The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-06-06
KING GE0PGr.
Accident Mr. Rinde Horses us7
Into Mill Pond Other Runaways
Canning Notas Machine For set
tina Tomato Plants, stc


Kinr George Co.. Va. Junc = 1908
Nr !. &. Nnde. deputy tr.ns4.rr Ell
King George. narrowly escaped a-crion-
arridrrt last week during au ele irrHi
storm He was at Nh Iarkcr's sinr" M
the lower part rf the county when the
storm came up. and was standing on the
porch near his buggy to whirh Young
horse WAS attached. Mr. Niphc h,ll The
ren= loosely. when u severe ieal u' ihnn-
der and llarh oi lightning startled the
horse. H. dashed oh at "A inrious rRt".
throwing Mr. Nindc dOwa violently from
the porrh. The hnggy wheels ran Over his
body. which with ne iall injured him su
pnintuliy that his brother llrF I N'nde.
was rummnnsd AMI conveyed him 90 Co..
lonial Beach N was isartd some Il his
rih- were broken. but Ne ar glad to near
he H. much more comfort ttlr nov ana
hour- to ic at business again ~ n-utl in
"A short Time Mr. Niuuc.s horse alter
running short distance stopped amt nn
fipiur, was dOne the vehicle or the Ste d.
Mr.. Burton liynson'- team. attached
fo "A wagon. became frightened a day or
twn ago. ~ Mrs Garnett'r mill. and
dnshed oiiinto them.il pond. The horse
wereznon beyond their depth. aud would
have been drowned hnd NOT Nj liyuson
reached dowa under the water ani cnt
the harness and finally succeeded 10 GET
ting ;he team out at ri,k Of his own iii'.
Mr.. Algernun Garnett Wa driving "a
pair II young horrls 90 d iarm wngon
on Friday. when without proFocailou
the horses STARTED into "a run They
dashed through arhained gate. brcasiue
/ ifdown. and continued their flight down
a steep hili where The wagon uprf. Mr.
l Garuett was thrown out. but bad the
presence oi mind % wrap ihr r'ins
/ ,,ruund y tree ns hr i,il near it This
stouued thr horse The same team ran
away with Mr. Wm. B Garnett recrutiy
and completely smn-hei thr Hgon 10
which they were attached.
Charles Johnspu'- horse became irisht
encd and fUan acros- Itrneii - MN
3 pond before II could heraught 9i,w days
ago
thldren's Day will o. Celebrated ~
| Tn1ity church King ieufge. neA' sun
day afternoon. 9Th iasr. beginning al
1880 o'riOrA. \ very Affirmative program
is being rehcarSe1 Tor the OCCASION, when
promises TO hc great snrce-- h"
music IA under the direction oi Nils Lola
Hnrgest. and Mr. J EDhert bHter is
training the ch,l.ren ior their various
parts.
Rev. j. n. Nevhiil accomoanied by
| Mr.. Thomas L. Nhie, is attending the
Baptist sunday school convention ~
sappahannock church 10 LAM aster
county
Mrs. T.. l.. Garuett. who has been vi-it-
ING her daughter. Mrs Mil-. ia Washing
DON. returned bone tu spy Hill last sat
urdsy.
Mlss Marie Reid Doherty returned on
Saturday from Washington 10 spend the
summer with her mother at Maverly.
Miss .Icsie I. Brown II guest ~ her
cousin, Miss SADIE Washington, at Blen-
helm ia Sestmorsland county.
Mr.. Lewis Ashton. Oi Waterloo. re
turned ON SATURDAY from . tripto " ash
ingtOn
MIR r W Boggs is in Westmoreland
this week.
The Ninde Store bsse hall club has re
organized. and Is prepared and anxious
10 receive challenges from other clubs.
The large fish- packing house Of Cogs-
well 4 Johnson at WilEersOn's Wharf i
about TO close down it's iisn packing for
thsseason, but viii regin TO make prepa-
ratiOns for packing cucumbers on an ex-
tensive scale. number OF farmers IN
upper Westmoreiand and lower King
George have planted many acres oi cucum-
bers to furnish this factory.
Mr.. Chss. 4. Davis, OF the Dido pack
ing company, will finish up bis f-h pack
ing at On early date and will begin pre-
pairing for canning tomatoes this sum
mer. Many OF the King George farmers
along the Potomac are putting in large
acreage OF tomatoes to furnish the can
nery. One farmer Of prominence expects
to put in ten acres OF tomatoes lie has
purchased patent machine for setting
ont tomato plants, which as labor
saver is a blessing TO the farmer. IL
can set out completely thirty plants IN
two minutes; watering them before press
ing the earth to them.