The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-03-13
CAROLINE COUNTY COURT.
Tobacco Growers Happy Much Of the Caroline
Crop Unsold aud viii Bring High Prices
Excitement Over SMALLPOX Case
Court Proceedings Notes, Etc.

Excitement Over SMALLPOX Case
Court Proceedings Notes, Etc.
IL was a beautiful Spring morning
Monday. when many of our business men
went 10 Bowling Green 10 attend March
court. In the party were Messrs. " l..
Burruss, VI. 5. Chancellor, + { Nlnde'
". l.. Dempsey, Maurice llirsh, W. \.
Bell. John b. Jones, Rufus Cooper H. +.
Crismond. Jr.. Jack Bernard. Ii X Could
man. 4. f. Route, J. + Timberlake,
Thomas 5 Shepherd, W. ii. Merchant
and Tnr FREE misrepresentation. Mr..
W. Ii. Pitts. of Washington, the popular
representative of the Standard OIL Co.,
also went down. Alarge crowd q! people
was present.
The planters of tobacco were in evil
dence and were the recipients oil much at
tention from the Richmond commission
men Messrs Haynes Shelburne and
Vaughan Not more than n third Oi the
crop OF tobacco in the county has been
shipped to market The prices obtained
are beyond precedent \ planter told us
of little pile Of refuse tobacco he had
put in corner of his barn. that he would
have willingly sold for so, which netted
him in Richmond SOL 81. Walter Sell
cultivated one-quarter OF an acre oil to-
bacco and obtained so - net Tor IT,.
Mr. W. b Bruce, who has received the
highest price per pound so lar OF any
sold in the county. will get for his crop
this year about - 600. lleis the father
of twelve living children several OF WhOm
are active Youngsters lie employs no
outside help. and keeps the money IN the
family" Ills best tobacco is yet unsOld,
and he expects TO get a higher price than
that already obtained for hisiOrmer snip
ments Messrs George l. Haynes. j.
Jordan and many other planters have
not sold a pound of their crops. which
will bring > 600 each. The crop tins
wear will bring over quarter million
dollars. and the planters wear smiling
faces There were plenty OF checks rang
inp from $40 to $500 in the hands OF the
lucky tobacco sellers. but they were I'M
able 10 have them changed. owing To the
scarcity of currency Many bills were lett
unpaid on this account.
sMALL-PON SCARE
Philip Gouldin n former resident VINO
had been working in West Virginia. came
back to the county several weeks ago.
He had been in contact with several cases
of small pOX, was quarautned ana made
his escape shortly after his return an
eruption appeared on his lace and hecon-
suited n physician and told him Of the
circumstances The physician told him
he had all symptoms of smallpox ana
ordered him home He passed bya store,
en- route TO his home, where there was
quite crowd awaiting their mail. They
were around the stove when he entered.
He was asked what was the matter with
his face. when he replied: " smallpox.
In three minutes he was the only man IN
that store. all the others, including the
PROPRIETOR. having fled. GOuldin lett the
neighborhOOd and is now in Richmond.
There has been much iumigatiOn among
those who came in contact with him, and
the least eruption Of the skin Is regarded
suspiciOusly.
NOTES
Hon. Claggett Jones. the member OF
the Constitutional Convention from King
and Queen. was present Ii has been
known for some time that ne Is an as
pirant for the iudgeship OF his district
where Hon g. 4. Garnett Is also can
didate. and it was thought his visit
was in connection with this candidacy but
he laughingly denied the charge.
Miss Catharine Whitehead. OF Erie, Pa.
daughter of Mrs Mamie Whitehead, nee
Mamie Campbell, formerly OF Fredericks-
burg. is at the Lawn Hotel, the guest OF
her aunt. Mrs Robinson.
The road from Milford to Bowling
Green is in a worse condition than we
ever saw it,
Col. James r. Butler, Of Baltimore,
the well-known commercial traveller was
among the visitors.
There were many fine horses on exhibit
ton. Treasurer C.. T. Smith showed his
horse Calf Mr.. Allen Smith, OF King
George. his horse Brown Boy, and Mr.
+. & Allen. Of Milford, his horse MOdOc,
and jack Sampson.
Mine Host Richards Of the Lawn Hotel,
entertained over l25 people at dinner.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Special grand iury-W. \. Voolfolk,
foreman. Indictment against Matthew
Blackburn. 4 true bill Trial set for
Wednesday, March -.
Will of Mrs Mary A. Garnett proved
and admitted to record. Mile . Gar
nett qualified as executor.
James T. Grayatt qualified as admins
traitor. c. t. a., of 4. J. Gravatt, deceased.
viii of Mary J. Blanton proved and
admitted to record. Eldred Blanton
qualified az administrator
Travis VS.. Rollins. execution quashed.
viii of Samuel Ellis proved and ad-
mtted to record.