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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
Fall Meeting Of Betty Lewis Chapter,
D. A. r.

The meeting was held Monday evening
at 1 O'Clock, at the attractive home OF
Mrs. v NJ Fleming, the historian of the
Chapter 1t had been appointed for the
10Th inst, the l20th anniversary Of the
surrender at Yorktown, that being the
subject chosen by the historian for the
occasion. The meeting was presided
over by the Regent, Mrs. John r. Cool
rick, who, after calling the meeting TO
order, addressed the members of the
Chapter i'm a few graceful remarks. giving
kind words of welcome TO all present.
This being the first meeting since they
adjourned for last summer, every one
seemed pleased and showed their pleasure
in their smiling faces and hearty APP
plause The business before the Chapter
was letter from the State Regent of
Virginia requesting this Chapter to as
sist il sending an exhibit of Colonial and
Revolutionary antiquities to the Charles
ton Exposition, such az books, china.
pictures, wOman's work. photographs Of
historic spots, etc. The Chapter decided
to undertake this work, and have several
articles promised. One article il an old
ride. which had been made to do some
deadly work in the Revolutionary war.
Mrs. DR.. Dill, the acting secretary, in the
absence of Miss Sallie Gravatt, read
letter from the superintendent OF public
schools, thanking the Chapter for the
offer of gold medal for best essay on
American history.
An appeal from the Mt Vernon Chap
ter for funds for the restoration OF POhich
church. was presented. Motion to ad-
iourn was carried The Regent then
retired from her seat of honor and our
popular hostess then presided, and the
Chapter together with those invited as
guests OF Chapter became the guests of
Mrs. Fleming for the rest OF the evening.
The historian read short extract from
the speech of the Hon. John GoOde, OF
Virginia. on the surrender OF Yorktown.
Then an old Scotch song was sung by one
of the ladies. The regent then read some
thing on the surrender OF Yorktown.
Our hostess was assisted by several
sweet maids of honor, who served de-
delightful refreshments.
All present were pleased that they were
among the chosen guests of Mrs. Flem-
ing and the Chapter of ID. A. K
Among the guests present were: Mrs.
Gray, Mrs. Charles E. Tachett, Mrs. W.
Key Howard, Jr., Mrs. W. S. White, and
Misses Sallie Tapscott, Pratt, Willie
Schroeder, Alma Gray, Margaret Crismond.
When the guests took their leave OF the
kind hostess she was made to feel that
she had added at least one hour OF sun
shine into each life present.
Nav success ever attend the Betty
Lewis Chapter of ID. A. r.
ONE Who LOOKED Ok.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The state Board of Fisheries meets in
Richmond ON November 9TH.
Senator John W. Daniel who has been
quite sick, is able to ride out.
The AFRO American Fair. held near Mo
lusk, Lancaster county, closed Saturday
Augustus Brooks. of Northampton cOun-
ty. has been granted a t. ). pension of
The Loudoun Telephone will be pub
lished at Leesburg hereafter as Demo
cratic paper.
The funeral OF the late Gen. James A..
Walker took pale at Wytheville Tuesday,
and was very largely attended.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will be the guest OF
the Thirteenth Regiment of brooklyn. \.
Y, from Wednesday To Saturday ot this
week.
Gov. Tyler has been informed that the
President has designated VIM. W. Bal
lard. Jr.. of Virginia, To stand eNamlna-
ton for a lieutenancy in the regular
army.
Judge John q. Dew. Second Auditorof
Virginia. has purchased handsome resi-
dence on Grove avenue, in Richmond, Tor
81. 800 1t is his purpose to take his
family there this fall.
Love makes memory eternal has
been selected as the motto OF the Society
of the Daughters of the Coniederacy, IN
session in stanton, and laurel as the
emblematic flower for Virginia.
The opening OF the new Grove-Avenue
BAPTIST church in Richmond Sunday just
one wear after the destruction OF the
former edifre. was an event oil great inter
est Rev. DR.. J. H. Hawthorne preached.
Gov Tyler is busily at work gathering
material for his annual message to the
General Assembly, He is sending out
circular letters with vi'w To gathering
statistics from various public institu-
tions that will be OF service To him.
The Baptist General Association oi Nir-
qinia will meet in Richmond city next
month One Of themost interesting mat
tiers 10 be transacted will he the cleo
ton of a president Of the Association.
DIR. Geo. " Beale. of Northumberland
county. is mentioned for the position.
Northbound passenger train No 40,
on the Southern Railway, ran into
freight train on the Pennsylvania Rail
road near Alexandria Monday slightly
damaging the passenger engine and par
tally demoishing afreight ear. \ dense
fog which prevailed ut the time is said to
have been partly responsible for the ac-
cident. No one was injured
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
DOings Of and Sayings in ard About the
Great Virginia Body.

The pages have organized themselves
into a social and political club.
BY vote Of 40 to II Judge Green =
resolution limiting speeches TO 20
minutes was adopted.
The convention adopted resolution
To take recess from Friday until No
ycmber I, two days after the election,
without pay.
There will be- n resolution introduced
before the convention adjOurns requiring
that committees make reports To the
convention within ten days after its re-
assembling.
The Bill OF Rights, ~ amended in
Committee of the Whole, was adopted.
MIR Francis Smith offered asa substitute
Tor the whole report the Mason Bill oi
Rights in its original form. 1t was
rejected by II vote OF 30 To- 10
Article ,, relating TO the supremacy ol
the t. :. Constitution, and Article ,
relating To the duties OF legislative.
executive and judicial departments were
also adopted. This makes three articles
of the new Constitution now disposed OF
by the convention
The Committee ON Education adopted
Mr. WatsOn's resolution allowing local
taxes for school purposes To be-
distributed To the race especially
calling aud voting for the local
tax the States taxes To be- divided as AT
present. equally among white and col
Ored
The Convention has put itself onrecord as
being in favor Of freedom Of speech. That
body amended the report Of the Commit
tee on Bill Of Rights in which had been
eliminated the language in Section ! oi
the present Bill oi Rights guaranteeing
the right of the liberty Oi speech The
section which was striker out by the
committees report and 10y the convcn-
ton in committee of the whole and
restored reads And any citizen may
speak, write and publish his sentiments
on all subjects. being responsible Tor the
abuse of that liberty Judge Green the
chairman of the committee, made bold
and earnest fight against the action OF
the convention. lie claimed that other
constitutions had not contained this
language and there was no reason for
continuing it in the new Bill of Rights.
Mr. Braxton won. his contention being
that the country would not understand
why Virginia at this late day should
strike from her organic law "a section
which guaranteed 10 every citizen the
right of speech Mr. IraNton won 10y a
vote OF 56 To H. Section | was
amended on motion Of MIR Barbour 80
az to provide that jury Of five may be
impanelled for the trial of civil causes
now triablc before "A Justice, whether
such causes are brought into the court
by original process or by appeal or re
mOval from Justice
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
THURSDAY. OCTOBER. 24. 1901.
Weather forecast for Fred
erickSburg and Vicinity.
Fair Thursday aoith light
chdnQedbIe loindS

AsPECIAL dispatch to the Baltimore
Sun from Chicago on Sunday last is
in these words
" He is fit to sit at any table in the
land" said Bishop Henry c. Potter, of
New York. this afternoon, referring To
Booker T. Washington dining with the
President and the uprOar this has caused
in the South
Yes. | see the Bourbons are at it
again" continued the Bishop. As |
entertained Mr. Washington at my table
last winter and know that no more court
eOus nor exact Idan exists. | naturally
feel that there is no reason in the outcry.
sympathize with the President in a sit
uation that would be trying to the great
est man and feel perfectly confident he
will signally distinguish himself
During the war between the States
1S61-'65) the Methodists, the Bap-
fists and the Presbyterians divided,
and there are now separate Organiza-
tions of these religious bodies, North
and South. Whilst the war separated
the Northern and Southern Episco-
palians during the war, yet these
religious people came together as
soon as the war ended, and it is the
boast of that church that it is, and
always has been. but one Organiza-
ton. Bishop Potter is one OF the
leading lights OF the Northern part
OF the Episcopal Church, and he
berates the Southern peOpleas "BOur-
bons" because they are opposed to
the mingling of the races, first at the
table, to be followed inevitably by
closer relations if this idea of social
equality of Roosevelt and Potteris to
prevail. The Pennsylvania Bishop,
McVickers. is said also TO have dined
Washington in the near past. How
will the Southern EpiscOpalians relish
this? 1t will not do TO pOOh-pOOh
Potter and his views of negrOphilism.
1t is a present, pressing question
whether to commend Orcondemn this
new departure; there is no hallway
house. THE FREE LANCE knows
enough to know that whilst some
persons may be disposed to look upon
the Roosevelt-W Washington dinner as
of small importance, the Caucasian
women of the South will never consent
TO meet negroes on terms OF social
equality, or consent to mixed schools;
and that whilst they so feel and
make it known there are few white
men who will be willing to stand up
and be counted as either explaining,
apologizing for or iustifying the
Observation-Disclosures dinner. The
Caucasian manhood and wOmanhOOd
of the South will be solid and un-
broken against such an innovations
and such a slur as "BourbOnism, so
far from having terrOrs, will be the
South's badgo of honor if this express
sion is to be used against it because
it disapproves the commingling OF
the races either at festivals, schools
or in churches. There may be few
who will approve the Roosevelt
Washington departure because OF
anticipated thrift that is supposed
to follow fawning," but these few will
be lonesome and unhappy in their
unenviable notoriety.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
schleY Court.

Lieutenant Wells was crOss-examined
at length by Mr.. Hanna, Judge-Advocate
Lemly = assistant, in regard to dispatches
received and sent by Admiral Schley
Nothing damaging to Schley was deyel-
oped. An attempt to break down some
of Schley's testimony was failure.
The evidence was highly favorable to
Admiral SchIey. Mr. g. Il. Graham.
newspaper correspondent, testified that
he heard Capt. Sigsbee tell Admiral Schley
that the Spanish fleet was not at Santi-
ago. MIR. Grahams testimony covered
all the principal events of the Santiago
campaign. He was with Admiral Schley
during the reconnaissance OF the Colon,
and said he had not heard him make Ger.
tain statements attributed to the Admiral
by Lieut.. Com. Potts.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
MARRIAGES

Miss Emile North Forbes and Mr.
Albert Fletcher. .Ir.. of Narrenton. VIII
be married in November
Miss Eva NJ. Warren and Mr. q. T..
Schooler. both OF Loudoun county were
married Tuesday.
Mr. :. X Hall. Of Accomac county, and
Miss Lula h. Purks of King George,
were married Monday in King George
county.
Miss Margaret f. Battail and Mr..
Joseph Ashton were married Monday IN
Accomac county, by Rev. George W.
Hurt.
Miss Carrie Truslow, daughter OF John
Truslow. and Mr. Fielding T. Combs
were married October 10Th at the
groom's residence. in Stafford county
Rev. A. +. Lynn officiating.
The marriage of Miss Jem Mahon, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j. 4.
Nabon. OF Lower Caroline. to the Rev.
FREDERICK W. MoOlc. VI .''''"'"'
place Tuesday in Upper King and Queen
church.
Licensed in Washington to marry:
lanes Grayson and Mary Read and
George Powell and Josephine Foley all
of Fairfax county. Mile +. Bickers ana
william NJ. Davis. Of Greene county
Va. Richard +. Davies and Alice v
Blake. both OF Stafford County.
Mr.. Henry Darlington Rely, son OF the
late Justice John W. RELY, OF the IT.
ginia Supreme Court, and Miss Mary An
toinette Evans were married at florence
y. C.. Tuesday The brides family con
nections are very wide, while the groom
is related to the Pey IONS, CarrlngtonS'
Cabballs, and Powells, OF Virginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24

matter of quadrennial sessions
of the Legislature was carried by n
small majority in the committee, but
there are good reasons for believing
that either the committee or the
Convention will reverse this, rs has
been done in several instances where
the public demand seemed to be ad-
verse to the previous action. We
can see no good reason why the Leg
islature should not continue to meet
biennially, and several reasons why
it should. We have discussed this
already at some length and do not
care to rehash the argument. When
first writing of this recommendation
we took occasion to say that 1t was
about the only one of Mr.. Moore :
committee recommendations to
which we seriously objected. There
is no demand for quadrennial SEES
sions. and we are firmly convinced
that if once tried there would he a
tremendous demand to go back to
the old way-and that could not be
done in a day, nor in year and
probably only within four or more
wears.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
SOME STREET TALK.

With the agitation of the good
roads subject comes up a recurrence
of thought as to the proposed
improvement of Fredericksburg's
streets. We learn that work on paw
ing them will soon be begun, but we
are not informed as to the proposed
method of doing it. If the method
has been decided uponit has not been
given to the public. We doubt not
that the committee having the mat
ter in charge has been well consider
ing all phases of the subject, has de-
cided how to begin and proceed and
what material to use The method
of procedure and the material to be
used are OF the utmost importance.
Belgian block, granite block, vitri-
fed brick, asphalt and cobble all
come in for discussion, and the only
way to get at proper decision is TO
examine carefully their merits and rel
alive costs as demonstrated by the
experience of cities that have used
these materials.
About the manner OF carrying on
the work few suggestions that are
born of the experience of other cities
will not come amiss To properly
pave our streets-thOse alone under
consideration-will, we believe, entail
a heavier expense than is generally
expected Under strained financial
conditions, or where the work required
entailed greater cost than available
funds would cover, it has been the
custom to begin work on a street
and proceed by degrees. In this way
an entire city might be paved within
a few years without great drain upon
it's resources. Two or three blocks
might be undertaken at a time, util-
izing local help and with few high
priced supervisors. In regard to our
city other causes than financial ones
tend to recommend such a policy.
Only lately our principal streets were
torn up for the purpose of sewering.
BY an oversight--we will say-in re-
placing the dirt it was thrown in
loosely and not rammed. All prin-
ciples Of engineering will be awry if
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
POLITICAL.

1t is announced that Gen. Thomas l..
Rosser will attempt to succeed Col. ).
Brown Allen to the L. S. Marshalship for
the Western district of Virginia.
The Norfolk county contest was not
settled by the State Democratic Executive
Committee Tuesday night. There were
only six members present, and after
brief hearing and a long cOnferenceitw was
determined not to undertake to dispose
of the matter. The effect Of this is to
leave both the Cromwell and Coleman
tickets in the field, and whichever one is
elected will be recognized as regular.
Indications point to the easy election
of ex-Speaker Jno. f. Ryan, OF Loudoun,
to be Speaker of the next House OF Dele
gates. Messrs. Hunley and Kelley each
have warm friends pushing their claims,
but it is believed that Mr. Ryan has
enough already committed to him to in
sure his election. Some of the Richmond
papers are earnestly advocating the
election of Mr.. S. L. Kelley, the brilliant
young representative from that city, but
it is rumOred that several of the Rich
mond nominees have assured Mr.. Ryan
that they will support him, while the
country members are believed to be, in a
large majority supporters OF the Loudoun
former statesman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
When Roosevelt Dined Booker
Washington.
Richmond News.)


We appreciate the fact that the Presi-
dent has never been in position to I'M
derstand these feelings and considera-
tions or to know how vital and i'm
portant they are. We can understand
that with his theories and beliefs re-
garding the equality of mankind he
might feel that by accepting one Of the
best representatives of the negro race as
his social equal he was illustrating the
courage of his convictions. Yet the
Southern white people feel aggrieved
and we think justly, that he has insulted
them and deliberately done violence to
one of their deepest and strongest senti-
ments.
At one stroke and by one act he has
destroyed the kindly, warm regard and
personal affection for him which were
growing up fast in the South. Hereafter
we may approve his policies and admire
his qualities, but it will be impossible for
us to feel, as we were beginning to feel,
that he is one OF US and close to us or
our President. He has put himself
further from us than any man who has
ever been in the White House.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24

IT SEEMS to us that the oppOrtune
time has come to push the good
roads movement in Virginia to a
focus. The Legislature has the sub
ject in hand and the Constitutional
Convention is also celebrating upon
it. The press of the State never had
a better chance to further the move
ment than now, and no one item
could be of more material interest to
their patrons than the question OF
puttinga good roads movement well
on foot.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24

REFERRING to the taxing of cor
pOrations the Baltimore News says a:
I've are as much opposed to injustice
to corporations as anybody; but we do
not like to see the cry of contiscation
raised at every proposition calculated
to increase their contributions to the
public treasury
And so says THE FREE Lance.
Corporations should receive Justice
at the hands Of the law, but legisla-
ton that discriminatesin their favor
to the detriment OF the States reve-
nues is an injustice upon taX-bur-
dened people and shouldnot be toler-
ated by them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
TIE CONSOLIDATED RAILROAD
Heavy frame over r, ?. q P R. r.

Great interest il manifested in the new
schedules To be effective over the Wash
ington-Southern and the r.. +. n T. rail
way, shortly after November LIST.
The r., +. 4 T. road will operate its
usual trains and it is expected that the
Southern and the chesapeake and Ohio
will also have through trains. There
will also be the trains OF the SeabOard
Airline. So it IL likely that at least
four roads will run trains over the tracks
of the r., f. a =. road. all passing
though this city.
Six railroads are now Interested in the
Richmond, fredericksburg and Potomac
property. They are. besides the r., +. \
F.. the SeabOard Airline, the Southern.
the Chesapeake aud Ohio, the Atlantic
COast-Line, and the Pennsylvania. These
companies own each one.sixth OF the
Washing con Southern, and one-siNth OF
the majority of the stock of the Il, +. y
=. The company IL 10 be known "a the
Washing con aud Richmond Company
This latter company was recently char
tered under the laws of New Jersey. The
entities of the X f. & r., and the Wash
ington-jouthern road will remain intact,
and their charters unaffected by the
changes. The States Interest in the r..
f. 4 =. will he uualtered, save the prob
liability that the States property will be
enhanced in value.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
culrs rsr TO Get Msthcaint school

II is now certain that the Methodist
School will be located in Culpeper. as
three weeks ago the required amount 10
be raised by Culpeper was only lacking
in four thousand dollars, and at the
meeting Monday of the committee to
raise this fund twenty-five hundred OF it
was subscribed, leaving a balance OF
fifteen hundred, which, it was made
known at the committee meeting, would
be promptly subscribed and the school
secured
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
Essex Politics.

Messrs j. Boyd Sears, of Mathews, and
W. IL. Lawson, of Middlesex, addressed
n large and enthusiastic crowd at Tappa-
hammock Monday,
Mr.. Sears led off with a mastery speech
and made fine impression. Mr.. Lawson
followed and also made good speech.
The independent candidate for the
House, Mr.. Lewis Jones, of Middlesex,
who is opposing Mr. Lawson, was also
on the ground, but there was nc Repub-
lican speaking.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
Democratic Speakers.

The following are among appointments
made for speakers:
JOHN f. REXEY.
Orange Court, Oct rs.
WILLIAM A. ANDERSON.
Fredericksburg, Oct. 20 night.
HID. FLOOD.
Fauquier Court, Oct. 2S.
EPPA HuNTON, JR.
Prince William Court, Nov. 4.
W. b. RICHARDs
Orange Court, Oct. %.
JAMES W. MARSHALL.
Fauquier Court, Oct. %.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
Por over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, soitens the gums, allays all pains,
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
Druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty cents a bottle. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" and take no other kind.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24

the surface OF such ground is ready
for paving for several years to come.
To pave them now means that there
will be gradual settling over the
course of the sewers, and this would
be decidedly Objectionable and neces-
state constant repairing. 1t might
be well. then. to first give attention
to such streets as are not severed
which it is contemplated to pave un-
der the pending arrangement.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
SOME DEATHS.

Mrs. Jonah Nixon died mt her home in
Loudoun county Monday.
Mr.. Mitchell Watson. II years OF age,
died last week in Accomac county.
Mr.. G. C. Florance, OF Fauquier, died at
his home, near New Baltimore, Monday
night, aged GO years.
Mrs. Sarah Eaton, who died last week
in Baltimore, was born in Mathews
county, and was eighty-nine years old.
Mrs. A. J. Mcdaniel a highly respected
lady of Lancaster county, died her at
home in Irvington Saturday night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24

An EXCHANGE says, "The largest
insect knownis the elephant beetle OF
Venezuela. One has been found that
weighed seven ounces" Evidently
the author of this intelligence has
never felt the red-hOt end of a yellow
Jacket. When out for business it
weighs more than a brick.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24
Giles jackson Was Invited Too.

1t has Just been learned in Richmond
that Giles B. Jackson, the well-known
colored lawyer of Richmond, secretary
of the Negro Business League OF Virginia
and vice-president of the national organi-
cation OF which Booker Il. Washington
is president, was invited to the dinner at
the White House at the same time with
Washington.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-24

THE FREE LANCE is gratified that
freedom of speech has been put back
into the Virginia Bill of Rights. 1t
struck hard lick for this and is
gratifed that its advice was not I'M
needed.