The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-24
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Correspondence of The FREE LANcEl /
Montross. Va May 21, 1902. (
The farmers are much discouraged at .
the prospect for wheat crop. Ii had 4
attained no height before the develop /
m mt Of the head, which Is also very short. /
Some have turned the wheat in .
with ploughs and planted the land in .
corn. Strawberries of n line variety are
being shipped To the Washington mar
ket. Mr.. James i. Jenkins furnishes the .
Montross market with the largest Der
ries ever seen here, and of a delicious
flavor
Herrings were sold for several weeks at
the various landings at $3.50 per thous-
and. Shad - cents pair In the last
few days the price has gone up to $500 /
per thousand and shad 60 cents a pair. /
This is said to be caused 10y the scarcity |
and demand in the city markets. Soft
crabs are still in abundance though /
small, and sell at Zoe per dozen The
first soft crabs shipped from the Neck
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cigar box. The box contained two dozen
and sold for six dollars. Farmers are
all through planting corn. There is
larger acreage and more than the usual
quantity ofiertilizer has been sold through
out this county for spring use This
may be accounted for since so many
farmers have turned their attention 60
growing tomatoes for canning purposes
Rev. Mr.. Il. T. Lumpkin. Methodist
minister OF Montross Circuit. is conducting
a protracted religious service at Lebanon
Methodist church at night. which is well
attended
The colored population are actively at
work making the necessary preparations
/ To entertain the colored Baptist Associa-
I ton which will hold its session in July
with Sloan church. near Montross.
! Mr.. Il. q Mckinney formerly OF Mon
tross, but of late years engaged in the
wood and coal business in Washington
spent several days this week at Montross
4 large number Of pleasure seekers in
the neighborhood of Montross and the
upper portion of the county will take
in the occasion and visit fredericksburg
through the advertised excursion hy thu
Weems Steamer June !.
gllon. c. Conway Baker left yesterday
for Northumberland county. where. by
request of the ladies Of the church. he will
lecture at bethany Baptist church. Sub
iect. Talk.
There is general complaint among the
farmers. as TO the ravages of the cut
worm in corn and other growing crops
Prof. Maurice Of baltimore delivered
two lectures here, one on Thursday
night at Providence NJ T. church and
one Friday night at Montross. The
crowds were large. Proceeds for bene-
tit of new Methodist church now nearing
completion at Chilton's The occasions
were under the management of the ladies
and proved successes.
Mrs. Burns. who spent several weeks
with her mother, Mrs. Vim. W. Walker
at Montros=, has returned to Henry
county. at which, her husband, Rev. Mr..
Burnes, is stationed.
DIR. George c. Mann left Saturday by
Steamer Wakefield for Western business
trip as far as Toledo. Ohio.
The signs point straight TO the early
Development of Cupid work at Montross
and that town, noted for it's pretty and
accomplished young ladies, will sustain
loss of one of its charming girls, whose
future abode will be Washington.
There will be an Old Maids Convention
held at Montross on the 27th. The notice
reads: Short old maids, long old maids,
pretty old maids and ugly old maids
public invited, bachelors and old wild
overs especially"
The town of MontrOss has greatly i'm
proved in appearance. The houses have |
been newly painted and the iencing white
washed.
The handsome new Court building the
beautiful grounds surrounding il, the
white marble monument erected To the
confederate dead, and the attractive
young shade trees present an attractive
scene, and still other improvements are
in progress. Among them the town hall
enterprise, which is being pushed forward
by the leaders of the village with ac-
tivity.