The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-14
CAROLINE COURT
Constitutional c invention overshadowed
All Questions Notes-Personals, Etc

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small. for what is generally the largest
court Of the year. When we arrived at
Milford the Fredericksburgers had to
drive through a sea of mud and water to
reach the town of Bowling Green, but
we soon forgot our troubles when we
reached the Lawn Hotel and were IN the
spacious reading room 10y red hot
fire and received a hearty grasp from
Mine Host Richards
Ii was evident from the time OF our
arrival that the all-absorbing question
of the day was the Constitutional Con
ventinn and who should represent the
comfy in that body. The friends of
/ Judge E.C MOncure were numerous ana IN
sisted that there was only one man Tor
the place and that was the Judge.
There was a lingering hope that ms
/ Mr. 4 .B. Chandler was out again at his
office he could he persuaded To allow the
use Of his name This hope was dissi-
pated later in the day when TnE FREE
| LANCE representative was in his Office on
n matter Of business. and delegation
of gentlemen from different parts OF the
county came in and appealed To him to
run lie said; No very kindly
/ but emphaticnlly. My health IL
such cannot allow the Use of my name.
You have iirStcass man in the county
who will accept. TO and elect him.
one insistent member of the delegation
said: If we elect YOU will You serve?
No" replied Mr. e., Edo not insist on
! this. am sick man and cannot accept
under any circumstances,
Then there was consultations on the
court green. and about IL O'Clock ap-
pearcd the wellknown gentleman. Mr..
! W. l.. Cobb. who il one Oi the most
prosperous and level-headed business
/ men of the county. who had been men
/ toned az a good man To send To Rich
mond. but who had not said he would
| he an active candidate. lie was soon
surrounded by friends.
Then came Mr.. Jordan Waller. who
had been prominently mentioned as n
| candidate from the "Other side OF the
river. not the .Iordan-and he soon
was in consultation with friends
TnE iREE LAME representative blded
his time to interview these gentlemen.
IL was soon evident that there would
not he but two candidates before the
County Convention when il met tn make
n nomination. and later Mr.. Waller an
nounced that he would withdraw in
/ favor of Mr. Cobb. I'm the meanwhile
! THE FREE LAME asked Mr.. Cobb il he
would he q candidate Smilingly he re
piled: II can't get rid OF you FREE
| Lance people. You interviewed me in
Fredericksburg and now after me again.
| Yes. have decided, at the solicitations
of friends from all over the county. To he
a candidate. and if am elected ! will
use my best efforts to serve the people.
| There are now only two candidates for
the nominatiOn-Judge +. e. MOncure
and Mr.. W. l.. Cobb
WHAT REPUBLICANS WILL DO.
The leading Republicans of the county
are very quiet and are awaiting the
action OF the State Committee, which
meets in Richmond on Tuesday. 10Th
| This much they would say, that if the
! State Committee ordered candidates To
/ be put up throughout the state. they
would nominate Hon. ;. +. Pitts and
elect him in the county.
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETS.
The Democratic County Committee
held n meeting in the jury room, Chair
u. f.. Powers. Jr.. presiding. After some
discussion ON the subject of making n
nomination for the Convention the
whole matter was deferred for further
consideration and action until Friday
March 22nd, at which time there will
| be called meeting of the County Com
mittee in the courthouse at II am.
NOTES.
There was n small display OF fine
horses One Of the handsomest shown
was Brown Bay owned by Mr.. Allen
Smith. Of King George.
Messrs. John +. and Robert ;. Wright,
two Of the oldest and best known clti-
zens of Bowling Green, are critically Ill.
The question of local option Is To be
raised in Caroline and the first steps were
to be taken Monday by a speech from
Rev. DIR. John Harmon, OF Richmond.
There was much disappointment when
a telegram was received stating that he
could not be present. In connection with
local option the following was told on
! the most active advocate in the county:
/ 4 friend who was at his home wanted
drink of hard cider and asked for it.
Certainly. replied the host, have some
very fine. The guest was taken into
the hen-house where the cider was kept
under lock and key, and after several
glasses had been swallowed by each the
guest said: How can you reconcile TINS
with local option. "Oh', he replied,
this does not count.
George +. Nelson, the well-known
drummer. had made repeated efforts to
sell merchant in the county bill OF
goods. They were in vain, when Nelson
called ne was always invited to inspect
the orchard. look at tine crops, discuss
cattle or something else He grew des-
perate and went again in August deter
mined to make sale. After the usual
tour of orchard, barn-yard and fields, ne
returned to the store no nearer sale
than when he started He was then
asked if he was good with the shears
Yes. replied Nelson. Said the proprie-
tor. have huge mastiff who is suffering
with the heat and would like to have
his hair taken off. +" "All right, said Nell
son. and off went his coat and he was soon
at work on the dog and he made such n
nice Job that he sold the gentleman over
5000 1t was a hot job, but he won.
4 fight occurred between James Dunn
and Ira Scale, horse traders, in the
horse lot. They were taken before Mag
istrate #. ID. COghill and fined. Dunn,
81; Scale, $3.50. The cost to be divided
in proportion to the fine OF each.
Treasurer W. g. billiard and Mr.. {. {.
Chewing, of Spotsylvania were present.
The Fredericktburg delegation was
Messrs. l.. l.. Coghill, NJ. S. Chancellor,
f. G. Ninde. w. +. Lang, W. A. Bell,
Maurice Hirsh, H. X. Gouldman, b. Z.
Young, George Stone, ]. Il. Timberlake,
f. Cain, J. Conway Chichester and the
The FREE LANCE representative.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Special Grand Jury, Geo. W. Quarlesi
o reman.
Commonwealth vs. Fanny Tyrel, III
dictment for a felony.
7 Commonwealth vs. James Green, in
dictment for felony.
Commonwealth VS.. George Fifer, In
dictment for misdemeanOr. This east
was certified to Justice r. A. Samuel foI
trial.