The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18
WESTM0RELAND.
wheat Seeding Baekward-The Late B.
Muse-Trouble With Oystesmen-Bad
Roads Again.
Correspondence of TmE FREE LANcr)
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Correspondence of The FREE I.ANcr)
Montross. Va. October 18th. 1902.
The farmers are becoming restless con
cerning the sowing OF fwheat. Very little
has been seeded. The land was again
drenched Saturday and SATURDAY. night
10y heavy fall Of water
The are prospects of much trouble in
turioman Bay. Oystermen were recently
hned for taking oysters on grounds taken
up by private parties, and they declare
openly theirintention to work with tongs
on the oyster rocks of this BAY. and il il
not an over estimate to put the number
oi boats accustomed to Oystering in
years past on this bottom at one hun
dred
We are sorry to note the death of MIR
x. Il. Muse a prominent aud highly re
spected citizen. residing near Montross
Ills death occurred Saturday at O'Clock
D. m resulting from blood poison. which
Is thought, originated from the bite of
some poisonous insect The best medi-
cal attention and faithful nursing was
given. but TO no avail. and after ; davs
oi severe suffering he succumed to the
dreadful disease. lie was one of the olI-
cial members of the NJ T. Church at Mon
tross, and none enjoyed a higher reputa-
place Sunday evening at the beautiful
cemetery in the church. yard at Montroes
IN the presence OF large crowd of sor-
rowing friends and relatives The service
was conducted by his pastor. Rev. II u
Lumpkin.
The Circuit Court j. now in session AT
Montross, Judge Mason presiding. The
docket has only a few chancery cases
and small attendance today.
The winter is fast approaching. and it
Is likely many OF our county roads will
not receive that attention necessary to
make them passable after the wet season
sets in. In many places, at the present
time, II Is difficult, as well as "A danger
GUS, undertaking to travel, especially nj
night. when one cannot see the bouy.
stuck in the dangerous mud holes. where
other vehicles have been wrecked horses
legs broken and dislocated. At one point.
leading from Montross to Warsaw. the
traveller will notice n thousand or more
pine poles hauled and deposited along
the road, close To piece of mud or muck
roads lt would occur to the inQuirinp
mind that these poles were intended to
corderoy this dreadful piece of road. but
as they have been stored along the road
at this point in piles for two years or
more, 1t is more than likely that the road
master deposited them there TO be used
to assist the traveller in extricating his
team and vehicle. These poles cost the
county five cents each Age has brought
about decay. and they are not sufficiently
strong to hold the weight of n heavy
horse or OK in prying them out with n
half ton of red mud sticking to the ami
NAL. and it would be well for the county
TO have them removed and couple of
thousand locust or cedar posts substi-
tuted, reading for the approaching win
ter demand, and contract with a wheel
right and blacksmith to locate at that
point TO begin work not later than De.
cember LIST.
The section of roads leading from Mon
tross to Nomini Ferry, one of the most
prominent highways, gives evidence of
neglect and bad management Its no
wonder that strangers who come to the
county prospecting with view of buy
ing farms. return without making a pur-
chase, after riding over our public roads.