The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-22
Local and Current Comments.

MISS Mary Green mas returned nome,
after visit of several months to rela'
tivss in Baltimore.
Demands Favorite at s. 90 complete
Is q beauty.
Another lot Of Virginia Lady Oorsets
at 90 cents. T. N. Brent.
Mrs o. L. Billiard. of Bowling
Green. who has been the guest Of friends
here, has returned home.
Ladies' call and see our new line Mus
lin Underwear. T. N Brent.
DR.. Moore, oculist. will be at the
residence Of Rev ]. P Stump on Thurs.
day, 24lh inst, from s a. m. until 80
p. 10.
Commencement dresses are now in
order The most comprehensive line
Of materials is to be found at o. W.
Jones'.
John Calhoun, son Of Mr.. John A.
Calhoun, in attempting TO jump train
near the depot Sunday was thrown,
breaking his arm
Ia the hunter and jumping class of
the Baltimore Horse Snow Friday Horn
pipe, ridden by Mr.. o. II Hurkamp,
secured first prize.
Mr.. Robt. A Reid and Miss Martha
J. Wine, OF Stafford. were married May
10Th at Ramoth Baptist church, Rev. A
T. Lynn officiating
Mr.. ]. Bowie Gray. Jr.. Of Winston,
n. o.. is the guest Of his father, Mr.
J. b Gray. and family. at Travellers
Rest. Stafford county.
Ella Lewis. colored. died Friday night
at her home, near SpotsylYRnia Court.
house. aged As years. She was well
known and much respected.
Miss Louise o. MoOarty left yester-
day for Lynohburg where she will
spend the summer, the guest Of her
sister. Mrs. W. H. Steptoe.
Miss Anne Lee Wsring, daughter of
Capt p o Warning. who has been Wis
itiDg friends in Richmond. is staying
at 'Hazsldean. near the city.
Ia our columns today will be found
the advertisement Of the sale Of the Elk.
celsior milling property The sale will
take place on Thursday. June 7th.
An employe Of the Bostock shows.
which passed through this CITY Sunday
evening. had one OF his feet mashed
while the train was at the depot here
At Halls Drug Store you will find
LAndreths Garden Seed. large stock at
low prices, also Drugs, Chemicals,
Toilet Soaps, Hair Brushes and Combs
Mr.. Samuel Wallace. of Richmond,
who has been the guest Of his mother.
Mrs. Bette g. Wallace, for the past
week, returned home Sunday evening.
Miss Mary stsDley Miller. of Balti-
more. who has been the guest Of Mrs.
A B Yates and Mrs A. W. Embrey
for several weeks. returned home Sat
urday.
Mr. E M. Young, Jr., has returned
from ,IrvinRton, Va. where he has been
for several weeks connected with The
Lancaster National Bank, lately estab'
lished there.
Mrs Mary Hancock, of Sandy Bot.
tom. Middlesex county. widow Of DR..
Hancock, who was a resident In Spot
sylvania for many years. is the guest
Of Mrs. NJ +. Tompkins.
Mr.. ". II Hurkamp went 20 Rich.
mond Sunday and will attend the Con-
clave Of the Mystic Shriners In Wash.
ington this week with the lodge Of that
city, Of which he is member.
The dress worn by Miss Mai Green.
we'll last night at the Old Folks Con-
cert was one worn by lady in Freder-
icksburg at the reception TO Lafayette
in 1924 Alex Gazette, May 18th,
Flowers Of every kind. A choice variety
Of potted plants. Celebrated plant food,
10 cts. a bag Also vegetable plants.
Gall at green house. or leave order
with W. A. Bell & Bro Frank T.
Oovey florist. Phone call, 1l2.
Do you need one? Well you should
see them. Just received 700 white and
drab corsets at SOC each, worth 700.
$50 white do. OF 600 each. worth 81
These are the greatest bargains In cor
sets ever offered in the old town. E. I.
Baker
Corp Boliver Reamy, son Of Mr.. VIM.
D. Reamy, Of Stafford. and q member
Of the 18th Cavalry, Y. S. v, now in
the Philippines, has been specially men.
toned for bravery in battle by Gen.
Macarthur in his report to the War De
partment
There will be a meeting at Potomac
Baptist church on Sunday, May 9th.
to raise funds for the sufferers from
the famine in India. Rev. DIR. 0.
Ellyson, of Washington, will deliver q
sermon OF II q. m. Come prepared to
subscribe literally.
Richard, second son Of Mr.. and Mrs..
Lawrence A. Slaughter, died at Seine,
Ala, May 18th, aged years. The
many friends here Of Mr.. Slaughter
who is q native Of Fredericksburg. ex-
tend to him and his wife their sincere
sympathy in the loss Of their dear little
one.
Hon. Amos ]. Cummings, the dis.
tiDguished Congressman and newspaper
correspondent, of New York, was in
the city Sunday, having made the trip
around by steamer Richmond from Bal.
timore He was accompanied by Mr..
John K. Shaw, Of Baltimore The gen.
tlemen left for Washington by rail Sun
day.