The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-11
CAROLINE.
New Baptist Body Formed-TO be Known as
NJ Herman Observation-Disclosures
Large Proportion Of ColOred Voters
Admltted-Notes. Personals. Etc.
Correspondence OF The FREE LANcE)

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Correspondence OF THE FREE LANcE.)
Bowling Green. Va. Oct :. 1902.
On Tuesday Oct. 9Th, at eleven O'Clock
"a meeting Oi delegates and ministers was
held at Herman church TO form a new
association. TIE meeting was called to
order by DR.. John Pollard with Mr.. +
Il Coghill clerk Seventeen churches will
form this new association and il is ex-
q. cted several Others Will join later It
viii be known ~ Mt Herman As-ocia-
ton. in honor of the church in which
was held the first meeting Judge +. e.
Muucure was elected president Mr. ".
W Gresham secretary. and Mr. Gwath-
mey treasurer The next meeting will be
htld on the Let Tuesday after the Bird
sunday in August, with the Bowling
Green Baptist church at Bowling Green
Mr.. Archie :. P,atruss. of Richmond
is -pendiug this week at his home here
MIR. Lester AndertOO. OF Baltimore.
was registered at the Lawn" this week
Mr. l. NJ. q Baker wife aud three lit
/ tie boys Of Knoxville. are the guests of
/ his mother. Mrs Lima Baker
Miss Annie Collins left on Friday for
Washington. where she will remain for
sometime with friends
I Mrs L. +. Moore and children left on
/ Wednesday for tn, ir home in Norfolk. af
ter q pleasant visit to her parents. Judge
and Mrs. +. {. Moncure.
MIR. W. A. Moncure. Of Richmond. spent
several days of this week at Auburn 8"
Circuit Court commenced on Monday.
Judge Mason presiding. and willcOntinue
most of the week
Mr.. Charles Collins. OF Alabama. is
spending several weeks at his farm
Holly Hill
Mr.. L. + Butler and children are the
guests a relatives in the lower part Of
country.
Mrs +. G. Valentino lift on Saturday
Tor Washington. where she will spend
several weeks
Mrs. g. L Billiard and children are
spending sometime with her parents in
Washington.
Maj. r. o Pea;ross has returned from
a pleasant stay at the White sulphur.
Mrs PeatrOss will remain several weeks
longer.
The +. y. Club spent pleasant even
ing with the Misses Broaddus on last
Friday evening.
Miss Madge Chewing housekeeper at
the Lawn" left on Tuesday for visit
TO her home in Louisa.
Mr- L. b. Kay, of Spotsylvania. spent
Sunday in town with relatives
Mr.. George Roper. of Philadelphia.
was the guests of Mai ". ". Rains aud
family this week
Mrs. L. h. French and children, who
have been the guests of her parents. Mr.
and Mrs 4 B. Chandler. will leave on
Friday for New York where they will in
the future reside.
Miss Maggie Collins left on Saturday
for South Boston, where she will teach
this winter
Mrs 7. d. Coghill is the guest of her
sisters the Misses Campbell in lower
Caroline.
Mr.. John c. White spent portion of
last week with relatives in Richmond.
The registration board of Bowling
Green has concluded its work. and the
number who registered among the whites
is comparatively small, as little interest
seemed to be taken. 1t has been sur
prise to all, that so many colored men
were able to register here.
Miss Lula Henshaw has returned TO
her home in King and Queen after a
short visit at the home of Miss Byrd
Tod.