The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-22
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS or FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There By The Free
Lance Reporters.

here.
Dr. ". J. Chewing has returned iron
a business trip. To- baltimore and Wash
ington
DR.. Rodcrick Dew. wife and daughter
OF Npotsylvania, were visitors To therity
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs ". r. Robertson Of Cul
pepper ARE the guest OF DR. H. 49, liall and
daughter
/ Mrs W. l.. Burruss and daughter, Miss
Julia Burruss, are the guests of friends in
Richmond.
Miss Matte Franklin has accepted n
position ~ cashier with the Crescent
Grocery Company
DR. Frank l. Harris and wife of Har-
risouburg. Va, are here attending the
Episcopal Council
II you want the best and prettiest. get
first choice Of the new parasols, at e. ".
Jones. Cash Store.
Mr. Armistead Lewis of "Cleve" in
King George has returned home after a
pleasant visit here.
Mir and Mrs ". y. Williams. of PHI
visit of several days here.
Mr. lanes II Mcclure of the Theology
cal Seminary. has taken charge OF "a
church at Port Royal. Va.
Miss Gertrude l. llundley. OF Essex is
visiting Miss Salie y. Gravatt, at her
home on Princess Anne st.
Misses Fannie Taylor and Mercer
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guests OF Mrs. Charles Steele
Mrs Clearance 4. Howard and her sis.
ter, Miss Eleanor French. of Alexandria
are visiting frioEds in Albcmarle county.
Mrs. ~ f. Harrison and brother, DR.
ROthrock. OF Philadelphia are the guests
ofMr. and Mrs. John NJ. Hull in Stafford
Mr. T. b. Whitehouse has gone for a
business trip for his firm the Smith. Cog
hill Shoe Co. through the Northern Neck
The excursion from Washington to
Richmond Monday carried over 80 peo-
pie from this city and surrounding cOun-
ties
May Queen on Mr.. J. H. Rowe lawn
this Thursday evening at O'Clock.
Admission > cents. Refreshments for
sale
MIR j. W. Harris states that he is n
candidate for the council in the Lower
ward. IN response to the request of his
friends.
Mr. L. L. Male. of Culpeper. and !. l..
Boy'ien. of AlhcmArle. are in the city and
were visitors ut THE FREE Lance Office
yesterday.
You should have n good Photograph
of yourself The Davis Photograph Gal
lcry is prepared To make any style you
may desire.
Mr. VIM. Clarke. Of Wcstmoreland
county. died Monday from the effects of
n stroke OF paralysis lie il survived 10y
several children.
Country merchants who can pay cash
viii find it To- their advantage to buy nice
clean up-tu-date dry goods from G. W
ZONES. No old styles here
Parasols, parasols, parasols. white
parasols, white and black parasols. chill
drcns parasols. Parasols of all sorts. Mt
G.. W. Jones. Cash Store.
Miss Catharine Harris and Master Char
les Ford Warren, of Orange county, have
returned home. after n pleasant visit to
the llurkamp family here.
MIR Frank +. Stearns has the contract
for building the new stOreho use for Mes
srs W. 4 Bell 4 Bro, and not Mr.. lief
lin, as published 10y mistake
MIR. O. T. Rennolds, of Louisa. was a
visitor to THE FREE LAME office Tues
day. lie says the wheat. oat and grass
crops in his section are IA failure
Anderson Pratt. prominent colored
farmer of Spottsylvania, died at his home
on Sunday night, aged 60 years. lie
lived about five miles from this city
Mrs T. A. Frazer. Miss Fanny Dur
rett and Miss lyarine Frazer, of the
county, spent several days in Washing
ton last week, the guests Of their relation
Mr. +. L. Frazer.
A carrier pigeon is at the home of Mr..
X. II. Fritter at Stafford G. H., with
band on his right leg with the number
& 1897 and on his left c $40. The
owner can get him by sending for it.
Mr. c. NJ Harris and daughter. Miss
TheOdOsia Harris OF Orange County was
in the city Tuesday Miss Harris was
enroute to Richmond to visit the family
of Mr.. Shultz and her brother. MIR
James Russell Harris.
THE Eye" Hawkes. Spectacles are used
10y almost every one you see, try them
and you will find that they are superior
in every respect to what you have used
Gold medal and diploma awarded. All
eyes fitted without charge at Halls Drug
Store.
At We Opera lIousein We town of Frede-
ricksburg, Friday evening, May We Both,
MDCCCCII., at 3 OF We old town
clock, will he assembled a singing school
of We Olden Time, instructed in We most
approved manner. by Mistress Plunkett.
assisted by we Squire Bellingham.
Mr. W. d. Price representing the Gable
Company, manufacturers of pianos and
organs has rented through the Slaugh-
ters Il Griffin Real Estate and Insurance
Agency, Mai Il. L. Wallace's splendid
rooms, No. 712 Main street for the dis
play and sale of their fine instruments.
The Dramatic Club will render "a Box
OF Monkeys" at the Opera House here
Monday night for the benefit OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolution.
IL is n bright, amusing play, and will at