The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-16
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here aud There BY The Free
Lance Reporters.


Lance Reporters.
Mr. slower Convey has returned from "a
visit to Baltimore
September Dclincator Just received al
& ". Jones Cash store
Miss Jennie l.. bah has returned from a
vi=it TO Northumberland.
Mr.. J. n Elackley. Of Penola. was a
visitor 20 the city Thursday.
Miss Nora England is visitin. friends
at liehobOth Beach Delaware
Minor ! Horace Lacy has gone To
Orange county fora few DAY on busiu, ~.
Mrs. A. X. Phillips and daughter. Nliss
Jennie Phillips .havegonr To the sea shore.
Mr. Contec f'icklcn is in l'rhanna where
he IL temporarily in the National Bank
there.
The condition Of Mr. j u Ray. who is
sick at his home here, was improved yes
terday.
MIR. Edgar Cannon has returned from
Smithiicld, Va. where he spent the
summer.
Miss Maggie George. of Washington. is
the guest OF her friend. Miss Wilma
Wheeler.
Miss Nora Willis has returned from
Culpeper county, where she has been Wis
iting relatives.
Miss Mamie Beale has returned from
the University of Virginia, where rhe
visited relatives.
Mrs. W. H. Wheaton and son. of Crit
fin. Ga who have been visiting friends
here. have returned home.
Today Saturday. August gthJ G. ".
Jones puts ON sale one lot duck under
Fkirts. tIct value. at scot each
Rev. Dr. .W. Rosebro is spending a few
days at Rraehead, the home Of MIR. =.
Graham llowison, near the city.
Mis-. Ellie Ware, Of Washington. who
has been "A guest of relatives here. has
gone north for n month with friends
Mr.. W. T.. Carneal. the prominent mer
chant at Lent. Caroline county. was a
visitor at The Free Lance Office Thurs
day.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G.. G.. Rowl.tt and Miss
Maude Embrcy have returned from Vari-
ETY. Springs. where they spent several
weeks
Miss Eamonia Lawrence has returned
from Nooil-y Inn. near Washington.
where She has been "a guest for the past
month.
Miss annie Ilearn. OF Carolineconntv.
entered the Columbia Hospital. Washing
ton. u. C.. Aug. 10th. to take the neccs-
sary training for nurse
Mr.. Robert Davis Of Centerviile
Md and Miss Ida New. Of Baltimore
have been the guest OF Mr.. aud Mrs f.
1. Convey for several days.
Miss Louise pecquct du Belief has re-
turned from Orange and il stopping at
Mrs y. Carmichael - She will leave in a
few days to visit relatives in stafford
Mcssrs. 4. Randolph Howard. Il. L.
ksroe. 4. W Jones and ". d. Carter
went To- Richmond Yesterday to inspect
machinery Tor the irgiuia Shirt Factory
You will find at Halls Drug Store n
large stock of landrcth's New Crop Tur-
alp Seeds at low prices. also a complete
assortment of everything in the drug line.
Yesterday morning was another good
one for blankets. The thermometer reg
istered - at = o'clock. This is the cool
est August known to our Oldest people
You should have first class Photo
graph Of yourself The Frederick burg
Davis Photograph Gallery is prepared
To make any size or style you may de-
sire
The John g. lIurkamp Company has
gotten out a handsome calender. n work
OF art. which Mr.. ". II Hurh amp is dis
trihntiHg among the patrons and friends
of the Company.
Mr. J. Frank Diegs. Superintendent Of
the Benedict Bros. System Of Shirt Fac
tories Of Baltimore. was the guest of his
cousin, Charles /. Stengle. of this city. on
Wednesday night
Thomas Butler. the faithful colored
man who has lived with the Wallace fam
lily here for many years. and is janitor Of
the City Hall, is in extremis from hem
orrhages OF the lungs.
Miss Edna Arnold, Of King George. who
attended college here last session. was in
the city Thursday enroute to Rapidan.
where she will be the guest Of her friend.
Mifs Louise Somerville.
Mr.. Thomas jenkins. of SpotsvlVnnia
who died recently near Belmont. was a
gallant Confederate soldier. lie was a
member of Co. \, 9th Va. Cavalry during
the whole Of the war of '6l-65.
Miss Lillian Montague has returned
from Urbanna. accompanied by her sis
ter, Mrs. Elliot b Meredith, and dnugh-
ter, who will he the guests of DIR. n G.
Montague and wife for several days.
The Aims House Committee of the CITY
Council, in our nd. columns today. asks
Tor bids for 20 cords of wood-ten of
pine and ten of oak. Read the ad and
send your bids to J. =. Rowe. Chairman.
Mr.. Powell II. Ball who was bitten bv
dog supposed to be mad two weeks
ago, has returned from Richmond. where
/ he took the Pasteur treatment. He is
suffering no i'll effects from the bite and is
/ looking well.
MIR. George Purvis, of Little Whim, in
Stafford will LIGHT his home with electri