The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-07
ORaHGE,
Protracted Meetings 80 Shipment Of Pine
Cattle Many Summer visitors Improve
ments other Notes.
fCorrespondouce Of The Free Lance }

Correspondence of The Free Lance
Orange Co, Va. August lth.
The protracted meeting at Pamunkey
this week has been well attended and
deeply interesting DIR. j. M Mercer
OF Richmond, aided Rev ". j. Decker.
DIR. Mercer is clear and forciole
speaker aud a man full OF zeal Tor the
conversion Of sinners. Az this writing
nine have Joined the church.
The crops recently refreshed with
rains are again suffering for water.
MANY OF our farmers have sold their
wheat at 60 cents and 20 cents per
bushel. Although the yield and quail
ity are good the returns are barely SUI
acient TO pay for seed and fertilizers.
Many Of our cattle Taisers have
sold their droves TO Mr. Smith, OF Oul-
pepper. ,,,
Mr. r O. Booton, Of Orange shipped
the finest load Of export cattle last
week that ever went from our county,
as far as / can learn.
Many Of our young people were sorely
disappointed at not being able TO at
tend the Horse Show at Orange this
week. While a large per cent OF our
people attended this worthy enterprise,
others were detained az protracted
meetings in their churches.
MIR. Rhodes Gave prominent Young
lawyer Of St. Louis, Is visiting rela'
tives in Taylor district. Popular with
the girls aud boys Of his native State,
Rhodes is always a welcome guest.
Mr.. James COLLINS and daughter, OF
Springfield, o after pleasant visit
TO relatives in Orange, have returned
home.
Among the attractive features OF our
county at this season Is the handsome
surry and team Of Mrs. Maud Voolfolk,
Of Hinton, who with her two sweet
children is at her Summer home by the
mill. She is as popular now as when
her cOngehial kind heart made her
central figure among our young peo'
pie In the last decade.
DR.. Frazer has been on a trip to War
renton this week, where he delivered "A
telling address before the Baptist sun
day School. We are glad to note the
Doctors improvement and hope 10 see
him In fne shape for his Farmyille
bCnOOl Wutu tue ttchAvh 'l'AHs Hi'
normal school is among the fiest educa'
tional Institutes In the State and IN the
recent additions 90 buildings ana fac
ulty its efficiency has been greatly in
creased.
Typhoid fever is prevalent in the
county. Among recent victims are
Mrs Dr. Holiday aud Lewis Booton,
Of Orange q. III.
Mrs DR. Voolfolk returns home from
Richmond today She has been under
DE-. Johnston's treatment and u Is es'
peoially gratifying TO the whole com
munlty that she returns entirely cured.
Mr.. Gresham and wife. Of Richmond,
and Mrs Gresham, Jr., OF Missouri, are
visiting Rev ". J. Decker.
The new and attractive additions
TO Mr.. Geo w. MertOn's dwelling are
in rapid progress and will soon be
ready for occupation. Mr. ]. NJ. Pen
dlet0n, the builder, IL also rebuilding
the dwelling Of Mrs h. l. Coleman.
Oversesr OF roads Young Is AZ work
in Lahore section. oar highways have
been dangerous TO horse back travel for
some months
There are only nine persons now IN
Jail. such is our criminal code that we
think our jail has not baenwithout &C.
cupants since its erection. ,.