The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
NORTHUM MBERLAND.
Church TO be Dedicated Violation OF
Mann Law Preparing for hirk'anu
Grove Camp Meeting

Urathsyine. Va May 23. 1903
Never before at this spa-on probably.
were the Northumberland roads more
lisagrccal Ic To- travel in consequence" "i
excessive dust and sand General per
plrNitv and encouragement attend thr
ru.L inc communities .thcdrougut hAviag
ia len ou Che peas asparagus and straw
berries AT the rrithfi tmr ui growth,
thereby causing "a general failure iu thr
crops
The potato and tomato settings are
uncertain and perpleNinE as u "a dii'iru't
10 yer the plarts to live after transplant
ins in the fields Many thousands have
alrcad, persisted in the dry earth ana
under the recent hot SUNS.
AZ much money will come o. this coun-
~ this -easuu ns usual. perhaps, from
the trap fishing for -had and hrrrins.
owing To the Tine prices which the h-h
have commanded The close ashore
traps have not done well The drrp-
water traps have caught the ii-h " The
longest pole gets the p-r-immon. II AN
glagr that seems 20 apply a. wei u the
water ~ the land Trout. hounier-.
-rnmhlprs and other eatalle fish ARE now
beginning t. ne caught and our people
ARE enioyius them But lew rhad were
eaten hy the natives. owing 70 the hish
prices uaid for them in the markets
steps have been taken for the pros'en-
tion oi a party accused OF violating the
Mann law on last court day. While in .
trre-iiug To the public generally here the
case il apt u prove embarrassing. h
least. 10 the gentlemen who sold the ll-
lcit liquor
Prof + : Sheppard delivered lecture
here in the NJ g. Church ON Monday
night in exposition of the principles OF
the d - 4 Mechanics llr viii visit
several other points ON the Pptpmar in
hi- work ~ state organizer for the above
ORDER
An alldavs missionary meeting u To
he held al Lebanon church under the
management % pr ". / Runaway on
the first Wednesday in June
ON the first SUNDAY in July the new AMI
elegant church cdifce of Bethany church
near Village. in this county. viii he dedi-
Gated pr. l.. X Thornbill. Ot Jefferson
ton. will preach the sermon on the orra-
sion
The SUNDAY school at Walnut Point.
recently organized. will hold picnic on
next Wednesday at Coan Hall straw q
berries and cream. with music and al
dresses. will enter into the exercises ol
the day
The Kirkland Grove Camp Meeting
Committee will spend next Tuesday AT
thef camp ground making Arrahsrine r.
and deciding ON improvements wiin REL
erence 10 the annual meeting oil the en-
rampment. August l. 10 -.
Prof : 4 eden and Wiieare located At
present AZ Village. where they propose
To- remain several months Their in-
guenre will be felt in numerous musical
circles ia this county
Misses Rosa Beale and Nettir REYNOLDS
nrop0se attending the Summer Normal
at Charlottesville the coming summer.
This community was sh0cked and
yrieyed last night by the published In
telligence Of the death Of Mr 1. 4. Rose
principal of the school at Mathews t.
H. Mr.. Rose was for two years
orincipAl OF the school here. where bis
bright intelligence. public spirit aud gen
tie manners won % him many friends.
lie was characterized by an ardent love
of learning and was adapted to inspire
that feeling in others: his aims were high
ior usefulness in his chosen sphere OF edn-
tation. and while deaths shalt found IN
him "a shining mark. Virginia might
well lsv on his grave n wreath Of her
freshest and purest flowers
G. " +