The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-28
FRgpe4lcksgUso W. Tye8DAY july % 1908
STAFFORD.
EiisNric Points Along The Potomac
Incidents Of The Civil War Recalled
Many Other TENS Of General
Interest Personals. etc.

inherent Tefac0atSf EkC
: afford g. II Va. July 18th, 1903.
r,icr- we're held at Aquia church
comm.arilg Friday aud containing until
sunday
Nes-rs Oeo Armstrong and T. j.
>picer male d trip To Washington over
land. Ani on their return they lost their
way, travelled all hight in the vicinity Of
+ QIantico and Niiewater. reaching this
f lace ab5u, o %. m in very sleepy con
aition-
/ Nr e.. ! Henry. Of Ilartwood. spent
Wednesday and thursday night here, and
his visit ws- highly appreciated. May
h'- shallow never grow le--.
llur c1rre-p ndent travelled another
T dAs with tue commissioners who were
lcoad-mGing iand- for the right Cf way for
rn- K r. a T. T. K double tracking
f last Thursday The hrst place visited
f ga- th-iormer residence OF ". L. Payne
+ a-q. supervisor tthisdlstrict, where 3J
f years sgJ ui- fir-t honey moon WAS spent
+ olt. alas tis now Ike Goldsmith's vii
/ lage- ie-ertei aud alone While the com
ui--iouer- We're performing their duties
/ 81 CIr -crlle took - -ie-tA under the huge
i've oa,- which guard the front portals
+ ui tts ma0rion. which lacks doors and
wiLdow- and r. "a a sad state Of decay,
and A. ti- entirely surrounded by wood.
,ani on one eide and the csi tail swamp
/ pn the other. III bot a -tep 20 imagine
I that v hln the -haiirs Oi night fall and
I ine shadows steal over the land. 10 the
language Oi the immortal bard. ghosts
I rrnOu forth
/ Most oi the party reaped a crop which
/ la- always been very plentiful in thls sec
Z tiun. | refer 10 that httle pest called by
the vulgar chigaer viii some one who
understands ,craicholOgy give il its
-rieatitr name % lr--eu the itching ard
burning that 10 causes upon its victims
stop was made At orchard first. now
I River View owned and occupied by DR.
/ > B. Moore. iJrm-fly % Washington. a
pleasant eui whOi--sDuled gentleman.
I l1e residence j. situated on an eminence
I where can be seen 70 the westward the
I b.ue Ridge Mountains fading of Ia the
Atmospheric haze. AMI northeast the
I broad Potomac, shining in the glitter OF
I the suu az far up a. Indian Heal Just
eAst Oi this place stands the ThOrny
; Point AMI lump batteries that beloved
aLi Numbered away AT the ParO0i and
other Federal war vessels during those
/ i0ng summer days 10 June. ls6l, which
I i known ia history a. the battle OF Aqua
reek. spread out like a panorama lies
T Arseniale, formerly owned by Mrs Ann
/ ttzhugh. Oi Fairfax. comprising almost
MI the land. except SimoG's Point. lying
I between AqIia treek aud the Potomac
I bounded On the north by historic Blue
/ Ridge, where fi- said volunteers. armed
With squirrel rihes. fired on the British
/ iret, commanded by Lord COck burn.
/ during the war o. 1912, as they ad
vAncei up the Potomac. and cOnsum-
mated a blot Up1n their history by burn
ing rhe capital city Of the nation
The wet weather heretofore. which
lately turned around and became very
Try. accompanied by cold nights. has
caused farmers To m8rmur, pressging
short crops of corn and pickles
Mise Mabel Cliff paid the Court House
= v-it this wees
Mr. + West i the poseessOr of q musi-
rsl pix Grunt- by note
/ Rev. g. l.. Potter aud Nr. " ). Gill
/ ielt for Narr-nton Tuesday 10 attend
/ the District Conference Of NJ f. Church,
I south.
The l.dies OF the NJ. f. Church. South,
will give supper and ie-tiyal here on
friisy, the Ith Of August, commencing
a. y. ~; proceeds for benefit oichurch.
\ game Of base ball will be- played at I
y. N. between the Aquia and Toluca
clubs
lis sal one Of the old residents Of
OnyHle in attempting to ford Aqua Run
receltly. his wife and himself being in
heir buggy together, came very near
losing their lives The water came TO
their breasts whilst seatej In the buggy
snd the current Ras 80 strong it swept
both slippers Of the LADY, feet.
Mi-- Mamie Bryan pail the Burg a
visit Friday.