The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-21
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS or FRrDswcKSsuso AND VICINITY
d~ihsrsd Here and There BY The Free
Lance ReDorters


Miss May Brent IS ,isitiug friends in
Richmond
Mr. John e. Willis * ia North Carolina
on business
/ Rev Decatur Edwards was in Rich
mond Thursday
Mr. John VI Hull. Of Stafford. il quit,
sick with the grippe
Mr. Alfred i Pyke. Of Whitewater. was
IN the city Friday on business
Mr. Harvey Dent. telegraph operator
at Potomac Run is quite sick
Mrs. Foster. of Lacon. H.. is visiting
her relative. Mrs. \. L. Rowe
Dr. Il; j Payne. Of Garrisonville, wa
IN the city Wednesday on business.
Judge John T.. Mason left Thursday iol
Louisa. where he held court Friday
Wanted at once - good farm WORK
horses. Apply Go Charles II. IIurkamp
Miss Alice Gordon has returned 10 the
city, after spending the winter at Irving
ton.
Mr. Cleve Harding Of Tackett's Mile
IA stafford county wa- ia the city We'd
nesday
Mrs. Thomas. of Washington. is here
IN the Mary Washington IIosy al. under
pr. II B lIales treatment
Mr. $ Thomas Nottingham. OF North
ampton, who has been the guest of Mis-.
Nicholson, has returned home.
Mr. T.W Berrey, of Stafford G. IL. and
MIR Frank Blackburn. of tiarrisonville
were in the city Friday ON business.
Miss Kate \ Keene has returned from
the North. whtre she assisted Mr.. ID +
smith Ia her purchases Of Spring millinery
Mr. G. W. Oliver who il in charge of a
copper mine AT keysville. Va spent sev
eral days with his family in Spotsylvania
this week
Hon G Conway Baker. delegate otbe
legislature from Westmoreland and
Northumberland counties. was in the
city Friday
Miss llollyday. most accomplished
artist OF ID years experience. has charge
OF the New Millinery department at e.
" Jones Modern Store
Mr. Vivian H. Poole. .f Spctsvlvanio
county has gone to Raleigh Ne where he
has accepted position with the Sea
board hir Line Railroad Co.
Col + D. Cole. Mr. Cole Miss Alice
Cole. Mrs. W. l.. Brannan and Miss vii.
ma W heller returned Wednesday night
from an extended trip south
Nanted-Lumber TO dress First class
work, lowest prices. satisfaction guaran.
ted Apply TO The Crescent Excelsior and
Flaming Co near The Bridgewater Mills.
Wexford Jones. Of stafford. was before
the Mayor Thursday for being drunk and
disorderly on the street. fined - gO and
m default of pay ment sent 10 Jail for ten
days
Mr. ". r. Patterson. of Stafford conn.
~. IVES % the r.tt Wednesday for the
first time i,siN months. having been con
hned TO his home ilr - long time by a
broken hex
Mrs Ralph Thayer of Washing IN. and
Mrs. Ben Draucker. oi Richmond who
have been the guests of Capt. and Mrs
W i. Coates, have returned 10 their re
spective homes.
Or. Walters, Of Maryland will preach
at White Oak church Stafford county. on
Saturday, March 2Sth. at = clock y m.
and on sunday morbiug. March 2gth. at
II clock "a IN
While Col. f. u. Cole and family were
on their Southern trip some person took
from the porch of his residence three Of his
ornamental rabbits. lie requests that
they be returned
Wanted-A first-class cook for two or
three months, near the city. Wages .Sl5
per month Would take her North for
summer il che proved satisfactory Ad
dress i .. Box -.
Mr. LoewensOn left Thursday night
for New York, from which point he sailed
Tor Germany TO jim his family and return
home " in Their. t. this country. They
will rive az their ONE here about the
middle OF MAY
This is the time To i we a beautifully
finished photograph of Yourself made
The Fredericksburg Davis G. ,lery is pre-
pared To make any style from life size
TO photo miniature All work guaran-
teed iirst-class in every respect
MIR. Peter Hewitt. of Falmouth. was
delivering salad from wagon on Fan.
quler street in this city Friday when the
horse became frightened and dashed of
up Washington avenue, where il was
caught The wagon and horse were IN.
injured. but the neighbors could easily
have picked up messes of salad which
strewed the street.