The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-13
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AID VICINITY
Gathered Here and There By The FREE
Lance Reporters.

Mrs. J. ". Comptonis visiting relatives
in the city.
Mr.. A. =. Dempsey * improving from
MIR J. Gate~ God. Of Newport News. il
visiting relatives in Caroline
Miss Viola Dud. Of Norfolk. is visiting
Miss Lou Holiday, oiCaroline
Miss Julia Tyler ha. returned from
Narrenton. where she visited irieud-
Mr.. /. r. Carpcr. who has been visiting
bis family here. has returned 70 Rich,
mond
Misses Robb Of Port ROYAL. are the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs 4 Randolph
Howard.
Splendid line of new FAN Waistings and
new FAN Dress Goods just arrived at &.
". Jones.
Mr.. ". u. Mills. Of Washington. is
/ spending few days with relatives i'm
| Falmouth
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Rodney. Of Phia
/ dolphin. are visiting the family OF Mr.. ".
l. Watson.
Miss Nirgie Aldridge has returned
home from pleasant visit to friends in
Petersburg.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Anthony. of Rich
mond, who have been visiting here have
returned home
Game * more plentiful than it has
been for years, especially "a to wild tur-
keys and partridges
Mr.. ". f. Compton. Of the Post-ofIice
force. has returned from Baltimore. where
he spent his vacation.
Sora are said to be very plentiful on
the kappahannOck. and many gunners
are enjoying the sport.
Mr.. Harrison Montgomery has ac
cepted position with the hardware
firm Of John &. Willis x Son.
Messr=. W r. and Frank Cbinn. Of
Washington. are spending their vacation
with their father in Stafford
MIR. Jas. l.. Strother and son. Wallace
Strother. and wife. of King George. were
visitors to the city Thursday.
Cadet Smith Lee son of Capt. d. NJ
Lee. has returned 10 Lexington to re
sumo his duties at the Y NJ. l.
Miss Ethel Holmes. Of Chicago. who
has been visiting Miss Florence Clark. at
Snowden. has returned home
Mr.. W b. Jenkins. OF Sealston. King
heorge. is the guest of relatives in Belts
vile. Md, where he will spend several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Hirsh have return
Ell home from "A two weeks trip to Bnlti-
more. New York and the Northern water
ing places.
Mr. Thomas G.. Moncure. wife and
granddaughter, who have been whiting
relatives in stafford. have returned home
To Washington.
Mrs. e. VI. Stevensof Washington. who
has been visiting her father Mr. :. 4.
Nilioughby. in Spotsylvania. returned
home Thursday.
Miss Marian NJ. Plaster of Bluemont
Loudoun county. has accepted "A position
as governess in the family of Mr.. Il. +. /
Gordon, in Caroline.
Mr.. John Morgan, Of the b. ]. Mar
shall grocery house, who was oper-
ated on for appendicitis several weeks
ago, is rapidly Improving
At the funeral of little Eustis Kennedy.
in Falmouth Thursday, Rev Geo. +. /
Tyler conducted the service in the absence
OF Rev. Decatur Edwards
Mr.. .. 4. Billingsley was severely kick
ed IN the stomach by n horse Tuesday.
lie Is able to be ont at business. DR.. !
L. Tompking attended him
You should have a first class Photo
graph OF yourself. The Fredericksburg
Davis Photograph Gallery is prepared
To make any size or style you may de-
sire
Miss NJ. ID. Higgins has returned TO re
sumo her duties at the College after n
pleasant summer at her home in Accomac
and is being welcomed 10y her friends here /
where she is so popular.
Mrs. Charles Bowling and Mrs. George /
Nicholson have rented the house on cor /
ner OF Amelia and Prince Edward ~.
owned by Mrs. b :. Herndon, OF Ports. /
mouth, and moved in yesterday.
IL is stated that at the recent Tanna-
hammock Fair in the farmers department
there were fifty three varieties of cereals
and vegetables grown on n single farm I
which Is managed largely by ladies.
The fall catalogue OF Messrs. T. W
Wood Sons, seedmen, 1929 f. Main /
street, Richmond, is out. It is handsome
ly printed and contains much useful in /
formation for farmers and Others. Send /
Tor copy.
Ora Brown. daughter Rev J T. Brown. /
pastor ofShiioh Baptist church (colored) !
old site, of this city, was married in /
Washington Tuesday night To Rev G r. /
Stokes, pastor of the Cheney Raptist 4
church, in Richmond
Mr.. Edward o. Brooks, of Stafford
son Of Mr.. W. +. Brooks. Won the fin /
prize for stallion with his horse. y IL
Kenny. and also the special prize 81 a I
saddle OF the latest improved make. at /
the Tappahannock fair.
Always a complete assortment of the /
best OF every thing in the drug lie at I
Halls Drug Store, also hair brushes. /
toilet soap, elegant perfnmery, fine sta /
tonery and toilet goods. Hawkes. cele- /
brated spectacles always please.
III you are going away to teach or be
taught, get all necessary supplies before |