The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-12-28
Northumberland.
NJ ny Pires Dean OF Promising Youth
The Lato Mrs Robert NJ Mayo FishinC
and oyster Notes &c, BIC.
Correspondence OF Tur FREE LAScrl

Heathsville. Va, Dee p, 1901
The approach Of Christmas here is
mars cd by IA good deal OF coming AMI
going. Among those who have gone
away for the holidays are Mrs A. >
Rice and the Misses Annie Shirley. Lcla
Blundon and Jennie Bennett They ali
propose spending the festive season IN
Baltimore Miss Mabel Hinton. Miss
Elise Smith. Hugh Smith Warren Rowe,
Meade Brent aud Willie Beale are among
the students who have returned 60 enjoy
Christmas at home.
The Rev. T. =, Mray was summoned To
Oak Grove ON yesterday To- uficiate at
the funeral services of i. q Sliii, the last
victim OF the terrible tragedy in West
moreland
Each week OF late has been -ignalizcd
by fire Two weeks ago u house that
had been newly repaired and occupied by
Mr. McGuire, n tenant OF Capt Luther
Headley, was burned, with considerable
loss to both the owner and the occupant.
A week ago a cOlOred man-AliddletOn-
near Coan Church, lost his house and
nearly its entire contents. The latest
calamity Of the kind occurred in iull's
Neck last night when Mr.. Cornelius
Lowery had his dwelling burned with
the saving OF scarcely any thing that WAS
in il. These distressing occurrences may
not "adorn a tale but they do point
a moral
Considerable activity has existed in
this part OF the world in the matter Oi
church building oil late. An Episcopal
Methodist church is nearing completion
in lower Lancaster The CUrrOtoman
baptist church in the same county have
resolved TO arise and build. Tine Beth
any Baptist church in this county are
building n new edidce. The talrpOrt
Baptist church are planning a similar
move. and the Liberty Methodist Protes-
tant church, near Rcedyille, are engaged
in like undertaking
The usual quota Oi entertainments un-
der church or Sunday School auspices, is !
announced Tor the holidays, and tie pros /
pect is that various ANA sunury young !
gallants who do not own horses ana
buggies will be ON the borrow for the |
above occasions IL Is n fortunate cir !
cumstance for the horses, perhaps, that |
the aforesaid young galiants often drive
slowly.
The purse-net fishing season having
closed the hard worked fishermen are
now for the most enjoying "a wei earned
rest with their families. and looking
after matters at home that iell into
neglect while they were casting their
nets. The past season IN the fishing
business was generally 30 prosperous
that increased capital will be- invested,
and one or more new factories stared
when the fish come again. Mesrrs.
Fallin. Snow and Crowther Bros, oi
this vicinity will make u venture IN this
industry. and add at least one more fine
steamer to the already imposing fleet
Mr. Howard Jctt. living across
Cockrells creek. near Rcedville, lost his
promising son. Howard. Ou Friday last.
The funeral services were held IN the
Methodist Episcopal church on sunday
afternoon, the building being brcpm-
ingly drapcd and the public demonstra-
ton OF sorrow and sympathy most
marked. The Rev i " :. Robins con.
Quoted the services The deceased was
grandson of Thomas Jett. agaiIaut ,eie-
ran Of the Oh Va. Cavalry. hr was
about IL ycars oi aueand "a most ugog-
ing aud popular youth.
The periodical cry Of bloody oysters
has been raised again, and IN this case
applied 10 certain shipments from the
lower Potomac. In a conversation on
yesterday with Nperienced oystcrman
who has spent Il lifetime in handling oys-
ters he remarked that he had never seen
bloody one With certain innocent
reddish streaks ON the biYaiyc he had all
along been familiar. but the above cry he
deemed one Of the tricks of trade intended
TO impose upon the creduons.
had intended mentioning in this cor
respOndence the death in BaliimOrcaiew
weeks since Oi Mrs Lucy r. Mayo, relict
of the late Col r VI Mayo. oi Nestmore-
land She was daughter Of the late
Col. r. \. ClaybrOok, and was born near
this place little over sixty years ago
Many Of her early friends here remember
her youthful beauty and charms, and re-
mark upon the accomplishments ana
graces which made her an ornament and
honor to the county OF her birth and that
of her adoption Well may ! say OF her:
Friend OF my early days,
None knew thee but TO love thee,
None named thee but to praise
g. W. b.