The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-16
ESSEX.
The Late Mrs. AinsIie Many Relig-
ious Gatherings A Favored Section
-Mors Railroad Talk Other inter
estinq Subjects.

ious Gatherings A FaVorea Seetlon
-Mors Railroad Talk Other inter
estIns Subjects.
Dunnsville, Va, Aug l0.h, 1901
In the death of Mrs. R-becca Ainslie,
widow ui Rev. Peter Ainsie, ui E~sr y
and mother Oi Rev. Peter Ainslie, Of u i'l.
tim IRE, this neighbOrhOOd feels ceep
afIlictHon ii years of usefulness haI
been many. Her devotion tn the church
and to her family was beautiful. Her
example was one tu which Huy mother
mip hit point and say 10 her daughtsr,
'follow her" We feel that another
landmark has ia'len and wonder who
among the rising generation will tAbe
her place and stand IA such an example
60 the wOmanhoOd Of our community.
I Rev. Peter Ainsle, Of Baltimore, aad
his brother, Mr. Chas. ii. Ainslie. OF
Washington, left by steamer for Baltl-
more yesterday,
Mr.. Harlan. OF New York, il holding
prOtracted meetings az smyrna Chrlstlan
church this week. Large congregations
a'e attending to hear this noted divine
A Number Of persons from Tappahan-
mock and points above that place at
tended the camp meeting At Wharton
Grove Sunday. Judge t, K, B. Wright
and Mr.. B. Scott. of rappShsnnoek, aud
Mr. Il NJ Wa-e. Jr.. and A. RAnSOne, OF
this town, were among the number Tbe
excursion launch broke down, aud in
consequence the party returned by the
Weems Line on Monday. This is the sea
son for protrncted services In the cnnn-
try, There is no excuse for the way
ward sinner. Every opportunity Is
afforded 90 hear the Word Crowds are
attending Howertons Baptist church
daily and so with other churches around.
Large dinners are prepared by the ladies
and carried ont to the meetings and
given to the public This involves much
trouble. az well az expense, in this day OF
no servants. but nevertheless the excel
lent dinners are still prepared and
brought, aud the poorest goes away
filed.
We have wondered why the fruit aud
vegetables of this immediate section have
more delicious flavor than any other
so far az our experience goes, A gentle
man in this little town, who is very OBJ
servant, suggests that it may be on ac-
count of the meeting of fresh and salt
water in our grand old R8ppahannock
. being Just opposite here. Carriers kOcs,
a little above Russel's Rock. il the point
where the waters meet. We are not in
formed whether these conditions eli ct
vegetable matter or not. but IL does seem
quite evident that more delicate flavor
il impaired TO the fish and oysters In
/ fbfs nnfnt
We do not consider that il is lar
! fetched" to hold such a theory even II IL
/ be beyond our explanation. Why emyth
/ f.ld hams are the best the world over
we do not know. Nor have the COVER
ment experts bten able to ascertain. The
same hogs, the same Iced, the came cur.
ing process elsewhere will not give
the Smythfield ham with all oil its char
aeteristic havors. There is something else
that exists right there, and this undtfine'
able, undscoverable principle, condition.
quality, or whatever it may be. iust
makes Smy thheld the home OF hams. The
same may be said OF Albemarle pippins,
save that it is q question OF soil, peculiar
sui genius, or may be, of local climate
and soil combined Senator Fairfax,
however. found small area on his Oak
Hill estate, in LOudOun county, which
suited the apple quite as well as Albe-
marie, and he was very successful IN
raieing this choice fruit there. lie all
this as il may, we feel assured, and our
marketmen in Baltimore agree with us,
that there is n very choice flavor 60 our
fruits and vegetables here.
Mr.. Daniel, who lives near Wares
wharf. met with a l0ss this week. A
dog entered his meat house and stole
| four old hams. Mr.. Daniel found q pOr-
ton o. the meat buried and partly eaten
by the dog, 1t ia not dog like to lay up
such a ore u Ia the ants, 1t was nat
ural for the dog 20 bury q portion OF one
iDint of meat if it was too large for his
1 meal. but to 90 back and get three more
great prOtracted meeting hams and bury
them does not seem within the scope OF
a dogs provision for the scarce seas0n
We are inclined to think that this meat
was stolen by a dog OF two legs on ly,
and the poor cur has been induced TO be
come particeps criminis. Well, we wish
that we had as many and asgood hams
The railroad talk is growing. Some say
it is coming-some Say that it will never
come as long as the RappahannOcR lwA
in ite present course-sOme think II
would do well-sOme think it would ''go
broke" in six mOnths-many want it
a few are afraid of it's frightening the
horses-some cay it will bring tramps-
many say it will induce good citizens to
come-and, finally. there are Fey old
mossbacks who do not care whether it
comes or not. Such would not get up
off of their easy chairs or even OH OF II
cross.twisted fence rail to enhance the
general interest of the community thou
sands of dollars. 1t must be % cents IN
and a round dollar out, or there is no
use in having any enterprise. public or
private. Such are few, and the fewer
the better.