The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-29
Current Comments.

Mr.. r. c. Davis. of Burr Hill was in
the city Tuesday.
Miss Susie Rawlings is visiting relatives
in Orange county.
Miss Nellie Kirtley is the guest OF her
brother Mr. George kirtley, IN Norfolk
Mr. :. j. Combs. of Stafford, was a
callerat Tsr FREE LANcEoiiicey yesterday
The condition OF Mr. j l.. Green, who
has been sick. was more comfortable yes
terday.
Miss Ada Wine. OF Stafford, is visiting
friends and relatives in Spotsylvania, near
Lewiston.
Mr. Y. J. Edenton OF Spotsylvania,
was a visitor to rHE FREE Lance Office
yesterday.
Mrs John G.. Willis and daughter, Miss
Nora Willis, are visiting relatives in Caro-
line county.
Mr. G. W. Shepherd, Jr, has gone to
Blue Ridge Inn, in Loudon county to
spend ten days.
Special bargains in Ladies' oxford
Ties at Baker. Browns Crismond =. Perry
Il Co 5 old stand
Miss Susie NJ. Bradley left for LaplNta.
Md. Tuesday, TO visit her friend, Miss
Bessie poindeXter
MIR Lewis p. Woodward, OF the city
postofice OF Alexandria is the guest oil
Mr.. r L. Wood and family.
DIR. W. u. Sale, of Essex Mr. Bernard
TAYLOR and Misses Ncttie and Julia lay
lor. OF I.eedstown, were in the city Tues
day
Mrs p Y. p. Conway and Miss Susie
Conway have returned from Cape May,
y. j.. where they spent the month oi
August.
Miss Kate Keene. of the millinery es-
Establishment of Mrs. d. Z Smith n Co."
has gone North to look for pretty goods
for theiall opening.
You will find at Halls Drug Store n
lorpc assortment of landreth'S Iurmp
Seeds at low prices Also everything IN
the Drug line on best terms
Horace Toombs shot adog in the Park
Yesterday morning supposed 10 Toe sniier-
inc from rabies The dog was after
wards found dead on the river shore
Miss Margaret Crismond is the guest
of Miss Annie Rucker OF Manchester. She
was accompanied by Miss Hunter. OF
Ashland. whOwas recently her guest mere.
Miss Grace Pollard. of Richmond. who
has been the guest Of DR.. T. II Farra-
more. of Hampton Roads. LETT today Tor
Rowling Green. Na-Ncwport News
Press.
MIR j. NJ. BaldcrsOn and son, Mr.. l.. Il
Ralderson. of Essex county came mp on
the steamer Monday evening. and were
callers at The FREE Lance Office Tues
day
Have YOU gotten hold of one OF {. W.
Jones circulars this week. He Is closing
ont all Summer Goods at sacrifice prices.
Go see what is being done att N.Jones
Cash Store.
DIR Thomas Griffin. of the T. ) Civil
Service Commission at Washington, D.
C. who has been the guest OF his brother;
Postmaster Jno. VI Griffin, returned
home Tuesday.
Mr. ID l.. Gravatt has sold To Ar Jas.
+ Clark. of New ton. Mass. an old COLO
NAL clock at handsome price. he clock
was brought TO this country by the Welt
ford family IN l7s3.
Mr. J. ". Calper caught among others
a bass at the dam above the clly' whlch
weighed four pounds eud zen oun. IS
He also caught rock fish VIII IN weighed
one and a haF pounds.
Mrs. Joseph Faber and Miss Addie
Freeman. of Norfolk, aud Mrs. Lynn
Sbepherd. Of Richmond who have been
the quests of their parents. Mr.. aud Mrs
Geo Freeman here. have retui hed nome
G W. Jones the cash man, never ear
ries goods from one season To another,
nriees will sell the m To that end all
summer goods are being sacrificed now
First TO come gets first pick. Hurry,
and bring cash with You.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs James
Powell died at the home OF Its parents,
ON Prussia street, Tuesday, aged nine
dovs Funeral services were held rom
the house. Rev. &. T. Tyler Officiating
and the inteIment made in the City
cemetery.
The Washington Times OF last Satur-
dav contains the account OF a negro
iockey's being robbed by an associate OF
S3OO' in money and $3.50 in jewelry. The
account winds up with the statement
that the looted knight of the stlrrup had
intended going to fredericksburg 10 rae
in the races.
marty. composed of summer visitors
and residents of Bowling Green, came
here Tuesday and spent the day LOOKING
nj points of historic interest They also
visited the Masonic Lodge. The day
was much enjoyed. In the party We're
Mrs. 5. 5. Nottingham and daughi RS
Misses Fannie and Ethel and Mrs. =. W
Bavne. Miss Virginia Cook, MIS-. l.. VI;
Robinson and son. Mrs. b f. Smoot ana
Mrs J. =. Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Carmichael OF
Wilmington. \. C., were guests at tne
marriage Of the multi-milliOnalre, W w.
Flooler of New York. and Miss keenan,
nj the home of the bride, near Whining
tom. \. C.. several days ago The BRIDE
is n Cultured southern woman, 30 years
old. and the groom is y. Mr. tlagler
bridal present to his wife was 81, OOO, 900
He also gave the parents and sis ers
$50 600 each. This is his third vie.
family Of five alligators, each twelve
inches in length, were caught in pound
net off New Point, Mathews county, last
week. The mother alligator had been
seen several times in the water, but the
nound men are rather shy of her. They
annreciate the fact that the saurian has
n nowerfullweapon in its tail. Two OF the