The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-29

Mr.. X. l.. BlscOe IL very iona Oh
machinery of all kinds and is happy
when putting up mowers and binders
lie will be more particular hereafter az
Wednesday he got the middle finger OF
his right hand between the knives OF
binder and it was cut completely on.
With remarkable GOODNESS he picked up
the severed member and replacing 1t
hurried to the Office Of DR.. j. +. IOinp-
kins. who sewed it together II Is DONG
well and il is thought in short time the
finger will be all right again.
MIR. F. p. Stearns returned Thursday
from Urbanna. with n force OF hands
who have been at work on the MlddieseN
National Bank there The building IL
all up ready for plastering and VIII he
completed in the early fall. He Will on
August LIST return to l'rbanna To COM
nlete the bank building and commence
theercction of the large Methodist church
there.
NIessrs W. IL. Hurkamp and ). sydney
Bradford went to Culpeper Thursday TO
attend meeting of the fredericksburg
and Rappahannock Electric koad ana
Power Co.. which proposes to build an
electric road from this. city through spot
sylyania. Stafford, Clulpeper and Kappa
hammock. into Madison county.
Mr.. George F. Snever, of Somervillee, \.
J. captain of the steam dredge,. whlch
has been dredging the canal Tor the past
months. lett today for his home nc,
companied 10y his first mate. Mr.. liarolu
Bridwell. The latter has accepted Il
position there, and will he gone Tor some
time.
Golden Rule Encampment, No. -, l.
q. O. f.. elected the following Officers II'S
week ". d. Patterson, Chiei iatriarc4
|. b. Ediuger, Senior Warden W; y.
Mills. Junior Warden, r. l.. Wood Hlgh
Priest Geo. Hohmann, Scrlbe;O.L. liar
ris, Treasurer.
If was stated that Mr. W. +. Brooks
had been appointed constabe Ill az,
mouth district, Stafford county ana nau
qualified at lest court but II was an or
ror. The only constable in sand district
is Mr.. Thomas T.. Clark, of Falmouth.
Miss jamie Gray. who has been teach
inc in Danville the past session. has
returned to her home, Travellers les''
in Stafford, accompanied 10y her siS'er'
Mrs. Ernest Deans, and daughter WI"
will spend several weeks there.
Mr.. +. W. Jones little son, Raymond
was nloving with a lathing axe Nednes-
dov and if fell on the four finger ol ms
left hand, and it was nearly severed ! ne
little fellow does not seem to mliiu '"e
injury much.
The Alumni Of the University OF irglnia;
Iiyinp in this section, are urged 10 attend
n meeting for reorganization at tne
courthouse here on Thursday july 4th'
at II o'clock.
In the CORPORATION court yesterday a
divorce n mcnsa ct thOre was granted
Inv the court in the ease of Lucy l.. Pen
dieton against Dudley Pendleton.
Eliza Willis. colored, who was adIndged
n mnatic last week. was taken 10 'he
Central State Hospital at Petersburg
yesterday.
Mamie IIailstork. colored. formerly oil
this city. died at her home in Washing
ton this week and was brought her YES
terlay and buried.
Mr.. :. Il. Atwin. of kinsale, has been
snending several days in the city. MI
is delegate from Westmoreland 10 the
Norfolk convention.
Mrs. Lou Won Erickson arrived mere
from New Orleans yesterday, ana VIII oe
the guest Of her mother, Mrs. \. Is. ates
for two weeks.
Mr. Henry McGhee had the end o. his
finger torn off yesterday while handing
box in which was a harvesting machlhe'
The Mccormick Mowers sold by IMAM
callor 4 Rawlings, are used Tor cutting
grass and not the fingers oil people
Miss Josephine Maddox. OF Washing
ton. is the guest of her friend, Miss Nora
Goodrich. mt Riverside.
Rev. ]. W. Dufey. d. D., presiding elder
will preach at VI. + Church South on
Sunday at 7. Nj.
Whitewater has been visited by seyerai
pleasure parties this week ana oa'h'ng
has been enjoyed.
Miss Jennie Goodrich il attending the
Pan-American Exposition. she lett
Wednesday.