The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-26
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There By The Free
Lance Reporters

home in this city.
Mr. ". n. Rodgers was in Washing
/ ton. Friday on business.
Mayor NJ e.. Willis j.. ON short rip
90 his farm Ia Orange county.
Mrs. Pratt. of Potomac City. is visiting
the family Of Mr.. J. ". Masters
Miss Nora Willis is the guest OF Miss
Sue LightiO0t in Madison county.
Friday morning begins the great clear
ance sale OF all summer goods at G. W.
Jones.
Mr. Florence Alsop. Of Grecnville. : G..
is visiting Mr. and Mrs Nespacian chan
cellor.
Dr. George H. Chewing is spending
IA month AT his country home near War
rentOn.
Mrs NJ. r. Tompkins will retire from
the millinery business. Read her advcr-
tisement.
Mr.. II B. Bonehton of NlilleDbeck.
was "a visitor TO TW FREE LANcf/ office
Thursday
Mrs. iieiueman and sister. Miss Fannie
Bowler. have returned home from visit
TO Baltimore.
Judge 4. W. Wallace is at Bavhead
\. j.. with his family who are spending
the summer there
Miss Edmonia Lawrence. is spending
the month of July, at Woodley Inn. near
Washington. ID. c.
Miss Lucy Plaster of Loudoun. is the
guest of Mr. W peden aud wife AT their
home near the city
Rev. III. r. Musselman. Of Cvthiana
KY. spent several days in the city this
week with his relatives
Mrs Hunter 7 Davis and children. Of
cumberland. Md. are ON visit Go Mr.
Geo. ;. Davis Of this city.
Mrs. ! Willard Adams aad Mrs. J. y.
Bnrney. left for Atlantic City yesterday
morning TO spend two weeks.
Miss Mayone Lewis. Of Philadelphia.
il visiting her sister. Mrs Hugh d. Scott
at her home on Charles street.
The friends OF Mrs. ". +. Bradley. will
regret TO learn that she il very sick with
Typhoid fever at her home here.
Mrs. II A. Coleman. of Richmond. is
spending few days here with her sisters
and brothers OF the Gravatt family.
The Union services will be held next sun
day night at the Methodist church Rev
DR. J. :. pill will preach the sermon.
Mr. j b. Colbert and family are spend
ing few days with Mr. Lucian K. Col
bert and family in Spotsylvania County
Mr. r. y. Jones of King George.
brought the finest cantcloupes to market
Thursday thar have been received here
this season
Mr. Ernest Layton who has "a good
position at Newport News. is home here
Tor "A few days with the family OF his
father. Mr.. J 7. Layton.
Mrs 4. T. Bagby of Tappahannock.
Va. PASSED through the city enroute TO
Washington to visit her son Rev l.. b.
kagby for a week or two.
AIRS u. r. Willis. Is quite sick with fe-
yer at the home of her father. Mr.. !. w.
Harris. near Lignum. in Culpeper. MIR
NilL- has been there since Sunday.
Major Thomas Z. Wallace. il in Bris-
tOl. Va. where he will visit his sister for
several days and then 20 TO the Springs
on the Mountains OF Va for several weeks
You viii find at Halls Drug Store a
large stock OF landreth's New Crop Tur-
nip Seeds at low prices, also a complete
assortment OF everything in the drug line
You should have first class Photo
graph of yourself The Fredericksburg
Davis Photograph Gallery is prepared
to make any size or style you may de
sire
The people who have cash and want
rare bargins in summer goods, will find
lOts TO interest them at Jones clearance
sale OF all summer goods beginning Friday
morning.
Rev. J. W. Hickman. who has been
conducting a series of meetings at Her
man Methodist church in Essex for the
past ten days. returned TO his home in
Spotsy lvania Thursday.
A telegram was received here Thursday
by Mr.. A. b. Bolts from Roanoke. con
veying the intelligence OF the death Of
Mr.. John HILLARY, father of Mrs. James
Il. Bolts, aged 20 years.
Taylor Smith. son of Mr.. T. J. Smith.
has been appointed through tine infiu-
enee OF Senator Thomas :. Martin third
alternate to the Naval Academy at An
napolis, Md. lie is there pursuing his
studies.
Mr.. Henri Gressett. the well known
theatrical manager of New York. was a
guest oil his sister, Mrs. j. Is. Colbert this
week He is now managing the Eugene
Blair Co. which made marked success
last season.
Rev. DR.. J. ; Din and Capt : j. Quinn
attended the Sunday School Convention
OF the Goshen Association at Hebron
church in Spotsylvania. Wednesday and
Thursday as delegates from the Baptist
sunday school of this city
The following have been elected dele
gates to the Potomac Association from
/ stafford churches. Raymouth, ID. Cliff
/ A. Snellings, J. +. Jett and H. X Knight
/ Hulrs Memorial :. b. TruslOw. Ii. SMELL
iugs and W Snellings; Mt Carmel D..
Embrey, J. Brooks and A j. Holman.
Rev. A. T. Lynn, pastor of several Bap-
fist churches in Stafford, has been grant
ed a vacation of thirty days which he