The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-28
Local and Current Comments

guest OF relatives IN the city.
Mrs. W. D. Garter and son are in
Washington
Miss Mamie SullenRer, Of Washing
ton. is visiting relatives in this city
Mr.. " l. Bullock. Of Stafford. Is
visiting friends IN Tapp hammock.
Miss Elmo O Lee is the guest Of
friends at Unionville, W. Va
NJ. J. J Kay. Of Central Point.
Caroline county, was in the city Thurs
day.
Mr. J. W. Carver and son j. r. Car
Yer. of King George, were in the city
yesterday
Dr. Theodore Hough. Of Boston. Mass,
Is here. the guest If his sister, Mrs ).
Fred Blown.
The condition of Miss Martha Pear.
son. who is critically i'll, remains I'M
changed
Mrs r. c Lockerman and children,
Of Lynchburg. are the guests Of Capt
j p Woody and family.
Miss Bessie Benson, Of Richmond. is
the guest of her friend. Miss Mary
Byrde Gayle. at her home in the county.
Miss Josephine O Sanboru. who has
been visiting relatives in MArtel Tenn,
has returned home.
Miss Flossie Bateman. of Washington.
is the guest Of Mr. b S Pates and
family
The youug men Of this city will give
German on Tuesday night at the
Opera House 60 their young lady friends
Mr. Frank bennington and his sis
ter. Miss Bell. Of Charlottesville. and
Mr.. ID. CLARK. Of Baltimore, are the
guests Of Mr. s. II Bsale and family.
Mr.. Ernest Daane. Of Wilson. n O,
who has been the guest Of Mr. j b
Gray and family, in Stafford, has re-
turned home.
Mr. 7. r. Garrison. the popular
merchant at Garrisonville. was IN the
city Thursday. and caller at The Free
Lance office
Mr.. William Groves, of Quantico. was
held mp. near that place, Tuesday night
and robbed Of $50 The thief has not
been caught yet.
Dr. J p Stiff, of Warsaw. who is g
graduate Cf medicine and Of dentistry,
will open a dental office here about
September lst he Will come among
Us highly recommended
Mr. W. p Carneal. of Lent, Caroline,
was In the city Thursday. purchasing
goods he said his section had not
been visited 10y the rains Of the past
few Us
Mrs A T Murphy who has been
visiting friends IN King George and
Stafford counties. has returned & her
home in Washington. accompanied by
her niece, Miss Virsie Curtis.
The crop Of wheat of Mr. Dhfeld
Cliff Of Stafford, was stacked IN the
Fl Ii. and during the storm on Tuesday
II was struck by lightning and destroy.
ed. There WAS about 40 bushels Ia the
stack
Rev Dr. T. s DuuawAy has retained
from q visit 10 King George, where he
lectursd at Hanover church Tuesday.
lie viii preach at the Baptist church
here Sunday morning.
Ladies' should see the latest New York
styles in Gray Felt Hats. They are
lighter and more satisfactory for gen.
eral wear than straw. Breut's Mil.
linery Department
Miss Eleda E. Allison, cf Fredericks-
burg, VINO has been attending School Of
Methods 10 Roanoke. is visiting Miss
Jeffies. az Oalp'p7r -Oulpeper Enter
prise.
Something new here Something to
please aud protect rich and poor alike, I.
Don't believe talk but read and think .
over ny pamphlets TO be circulated in .
few days Respectfully. ". I HART. /
Miss Sarah Huntington. Of Oharloties.
Vile. who has been the guest Of Mr. T. I.
O. Beals and family, is now visiting I
Mr.. s Graham H0wisOn, at Brae- /
head, near this city.
Your ribbon, lace, gloves, handker-
chief, hose, cOrsets and other dry goods F.
wants can be easily supplied at Q. W. /
Jones cash store Write, see, phone /
or send in your orders
DR.. George b. Pearson. Who has been
visiting his mother at Port Gibson, /
Miss. returned home Wednesday night /.
in response TO a telegram announcing /
the critical Illness of his aunt, Miss /
Martha Pearson, at her home here.
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
Hall s.
Dol James Mann. Of Nottoway conn
IT, is the guest Of Capt M b Rowe,
al "Brompton. " His many friends,
made when he was located here during /
the Spanish war, warmly greeted him
He attended the Democratic conven- /
ton at the Opera House Thursday.
The following data SO to the work Of |
the Spotsylvania Pension Board up to /
the present is furnished Sec E ". /
Smith: Applicants, $50; nUmbar al
lowed. $50 widows Of Confederate /
soldiers and GO males Total amount OF /
pensions allowed S2,Ol5.
Numbers of our Democratic friends
dropped into The Free Lance Office /
Thursday, amoug whom we recall /
Messrs ]. W. Phillips and o b New.
bill. of Essex W. j. Stakes, w. T.
Barnett and J. R Gresham, Of Ian
caster; John NJ Lyell and DR.. J P. /
Stiff. Of Richmond county; D B Pow
ers, Jr John Lefoe. Judge < 0 Mon /
cnre and Samuel Oatlett. of Caroline /
r l.. Blake Of Middlesex, and Bush /
wilkins, Of WestmOreland.
The Free Lance was pretty we'll rep. |
resented at the Convention here on /
Thursday and many kind words were |
spoken Of the paper. Several Democratic |
leaders were kind enough to say that
we were Publishing one Of the very best |