The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-17
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There By The Free
Lance Reporters.

Hon. J. H. Biscoe. of Spotsylvaniq.
was in the city Thursday.
MIR. 4. n Chewing and wife of Spot
sylvania, were visitors To the city
yesterday.
MIR. J. r. Holloway. was accidently
shot in the ley while handling IA pistol a
f'w days ago.
II you want the best and prcttiest. get
first choice OF the new parasols. at &. ".
Jones. Cash Store.
Mrs. Anna Z. Green and daughter.
Miss Mary Green. are the guests Of
friends in Baltimore
Messrs. A -. james and Henry Taylor.
oil LOrettO, Essex county, were visitors
ia the city Thursday.
Mr. l.. Hay Taliaferro has gone to
Norfolk To accept "A position Nth the
y \. +. and ~ railroad.
If YOU want choice oysters on Satur-
day morning go to Bob loung's meat
store on Commerce street.
Rev Geo r. Tyler, OF this city. will
preach in the I'uiou church at Falmouth
next Sunday at 3:3O Z. NJ.
The police officers of this city have
made about 400 arrests since July. |.
1901, AN average of 100 to each officer.
Common wealth s-Attorney j. L. JET
fries, OF Fauquier. was the guest of hi
sister. Mrs.Geo. II. Chewing, yesterday
You should have n good Photograph
OF yourself. The Davis Photograph Gal
icry IL prepared To make any style you
may desire
MIR. II. Hunter and son. OF Ruther Glen
"a. attended the commencement eNer
cises of the Academy here. West Point
Plain Dealer.
Miss Mabelle Gift will return to her
home, Berry llill. - in Stafford May 10Th
after pleasant stay "i several months
in Washington
\ base ball team Of the fredericksburg
College left here Thursday evening 10y
steamer to play the Warsaw club in
Richmond county.
/ Rev. John Rosebro lately graduated
from the Union Theological Seminary
II the guest OF the family OF his father
Rev Dr. j. W. Rosebro.
/ Country merchants who can pay cash
will find il To their advantage to buy nice
.
Jones. No old styles here.
Parasols. parasols. parasoIs. white
| parasols, white aud black parasols. chill
drens parasols. Parnsols of all sorts. at
/ &. W. Jones. Cash Store.
pr l.. y. Calish. the eloquent .Iewisl,
Rabbi of Richmond, will lecture at the
Opera lious. here in June on The Wan
dering Jew, for the benefit Of the Christ
ian Church.
temperance meeting will be held nj
the Peoples Mission Sunday at 3 L. NJ
tel 10y Mr.. A.P. Dempsey. Mr. y j Price
of the Cable Piano Co, of Richmond. will
sing solo.
Cadet j. !. McCracken. of the Naval
Academy. who has been on sick leave
here for some time with the family of
his father. Capt. Terence McCracken. re-
turned to resume his studies yesterday
The body Of Robert II. Wright. the
student who was accidently drowned
in the James river at Richmond was
taken to Penola. Caroline county. for
interment in the family burying ground
near there.
Mr.. Marmaduke Lacy has purchased
for 5000 the mill and part Of the farm
belonging To the estate Of the late Capt
John +. Lacy in Spotsylvania and
another portion of the farm was bought
/ by Mr.. W. H. Luck for $780,
"The Eye Hawkes. Spectacles are used
/ by almost every one you see, try them
aud 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.
/ Major Thomas =. Wallace has returned
/ from n visit to his farm in Culpeper. He
says that all along the line OF the South
ern railroad from Alexandria to Rapidan
not one fourth of crop of wheat can
be made and on IA number of farms no
attempt will be made to cut the little
/ that is in the fields.