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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
ARMY OF TIE POTOMAC.
Letter From Gen Fitz Lee

Many distinguished people have &C
cepted invitations 10 visit our city our
ing the encampment of the Army Of the
Potomac. May 2jth and 26th Re-ponses
10 invitations are now being received
by Gen. King and the local committee
The following is copy Of letter
from Gen Fit2 Lee IN answer 70 an IN
vitatiOn to be present:
Headquarters
Department of the Province Of
Havana and Pinar Del Rio.
Commanding General Office,
Oaemados. Cuba. April II, 1900.
Breyet Colonel HOrRtiO o. King. 30
Fulton street, Brooklyn, n y.
NV Dear Sir RI write 10 say that
highly appreciate the invitation 10 at
tend the annual reunion Of the Society
of the Army If the Potomac to be held
at Fredericksburg. Va, on the 25th and
2Gth OF MAY | would like very much
10 be present. and meet and greet the
members Of your society, bat my duties
here are so pressing and continuous that
it will not be possible for me 70 say AT
this time whether ! can attend.
participated in the battle of FTeder-
icksburg and in all the engagements in
its immediate vicinity, therefore, 1t
would be most interesting to talk over
all matters pertaining thereto with
those who were at that time in the
ranks of the Army of the Potomac.
Very truly yours.
Fitzhugh Ice
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An oaer Proving faith to sufferers

An offer Proving faith to Sufferers.
Ulcers, Cancers. Eating Sores Painful
Swellings Effects of Blood Poison,
PersistentEruptiOns that refuse to heal
under ordinary treatment are quickly
cured by b b. b. Botanic Blood
Balm) the most wonderful Blood Pur-
ifier of the age, made especially TO cure
all terrible obstinate Goep- seated Blood
and Skin troubles IL your blood thin?
Are you pale? All run DOWN Have
you Eczema? Pimples? BlOtches and
Bumps? Skin OF Scalp Humorsl Bo.lsf
Eruptions? Skin Itohes and Swollen?
Aching Bones1 Rheumatism? Scrof.
ula? Oatar-hl Then you need BIB. b.
Botanic 81 I'D Balm) because It drains
from the blood and entire system all the
poisons and humors which cause all
these troubles and the cause being
removed, a permanent cure follows b
B b. thorou galy tested for thirty years,
and thousands cured after doctors and
patent medicines had failed. For Sale
by druggists and X. Nelson Goolrick in
fredericksburg. Va, at 81 per large
bottle or 6 large bottles full treatment)
50 To prove our faith In B. B. B. we
will send Trial Bottle Free and pre-
paid to sufferers, 80 they may test the
Remedy at our expense Address Blood
Balm 90 ,179 Mitchell Street, Atlanta,
Ga
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
Roll Of Honor

The following is the roll of honor for
public school No 10. Oourtland district,
Spot.ylvsnia county. for 9Th month
ending April 18th Number enrolled
90 daily attendance. %. 40:
Oracle, Mary and Charlie Blanton,
Willie and Horace Beasley. Carrie and
Joe Cannon, Arthur Miller. Nellie. Err
nest and Jimmie Morris. Hettie, Percy
and Alvin Smith, Nellie, Verna and
Bessie Clarke. Florence Haines. Sadie
Nottingham Hannah Price.
Amanda L. Clarke, Teacher
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LOCAL MARKETS

Corrected by Simon Hirsh 81 Bro
Wheat. 20 TO n; corn. &c to IS, meal %
30 100 per 100 pounds; oats, 90 to 30
fowls (live). 8 to Z turkeys dressed.
9 to 70; live, to 8; chickens
dressed, 2 to 8; ducks dressed, 10; live
7 to 8 small chickens dressed. 10 20 IL
cts spring chickens 20 TO SOC per Id. ,
lard,7 20 ;eggs. 10 to 1919 OTIS. T; butter
~ TO 90; hams. 10 to III, Irish pota-
toes, 20 to 70 Early Rose, for seed. 81
to 81 10; sweet potatoes. So to 90; beef,
B to 8l veal. AZ to 3 {; Pork, 5 to ~ ;
hides (green). 2 to ~ hides tdry), 10
80 10
Wool-Unwashed, 20 to %; washed.
% 90 30
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staford persionerg. Take NOtiee

The Confederate Pension Board for
Stafford county will meet at the o ii
Saturday. April 28th, at 10 m. All
applicants for pensions are requested to
present their applications. properly filed
and accompanied by all the proofs re-
quired by law in support Of the same
Blank applications can be had Of the
clerk OF the court. By order Of the
Pension Board
o French Seo'y
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Black Silks.

This store is known for the excellent grade
and make OF Black Silks sold here, and today
although prices have advanced III most places
we are enabled to offer you the same goods at
same old prices.
Splendid Black TalTeta Silks at G5c yard.
New Black Hemsilched Silks at 75c yard
Black Swiss TalTeta, soft finish, rich luster
and wear guaranteed, 81 inches wide, I'M
equalled in this market a - cents a yard.
- inch Black TalIeta that we've sold for
years without complaint az TO wear, 81 yd.
a splendid Black Satin, - inches wide 7jc yard.
All Silk Satin Duchess, 10 inches wide, 75c a yard.
Satin Duchess that we can refer to with pride because
thoyye been tested and proven good wearors inches
wide at yard, and better quality at 81 - yard
Black Armure Silks, . inches wide in neat designs,
soft, rich lustrous finish, at 81 yard
Black Peau Do Sor or Luxor at SIZE, II 81 %.
Black Silk PopliD, 20 inches wide, at 81 yard.
}6 inch wide Strong Black IIabuta Silk, 9S cents.
. inch wide Strong Black Iisbutsi, the quality
As before advance, old price, j9o yard.
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communicated
wants the non Fenee Retained

Wants the Iron Pence Retained,
The order by the City Council to re-
move the railing enclosing the Court
house grounds should be met with en-
phatic protest by our citizens
These grounds need protection as
every thinking person VIII admit. No
reason can be shown why it should be
removed but there are many reasons
why it should remain 1t is hoped that
the Council will take this matter nm.
der consideration and that the fence
remain a while longer A large por
ton If our citizens are opposed to its
removal 1t is all right for owners OF
private property. but public property
should be protected.
X X X
Fredericksburg. Va April %. 1900
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spotsylvania Finances

The Board Of Supervisors of Spotsyl-
vania county has paid off all claims
presented against the county and bal
ance of 5000 is left in the treasury. The
county had gotten behind owing 70 the
county levy being reduced The sale Of
the timber on the county farm has lift
ed the county ont If debt, and the levy
has been raised sufficient to keep 1t
clear
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rhs Grain Market.

The grain markets closed yesterday
as follows:
Ohicsgo-Wheat, April &c; May
66lk; Corr. April 3S-May 1873 oats,
24-MAy 23H
New York-Southern wheat, 20 TO
so; Southern corn. 40 to As
Baltimore-Southern wheat, 20 to "a /;
Southern corn, Al to Az
Richmond-W Wheat, 10 TO 20 corn,
as to AZ.
Alexsndris-Whest 73 TO 10; corn,
As IN 4G
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FOulard Silks.

y inch wide Printed Fou!ard Silks in
Dress Patterns, no two alike, White Figures
on Blue Ground, 80 cents yard A better
crade in 81 inch wide Navy, Brown and Pur-
pie ground 60 cents yard A better quail
ity with twilled surah effect in blue
ground, u inch wide, . cents a Ynrd.
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Richmond, fredericksburg 3
Potomac Railroad.
Sohcoale in effect April 18th 1900
TRAINS LkANH FkkphklIANNI No
leave NorthWsrt.


TRAINS LkAVR FKEnkKlCANNi' re
leave NoTthwsrt
5ls 4. NJ. daily
gi5A. NJ. Daily except sunday, 'ocsN ID,
ounnticO only.
1IIJA.M NJ, sundays only.
tI,S A. M daily except sunday.
- 4. VI daily except sunday. Does NOT
stnn bctwcen fredericksburg hud Quhuti'o
q, A u. u. dNiy.
Leave. southwark.
SIS 4. n. daily. stops only ~ Mifofr
pn-wcll and Ashland week dsis Makes si
local stops sundays. .,.
rs T.. VI. daily except sunday. Makes ai'
IsiF. n. paly except sunday >t"ps onN
81 Hilfnri. noswuI. Ashland t'.t O..A .Iti'.
tl5F. IA. pauy stops uu9 st pos"oi "n'
Ashland. ,.
fAP. VI. Daily makCs all toca. stops.
grrderlcNsnurg aud NiNnmuud atr"ln"h"-
ton. Daily except cuniH}.
Nakc- a.. lOVa. stops
i'aTea frcd,rick5ulrs ~ aW ~ Al
-. ili,nmoud ~."l A VI. Leaves i-.tHmo 60
ttAP.m n. Arrives tr,t"rie N,uurs '.'' u N-
~ = TAYLOR. Traffic Nanascr
= J. H. "' '''' q. Q COX. Agent
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Executors Notice.

Having qualified as executor OF estate
of Nicholas Farmer, hereby give no.
tice to all parties owing this estate to
make settlement with me, and ell par
ties having claims against said estate
81 present them TO me properly anthem
ticated for settlement.
o. T. PURKS.
apI0 w4wetue Igo. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
DRESS TRIMMINGS.

We look after these necessary decorations
for your dress with more care than others.
because we have fOndness for it, and you'll
always find appropriate Dress Trimmings in
this store as long as we have it.
Black Silk FriDges at 80 and Is cts yard.
All-Oyer Black Silk Nets 45 inch wide, at CSC
handsome Black Embroidered Nets at 49, so
a yard.
Handsome Je,ted Nets at SI5O,$2, 81. so, SO
a yd.
Allover Ecru Applique work for Jokes,
&c, 81 80 yard.
Narrow Gimps in Ecru, White Black and Col.
ors, Black Silk Applique Braids and Points
Ecru Brads and Separate Points Zoe to SOC yard
Fancy Jeweled Gimps and Black jet Gmps, Tahets
Psse Taifota Cords, Point Venice Laces
CORSETS.
You must not blame the dressmaker always if youI
dress doesn't t when often the Corset you wear s not
suitable for your figure. We believe if you'll wear
" Thompson Glove Fitting Corset" you'll be cOmforta.
bic and your clothes will fit better.
The Col" Corset we sell at SOC is a beauty.
The Snow Queen" Summer Corset is elegant for soc.
The Bstste Corset sell for 81 will delight you.
The Paris Shape Glove Fitting at 81 is a GEM
The Short Hip French Model at 81 % is great.
The Full llip.French Model at 81 90 ills a want.
The Dowager," for stout figures, is strong Corset
and guaranteed to stand you, e.
We sell Warmers and r q g. also in a variety of
shapes and qualities.
IS ODera House DRY Goods Store
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
STAFFORD.
Tonsion Claims Fruit Prospects Good
Personal Notes Etc Etc.

Correspondence Of rho Free Lance }
stafford @ II Va. April a. 1900.
T. W Borrcy ana family have
gore TO Madiaon county on VISIT
\ w. Jones has tho humps
The seine AZ Marlboro has been cnt
ont for the season
MIR and Mrs JAS. Woodland are sim
sick at thoir home near hero
lIerring are so plentiful ON NPnm
crock. they are selling At - per $50
Visitors az the Oonrt house yrrtci-
dav Mcesrs O. T. Towson. q }
CHARTERS and W - Bullock Mr.
Thos Wilson. of upper stafford, nl39
paid the Courthouse VISIT thl'
week.
Mcssrs Wade II Moore and Il II
Bryan. Jr. are IN Washington on Il
visit
MIR. Ohas Schoolcr. Jr, Us sick with
bilious fever
Mr.. Horny W Moncure. of Orange,
brother Of Mr. X A Moncurc OF tt"
county. who has been very III, rs con.
valescent. much 10 the qualification oI
his many friends here
Miss Nina Blackburn your CORE
sp0ndent. is glad o. Say she l- niso ronvh.
descent
TO DE- exact there bias been a' pen
sion claims filed with the Uoniodorat"
Pension Board up to this date, and ~
now on the roll drawing pensions Tho
number in all iu this county wili hardly
exceed 100
Wesley Powell colo!ed who was som
mitted.o Jail last Monday charged with
felony. after examination was released.
the evidence lot being deemed suili-
cient 10 hold him
The wfrm showers of the last ioH
days have started grass and other e'ge
tatiOn. and the country generally g.
putting on is garb Of green. prepara-
tory 10 the summer Of 1900 should
there be- no frost 10 kill tho fruit T.
seems to be the opinion Of farmers ihet
there will be- plenty u peaches. but the
apple crop may be short Scribbler
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24

Sunday night Rev s. II Forrer
preached a pecial sermon at the ON lee
tiau church 20 Fredericksburg Lodge
No %. Knights oi Pythias, GA the
subject of Saved by Sacrifice y Ii
was an able and eloquent Discourse
showing shat all uplifting OF the hn-
man race has been through sacrifice
The Pythians attended In g body
MIR Early Nj Burruss and Mis-
Ironc Blacklcy VIII be married Wedn'A-
day evening May 9TH. at o'clock III
Emmens Christian church. IN OFoilnc
county. Mr. Burruss is merchant OF
Ruther Glen, ana Miss Blackley Is the
daughter Of Mr. j IL Buckley
The old Wilderness church, in this
county, around which cluster so mnny
historic associatiOns aud which has
been replaced by new structure. mas
been sold and torn down and the lum-
Der used in building a barn on farm
IN this county.
MIR Eugene O Foster has purchasod
If Sire. h. S boswell large building
lot on Charles street, adjoining Smith
sonia He has since sold one half Of
the LIT 10 Mr. Hugh ID Scott, whowlI
ct, CT q modern residence
During the thunder storm Sunday
afternoon lightning struck 81 George r
church but aid no damage a Lady
Nho Vas attending choir practice At the
time was slightly stunned
Mr ana Mrs " r. Beverley who
have been visiting Capt y @ Boyer.
ly and family In the county have re-
Turmoil to Richmond
Tho Iierald square opera Company
VIII open at the Opera House Wrdnes-
day might with tho comic opera oil
veto.
Rev = a. Forrcr LIFT yesterday Tor
Petersburg. whore he Will mold re.
vivid mroung for two weeks
Miss Mary Bird Gayle, Of tho .on-
". spent saturday aud sunday IA the
city tho guest of relatives
Mr. Jack Barrett. Il Alexandria, was
IN the eat, Sunday the eno@t IF rrla.
uye-
Mrs ) Bradford left yesterday for
visit g. Washington
TIE RATPAUANECCK VALLEY MEDI-
CAL ASSOCIATIONS
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DR. {. P. CHUPEIN,

Of years experience "a PnAaiclph.n. W.ih
DIf GFD II CHEWNING. Dentists. 900
Main street. Frcdcrickshurs Va.
Announces they are prepared % DO all UP
10 DATE DENTI1TltY al "A vrcnty To-
duccd schedule OF prices. 4 % Work su1Ian
feed. Teeth nlcd and extracted "ih'll
naln. .--- -
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Wo publish h5 special request 1n If
n,lal report 70 th. proceeding & trc
Kaupanannock Valley Medical N-s0ci-
anon. a- follows
The regular gnMtcrlY Noting II che
Ramp Valley Msdioul As-oci-
alton was held IN rhe residence N Dt
n NJ ID Martin ~ 30 March 2'-h
Uhcre were present Drs N VI ID
Martin. president, 3 Halos. j T.
Z mpkns W II Gordon. W + Cation
ana j X Barney. secretary
The secretary reported having re-
.eived favorable replies from Dr. hled
500. Wright. Massie. Orittendeu. HolA.
day and Payne who hope o. be present
next meeting
The regular order being called for
DR. ! + Tompkins read q carefully
prepared paper on Cause symptoms ana
Treatment If Iyphoid Fever
Attention was called 20 the fact that
this common and fatal disease was
caused by contamination # tho water
supply, the germs being thus intro
duc4d into the system
As an aid co diagnosis the Vidal To-
action. IN which the germs all clamp
together when the blood # person
with typhoid f. PIT near them was re-.
ferred 20 The common occurrence II
"rose spot" Oh abdomen or back and
the future possibilities If serum were
also taken IN order.
The subject II diet was discussed at
length and the very favorable result
attained by Bushuyev. the Russian
Military Surg ou. who allowed a very
broad diet. including rolls. eggs oat
meal. soups and coffee oil during the
illness. with p mortality Of I'D per cent
was referred o.
Ia the discussion following the paper
remarks were made BY Drs Cation and
Hales. who advocated use Of cold baths
by O modified Brand treatment, with
use cf mainly milk diet
DR. Barney referred % the lessening
death rate under the more recent moth
Cd the waiting OF expectant giving 20
par cent the intestinal antisepsis Civ.
ing ii per cent while under bath ana
antisepsis the mortality was per cent (,
Johns Hopkins having =. Roosevelt
New York. o 5 Bellevue q per cent
After enjoying refreshments the A.
ISOLATION adjourned % meet at 30 =
VI Thursday, June 2Sth. 1900
j n Barney NJ ID
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For Rent
BY the month, delightful
Summer Home. Pure water. good gar
den and orchard. situated in Stafford,
lust across the free bridge. 1t is known as
the white Place" Farm not included.
Apply to
apl2l.lw DR.. W. b. GOOLRlOk.
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II NJ ID Martin NJ ID
Pres

Many Of the doctors on both sides Of
the Rapplhannock river feel a decided
interest in the association end aye
anxious for an arrangement to be
adopted by which the quarterly meet
ings can be held in turn at Fredericks
burg. Tappahannock, Urbanna and
Irvington for the convenience Of mem
bers In the lower counties who Wish 30
attend
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DEATH OF MAJOR ALLAN c. DICK
INscN.
HIS Remains Inferred at spotsylvania C. II

HIS Remains Inferred at Spotsylvania c. II.
Major Allan o. Dickinson, q widely
known Confederate. who has been
an invalid for years. suffering from
rheumatism. died Sunday morning at
The residence Of Sheriff y, A Harris at
Spotsylvania O. II where no has made
his homo for long time. He was six
~ two years old and a brother of Dol.
a. O Dickinson, Of New York.
Though O great sufferer, Major Dick
insOn was Of cheerful disposition and
had many friends. He was gallant
soldier At the beginning Of .hostilities
be enlisted with the Louisiana Tigers,
and at the close Of the war was Mai or on
Gen l. l. Lomax's stsff. having been
promoted for bravery. He was badly
wounded at Manassas. The funeral
will take place today at Sheriff Harris
residence. Rev J p ii Orismond con-
Quoting the services, and the lnterment
made in the Berea Church Yard at
SpOtsylvania o II
Mrs Randolph Norris. of New York.
a niece of Major Dickinson. arrived
here yesterday and went to SpOtsyl-
vania O II 10 attend the funeral
Ool Dickinson, his brother. is not in
this country at present. having gone
abroad sometime ago.
The psli-bearers are
Active-J p Gayle, T = Payne. l.
J Graves. l ID Harris, I A. Frazer
A II Orism0nd
HOnorary-R ii Jetrell, w q Dill
lard, Oliver Eastburn. Dr. o. r. Mas
sey. II A. Garner, T. MoOracken, NJ
b Rowe. A I. Embrey, s. l. BaRgott,
Jr., T. ]. Hayden, O. O. Rowlett. A
b Bolts.
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REV DR. ANDREW DRoADDU5 DEAD.
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TIE RATPAuANN0CK VALLEY MErI-
CAL ASSOCIATION

Omcial Report of tho Proceedings the Last
Nicotine Wal Meet Again m This city So
June
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FREE BLOOD CURE.

Fredericksburg, Va April %,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-11

Conditions St. Louis call for the most
vigorous management by both state and
city authorities Tho city has for weeks
now been the scene of riots which have had
no other effect than TO intensity the pas-
sions of the mob on the one hand and to
weaken The faith Of the people in the eff
cacy of the public agencies Of law and or
der on the other. Some of the occurrences
have been scandalous enough TO cause the
whole country to cry aloud in protest.
Women teachers on their way to the pub
lie schools have been peited from the cars,
hustled and even stripped of their clothes
and subjected TO the most shameful indig-
mites There has been only the most per-
functory restraint upon the antics of the
mobs of strikers and their sympathizer I'M
Il. recently. and now the city Is veritable
battle ground. The whole campaign against
the mob has boen marked by the blunders
or denaSogy. the governor playing policy
az every turn. While the democratic state
convention wis In prospect and in session
he refused 20 consider the militia as avail
able to stop the riots. because he feared the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-11
Clark of Montana.

When W. A Clark of Montana first pre-
scented himself on the scene here claiming a
seat in the United States Senate, his
friends. replying 10 criticism of the means
employed In securing his election, described
him object of persecution. They
asked the country to believe that he was n
man of high ideals and blameless activities.
ard Of the most honorable ambition. The
Senates inquiry into his election, however.
soon revealed The fact that. instead OF be-
ing an innocent nabob who had been
plucked right and left by political harpIes,
he was freely consenting boodier willing
to invest any amount of money in a scram-
BILE for office. His own testimony while
on the stand was overwhelmingly against
him. and the committees vote declaring the
election void was unanimous.
Then came the episode of his resignation.
and his immediate reappointment as sena-
acting in the temporary absence of the
governor 1t was a Transparent, trick. dis
creditable to those who had planned and
executed It. and insulting to the Senate.
Mr.. Clark wisely forebore to press such a
commission for acceptance. Public COM
mcnt everywhere was in denunciation of a
proceeding saturated with chicanery af-
feeling high an office. And Mr. Clark $
par, in the rick was believed to be most
prominent.
Branded then as both boodIer and trick
ster Mr.. Clark left Washington. and turns
up at home now to give an account of his
brief stewardship. A cheering crowd with
a band Of music greets him. and he speaks
with some feeling. He tells his admirers