The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-02-28
orange COURT.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Personals and Notes.

Monday was the February term Of
Orange Court. IL was a bright and
beautiful day with the morning clear
and cold. aud frost covered the
ground like mantle ofsnOw as the train
OF the r.. f. a i. Il. Il. carried the Fred
cricksbnrg delegation to Orange. The
party were Messrs T.. e. Nindc. j. STAINS
bury Wallace. j. &. Chichester. oi the
Star and THE FREE LNNcEreprescntativc.
also Mr.. and Mrs Julian Bryan who
were returning home to Orange rom "a
visit To DR. Il. H. Pratt. the father oi
Mrs. b.. in Richmond county NJ Brock
road the party was joined 10y MIR. Cleo.
T.. King. who was out un a commercial
trip through the country. Al Mine Run
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Lumsdcn and daughter
and Mr. r. l.. BiscOc got aboard. AMI at
Rhoadesvillc Messrs. J. T. Weaver and
T.. NJ. Gibbs were added To the passenger
list MIR. Frazer Coleman joined us at
st. lust and when knoxville was reach
ed the CHEEKY voice OF DR.. ". j. (rltten-
den was heard as he greeted each oi the
marty He was enthusiastic over the
success of the Orange telephone the past
wear. While dividend of only Il per
cent wasdeclarcd thcearning- amounted
to T. Der cent The balance was added
To the surplus fund The lines will Ice ok
tended during the coming year
ON our arrival at Orange among the
first acquaintances we met were senator
John q. .lefiries Oi ('ulpcpcr. and Secre
tarv oftheC commonwealth T. Lawlcss.
of Richmond.
senator lclirics received assurances ON
all sides from the Democrats OF their ear
nest desire To see him nominated for Vt
torney General. and the CHARACTERIZATION
will fight for him with their coats OH If
il becomes necessary when the convention
meets
Secretary l.awlcss was the guest OF his
friend. Mr. Richard Il. BOotcu at lis hos
pitnblc home near the village for a few
days. and came over tOcourt 60 meet the
people. llis pleasant manner makes
friends wherever hc goes and hc was the
recipient of many hearty greetings when
introduced 10 citizens from different sec
tions of Orange and several other coun-
ties
There are many gentlemen who are
spoken Of for the constitutional Ionycn-
ton Some are avowed candidates.
while Others modestly say they will serve
il elected
Thosemost prominently mentioned are
Messrs e.. e.. Taliaicrro. j. g. Williams.
T. T. Barbour Chambers Si-sOn. II. J..
Uolladay and " ". Scott The friends
Of some of the gentlemen are actively ut
work for them. and the campaign VIII be-
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During the year the authorities coniis
cate many deadly weapons. such AZ
revolvers. razOrs etc. from parties
brought before thecourt and AT the end oil
the wear sell them at public auction.
There was perfect arsenal exposed TO
view in front of the Courthouse Monday,
when the yearly sale took place. Revol-
vers from the most common 10 the best
made and razors enough 10 shave regl-
ment were sold one large SD revolver
sold for Il. while Others smaller and OF
inferior make brought from 30 cents to
Sl.5j The razors brought correspond
ingly low prices.
Many farmers are getting Ice but strange
to say right under the mountain where
the ice should be- thickest because of lack
of sunlight. it is only about . inches.
while the farmers in Caroline. Tor instance.
housed it = and g inches thick.
The farmers are very much advanced III
blowing and general farm work ana when
spring opens they will be ready to plant
corn. I'm Pamunkey ncighborhood bet
ter and more corn was raised than M
other portions OF thecounty and II Il he
inc sold at the barn door at - per barrel
In the upper portion of the county, corn
il being brought from the West IN ear
load lots 10 supply the local demand.
The bulk of last years crop OF wheat
has been sold. There are, however. several
nf thc largest farmers and some of the
smaller who are still holding Tor higher
prices. Wheat sold for II centson board
ears at Orange.
There was but little done in court.
Judge Morton adjourned it AT an early
hour and Clerk Fry was attending to
routine matters in the Clerk r office before
/ O'Clock. The trial Of Ben Hawkins Tor
killing his wife. Ann T.. Hawkins was set
for Tuesday.
The smiling face Of Mr. "Will' Frazer
was missed atcOurt, and his many friends
regretted to learn he was sick.
among those who joined us at Union
Vile on the return trip was: Mr.. +. L.
Baker. Of Washington. who had spent
Sunday with his family at the home ol
Mr.. John Frazernear Lahore, where they
are visiting.
The Republican club at KNOXVILLE Mr.
4. G.. Walter president. is making ar
engagements to attend the inauguration
and an effort is being made To induce
President Richards 10 run train down
Sunday from Orange to fredericksburg
connecting with the r., f. a =. Il. L.
train Sunday night, which would he OF
great convenience to those living on the
line of the Narrow Gauge. as 1t would
put passengers in Washington Sunday
night about II O'Clock. II this is done
due notice will be given in THE FREt
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