The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-16
CAROLINE COURT.

! Big Movement For Temperance-N essrs
: Coles and Wallace Spesk-But Lltlle
Interest Taken In the Political Sit
-NOtes-cOurt
Proceedings. Etc.
A majority of the people of Caroline
came to court at Bowling Green Monday
wearing smiling faces. because the to-
bacco crop is all gathered and in their
houses. Ii is a good one and the pros
pect of good prices made them feel good
IL is true that portion of the crop was
injured by mildew from the late rains
but with the brighter weather now pre-
vaiiing that damage will be very small.
There were many people present and
there were many attractions The Re
publicans had Hon. NJ A. Coles. their
candidate Tor Congress, to speak for
them The Democrats were represented
by Hon. Z. NJ. Wallace, of Richmond. but
the subject that attracted most at tention
was whether the movement now on foot
TO make Caroline a local option county
will succeed. The prevailing opinion was
that in two years there will not be a
drop oil liquor sold under license in the
county, and the only means OF getting a
drink will be the hospitality of some
citizen, the speak easy or the portable
bottle
THE TEMPERANCE MEETING.
At = O'Clock, pursuant TO a previous
call, large number of the most promi-
nent citizens of the county were seen as
cenuing the steps Of Ballard IIall'' TO
formulate plan and start the ball to
put Caroline in the local option column
In this body were many ladies. The
meeting was held next door to a saloon.
where the genial proprietor was dis
pensing liquOrs-malt and spurious
The fact that temperance meeting was
going on nearby did not seem to effect
the many who were going in to quench
their thirst. A report of the meeting will
be found elsewhere
resolution was adopted reque sting
the representative in the Legislature.
Hon. ID. Il. Powers, Ir., to vote for the
enactment OF some law which will re-
/ quire every application for liquor license
to be signed by a majority of the legally
p quahhed voters in the voting precincts
: where liquor is to be sold.
2 Rev. A. Broaddus also added the fol
e lowing. which was adopted:
\ Since Hon. ID. b. Powers supported
a the Mann bill. presented at the last meet.
= ing oil the Legislature. it is confidently
= expected that he will support such a
: measure rs that referred to in the reso
luton
POLITICAL.
The Republicans had secured the Court
: house Tor their meeting previously, anC
the Democrats were content to wait I'm
:, til Mr. Coles finished his speech. IL j,
. quite remarkable that no effort was m ad,
by either party to have a Joint discus
- sion This would have given some life
. to the occasion. Mr.. Coles was intro.
duced by County Chairman f. L. r.
q Dunn Ne IL Of Er,n -
pearance, a quick and forceiul speaker.
and showed that he was up on the issues
OF the day. His speech deserved n better
audience. Ii is true The Court house was
crowded, but nearly half OF those present
have been disfranchised and will not be
able to vote in the election His speech
occupied nearly one hour and half At
lts conclusion County Chairman d. b.
Powers Jr.. mounted "a temporary stand
r on the outside of the Courthouse and
r introduced the Democratic speaker Mr.
J Wallace, OF Richmond, and made an ap-
peal thatevery body on the grounds come
: and hear him. He said he felt a great
personal interest in Mr.. Wallace because
b they were "chums" in the Legislature
MIR. Wallace spoke for three-quarters of
an hour, and at no time did he have an
audience of over fifty around the stand.
The indifference TO listening to political
speeches, both Democratic and Republi-
can, is greater than has ever before ex-
listed. The people are more interested in
pushing their business enterprises than
IN politics, and prominent man, when
: he was invited TO 20 and listen to the
! Republican speaker. said Let the poll
! ticians attend to that; | have my bust
! ness TO look after. am Satisfied with
D conditions, and do not even expect 70
vote this fall Ii will take strenuous
efforts TO inject life in politics at the com
ing election.
NOTES.
MIR. ROderick Vincent has nearly com.
/ pleted his handsome double store-houss
and residence on Main street and has
; moved his stock of goods in the smaller
store, which he proposes TO rent out az
: ter the big room next to it is finished
: Birds are more plentiful than ever
known, and huntsmen are Eagerly await
ing the time the law allows shooting. 1t
is whispered, though. that some shoot
ing has already been INDUCED in on the
sly.
4 Those present from Fredericksburg
were: Messrs. NJ. :. Chancellor, IL r.
/ Gouldman, +. G. Ninde, W. A. Bell. viii
liam Lang. A. f. Rouzie, II F. Crismond,
r Jr., J b Jones, Maurice fIrsh, r. )
= shepherd, W. T.. Pugh and The Free
r Lance representative.
]. COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Geo. o. Roper qualified as admins
traitor. d b. a., c. t. a. of W. W. Roper
: deceased. Appraisers, John l.. White, Il
h Z. Valentine, Jourdan Voolfolk and T
g b. Gill
= Cornelius L. Beverly and wife allowed
to adopt Mamie b. Beverly, child o.
Robert and Elizabeth Beverly.
Fannie Wood allowed to adopt vii
helmina Smith, child of James f. Smith
Will of Catherine Gatewood proved
" and admitted to record
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