The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-11
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plant the captain has been able 20 put
into execution one of his doctrines that
cities should own the important public
utilities. Water and light said he,
ARE necessities for every man, how
ever poor he may be- With proper econ
omy city certainly can supply these as
cheap, perhaps cheaper, than any corpo-
ration, Here in fredericksburg, we own
our water supply. our gas plant, ana our
electic lighting. There is some work to
90 before our electric lighting system VIII
he in complete operation, but 1t IL an Al
plant. Eventually it will he equipped
for both incandescent and are lighting.
As vet we have only arc lights in opera
ton. but they are the best To be found in
any city in Virginia. The lights are OF
J. OOO-candle power. the same asin Wash
ington. Richmond has lights OF only
,20O-candle power
CAPT NJ. II. ROWE.
Capt NJ B. Rowe, whose home Is the
famous mansion. fronted with white pill
lars, on Marye's Heights, adjoining Con
federatc intrcnchments, now covered
with green sward, and almost under the
shadow OF one of the grandest old oaks
in Virginia. will lead the historic Wash
ington Guards tn the Buffalo Exposition
this month. I'VE expect To camp in the
exposition grounds observed the cap
tain. Through the generosity OF our
citizens here, the men will he able TO
make the round trip at a nominal cost.
Buffalo can we'll admire when the
Guards go swinging along its thorough
fares. They were originally organized in
1913. and were ordered ont at the time
of John Browns raid, which they sup
pressed. Its members have served
through two wars. Since the Spanish
war they have again been organized and
are are part of the Seventeen Virginia.
MIR. JOHN NJ. GRIFFIN.
4 brand-new pOst-ofIice, run on modern
lines. is one of the ornaments OF this
city. The leading local Republican, John
VI. Griffin, IA brother Of Lieut.. Command
er Griffin, of the navy, Admiral Melville's
right hand man in the Navy Department
Bureau of Steam Engineering, is post
master He has another brother also at
Washington. in the Civil Service Bureau.
Postmaster Griffin is a popular man To-
cally. quite as much with Democrats a.
Republicans The votes of both parties,
| il il said, made him a member oil the city
council some tire ago. In three years
the receipts of his Office have increased
from about $4,000 annually to about
$11 900 annually.
There a is much larger money order
business in fredericksburg than one
would suppose said Mr.. Griffin. Fri
day paid out $4G9 on that account. 1t
was not an unusual days record.
Mr.. Griffin is local chairman of the Re
publican party, and says they propose to
make an active campaign in this vicinity,
although not committed yet to any can
didates. 81 see Mr.. Fitzhugh says our
party hash a decent organizationin any
county of the State" he added, but that
statement isn't going to discourage us
from making fight"
MR.. n. II. WALLACE.
One block to the west and little to
| the north on Princess Anne street is the
Office of the Democratic chairman and
former postmaster, Mr.. II. II. Wallace,
president Of the First National Bank. A
tall and dignifed but courteous gentle
man il Mr.. Wallace and a scion OF one OF
the very first families u fredericksburg.
| His cousin. state Senator Wallace, lives
across the river, in Stafford county.
"Our city has two very substantial
banks, said Mr. Wallace as he pulled out
a couple of chairs in one corner OF the
plainly-furnished but comfortable bank
building. "They have surplus for a
rainy day. Our own bank has a surplus
of about 500, 900. We pay asemi-annual
dividend Of per cent, which we think is
doing pretty well for town like this.
MAYOR VI. g. WILLIS.
estate Senator Jeffries friends up in
Culpeper are not at all certain yet that
he is out OF the woods in hisrace for At
pey General, said a large feshy gen.
tleman, Of full beard, as his team came
| to a standstill on one of the local thor
oughfares. 1t was Mayor NJ. g. Willis,
who had just returned from a two day 8
drive up through Orange and Culpeper
counties. 81 didn't get up to the court
house in Culpeper," he added, "but |
saw lots of people. It's very uncertain
what the outcome of the fight will be.
We're a little slow down here" com
mented the mayor, az he refined his horse
into the middle Of the street, "but we're
sure. We like to pay as we 90. 1t
makes your credit and your reputation
good"
MR.. c. A. GORE.
In deep drawer that bristles with re-
volvers and other fghtingparaphernalia,
Deputy-Sergeant G. A. Gore has copy
of the old ordinances that were in force
at Fredericksburg before the war. One
of the obsolete paragraphs relates to the
conduct OF slaves on the street No slave,
free negro, or mulatto, was allowed to
smoke any cigar or pipe on the street,
i rndnr nanaltv of txrnntY etrinea or q fine