The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-06-11
CAROLINE COURT.
a Confederate Camp Organized
Court Proceedings List otWritinss
Notes. Etc

Notes, Etc
Alternate rain and sunshine were
weather features at Bowling Green Mon
day. wherecourt for June was held. The
county has been visited in the past ten
DAYS by severe storms. aud much dam
age has been done to newly plowei
ground. One gentleman stated heiplowed
"A hill side during the morning. and that
evening he had an acre OF new earth on
the bottom land. with all the soil gone
from the hills. The roads were bad and
the creeks swollen. Much progress has
been made on the new road from Bow
ling Green 10 Milford, and It IL going TO
be "A splendid one when completed.
Tobacco il still being shipped in large
quantities, AMI il bringing good prices
some lots sold at so per hundred IN
Richmond last week. A large acreage
has been planted thisyear and the plants
are growing of finely.
CONFEDERATE CAMP ORGANIZED.
4 Camp of Confederate Veterans WAS
organized with membership Of 81. The
meeting for the purpose was held IN the
court house. Judge T. e.. Moncnre called
the meeting 20 order and Rev. Dr. JOnn
Pollard was elected chairman, and r.. H.
Coghill secretary The organization was
perfected by the election of Major Il. -.
peatross. commander, Captain &. T..
Smith. lat Lieut.. Commander; Judge T..
G. Moncure, 2nd Lieut. Commander; A..
h. Chandler. 3rd Lieut.. Commander; ]
u. Coghill Quartcrmaster; DIR. X. Il llol-
loway. Surgeon; +. Il. Coghill, Adiutant,
and Rev DR.. John Pollard, Chaplain.
Other Members - James Boulware,
Page f. sutton. Thomas Ellis Gravatt,
lanes u. Grayatt, Jno. W. Broaddus,
James :. McKenney, Il. :. Collawn, II
r. Parish, W. C.. Digges. Woodiord
Broaddus. II. O. Broaddus, VS. Gouldin,
A. A. Anderson, j l. jordan, W. {. An
drews. +. ". Campbell. d. \. Cash, j /.
Gatewood, Company Is. OH Va. laval
~: Geo. T. Boulware, j. Thomas Cox
Company +, 9TH Va. Cavalry; ;. u.
Coehin. Company |, 10th Va. Cavalry;
4. 5. Samuel. Company L, eth Va. Cav
airy: Jno W. Holloway, lst Georgia
Vols. Cavalry; Oscar Gresham. Com
pany II. 9th Va Cavalry; q. +. Beaz-
lev. Company H. 10th Va. Infantry;
Geo. W. Broaddu-, JnO. ;. Chiles, Il. IL.
Chiles. James Mctalley, +. \. Grayatt,
W.R ". Garrett. Geo W Wright, W. j.
Bates, Company +. Both Va. Infantry;
K. ). Gravatt, \. j Dunn, A. {. Houston,
Il. +. Lunsiord. Company II, 3Oth Va
Infantry; A. W. Davis, Company !, Both
Va. Infantry: Geo. X. Collins, Company
NJ. 10Th Va Infantry; j. j Williams,
Company X. 5jth Va. Infantry; s. W.
7 Broaddus, !. I. Broaddus. T. C. Chand-
Ter. John ". Brown. W. II. Jordan, Com
pany X, a. Va Infantry; X. H. carter,
rheo. +. Jones, Il. II Saunders. Com
pany &. 47th Va Infantry; ". W.
GOODWIN. Company u, 18th Va. lnfan-
try; Geo. ". Blanton, Company \, 10th
Va. Infantry: Travis Bagby Company
+ X. Bath. Va, Infantry; l.. {. smith, Com
pauy G.. j6th Va. Infantry; W. A. tar
nett. 22nd. battalion Va. Infantry
". Ii. Garrett. Robert Pitts. I. \. Chin
ault. Thornton's Battery; S.P. Trewolla,
Hampton Artillery; II. {. carter, lst Go.
Richmond lIowitzer-; j. Is. clarke.
Mosby's Command: ". +. Goodwin. 2nd
Co. Signal Corps; James Vaughn. John
b. Wright.
The following committee was APP
pointed 20 draft bylaws and constitu-
ton. suggest name for the camp, pro-
pose "A plan for the erection OF monu-
ment TO the Confederate dead OF the
county and report toa meeting t. he
held At August Court: 4. y Chandler. +.
e.. Moncure. T. y. Coghill, G. T. Smith,
Geo. f. Boulware and Traverse Baghy.
Speeches were made by A Is Chandler,
Judge + E.. Moncure, Capt. {. /. Smith
and DR.. Pollard. There was mnch enthu-
siasm eyinced
NOTES
Mayor NJ G. Willis Wac presented with
a highly finished dogwood cane, 10y Judge
+. {. Moncure, cut in the county. Mayor
Willis il very proud Of his cane,
During a thunder storm Sunday morn
ing lightning struck "a mule colt and
horse colt belonging to Mr.. Richard
Gravatt and killed both Instantly
Another horse colt was stunned by the
same bolt
Mr.. A. G. HOUSTON has duck which
has laid % eggs in % consecutive days
aud il rtill laying.
The fruit crop will be very iine espec-
tally the apple crop. ~ the trees are load
ed with them.
The infant son Of Mr T. G. Valentine il
critically i'll, and little hope is entertain
ed OF his recovery.
Those preseat iron this city were
Mayor NJ. &. Willis, NJ 5 Chancellor, 4.
+ c. Ninde, W. A. Bell. j. Stansbury Wal
lace, W. T.. Price, Maurice Hirsh, ii. W.
Garner. Luther 4. Tyler, j. b. Jones, u
+ f. Crismond, H. r. Gouldman. A. +.
Ronzie, ". l. Dempsey, Rufus CoopeT
and the representatives ai thpeiFy papers.