The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-17
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here aud There By The Free
Lance Reporters.

I
ginia Beach.
Mr.. A. D. Tapscott is improving from
his late illness
/ MIR. J. d Micks. of Spotsylvania. was q
visitor to the city yesterday.
Miss Annie Sydnor. Of Richmond. /,
visiting her friend. Miss Grace Jones
Mrs ". h Goolricls has returned home
from very pleasant visit 10 Cape May
j.
Mr. j. j. stephens. of Spotsylvania
WAS u visitor OF Tn FREE LANCE office
Thursday.
Master Carl Cox, son old. Wimore Cox.
who has been quite sick with fever. is
improved.
Belle. the little daughter Of Mr.. J. Il. Col
bert, il quite sick at her father residence
near Kenmore
Mrs John r. Edwards, OF Lynchburg.
is the guest of her brother. DR. ". b.
Goodrich and family.
Miss Jennie May Goodrich is visiting
friends in Culpeper, having just returned
from Cape May, \. ).
Mr.. George Purvis, OF Little Whim. 80
in Stafford. has returned from a business
trip to Crookston. MINI.
Mr. W. G. Warren has returned to New
York after pleasant visit To relatives
here and in Orange county.
Mayor NJ G Willis was in Baltimore
yesterday. In his absence, Capt. : j..
Quinn presided over city court.
Miss Ida Blake. of Harmony Village,
MiddleseN county is the guest Of her aunt,
Mrs Mary A. Blake, in Stafford.
Rev Geo. r. Tyler. Of this city. will
preach in the lnion Church at Falmouth
next Sunday afternoon, at $3.50.
260 umbrellas just put on sale NJ J ones
Cash Store at JScts each. Worth : -.
$3.50. $40, -. 90, your choice 9Sc.
Misses Margaret Willis. of Charlotte.
y. C.. and Emma Wecms. OF Atlanta. Ga
are the guests Of the family OF Mayor NJ
6. Willis.
lis hot now. 4 pretty lawn or organ.
die dress will help you keep cool and
look sweet e. W. Jones has just gotten
new lot.
The Street Committee has two gangs
Of men on the streets and are making a
great improvementint the general appear
ance of the city
Mr.. John 4. Harris. brought TO The
Free Lance yesterday a ripe tomato
which he raised in his garden and which
weighed p. pounds.
Miss NJ Virginia Musselman qualified
Yesterday as Notary Public with Chas
l. Stcngle rs her bondsman. She is
now ready for business.
The family Of Mr.. r II. Sorrell. OF Wash
ington. are spending the summer at their
handsome country home. Locust Dale. -
near Comorn. King George County.
Nou will find at Halls Drug Store a
large stock of Landreth's New Crop Tur-
nip Seeds at low prices, also n complete
assortment OF everything in the drug line.
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 May Wallace oiStafiord is visiting
Miss Curtis of this place. - II the Stat
ford melon crop fails this year. chen will
the summer have been in vain Warren
ton Nirginian.
The two street sprinklers were put in
commission again yesterday. The Water
Committee is securing water from the
Cool Spring Ice Plant tanks, with which
to sprinkle the streets
Rev. Richard L. Carne. chaplain of
Old Point Comfort College,is temporarily
in charge of st. Mary's Catholic church
here, while Father Coleman, is taking "A
short outing at Old Point.
Miss Charlotte l. Crane, of Four Mile
Run. with Mrs r. \ Mcpherson, Mrs.
Lee Pritchard and daughters, of Wash
ington. left this morning for Fredericks-
burg. They will spend the next month
visiting friends ut Spotsylvania C. H.,
Summit. Bloody Angle and The Wilder
Gazette, 10th.