
mond, aud spent Saturday and Sunday
here with his father, Mr.. A. B Bow
ering, en- route to his new home.
Mr. l. A. Slaughter and family OF
Selma, Ala who have been guests at
the Exchange Hotel here for week,
left for Bedford City yesterday, to re-
main until October
The most popular destroyer Of Potato
Bag. cabbage and plant worms Is BLACK
Death. " 5cts per pound. Sold only at
Halls Drug Store, general resort for
choice drugs. chemicals, &c.
A letter received here by DR.. II H
johnson from DR. Geo B Pearson, at
Port Gibson. Miss says: Il am much
improved in health. have gained flesh,
and am enjoying myself l Will be
home abont August lst
Your ribbon, lace, gloves. handker
chief hose, corsets and other dry goods
wants can be easily supplied at O. W
Jones cash store Write, see, phone
/ or send in your orders
Miss Grace Jones returned Saturday
night by steamer, from visit to her
/ friends. Misses Sophie and Virginia
+ Taylor, at OhatteTtOn Misses Nettie
and Sadie Tyler, who are also guests
there, will return this week.
Prof S. W. Somerville came down
from his summer home at Rspldan,
Saturday He says the wheat crop is
very fine, but a drouth is prevailing
which is destroying the pastures and
the growing corn crop.
Mr. Charles Mullen. Of Washington
was brought here yesterday morning
sick with typhoid fever, aud taken 70
the home of his mother, Mrs Daniel
Mullen, in Spotsylvania.
Mrs Sue Mason Maury Halsey, OF
Philadelphia. daughter Of the late
Major Gen Dabney H Maury. o S A..
has sent 30 Judge J. T. Goolrick, foi
Maury Camp, handsome Confederate
banner with staff, which will at some
future time be presented to the OamI
with proper ceremonies.
Mrs. A. ] Armand has presented ar
excellent painting Of the old Mary
Washington monument TO Mrs. Capt. j.
N. Barney. The painting is done by
hand, and on piece Of stone from the
old monument This piece Of work re-
fleets great credit on Mrs. Arnaud. WHIT
is the artist. aud is much priced by thu
recipient.
Do YOU need one? Well you shonlC
see them. Just received 700 white ani
drab oorsets at SOC each, worth 700.
$50 white do. at go. each, worth 81
These are the greatest bargains in cor
sets ever offered in the old town. +. I
Baker.