The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-03
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF fRtOeRIcKSBURO AND,ylcINIrY
Gathered Here and There BY The Free
Lance Reporters.

Lance Reporters.
Mr. j. Howard Zerr, Of Bayport.
was in the city Thursday
+ Miss Sallie b. Magrath was visiting
friends in Washington this week.
Mrs. q. Harvey Clarke. of Richmond.
Va. is the guest of Mrs. J. ). Dill.
Mr.. Sidney A. Martin. of West Phili.
delphia. Pa, was in the city ON Thursday.
Messrs. +. NJ. Young. Jr.. and q. W.
shepherd, Jr., were in Washington this
week.
Mrs. r. e. Montague is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. T. B. Meredith at Ir-
hanna.
The hour of night service at Trinity
Church has been changed from 7.I5 to
: o'clock.
Miss Virginia Halsey, of Orange, who
has spent several months here, has re-
turned home.
II you want the best and prettiest. get
first choice of the new parasols, at G.. W
Jones. Cash Store.
MIR. W. d. Scott, Jr., who is studying
medicine at the University of Maryland,
is home for the summer.
Rev. ID. W. Davis, of North Carolina.
will preach at the Peoples Mission, sun
day evening at , o clock.
Wanted-A Book keeper. Address. in
writing, "a. Il c." fredericksburg, Va,
and state what salary expected.
You should have good Photograph
of yourself. The Davis Photograph Gal
I lery is prepared to make any style you
may desire.
Of the l.. :. Navy. was in the city this
week and IA guest at the home of DIR.
j. y. Barney.
The fredericksburg College Base Ball
Team easily defeated n picked nine of
the clerks on Wednesday evening. The
score was l 4 to T.
Mrs. Thomas q. Dornin. of Norfolk, is
one of the heirs of the bradford estate
She is n sister-in-law of Mrs. Mamie
Barney, of this city.
Country merchants who can pay cash
will find ii to their advantage to buy nice
clean up-to-date dry goods from G. W.
Jones. No old styles here.
Parasols, parasols. parasols, white
parasols, white and black parasols. chill
drens parasols. Parasols OF all sorts. at
c. W. Jones. Cash Store.
The Washington Wooden Mill retail
department store has been moved to the
Bradford building. under the Conway,
Gordon \ Garnett National Bank
Berea Baptist Church in Stafford has
an old Sunday library which they wish
to sell. There are 1i6 books and they
ask $40 for it!Apply to c. F. Graninger,
Berea, Va.
The grand jury which was empanelled
To meet Thursday has adjourned TO next
Thursday on account of the absence of
Commonwealth -AttOrney, A. Il. En-
brey, from the city.
Mrs. Charles +. Hunter. Mrs. II. Heine-
man and Miss Fannie Bowler who have
been spending the winter in Baltimore
have returned home and will spend the
summer on the 'Island' near the city.
Preaching at the Presbyterian Church
Sunday at | l n. m. and 1870 p IN. Sub
ject of the sermon at 400: The First
Vision of Paul" This will be the first
of n series on the visions of the Apostle
Paul.
Among the graduates at the Union
Theological Seminary is Mr.. j. K. Rose
exercises will take place next week and
there will he about seventy-five grad
yates.
Rev. DR.. j. W. Rosebro. Prof. S. W.
Somerville and Mr.. j. Willard Adams
were in Richmond Thursday in attend
, ance on the annual meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the Assembly Home and
School.
\ song folio will he given Friday even
ing, May 9th, at the Opera House, under
the auspices of the Junior Auxiliary oil
st. Georges Church. The proceeds ART
for the Mission work for Indian children,
the orphans of Cuba and Brazil.
Messrs r. W. and Robert Lambert, oil
stanton, who operate a furniture fac
! tory at Waynesboro, are in the city
{ They are considering the locating of a
l.. similar factory here, are pleased will
our city and its advantages. and efforts
] are being made to induce them to erect
a plant here.
The question as to whether the Baptis
Church in this place would join Will
other churches to organize a new distric
association, was settled Thursday nigh
by the adoption of a resolution that sucl
n move by this church was inexpedient
Ii is possible, however, that the associa
ton will be organized without the Fred
4. ericksburg church.
Mr.. C. Q. Sibley and bride, of Newpor
Newe, are guests at the Exchange Hote
here The groom was born in this cit,
- and il the son of Mr.. John Q. Sibley
g formerly of this city. but now weigh
= master for the "Old Elevator" at New
~ =, port News, while his son is weighmaste
> of the New Elevator" They will re
main several days.
: Patrick Martin VS.. Richmond, Fredericksbur