The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-03
WESTM0RELNAD.
Death OF Young Man Oyster Sup
per War Incidents Romantic Mar
risse Brought About During C'"h
War.


War.
Montross. Va Nov. 3Oth, 1903.
There are several cases of typhoid lever
near Moutross Frank Anadale. son u'
MIR. William Anadale. u young man
TWENTY-FIVE years old, died Ihursdhy
last from this disease, and WAS butltu
FRIDAY bg the q \. NJ. OF which order
he wac a member Three other members
of the family ARE critically I'll.
Mr. f 4 Jackson. AT MOntrOss, is
quite sick and has symptoms ol pphoiu.
Mr.. G.. T. Porter, OF Washing ton
native ui WestmOrrland il yisliing ms
parents aud friends at Montross.
MIR. ". n leatman. well known ny
many in this aud King George county,
who has resided in Molein. III for the
past three years, is on a visit 10 ms
uncle. Mr. Joseph T.. Jenkins, Sr. Mr.
Neatman will spend the winter 10 ' ~
ginia
MIR. Nelson. an internal revenue officer.
il in the county. visiting the various
dealers in tobacco and cigars; also ap
nile brandy distilleries and places sAld 20
be "speakeasies.
A large number of fine hogs have been
slaughtered since the cold spell ana hhn!
of them shipped To market.
The ladies Of the Town Hall Associ
alton gave an oyster supper thursday
night al the sandy hotel The occasion
was eDioyed and a nice e'sum realized.
At Nnntross and near thereto reside
several oli soldiers OF the war 81 the
sixties. Often after the business AMI ton
Of the day a crowd gathers in some one
Of the stores oi this popular village 10
Hsten II the experiences and inci1rnts
that Occurrel during those tryinx Jays
Lieutenant James T. Jenkins, ul com
pany G.. l7th Virginia infantry caa en-
teri ain the young people and Keep them
spell bOund.
Among other interesting things That
occurred during the civil war - the i"i-
lowing. Nr H. "A -ergant. I'll 10, ''.'
virginia Infantry. was captured Al th'
2nd battle Oi Manassas and wh- inho'
member oi the large southern iahily 'ha'
was keeping house at ElmirH, y on
the economical plan. aud while taking
tuition course at that institute ui Ms
toric renown he met "a person whose ac-
ouAintance WAS we'll worth making
the enterprising and money meL ing
Iauk,e. obtained permission to bniiu Au
observatory close up 90 the enclosure oi
the prison Of Eimira, inside oi which WAS
$4,000 Conipderates From IL u. in.
10 ( %. III. this observatory was open Z"
the public at - cents admission 10 thht
Ioos AT the Johnuies Thousands Ire
auented the vast platform of this struc
tur. daily, principally ladies from many
points ia the north. la the vast crowd
that irpqueuted this observatory was
young lady apparently about II "r ~
Gears old. Her features and form Wtrr
what any sensible man would abullre.
She had on intellectual face and asym pa
thetic. natural smie one day AT the
prison this Young ami charming Girl oi
Maine gave notice TO the imprisoned
sergeant that she had something Ia
throw from the observatory 10 him in
che prison IL was positively contrary
I, rules. but watching her chance rae
[ threw large apple. the price ol whlch
| ia the fruit and meat market OF that IN
stitution Of modern economy WAS 30 ctS.
/ The yOung man at whom this apple
was aimed caught it with more skin than
/ the best baseball player Oi today VI
course he proceeded To try hir teeth and
/ tas,. 10 satisfy himself whether or not
| the flavor WAS az good - that oi 'ar-
oline county apple On reaching the core
of the apple his teeth came ~ contact
with something that seemed 10 DEFY
masticAtion. aud upon examination be
found the core Of the apple had been neat
/ ly trimmed out and the stem nicely put
1 back in position and thus held IN place
by common pin Inside Of this apple
was found SiO greenback rolled up in
a tioy shape. accompanied by a small
piece Of tissue paper, on which WAS writ
ten the name Of the lady and address In
about 90 days thereafter the dreadful
strife came to a close. Lee and Grant
met at AppOmatOx; peace spread her
wings over the nation. The Southern
soldier of which | write WAS liberated
and Elmira housekeeping broken up.
The sergeant did not return at once
m his Virginia home. but sought the
city street and number where resided the
vonng lady who threw the apple over
the prison enclosure on the cold febru'
ary morning Of 1850. A meeting "a'
ffected and the tissue produced con
tanning the signature and date. III VII
suffice To say it was not long alter Gen
Lte's surrender before this young lady
made an unconditional surrender, and
there il not a more prosperous and alltc
tiOnate family than the one now residlnp .
in -- city, which is composed OF vile
husband, 3 daughters and one son,
grand children.