The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-23
Current Comments.

visit To Baltimore.
Mr.. f. l.. Whittemore leaves today for
Couoy Island \. Y.
Mr.. Il. Il. Merchant spent Sunday i'm
town with his family
For comfort get american Lady Cor
sets from C. ". Jones.
MIR. J. Boswell Rawlings lett sunday to
visit relatives ia the Valley oi Virginia
MIR. Daniel Rollins and son. MIR W. A..
Rollins. OF Caroline, were in the city Sat
urday.
j. p. Holiday has been appointed
postmaster at Lewiston. Spotsylvanla
county.
Messrs Herman Brummctt and Maurice
Kaufman. of Washington. spent sunday
in the city
Miss May Rowe is visiting Misses Fan
g and Leila Bradbury near Mason $,
sapcc county.
What a cheap trip. just 500 from
fredericksburg 10 Buck Roe Beach and
return ON July 3oth.
.lno. Williams aod r. Dawson, colored
were married Friday night at the resi-
dcnce of Rev. Geo. J.. Dixon.
Fifteen residents of this city are stop
ping AT The WicAliiic. Mr. g. W. Edriug
toms hotel. at Atlantic City.
Mr. Wnlium Mallca, of Washington
formerly of this city, was in the city sun
day. en- route hOmeirom Norfolk.
Remember the only excursion of this
season To Buck Roe Beach, Old Point and
Newport News will 90 July 3oth
The regular fare from fredericksburg
10 Newport News and return Is about
500. lou can 20 on the excursion
4 great many people are attracted 10y
the fine stock and marvellouSly low
prices found at the Virginia Clothing
House.
Ii YOU have any good words to say OF
us and our business. tell somebody else.
If any fault to lind. tell MS {. W Jones.
the cash man.
Push and energy areHlwayS To hecom-
mended. especially when they show up
as they DO in the management OF the r.
ginia Clothing House.
Mr.. W. IL. Helm. OF stafford. made II
bushels of wheat 10 the acre Throughout
his crop. and MIR W. D. Reamy threshed
BIB bushels from ~ acres.
You will find at Halls Drug store "a
lorge assortment of landreth Turnlp
Seeds ut low prices. Also everything IN
the Drug line on best terms.
Mr.. ;. q. Wallace has returned from
Atlantic City and lrit yesterday Tor 'har-
lottesville Ia look alter the business OF
the frm of Wallace a Baker there.
e. " Jones wants trade of the down
river people. He thinks the doWn-rl'er
peonle want to come to fredericksburg
therefore we all want "a river boat
If the values we give you do not merit
your patronage. then We do not expect
Won 10 trade withus. Money : worth
or money back. is G. W Jones motto
MIR b. r Reamy. son of Mr.. W. d.
Rpnmv. of stafford. who is in the Philip
pines. has been appointed treasurer "l
The Province of Ambos, with salary OF
II POO.
The good people along the RapPahan-
mock live well. They wear good clothes.
G. ". Jones sells dry goods cheap Now
folks let : yet together and have river
boat. We all need IT.
The Virginia Clothing House, winch
has recently opened just opposite the j.
d q +. and X. of L. Hall, contains iiI'
Goods. which are sold at prices low
enough to startle you.
The lecture oi Prof A. B. Chandler ir
the town hall last Thursday evening Wa'
oU we advertised it To be. 1t was "a ht
erarv Gem. delivered in a most eloquent
manner IL rbauna Sentinel
The work Of stringiug the wire anC
uniting in the phones on the line Oh th'
/ Spotsvlvania Telephone Company IRON
/ Snotsylvania Courthouse to Belmon
and Lewiston was begun yesterday
The Ladies' M;ssiono'y Society. o
Rereo Raptist church. in Stafford. VII
/ Give an entertainment next lhursda.
aud Friday nights Tor the benent Oh w
church. The pubic is cordially invited.
Mr. James l.. Davis. of Orange, was
| visitor To TnE FREE Lance Office Satur
/ doy. He reports fine crops OF corn an'
boy IN his section. but says the wheat ]
/ badly injured by the wet spell, ana ina
he is feeding portion oil his crop TO ID
hogs.
The next meeting OF the Potomac Bar
fist Association will be held in Warren
tom Fauauier county. Va. beglnmn
Wednesday. August II, 1901. Rates {
n fare and one-third are granted over tn
Southern railway.
Comfy Chairman NJ. X. Lowry ha
called ne Repub cans OF stafford I
meet ot the Con-, house on August 3rI
and not the 9TH. as heretofore publlshel
20 elect delegates to the CharlottesV'l
Convention, August DIST
Mr. F. NJ. Travis. OF Caroline. was
the CITY Saturday. He said the corn GRO
in his section is splendid but the whea
in the fields is being seriously injured b
the heavy and continuous rains who
have fallen in the past ID days
The Richmond Times. of Sunday, COZ
tains fine portraits OF three prominer
members of the Constitutional COnvel
tion from the First District. They al
Hon II. +. Crismond, OF Fredericksburg
Judge Gilmer 5. Kendall, OF Northaml
ton. and Mr.. J. y Bristow, OF N'ddl
sex.
Mr.. Barbour Herring, OF Fredericksburg
has been a welcome Orange visitor tn
week. Miss Mamie Willis, OF frede
icksburg is on visit to relatives at L.
cnst Dale. Mrs. Dr. Charles 5. Wei
and daughter, Miss Margaret, OF Bow
ing Green. are guests at Rev. W.
Camper's.-Orange Observer.
b.. The house of Mr. Marcus W. knightol
- in Spotsylvania county, was struck
lightning last week and the rear end
t6e building was completely demolishe
MIR. Knighton and his entire family h'
70 lf