The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY The efe'
Lance ReOOrtera

Judge r. II. l.. Chichester was In Cui
pepper Monday on business.
Mr. f n. Smith, of the Richmond
Medical College, was in the city sunday
Have YOU seen Lowery 4 Co.'s toy de-
.artment? If not, go and STE II.
Mr. Sinclair Timmons and wife. o.
Stafford, were in the city shopping IA"
urdsy.
DIR. r. C. Carmichael, OF WASHINGTON,
spent Sunday with his father ana s'0'e''
in this city
Mrs. c. NJ. Riley has returned from lron q q
vania county.
List your farms with A. I. G harrison,
real estate and locating agent uuiuey o
Caroline county, Va. u''' -
advertising columns contain much
.hat IL a interest to Christmas shoppers
and TO purchasers generally.
Pro, Thos. II. Fitlhugh, OF the uni
versity of Virginia, was in the city sun
dsy, the guest of his mother.
The City Mission will meet At the Par
ish Rooms OF st. Georges church, Ned.
nesdsy, December 10th, 1908 at I
O'Clock.
Lowery 4 Co. have received the pretues:t
line Of Sentlemen's neckwesr ever seen IN
fredericksburg. Look at their window
display.
Mr. A. f. Dickson. formerly OF the
Peonle's Steamboat Line, has accepted
nosition with the Smith-Coghill Shoe
Company.
The Young gentlemen will give to their
lAdy friends a german on the night OIL
Dec. 20. Prof. II. Donch, OF Neshing'
ton. will furnish the music.
Mai sud Mrs. r. Z. Morris, have is
sued invitations TO a reception at thelr
home. on Princess Anne street, on MOI
day. Dec. rs, from TO ii p. IN.
Why not give your wife, your sister
YOUR sweetheart. handsome iqr ooa vi
a set OF iurs for Nmas. I. W. Jones Nae
the largest assortment.
A complete line OF lsdies, gentlemen
and chiIdren's guaranteed kid gloves ior
Christmas. all sizes and desirable shales
at The T. n Brent Store.
Rev. Mr.. Whitley, presiding elder o
the RappahannOck district, preaeneu
fne sermon TO large congregation d
the Methodist church Sunday night.
The largest and choicest line OF kid
o,iovas handkerchiefs, hand bags AND
sucb other useful articles, are now at L
W Jones' These all make excellent
Xmas presents
We inst put on sale coo ladies all liner
hemstitched and embroidered hanuSer
chiefs. at 12h cents each, Just the Sl ~.
YOU pay % cents for elsewhere I
Jones always leads.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity EPis
copal church will have sale OF fancy nj
ticles suitable for Christmas presents a
Mrs. Cbas. Wallace's from 3;3o 10
O'Clock Tuesday evening, Dec. To-
Uyou want pretty hat or anything
in the millinery line OF the latest ueei4 ~
call at Mrs. D. f. Smith X Co. 2, Wher
YOU can get style, quality and finish. Al
work guaranteed. Prices 10 suit all
\ A slight fire occurred at 8 O'Clock Mon
day morning, in II house occupied o
lake Carter. and owned by the Magratl
estate. The fire was caused by the e1
plosion Of a lamp, but WAS soon eAIiu
guished.
Miss sue K. Gordon will leave in lev
weeks for the Pacific Coast. she expect
m winter IN Santa Monica. and whe
the weather moderates to travel throug
California and possibly the Yosemite
The Cavalier, Richmond.
This ia the time TO have beautiful
finished photograph of yourself mSo'
Tbe Fredericksburg Davis Gallery II prs
narAd IN make any style from lie sil
RI nhoto miniature. All work guarar
teed first-elass in every respect
Ex.president Grover Cleveland was
passenger on the southbound Atlant
Toast Line train passing through here .
6.22 a M. Sunday. lie occupied pr
vata Pullman car. and was on his wa
20 Georgetown, S. C., to spending te
days shooting ducks.
Solomon G. Willis, secretary OF ara
ers' Endowment Society OF virginia; n !,i
1 Inc Willis (colored) before Mayor VIII
SATURDAY.. charged with unlawini
tnrning over boiler belonging TO u
Company. Mr.. F, W Coleman WI ",
eonnsel Tor Farmers Society, and ~
Cbes. D. Foster represented VIII
4 Uavor VILLA reserved his decision.