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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
spotsylvanis Social Club oroan,,sa

The Prospect Hin Social Cluh. rerentlv
organized ia the Holiday neighborhood.
held ifs nrst regular meeting few even
ials ago az the residence Of Mr.. John
Waller llollalay A attractive pro-
gramme was presented, including the
reaiing 81 the club paper. know a. The
Scfeech owl The club j. TO meet every
Two weeks 1T the Residences Of its mem
hers. Miss Mamie + Scott. formerly
principal 81 Bel Air school and now prin-
c,pai 81 the Prospect Hill School, Was
elected president Oi the clnb: Mr. Iobn "
Hoiaioy, vice pre- ideat: aud Dr + /
iurdy. secretary. The editorial stan Of
The Screech Owl" includes Mis- Marga.
ret Eleanor Conway. Mrs James !. For
~, Nirs Susye T.. Holiday and Miss
Nan Brooke scott The next meeting Of
The club will be At Cherry Grove. the resi-.
dence Of Mrs A y Harris
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Farms Solain Spotsyivania.

Mr. h " SAvee. OF Wisconsin. las
purchased through John " Allison. Jr
Agent Southern Farm Agency for
this section. the ian=down" farm
owned 10y Mr. K g. Reynolds and sisters.
This iarw II in SpOt-y lvsnia county. a
lew miles below this city aud contains
from $50 70 7 900 acres This il "a fine
property, and in few. years with good
attention will be numbered among the
best in this section Mr. Savee will take
charge on April lst
Nc Allison has also sold TO Mr. Oliver
IN the 15acre farm owned by d +
Fleming, of Brooklyn Y Y This farm
i located near Summit. on the K. f 4 =.
X X ~ Spot7ylvania county. Mr. Eli
VIII take possession at once.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Major v. Ranao,eh Dead

Major Norman y Randolph. one ofthe
moss prominent business men of Rich
moud died Friday night 4 man Of fine
business qualities. abundant energy great
public spirit, a gallant soldier and. sine,
tne WAC leader ia ali DonieIerat
movements. Major Randolph eniaytd "a
place in The community held 10y lev lie
was long president uf lie Camp : 1lIi-r-'
Home to The establishment of which he
contributed largely
be Major was chief mar-hai AT the
laying of the cornerstone for the .lef5-r.
son Davis monument some years ago.
Major Randolph was son of ! ".
Nanto.ph, of the old booN house of Ran
dolph * English. and Was 56 wears q
a-r. lie s'rvei in the army. first a.
courier % Gen Pegram and later in Mos
hy comm and After the " rhcengape,l
in business with his father. later founded
the Randolph Paper Box Company. and
nad iot many years been president OF the
Virginia state Insurance Company
His first wife was VI - Reed. Of BALI.
more. His second wife was Miss Weaver.
OF MarTenton. She and five children sur
viye him
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Senator German Versus His Son.

Senator German has fight on his
hands, against a member ofhis own fam
lily in Howard County, Md IL appears
that Arthur +. German, Jr., entertains
political ambition.
Last year be was an avOwed candidate
for the nomination of delegate to the
general assembly when some of the polit-
zeal leaders in the county appealed to the
Senator TO pull him of, as he was cisar-
ranging their plans.
After an investigation. the Senator co
incided with this view, and ) Dung Ar
thurs boom soon sank into innocuOus
deseutude The time, he thinks, has ar
rived for his temperance and he now
flies peg higher by announcing himself
n candidate for the State senate.
Believing one Senator to family is a
fair allotment, Mr.. German has again
vetoed his sons aspirations. but this
time the young man refuses to heed his
fathers Injunction He intends 10 make
the fight and is full ledged candidate
His opponent was a delegate to the
last general assembly, and one Of the
most popular young Democrats in the
county IL is UNDERWOOD that the Sena
tor will support Mr.. Hanson as will also
the regular organization. Young Cor
man expects to win in spite OF his father
GORMAN, JR., NOT OPPOSED ny rArER.
Author +. German. Jr. son OF 4. ).
Senator German. who is a candidate for
the state senate from Howard county
Md announces that the published story
t. the effect that his father will oppose
his candidacy Is not true.
The statement is ridiculous said he;
the very contrary being the truth
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
REPUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA.
OtfieehoIders Are Accused OF Run
MING The PARTY

hin9 ne rarty
: Browning "a prominent Republican
o. focahontas lazeweu couutV.Nn cnN
q ! at the Mhite House Friday o. di-ru--
with the President the large number of
Federal otiiceholders who are officials in
the kepubll an : tate orgauizafiono of Viz
ginia.
Mr. Browning declared that all hut
two OF the members of the State T1eru.
tive Committee hold office and that this
state oi affairs IT. obnoxious 20 the H..
publicans who do not seek and who a..
not desire Office and who are members Of
the party Tor personal reasons
he President ought Ia make thtS-
per-ons either relirQuish their political
positions or their Government jobs. Mr.
browning Is Qoutrd a. say ing. and
believe he will 90 so when bee knows the
facts. a. be shall " hat we want ia
Virginia, aud the President haseN pressed
the same desire a. to all other States. is
that the othceholders keep ont oi active
participation in party AFFAIRS and that
tue people he allowed e. control the or
ganizatlon We do not want auy rep
eution of the last Republican STATE Con
Vention, and there will never be- "A first
class Republican party in tho State until
tht oihcerldden party now 10 existence j.
i-RIE4liiLrl.
That is what We propose to do
IN the State from now on-reorganize
the party along unseIhsh lines aud weed
out the oiiceholders The business in
terests OF the State demand two evenh
balanced parties, but there will never tee
republican party as long a. tits run
solely Tor spoIls. The organization 10
lrglnia would be for Hanna for Pr, 81
dent II II thought ne was "A candidate. and
II could deliver the goods. but it knows
the rank and file is for Roosevelt
neither the organization will attempt
10 night Roosevelt | do not know. IL
VIII not II the oiiicehoiders see that he j.
likely to re ren0minated. Bat if they
ever see that he has "a fight on his hands
they viii abandon him as quick a. pos
slole. lt Is To get on the side Of the sue
cessiul nominee they want and nothing
else.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Senator Martin Secures Acoos Sea,

senator Martin was one Of the three
lucsiest men on the Democratic size Of tLe
4. ). senate in the drawing of seats for
The next congress Before ne occupied 81
9.nt IA the extreme rear OF the eenat c
chamber by the side Of Senator Carmack
que now moves up 20 the third best sent
~ the house and touches elbows with
senator biackburn. who made place for
senator Daniel senator Daniels ola
sea, L. now occupied by senator German.
OF MARYLAND
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Weenns Lire Buys Another steane

The Weems Steamboat Company. has
purchased the steamer Emma Refs This
steamer has been running on passenger
and freight route between Milton. Del
and Philadelphia The Emma Peis IL TO
be used on one OF the Weems routes.
The ieis has passer ger and freight ~
cOmmOdatjOns and was built in 1900
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17

And now the oyster-growers of Rhode
island have formed "A trust and capitaI.
lied IL at S3.OOO,OOO. Before the trust
era eN pires every branch Of industrial! lie
viii be in the cluthes Of the octopus It
u fast getting TO be trust in every thing
except provid, nee. Petersburg Index
tupeal
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Or. Rlxey win Accompany PRESIDENT.

Surgeon General Rixey 81 the navy has
ordered Dr. q 4. Lung, President Roose-
velt's physician, to report forduty at the
Naval Hospital in ilaielphia. and has
announces that he himself W in attend a g
presidential party on the western tour.
The change ofassignment was somew hat
Of n surprise and a disappointment to d..
Lung who was making preparation, 8 Tor
the forthcoming journey.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Lancaster Manufacturing Company
Chartered

4 charter has been granted by Judge
]. K u. Wright IN the Circuit Court of
Lancaster county Tor the Lancaster
Manufacturing Company; capital. $40
600; officers, William l. Messick presi
dent; LOyola Leland, treasurer and man
ager; W. McD. Lee, secretary; + ".
Long and g. Harry Waters. additional
directors
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17

The Richardson Picking Company will
contract with reliable farmers for the
season OF DOB 10 frOw small cucumbers,
burr cucumhers and melons Liberal
terms.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
ALONG STEP TOWARDS PURE
ELECTIONS.

RarLsdala hin which Az, l,,., ..,..-.
slstehtiN odNocated ever since DIT WIS
introduced I'm the senate hy flr ~r-.
o+,, from, HIT, ,-.........-..r.. Ed
elated at It's triumph 'ut ~~t-' NN
tho Housa of Da1s,rt.s .,1 tr, sine
O0'Vf '"'' '". 9f .N
by the Legislature viii uent tno al-
solnte and ,,r,r..fs.1 .-...-.,.,f .,f
the ''Aiiii" f''Ii'- -''N.-~ Nl
party. Some time Since. it NiI De-
,o,,o,,t.,-.l nd, -.~.l;...1 .r.....r.
theoe coiuluh~. uAoiuE our productions
on information given us. tHIf rf,.
l,l would mos. tl... ll...,.. ..,...,
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ed, but never I'm our Widest dreams
did we .>neet 81 t-,te. -, ,.........,..
a. tine one WIG" tu' 'u' D'4 iH l.'
hands OF the Governor The l.hIf-
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portion showing ihai EiOr~ BOD
virginia have in tho r.~- f..-. a-
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votes MIR I,... ,-+,.f tf.
bdiRelale IN tne course 9i ta
bate and his charge that oil. Dill
ori,rins,,7 ,,;,1-1.p....rr.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17

$l.O0 Monarch Shirts now 79c. at
GOldsmith's.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Sl.O72S7S4


Ne VIII have 70 pay additional ever
year about $4,000 ia taxes. which viii
bring your tax up to about s. 90 ON
every 500. aud for - years the bonds
ar o. run; co-tSI5 600 in interest Ti-
NriNc'Fi- 500 600, when due will equal
fi-'.o1p $ on are in for Where are We
'rhe-teI and what do we get2 Tax
pt3rr-, look Well before you leap 10 j.
easy 10 contract - debt. but very hard
o. set out. We aEe paying enough now
VAIN taX rate Of - 90 90 : 100 prou.
err and our public roads 10 their presei,,
condition will drive away ali home and
Outside capital
Respectfully
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
Our Furnishing Store is a Store OF
Mastery and worthy OF Confidence.

Shaker knit, 4 thread, pure
worsted sweaters, for Ath-
letic and Hunting purposes
proper colorings, at SO.
English ties in large squares,
new London colorings, illus
trations Of styles that are
authentic in every minute
respect and will secure fav-
or with well dressed men
worth to $500, at choice for
this sale, 500.
Dog skin gloves, all good quail
ity, manufactured and de-
, signed by Adler, special
grand qualities for $1.O0.
Adler's 81. SO gloves, hand sewn
pique kid and dog skin, in
all the new colorings.
President Suspenders, they are
the right thing in all new
colors, worth SOC, at ESQ.
500 dozen of distinctive high
grade Mems Underwear
either in worsteds or lambs
wool, ribs or fiat, natural
camels hair, double or single
breasted, extremely fine
range of colorings, s2.50 un-
derWear in which we excel
at choice for $1.6O.
Silk plat Underwear, luxuri-
GUS and beautiful, in golden
brown, light blue and plain
white, nothing made finer
than these, worth $3.50,
for $3.50.
Iome-knit Sweaters, all wool
materials, heavy quality, in
all colors, for $1.OOs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02

were shipped to Lord &
Taylor, the finest hosiery
house in the world, from the
other side-worth to $1.50
d h y, stunning new
shades, remarkable values
at choice for Csc.
Castle gate cashmere host
ery;svery soft, 1000 doz. of
them in plain shades and
stripes, a distinctive 39c
hose at choice for Csc.
Csc hose in the new oxford
grays, close knit Sea Island
cotton, special fine lot Of
colorings, worth Zoe for
1870.
1000 Manhattan shirts, the
highest grade shirt manu-
featured, will show you any
of the new colorings used by
$3.50 and $3.50 shirt tail
ors, whose shirts are not as
good as Manhattans. Man
haitian shirts for $1.5
Mems flannel shirts in tans,
pearls, grays and browns,
California quality, silk
stitched, excellently hand
finished, 1928 quality for
i &SE0
500 doz. new ties, illustrat-
ing some dashes Of bold col
orings as well as plain
effects, large new ties, mag
nificent showing of Europ-
can and domestic novelties,
ties worth 81, 40.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

The statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee
will not have a place in Statuary
Hall at this time in the National
Capital, if the Confederate soldiers,
who are members OF the Legislature
can prevent it. In their opinion "the
vacant niche should never be occu-
pieo until sectional rancor and hate
have so far passed away as to make
it not only agreeable but elevating
to the people of the whole country
that the figure of Robert L. Lee
should be placed there" and it mats
tiers not if it is never done. He needs
no statue to perpetuate his name,
but if it is our right why not assert
it,. Have we not already paid too
much Difference to the foolish clamor
of the cranks and fanatics of the
country to heed them now?
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

The witnesses for the defense in
the Campbell-Crawford case are now
being heard by the House Committee
of Courts of Justice of the Legisla>
ture and are contradicting all of the
testimony submitted by the prosecu-
ton. Several have testified, that
court was adjourned before an as
sault was made on DR.. Crawford, one
has gone 80 far as to deny that there
was drop" of whiskey in Judge
Campbell's Office in the Flood-Loving
campaign and the foreman of the
jury, which tried Judge Campbell for
the assault on DR.. Crawford says,
that the assertion, that the jury had
made an agreement to bring in YER
dict favorable to him is malicious
falsehood." Accepting their state
ments as correct, Judge Campbell
was too much a novice Gin the ways
that are dark" to have ever been
guilty of judicial misconduct. This
if true means that the ministers, law
yers and other reputable citizens of
Amherst who testified against him
are unworthy of belief. 1t is with the
committee to decide between them.
The people of the State have already
arrived at a conclusion in the matter.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
An Evil Without Excuse.

Viewed from any standpoint, there
is no reasonable excuse for the ex-
istence of the saloon, anywhere or
under any circumstances. 1t has
never brought an iota OF permanent
good to any man, woman, or child,
heather or christian, white or COLI
ored.
1t has brought more woes upon the
earth than war, pestilence and fam>
inc combined. 1t blasts the brightest
hopes, dries up the fountain OF the
purest affections, and breathes its
whitening curse upon numberless
happy homes. 1t selects its victims
from the highest as we'll as from the
lowest in society, and strikes down
with.equal force the occupant Of the
pulpit and the poor.house. oh, the
inexpressible agonies that have been
wrHng from human hearts by the
use of strong drink. The terrible
stuff smirches every one who has
anything TO do with it, even those
who may not habitually drink it.
The only consistent attitude of
christian towards the liquor traffic is
that of intense, uncompromising and
constant hostility. He cannot afford
to compromise in the slightest de-
gree. The whole business is so utter
" wicked, devilish and ruinous, that
no man who loves his fellows, land has
any regard for his future peace, can
afford to have anything to do with
it. There will come a day when
thunderbolts of Gods wrath will
strike it, and then woe to the man
who is In any way connected with
it. The man who holds in his hand
the sacred right of the franchise, and
who gives his vote to the legislator
who favors the liquor traffic. whether
run by the State or the individual,
will be pronounced equally guilty
with the man who sells and the one
who gives him the license to sell.
The saloon must go. Its influence
is too debasing and destructive to be
permitted to exist in any civilized
community, no matter how great the
revenue.
How does the $12S,OOO paid into
the South Carolina treasury by its
Dlspensary look beside the misery
wrought by the liquor dispensedf 1t
is easy to count the $12S, 900, but who
will count the suffering, the means,
the ruined homes, the blighted lives
of her sons and daughters? Who |
will say it is not disgrace to any
State to sell liquor for the sake Of
receiving into its treasury "blood |
money" as the price Of her sons and |
daughters?
The saloon must go. The mother
hood of America says, it must go.
The church of the living Christ says,
it must go. The voice of countless
ruined homes says, it must go. The |
moan of ruined millions, and myriads
more on the way to ruin, says, it |
must go. The saloon must go.
W. q. L. U.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

VIRGINIA:-At Rules held
in the clerks Office of the Cir
cult Court for the county of
Accomack, on the third Mon
day in January, A. D., 1903, the
same being the 10th day of said
month.
Sylvester r. Chandler and Aman-
da L., his wife, In right OF said wife,
Thomas Il. Msars and Kate R., his
wife, In right OF said wife, and 8.
Upshur Byrd and Leila L., his wife,
In right of said wife. ...... Plaintiffs.
Against
Elizabeth A. Mason, in her own
right, and as Administratrix with the
will annexed OF Thorogood Mason,
deceased, Eugene r. Mason and Ida
g., his wife, Alfred W. Short and
Alice c., his wife, In right of said
wife, Thurman D. Mason. Ohio Ma
son, Sarah Louise Mason, Paul 7.
Mason, Jewell P. Mason and Austin
r. Mason, the last six named ofwhom
are infants under the age of twenty
one years, ............D defendants.
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to
partition the real estate of
which Thorogood Mason, died
seised and possessed, situated
near Guilford, Accomack coun-
tv. Virginia. amongst his devil
sees; and for settlement Of the
estate of said decedent.
Affidavit having been made
before the clerk Of the said court
that Thurman D. Mason, Ohio
Mason, Sarah Louise Mason and
Paul T. Mason, four of the de-
PENDANTS in the above entitled
cause, are non-residents of the
State of Virginia, on the mo-
ton of the plaintiffs, by
their attorney, it is ordered
that the said nonresident
defendants do appear here
within fifteen days after due
publication of this order and
do what is necessary to protect
their interests; and that this or
der be published once a week
for four successive weeks in the
Peninsula Enterprise, a news
paper published at Accomack
G. H., Virginia, and also posted
at the front-door of the court
house of the said county on the
first day of the next term of the
court of the said county.
Test: JOHN d. GRANT, @. o.
A Copy
Test: JOHN D. GRANT, O. O.
Stewart K. Powell, p q.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
AoCoMAO COURT HOUSE. va,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1908.
Entered at tie Postoffice at Accomac G. II.
Va, rs second-class matter.

The Jordan Oyster Bill will be
taken up and considered in the com
mittee of the Chesapeake and its
Tribu taries next Tuesday, and it is
gratifying to believe, that Accomac
will be well represented before that
body on that day. That the dele
gates in attendance will be given q
patient hearing, it is fair to presume.
and 1t is to be hoped, that the mem
bers of the committee remote from
Tidewater will be able to see the in
justice of the measure and vote
against the breaking of the Baylor
survey. That the delegates will to
be able to furnish them with data,
we do not doubt which will convince
Them if they are disposed to listen to
the voice of reason, that it will not
only be unjust, to deprive all but a
few engaged in the oyster business
Of the opportunity of making liv-
ing for themselves and children but
that the passage of the Jordan Bill
will mean no increase in the reve-
nues of the State. That the Jordan
bill, if passed, will bring more reve-
nuGs to the State, has not been and
cannot be demonstrated to the salts
faction of the members of the COM
mittee, and can they afford for the
sake of an experiment to give it
trial and rescind the oyster laws we
now have, which have already ad-
ded greatly to the revenues of the
State and which give promise of
greater increase in the future2
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
Resolutions of Respect.

Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to call to her reward our be-
loved sister in Christ, Mrs. Abbie
Stiles, and whereas, by her death we
are much grieved, be it resolved,
THAT we, the members of the
Powelton Sunday school, of Wacha-
preague, while submitting reverently
to the Divine will, do express our
high esteem for this deceased sister,
and cherish in loving memory her ex-
emplary life as consecrated servant
Of the Master.
2-That we heartily commend her
faithfulness and spirit of self-sacritice.
For more than twenty-three years she
labored earnestly in this school,
teaching at various times almost
every class in the study of Gods
word. She was exceptionally regular
in her attendance, not being retarded
by inclement weather or by the
trivial affairs of life. The last time
she left her home WAS on a mission
to the school that she so much loved.
When the Master came He found her
watching.
3-That we extend our heartfelt
sympathy to her bereaved husband,
who has labored diligently with his
devoted wife in this school for these
many years and also to the relatives
and friends at large.
4-That copy Of these resolutions
be sent to our County papers for
publication.
By order of the Powelton Sunday
School, this the 8th day of February,
A. D., 1908.
E. T. Powell,
E. B. Phillips, Committee
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

A conference of the political
leaders of the colored voters, includ-
ing James Hayes, who is testing in
the courts the disfranchisement OF
the negroes in this State, was held in
New York, Wednesday. A series OF
mass-meetings extending all over the
country was planned, Ito stir up
public sentiment favorably to the
negroes and their higher mental
development, as we'll as to agitate
the public mind against the dis
franchisement of the negro" which
their leaders say in going on in the
South. AS "agitators" and stirrers
up of strife, they will doubtless be a
success, and to the injury of the most
of the colored people of the couptry.
Faneuil hall, Boston, was selected as
their first place Of meeting.