The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-23
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY The Free
Lance Reporters.

Mrs. Mary f. Franklin is visiting rela
tiyez in Stafford.
Miss Fannie Guy. OF Mountain View. II
visiting relatives here.
Mr.. 4. Y. d. Conway has returned from
the Buffalo Lithia Spring
Mr.. J II. Middleton was in Washing
ton and Baltimore last week
We are pleased To state that Miss Liz
x'e Nelly is improvingf from her In te illness.
Miss Make Meade. OF Fairfax. has re-
turned home after "A pleasant visit TO Miss
sally h. Montgomery.
Mrs. j. =. Gammon and children
are visiting the family OF Mr.. NJ. +. Lang
horne. at Smithfeld Va.
Mrs. Mary Quinn Hicks will take n
limited number OF music scholars at her
home on Commerce street.
Mr.. Il. T. Willis went to Lignum. Gull
pepper county, Saturday. where his family
have been all the summer
Shetland Floss (all colsrs) for making
Dewey, Trolley, Umbrella Shawls,
at G. W. Jones cash store
Rev. s. r. Tyler, oiCarroll county. Md.
was the guest of his parents, Rev. Geo.
L. Tyler and wife, last week.
Miss Lula NJ. Chewing. of Spotsyl-
vania county, is visiting her brother. MIR.
n. W. Chewing, OF Orange c. ii.
Miss Virgie NJ. Clark, ofCulpeper, is Wis
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A.
Clark, at Silver Spring near the city.
Mrs ID. T.. Smith and Miss Kate Keene
have returned from Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York, buying fallmillipery.
Mrs. H. 4. Davis and children have re-
turned home To Cumberland. Md. after a
visit to Mr.G.S Davis and daughters here
The freight depot of the r. F. &P. II.
H. will Ice closed Wednesday, Sept oath.
after , o'clock noon. c. c. Cox. Agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. b. Chandler. Jr., have
gone to Richmond foe the winter and are
at home to their friends at No. 3 East
Cary Street.
Miss Lillian Rawlings, of Rockbridge
county. Miss Fannie L. Coleman and
Miss Ella May Grasty. of Orange, are the
guests OF Miss Susie Rawlings.
Misses Ellen ID. Wallace and Lena liar
rison. who have been sojouI ming Mt lr-
vington, are spending n few DAYS at
Sharp's Wharf before returning home.
Mr. j. B. Merkle. of Baltimore. is yisi.
ting his mother Mrs. s. w Merkle. who
has been very sick with typhoid fever.
but Is better.
Rev. Geo. +. Tyler at the Methodist
church Sunday morning preached "A ser
mon in the interest of the Bible cause and
collection for this purpose was taken
You should have first class Photo
graph OF yourself. The fredericksburg
Davis Photograph Gallery il prepared
TO make any size or style you may de-
sire.
Mrs. ". l.. Watson and daughter. Miss
Bertha May Watson. have gone to Phil
adelphia to visit relatives. MIR. Watson
will go the last of this week to New York
on business and return home with them.
A great big umbrella bargain. Just
100 steel-rod, Dresden handle PC inch
umbrellas put on sale at {. W. Jones
cash store at 5Oc each. cheap at Toe. Get
your pick quick.
Always n complete assortment of the
best of every thing in the drug line at
Halls Drug Store, also hair brushes.
toilet soap. elegant perfumery, fine sta
tionery and toilet goods. Hawkes. cele-
brated spectacles always please.
Miss Ruth Gouldin left Saturday for
Washington to attend school and Miss
Ethel Gouldin. left the same day to at
tend the State Normal school at Farm
Vile, Va These young ladies are daugh-
tiers of MIR. and Mrs. l.. +. Gouldin, of
Caroline.
Miss Lee Moore, who has been a board
ing pupil OF. Miss Willie Schooler's since
school opened, has been ordered by her
physician To suspend her studies for a
time and return to her home in Wash
lngton, in consequence of serious i'll
health, which necessitates perfect quiet
The funeral of George York Freeman
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. George Free
man, Jr. was held from the home OF her
parents Saturday at 1870 p. IN. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. DR.. j. s.
Dill, assisted by Rev. DIR. T. :. Dunaway.
lnterment in the City Cemetery. The
floral offerings were numerous and very
beautiful.
Rev. Father Charles +. Donahoe. who
has been pastor of st. Nincent's Catholic
church at Newport News for some years.
has been transferred to Martinsburg, W.
Va , and will leave October 2nd for his
new field. Father Donahoe had charge
of st. Mary's Catholic church in this
city several years ago and was very
popular here.
Another very pleasant addition to our
town is that of III. X. Lowry, of Freder-
icksburg, who has accepted position in
the Bank OF Middiesex. We extend to
him cordial welcome - Southside
Urbanna) Sentinel. Mr. Lowry is n
son of Hon. NJ. X. Lowry, of Brooke. and
has been connected with the Conway,
Gordon and Garnett National Bank
here.