The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-29

ORANGE.
Narrisge-The Coming Crops Thinning Out
Timber Land-Better Roads Expected
New Bridge-PersonaIs Etc.

Correspondence OF Tue FREE LANcE.)
Orange, Va, May 20, 1902.
As foreshadowed in TIM FREE LANCE
Mr.. Sims. with Miss Minnie Watkin,
leaning gracefully on his arm, stood last
Wednesday. beneath a floral arch in the
/ parlors of the brides home, and, in the
presence of company of friends wer,
united in marriage by Pastor W. j.
Decker. After a pleasant dance and re
past the joyful young couple left for the
groom's home. where an elegant supper
and pleasant evening was enjoyed by the
party.
Much of the wheat crop will not be
worth cutting. Here and there you can
see "A field of stubby heads which prom
ises something like one fourth of a crop.
Cut and bore worms are working on
the corn, and replanting is sometimes
heavy.
The fruit, except berries. is an utter
failure in most orchards.
Mr.. Elsie Daniel, of Pamunkey. lost a
fine young mule last week
Capt. 4. NJ. Daniel has moved his saw
mill to "A large tract of timber bought by
Mr.. Embrey of Mr. Davis, where he ex
poets TO make things hum for several
months
MIR. Joseph Mathews has moved his
store above high water mark. Heavy
rains yesterday ami last night made
many washouts and baked the cornfelds
tight
Mr.. W. C. Graves and wife have re-
turned from an extended southern trim
and we hear there is probability of
Mr. Graves engaging in lumber business
in Florida aud Alabama We hope these
good people have no intention of giving
up Virginia and Grange.
Miss Nan Lewis Morton. who has
been visiting her friends about Lahore.
left Friday with her cousin, Miss Natalie
Burruss, for Hot Springs, where they
will spend the summer with DR.. l.. NJ.
Cowardin at his handsome cottage.
Mr.. Will Green has been in Louisa this
week, looking after his property. which
seems To he a considerable beam in the
eyes of some OF the local clergy. No cor
poration or community suffers from the
citizenship of such men as Mr. Green.
Intelligent active, full of energy, and
fidelity TO conviction, he is n sterling fac
tor wherever he casts his lot.
Treasurer Ricketts, sold his fine black
mare for $3.50 last week.
All eyes are turned on expected devel- I
opments in the good roads enterprise .
which has started with the purchase of .
twelve fine mules, and equipments for
needed revolution.
BY the way the question often asked
as to what these mules cost might be an
swered by the supervisors.
4 new bridge has been placed across
the creek between Thorn Hill and Ia, at
a cost of S23O, enough to build a small .
house
Dr. Barksda'e, a popular druggist at
Dr. Ricketts, Medicine Emporium, is vis- 4
ting relatives in West Virginia
Mr.. Will Cave and wife, of st. Louis,
are summering at Mr.. V. b. Kings
Mr.. Morton Daniel, among the most I
popular and efficient railroad men in the /
State, is visiting his sister. Mrs DIR.
Voolfolk, OF Lahore. Everybody is al
ways glad to see Morton come, and sorry
to see him go,
We are glad to note some improve
ment in the condition of Deputy Treas
lrer, Il. 5. Cooper, and hope he will soon
be well again
Some oi our young men are fixing mp
or the commencement at the Female In
'titute at Charlottesville. Among them
are Messrs. Kenneth Brockman, Marshall
Frazer and Parks Kendall. =