The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-05
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS or FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY The Free
Lance Reporters

Mr.. Il. ". Garrison, Of STAFFORD was
the city Thursday.
Mr.. II. Y. Turner, Of King George wa
in the city Friday
MIR. j. 4. Lowery has gone to Fh'la
delphia on business trip.
Judge +. c. Moncure, o: Bowling Green
was in the city Thursday.
Mr.. Thornton baskerville OF tliitol
Forge. is in the city the guest OF irienuS'
Miss Carrie Lee Scott left Friday 10
Washington. where she will epehn lev
days.
Mr. Robert Southworth Killed lou
hogs Thursday. that weighed l2"'
pounds.
Judee A. T. Embrey and Mr.. W.p Car
ter were in Richmond Thursday on lega
business.
Mr. Willie Green, Of Washington, is the
gnest Of Mr.. Tim Chinn and family, OF
/ Commerce street.
Highest price paid for cast scrap iron
I in cash or trade The Chas r. hnntel
r r plow Works. 4i6r
Misses Kate Doggett. Mamie Fickl 1
and Jennie Maitland, spent Friday and
Saturday in Washington.
Mr.. J. W. Carver and family, OF King
George. have moved to this city, where
they will spend the winter.
MIR. Rufus II. King and wife, OF Atlanta
/ Ga. are in the city the guests o, Mrs
Anna C.. King, on Charles street.
Mrs c. Wooleott presented her hus
band with tine girl Thursday morning
Mother and daughter doing well
Thomas Ii Jackson. of Caroline coun
/ tv and Susie Williams, were licnesed Il
/ TO marry in Washington Thursday.
Mr.. c. l.. Lynch. who has been th'
guest of Mir and Mrs. Maurice I. Church
left Friday for his home in Canton, ONO
Mr.. Rufus d. Merchant lett by steamer
/ Friday for lrviDgtoD. where he has sc
cured employment with the Virginia ut
| izen.
RAYMOND r. Tolson and Katherine
/ Voss Stern, both of Stafford county, wer'
licensed in Washington "Wednesday u
marry.
/ The new Kragg. J orgensen rifles Tor tn
| Washington Guards have arrived ZION
Richmond. and will be issued TO the com
psny at once
Mr. B \ Skinnie and family, wis
have been the guests Of Mrs I. 4. Gould
man. have returned to their home II
Canton, Ohio.
Wanted-A white girl over Is TO DC
cooking Tor family Of 3. Good wage
and home for right party. Address, Mrs
J. b. Ficklen.
Commonwealth Attorney lee }
Graves. of Spotsylyania. WAS in the city
( Friday. MIR & il still very feeble ron
bislate illness. but Is gradually regaininl
bis strength
Misses Mae Wood and Helen Dodge, o
Honesdale. Pa who have been the gnt sti
Of MIR. and Mrs. Mauricr 7. Church. a.
their home on Hanover st, lett Friday
for their home.
Clerk J. p. Corbin on Friday c rtilieC
to two pensions between the hours OF II
and II. One was Tor pensioner OF th'
" ar of 1872 and the other fora pensionei
OF the Mexican war.
Our great collection OF beautiful Lnrlsi
mas handl erchitis came today hhnd
kerchiets to suit every body All liner
handkerchief from cents to - ootach
The r. \. Brent Store
Ifyou want q pretty hat or anything
in the millinery line OF the latest design
call at Mrs D. f. Smith 4 Co.'s, wher
you can get style, quality and finish, Al
work guaranteed. Prices to suit all.
This is the time to have beautiful.
/ 6oisned photograph OF yourself made
! The Fredericksburg Davis Gallery is pre-
Dared Ia make any style from lille siD
l 10 photo miniature. All work guaran
teed first-class in every respect
Mr.. f. Franklin, the real estate sgen
OF Chicago. who has been in this city 10
some time and has had marked success
in disposiog OF a great many buildlnt
lots returned TO his hOmeln Chicago n
day. much to the regret OF his mao.
friends.
Mr Isaac Hirsh, Of this city. has b9eI
appointed member 1.-THE Committee OF
Local ORGANIZED Charities q the citieI
and towns. hy the Executive Commute
Of the Virginia Conference OF Charlie
aud Corrections, which will meet IN MI
folk in February.
Mr.. John McCarty. the well know
oyster planter of Sharps Wharf, arrive
in the city Thursday night from Ret
mopd. where he hal been to solicit tn
members Of the Legislature 10 vot
against breaking the Baylor survey. II
left for his home on the Caroline I ri1sy
Rev. J. b. Poindexter, wife and soF
, Gordon PoindeKter, Of Laplata, Nd al
in the city, guests OF Mrs Bette Il Wa
lace. Mr. POindexter lately accepted
, cali to Emanuel Church in Narrentol
sc. He will go 10 a few days, aecor
named by his son, to take charge. Mr.
Poindexter will remain here with b
mother until after Christmas
Old Church was the scene OF a pref
marriage on November 23th, when MI
Sue Coats, daughter 81 Mr.; } 5. Coat
became the bride of Mr. l.. X. Walton,
y prosperous farmer Rev. G. /. b sml
j nerformed the ceremony. u
Sale, near Liberty Church, lost his ste
= nv fire last sunday night 1t burned
U twelve O'Clock in the night. His mon
was saved. All his goods burned r-Cal
line News
Hundreds and hundreds OF fine or
hats and walking hats have been soid
CIV. Jones millinery department. Ma
Of you have not yet bought your . !,
hat; great many haze not even SOY
YOUR walking Hats. Our stock Ia aoC
81 daily. Thus we show the newest
n. ali times and at lower prices than kno
= in this mark ct before for like quality
| CHARGED With SHoo1lNe d
IL WIFE.