The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-27
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NlWs OF FREDERIckSBUR0 AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There By The Free
Lsuce Reporters.


Mr.. Thomas q. Clark. Of Falmouth
has gone to Tennessee 90 nccept "a bust
nerS situation
Mr. james Lane. of Spotsylvania
county. has opened "a store AZ st just.
Orange county.
\ new post-oGice has been established
at Miles Stafford county. with Waller
> filii. postmaster.
Miss Mary Qucsenberry. Of Caroline
county. is visiting MIR and Mrs. ". C.
iitzhugh in Niddicsex.
4 site has been selected for the ". r.
' Moncure Memorial hapel. at Dudd's
school house. in stafford.
Mrs. Mary peterborough. Of Rich
mont. II visiting her sister. Mrs. h. A.
Knox. at her home here
Mr.. f X Tyler. of Lyuchbure. wac "A
visitor Go tine family of his father. MIR
Frank * Tyler. sunday
How about that commencement dress,
e W. Jones has any and everything
necessary Tor The occasion.
Mis- Laura Hicks lligIon has returned
homc from Farm,ille. where she visited
She family of Rev 5 o Southall.
The John ! Ducrson farm in Spotsvl
vauin county. containing li1 acres. has
been purchased 10y Mr. lee J. Graves
4 great white Quilt bargain. regular
- - quality for \ %. Very large and
ready hrmm,d-rcady for use e. W
Jones
You should have good Photograph
HaN .
ier3 rs prepared GO make any style you
may desire
Mr.. John Madison aud Miss Alice
Strihhins uf stafford. were married re-
ccnty an Spot-ylvania Courthouse hN
Rev. !. T. II Crismoni
Tickets are now on sale for the .Dee--
trir Skuie at the Opera House ON Fri.
lay night Reserved Sent~ can Pee secured
at N. VI Lewis Drug Store.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones formerly of This
city. and mother of Mrs Robert Snlh-
yan. of stafford. died at her home i'm
huuNille May 18Th aged IS years.
Rev George A. Rock. formerly of this
city. has. with Mr.. Walter Burton. leased
the Hotel iicniopeu. R-hoboth. Del.
which they will operate this a~on
Mr. j Mccalla Boulware. who recentlv
sold his farm iu SuotSylvnria county
has moved TO Fredericksburg and. with
his family. Is residing on " Winchester 81.
Mr.. ! ". liutchcson iiai last vice.. at
his home in Caroline county aged ~
Years Tie iS survived hy Z children. I.i
grandchildren nni great grandchildren
Mr. Peter Street. OF Stafford. yesterday
N..an D
500 from the Ship Electra IL is dated
at Liverpool aud bears the mark of age.
Rev. l. l.. Chestnut OF the Christian
church. preached a sermon SUNDAY morn
ing in which he severely criticised the
methods used in the election here ON
ihursday.
Mrs. Jeanette Vest and Mrs. Fleet
who have been visiting MIR and Mrs J
J. Rowe. have left. the former returning
70 Ashland and the latter going TO
brooklyn, \. Y, TO visit her son.
Rev. ! y bowman. of All Saints
Church. Richmond preached to large
at Trinity Church Sun5ov
morning and night. while Rev. III. n
Barber filed his pulpit in Richmond.
Miss Fannie Taylor and Miss Mercer
Crutchhcld have returned from New
\ Ork. where they were the guests of Mrs
has. Steele. They were accompanied Inv
Mrs Steele. who il visiting Capt Frank
Forbes and family.
Mr. VI. =. Dndd, Of I.ynchhurg. form
erly with the Kenmore Shoe Chmpauv
here. was IN the city Yesterday. He was .
returning To- his business duties after n
visit to the family of his father. Mr.. 4
B. Dodd, in stafford
A strawberry festival will be held at
Travellers Rest. Spotsylvania county.
Tor the benefit of the Baptist Church nj
that place, on Saturday afternoon. Nav
81. Refreshments sold NJ usual prices.
Musical entertainment free
"The Eye" Hawkes. Spectacles are used
by almost every one you see. try them
and you will find that they are superior
in every respect TO what you have used.
Gold medal and diploma awarded. All
eyes fitted without charge at Halls Drug
Store.
Mrs Jeanette Vest. of Ashland. sang
n solo at both the morning and night
services at the BAPTIST chnrch SUNDAY.
and also at the Young Peoples MON in
tiOus were beautifully rendered and
highly enjoyed by large congregations.
Mr.. C. IL. llurkamp requests us to state
that kinlock, the chestnut jumper. now
owned 10y MIR. Alexander Brown. of Bal
timore, was not bred and raised by him
(Mr Hurkamp) as published, but by Mr..
H. i. Bay Tor, OF Essex, from whom Mr.
IIurkamp purchased him a. a iour-year-
old. and named him after Mr. Baylor's
estate in that county.
Mrs. Addison Billingsley, OF Fredericks-
burg, is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Robert Duvall, on Mine Run " Work will
soon commence on the new depot to be
erected in Orange for the G a o. Railway.
The new depot will Relocated near the
orange Mills Our people are knock
ing out the Beef Trust with spring chick
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