The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-01
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FRIDnwckSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY The Free
Lance Reporters.

MIR II. Falk. of the Virginia Clothing
House. is in New York buying stock
All of the liquor dealers of the city have
been granted licenses for the new license
year.
Mrs. Thos. Combs. of Stafford. died
Saturday night. Her husband and one
child survive her.
Mrs. J. H. Allen and Miss Kate Gard
ner of Richmond. are visiting their rela
tive, Mrs. j. I. Rowe.
Mr.. Il e. Fitzhugh, who has been at
the Mary Washington Hospital for sew
eral months, is out again.
Fred Lewis. of Spotsylvania, who was
at work ut COvington. Va, has returned
home on account of illness
Mrs. Andrew Murray, wife of the Jew
eler,of this city is at the Mary Washing
ton hospital for treatment.
Miss jamie +. Riley, has accepted po-
sitiOn with the dry goods and millinery
establishment of Isaac Hirsh.
Misses. Nello Lacy aud Leo eler. of
Spotsylvania, have gone to plttsburg,
Pa, to accept situations there.
Wanted-A Book keeper Address. in
writing, "A. Il c." fredericksburg, Va.
and state what salary expected.
Ready made shirt waists, Gibson style
white waist, muslin waist. percale waist
waists made to fit at c. W. Jones
new store.
You should have n good Photograph
of yourself The Davis Photograph Gal
lery il prepared TO make any style you
may desire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. l.. Haynes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. A. Thomas and Miss Lucy
Haynes, all Of Caroline, were in this city
shopping Tuesday
Mrs. NJ. Z. Kishpaugh, Miss Kate Kish-
paugh, Miss Rosa Humphreys and Mr.
s Willis Howard, went to Washington
on the excursion Tuesday
Mr.. W. l.. Dempsey has returned from
n business trip, in the interest of the
Deering Harvester Co., through the
counties of Tidewater Virginia.
Mr.. William G.. Turner has accepted n
position as bookkeeper and Mr.. Barton
Mason will be n salesman in the dry
goods establishment Of c. W. Jones.
The wharf at Somerset Beach on the
Potomac, will be repaired at an early
day by Mr.. Henry Ratcliff eof ing George
who has contracted to do the work
Messrs q. Frank Undertake & Co, a
new dry goods firm. have commenced
business in the store lately occupied by
+. L. Baker and known as the Market
Corner"
The following trustees have been elect
Ell for the Peoples Mission. DR. j. f.
Tompkins, Jas. T. Layton, Il. J. Mar
shall, j. W. Thomas. J. W. Adams, A. Il
Bolts, r. Is, McCalley.
The Lilliputian Wedding announced
for the Opera House next Friday night
will be a charming entertainment. Don't
fail to see it, Admission , cts. Reserved
seats OH sale at Lewis Drug Store, - cts
Mr.. H. c. Dodge and wife, of Oak Grove.
Livingston county, Michigan. have arriv-
ed here and purchased Il house and lot
oil Mr.. j. X. Evans. across from George
Freeman's store, on Hanover st. Price
$500
Mr. F. b. Davis, of Orange county.
sold his crop of wheat. GOO bushels. YES
terday to Myers X Brulle for - cts. per.
bushel. He has just finished planting "A
field Of thirty eight acres of corn, which
he planted in three days
The following jurors compose the
grand jury of the Corporation court to
meet today; Messrs. A. b. Bolts +. r.
Baker, W. II. Hurkamp, A. NJ. Garner,
James 5. Knox, l.. O. Magrath. T.. c.
Ninde. S. J. Quinn, and W. ID. Scott.
The ladies of the Falmouth, Baptist
church will give an entertainment May
. and 10th in the school house near the
Union church, proceeds to he used for i'm
proving interior of the church. Refresh
ments sold at city prices, all invited.
The farm of Mr.. J. McCalla, Boulware
in SpOtsylvania of which there was n
notice of it's being purchased by Mr. c.
4. Decatur, of Kansas in our last issue,
was sold through the Southern Farm
Agency of which Mr.. John W. Allison is
the agent here.
The friends of Mr. H. Lewis Wallace
have prevailed upon him to become a
candidate for the City Council in the
upper ward, and Mr.. Henry Dannehl will
run in the lower ward. Mr. H. T.. Lane
has also consented to be a candidate in
the lower ward.
Mr.. f. W. Stearns, who for years has
been conducting the dry goods business
under the Opera House, has moved to
the cOmmodious store under the Enter
prise building and next door to the Post
office. where he will be pleased to see his
friends and customers
We hear thatit is being told the people,
that Jones will charge more for his
goods to pay for his new store But don't
listen to such poor argument, but go to
the best store in town, expecting the
best goods at low prices, see and know
for yourself, G.. w. Jones.