The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-13


the Measure -Roamine Catines
Destroy Egg. and Young PBrtriuueS
and Turkeys Rsvivsi - Ches M,
Crop Small An Assignment, &c
ComOrn. Va. Oct 18th. 1908.
The new game iaw IL a subject of gen
eral continent throughout ihs rura' dis
tricts. aud ike other measures ha@ pine
warm friends and some better enc lios
II rigidly enforced. thlslaw VIII guin' her
towards protecting Hnd Increasing 1in'
in Virginia than Auy statute yet ehh ted
for ihr purpose Nu previous game Avs
have never benefited the residents & I the
several counties. or rather the Owntr- Ol
the land. to ANY considerable extent i'r
the reason that pothunters, ioreir rerr
and loairrr generally Nil, cripple aud
irlghten away - major part OF the "a Dice
game early in the season before the
iarmrF- and other busy people can iare
time for hunting Onr of the most ia ppf-
porfant features concerning game has
been overlooked. and that is thlr. hat
hundreds of unre-trAiged dogs aIr iht
most potent ni all factors against tht
game interest Myrlsds oi dogs anl
over the fields aud forests during thc
spring and summer month- and de- roy
vast numbers of partridge eggs, yong
partiidges, wild turkey eggs young will
turkeys and Oung rabbits. ~ isknnwn
positively that nearly all the partf 90
eggs nnd young partridge- IN one ncgn-
bnrhoud scar hefe were destrnyeu by
dogs thr part rpriUg and summer al u
r. reasonable % presume That NhAl j.
true Oi one community iu this regari D.
true ui Others. ~ "a considerable extent,
AT least IL Was noticed last spring iiRt
the dBVs infested the iiridr every uay ma
their close. diligent hunting attrac ted
attention. They were finally care lily
watched and an investigation rese. led
the fact that they were iea-ting on bird
eggs. young birds and young rabbift-.
As a rerult. not y young partridge IAN
now be- found 10 one of the fields, vi ere
the investigation was made, ana tbis n
supposed 10 be true 81 other fields 4
law To restrain dogs during the sp ing
and summer wOulh accomplish mon 10
the way OF protecting aud inrreas ng
CRANE than the regulation Ot guniLe
and trapping has ever done, or viii DO
in a long tine 20 come The coming ses-
sion Of the legislature will probably be
asked TO enact a law restraining dugs
during the spring and summer.
Rev " +. Davis has been conduct ing
a series OF meetings at Trinity church
King George, e. H.. since Sunday e.rn-
ing Services are held each night.
The chestnut crop oi King Georg- is
very light this season. la some sections
the crop viii be 30 per cent below the
the ayeragr.
The assignment Ci Mr ". 4. Rose, thc
merchant at thatterton, this county,
was a great surprise % the whole i'cO
ole. lt was thought that Mr. Rose w A.
doing safe busiHess. 10 is said that be-
assignment was made necessary by he
fact that humber Of large accounts Cue
by customers could not boz collected. Mf
Rose has the sympathy OF the people.
and it il hoped that the affair "a not e.. 4"
serious nature.
Miss Minnie Bolton, who has becn a
guest II her relatives in King George Tor
some time. has returned 20 her home 10
Ellicott City, Md. She was accompanied
home by her cousin, Miss Ellie COasl y,
Of this county, who will spend some time
in the vicinity al Baltimore.
Mrs. o. ". Glare is spending some time
in " ashingtOn, the guest Of kinsioih ana
friends.