The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-28
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There By The Free
Lance Reporters.

The election Is one week on today.
Mr.. Willie freeman. Of Norfolk. is visit
ing his parents here.
Mr.. ". u Carter has returned from a
business trip to Baltimore
Mrs Charles T.. Tackett has gone to
Alexandria to spend the winter.
The merchants Of the city have done a
tremendous business in wood stoves this
Fall
Wanted-A bright active boy to learn
the printing trade. Apply ut The Free
Lance office.
The Peruchi Beldeni Comedy Co. will
perform at the Opera House each
night this week
Miss lola Taylor. OF Spotsylvania. is
visiting Miss Berta McGehee at Mans
field.-Louisa News.
Mise Leslie Temple of Germantown.
Pa, who has been visiting Miss Lizzie
Hurkamp, has returned home.
Tommie billiard, grandson of Capt. :.
j. Quinn. who disappeared more than a
month ago. has not yet been found.
See ad. elsewhere of VIM. Beverley.
commissioner. announcing public sale of
valuable blue grass land in Fauquier
county.
Mr. and Mrs. g. b. Gibbs and sons, Au-
brey Gravatt Gibbs and Maynard Os-
borne Gibbs, of Port Royal. were visitors
To the city Saturday.
You should have first class Photo
graph OF yourself. The fredericksburg
Davis Photograph Gallery is prepared
to make any size or style you may de-
sire.
Among the patents issued to Nirginians
last week was No. 1l,y1J-Rudolph IL.
Wakeman, Brock Road, Spotsylvania
county. assignor Of sixty 600 per cent.
to W. d. Williams. fredericksburg, Va
Car brake.
Miss Maggie Maddox. OF Fauquier
county. who received painful injuries by
falling headioremost into Mr.. Alexander
Pratt's ice-house, in King George county
Is able to leave her room and is rapidly
recovering.
Mr.. Reed, Of Maryland. is loading a
vessel ON the Potomac. in King George
county, with large dressed oak logs for
shipment 10 Europe. Ii is said they viii
be converted into grained veneering iol
furniture, etc.
DR. ). c. Mitchell OF Richmond College
preached two excellent sermons 10 the
Baptist church here Sunday. one in the
morning and the other at night He also
! addressed the b. \. +. L. meeting at G:3O
Sunday evening.
Always a complete assortment of the
best of everything in the drug liue at
Halls Drug Store. also hair brushes.
toilet soap, elegant perfumery. fine sta
tionery and toilet goods. Hawkes. cele-
brated spectacles always please.
Hon. VIM. A. Jones will speak in the
Courthouse here Thursday night at 8
O'Clock. A big crowd is expected. The
ladies have been invited by the City Dem
Ocratic Committee to attend. Seats will
he reserved for them.
4 full meeting of the Mary Washington
Hospital Association is called for Tues
day morning at half-past 10 O'Clock. at
the home of Mrs. ". III. Richards, to
make final arrangements for the enter
tainments at the Opera House on No
vember 9th and 9TH, for the benefit OF the
hospital.
Miss Emma Baseler, very competent
anu ~ lCElthCtu lfAcec allhtI. mas charge
Of the Ready Made" Department al
c. W. Jones Ladies' Tailor made suits
separate skirts, Box Coats, Monte Carlo
Coats. Everything new is to befound at
{. ". Jones Cash store.
Misses Mildred and Helen Cross, Of
Rapidan, have been recent guests at Mr.
W. l.. Bradbury's, near Nasons's =. A
meeting Of the Daughters of the Conieder
acy was held at the residence of Mrs. W
l.. bradbury on Saturday last. The re-
port to the convention was read, and
also n report of the convention, which
was recently held in Norfolk The Daugh
ters present were Mrs W. c. Graves. Mrs.
Annie Reveley, Mrs. Webster johnson.
Mrs. Mary Ann Grymes, Mrs G. Brown
ing, Misses Lima Ricketts,, Annie Reveley,
Mabel and Willie Moore. Minnie Good.
win, jamie Dabney. After all the bust.
ness had been transacted, luncheon