The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-03
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS or FREDERICKSBURG AND vIc,NIT,
Gathered Here and There by The fres
lance Rcporters

ington.
Mr.. X. g. Moncure, OF Bowling ureen
was in the city Friday.
Miss Lily Maddox, az Charlottesville, IL
the guest of Mrs. A. NJ. Garner.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. @. Bailey. al "Chat-
ham," are in Baltimore Tor ie" ua9s'
Miss Maggie Shsckeliord, OF Bnckroe'
Va il visiting relatives in King ueorge'
The many friends of Mr.. Geo 5. Davis
ars nlaassd IN ace him out after an Illness
OF two weeks.
Ityou want a pretty hat, {. ": Jones zone.
new millinery is here, and spirnu'u MINI
ners 10 serve you.
Highest price paid for cast scrap iron
!, cash or trade The Chas +. Hunter
~ u pIow Works. 4i-6m
Dr + : Hall aud wife, of Culpeper,
ar the guests Of Miss Julia Hall at here
home on Charles street.
Mrs r. r. Roberts, who has been the
guest of Miss Alice G.. Cole, has returned
Ia her home in Richmond.
Six girls wanted at the factory oil
Richardson PicSling I, O. We begin work
at q. m. and stop at p. IN. 2Os2w
Mrs. Flora Wells, with her little son,
| Charlie OF Phoebus, are visiting her auut,
/ Mrs. Mildred Moore, at Ferry Hill.
Tailor made suits are quite the thing.
/ e. W. Jones has splendid new line oil
them: all Citing done free OF charge.
MIR and Mrs. +. V. d. Conway left
Thursday for a visit OF a week To the
formers sister. Mrs March, in Esston, Ia
Get choice of the new dress goods and
trimmings at {. W Jones; the prettiest
are always to be had early Ia the season
Mrs. A. NJ. Psynter. of Chicago, ILL.,,
who has been the guest oil relatives IN
Stafford during thesummer, has returned
home.
Mr.. W.D. Carter left for New York
Thursday. having been summoned there
by the illness Of his brother-in-law, MT
Langdon.
Mr.. Addison H. Grymes, OF King
UeOrge, anu MISS pctbic -
were licensed in Washington to marry
Wednesday.
Mr.J.H.C. Beverley and family, oil rs
sex. passed through here trldsy en-
route home from their summer residence
in Fauguier
There il no material change 10 the con
ditiop OF Mrs. Charles III. Hurkamp, who
is critically i'll at her home, "Boscobei'
Ia Stafford.
Mr.. James NJ. Young, OF the Georgia
Home insurance. Company, is the guest
of MIR. Chas. c. Rowlett on Prince I'd
ward street.
Richard c. l.. Moncure has been ap
pointed postmaster at Whitewater. Ntai
ford county, to succeed the late Mrs Nan
nie W. Moucure.
Mr. George ". Rollins. OF King George
il improving after long illness OF ~
|, phoid fever. DIR. '. u. Carruthers ha'
been attending him.
Mr. NJ. Henderson. Of 0sso. Va .spen'
last week with his son at Edge wafer
Va. where the latter is engaged IN gen
eral merchandising.
Col. +. d. Cole has sold to Mr.. Hud
son. engineer on the Narrow Gauge X
L.. house and lot on Spotswood street
Terms of sale private.
Mr.. George Y. Downing is here visitini
his parents. lie isin the Marine corps
stationed on the l.. :. Cruiser baitimor
and will leave for China on October 10Th
Mr.. p. J. MeGehee, the prosperous mer
chant. of Vulcan, Va, was a caller a
The Free Lance Office Thursday. Ill
many friends here gave him heart.
welcome.
Opening OF fall and winter millinery
trimmed hats and bOnnets and milliner.
novelties Tuesday and Wednesday, oet
9Th and 9TH. The public cordially inv
ted 10 attend. Mrs ID. E. Smith X 20.
Mira F.. II. Draucker, of Crewe, Mrs. X
l.. Thayer. OF Washington, and Mr. JON
Wesley Shuster, OF French Town, n. j.
who have been visiting Mrs W +. coates
have returned to their respective MONIES
Miss Pearla V. Shakespeare, OF WI
mippton. Del who has been spending
the summer with her cousin, Mice E.Grac
Morrison, in Spoisylvania, has returne'
to her home, much to the regret OF he
many friends
For sale-EDgine and boiler, > hors
power, upright and mounted on 10y
wheels; complete with belt and pulley
! warranted in good order. Apply I
Chas. II. Hurkamp, Boscobel Stoc
, Farm, Stafford county.
This is the time to have a beautiiui'
finished photograph OF yourself mad'
The fredericksburg Davis Gallery Is pr
pared to make any style from lie III
. TO photo miniature. All work guarai
teed frst-class in every respect.
Joseph Walker, the well-known colo
ed sexton OF st. Georges Episcopi
- church for the past sixteen years, an
his wife will celebrate their silver We
ding on October 18th. at their home
$50 O'Clock p. IN. Joe Ia one OF u
most highly respected colored residents
the city, and particularly desires that
many members OF st Georges church
will do so will 20 to his silver weddin