The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-25
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
d-thered Here and There BY The Pres
Lance Reporters.

fANs oNAN " tAiA'A VI NfNAAArOuNIiIt. KflN
In the city Wednesday
Mr.. r W. Powers. of Stafford. was in
town Tuesday on business
Mr. John Chew. of Sewickley. Pa. is
visiting relatives in the city.
ESIr Phillip X Bauman is here TO spend
the holidays with his family.
Miss Virgie Clark, ofCupeper, is spend
ing the holidays with her parents here.
Miss Bette Ball will spend Christmas
at her home in Northumberland county.
A very pleasant and happy Christmas
to everybody is the wish of e. W
Jones.
Mr.. Blight Harrison, a student at the
University of Mary land, is home for the
holidays.
Mr.. c. /. Stengle and wife have gone TO
Wilmington. Del, where they will spend
Christmas.
The Sunday school at Massaponax win
close Friday Dec. 26, at ! l O'Clock m.
instead of at night.
Mr. Edgar Cannon. who has been at
tending ampden-Sidney College. is at
home for the holidays.
Miss jamie NJ. Gray. daughter Of J. b.
Gray, and principal Of the Danvile High
School, is home for Christmas
Judge r. II. L. Chichester and family
have gone TO Bethesda. Md, where they
will spend Christmas with relatives.
Mr. Milton Gouldn, IA medical student
of Richmond College, was in the city Mon
day en- route to his home in Caroline
county.
Mr.. Moncure d Conway. of New York.
the distinguished author, is in the city
the guest OF bis brother, Mr.. T. d. Y.
Conway.
Miss Mamie Barney. of Washington.
and Miss Esther y. barney of Richmond.
are spending the Xmas With their rela-
tives here.
DR. II. NJ. Eckenrode. wife and daugh- /
ter. Frances, have gone to Richmond 10
spend the holidays. Or. Eckenrode will
return On Tuesday.
Miss Alice Lee Gardiner Turner. daurh-
ter of Mr. James A. Turner. has returned
from school in Washington to spend
Nmas with her parents.
Mr. John Fines and Miss Lula Newton.
both Of this city. were married Monday
night at the Methodist parsonage. Rev
George r. Tyler officiating.
Mr.. W Med Lee, of Irvington. was in
the city on business Monday and part
of Tuesday. and received warm greetings 4
from bis numerous friends here
MIR. .;ohu "Reb" Waller. OF Stafford. .
has returned from Culpeper. where he
purchased a pair Of very handsome gray
mules. weighing 600 pounds each.
4 number Of young people in this city
have received invitations to attend "A
grand ball, To be given at the Bank Build
Jog in urbanna, on Friday night next.
Gen. Fitz Lee was in the city Tuesday
to see his brother. Robert + Lee. OF stat.
ford. who Is sick at the Mary Washing
ton Hospital. lie returned To Richmond .
that night
Remember your friends this Christmas. !
Nothing would be appreciated more than 4
good photograph Of yourself You can I
have il made at fredericksburg Davis .
Gallery. Don't delay.
To all we wish very happy Christ /
mas, and thank you for your very lib /
eral patronage in our effort TO give YOU
the most modern and up-to-date dry
goods store in this section. L. W. Jones
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Harris have issued
cards to the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Annie Laurie Harris, to Mr. Eddie
McKim. at the Christian church in this
city on Tuesday, Dec 3Oth, at 8 O'Clock
p. m.
Misses Sallie Lyle Tapscott and Nan
ME h. Pitts and MIR cambridge Pitts
left on the steamer Tourist Wed
IL. g.. h. h.. (
near Champiain, in Essex, TO Join a
honse party there during Christmas
Ex-President Cleveland passed through
here Tuesday at S:30a m -, in the special
car Lucania attached to the 6:07 train.
which was more than two hours late.
He and his party were returning from a
duck hunt near Georgetown, 5. G. en-
route to Princeton. n. ].
The recital by Miss Constance Tinsley.
reader, and Signor Rengetter, famous
pianist. will take place at the Opera
House on the night OF Tuesday, January
9th. The program will be announced la
ter. Much interest il felt in this event
and ii is expected to draw a large house
Mr. Malcolm Crump Thompson. of Bal
timore, has returned from a Southern
business Trip anu Is spending his holiday
here with his relatives He will go to
Baltimore about January, 9th, for the
annual business convention of the II. b.
Davis Co, for which firm he is travelling
salesman.
Don't forget the entertainment at the
Opera House Tuesday night, Dec. Both.
under the auspices of the ladies of the
Baptist church. in which a number Of
Richmond's talented musicians. as well
as some OF our own sweet singers. will
take part. Besides the musical program
there will be other interesting features
Hon. W L. Cobb, OF Caroline, the mem
/ Der of the Constitutional Convention from
that county, was visitor to this Office
Tuesday. He said notice had been served
on him as a member OF the convention in
the s., 600 damage suit against each OF
the members; that he was not at all
frightened but it was the first time in his
! life he had been sned