The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-04
ORANGE.
The Bond Issue For I'm nprovinq Roads
Local Option Sales of Farms
Supervisor Clark Will Not be
Candidate For Re- election
Notes. Personals, Etc
U1ionville. Va. April /. /

NSnOtO axe Y or ne election
Notes. Personals, Etc.
Uuionville, Va. April l, 1903.
Apil fool Did you get one?
The fruit, we think, stood the storm
pretty well and is saved so lar.
The proposed bond issue. for funds to
macadamize a certain portion of the
public roads, is a dying if not already a
dead issue. hepeople ofGOrdon district
lay lOT and Barbour districts are against
the proposed measure Some other
scheme for the Improvement OF the coun-
~ public roads will have to be brought
forth If success in this line il TO he oh
tained.
Local option i the paramount issue
Just now in this county The vets ar.
getting wetier and the drys are getting
dryer We understand. however. that
the vote for or against the sale of liuuor
in the county is to be by districts instead
at Tor the county as IA whole Thus il
pne district in the county gOas wet and
another district votes dry whiskev will
be sold in the wet district aud vice versa
| This l. news 10 most people. and we un
derstand wsll he Investigated
/ Mr.. John ". Clark of THE place. is add
/ ing "A handsome porch 20 biz residence
Mr. Tommie lee. "A young man living
near THE place i recovering from pneu
munia.
We understand that Mr. Vim f.
/ Wright. a pop.lar merchant of Rhoades
i vii has purchas the Quisenberry
farm lear Antioch church this county
Tor 50 500 cash.
Mr. J.. Il Emanuel. Of Everona. this
county. sold his farm at handsome
cash figure and with his family will re-
side az Orange. Va. in thu future
Mrs. Dr William J Critteuden. who
has been quite sick. is out again
Miss Ada NJ. Harris. Of this pla e. and
Miss Bessie Feulconer. of RhoRde- willie
are guests THE week Of their cousin. Miss
blanche Harris. Of Mine Run
Mr.. Frank W. ClarK. Of this place. mem
Der of the board of supervisors of this
county, will not resign his position. as
has been reported, but will serve out hi
term. Although p very popular man ne
will not be candidate for reelection
Little Miss Nellie McClarin, who lives
near this place and who has been quite
i'll with pneumonia. we hear, il coava-
lescent
Miss Amanda Cote. who has been
spending some months with her sister
Mrs. H. X Martin, OF this place. has re
turned TO her home in Hanover county
Miss Lizzie I. Terrill the popular
principal of the public school at this
place. has returned to her home near La
hore, the school having closed.
Capt. A NJ Daniel. of Lahore. has had
Il bad hand, resulting from an injury ac-
cidentally sustained on the = f. X T. r.
r. while enroute to Orange.
Mrs W j. Talley has returned from "A
visit To friends in Louisa county
Miss Susie Waugh, of Everona. is on
visit to friends at Fishersville, Va.
Mr.. G. + Waugh, of Everona has se
cured another large railroad contract in
Southwest Virginia. and with his family
left some days ago for Roanoke. Va.
Mr. Il. q. Martin is preparing Co add
20 feet TO his stOrehouse here which will
be quite an Improvement
Mrs III. T Carpt nter. Of Rhoadesville
has been on visit to her daughter, Mrs
John Tucker of Madison county.
Mr. and Mrs Frank l. Carpenter, of
Rhoadesville. will occupy the Qlisenberry
farm lately purchased by MIR. W +.
Wright
Mr. Sidney A Martin, formerly Of this
place, but now Appointment business man
of Philadelphia, has entirely recovered
from serious illness of several weeks