The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-30
WESTM0RELAND.
Inc Clover Seed-BIx Crowd Expected at the
Lomsx flangins-The Pea crOp-ImprOye.
ments, Personals. Etc.
lCorresponlence Of In 49, L,Ncr1

Correspondence OF TUE FREE LANCET
MontrOss, Va. Aug. 10Th. 1902.
The hum OF the clover hnller can NOW
be heard in different directions There
are now at work in the neigbborhood of
MOntrOss, three hullers and an the farm
ers who saved the second crop for seed
are now being well remunsrated AIR
IN. NJ Harris from : acres hulIed ~
bushels OF very superior seed. Ii is said
'hat Mr.. i. NJ. Arrest. who makes n
speciality OF clover seed will make or !, .
hundred bushels
Mr. \. NJ. Nash. purchased a new peer.
less huller this season and has worl
enough engaged to keep his machine bus,.
through the month of September.
Neo. Rollins, OF Colonial Beach. was
brought to MOntross Friday and LODGED
Ia jail, charged with wife beating
Itls estimated by those travelling on bust
ness through the counties of the North
ern Neck that there will be a thousand
or twelve hundred people at Moptross
on the 9th OF Sept the day fixed for the
execution OF John Lomax. The order has
uten given Tor the rope at a cost oftwen-
ty-ilye dollars.
ne city visitors at present at Montross
anu III the neighborhooda are "a follows: AT
MT m. NJ. Harris r, Miss Ethel ZONES
oil Ming George; Mrs. Kerry Scriminy
and two children. of Baltimore. ar i' he
nome OF Mr.. John 4. Muse. Nisse. Inftie
ana Bessie Davis, OF Washington. sisters
OF Mrs. Muse; at Mr.. jackson :. Miss Emi-
~ Massey; at Capt. J. H. Chambers
Miss hdlth Dent, of st. Marys Co., Md.
at Mr.. I. O. Atwill's. Misses Sallie and
Netue Anvil, OF Washington: at Col i
W. Hutts. Mrs Eva Jones and three
children, OF Baltimore; at Mrs. NJ. y
Achennies. Miss Marguerite Bailey nj
Nlnsale, Misses Sophia and I.ettie Harvey
Of Hague; at Windsor, the home of Mr..
\ NJ Chandler. Mrs. James Loving and
three daughters, of Washington.
The traffic and travel on the Randall
Inc OF steamers, Potomac river il very
heaNy and thesteamers are often DELAYED.
Inc pea crop throughout the county is
now developed and there will be an enor
III Us yleid OF both peas and hay. 4 large
acreage in both forms was cultivated mi
seeded broadcast principally the black
COW variety.
Mr.. l.. +. Porter has recently located
new Geiser steam saw mill on his place
at MOntrOss and will erect n large new
n'lsn on the site of the one DESTROYED bv
fire in April last.
Inc town hall is fast approaching
completion at MOntrOss and Uill add
M uch 20 the appearance OF the town. as
wen as supply "a long felt want.
Al the last meeting OF the county sr-
perVisors, an order was entered to have
removed the mass Of bushes. briars and
locust and other growth on the corner
oi main road entering the town square. a
lot once occupied by the Masonic Hall
aud oil late years has become an eve sore.
Mr. George 4. Chandler. son of Justice
). H. Chandler. left Saturday evening by
steamer Randall for Chicago where nv
goes 10 accept position with a large
Wholesale firm. George is one il the
most popular young men of Montross.
ana VIII be much missed by his wide
circle OF friends.
On last Wednesday evening at Z d. m
Mr. W. Bryant and Miss Foxwen. drove
10 the residence of DR.. Geo. C.. Mann. AT
Montross, where the Methodist pastor
boards and the two were married
a great rush is being made by farmers
saving their fodder, and the health of the
people, generally is unusually good at
TINS season OF the year.