The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-17
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There BY The Free
Lance Reportera.

Mai I. h. Morris Is IN Newport news
ON business
Mr. A b. Dodd, of stafford, WAS Wis
itor to the city Tuesday.
Mr.. Wallace Jones, OF Passapatanzy'
was in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. Samuel Dent, of Stafford county
was in the city Tuesday
DIR. J. Wallace Massey, Of the county
was in the city Wednesday
An elegant line of ladies hand bags Just
came to the T. n. Brent Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Rose OF hing
George, were in the city Wednesday
MrRCL Moncure aud MIR, A. j,
PIKE. OF Whitewater, were IN the city
Tuesday.
Mr. " n Merchant, of lrvington, ia in
the city and will remain nnth AFTER tne
holidays.
Jndge A. 4. Embrey has returned from
Surry county, where he went Monday on
/ business.
Messrs W. r. Garrett and C. Garrett,
of Stafford, were In the city Wednesday
on business
Rev. II. W. Weleh aud wife, OF Del Ray,
near Alexandria. are the guests ut MI.
Frank Gouldman.
Mrs. W. A. Mullen left Tuesday for
Baltimore where she will visit her sister
Mrs. A. j. Parsons
List your farms with A. c. Garrison,
real estate and locating agent, Quincy s.
Caroline county, Va. deco-im
MIR. Thomas j. Almond, OF Locust
Grove, Orange County, WAS visitor 10
our Office Wednesday.
Mr.. r. A. Moncure and Miss Verge
I Moncure. Of GarrisOnyille, stafford cOun-
ty, were in the city Tuesday
Open every night until 10 O'Clock, from
now until Christmas &. W. Jones can
supply the Christmas wants.
Mr. Lucian r. Colbert has sold through
/ Mr.. Chas. II. Hurkamp his hne pair oi
black horses for a good price.
Mr.. W. p. Carnesl, Of Caroline, was in
the city Wednesday to see his son, VINO
ia under treatment at the hospital.
Mrs Mamie $. Barney was called to
Richmond Wednesday, TO the bedside OF
her sick daughter. Miss Esther Barney
Mr. Joseph Bryan, Of Richmond, was
/ in the city Tuesday, the guest OF ms ieia'
tiyes, DR. S. W. Carmichael ana fanny
Lowery A Co. hayereceiyed the prettiest
line oi gentlemen's neekwear ever seen N
fredericksburg. Look at their window
display.
Mrs V. ). Britton. Of RhOadesyille'
Orange county is the guest OF her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Jas A. CLARK. on upper frlLcess
| Anne street.
Ella Taylor has instituted cult lot
! divorce iron her husband, jerry lay ior'
in the corporation Court. Mt r. W.
Coleman 10 her counsel.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. NJ Fleming and Miss
Annie Fleming, Of Newport News, are III
the city. called here by the extreme illness
of their relative. Mrs NJ. L. SchoOler.
MI. W. Gatewood killed avery large
red fox near Skinker's mill 10 Caroline,
Friday. Ii weighed III pounds aud
was forty three inches from TIP to TIP.
Miss Mamie Amber, who is attending
the Hannah Moore Academy IN Mary
land. is in the city with her grandmother,
Mrs. NJ. L Schroeder, who Is critically Ill
The members OF Mt. Hope Baptist
/ church (col at Brooke, Stafford c0un.
~. at their recent grand rally realized
\ for the fund for building a new chureh
II $20S.05.
n Gen Fitzbueh Lee, OF Richmond. is the
guest of his brother, Capt. Dan Lee. oil
\ Stafford. having been called here on
account OF the death Of his brother, Mr.
Robert c. Lee.
The steamer Caroline OF the Weems
Lire Tuesday evening brought up alb ut
\ 100 passengers from down theriser, who
were busy "Wednesday morning making
II Xmas purchases.
Mr.. Roland Donehoe, son OF Mr. u. T.
D1Dahoe, had the misfortune 20 dislocste
his right ankle Sunday. Dr. b. hales
was called 10 and rendered all necessary
medical attention.
Ex-Clerk J. p. II. Crismond, OF potsy J.
yania. was in the city Tuesday IN con-
sultation With his counsel, Mr. 81. Geo.
r. Fitlhugh. His trial will take place at
Spotsylyanis Thursday.
Mr. John T. COleman's name 81 a mem.
her of the Democratic County Committee
of Courtland Distr ct, OF Sp0tsylvanis'
was Internationally omitted in our pub
lished list last Thursday.
Ifyou want pretty hat or anything
in the millinery line OF the latest designs
call at Mrs. D. f. Smith X Co.'S, where
YOU can get style, quality and finish, All
work guaranteed. Prices 20 snit all
The steamer Sunbeam, Of the Peoples
Steamboat Company, left Norfolk, Va.
SUNDAY for the Atlantic coast and New
YORK, and hereafter she will be used by
steamship company OF the latter city
regular meeting OF the City Council
will be held Thursday night, December
18th. at which time the election OF super
intendent of city water works and super
intendent OF city gas works VIII TAX
place. a.
A sl;0ht fire occurred at 8 o'clock Mon
dav morning. in house occupied D,
lake Carter, and owned by the Magra'l
estate. The fire was caused by the eH
plosion Of lamp, but was soon e1'in
guished.
Mr. A. C. Garrison, OF Caroline county
bronoht his little son to the Mary WASH
in0ton Hospital Monday, where he va
nnerated on Tuesday at IL O'Clock 10
appendicitis by Drs. Tompkins an
Chewing.
This Is the time to have q beautiful
6oIshed photograph Of yourself made
= che FrederieksbuFg Davis Gallery Is pr
= pared to make any style IRON lie si'
10 photo miniature. All work guaraI
teed first-class in every respect.
"A Dr. ]. ". Davis says he was not
!" candidate for the position OF chalrms
Of the County Democratic COMMITTEES
Spotsylvanis, and at the meeting bel
on last court day, when he was place
in nomination. he positively declined !
allow his name TO be used. We mai
this statement for the reason that
might be inferred from the report oil pr
Iai ceedings by some that he was a eanC
VI date.
XMAS P0lNTER-READ.
90 See Chas. Wallace & Bros Xmas ca
dies. The very thing for Xmas celeDr
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