The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-29
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There By The Free
Lance Reporters.

Miss Sally Lyell Tapscott has returned
home from a visit TO Washington.
Miss Nellie Rawlings, OF Spotsylvania
Is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. f.. \. Solan.
Mrs. Lucy Bradley. widow OF the late
+. u. Bradley, is critically i'll in Balti.
more.
DIR. +. L. Jett. of Falmouth. lost by
death IA valuable driving horse "A few
days ago.
There will be n game Of baseball be-
tween the Falmouth and Aqua teams
at Garrisonville Friday.
How about thatcommencementd dress?
= W. Jones has any aud everything
necessary for the occasion.
The thermometer registered 40 degrees
tuesday night, and overcoats were freely
worn. Yesterday it was warmer.
A great white quilt bargain. regular
10 quality forS -. Very large and
ready. hemmed-ready for use. c. ".
Jones.
You should have n good Photograph
oil yourself. The Davis Photograph Gal
iery - prepared 20 make any style you
may desire.
Mrs. John L. Tackett and daughter.
OF Alexandria. have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Tackett here for
several days
Rev. r. Semple Rowe. of MARYLAND. ar
rived here Tuesday aud went to Stafford
to see his sister, Mrs. Mary \. Luck.
who * very ill.,
Mr.. G. II. Hurkamp and wife. of Bos-
cobel. are in attendance at the Phila-
delphia Horse Show. Mr. Hurkamp has
his crack hunters there
Mrs W II. Thomas. Sr.. who has been
very i'll for several months. is in extremis
at her home on upper Main street and
her death l. hourly expected.
Miss Nellie Pussy has returned TO Wash
ngton after pleasant visit 20 her
mother. Mrs. Pussy. who is stopping at
Misses kelly's Hanover House.
Mrs. Charles Steele has gone back to
her home in New York accompanied bv
Miss Mamie Forbes. after a pleasant
visit of several days to friends here
Miss Mary Hooe. Of King George. and
Miss Kate Smith. formerly of this city.
who have been staying at the Hanover
House left yesterday for Washington.
Councilman Terence McCracken went
To Williamsburg yesterday to attend the
board meeting of the Eastern state
Hospital, of which board he is President
Miss {. Bruce Goodrich is the guest of
her aunt, Mrs Beverley Il Mason in Wash
lngton. and l. attending the Gunston
Female Institute commencement eNer-
ci-es
Mrs. Thomas W. Buckley and dauph-
ter. Miss Alice I. Buckley and Miss Tun-
stall, of Washington. have been visiting
the families OF Messrs +. J Smith and
L. Randolph Howard for several DAYS.
Mr.. Anthony Bursig. of Spotsylvnnia.
was cutting up old shingles "A few days
ago when piece flew up aud hit him in
the eye. iniuring il severely. He was here
Monday and had the injured member ex-
amined by physician.
Mr. G. W Marshall. of Washington.
was in the city yesterday enroute home.
after pleasant visit to his former home
in Caroline. The day before he left there
he went fishing and caught with a net
a fine lot of shad and rock
The Eye" Hawkes. Spectacles are used
by almost every one you see, try them
and you will find that they are superior
in every respect To what you have used.
Gold medal and diploma awarded. All
eyes fitted without charge at Halls Drug
Store.
Gertrude Martin. the fve-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. l.. 4. Martin. at Union
vile, fell from stable loft where she
was playing Sunday. and broke her leg
above the knee. The injured member
was set by DIR. W. J. Crittenden. and the
little one is doing we'll
Mr.. J. NJ. Boulware. of SpotsyIvania
county, who recently sold his fine farm.
La VISTA has determined to locate i'm
our city for the present. and has secured.
through the Slaughter and Griffin. Real
Estate and Insurance Agency, the choice
home. No. Cos Fauquier street.
The Rome, Ga, Tribune says: Mrs.
Helen Sibley White, of Fredericksburg.
Va, who has become much endeared to
many Romans while visiting her sister.
Mrs. r. V. Mitchell, leaves for Arkansas
to visit her son before returning to her
home. Mrs. White is highly refined and
cultured and her combined attractions
won the friendship of all who met her.