The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-30
CURRENT COMMENTS.
Sr~S Or FReUeHcksBURo AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY The Free
isace Reporters

Lsnee Reporters
MIR J Taylor Thornton Of Port Royal
Was in the city Tuesday
MIR n n. PurkinS. Of King George. was
a visitor to the city Wednesday
Mr. r. + McCracken. Of Newport News
IL in the city the guest of relatives
MIR. -. Goldsmith is having the front OF
his store besutiiied 10y "a coat OF paint
Or W. J. Chewing is having hs house
on George street hcautifed 10y a coat OF
paint
Mr.. Thos b. Lewis. Of Essex county.
Is the guest OF Judge K H. l.. Chichester
and family
The pupils of Miss Mary Beale gave "a
pleasant recital at her home Monday
\ number of friends were present
Lieut.. 4. q. Bilingsley. who has been
I'll At the Mary Washington Hospital for
some weeks, is somewhat i'm roved.
Mr. John C. Melville, of the Washing
ton Wooden Mills has returned from "A
business trip ofseverai days to New ork
Mesrrs u G. Cole and David Rerrev
went to Underwater Tuesday TO see the bii,
seine come in at Waller n Moncure's shore.
Miss Kate Doggett has returned from
/ Washington. to be at the bedsi le Of her
grandmother, vino suffered "A stroke Of
paralysis Sunday night
Capt Richard Sheaton. Of the Steamer
caroline. Is sick and of duty AT his home
here Capt Mason GOurley iscommand
ing the steamer in his absence
Pongee aud shantang silks are amon,,
the newest and best styles shown this
season. &. W. Jones has them and W i'll
Ice glad To show and keep you posted
Lost-Asum ofmoney on road between
home oi Robert Hidrup ami Tabernacle
church OF At the church. Finder viii re-
turn same 10 Lance Office. Liberal re-
ward.
Cora l.. Collins (coloredl. OF this city.
WAS married 20 Lewis n Robinson. If
Fhiladslphia. Tuesday. April 2S in Phil
a1tlphia She II the daughter of Robert
Collins
Rev. Dr. r. :. Runaway will breach ~
the First Baptist church at PETERSBURG
SUNDAY, and from there will 20 Swan
nah to attend the Southern Baptist Con-
vention
We regret to learn that Mira. John T.
80 'NiHTf VI - Z. IL lillfn worse
she has been sich for some months Mrs
Edwards il "A sister Of Judge ! 4. Cool
rick and Dr. ". b Goolrick of this city
Miss Rosa Tayloe. of Charlottesville
returned here Monday from Westmore
i1nd, where she was maid OF honor AT
the Tayloe-Stauck wedding last week
and left Wednesday for Richmond to visit
friends
This IL the time TO have "A beautifully
finished photograph OF yourself made
The fredericksburg Davis Gallery is pre-
pared TO make any style from life size
10 photo miniature. All work guaran-
teed irst-class in every respect
Capt VI h. Rowe and Mr.. Henry
Warden have returned from Charlotte
y. &. where they went a. representatives.
oi the Business Mems Association. to in
spect the road worSing system OF Meek
lenhurg county
Attention il called to sale of household
and kitchen furniture stock and farm
ing implements. etc. uf Mr- Louisa Pc
den at her residence on the Warrenton
road. about three miles above the town
Of Falmouth. Va. which takes Tuesday
May =. 1903 Ap25. It.
We know the roads are bad now. but
there is 80 little you can d. on the farm
while the ground is 50 wet. would il
not be good lime to come to town
and zee the splendid assortment Of dry
goods and millinery a. shown at G. W.
Jones Cash Store
Mrs Bessie BrcS with and little son,
Jack, of fredericksburg. are visiting her
mother, Mrs. Mary Muse. She will stay
about two weeks and ~ hen she returns
TO her home Mrs Muse and Mi-s Cora
will go with her and will make their
home in fredericksburg We dislike to
give them up. Mrs Muse will be greatly
missed, especially in herchurch. and Miss
Cora Is one of The sweetest and brightest
girls. and adds much To the social lie of
our village -Norihern Meek News