The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-05
KING GEORGE cOUR
THE REV DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
Court Proceedings Easter Germau-Noies-
Personals. Etc.

Thursday was the April term of King
George court An unusually small crowd
was present. This was due To the back
ward season, and all along the route
from this city to the Courthouse. farm
ers were busy in the fields with plows,
turning up the soil. getting ready for
corn planting and oat seeding while wO-
men and children were burning brush and
clearing the fields of dead weeds, etc
The wheat crop generally is making a
poor showing Some fields are green
with good stand, while Others are 40
barren they will he put in corn. Old
farmers say they never saw poorer
prospect. There is large quantity Of
corn unsold Some farmers having crops
of 5000 to ) 1000 bushels, who now wish
they had accepted 80 cents per bushel
the price offered in December, ~ they now
are only offered - cents at their land
ings ON the river There were several
fine horses on exhibition that attracted
attention.
The business before the court was very
small. aud Judge Chichester, Clerk Hun
ter and Commonwealth Attorney Rose,
had comparative holiday.
corRr PROCEEDINGS.
Reports ofW " Brown, commissioner
of accounts. ordered To be certified To Au-
ditor of Public Accounts.
viii of X. II llolbcrt admitted to pro-
bate.
Annie L. cliff appointed guardian Of
Edward Lee
Commissioners appointed 10 view
DOgne Run az toadvisabiity of bridging
same. reported adversely + W. Mason.
q. o. Tayloe, f. r. Rawlett and {. 7.
purks. commissioners.
J II Redmond qualified AZ executor oi
J. II. Redmond deceased.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ELECTED.
In pursuance of meeting held last
court. at which Judge {. ii. Ashton was
elected chairman Of the Democratic Com
mitiee. the chairman called meeting TO
name members of the County committee
from the several districts which were
ratified by said meeting. They are:
Shiloh-W. II King. & W. Price, II. T.
Garnett. j. II. Thompson. Potomac
!. y. Peed. b g. Grymes, Alex Pratt,,D.
". Coakley. Rappahannock-Alex Potts
Jesse Newton, r. W Boggs and J. I.
Minor. .Ir 4 meeting Of the committee
was then held in the jury room and the
selection Of Judge Ashton, ~ chairman
ratified
EASTER GERMAN.
The young gentlemen OF the county
gave a pretty German 10 their lady
friends on Wednesday night in the hall
at the Court house. II was largely at
tended and was kept up until I o'clock
Thursday morning The chaperones
were: Mesdames Rose I. Hunter. of
Washington. and John ;. Dickinson, OF
Berry Plain" Those present were.
Misses Bora lloOe. Mary rayloe. Mary
Grymes. of New York. May Sykes, of
Ohio Viva Turner. of Washington. Aus
tina Arnold, Eva Tayloe, Meta Pollock,
Minnie smith. Sue r. Hunter. Of Wash
ington. Bessie Washington and Mrs. J
:. Dickinson; Judge III. ii. l. Chichester,
e. A. Berry ". A. Rose, Arthur and Rice
Hooe. Edward Tayloe, b I. Tayloe. Geo.
Mason. b E Grymes, Bartram Stuart,
Lewis 4 Ashton, John :. Dickinson. Roy
Stuart. Geo Washington. William Smith,
Dangerheld Ashton, + l.. Hunter, Arm
stead Lewis, Il. Ogle laylOe, Nilllam
Drinkard. b. E. Grymes, j. q. Pollock,
Ir., Strother Jones.
NOTES.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Price. the efficient oyster in
spector of the 18th district, was present
and reported the business of the past
winter good
Several vessels are in the river, and in
the next three weeks much corn will be
shipped to Richmond, Va and Cambridge.
Md.
In several places on the route, peach
trees are in full bloom, and fears are en-
tertaSed that the peach crop will be in
jured by the cool weather Apples show
no indication of bloom
Those present from this city were:
Messrs. NJ ;. Chancellor, Elton Alrich.
". l.. Dempsey, j. Fred Brown, W. II
Merchant and THE FREE Lance repre-
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