The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-29
Orange Court


The delegation that went to Orange
court Monday was small and was com
posed Of Messrs J. S. Wallace, Il y.
Niude. Robert KishpauRh, James N
Turner J. Conway Chichester OF the
Star. and The Free Lance representa-
tive. AT the depot here there was 3
welcome sight In the form OF Drand
new passenger coach with big glass
windows, comfortable seats and heated
by Baker Standard" which IL used
on the great trunk railroad lines OF THE
country. 10 one end Of this car there
ia spacious mail department., where
orr friend. the postal clerk Mr. r..
Oephas Rowe. holds undisputed sway,
The ride 20 Orange was one OF unusual
comfort.
MIR. p. NJ. Gibbs boarded the train Of
LAFAYETTE. de had ia his hand the
talons and leg Of an eagle which was
shot on his farm by MIR. James Brown.
The bird measured feet 2 inches from
tip to tip, and had been terror 70 the
poultry yards Of the neighbofhood Tor
the past two months.
All along the route the wheat felds
we're az green as In April aud the crop
looks very promising We heard q
complaints from fy Ia some sections OF
the country. bat tnat Is not al unusual
thing.
The corn crop in the county is yerJ
short There Is not enough Tor home
consumption Merchants In country
stores are now paying 90 cents per
bushel for IL. We learned Of one ner
chant Offering go cents for lot to oe
delivered Ia April, aud the cher wa
refused.
At finders we met Mr. J. + Lums
den. who is stu rej icing over the re
suits Of the late election, and is sorry
that ne could not place his money on
Mckinley at anything but almost pro-
hibitive odds.
We heard # one gentleman who bet
500 90 500 that Bryan would be elected
and got frightened before the election
end tried q hedge on Mckinley but
was not successful. Another Whispered
10 Us that the resuls In New York cost
him 5000. while another who wanted e
wager a COW on Bryan is glad he did
not do IL and Is still milking that COW
The gentleman who went 10 bed Tour
years ago when Bryan was defeated was
prepared for his second defeat this time
and was at the Court house bright and
happy for he bad just sold his cattle OF
good price.
The crowd present was small In
court the case Of b + HsW kins who
killed his wife several weeks ago, was
presented TO the grand jury. he was
indicted and the trial fixed for Nednes'
day. December &c.
Barton Green, oolored, was tried foI
breaking In Mays store as Orange AND
sentenced to she penitentiary for two
years. He stole clothing to the amount
Of 81. which proved very costly suit
The cattle pens az Orange were iilled
with fat and stock cattlo and hog
awaiting shipment
Wheat was being offered In large
quantities. The price was g. cents ana
little was sold
4 shocking accident occurred near
Madison Mills Sunday. The little two
year.old child Of Mr. SpuIgeon Grant
was in the room with its mother, who
left II for few minutes She WAS re-
called by its screams Ga going back
into the room she discoseied the child
euveloped 10 flames. II had fallen IL
the fire and was 50 badly burned that
death ensued that night.
Me- and Mrs. Julian Bryant were
passengers on the return trip TO this
city and were en- route 10 Wexford +
Wharf, where they will eat their
Thanksgiving dinner with the family
Of Dr. r. II Pratt, who is the father OF
Mrs Bryant.
Prof Robert Frszsr and wife. Of
Farmville. who attended the TerTill-
Ooons wedding last week. have return
ed home
Mr.. Charles G Taliaferro. Jr was
taken TO John Hopkins Hospital, In
Baltimore last week by Dr. W j
Orittenden, where he Is being treated
for one Of his fingers, which was IN
jured by the discharge Of gun.
On our return trip the nice car 10
which We were riding and the comforts
now enjoyed by the passengers OF the
road, lead 90 "reminiscences OF he past
Bob" BiscOe. The King Of Texas,
and one Of che owners Of the Journal,
told Of losing his hat and jumping of
the train, getting 1t and jumping back
The Free Lance man told Of his ex.
perience Of jumping Of picking chm
ouapins and getting back safely. Wal
lace related an incident where lady
lost her hat and the rain was stopped
and the headgear recovered By brakes
mon. bat Ninde capped the fclimax
when he told Of a huntsman who came
20 this county 30 shoot birds, and
his dog was not allowed to be put on
the train. How fast does abe runr,
the huntsmau enquired Of the brakes
man. "Oh. fifteen or twenty miles an
hour" he replied. We'll. that's all
right, the dog will go " The dog
was tied 80 the rear end Of the train
and he trotted lelsurely along until his
destination WAS reached 1t was voted
unanimously thas Ninde was entitled
TO the knife
But 1t is not 80 now on the F., +. q
p. K. II since Capt Coates took charge
of the train, for she goes humminR