The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-17
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS or FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY Tue 'tee
Lance Reporters

Lance krrOften
Hon. NJ X. Lowry was in the Guy
Monday.
Miss Alice Gordon was in Washington
Monday.
Mr. r r. Merchant. Of Washington
spent Sunday with his family.
Mr. Thomas Wilson, Of Toluca, S'@-
ford county, was in the city Monu"''
MrLw. Wilson, of Baltimore Is IN
the city. the guest OF MIR. j. T. h"rr'S'
The r. n. Brent store will be closeo
Thanksgiving day, Thursday No''""''
26th.
n, c,stavus wooding had IA his
W., Last week MIR. +. ID. lessee, Oh
Alexandria.
u;ss Ola yerdon, Of Alexandria, is the
-, - 81 Miss Ida Woodiug at her home
on Main street
Mics Helen Dodge, of lIonesdale, Ia -
IA the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. NJ T.lhurch'
ON Hanover street.
Highest price paid for cast scrap iron
in cash or trade The Ches L. Hunter
II plow Works 4i-6m
Misc Ellen ID. Wallace has returned
from Charlottesville, where she has been
the guest OF Miss Rosa Tayloe.
Miss Mary Gordon Wallace lett Mon
day for Washington, where she VIII oe
the guest OF Miss George Green.
Messrs. ]. T. Henderson and +. h. vii;
liams, OF Alexandria, spent d lew days VI
last week in King George hunting.
The City Mission will meet at the Far
ish Rooms of st. Georges church, wed
nesday, Nov. Is, 1908, at 1 O'Clock
DR. Randolph b. Carmichael, OF Wash
in0ton. spent Sunday here with the lam
ily of his father, DIR. :. W. Carmichael
DIR Geo. II. Chewing and family have
returned 10 the city after an absence OF
about three months at their country nome
near Warrenton.
Mr.. Minor Botts has returned to his
home in Fredericksburg, after u pleasant
visit to Col. +. f. Golsan, at Somerset
Orange Observer.
Mr. F. W. Shackeliord, OF Richmond
county, a former student oil FredericNs
burg College. was in the city lew gay =
this week. the guest OF friends.
Mr.. F. NJ. Chichester, Of Charlottesyilie
Va who is engaged by the Niche fuh-
Isbing Company. IL the guest ol ms
mother Mrs A. Il Chichester IN Sthi'
ford.
Miss George Green, of Washington
who has been spending some time Win
Miss Mary Gordon Wallace, Miss JENNIE
Maitland and Miss Lena Harrison, ha'
returned home.
A large number Of our merchants vii
.Iosa their stores on Thanksgiving
Among those who have gwen notlrer u u
this effect are c. " Jones and Inc !
n. Brent Store.
Every day the eKpressmsn brings lh'
n \ Brent Store some new feature
! fashion in millinery. tailor made suits
skirts. shirt waists, ladies and children
, wraps, iurs, etc
State Senator Col. Geo. ). Shaekeliord
Cant e { Taliaferro and DR.. W. j. Crit
tenden. Of Orange. were in the city FRI
J day to attend meeting oi the OrSng
and Fredericksburg Telephone TO.
. Mrs George ". Shepherd and daugh
ter Miss Mary Shepherd, returned iron
Norfolk Saturday night. where they al
tended the funeral Of Mrs MOliie Smitl
4 Henderson. sister OF Mrs Shepherd.
Ifyou want pretty hat or anything
in the millinery line of the latest design
cali at Mrs. d. +. Smith a Co.'S, wher
Won can get style, quality and finish. Al
work guaranteed. Prices to suit all
Mrs j McCalla Boulware and Mre
Geo. Pearce OF Tennessee, her guest le'
Monday for Washington, where tne:
spent the day. Mrs. Pearee WI visi
friends in Philadelphia before returning
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Hurkamp hav
4 gone TO New York TO be present at I'd
Madison Square Garden Horse SHOW
where Mr.. Hurkamp has biz crack lumi
ers entered in the principal events who
! take place this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. +. Bradley went {
Richmond on the early train Monica
4 morning 20 be present at the iunerai
Mr.. George Alfred Moore, OF Bon Al
which took place in Hollywood at
4 O'Clock Monday morning.
This il the time to have beautiful
finished photograph OF yourself mao
4 The fredericksburg Davis Gallery If pr
uared to make any style from lie 81
10 photo miniature. All work gusra
teed first-class in every respect.
4 Invitations have been issued Tor q
marriage Of Miss Annie White, daught
OF Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. White, TO Mr Va
10 ter W. skinner. The ceremony will Ia
olace AT the home OF the bride-elect,
the 10Th of November, at I:3O p. III
90 Wanted .-Colored family. Man to e.
den and attend TO horse and cow. W
man tocook and wash for family OF thr
Girl to wait and do light house wol
Liberal wages Short distance ir'
Washington. Address Miss +. 5. Ma
all. Langley, Fairfax county, va.
-, October business far ahead OF Octo|
~ one year ago, simply becauseC. W. Joi
-, has The largest stock and newest sly
" Now we want Novem Der and Decent
IN 10 90 way ahead OF the same months
w Last YEAR 70 accomplish this we
daily place before you such values ID
ID millinery. notions, ladies tai