The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-03
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS op FREDERICKSBURG AM VICINITY
Gathered Here and There b, The erse
Lance PeporterS

Mr.. Ben Bell. Of Stafford. was IN the
city Tuesday
Mr.. Ira +. TURNKEY. of SPotsylvsnia
was in the city Tuesday.
Constable II. Burchell, Of King George
was in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. +. A. Taylor, Of Essex, was Wis
itor to the city Wednesday
Mr.. Scion T. Coleman, of Spotsy wanna
county, was here Tuesday
MIR. James O. Lee, OF Stafford was
visitor 10 the city Tuesday
MIR Chas. II. Hurkamp WAS in Wash
ingtOn Tuesday on business
n, " q. O'Donnell. Jr., is the father
Of a fine girl. born Tuesday morning
MIRO. Blsydes, Of Mt Pleasant,
Spots, lvania county was III ueel'y
Tuesday.
Major Y. p Wallace has gone 10 his
farm near Winston, in Culpeper, TO spend
the winter.
Miss Johnson Of The r. \. Brent store
is north making purchases Tor her de-
partment
Mrs. Henry Rose, of Stafford, had two
hogs killed Monday, which aggregated
l0lS pounds.
/ Messrs. j. T. Holiday and John Segaar'
Of Lewiston, Spotsyivania' were IN the
city Tuesday.
Mr.. W. b. Jones, OF Roseyille, Stafford
county. was in the city Tuesday ana IA
caller at this office.
Highest price paid for cast scrap iron
in cash or trade The Chas +. Hunter
II Il plow Works 4i6m
MIR. Sias Staples, the well known
proprietor of the hotel at hing ueorge'
was in the city Wednesday
Miss Aylmer Gray, OF Travellers Rest
staff ord, has returned home irom VIII
son. \. { where she visited relatives
Wanted-A white girl over Is TO do
cooking for Il family Of g. Good wages
and home for right party. Address Mrs
j. b. Ficklen. 81 'ueoi''
Black and colOred Zibalines. The great
demand for these goods have MADE them
scarce The +. n Brent store Is show
ing a good line of them.
Mr.. Il F.. owen, of Weems. Lancaster
county. was in the city Wednesday. Mr'
owen has been experimenting some re
DAirs to the steamer Caroline.
" Cottrell has been elected presi-
dent of the Eagle Shoe COMPANY oi New
port News TX President y NJ. Fleming
goes on the road as "a salesman
Master Lallie Brooks, son OF Mr. ana
Mrs. W. T. Brooks, of Falmouth. VINO
WAS accidentally shot by MT. Geo. Bryan
on Thanksgiving day, IL improving
Mr. Norman Prutt, Of Washington, il
the guest OF MIR g. NJ. Henderson, OF
King George Mr. Pruitt has three Of
his fine bred dogs with him and Is enjoy
ing hunt
Rev. W. G.. Pace. who was assigned TO
Snotsylyania in the recent Methodist
Conferenre TO succeed Rev. J ". Heck
man. arrived Saturday and preached
Sunday at Trinity church.
fyou want a pretty hal or anything
in the millinery line Of the latest deslgns
cali AT Mrs u f. Smith \ Co. =, where
You can get style. quality and finish. All
work guaranteed. Prices To suit all
This ia the time 70 have a beautifully
finished photograph Of yourself made.
The fredericksburg Davis Gallery Is pre-
narad to make any style from life size
TO photo miniature. All WORK gua'an-
ted frst-class in every respect
Cant. :. J. Quinn. Grand Senior War
den of the Grand Lodge OF Masons ol
Virginia. and Maurice hirsh, Norshlpiui
Master of No. 1 Lodge OF this city, have
ZONE IN Richmond. to attend The annual
session of the Grand Lodge OF Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Vim. Hamilton, of Erie,
Pa who have been the guests OF MI.
and Mrs. Geo. Purvis, at their home
Little Whim. in Stafiorj. havereturned
home Mr.. Hamilton is president OF the
Erie Car Works.
The R J. Erwood Stock Company
opened it, weeks engagement 81 tht
ODera House Monday night with A
Nortgaged Slave There was a lar
sized crowd in attendance, hnn the auu'
ence seemed TO enjoy parts "i the play
very much.
The beautiful Mary Washington Hos
pital Calendars, for the benCbtoi the NfJ
mour White Memorial Fund, can be pur
chased at the stores % Sir. J. W Adam-
and Mr.. r A Kishpaugh, for the moo
crate cum of thirty-tve cents. Get one
and help this worthy object.
woman giving her name as Emma
Herndon. and claiming to be from caro-
line county was taken up by Ohicer koo
ipson at an early hour Wednesday morn
inc and locked up. She appears 10 o'
deranged. An investigation will be hello
az soon as practicable, and the woman
properly cared for
Hundreds and hundreds OF fine dres
hats aud walking hats have been sol II
CIV. Jones millinery department Man.
of you have not yet bought your bes
hat: a great many have not even gottel
your walking hats. Our stock is adde'
to daily. Thus we chow the newest q
all times and at lower prices than know
in this market before Tor like quality.
FINE PERSIMMoNS