The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-13
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY The Free
Lance Reporters.

Mr. Henry Warning. IT Essex county
was in the city yesterday ON business.
Mr.. J. W. Carver. of Comorn. was
visitor az THr FREE LAME office on Sat
urday.
DIR. r. e. Montague has as his guests
Mr.. Hugh Whiting and son. of Prince
William.
II you want the best and prettiest. get
first choice of the new parasols. at G.. ".
Jones. Cash Store.
Mr.. James T. Bradley. Of Baltimore.
was here yesterday enroute home after
business trip South.
Wanted-To buy hens with broods
ol chickens Address giving price,
ems, care of FREE Lance.
Mr. Chancellor King. of Washington.
spent Sunday here with the family of his
mother, Mrs. Anna L. King.
Mr.. G. =. Morse will remove his jewelry
store To Fredericksburg the last week in
this month.-lIanover Herald
Miss Annie Davis, who has been teach
ing in the county, has returned to her
b
\ new postoifce known as Fines has
been established in Stafford county, near
White Oak, with Mr.. J. A. Sullivan post
master.
You should have n good Photograph
of yourself. The Davis Photograph Gal
lery il prepared TO make any style you
may desire
Councilman Morgan r. Mills and wife.
OF Richmond. were guests at the Exchange
Hotel yesterday en- route to New York to
spend few days.
The r f. X =. r. Il. Co., has placed an
order for five new passenger engines with
the Richmond branch of the American
Locomotive Company.
Parasols. parasols. parasols. white
parasols, white and black parasols. chill
drens parasols. Parasols Of all sorts. at
G. W. Jones. Cash Store.
Country merchants who can pay cash
will find it To their advantage to buy nice
clean up-to-date dry goods from c. W
Jones. No old styles here.
Mr. Chas. Koeppen is erecting a double
tenement house on his property on Main
street. and will later erect handsome
residence on the adjoining lot.
Mr.. T. :. Chewing. of Orange. and
3 daughter, Miss Madge. were in the city
Saturday. The latter was en- route
home from Richmond TO spend her vara-
ton.
I Mr.. ". y lIetlin. of King George county.
has been awarded the contract for erect
ing n handsome modern residence for Mr..
/ W. L. Baker, Jr., at Dogue in that
county.
Contractor George W Wroten is ex-
tending the depth OF the store house oc
cupicd by Mr.. John f. Scott to afford
Mr. Scott more room for his stock Of
hardware.
The Ladies' of Rappahannock church,
huntsville, are arranging for an excur-
sion To Norfolk to be given some time
during the month of June Northern
Neck News.
/ Rev. L. H. Rowe. President of the
Southern Seminary. ut IIuena Vista. form
erly OF bowling Green. is spending
month in the South in the interest Of the
coming session.
/ singing school will be given at the
Opera House. Tuesday night. June Bird
( 10y "le Olden Time People" 1t will lie
highly amusing. Don't fail to go and
have "a hearty laugh.
Mr.. II. c. Dodge and wife. of Oak
Grove, Michigan, have purchased of Mr..
John Il. Evans the property near the
store of Mr.. Geo. Freeman, Jr, ON Han
over street, for 5000.
In highly interesting match game OF
base ball ON the athletic grounds Friday
afternoon. between the faculty OF Freder-
icksburg College and the second College
team, the Faculty won by n score of pc
to -.
Miss Frances Perry. of the Old Domin-
ion Hospital. Richmond, a trained nurse.
who has been waiting on Senator
George ). Shackeliord, during his illness,
has returned to her home.-Orange OBJ
server
Mr. Il b. Shepherd and wife, of New
York, who have lately returned from a
three years tour of Europe, will arrive
here today and he the guests for week
Of Mrs W. +. Bradley, who is the sister
OF Mr.. Shepherd.
On Wednesday, June 4, the ladies o.
Calvary NJ. +. Church, Farnham, Rich
mOnd county. will gives an excursion or
the steamer Northumberland up the Rap
pahannock River to Fredericksburg, re
turning on Thursday afternoon, June ,
When the steamer Northumberland, O
the Weems line, reached Tappahannocl
Friday morning the hands were ordered
. to load and unload freight. Two of then
demurred and refused to work until theN
} had breakfast. The two negroes wer,
ordered ashore and the steamerleft with
7 out them.
Greatly enlarged and refitted is TIL
j. Pawnee Bill Wild West for this season
; until it is double its former size Full,
D. a thousand men and horses are employ
i ed The military maneuvers are mos
!, thrilling and the juvenile wild west is tn
h most unique feature ever presented b,
s any amusement manager. This show
?, will he here on May 18th.
T Rishnn Z A. Gibson nrenched and con