The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-12
CURRENT COMMENTS.

| MIR. David Hirsh WAS IN henibglou
Wednesday on business.
Mr.. Il. Weldon Berrey, OF Stafford {
II was in the city Wednesday.
Miss Gay Scott, Of Hagerstown, Nd.
is guest of Mrs John f. Scott.
The Melville Wooden Mills want all the
good wool they can buy al % TO % cts.
MIR. James Britton, of New York, was
! in the city Monday the guest OF friends
Mr.. T. ii. Randall, OF Mountain View,
Stafford county, was in the city Wednes
day.
Hon. NJ. X. Lowry and wife, OF Staf
ford. were in the city shopping Wednes'
day.
Messrs. A Randolph Howard and {.
r. Howard were in King George Wednes'
day.
Mr.. J. Eldridge, OF Baltimore, was in
the city Tuesday the guest OF Mr. L. X.
Howard.
MIR. Rufus b Merchant, Of Washington,
was in the city Wednesday, the guest OF
his family.
MIR. aud Mrs II. W. Middleton, will
leave Thursday for their farm in Eau
quier county.
Mrs. Virginia :. F. Doggett was taken
to hospital in Richmond, Tuesday, Tor
treatment.
Mr.. II. Falk, of the Virginia Clothing
House. has returned from business trip
10 Baltimore.
No matter what il il you want in dry
good or millinery, e. W Jones IL pre-.
pared TO supply that want
Mrs. +. b. Whitehouse was called TO
King George Tuesday, 10y the illness Of
her sister. Miss Flora Hayes.
Miss Meetze. Of Washington, who has
been the guest OF her sister. Mrs. W. j.
Chewing. has returned home.
MIR. 4. f. Clarke has rented the store
room under the opera house, recently
used as n cafe, and will open cafe there
this week.
Mr.. j. Ashton, owner OF the splendid
"Roxbury" estate in Spotsylvania, was
10 the city Wednesday, accompanied by
Mrs. Ashton
Mr.. Geo. Turner, of the Maryland
Agricultural College OF Baltimore, passed
through the city Tuesday en- route to
King George.
A ward wide guaranteed black taiietta
silk. a great value. for 81 at The / n
Brent Store Compare it with any
other at : %.
Deputy Treasurer +. W. Smith, OF
potsylvanis, W as in the city Wednesday,
and said the corn is coming up NIGEL and
the wheat crop is looking fine.
Ifyou want new, stylish millinery, {.
". Jones has it, Remember, we do not
carry a single hat from last spring and
summers business. Every hat and every
flower is new. at Jones.
This is the time to have q beautifully
finished photograph OF yourself made
The Frederick burg Davis Gallery il pre-
pared to make any style from Lille size
10 photo miniature All work guaran-
iced first-class in every respect.
Mr.. Edgar Sydenstricker, principal OF
the Onancock high school, has been
awarded scholarship in the graduate
department Of the Chicago diversity
Mr.. Sydenstricker was formerly stu
dent here OF fredericksburg College.
Mr.. j. J. Sale. Of King George, sold his
crop of corn TO Charles allace X Bro
delivered at bis landing on the Kappa
hammock river, for 5Gcts, and brought
load here Wednesday, which he sold TO
the Fredericksburg Milling Co for 6lets.
MIR. E. G. Allen, owner of shepherd
Green" farm near Milford, was in the
eity Wednesday. He said bali OF the TO-
bacco crop Of bis county was still 10 the
hands Of planters. and that the high
prices now being received are very pleas
ing.
Mrs. d. +. Smith 4 Co. are receiving
supplies of hats from New York, Pnlis-
delphia and Baltimore three times
week. peautiiul styles Of mixed straw
in continental shapes. Everything I'D
millinery line OF newest sty les can be
found ia this establishment.
Among tue HTbuudtte At wv ~
Theological Seminary at Richmond THE
week is Mr. James Power Smith, Jr,
grandson Of Major and Mrs. j. Horace
Lacy, Of this city. lie had previously
graduated at the University Of Virginia
and now takes the degree OF Bachelor OF
Divinity.
Among the hospital appointments be.
slowed by the University College OF Med
icine in Richmond was that OF Francis
III. Smith, fredericksburg, Va, to st
Luke's Hospital. Among the applicants
for graduation in the department OF den
istry was Harry lie Cato Smith, Maps
burg, Accomac county.
Can't. J. H. Wheaton, DR.. +. W. Lewis
and Is. b. h. Black man, of Lancaster; j.
+. Mcdaniel and c r. Bray, OF Essex,
came ND on the Caroline Monday even
ing. Some of the party went to Wash,
ington. DR.. Lewis was enroute to Hich.
mond, to attend meeting OF the Board
of Visitors of the Virginia Medical Col
lege.
Among the visiting alumni attending
the commencement exercises OF the hedi'
cal College of Virginia in Richmond this
week are Dr. r. Welch Dew, Lewiston,
Spotsylvania county; DR.. \ M. COrbin,
Point Eastern, Caroline county; Dr W.
l.. Cook, Bristersburg Fauquier county;
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