The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-05
CURRENT COMMENTS
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Mr.. John " convoy. of Alcxnudria
spent sunday In tine city.
Mr. Rufus Merchant. Of Washington.
spent sunday with his family.
Miss ies,is Broad lus. Of Essex county.
is visiting her relative. Mrs A. L. Rowe
Mrs Il. r. Merchant rs In Richmond rho
guest of her daughter. Mrs. Brauner Gates
Miss Lena Rowe has returned from "a
visit To friends at irviugton and lrhanua
a first class cow. aud calf one week
Old. Tor sale hy Peter street. near BROOKE.
ia stafford. 3d.
The condition Of Miss Harris who il
very III AZ the Mary Washington Hos.
pitol, il not improved.
The condition OF Mrs y. : T.. porrett
who suffered = stroAe of paralysis last
week, rs much improved
Mrs. J. q. Roach has returned home
ai,e7 an extended visit 10 her friends ano
relatives in Washington
Mr.. a g. Biliogsley. who has been IN
~ ihe Mary Washington Hospital for
some weeks. is much improved
Miss Alice Clarke. Of Houston. Va. and
Misa Margaret Watkins. 81 Richmond.
ssc the guests o' dr. and Mrs Ben Rose
bro
SIX coiorcd youihs were up before
Mayor v ills Monday Tor shooting crap
~ Che wharf sunday. Itcost them - -.
each.
Mr. ". b Scott. agent az the Weems
line VINO has been indi-pose3 from th4
grip. ie being assisted by Mr. A i.cAie.
o. TIE st"a mc- Essgx
Mir. William johnson Gill Gust Grove.
" ho was operated 90 for appendicitis al
t1t Mary ashingtnu li,sritalla-t ~. e..
continues to improve
Mis- i'cie Gray haas returned from o.
VISIT 60 friends in t.loiine au. i- ~tariuu
with her brother. Mr.. i =. G5sv. at
travellers Rest. iu stafford
Miss Ida FOLSOM. oi King George. who
hos h-rn visiting iu Nashinatou for u
few weeks i- now the guest other friend
Miss Martini A.. Franklin. on Main street
In token oihis appreciation ofkindness
rendered. hi- lA-e father. Mr.. GEORGE Am
norman. of this city, has presented t.
Geo 4 Mills "a silver hoaard cane. which
tne hitter prizes highly.
This morning thesearri,cd fresh from
q New FORK another new supply of The
newest shapes in iaGir-' hate and miif
merry At the progressive store of e. W
. Jones Every body invited 20 see them
This ia the time % have a beautifully
finished photograph OF yourself made.
The Frederick sburg Davis Gallery r. pr.
pared L. make any style from Die size
% photo miniature SD WORK asarnn-
ted nrst c.a-s la every respect.
COL. " T.. Lauehiio. proprietor Of a.,
Exchange Hotel, arrived here from Nc
h,esport. Pa. Sunday night and too,
charge r the hotel S.-ce the opening
of the hotel his " 90 and Clerk u J. Die
mum have looked 9iter the management
Attention IS called to sale 81 houssboli
ami kitchen furniture. Stock ana farm
ing Implements etc. Il Mrs Louisa P,
den al her residence on tae Navrenrou
road, about .hree miles above tire town
~ Falmouth. Va, which takes Tuesday
May -. 1903. Ap2l-5t
There can be NO better evileuc, If The
iact that our style ia crer- goods anc
mil lnery are night, -as our general DR.,
goods business is larger than ever thi-
season. and every body Gays our millinery
Is handsome and cheap. So we have a.
replenish almost daily C. W Jones
Mile Louise Pccquet du Ballet. who
has spent two winters az The Mar.
Washington Hospital. ascutir IN recov
cred and has accepted a position az
French governess for the sumner in tn
family OF MIR. T. Nelson >lroth.r. of Bal
timore. The family will spend thesum-
mer at Buxton. near Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. O. ! Doggett. ofCfi.ago
H., are register re-! AT she Exchange Hote.
Mr.. DOgeett Is remembered with much
pleasure rs former euterprising mer
chant OF this city, being a IA, mber Of the
firm of l.. DogSett 4 Son. on Com
merce street Several years ago ne went
with his fathers family 10 Chicago and
has been very successful ia business He
was married last week aud part III hi.
wedding trip IL being spent here with re
atives and friends.
The tobacco trade of Virgins. has nom
mated John T. Edwards. OF I.ynchburg
AS the representative OF the tobacco
trade of the State. and assistant to the
Virginia Commission of the st. Louis Ex-
position Ii il expected that the nomi
nation of MIR Edwards will actually in
sure his choice 10y the members Of the Vir
ginia Commission, who called upon the
trace 10 suggest some one to take charge
OF the tobacco exhibit. There were sew
enteen markets represented at the meet
ing. Mr.. Edwards married a Frederick
burg lady, Miss Goolrick, sister of Judgc
Jno I. Goodrich
Work on the excelsior mill is progress
Ing rapidly under the management Of
Contractor r. i. Stearns According to
the best advices this will be the largest
building on the Rappahannock river
1t will cover . 600 square IL It. John
/. Payne, of Lancaster, was in town
Wednesday canvassing for subscriptions
10 the capital stock OF the Peoples Steam
boat Company, Fredei icksburg, and said
he was just starting out on a close cam
paign through the Rappahannock Valley
Il. ". FerneyhoUgh, Esq OiStaiiord
county, is the guest OF his ron. J. K. Fer
Heyhough, near StOrmont, where he win
spend the summer. Mrs Milton Ferney-
hOugh, OF Stafford sister-in-aw 90 Mr.
Ferney hOugh, Jr., is also visiting the lat
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