The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-27

capt Grady. Ot the X. J. T., ana
wife. lett last Monday and spent THEY'VE
on the Wcems Line steamer
". Il. Stiff and daughter of Montana.
Kansas are visiting the former parental
home AT oak Grove. King George county.
Mr.. and Mrs j. l.. Green and daush-
ter Miss Mary Grern. haycreturned from
Capon Springs MIR. Green is still very
sick.
Col Morton Maryeauditor oi theState
of irginia. was ia the city Yesterday
the guest of his brother. Hon John J..
Narye.
Mrs. W. Alittle is very i'll at hcrbome
Roscobel. in Stafford county She is
being attended by trained nurse from
Norfolk
Mr.. Horace Franklin. oi stafford who
has been the guest oil his friend, Mr..
Theodore NJ Bradley. returned home
yesterday
Commonwealth-Attorncy LecJ Graves
and Mr. +. " Coleman. "a prominent at
torney of Spotsylyania. were IN the cit\
Saturday.
Mr.. W II. llurkamp has returned from
the Grecnbricr White sulphur and Old
Sweet Springs. tie stopped in Ntamlion
for day.
Mr.. John Hicks is spending some time
with his parents. Mr. aud Mrs John i.
Hicks. OF Spotsylvania connty.-lIich-
mOnd News
Mrs. John C. Melville and children have
popc To Finksburg. Md To spend "a
month with MIR and Mrs q. W. llorner.
the parents OF Mrs NJ.
MIR j. II. Lowery and family lett for
Jefferson Park Hotel yesterday The
family will spend several wees. Mr.. j.
will return Saturday.
You will find at Halls Drug store a
large assortment of LandrethS Iurnlp
Seeds at low prices Also every thing ln
the Drug line ON best terms.
Mr.BL Coe. of opal Fauquiercouuty
,,,ssed through here with large bunch
of handsome young cattle which No. was
driving To his farm in that county.
Mr. r. 4. Bell returned sunday from
tep-davs' visit To friends in Fauquier
He reports the finest crops ever seen IN
that section Farmers are behind IN
threshing
Have Won gotten hold OF one OF {. W
ZONES circulars this week. lie is closing
out all Summer Goods at sacrifice prices.
Go SEE what is being done att. W Jones
Cash store.
Miss Kate Newell Doggctt who has
been I'm charlottesville for several days
the guest OF Miss Baker, has returned nc.
conpanied by Miss Baker whoWillspend
some time with her
Contractor Stcarns with "a force linen
arrived Tuesday from fredericksburg
and Immediately went to work ON ihr
bank building and the new Methodist
church, rbanna Sentinel
Miss Mary Louthan who taught two
very successful sessions az the Rhoades-
Institute has accepted "a position as
teacher at the Biscoe school near Fred
cricksburg. Madison Free Press.
Mrs. 4 X. Phillips and daughter. Miss
Jennie. of fredericksburg. are visiting IN
Loudoun county. and are the guests OF
Mr. W. II Rogers. near Dover, ii brother
of Mr.. Philips.-LOudOun Mirror
Miss Virginia Daniel. OF Fredericksburg.
is visiting Mr. Tray Daniel. Miss
Robbie Browning returned this week
from "A visit to friends and relatives IN
Rappahannock- Culpeper Exponent.
Miss Dorsey Ashton of Alexandria,
Miss Emma BurrOurs oi Lancaster, IA,
and Miss Matte 4 Franklin, OF Stafford,
who have been the guests OF Miss {. Bruce
Goodrich. mt " Riverside. returned home
sunday evening.
&. W. Jones. the cash man, never ear
ries goods from one season 10 another,
prices will sell them. To that end all
summer goods are being sacrificed now.
First to come gets first pick. Hurry
and bring cash with you.
Auditor Henry 4. Castle and Colonel
Chamberlain. OF the Post Office Depart
ment. at Washington, were guests OF
Major T. f.. Morris Sunday. While here
they made call on Postmaster D. NJ.
Griffin at our handsome post-oilice.
The great-great-grandfather OF Mr..
Fielding l.. Willis. who was recently
drowned at Peytons Ford, was Col.
Henry Willis. the founder of Fredericks-
burg mentioned by the Historian Howe
as the top man of the town. Mrs.
Chas. f. Cary, Of Gloucester, was sister
of Mr.. Lewis.
Rev. Dr. +. 5. Runaway preached
nlain but able sermon at the Baptist
church Sunday morning on Predestina-
ton" Usual morning services at the
other churches The series OF union serv-
ices closed with the Sunday night serv-
Ice at the Presbyterian church.
Lieut.. Robert :. Knox spent last week
at Old Point. standing his examination
for the United States Army. lie return
ed home Sunday. 1t will be two week
before the result will be known, but the
impression is that ne will be successful.
There were twenty-siX Others who were
examined.
Mr.. Frank Z. Stearns, the contractor
left for lrbanna by steamer yesterday
ACCOMPANIED 10y four bricklayers, who
he will put to work on the new Metho-
| dist church which he is building there.
lie has a force of men at work on the IN
terror of the Middlesex Bank there, which
no il buildine and which will be com