The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gsihercd Here and There BY The Free
Lance Reporters.

Mrs Charles ". Cash is visiting friends
i'm Baltimore
Mrs VI b. Rowe is visiting relatives
and friends in Washington.
Mr. Forest Z. Tayloe, of Chatterton.
was visitor To the city yesterday.
Mr. John I. Hawkins and wife, of
Spotsylvania. were in the city yesterday
The Aqua baseball team will play
l'rcderickkburg College here on Saturday,
May 10th
Mr. cambridge Pitts of Huntingdon. W
Va, il the guest of his Aunt. Mrs A. ID
Tapscott.
The new street sprinkler drawn by two
Of Mr. Richard Hicks big horses il doing
good work.
Mr. g. Blight Harrison has accepted a
position with the drug store Of DIR. X.
y Goodrich
Messrs l. J. Smith and T. s Shepherd.
of the Smith-Coghill Shoe Co. are in
Boston, Mass.
fyom want the best and prettiest. get
first choice of the new parasOls, ut &. W.
Jones. Cash Store.
Mrs BroaddieS lIerndon and children.
of Portsmouth. Va, have been visiting
friends hercthis week
Mr.. Mike Moncurc, OF Richmond. who
has been visiting relatives and friends
in Stafford, has returned.
Mrs Geo LclIew and daughter Ruth.
OF Alexandria. are the guest of Miss T.. )
Hardy on the boulevard.
Rev. DR.. J. :. Dill left yesterday for
the Southern BAPTIST Convention at
Ashcvillc. y G. a. one of the delegates.
Mr. T.. W Stearns has gone North to
purchase new stock of goods for his
new store under the Enterprise building.
Mr. Ben Purvis has returned from the
University Of Virginia to spend the sum
mcr at his home Little Whim, in Stat
ford.
Col. l.. D. Cole left yesterday for Nor
folk To- attend meeting of the State
commissioners of the Jamestown Expo
Sition.
Rev. DR.. r. :. Runaway lett Richmond
yesterday To attend. a. a delegate. the
southern Baptist Convention at Ashe-
vile. y. &.
You should have n good Photograph
of yourself The Davis Photograph Gal
/ lery j. prepared to make any style you
NAV desire.
Mrs. Nco. T.. Crawford. of Elmont.
+ Hanover county, who has been visiting
Capt. NJ b. Rowe and family. has re-
turned home.
Mrs. John Stearn. Of New York. who
has been visitor at Federal Hill" the
home Of MIR and Mrs Walter G. Stearns.
here. has returned home.
Country merchants who can pay cash
will find it To their advantage To buy nice
clean up-to-date dry goods from &. W
Jones. No old styles here.
Parasols, parasols. parasols. white
parasols, white and black parasols. chill
drens parasols Parasols OF all sorts. ut
1 e. W Jones. Cash Store.
/ Mr. Rufus H. King and bride of Balti-
more. spent Tuesday here the guests of
/ Mrs. Anna i. King. They were return
ing home from an extended trip South.
/ Mrs. \. Y. Blaydes. of Guinea station.
+ has vacated his home there and is resid-
/ ing with her daughter, Mrs. Calle Wig
ellsworth, No. 1919 Washington st ,
Richmond, Va.
Wanted-A white girl or single woman
IT, nurse and clean. \ nice room and
good wages and home for the right
party. Apply To Mrs J. b. Ficklen. iOG
Amelia street.
Rev. Decatur Edwards will preach
next Sunday morning at the Baptist
Church in the absence of Rev. DIR J :
Dill. and ut night Rev. DR.. !. W. Rose
bro will preach.
For Rent-The large, commodious and
well located store room at the Opera
House corner is now for rent at very
reasonable price. Apply to q. Frank
Undertake X Co., At Bakers old stand
Mrs. jamie Burch, of Washington. a
near relative of the family of Col +. d.
Cole, died at her home in that city Mon
day evening, aged 40 years She leaves
one son, Mr.. Philip Burch, who is we'll
known here.
The store of Messrs b. Goldsmith
and Son, on Main St, is brilliantly light
ed with sixteen lights. of twenty-five
candle-p power each, of the new acety lene
1t is worth going to see The store at
night is as bright as day. and colOrs are
as easily distinguished as in thesunlight.
Mr.. Harold l.. Lowry, son of Hon. NJ.
X. Lowry. of Stafford who has been a
student at the Massey Business College
in Richmond, has won his diploma. lie
graduated with much credit. lie will re
main with his father at the Alart and
{ McGuire factory, at Brooke, this sum.
mer, before accepting n position else
, where.
Mrs John T.. Mason and son, T. Jeffer
son Mason, of "Shelburne, King George
county. the summer home of Judge Ma
son, have gone to New York to spend q
2 day ortwo with Mrs. Kate kearny Hen
; nv. mother OF Mrs. Mason, who will sooI
sail for Europe with party OF friends
This party will witness the Coronation
; of King Edward and make an extended
, tour of the old country.
Nelson L. Burruss Granted Divorce.
Mr. Nelson L. Burruss was granted 1
temporary divorce from his wife Ell,