The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-29
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS or FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY

Miss Media Rowe is visiting relatives at
Glen Allen.
Mr.. Charles Koeppen is the father OF
another fine boy.
MIR. Theodore NJ. Bradley il spending a
week in stanton.
Mr.. A. W. Embrey was in Washington
Saturday on business.
MIR. r. d. Merchant, OF lryington, Ia IN
the city for the holidays.
Mr.. j. b. Rawlings. OF Baltimore S
here spending the holidays.
MIR. f. W. Moncure. spent lew days
| OF last week at Whitewater.
Miss Julia Hone, of Richmond Ia the
guest OF Mrs s. q. Wallace.
Mr. John Chew. Of Pittsburg, Pa, is IN
the city, the guest of relatives
Mrs A.D. Tapscott, OF Newport News,
il in the city the guest OF friends
Mr.. VIM. &. Herndon, OF Richmond, is
spending his holidays in the city.
Miss Lena Rowe left Saturday Tor a
visit to relatives in Hanover county.
Mrs. VIM. NJ St. John, of New York,
was a guest OF friends here this week.
MIR. RE Swift, Of Baltimore, il the
guest OF his mother on Cedar avenue.
Mr. W. W. Howard has been appoint
ed an assistant at the City Electric Plant.
Mr.. c. s. Fieklen, Of Urbanns. lie spend
ing Christmas with his parents In Stat
ford.
VIM. Butler. colored, died at bis home
on Hanover street Thursday, aged -
years.
Mr.. James f. Bradley, of Baltimore is
spending few days here with his rel
atiyes.
Mr.. James K. Rawlings IL spending the
Xuas with his brothers. in Rockbrldge
county.
MIR. Rufus Ii. King and wife, OF Way
cross, &C., are the guests OF Mrs Anna
| z. King.
Messrs. Hirsh 4 Son were presented
with handsome chair 10y their clerks
Christmas.
Mr.. 4. II. Ball, OF Newport News, spent
several days Of the holidays with his
family here
Mr.. l.. Fleischer, Of Baltimore, former
resident of this city, is here with friends
Tor q few days.
Misses Mary W. and Bessie l.. Booker,
of Hampton, are the guests OF Major ana
Mrs. T. L Morris.
With tbsnks for your very liberal pat
ronsge, C. " Jones wishes yon a very
happy Christmas.
List your farms with A. c. Garrison,
real estate and locating agent, Quincy =,
Garoline county, Va. deco'im
Mr.. and Mrs. " Ii Hicks left SstGr'
day for Louisa to visit Mrs. HIS father,
Rev Jno. q Rhodes.
Prof Il. c. Beale, Of Miller School In
Albemsrle county. is here Tor the holi-
days with his parents.
Mr.. s. J. jenkins and Miss Matte
| Howard. both Of this city. were married
in Washington Thursday.
Mrs. Brawner Gates and children, OF
Richmond, are visiting the former 3
mother. Mrs. R. b. Merchant.
Mr.. Edgar Cannon. OF Hampton
Sidney College, is spending the holidays
with his mother and sisters here.
Ar. Wallace Mcmillan returned to Al
toone, ia, Monday, after pleasant
visit to friends and relatives here.
Mr. Maurice T Church left "Wednesday
for Pennsylvania to spend Amss with
bis wife, Who y visiting her parents.
Robert Jones, a colorsd guard, arrived
here Saturday from Petersburg and &C
compsnied George Ayler to the asy lum.
Dr. Jno. l.. Lewis. vile and two chill.
dren, OF Bethesda, Md, spent Christmas
day with Mrs. A. r. Chichester, at her
home in Stafford.
Miss Mamie Porter. OF Lynchburg, is
the guest OF DIR. j. Edward Tompkins
and wife, at their handsome home on
Prince Edward street.
Mrs. Frazer Coleman and daughter,
Miss Flossie, left Saturday for their
home at st. Just, Orange eourty, where
they will spend the holidays
DR.. p. Stiff left Thursday by steamer
for his parental home in Westmorelsnd,
where he will spend the holidays. lie
will return on December 3Oth
Mr.. W. r. Sale, OF Caroline. filed his
ice house last week With ice inches
thick aud az clear as crystal IT war
harvested on DEVILS Hole in Mount
Swamp.
Misses Minnie and Florence Davis and
Willie and Dan Davis, OF Baltimore,
are the guests of MIR. and Mrs. VIM. +.
Compton on Washington avenue Tor q
few days.
Messrs. Reuben Clark, Harris Jones
and Mics Minerva Clark returned home
Monday, alter pleasant visit to friends
In Orange.
George Cleary. colored employs on
the r. f. K p. X. r got into difficulty
with another workman on Christmas
day at the camp, and was shot through
the foot
Miss yirgie Clark, OF Culpeper, and
Matter Lewis Clark, OF Everona, Orange
county, are spending the holidays with
their mother, Mrs. Emma F. CLARK. or
upper Princess Anne street.
Mr.. William Fitzhugh, OF Vickshurg
Miss. and Prof. Thos. Fiizhugb, OF th'
University OF Virginia. are spending TN
HOLIDAYS with their mother, Mrs. VIM
II. Fitahugh, on Hanover street.
Lyon want pretty hat or snythini
in the millinery line OF the latest design
call at Mrs. d. E. Smith g. Co.'S, wherI
YOU can get style, quality and finish; Al
: work guaranteed. Prices to suit all.
The remains OF the unknown persol
sent here for Eliza Willis, through mis-
take. were returned to the hospital q
petersburg and the body oil Eliza WIN
has since been received here and inferred
CIV. Jones wishes you, one and all,
very happy Christmas and prOsperon
a happy New Year, and extends to you III
privileges OF his store; thanking you 10
4 past patronage. and solicits its contir
! nance