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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
q. A. r. Visitors.

Members of the G. A. r. who came
down from Washington, have been en-
toying themselves visiting the battlefields
here, at Charlottesville, Wilderness and
SpOtsy lvania &. H., and many more are
expected during the balance OF the '. eek
Many have called at the Court house
here, where Mr.. 4. g Billingsley il in
charge. distributing leaflets, giving in
formation, etc. The Duryea Zouaves
will hold their reunion at the Henry
House. in Stafford, today, arriving here
IN the afternoon. dinner will be served
in the Opera House at $50 this Thurs
day. evening. camp fire held and speech
81 made. The visitors will return to
Washington on the late train Thursday
night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09

Mrs. Robert +. Lee died Tuesday
morning at her home, Chestnut Grove, .
a few miles below the city, in Spotsyl-
vania county, after an illness of about
two weeks of hemorage of the stomach.
aged 81 years Mrs Lee was consist
ent member of the Baptist church. of
this city. She is survived by her husband
and five children. The remains were ia
ken to King George county for interment
yesterday, accompanied by members Of
the family and by Mr.. James r Rawlings
and Rev. Or. j. $. Dill. of this city, the
latter OF whom conducted the funeral
services
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Omission of Names

Fredericksburg. Va, Oct. :, 1902.
To THE FREE LANCE:
In the list of members OF the Freder-
icksburg Artillery, published in a recent
issue of your paper, the following names
were omitted: VIM Bowler, J.W. Hogan.
Jos. W. Mitchell, Henry Callahan and A.
Stuart Marye. These gentlemen are re-
minding me that they are still alive.
You have j. l.. Marye, Junior, as Pro
vost K Commissary Sergeant" He was
Picket X Commissary Sergeant.
u. Y. ID, Conway.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY The Free
Lance Reporters.

Mr. J. r. Lacy has returned from a
business trip North.
Miss Sallie I,yell 1'apscott is the guest
of friends in Washington.
Pay your city taxes. 10 per cent can
be saved now. No better Investment.
Major J T. Wallace has returned from
business trip To his farm in Culpeper.
Mr.. r. 5 Chewing and daughter. Miss
Madec OF Orange. ara home on vaca-
ton.
Mrr Eugene Bishop. of Registown.
Nd, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs Andrew
Murray
Miss Emma +. Johnston. Of Washing
ton. IL the guest Of the family of DR.. II.
II. Johnston.
Mrs. Chas. f. Tackett has returned
home, after an extended stay in the
mountains and in New York
The Corporation Court was convened
by Judge \. W. Wallace Monday. aud
adjourned over until Oct. 18th.
MIR. Louis II Baker. of this city. and
Miss Nellie :. King, of Washington. were
married in the latter city Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 5. MUIR. of Chambers.
burg. Pa. have returned home after a
pleasant visit 10 friends in the city.
Tuesday night. from to 10 O'Clock.
will be the great time at C. ". Jones
opening then all day Wednesday.
Mr. Charles W. Cash, who was so pain
fully injured in the runaway accident
few days ago, continues to improve
Mr.. 4. Loewenson has returned from
his trip abroad. and was yesterday
warmly greeted by his many friends
Lots of people cannot get of during
the day. SO Jones greatest time will be
Tuesday night. 80 all may come TO the
big opening.
The will of Mr.. james r. Leitch was
probated in the Corporation Court yes
terday Mr.. st. George r Fitzhugh was
named as executor.
Do not fail to attend the opening OF W.
4. Bell X Bro. = New Store Thursday
night. Oct 9th. from TO 10. Vocal and
instrumental music
Land with dwelling for sale in King
George county. See al. See also notice
of James Roach. auctioneer Stock Of
millieed. flour etc TO be sold.
Mrs. Mamie Barney is attending the
meeting of the Daughters of the ConEed-
eracy. in Lexington. as the delegate from
the fredericksburg Chapter.
You should have first class Photo
graph Of yourself. The fredericksburg
Davis Photograph Gallery is prepared
to make any size or style you may de-
sire
The Fun Makers Minstrel COMPANY
will give their show at Dodd's school
house, Thursday. October .. for benefit
of a church being built there Don't for
get To be there. Admission = and 25c.
Mr. Walter ! Mouteith. of Gainesville.
Pa. was visitor 10 the city yesterday
en- route TO his former home in Stafford
lie left here p years aga and this is his
fret visit since that time lie will remain
several dayr.
Mrs. Walter Parker OF Essex county.
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs.
seth Gayle. in Richmond. was in the city
Tuesday, the guest of friends. and left
by steamer Essex Wednesday morning
for her home
Always complete assortment OF the
best of everything in the drug line at
Halls Drug Store, also hair brushes.
toilet soap. elegant periumery. fine sta
tionery and toilet goods. Hawkes. cele-
brated spectacles always please.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
War Rellc Found

A son of Mr.. Thomas lett of Stafford
found a silver medal on the "Fairview''
farm, owned by the estate of Mrs Mary
\. Luck, which was evidently lost by "A
Federal soldier during the Civil War.
The medal had been ploughei up, having
been imbedded for years. 1t is well pre-
served aud bears this inscription. Ser
geant NJ. Luther, Co. |, 37th Mass. Vol
Springfield. Mass.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Completed Their Work

The registrars CORTLAND district, Spot
sylvania county, completed their work
on Saturday last, with the following re-
suits:
Court House precinct. &C White IL Col
Brents d" 80 - 6 =.
Summit " 60 1" % "
This is about 63 per cent of the white
and 10 per cent. of the colored population
who have registered.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Entertainment By the Epworth League
Thursday Night

The Literary Department OF the Ep-
worth League OF the NJ. +. Church South
will give literary entertainment in the
lecture room of the Methodist Church on
next Thursday evening. October ., at ;
Z. NJ.
\ lecture by Rev. Lee c. Crutchfeld. n
well known young speaker of Richmond.
Va will be the chief feature of the pro
gram.
The exercises will be free to all and
everybody is cordially invited. The
following is the program:
l. Piano voluntary.
,. Song.
B. Prayer
4. Lecture, The Lamp OF Chivalry -
Rev. Lee &. Crutchfeld, Richmond.
.. Vocal Duet-Mrs. Proctor and Miss
Trojan.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Mrs. Smiths Fall Siock

This has been a week of Fall Openings
among our advertisers. Many OF them
have had magnificent displays of goods
but none have shown a better line OF
Fall Millinery than Mrs. ID. L. Smith a
Co. Their store is filled with the latest
styles and designs of ladies' hats and the
most fastidious of the femme class can
be suited here.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Visiting Odd Fellows Lodges

MIR. Geo. b. Jones, Special Deputy
Grand Master. l. 0. o. F., of Virginia.
paid a visit to Myrtle Lodge No 80 Tues
day night and delivered an address. Mr..
Jones is taking an active interest in be-
half of Fredericksburg as the location for
the Odd Fellows Home.
Mr.. Jones left yesterday by steamer
Essex for Urbanna, where he will visit
the new lodge there.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
A Clean and Humorous PLAY.

Peck's Bad Boy, which will be at the
Opera House on the night of Friday, has
not only met with great success, but the
piece has deserved it. One noticeable
feature throughout the performance is
the absence of any scene, incident or dia-
lOgue that could in any way offend the
most fastidious person.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Sent 10 Grand jury

William Francisco, colored. was before
Mayor Willis yesterday m orning. charged
with stealing eleven chickens from the
residence OF Mrs. Clementine Tombs. o!
this city. The evidence was conclusive.
and the prisoner was sent on to the
Grand Jury. This is his fourth conyic-
ton OF theiving, and it is likely that he
will get not less than two or three years
in the penitehtiary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Successful Revival In Caroline

A very scccessful meeting has just closed
at Bethel church in Caroline county, in
which the pastor, Rev. James 4. Eubank
was assisted 10y Rev. Dr. 4. s. Dunaway,
who has just returned home. The meet
ing was most interesting and successful
one resulting in the addition of twenty
nine members, most OF whom were grown
persons.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
DAMAGE BY FLOOD.


Bridges Washed Awsy-Cr0ps Destroyed
Great damage was done by doOd in
SpotsylvaDia this week. Five bridges
were washed away They were at j. NJ.
Smiths mill. J. W. Clark mill. ROxbury
mill and two at the junction of the 20
and Nj rivers. On the bottom land lying
along the streams splendid fields Of corn
were either destroyed or seriously dam
aged. The waters from the 20 and Nj
caused the washOut on the railroad near
WOodfOrd's
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
A Fine Field of Corn.

Professor J. NJ. Harris, of Culpeper
county, has aboAt forty acres of proba-
bly, the finest corn this season ever seen
in that comfy 1t is in field on the
Rapidan river, is very thick and the
growth is immense He expects to make
20 barrels to the acre through the field
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Mr.. James A. Ashby To Succeed Mr.. Weldon

The State Board of Education will
shortly hold meeting for the purpose
of electing a superintendent of schools
for Stafford county to succeed Mr.. g. NJ.
Weldon, deceased. Mr.. James A. Ashby,
it is understood, win be elected to the
DOsitiOn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Sewer Stopped Up

The sewer on Princess Anne street near
the Baptist church was found to be stop
ped up and aforce of hands have been put
to work to take up the pipe and make a
connection with the main sewer at Com
merce st.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
POTOMAC. FREDERICKSBURG AND
PIEDMONT RAILROAD.

Connections At Fredcricksburg with r., r.
a 4. r. r.. and Weeme Steamboat Co. A.
Orange with Southern II and Chesapeake *
Ohio r. X.
The only line 60 the ChAncellorsville and
Wilderness Battlefelds.
Eastern STANDARD Time. Daily except sun
day. W. n. RICHARDS. Gen. Manager
TRAIN No. = leaves Orange the tn Monday
4 n each month a. Z. NJ.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
To Graduate Al Naya; Academy

In the class of midshipmen who will
graduate about the first OF February
next and go on sea duty. is Mr.. John
son OF Capt. Il. McCrack.
en-, of this city.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
Lost Boy Found.

Young JAS billiard, Capt. S. j. Quinn's
grandson, who disappeared several week $
ago, has been located in Caroline county
and Capt Quinn went to PenOla yester-
day to bring him here. His home is in
Essex county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-09
FAIR PREMIUMS ORDERED PAID.
General St-ckhold.rs' Meeting 70 Be Held
December lnd.

\ meeting OF the Board OF Directors of
the Fair Society WAS held Tuesday Capt
Rowe presiding: Capt. Quinn, secretary.
The report OF the secretary was received
and adopted and all Of the premiums
awarded at the Fair were ordered paid
IN iuil. Successful exhibitors can now
call for the amount due them. good
balance Is left in the treasury, after pay
my all expenses of the recent Fair and
the premiums
The annual meeting of stockholders of
the Fair Society was ordered TO be held
December 2nd, next
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-05
THUNDER MOUNTAIN.

Salt Lake Telegram, March %: George
r. Caldwell, special correspondent Of the
Denver News. was in this morning from
Ketchum, Idaho, where he has been
making an examination Of the Thunder
Mountain country.
Fifty thousand people is conservs-
tive estimate Of the number that will be
in the district by August l." said Mr..
Caldwell. People are slowly making
their way in now, but / would advise
them to stay out until June, as the trail
is now deep with snow and the route is .
hard one.
Indications are that the camp will de-
velop into one of the greatest producers
of low-grade ore in the world. There is
district of 625 square miles that is prac-
tically solid body Of ore, running from
$6 to SO per ton."
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-05

According to the Salt Lake Herald, .
wool growers trust is being organized
throughout the West. Already II is stat
ed, seventy Of the leading sheep men OF
Utah have gone into the organization,
while many of the principal wool growers
in Oregon, Nevada and Idaho have also
joined forces with the new organization.
Abolition of the middleman's profit and
the turning Of the same to the wool grow
ers is stated to be the object Of the new
organization.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-05

The Postoffice Department has at
last concluded to place fourth class
postoffices under civil service regula-
tions. Hereafter changes in such offices
will not be made every four years, but
incumbents will hold Office indefinitely,
subject to removal for cause only. The
politics of the postmaster makes no
difference in small communities; eff
cheney of service is the object sought.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-05
The Reno Journal says the report Of the

The Reno Journal says the report Of the
present Grand Jury is an eagerly looked
for document. 1t intimates that the jury
10 investigating certain transactions in
Reno's court house that are liable to
cause q sensation when a little daylight
is admitted.
DIR. P. Harold Foss died in Reno on
March 81 from scarlet fever contracted
while in the discharge of his professional
duties. He had been i'll for about two
weeks. DIR. Foss was from Massachu-
sets, and only came to Reno about six
months ago.
Virginia Chronicle: Dozens of people
pass through Dayton every day bound for
Tonopah, while the outcoming trains are
just as heavily loaded with disappointed
fortune seekers. Caravan wagons can be
seen nearly every morning passing on
their way to Tonopah.
The Reno Gazette of March 81 reports
six new cases OF smallpox in that city.
A Mr.. Kiddle had the disease in such
light form that he did not go to bed and
was about town every day. His wife and
two children are now down with the dis
ease, and the end is not in sight.
The Supreme Court on Monday decided
the tax case Of the Nevada Central Rail-
road Company. The company refused to
pay its taxes as assessed and took the
matter into the District Court, where it
lost. The Supreme Court affirms the de-
cision OF the lower tribunal in denying q
trial.
Lincoln county is becoming the center
of great boom brought about by the
surveying and grading for the two new
railroads. Probably no other county,
unless it be Nye, is 80 covered with pros
pectors rushing in to take advantage Of
the very best opportunities that may
offer.
Several contracts for the reconstruction
OF the Central Pacific between Wadsworth
and Ogden were let last Wednesday, max
ing total of twelve contracts up to date.
The latest contracts call for the building
OF 200 miles OF railroad at total cost of
s5, 100000. Most OF the contractors are at
work and there are now more than 1900
men and more than / 300 teams employed.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-05
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
A number Of cases Of scarlet fever are
reported in Reno.

A number OF cases OF scarlet fever are
reported in Reno.
The Central Pacific Company disburses
about $40, 900 per month at Winnemucca.
Residents Of Austin are preparing to
besutify the town by planting shade trees.
Reno labor unions have given contract
ors until May / to accede to the eight
hour-day demand.
There are about 175 carpenters and
brick layers employed in Reno and no
more are wanted.
Miners are being sent from Grass VAL
ley, CAL, to Reno, where the scale of
wages is $3.50 day and board.
The Washoe County Bank at Reno has
offered space for the exhibit Of Nevada
minerals collected by Major Ingalls,.
The excitement at the new mining
camp Of Ray, twelve miles from Tonopah,
Nevada, appears to have completely sub
sided.
A general raising Of rents in the BUSH
ness section OF Reno will cause a number
Of changes to take place in the next month
or two.
The estate of H. p. Kraus, late post
master Of Reno, was willed to the Ma
sonic Lodge OF that town. The estate is
valued at about "a 900.
r. E. L. Windel of the Winnemucca
Silver State is being rather prominently
mentioned as Q candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for State Printer.
The Placerville, Cal, Democrat places
Mr.. Newlands of Nevada in nomination
for the Craftsmanship Of the Democratic
Congressional Committe in the coming
campaign.
A competitive examination of appli-
cants for appointment to West Point
cadetship will be held in Reno about
April Is. The appointment will be made
by Senator John p. Jones.
The Tonopah Bonanza says that so long
as the disturbing faction has voice in the
administration OF the Tonopah Mining
Company's affairs. 30 long will its securi-
ties be unsought and hope deferred.
A Smith Valley rancher was in Gard
nerville last week trying to dispose of
horse that has been traded 80 often that
every time a stranger comes around it
opens its mouth to have it's teeth exam
ined.
Gardnerville Record: The contractors
for the new Government postoffice at San
Francisco have placed large order with
w. A. Lindsay for red marble from his
Luning quarry. 1t is to be used for wains-
coting.
A Lovelock correspondent OF the Vir-
ginia Enterprise Gays that the terms OF
settlement of the case OF Parks, the ne
gro soldier, were the payment of 500
costs and 800 damages to O'Neil, the man
who was shot.
The Salt Lake ore buyers who have Wis
tied Tonopah have been unable to get q
freight rate that will warrant shipment
OF ore to that city. The ore that is
shipped is to 60 to Selby's and the Ever
EFT people in Washington.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-05

A Colorado Court recently decided
that a notice OF forfeiture of CO. owner
Of mining claims, because of failure
10 contribute his proportion of expend'
itures. is fatally defective if not speci-
flying the amount of money spent upon
such claims, or facts which might ex-
cuse expenditure on each claim.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-05

Charles Brown. Virginia City under
taker, died last week. He was native Of
Massachusetts,, aged over so years. and
. well'known character on the Comstock
for many years.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-02
PfACfMAKfR MEETS MS DEATH
WHITE MAN. ADVISED NEGROES TO
QUIT LIGHTING AND WAS
SHOT.
QUARREL ABOUT A CRAP GAME
QUICK ACTION OF CITIZENS PRE-
VENTS A SERIOUS RACE
RIOT.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 2S.-In a gen.
eral fight between white men and ne
groes at Childersburg yesterday after
noon a white man and his son were
killed. while white boy and one negro
were wounded. The negroes are now
in Jail at Talladega.
The trouble grew out of a crap game,
the negroes having quarreled over the
winnings. Tom HOlley shot at one of
the party, when J. Bird, white man,
came up and advised the negroes to
stop fighting. Holley, becoming angered
at the interference, fired on Bird, NOR
tally wounding him. Birds two sons
rushed to his side, and one OF them
shot the negro Holley, inflicting a fatal
wound. BY this time the negroes were
firing on both boys and they began to
seek shelter. Reuben Bird went to mis-
father, who was dying, and was or
dered by George Woods a negro, to
run. The boy begged to remain by his
father, and on failure to move, was
shot dead. Charner Woods, father of
George Woods, then SHOT the elder Bird
again. George Bird was shot in the
legs while escaping. A large crowd of
whites quickly gathered and surround
ing the negroes, captured them all and
took them to Talladega. For while it
seemed as if a race riot would result,
but the quick elton of conservative
citizens prevented an outbreak.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-02
WIRELESS FOR THE NAVY.
MarcOni's System will BE Tried on
WarshfDS.

Washington, Dec. 28.-The navy de-
partment has taken the initial steps
toward the adoption of wireless tel
egraphy as a means of signalling be-
tween warships at sea. To this end
Admiral Bradford, Of the bureau Of
equipments, has asked that the ar
mOred cruisers of the Pennsylvania
class have their masts and rigging SO
arranged that the wireless system can
b, introduced. This will necessitate
the frightening of the masts of the
ships and the Insulation of the metal
rigging by the use of hemp covering for
halyards. 1t is intended to get test
sets of instruments Of the various
wireless systems now being operated.
These include the MarcOni system.
Thus far, however, the navy depart
ment has not adopted definitely any
system, but the construction of the
new ships is regarded as a preliminary
to the adoption of system whenever
it's practicability is established fully.
The British navy already has num-
Der of it's ships equipped with the wire
less system, but this is the first move
on the part of the American navy to
make use of the wireless plan.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wires I'm q Con.
denseN Form

Ovcrn0w From the Wires in q Con.
densed Form.
David Hayman, brother Of Al Hay
man and formerly we'll known theat-
rical manager, died in New York from
pneumonia.
December will be the banner month
OF the year for wheat shipments from
Tacoma. Shipments for the month
will exceed 100000 bushels.
William +. Cochran, director in
several Southern railroads, the West
ern Union Telegraph company and 9TH
er corporations, is dead in New York.
Maj. N. b. Thurston. inspector Of
small erms on the staff of Mai. Gen.
Roe of the national guard. will succeed
w. s. Devery as first deputy police
commissioner of New York.
The war department has been ad-
vised from Manila of the surrender Of
the insurgent chieftain Samson at
Matasaron. with all his officers and
men and twenty-eight cannon.
Mr.. Bryan announces that he ex-
poets to own and edit the Commoner
the rest Of his life. This is interpreted
by his friends as a definite withdrawal
OF Mr.. Bryan from the national polit-
ical arena.
u. ). Amber of Salem Ohio, has
been rendered and has accepted a fed
erai 1uogeship in the Philippine islands.
He VIII leave the latter part Of March
going first to Sebo, but later will be
stationed at Manila.
w. H. Read, a well known stock
broker and member of the Chicago
board of trade died suddenly at his
home in Springfield. Ill.,. Of complica-
ton of diseases which has caused an
Illness since Thanksgiving.
Indian Commissioner Jones says that
one of the first tasks to be assigned to
MAJ. Scott, the new agent at Leech
Lake. will be the readjustment of al
Iotments made to the Chippewas on
the reservation embraced in the
agency.