The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-11

our city this week
Mrs W. 5 Embrey snd Mrs @ C..
Rowlett have returned from = week s
Stay at Atlantic Oity.
Rev Clifton Macon. Of san Francis
90. Gal will preach az Trinity church
sunday morning and evening
Mr.. Harry Houser Of the Metropoli
tan police force, Washington, is the
guest If relatives 10 the county.
Miss Annie Leaven. Of jefferson
county W Va. is the guest of her rel
alive. Mrs Alpheus w Embrey
Mr. JR Adams. Of Locust Grove,
Orange, was IN she city yesterday and
a visitor st The Free Lance office.
Mr. and Mrs T n Cunningham and
son returned this week from two
weeks trip 90 Rsppahannock county
Major and Mrs. T L Morrison re-
turned home Thursday from the Warm
Springs, where they spent the p st
month.
Mr.. ". o Warren has returned from
very pleasant visit 10 his parents,
Capt aud Mrs II l Warren. IN
Orange
Miss Mamie b. McOarty will leave
to-day for Lynchburg, where she Will
be the guest Of her sister, Mrs ". h
Steptoe
Mrs. Marion Demmock aud son, Of
Richmond ara the guests Of her mother
Mrs. NJ A Downman, az ldlewlld.
IN the county.
Miss Nellie l. Boatwright who has
been the guest Of her aunt. Mrs. NJ h.
Tompkins has returned 20 her home IN
Newport News
Freddie Fsber the young son Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. II Faber, Of Norfolk. Is the
guest Of his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs George Freeman. ST.
Mrs Silas Ferley and child Of Berk-
lev. Va. who have been the guests Of
Mr. Frank Covey and family, left
Thursday for Washington on "a visit
Messrs. Charles Wallace and BIO.
have been awarded the contract 10y toe
Public Property Committee for supply
ing the public buildings with coal the
coming winter.
Mr. David Hirsh and family left
Thursday for Penmar. Md, where his
family viii spend the remainder OF the
summer. Mr. Hirsh Will return In
about ten days.
Ladies' should see the latest New York
STYLES ia Gray Felt Hats They are
lighter snd more satisfactory for gen
eral wear than straw Brent's Nil
linery Department
Misses Carrie Levi and Minnie Mil
hiser. Of Baltimore. who have been the
guests Of Mr. David Hirsb and family
for the past three weeks, returned 20
their homes Thursday.
Your ribbon. lace, gloves. handker
chief. hose. CoTsets and other dry goods
wants can be easily supplied at O. W
Jones cash store Write see. phone
or send in your orders
Miss Mary Landram. daughter Of Mr.
Larkin Landram, Is very sick az her
home in the county She is being at
tended by DR. J. E Tompkins, and ~ Ia
charge Of a trained nurse.
One Of the horses Of the file gray team
belonging TO Msgrsth & Ohesley died
this week. He was turned ont in the
pasture at night seemingly well The
next morning at o O'Clock he was dead.
Oause unknown.
The Sunday school pic. mic of ST..
Msrys Catholic church, Of this city,
was held at Sulphur Springs, near the
citg. Thursday. Notwithstanding the
heat, it WIS enjoyed by the children.
The funeral services OF the late Col.
VIM 4 Aylett we're conducted at the
Episcopal church. at Aylets, King Will
liam county, by the pastor, Rev. H NJ.
D. Martin, son Of DR. Martin, of this
city
Go to Halls Drug Store for Insect
Powder, Fly Paper, Moth Balls, Lon.
don Purple. BLACK Death" for bugs
of all kinds. also Landreth's Turnip
Seed at low prices just received at
Halls.
Now is the time to have an exact
photograph Of yourself You can have
il made at the Fredericksburg Davis
Gallery, Sl7 Main street All work fin
ished beautifully and satisfaction guar
anteed in every particular.
There has been some reckless riding
and driving on Washington avenue
lately. Col Z. d Cole and others com
plaiued to Mayor Willis, and the officers
are on the lookout, and will make it
warm for the parties if it is repeated.
Revival services will commence al
Walters church 3rd Sunday and Eley g
Ford church on 4th Sunday in August
Belle Air. Stafford, 3rd Sunday in Sep
TENDER. The services will be conducted
in all the above by Rev. J +. Billings
ley.
Judge J. B Sener. Of Washington,
left this week for Saratoga. Later he
will take a Summer "Trip going 10 Buf-
salo, thence by the Great Lakes to Du
lutb, from Duluth TO ST. Paul. and from
there, via Grand Forks, n ". 10 Win
nipeg, Manitoba.
The steamer Westmoreland came Il
the mouth-of the Rsppahannock on hei
regular trip for Fredericksburg Wednes
day morning., when some Of her ma
chinery was disabled and she was tow
ed back TO Baltimore Consequently
we had no steamer here from Baltimore
Thursday.
Alma Willis. colored. was loading tie
at the wharf when Officer Hall sough
him TO collect fine. Seeing the office
approach the negro jumped overheard
and would have been drowned had h
not been fshed out by his co-laborers
When asked why he did it he replied
that was afraid Mr. Hall was goinI
30 shoot me