The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-10
CURRENT COMMENTS,
NEWS or FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here snd There b, The Free
lance Reporters

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lance Reporters
/ Hon ] Ii. Biscoe was in the city Fri
day
Mr. Alfred ]. Pyke. OF Whitewater, was
in the city Thursday.
Mr.. W. +. Lang was in Washington
Thursday on business.
MIR Ferd Chandler. Of Bowling Green
was ia the city Thursday
EMr "a. Moncure, Of Stafford was
in the city Friday ON business
Mr. Jno C. Segar. of lewiston was IN
the city Thursday on business
Mr. " q O'ponnell has returned from
a visit TO his brother in MARY '"""
NrCN Chichester has gone to FRANK
lincountv. where he will teach school
Miss Olive Fletcher, Of auckland, Va
il the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs EvtrettNomp'
ton.
Miss Jennie Patton, Of Stafford, isyery
an and il being attended by Or X. j..
Payne.
fyou want pretty hat. c. W. Jones
new millinery Is here, aud splendid MILL
ners 10 serve you
Highest price paid Tor east scrap iron
in cash or trade The Chas T. Hunter
II y plow Works. li-Gm
MIR. Robert Coleman. Of the Soldiers
Home at Richmond, Is visiting relatives
in Spotsylyania and Caroline.
Miss Virginia Green, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Chas. Wallace, left for her
home in Dallas, Texas, Friday
Tailor. suits are quite the thing
G. ". Jones has splendid new line ul
them: all fitting done ire of charge.
Mrs. Geo. W. Shepherd has gone 10
Norfolk 10 visit her sisters, Mrs bzzie
Pickett and Mrs. Thomas Henderson.
Mr.. T.. II. DeJarnette, Jr., who has
been in the city for several days. lett
Thursday for Orange on legal business
Mr. Hugh Adie OF stafford, was in the
city Friday for the first time in tiveyears
and his friends were pleased to greet Inn
Iudge J f Mason returned TO the city
Thursday morning from Bowling ureen'
where he has been holding Circuit court
Get choice Of the new dress goods and
trimmings at e. W Jones' the p7et'ies'
are always 20 be had early in theseason
Cant. j. p. Woody, who has been sick
for several months. is now in Alexandria
with his daughter. Mrs Frank Daley.
and il very much improved IN health.
Mr. N II. Dickinson, who il the IN.
dependent candidate for the house oil
Delegates from the city OF Frederic, :
burg and the county al SpotsylNahia'
was in the city Wednesday
Mr. 1ohn A. Evans. Of Stafford. WAS a
visitor TO the city Thursday. lie says
the candidates are electioneeriDg win
Ginger snaps in one end OF their saddle
bags and tobacco in other end.
Opening Of fall and winter millinery,
trimmed hats and bOnnets and millinery
novelties Tuesday and Wednesday, OCT.
9Th and 9Th The public cordially lnvl
ted 20 attend. Mrs D. +. smith \ TO.
Wilbur Allen. little son, of Mrs. Mamie
Alien. of stafford. found Wild straw
berry plant Thursday. on which were
several straw berries, one OF which was
ripe and of a. fine flavor as In summer
time.
This "a the time to have a beautifully
finished photograph OF yourself made.
The fredericksburg Davis Gallery n pre-
uared 10 make any style from life size
10 photo miniature. All work guaran-
tned first.class IN every respect
The recently compiled statistics OF the
insurance press show that in 1902 the
old line companies paid life insurance
los.es in fredericksburg amounting 70
S246S4. In Virginia the amount reach.
ed the enormous total Of over three snd
one half millions.
Mr. r. +. Stearns and bisiorce oil work
men. who have been engaged Tor the
past twelve months in building houses.
factories. Sc. at Urbanna, and along
the Rappahannocs river. have returned
nome. having completed said work Mr.
Stearns il now ready 10 make contracts
for any work in the city aud country
outsi1e. ="