The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-30
STAFFORD.
Newsy Letter From scribbler The Proposed
New Railroad Personals, etc.

recently, and suspecting trouble called
on Justice of the peace TO be present,
when to his establishment the Justice
was the first one to get into scrap
and had to be held down by the Con
stable.
A young citizen of Stafford county
attending court for the first time, which
happ to be grand jury term a.
which great number Of witnesses
were sworn to testify, after watching
the proceedings closely, when the cleii
held the Bible to their mouths for The
usual osoulatory performance, RrAyely
asked on his way home, why 1t wa'
all those people had to smell tha'
book before going before the CRANE
jury"
Geo. Massey. colored. who was re
leased from custody at last torn. upon
charge of lunaoy, was ro-Arrest'c
Monday by Constable Baker, upon
complaint Of his wife, and others, for
threatening her with razor, staying
in the woods all night, and terrouzlne
the community generally. a commits
sion Of lunacy adjudged him guilty
aud he was again committed 10 Gus
tody.
Mr.. Wade Ii Moore is sick with the
measles and il being uursed by his
mother, Mrs Geo. Moore, who came
from her home near Mt View, t. be
with him
Misses Blanche Rose and Lizzie Wal
Ter with Mr.. r 4. Moncure. paid the
O. Ii. visit last Tuesday.
Mr.. Norman Knight has the mump'
Mumps, measles. and the like are tray-
cling around quite lively in this and
the Brooke neighb)rhood.
Mrs. Jennie Homes, Of Washington,
d. O., has been visiting her siste"
Mrs +. + Flatford. near Garrison
willie. She returned to her home l'st
Sunday. accompanied By Mrs F and
several # her children, where they eX'
pect to spend short time
Mrs Fanny Dent gave an oyster sup
per here Tuesday night, which was
fairly attended
Messrs o J. French aud A. W
Gin Maid the @. II visit last We'd
nesday on business
Miss Lucy Waller Morton. OF Wash
ington, is visiting the family Of CLERK
BRYAN. and assisting in nursing Miss
NJ. W. Brown who is still sick.
There was was fight at Randall
Montague near Brooke, last night
in which Horace Hamm cut Vim
Montague across the muscles Of the
arm. above the elbow. and Thos Parker
in the back. He also struck Parker in
the face with brass knuokles Monta
Rue's cut is serious. All the parties
are colored. The weapon used was a
razor.
a negro, supposed so be the one who
murdered the sergeant Of Middleburg,
Loudouu county. has bsen seen in up
per Stafford Several plrties have been
looking for him with Sheriff Wamsley
The latest trace Of him, was about the
Fauquier line, near the Warrenton
road, when he was supposed to be head
ing for the Rappahannock river The
fords Of that river are now being
watched and circulars Offering $500 re.
ward for his apprehension are being
SAINT out
Your oorresp )nd9nt notices that
Messrs Cogbill aud PAtteson introduced
a bill in the Legislature the 25th inst,
TO incorporte the Washington and Rich
mond Railway Company. II this char
ter means another railway, along the
line surveyed last summer. throughout
this county, it is sincerely hoped our
Senator and member OF the House OF
Delegates will use all the urgency
necessary to accomplish that much de-
sired result
Major John NJ. Lee passed here We'd
nesday on a visit to Capt Dan. NJ Lee
at his home near Fredericksburg
Col. ]. Newton Harper, Of mount
Pleasant =" has recovered from his at
tack Of illness, and is again on the war
path. Dol II is to be congratulated
that Orchard is himself again. y
The cold wave from the blizzard
breeding northwest. reached us Thurs
day night. Since then it has been very
cold. Our immunity from the same
for the last thirty days makes it much
harder to bear.
Mr.. Ohas. W. Schooler had the mis-
fortune TO lose a side of bacon. hogs
head and ham from his meat house
Thursday night He is trying to find
out il the perpetrator was two or four
legged dog.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Woodward are
reported sick to day.
Miss Mollie Truslow's school has
dwindled down to few scholars on
account of the measles.
W. B Jones, Of upper Stafford, paid
the Court House visit Friday on bust
ness.
An old Confederate in relating what
the bill Of fare Of his and his comrades
consisted of, just before Appomattox'
stated that Zone member Of his COM
pany ate ten ears Of corn at one meal
which foundered him-and he had been
pacing ever since the war.
Scrib0ler.