The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-02
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here snd There BY The Free
Lance Reporters.

Mites Lena lraNrs isYi-itinw her moth.
or, Mr. / Graves on Weston 81
Mr. " Key Howard. Of trbnnna
spent two days ia tine city this week.
Mrs. D. =. Russell and children arr Wis.
i'ng friends on thrluwer Rappahannock
Miss Mabel Walker and Miss Lula Ray.
nre no King George visiting relatives aud
friends
Rev Geo. r. Tyler has returned from
Baltimore where he assisted i'm revival
services.
Dr. H. Il. Moore. Oculist. will be atEx-
change Hotel Wednesday August 9Th.
T. g o'clock
Mrs. John T. Edwards Of Iynctburg.
who has been visiting relatives here. has
returned home.
Rev. John W. sykes. Of pittsburg. pa
was the guest Of Rev H. H. Barber and
family this week.
The condition of Mrs. Bailey :. PateS.
who is very sick with fever. was slightly
improved yesterday.
Rev. II. VI. D. Martin Of CrisGeld. Nd.
i the guest Of the family Of his father.
DR.. VI. VI u. Martin. here
Mrs. W y. Blake and son. and Miss
Julia Scaggs have gone To- Branchyille.
Nd. 10 spend several weeks
Judge John f. Mason. Of King George.
has gone 10 the mountains of Virginia To
recupcrate after his late illness.
MIR James T. Bradley. oi Baltimore.
who spent two days here this week has
gone on n business trip south
The midsummer clearance sale still
goes on Mt 4. W. Jones. Many rare bar
gains yet in store for every one.
Another lot of those A., inch satin lib
rrty ribbons worth 4Jc. sold at pc a
yard az &. W. Jones Cash Store
Mr.. r. r. Hall and family returned
from Houston. Va. Thursday night
where they spent the month IF July.
Miss Elizabeth McMasters. who has
been spending the summer here. left YES
ter'iay for Lynchburc TO visit friends.
Miss Guthrie. of Tennessee. who has
been the guest of Miss Bruce Goodrich
has gone 20 Richmond IN visit friends.
Mr.. George y. Pearson has returned
from Port Gibson, Miss. whore he had
been visiting his relatives sinccJune 10Th.
We leave here soon. Now or never -
p Photos for DC. in four positions
california Photo Stamp Co.. $50 Main ~.
Miss Grace W. King and Mrs J. Gar
nett King and child and maid left bv
steamer for lrving;on Thursday to spend
two weeks
Great interest viii be aroused here bv
the report from Hampton Va. that coal
has been advanced inprice 20 s. per ton.
commencing today.
MIR W. ". Mountjov. wife and son. of
New York city. are spending the month
OF August NJ their country home near
Comorn. in King George
Rev. DR. T :. Runaway will occmpv
the pulpit Of the preshvterian church ON
Sunday morning in the absence of Rev.
DR.. Ro~ehro the pastor
officer W. \. Tansill has returned from
leeshurg where he attended the Mosby
reunion. lie says it was one of the most
pleasant reunions ever held
Mrs. NJ. L. Chesley and daughters.
Misses Mamie and Bessie Chcsev. and
Mrs. John lltz left for Atlantic CITY. y
j yesterday to spend ten days
Mrs VI f. Tankard aud son. Master
Roland Tankard. and sister. Miss Nellie
Ford. are spending the month of August
year The Plains. loudoun county
Mr.. C. ". Burlington and wife have
gone To Atlantic City for the month of
August. During their absence their house
VIII be occupied 10y Mrs. ). b. Brown.
You win find at Halls Drug Store a
large stock of Landreth's New Crop Tur
nip Seeds ut low prices, also a complete
assortment of everything in the drug line.
lon 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
Those who have not been to &. W. Jones
midsummer clearance sale should 20.
those who have should go again. as
many new things are added to the list
each day.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II
Layton died at the home OF his parents
Wednesday. Funeral services were held
from the home Thursday Rev DR.. j. )
Dill officiating.
Misses M'unie and Mamie Davis. after
a pleasant isit of two weeks to friends
in this city and Stafford county. left
Thursday afternoon on the steamer
Northumberland for their home in Balti-
more
Mrs. W. Key Howard and children. of
jrbanna, who have been the guest of Mr..
4 Randolph Howard and family. return
ed home 10y steamer Thursday. accom-
panied by Miss Martha Latimer. who
will be their guest.
MIR Samuel Gordon, of st Louis. ar
rived in the city yesterday morning and
went 60 'Santee," the Gordon Home.
stead, in Caroline. lie will go in a few
days with Miss Sallie Gordon, his sister.
TO Connecticut where his family is spend
ing the summer
Master C. f Bragdon, .Ir the messen-
ger OF the Postal Telegraph Company,
looks like n soldier boy. lie is now
wearing the blue uniform Of the com
pany, which is like that worn by all the
messengers in large cities We are glad
TO see the company take this step, as it
Is oil much benefit to the public to have
all messengers distinguished by uni
form.