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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
CAROLINE.
Barn Destroyed Lawn Party Almost Fire
Notes and Personals.

Correspondence Of TnE FREE LANCE)
Ruthcr Glen, Va. Oct. =. 1901.
our neighbor, Mr.. Preston Smith, was
very unfortunate in losing his barn flied
with tobacco last week MIR Smith has
the sympathy OF all in his loss.
Miss laney Pcnck, Of Culpeper, is
teaching this session in the family of Mr..
james Hunter We feel sure that she
will he quite an addition to our com
munity.
Several of our people went to the lawn
party at Concord church ON the 9th Of
last month and all had "A pleasant even
ing. 4 very interesting game Of tennis
was played ON egrounds about sunset,
and then the crowd gathered around the
beautifully ladened refreshment table,
where n plenty oi good things to eat
were served Aiterward "A program was
rendered by the Sunday school scholars,
consisting of Rotations, solos. etc The
games played in the church-yard by the
members OF the Sunday school were
another icaturc Of intervening
Miss Grace Moncure left on Monday,
Sept Both, for Powhatau county, Va,
where she goes to teach school dur
ing the session oi IDOL.
Miss Byrd Moncure went TO Richmond
last Saturday to attend the Carnival.
There was full attendance mt Carmel
church last Sunday The pastor, Rev.
Mr. Craddock, has arranged with his
other churches and changed preaching
days to the lst and 3rd Sundays. This
meets with the approval Of nearly every
one i'm this community. M there il now
no other church having n service that
conflicts with the above
Mr.. Jas Smith, who lives near Carmel
church, came near losing h- residence
by fire last Saturday Some bedding,
which was being summed in one OF the
windows was ignited by sparks from the
chimney. There wascOnsNlerable excite
mcnt for n short time, but happily no
serious damage was done
4 large crowd left here for the Rich
mond Carnival today, consisting OF
thirty or forty persons.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
King George Notes and Personals.
Correspondence of The FREE LANCE.

Correspondence of THE FREE LANcE)
King George c. H., Va, Oct. s, 1901.
Mr.. Horace A. Fitzhugh. who has
spent the summer with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. +. c. Fitzhugh, at Bedford, "
has returned to New York City.
Mrs. John S. Dickinson, who has been
visiting friends in Washington, has re-
tui ned TO Berry Plain.
Miss Virginia Washing ton, who spent
the summer with relatives in Clarke
county, Va, has returned home.
MIR. John Boggs, of "Mount Ida" left
on the 18th inst. for Pittsburg Pa. where
he has been offered lucrative position.
Miss Dora HoOe, of Lauderdale. " who
has been visiting friends in Washington,
| has returned home.
Miss Margaret Stuart, Of Cedar
Grove" who has been visiting relatives
in Alexandria aud Washington, has re-
turned home.
Miss Virginia Dickinson, daughter OF
Mr.. John $. Dickinson, of Berry Plain, y
who has been spending some time in
Washington, has returned home.
Miss Sadie Male, OF Washington, il
visiting her cousin, Miss Dora Hooe, at
| "Lauderdale
Col Henry s. Fitzhugh, of Clarence, -
| who has been visiting friends in Hanover
county, has returned.
Mrs. Dr. Il. r. Arnald, who has been
| spending some time with friends in Phil
adelphia, has returned to willow Hin u
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
Subscription sl.5o Per Year. in Advance
THURSDAY...OCTOBER 10, 1901
Weather forecast for Fred
erickSbUrg and Vicinity.
Probably rain.

THE appreciable, and continuing
rise in the commodities of life this
year is ingeniously ascribed to the
better times" and increased de-
mand for the neceSsaries of life. They
say that the workman is getting
more for his labor, that more of them
have found employment and that,
consequently, they are eating more,
wearing more and INDUCING more.
This latter may be all true but We
think that the supply is not, or
should not be so limited as declared.
We are becoming a trust ridden
country. and no doubt of it, whether
it is due TO our politics, our laws or
what we do not pretend to say. Pos
sibly both laws and politics conspire
to this end. The trusts are here,
maybe to stay. and we feel them on
all sides. 1t is they that limit the
supply, and it is they that put up
prices when they think the public
pulse will stand it, So long as the
people appear to prosper, so long as
money is comparatively plentiful the
trusts believe the people will stand
little squeezing, and squeeze they do.
In the end. the people have been well
fed and comfortably clothed only;
little or nothing has been saved by
them, but the trusts have put by
snug sums for "a rainy day"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

OYSTERS were never known to be
higher on the oyster grounds at the
beginning OF a season. Good "rocks'
are bringing forty cents per bushel.
Heretofore thirty cents has been a
fair figure. There are, probably, two
things which conspire to bring this
about. Oysters of the required size
(that is, OF the minimum measure
ment defined by law, and above) are
scarcer than usual. The increase in
the number of buyers, and a conse-
quent decrease in the number OF
catchers may furnish the second rea-
son. A great number of people who
were formerly takers OF oysters have
procured small pieces OF oyster bot
toms and gone into the buying bust
ness. They buy from those who have
no shore and are forced to sell. The
oysters are then placed on private
bottoms and taken up and marketed
when the weather gets colder and
prices range higher.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
Sehie7 Court.

Lieut.. Com. A. C. Hodgson gave a
graphic description of the naval battle
off Santiago. The Brooklyn led in the
fighting, and Admiral Schley's bearing,
he said, was in every way worthy of a
cOmmander-in-chief. Capt. W. NJ. Folger,
commander of the New Orleans, testified
that Admiral Schley's bombardment OF
the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon on
Nav 81, 1898, had been ''eminently sue
,sful" in developing the strength of the
shore batteries at Santiago. Lieut.. HOdg-
son, formerly navigator OF the Brooklyn,
testified that Commodore Schley never
said, 1--WE are too near the Spaniards; -
that the turn of the Brooklyn was COM
plete and unbrOken and covered only the
distance necessary to make it; that any
one who said that the Brooklyn went
1000 yards to the south away from the
Spanish battle line was mistaken. The
evidence was very favorable for Sehley
He was exposed TO the enemys fire
throughout the battle of Santiago.
Two new witnesses testified Commander
Richard Wainwright, who commanded
the Gloucester in the war with Spain, and
Lieut.. NJ. L. Bristol, a watch officer on the
Texas in the Santiago campaign. Com.
mander Wainwright testified that the Of
fetal chart showing the positions OF the
American ships in the battle near Santi.
ago was inaccurate. Lieutenant Bris-
tolls evidence was regarded as unfavOr-
able to Admiral Schley. The Navy De
partment has introduced its strongest
testimony.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
(Communicated.)
To THE FREE LANCE:

To THE FREE LANCE:
Please allow me to say to the voters oil
the counties in which your paper circu
lates, that the Prohibitionists (of whom
| am glad to be one) have nominated for
Governor, o. C. Rucker, Bedford City for
Lieut.. Governor, w. r. Bundick, Acco.
mac for Attorney. General, l.. NJ. Lee,
Roanoke county; for House of Delegates,
Louisa county, J. =. +. Johnson; for
Senate, 18th district louisa, Spotsyl-
vania, and Stafford, and City of Fred
ericksburg), Y. Parker Richardson, OF
Louisa. These gentlemen are entitled to
the votes OF all who are opposed to the
licensed saloon Economically considered,
the prohibition of the liquor traffic is the
greatest issue before the people OF Vir-
ginia today. Morally no other issue
compares with it in Importance. No zone
will deny these statements. No intelli-
gent representative OF the old parties will
debate these propositions before the peo-
pie, with an intelligent Prohibitionist.
Significant Respectfully,
l.. A. CUTLER.
Louisa, Va, Oct 8, 1901.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
Democratic Speakers.
The following are among appointments
made for speakers:
InsIpH 4 MII.IARn.

The following are among appOiutmet
made for speakers:
JOSEPH +. WILLARD.
Caroline Court, Oct. II.
Middlesex Court, Oct. %.
JOIN LAMB.
Hanover Court, Oct. l6.
King Wi'liam Court. oct -.
join L. PrXEY.
Louisa Court, Oct. II.
Stafford Cou {. Oct. 16.
Fairfax COuI I, Oct. q.
Ore 1ge Court, Oct. %.
Sd. KELTLY.
Caroline COm 4, Oct. a.
Middlesex Court, Oct. %.
JEFFE. son WALLACE.
He mover Com I, Oct. -.
King william Court, Oct. -.
J. BOY SEARS.
Mathews COui ., Oct. II.
Essex COul {, Oct. p.
Middlesex Court, Oct. %.
II. r. POLLARD.
Louisa Court, Oct. IA.
W. A. JONES.
Noi thumberlF I'd COUl {, Oct. a.
HID. FLOOD.
Stafford CouIo, Oct. 10.
JAMES W. MArsHALL.
Mathews COu =, Oct. H..
JAMES W. FI1ID.
Gre cue Court, Oct. IS.
CIlpeper Court, Oct. 81.
Madison Court, Oct. "a.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
To Celebrate Its l5oth Ann!versary.

East Hanover Prcsby tery, which met
Tuesday at Concord church, in Bruins
wick county. received "A communication
from the Samuel Davies church, in Han
over county, inviting the prcsby terry to
celebrate the l50th anniversary in Salem
church. which il the oldest church in the
presby terry, having succeeded the Pole
Green church the original church Of the
prcsbytery. Pole Green was organized
in l7l7 aud the presbytery in 1850. The
date of the celebration has not been de-
termined on. but viii take place in 1908.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

Senator John l.. .Ieifries, of Culpeper,
was in the city yesterday. and spent
some time with his law partner, Secre-
tary Joseph T. Lawless Mr. Jeifries goes
To Norfolk To live at the end Of this week
having secured offices for the law firm Of
Lawless and Jeiiries He says he expects
to go on the stump for the Democratic
ticket rs soon IA he gets located in Nor
folk Richmond Times.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

The Pennsylvania Democrats are
considering proposition to fuse with
the Union party. A fuse is very
essential factor in a mining state.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

The New York State Federation Of
Women's Clubs discussed the "cClor
line" at Buffalo. We are surprised
that they should waste their time on
such a honey-combed subject with
them) as colors.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

The Republican speakers are shoot
ing their oratorical sky-rockets into
the constitutional Convention and
the suffrage clause is getting well
siZZlnl
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

By ALL meanslet the racing yachts
exchange crews and have a so. We
want to see whetheriti is our seaman
ship or our bodybuilding qualities
which excel, or whether it is both.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

INITIATING the small boy at Christ
mas the Convention, it is said, will
defer the consideration OF business to
any extent until the Carnival festivi-
ties are over.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
Republicans at Stafford.

The Republicans at Stafford Court
house next Wednesday court day. will
have either Hon. T. l.. Moore, OF Mont
gomery, Mr.. d. Lawrence Groner, OF
Norfolk, or James Lyons, of New York,
formerly OF Richmond, to speak to the
voters, and it may be that all three will
be present.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

THE BALTIMORE Sun decided last
Sunday to hereafter issue Sunday
edition OF that splendid and reliable
newspaper. To say that it is Sun
day Sun is sufficient guarantee that
It viii be clean and readable.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

At the Louisville, KY, horse show Mr.
Jas. X. Maddux, of Warrenton, took the
open-to-all class with Searchlight, after
a superb performance, and Mr.. CORTLAND
II. Smith, OF Alexandria county, took
the class for lightweight hunters with
Up-to-Date.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

When you have no appetite, do not
relish your food and feel dull after eating
you may know that you need dose Of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's. Price, % cents. Samples free at
M. M. Lewis drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
SOME DEATHS
DR.. W. p. Stoddard died Sunday at his
home in Prince William county.

Junius A. Morris, of the well-known firm
Of Davenport 4 Morris, wholesale gro
cers OF Richmond died Monday, aged 60
years He was n native Of Hanover
county
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10

ADMIRAL SCHLEY seems 10 he ms
good mt fighting on land as he is Mt
sea
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

OF The Conway, Gordon & Garrett National
Bank at Fredericksburg, in the State OF
Virginia. at the Close OF Business Sept.
80, 1901.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-10
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

or the National Bank Of fredericksburg, at
Predsr lcksburg. In the State Of Virginia,
at the Close Of Business, 3Oth Of Sept,
1901
Daily camera., 1901-08-01
An Army Wife.
BY CAPTAIN CHARLES KING.

ICopyriphted. 1906. by F. Tennyson Neely.1
Florence, listening at her half-open
door rs the captain read Whittaker's
dispatch aloud to her mother, shrank
back to her bedside, covered her face
with her hands and sank to her knees.
1t was thus she was found few mo-
ments later. Merriam, aroused by the
unaccust med sounds, had lighted his
candle and, partially dressed, came
forth into the broad hallway Of the
commanding officers quarters, and
Tremaine met and gave him the mes
sage and the note. which latter Randy
tore open and read with staring eyes.
For moment he stood COMPOUNDED,
then turned sharply to Tremaihe:
"Now, sir, I've got to go, and go at once
when Wells does" then turned and
hurried to his room.
The captain himself aroused his post
surgeon, told him the news, and bade
him see and quiet Merriam as soon as
possible. The dawn wns breaking, and
the rosy light was in the eastern sky
when the doctor reached his patient,
finding him fully dressed and rapidly
slowing in his saddle-bags the simple
articles Of soldiers toilet
This won't do, Randy. You're not
fit to STIR" said he. But his determine
tion oozed when Merriam, with white
face, turned and said:
More than my life's ut stake here,
doctor-it's woman's honor, and I'm
going, live or die"
Daily camera., 1901-08-01

sa,t Lake and Return Chssp
Via the Colorado & Southern during the
summef season. Ask any c. & S. agent
for rates, selling dates etc.
Daily camera., 1901-08-01

Use Prof. Fields worm powders.
single trial proves their worth.
Daily camera., 1901-08-01
CHAPTER Y.

twas October before the surveyors
finished their work in the Mescalero
mountains and Merriam and his men
were recalled to Sedgwick. Late in
July Billy Whitaker had been relieved
by his restored comrade and returned
to headquarters; he lost no time in call
ing on the Haynes, and between him
and that charming little army matron,
Mrs. Hayne, there were exchanged sig
nificant smiles and knowing looks, and
not few confidential words, to all of
which the blond, Norse-looking captain
and husband seemed to give hearty APP
proval. And letters from the canton
ment = long letters came to Mrs.
Hayne from her friend, Mrs. Tremaine,
and long, loving, blissful missives from
Florence, and when the Haynes, father
and mother, boys and girls, all present.
ly went in to Chicago for month at
the fair it leaked out in some way that
Mrs. Hayne left frcighted with mysteri.
GUS commissions from her friends at the
Catamount, Tremaine's reverses permit
ting no such extravaganza as journey
especially in view of the many new
and lovely items that women decreed as
indispensable now. And presently it
was known at Sedgwick that, despite
his complete recovery, Mr.. Merriam
seemed to find it necessary to leave the
detachment in the mountains and make
frequent, even hazardous rides, with
only single orderly, down deep into
the canyon of the Catamount, and so on
back to Wells and the cantonment.
Long before the Haynes returned from
Chicago, therefore, the sweet secret was
out, and all Fort Sedgwick was talking
of Merriam's engagement to Floy Tre-
maine. She was but 1s; he 2S. She was
shy, sensitive. an idolized daughter.
There we're times when she was actual-
ly lovely, 50 deep and tender were her
eyes, so winning her smile, soft and
caressing her voice. He was stalwart,
Daily camera., 1901-08-01
Sand Ne rnelr N.,nr..

b3n0 No kn0lr ~ Abuees
Thousands Of Eastern people will take
advantage Of the cheap rates to Colo.
rado which the Burlington Route will
cffer during June. July. August and
September.
They are the lowest ever made.
II you have any friends who are talk
ing CT coming to Colorado. send me their
names and will have our representative
look them up-furnish advertising mat.
ter-reserve berths for them-see that
they have quick and comfortable trip
Hotel Keepers! This is your oppor.
tunity. Whenever you receive an en-
quiry about your resort, send it to me
will take pains to see that the writer
spends the summer In Colorado.
G. W. VALLERY. General Agent
Burlington Route.
Denver, Colo.
Daily camera., 1901-08-01
Over the Loop Sundays.

Owe the Loop Sundays.
The Colorado & Southern has put ia
very attractive rates for this trip and ha.
arranged the train schedules so you can
make the trip very nicely in one day
Ask your agent about it.
Daily camera., 1901-08-01

To be ~. ...~sa..mor ow.
Daily camera., 1901-08-01


ing and exhausted. Wells quickly gave
him stimulant; then he and Whitaker
affixed their names as witnesses. Amo-
ment later, while the surgeon remained
with his patient, the two young officers
clasped hands outside.
you're weak as a child yet, Randy.
What is it, old boy?"
9 "My God! can't afford to be weak
now," was the fierce answer. 1--WE got
to act-to do as never did before. How
long should it take our best rider, our
lightest rider, to reach the railway?
kilograms must go east at once"
"If he take the back trail-the one
you came in by from Sedgwick-ive
days and nights, least count. II he go
around by the cantonment for fresh
horses, perhaps seyen."
my God! my God!" cried Merriam.
Even two days may be too long.
You're in command, Billy. can give
no orders, but that courier must start
before moonrise tonight. Don't ask
me to tell you why"
And within the hour, with sealed
packet addressed to Capt. Lawrence
Hayne, -th infantry, Fort Sedgwick, .
slim little Irish trooper was Looping, oil
alone, jauntily back toward the valley
Daily camera., 1901-08-01

P. 7. Thomas. Summerville, Ala, 81
was suffering from dyspepsia when l
co nmeneed taking Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. took several bottles and can di.
g-st anything" Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is the only preparation containing all the
natural digestive fluids. 1t gives weak
stomachs entire rest. restoring their
natural condition. Gilbert Bros.
The evening times., 1901-10-25
news FROM GEORGETOWN.
Insurance Men Interested in the
Troy Collection System.

Likely 60 BE Applied in the District
of CoIumbiH-A Suit Involving the
Right 10 Occupy "A Hou>c-TIle
Death of Frank ". ONIey.
Georgetown Insurance men are deeply
interested i'm what is known as d., Troy
y Y. sy stem of collecting premiums
The executive committee of the local
board Of underwriters is now preparing
a report ON this matter The question is
of special Importance TO poIicyhpid,rs
policies i'm some instances indefinitely for
the assured. but If the Troy system is
adopted the following clause viii be-
stamped upon every policy issued.
This policy or renewal Thereof shall
become void ON the l-th day of next
month following date OF its issue. unless
the premium or consideration named here
in shall have been actually paid 1t or
before - O'Clock. noon, of said 18th day"
'On the first business day after the 18th
day Of each month, each agency snail re-
port in writing the names Of any and all
who hav" rot paid for premiums in com
plianco with this condition Of their policy
or renewal and the clerk shall .mmedi-
ately issue to each agency a bulletin. al
phahcucaly arranged. showing the uames
as handed in by all agencies.
After receipt of said bulletins by the
agents. policies shall not be issued to any
party whose name appears thereon. uu-
ing the payment Of the delinquent prem
lumS.
The evening times., 1901-10-25
WEDDING GUESTS POISONED.
The Police Investigating Myster-
fous Case at Bath, y. \.

BATH. y. Y. oct 25.-The mystery sur
rounding the poisoning OF Clarence carr
his bride. Nellie Thomas, and the many
s,sts who attended the wedding OF ihe
cauDIc on wednesday evening. mas uoJ
y.t been solved. and there are sJill "a mum
her of the victims in danger as re-
suit of their participation in the tc5tiVi-
ties
among them the bride and groom, and the
officiating clergyman, Rev George
EEgr,r The poison was slow 20 act, and.
although a few Of the guests complained
of .frsllus IN during the evening. the ma
,arltv were not affected until the follow
ing day.
- many persons who had attended the
wedding were attacked that the physl-
clans Of Bath were found IusGthciout ana
an those residing Ia adjoining towns had
to De, summoned These have been lu at
tendance since So far they have not eN-
pressed an opinion as Co the nature Of lhe
poison Administered. but they are iuNeS-
Jigatiug and viii probably make some dis
closures within "a f=w days The police
are also Investigating
The evening times., 1901-10-25
A WOMAN TAKES POISON.
FORMER brooklyn Girls suicide Z, .
Denver Hotel
4Z0 10 80 Seventh St.

DENVER. oct. 2j-AIrs. Nellie Hardi-
FER yesterday took poison in the room, or
william p Flanders in the Midland EJo-
tel. When Flanders returned TO tho room,
at O'Clock she was unconscious and he
fore doctor could reach her she was
dead Flanders himself took a large
amount Of morphine but is accustomed
u the use Of the drug. lie f. d,lIrious at
the County Hospital lie is q hotaIkee,-
er at Lyons. Col, and his wife is on ber
way 70 his bedside
Philip G Hardifer. the husband. after
an all-night search for his wife. rushed
I'm the hotel just as the coroner was re-
moving her body He is almost ips.,a
and threatens % Kin Flanders at sfgbt
should the latter recover Flanders -.
cording TO Hardifer, had q hvpuorir in
huence upon Mrs. Hadifer and taught her
% use morphine.
Mrs Hardifer was an exceedingly prat-
" woman Nellie Devoge was her maid
en- name She was twenty-five wears oId
Her marriage took place in Broo<Ivn
February II, 1898. She came 10 DaDyer
a bride Five weeks ago Mrs H3r,Iff.r
went TO New York city 10 VISIT nor m
eHts. She returned to Denver after a two
weeks visit Hardifer Is a coUtracfor
end builder who came to Denver from
New York