The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-08-16
CAROLINE COURT.
Hon. ". A. Jones opens campaign-Drought
Personals, Etc.


10 be- watermelons every where, but
on Monday last IL was not the case. IL
is true that few melons we're there
but they had been dwaffed by the
drouqht and were very indifferent
The drought is fearful II makes the
farmers heart sink to ride over his
fields and see his crops OF tobacco, peas
and corn literally burning up. A gen
tleman who had a prospect one month
AGO for 800 barrels OF corn said 20 Inc
Free Lance representative that al the
rain that might fall would not make
him 90 barrels. The tobacco crop VIII
not be over one.third Of an average.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
There seemed TO be as much interest
felt in the coming constitutional con-
ventiou as ia the Presidential election.
| Two OF the most prominent gentlemen
OF the county will be pushed by their
friends 10 represent the county. They
are Hon. A. b. Chandler aud Judge u
| o. Moncure. The friends Of MT Ohahd-
Ter are msIinR the point that ne IS
not an ofiioe.holder and therefore the
better equipped for the position. me
negroes realize that this convention VIII
| have an important bearing on their III
| ture political status. and are very much
exercised over It, IL has been suggest
ed that IL they stay away from the polls
and not vote in the Presidential cam
pAign for Mckinley, or 90 90 the polls
and vote for Bryan, that restrictions on
suffrage by the convention would be
materially affected.
THE DEMOCRATS.
Hon W. A. Jones arrived in the
county on Sunday morning and was the
guest Of Mr.. John W. LafOe, near Moss
Neck, until Monday, when he and Mr..
Laf0e came to Bowling Green. This
was the formal opening Of his cam
paign He spent several hours receiv-
| ing his friends, and il was 2 p m.
when he entered the courthouse TO
sound the first note Of the campaign.
The building was comfortably flled-if
there was any such thing as comfort on
q day as hot as Monday and Chairman
D. B Powers, Jr., ia very pretty
speech, introduced the speaker.
He commenced his speech by thank
| ing the Democrats Of Caroline for their
cordial support in the past, referred
! feelingly to the death Of his friend
Hon J. NJ Hudgin, and hoped the
young Democrats Of the county would
emulate his example in zeal for the
party. He said he was as strong for
free silver at l6 to as he ever was
that be believed in time 10 would again
come to the front, but now IL was dor
mant and no legislation could Affect It
| for the next four years. He did not
wish to deceive the Democrats by say
ing that II Bryan was elected we would
enact free silver legislation, for II can
not be done, as the Republican Senate
bars the way during the coming term
| The most Of his speech was devoted 90
! imperialism and trusts, which, he said,
are paramount 90 all other questions In
this campaign. He paid a glowing
| tribute 20 Bryan, and said that no in
telligent man doubted that II the money
power had taken their hands of the
throats Of the people In the last cam
paign Bryan would now be President
and that IL the money power would
hold off this fall Bryan Will be over
whelminely elected.
During the day the Democratic COM
mlttee met and formulated plans for the
coming campaign.
REPUBLICANS.
Ii Is the universal sentiment Of the
Republicans that nomination be made
| for Congress in this district at the con-
vention which meets at Tappahannook
on Tuesday, September 4th. II Hon.
| Samuel E Pitts, Of Caroline. would
accept the nomination 1t is believed II
would be unanimously rendered him
| He says under nc circumstances Will he
be q candidate The next choice OF the
county seems to be Hon. Malcolm A
| Coles, Of Northumberland, and Il IL
thought he will be nominated and &C.
oept. 1t was stated that an aggressive
fight will be made in the district
NOTES.
Mr. Maxwell 7. Broaddus is i'll with
typhoid fever at his home, near Shoots,
Va.
Judge J. q. Dew. of King and Queen,
was among the visitors present.
The ladies Of the Firss Baptist church
held an ice.cream festival, which was
literally patronized.
New buildings are rapidly being
erected in Bowling Green. The tounda-
tion Of the new jail has been laid. 1t
| Will not DC lOuB Dtluib 10 WILL 10 oeAui
1T was q good thing that Bowling
| Green had big fire.
The Fredericksburger present were
Messrs 7. n Cunningham, j. W Mas.
ters, Z A. Solan. Henry Garnett, Ed
die Timberlake, II. r. GOuldman, W.
r Lang, Marx Magee. George Stone,
". A. Bell M s. Chancellor, l.. l.
Ooghill William Bernard. E O. Ninde,
]. T. Lowry, II f. Crismond, w. II.
Merchant, Of the Star, and The Free
Lance representative.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The most important case was that
Of the Mutual Benefit Association Of
Virginia Us. O. K. Hicks on an appeal
from a magistrates court. which was
decided in favor Of the company.
The last will and testament OF W. +.
Catlett, deceased. was proven and adj
mitted TO record Thomas ". Oatlett
qualified as executor.
Thomas W. Oatlett appointed justice
of the peace in place Of W. +. Oatlett,
| dannaead