The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-29
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY The r'es
Lance Rep0fters

Lance ktDuiteth.
MIR Frank Blackburn, Of Garrisonville
was in the city Friday.
Mr. w. :. Sacrey. Of Philadelphia Il
the guest OF relatives here.
Mr. l. II. Blackley. Of Penola. has gone
10 Atlantic City for several days
MR.. +. ]. Smith has returned from a
yjsit TO friends in CharlottesNilie'
Miss Josephine Dodd OF Washington
is visiting Miss Virginia Armstrong
Misses Eva and Nettie Tyler left Thurs
dav for Philadelphia to visit friends.
Mrs h. ". Chancellor has gone to Oak
Hin Loudoun county, TO spend several
weeks.
Misses Belle aud Hattie kaufman have
returned home from two weeks visit
TO Drbanna.
Mr. ". u. Brame and son, Peter Frame,
of the Wilderness. were visitors 10 the
city Thursday.
ANY one having books borrowed from
DR.. bill ia requested to return them by
close OF this week.
Highest price paid ior cast scrap iron
in cash or trade The Chas +. Hunter
IF.F. Plow Works. li-6m
A blacksmith and whee'wright wanted.
Apply To C.. \. rruslow. Falmouth. Nir'
ginia. 4 good stand. 81
Mr.. Luther Henderson and son, OF
Alexandria, are visiting Mr.. Il. NJ. llend-
erson, of King George.
DR.. j. Garnett King. wife and son
have returned from visit to Mr. and
Mrs Davis, of lrbanna.
Mr.. c. l.. kalmbach and wife have re-
turned from Baltimore county. Md,
where they spent two months.
Hon. +. Weldon Berrey, Of Stafford.
went TO Madison Thursday TO spend IA
week with the family OF his father.
Wanted-POplar. oak, ash and walnut
/ logs. also OAK and pine lumber. Oall or
write + d. Cole fredericksburg, Va
Mr.. :. Ii. Wallace is building new ad
dition To his residence on Prince Edward
street. MIR +. q. Helm has the contract
Miss Eva Tayloe. of Powhatan. King
George. who has been at 81. Augustine,
Fla. Tor several mOnths, has returned
home
Chief Robinson. OF the fredericksburg
police force. Was caller np0n MAJOR
Howard yesterday .-Richmond Times
Dispatch.
/ Mrs. Julia Sullivan. olStaiiord. plucked
two peaches from an old Seeding tree
this week that measured 81. inches each
in Circumference.
Mrs. d. h. Edinger and daughter left
Thursday to join Mr. Edinger' who has
accepted position in large shoe lac
tory ia Philadelphia
MIR. A. 7. Dempsey ia taking his sum
mer vacation visiting friends ana reia
tiyes in Culpeper county, aud attended
the WarrentOn Horse Show.
Nr.J.A Yates. former resident oI
this city but now of Halifax county WAS N
the city Wednesday, the iirst time Tor 80
wears. and called AT this office.
There will be a lawn party at Hull
Memorial church in Stafford county on
Sept. 2nd. for the benefit OF the church
Ice cream and supper AT city prices. ~
Mr.. Richard Hicks, who has been al
a Washington city hospital for treat
ment for the past month, has so much
inproyed as TO be- able To return home
Wanted-A contractor TO cut and han
logs to saw mill and saw about one MI
lion feet of lumber Apply or write. l.
d. Cole. fredericksburg. Va.
au2l.2w.
There will be lawn party AT Green
school house, in Stafford county, on the
F. night Of Sept. ] !. for the benefit oil Mon
cure Memorial Chapel Refreshments
and lunch
MIR and Mrs. ". c. y. Merchant anc
Miss Daisy Swetnam, Of Chatham a.
VINO have been visiting their grand
mother. Mrs. Mary A. Blake. in Stafford
have returned home.
Capt. Woody has returned from mn
daughters in Alexandria and r. now ~
the Mary Washington Hospital undel
treatment of Dr. Hales. Ills daughter
Mrs. Lockermen, IL with him.
The committee investigating the &C
counts of Clerk J. Z. Ii. Crismond, o
SpotsylysIis. resumed it's session lhur-
day Jndge A. r. Embrey leit Tor IN
Courthouse at an early hour to be pres
ent.
Mr. / W. Christie and biz two daugh
tiers Misses Gladys and Lydia Christie
! Who have been visiting his daughter
Mrs / W. Hewitt. in Washington, hav
returned TO their home Edgewood, Il
stafford county.
For Sale-Engine and boiler, > hors
power. upright and mounted on low
} wheels. complete with belt and pulley
warranted in good order Apply U
chas. II. Hurkamp. Boscobei Stoc
Farm, Stafford county.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Boggs, OF Murtian
: avenue. Homewood, left for frederlch'
= burg. Va. where they will be guests
Mrs Rogg's mother, Mrs. TRULY NJ.
and Mrs. Boggs were married about 81
months sgo.-Pittsburg fost.
This is the time to have q beautiful
finished photograph OF yourself mad
The Fredericksburg Davis Gallery is pr
nared to make any style rom lie ~
10 nhoto miniature. All work guara
teed first-class in every respect
Mrs DIR. II. O. Duerson and ehildre
who have been visiting Capt H.
smith and family. in Spotsylvanla, al
relatives in Caroline, were here "eah'
: day night and left by +. + q i. ID
o Thnrsday morning for their home
Roanoke.
Next Sunday closes Ijr. Dill's pastor
I'd relation with the Baptist ehurcn pe'
lie will preach in the morning upon !
tsxt Gone Soweth and Another iteapeth
sunday night the union services VIII
at the Baptist church. DR.. Dill w vii, e,
ssnecially 10 young men on the "Char'