The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-25
Essen.

ration Of Several Societies Recon- =
d-PoliticaI-Judge Wright to
the Grand Jury Other interesting
Items.
Rev j. W West, a Temperance lecturer
J for the State of Virginia. oi chmOnd,
delivered AN address at Kappa hhannOch
Christian church Saturday, and sled the
pulpit of the same church Sunday. Mr..
Nest made some startling statements
about the intemperance and law lessness
in some portions OF Virginia lie hurled
"A scathing philippe against Pochahonias
But for such statements coming from "a
minister Of the gospel, we could scarely
credit them. There Is not "A elum nor q
dive in New \ Ork city where male and
fem ale come To revel 10 night long drink
and wick, dness that surpassed the
dancing halls aud saloons of this noun.
tain city before the temperance people
took matters into their hands and beat
down the evil The speaker also said
that in AexaGdriA there were Fix prls-
oners To- the cell in the Ill OF that city,
and that the sum IL s. 900 had been ap-
proEriated toeDlarge the prison capacity.
He was highly complimentary 90 Judge
E. l. NicOl. the presiding Judge Of Alex
andriB county, and pronounced him "A
lust aud Christian JuGge, and he was
equally a. favorable Of speech TO the pres
ent Common wealth's Attorney al Alex
audria This prosecutor, he said, was
iearlessly doing his duty He said that IN
one county were l21 criminal cases, and
Z Of these murder cases, at one conrt.
To the whiskey traffic he charges oil ol
these crimes Old John BarleycOrn is a
terrible fellow any way you take him
He got the better of Noah and laid him
Hat on his back, the laughing stock 81
that sin destined to be the progenitor oil
the race that made an issue which
shook this country from centre 70 circum-
ference forty years ago; race which has
grown yeritably into that elephant
which the foolish farmer bought, aud
year by year ia gowin(in size and IN i'm
portance II Noah had not been thrown
in company with Barleycorn, there
would have been no occasion for laugh.
ter. ami therefore no forming black, and, /,
finally. no "nigger But in truth, he II
bad Have all the temperance societies
il be possible 10 form. But have "A iew
anti.lying societies and lecturers also
And a few anti gossip societies and a
full corps Of stumperr for them. John
cuts 10 lot of m schief and ralses the
very devil himself semi occasionally. But
he does not raise all of the Satanness Ia
this world He does not break up al OF
the humer. he does not drive all VI the
men 10 distraction. and he does not
break all Of the hearts, and till all OF the
untimely grave. Kick him and kick him
hardi He deserves il. Kick him with
both feet. but save some kicking power,
save some 'cussing' power Tor other
sins that may be found where he
scarcely ever makes track even IN dark
places
Tie remains Of Mr. Elridge Seward
were brought from Baltimore 20 Centre
Cross, this county, Saturday last. Rev
Roht ) Garnett Ofiiciated at the burial
MIR. Seward was brother OF Mr. Ham
llton Se " ard a merchant Of Centre Cross.
Miss j. l.. c. Garnett. OF Cottage Park
is. we are sorry 10 say, quite sick.
Hon. W A. Jones and Mr.. Leslie Gar-
nett. State elector, addressed a crowed
courtroom in Tsppahannock Monday
last. court day MIR Jones was fully
equal TO his reputation 10 force and elo-
ouence. He said that be could make no
promises that the Democrats would win.
that il would be a hard fight and that
every Democrat must do his duty from
now 10 the election il he hoped to win.
Mr.. Garnett was particularly eloquent
in his parallel between Jefferson and
other Statesmen Of his day, and the pres
ent administration. 1t Is probable that
there will be more enthusiasm after two
such addresses.
Among the visiting attorneys were
Col. J. K. Saunders, OF Saluds; Mr.. j. W.
Chinn, of Warsaw, and Hon. Claggett
Jones, OF King and Queen.
Judge Wright delivered very strong
and copious charge to the grand jury.
Every manner of law wbreaking wss point
cd out and the juriors duties emphasized.
IL is whispered that speak-easys are
abundant. and il is evident that The law
is hunting them up.
Unlawful hunting is attracting atten.
tion "a it never did before. The people
Aeem determlDeO tuhb lHc ion euoh NC
carried out. A white man stated In
pnblic store few nights ago that he
mad put gun and ammunition into his
sun's hands and told him 20 go and
bring him game, and that his son had
done az be was ordered. This was said
defautly and before the worst element
for the obstruction OF game. The warden
is after him, and the people will be after
the warden il he fails to do his duty.
The people of Dunnsville are glad that
Mr.. C.. Il. Bray g family have moved back
TO their home near here.
DIR. DeShazo will build a dwelling at
Centre Cross soon.
Little Julian Garnett, who won the
cup at the fair last year, celebrated his
second birthday a few days ago Hecut
his own cake and helped the big iolEs
! like n man.
Trout fish are abundant and the oys-
| ters are getting tat.
We have had several ffosts, but the
weather now is perfect
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To Train White Servants.
For scores of years the cooks Of Rich
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