The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-28
ORANGE COURT.

There was not a coTporal'sguard Of the
farmers Of Orange at court Monday
They we're busy n-the corn fields, cut
ting hay and stacking wheat. The crop
OF wheat is the best that has been raised
for years. and the prospect OF a good
price for IL made those present feel very
much encouraged DR.. Claiborne Ma
son. Of the Lahore neighbOrhO0d. has nm
exceptionally heavy crop The best we
saw along the road WAS that a Capt
ii. I Warren.
The crops Of oats and hay are very
poor. The only good crop OF oats IN the
county is on the farm Of Capt Charles
Taliaferro, near Nasons. Corn Is look
ing splendid. Il is we'll worked, aud
the late rains are pushing 1t forward
rapidly.
There was practically no business
done In court
PIEDMONT MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
The quarterly meeting Of the Pied,
mont Medical Association was held al
10 O'Clock DR.. Lewis Holiday pre-.
sided A paper on Scarlet Fever
war read by DIR. Ernest voolfolk Res
olutions OF respect 10 the memory OF the
late DR.. f W. Row. who was member
Of the society. were offered and adopted
After the meeting a banquet was served
ut the Orange Hotel
NOTES
Il is announced that Mr. Strother 5
Newman will marry Miss Sampson, OF
Gordonsville, on July 4th. she VIII
be his fourth wife.
The contest for the State Senate will
be between Hon Geo s Shackelford,
Of Orange, and Hon Henry o Ban.
non, Of RappnhannOck Not4lthstand
ing Mr.. s. is Of the county and has many
friends. there is q strong sentiment In
favor OF Mr. o Bannon, aud he has a
host Of friends in this county who will
make a big fight TO give him the dele
CATION. Among those who favor Mr.
O'Bannon is Mr. Thomas Bond, Presi
dent Of the Orange bank. IL will take
a good guesser TO forecast who Will get
the delegation.
Among those present was Mr.. J j.
Casey, Of Illinois, who, with his wife,
is spending q few weeks at his former
home. near Lahore. He Is now engaged
in-the newspaper business In his native
State
The Free Lance received many com
pliments for its full report Of the GILL
gan trial, aud IL was read with great
interest.
A larger number Of cattle are being
grazed in the county than for years
Some farmers sold their lambs for g 80
per head The general impression pre-
walls that cattle will be higher
Mr.. @. II. HuTkemp carried mp TO
Orange pair of handsome driving
horses
ORANGE HORSEMAN ASSOCIATION.
President U. o. Taliaierro and Secre-
tary. DR. Frank b. Perry. are busy
making preparations for the horse show.
which takes place on August 2nd and
Bird. The show last year was not sur
passed by any in Virginia. The pros
poets for this years exhibition are
brighter than ever known There will
be exhibitors from Baltimore, Washing
ton, Alexandria and many among
those who exhibited at the Up
perville Show There are 4S classes
and the prizes amount 70 81 300 The
prize Of $3.50 for the five foot jump, free
for all, is the largest given by any as
ISOLATION in the State Patties desiring
prize lists will write 20 DR. Frank b.
Perry, Orange, and he will promptly
send them.
Those present from FIederioksburg
were Messrs + o. Nindo. W. + Lang
J. Sransbury Wallace. Mike Wallace,
Col. James A. Turner and George p.
King, who were en- route 90 Madison
and Rappahannoak on q business trip
W. O Oswald, James n Turner, Q. ii
Hurkamp r l. BiscOe Of the Journal ,
aud The Free Lance representative.