The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-18
ORANGE.
BLACK Eagle Desd-Reviyals closed-A Trip
10 niouviIIe-complaInt Of Bad Roads.
Personals, Etc.

Personals, Etc.
Correspondence of TuE FRrr T,ANcpA
Orange Co., va-r-Sept. 13. 1902.
In my last articles the types make me
say tue plow is banished by the progress
siVe farmers, when said the piow is
Much corn is in the shocks and sh,.l.
ing will soon begin
Hogs and cattle are not so active "a
several weeks ago. and the tendance ~
downward ''
we regret TO announce the death of
i'iaek Eagle, Uncle Toms famous war
morse. lie was familiarly known from the
hapidan bottoms to the Blue Ridge peaks
ana leaves long line of DESCENDANTS
eace to his ashes
Mr.. Clinton Graves has lost some fine
lambs this month, by disease that so far
bai files detection.
Attendants from our section to the
Goshen Association have returned home
well satisfied with their trip.
Protracted meetings are all over. as
Tar as we hear, and great good seems TO
have resulted.
Real estate agent Woolfolss WINS in
Pine Top section Thursday. Property is
constantly changing hands under his eff
clent management, and sellers and buv-
ers express satisfaction.
Rev. Willis Robinson, of your city. did
the preaching with much power. at Sha-
dy Grove church this week. Hebaptized
Friday large number of coniessors in
the creek near Mr.. +. + Daniels. Preach
er Robinson is great favorite with peo-
pie regardless of color in this county
New corn is coming to mill in small
quantities.
Mr. A.ryban
Grist mill in full blast and is turning ont
an excellent article of meal We nredict
Tor friend James prosperous future in
this new venture
We are glad to announce that MIR. VIII
reynolds is expected home n well man
next week. Hearty congratulations TO
you VIII.
Miss. Fannie Smith, of Hinton. il Wis
iting her friend Mrs Maud Voolfolk bv
the mill.
Miss Pesrl Brockman has returned
from a pleasant visit to friends in Green
Spring section.
Mics Fannie Kendall left for Rawling gs
Institute last Wednesday. She teaches
there this session.
MIR. W. II. Brown, of Lahore. is treat
ing his interesting family to nice drives
these pleasant evenings in his handsome
new trap.
Mrs. Reub Coleman has added to her
new house and we hear the party bells
ringing.
General regret is expressed at the deci-
sion OF our worthy citizen Mr.. w. II
Martin to leave our neighborhood. He
has sold most of his goods and placed
his valuable property in the hands of
Real Estate Agent, Voolfolk.
Your scribe has been this week to the
growing town of Unionyille The
whole route was alive with the
spirit OF progress and thrift. Mr..
L. l.. Jackson the merchant prince.
OF Lahore, was out registering, while his
popular and thrifty store was in the care
of his father, whom everybody loves.
At the Vile DR.. W. j. Crittenden TWEEN
ty acre lot bristles with a handsome res
idence equipped with all modern improve
ments and multiplied flower pits, towers
and other attractive buildings The CEN
ter OF the whole attraction is his hand
some popular wife and children.
Mr.. X. B. Harris. depot agent. mer
chant. and farmer wears the smile OF con-
tentment and bowseveryb body welcome.
Under the medical care of Dr. Crittenden
the sanitary condition OF our new city is
IN front rank and the Mayor, Mr.. Jack"
Clark, tells us tramp has not been seen
Tor so long, that one would be a well |
come curiosity. The roads leading to |
this cosmopolitan city are about tine best |
in this section.
Our roads will have to be seen
and felt to be appreciated, and
our people are so incensed that forbear- |
ance has broken down. A gentleman for
"a years, "a resident in this section. told |
this writer yesterday, that he had never
in his long and active life seen such roads
and now isyearly tax forroad purposes
is twenty five dollars. Every sane person
knows that good work on roads at this
season is work thrown away and such
work az is now in progress is ofbut poor
good at any season. 8