The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-06

Mrs. NJ. f. Schroeder and Miss Willie
Schooler have returned rom a pleasant
visit to Orange county.
MIR Josephus Trader, internal revenue
officer for this district. attended Spotsyl-
vania court yesterday.
Mir George Jennings of Richmond who
has been spending several days with his
family here. has returned.
Mrs r. b. McCalley. who has been
attending the Piedmont Association, IN
Orange has returned home.
Misses Hunter. OF Ashland and Misses
Willnaham aud Rocker, of Richmond.
are visiting Miss Margaret Cllsmond.
Misses Rebecca Dickinson, OF Caroline.
and Eva Ty'nr of this city, are visiting
Miss Miruie q. Smith in King George
Mrs Virginia Dorsey. OF Tacoma Park.
d. G.. who has been visiting her niece
Mrs. Dr. j. y Barney has returned home.
Councilman W. II. Hurkamp Miss
jennie Hurkamp and Mr. and Mrs. W. j.
Ford. have returned rom Atlantic city.
Ii is said that there are not sufficient
threshing machines in King George coun-
" to do the large amount of work To be
done.
Rev. EWoodbridge. OF china, preach
eel at the Presbyterian church sunday
morning at I / O'Clock and at the Mission
at night.
Ii i, stated that MIR j + Rogers viii
be an independent candidate for the Leg
islaturc from Stafford and King George
counties.
Col. f. d. Cole of fredericksburg. was
among the prominent Democrats at
Murphy last night-Saturday s Rich
mond Times.
Mr. G.. L.Jordan.a partner and brother
in-law of Mr. b. VI Ski1.cr, at Moss
Neck. is very IN with fever at the home OF
the latter there.
one lot of remnant White Duck. only
> cents per ward at Jones cash store.
Remember. these are regular 10 cent
quality. See them.
The ladies of the Mary Washington
Hospital will hold their regular meeting
this Tuesday mora'1g at 10 O'Clock Do
the council chamber.
Twenty-Five cents will buy ten yards
of neat figured Lawn at &. W. Jones
cash store. Why not keep cool and LOOK
nice when if costs so little
Mrs ID. d. Carter. Of Woodstock. Va,
who has been the guest OF her son mia"
and daughter. DR. and Mrs. j y. Barney
returned home yes 'rday.
You Will find at Halls Drag store a
large assortment Of Landrcth InrmI
Seeds mt low prices. Also every thing III
the Drug line on best terms
Miss Ida c. Magruder OF Georgetown
DC. is at Idlewild, thecountry nom,
of Mrs VI. T. bowman. near here, aud
will remain until October LIST.
Mr.. 4. Hansiord. OF Spotsylyania coun
ty. was a caller at The FREE Lance OF.
fee Saturday. He says he maze 'Vo
bushels of wheat from - acres.
DIR and Mrs. J. W Rosebro and Messrs
Frank and Ruthei ord ROsebro a.e at
Cold Sulphur Springs il Rockingham
county. and will spend some time.
Rev. H. NJ. d. Martin is visiting hi'
pareats here. He informed FREE LANCE
representative that he had received a cal
TO Crisfeld. Md, and expects TO acceptlt
Rev. DR.. r. 5. Drnaway preached a.
able sermon at the Baptist church Sun
dav in the absence of DR.. Din which was
atientiyely listened TO by a large corgre
CATION.
Mr. Samuel Carneal is being treated at
the Mary Washington Hospital Tor ty
phoid jever and IS improV 7g. Nr. nos
CarDeal has about recovered 'om the
sane disease.
Mrs. p. V. d Conway, Miss ). I. Con
wav and Miss A. Bell MOncure left yes
ter1ay for Cape May, whe, they Will bt
guests at The Aldine for the remainder
of the summer.
Mr. Willie Warren, OF New York, II
visiting his relatives here, the Hurbaml
'amily. lie will go to Orange county tC
snend n shOT, time with his parents be
fore returning.
Mr.. Jas. Thos. BOrum, OF Gloucester
county. is the guest OF Capt. George IL
seldom. in Westmoreland county. He at
tended the Northern Neck Baptist Asso
citation. held in that county, and will re
turn home next week.
Mrs. Charles Wallace, who was at Jet
ferson Park Hotel, near Charlottesville
was summoned home Saturday by tn
illness of her niece, Miss Jennie Maitland
She arrived Sunday morning. and Mis-
/ Naitland's condition was slightly I'm
proved yesterday.
Two pretty little girls, aged respective
|, " four and six years, were taken to Rich
mond Saturday and placed in one OF tn
Catholic institutions where they will b
tepderly cared for by the good sisters
They are the children OF Mr.. Patrlcl
Martin. who resides near this city. Tn
father is nearly he8rt-broken over tn
loss of his wife AMI two children strncI
by a train in Stafford recently. He ha,
no one to care for the little girls, and
through the efforts of the Rev. Fathe
Coleman. of this city, the children wer
placed in the asylum