The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-12-03

| The DunnaNtlle SchooI- Scholars
( Prepare Brief Thanksgiving Es-
says Copies Of Those Receiving
First and Second Prizes Encounter
With Unruly Negro. But Mr.. Taylor
Thrashed Him-FiVe Wild Turkeys
Shot by Mr.. Brookss In One Day
Another Hunt end Other Notes.
Dunnsville, Va, Nov. 2G, 1901.
Thanksgiving services were held at
Rappahannuck Christian church Thurs.
day. Rev. Josephus llopwoOd. presi
dent OF Virginia Christian College, of
LynchbUrg, and Rev Robert :. tiarnett,
OF the Baptist church, delivered ad
dresses. Services were al4o held ut How
erton Baptist church, Rev. Frank Is
Beale conducting the services
The principal Of the Ddnus'ile school,
in keeping with the Thanksgiving spirit
OF the season, requested the high school
students and the pupils OF the eighth
grade grammar department TO hand In
essays OF not over 10 words on the sub
ject, what am Thankful For These
essays were placed Ia the hands Of aeon.
mittee consisting of Hon. VIM Camp
bell, Rev. j. w. Watson and II W Dunn,
Esq, TO decide upon their merits. The
first best and the second best to be offer
cd for publication a. a priz9. Alter due
consideration the committee tiLnlly de
cided that MIss Pet Taylor, OF the fret
year high school class, had Offered the
best, and Mr.. Dabney WarinR, of the
eighth grade grammar school. the see
Ond best They read as iollows:
IL am thankful for living In this Chris
tian land with friends and loved ones
around mp, aud Tor the neceseitier Of lie.
ain especially thankful iOrg0od schools
and kind teachers. AMI for every uther
bleesiuH that receive
Exact copy. (Signed).
Pet T ylor
81 AIN thankful first for my race and
nationality. for number Of frirlds, for
the b.neiits OF modern inventions, Tor
my past health bnd for NV 'ligiOur
and educational advantages.
Exact copy (Sgned),
Dabney /. NarlDg.
These essays, ~ well a. the many
Others, were written without a. y help
or suggestion from teachers or friends.
There was une among the many lacOnc
and very expressive list Of thnGSs aud
happiness breathing papers, written by
Mr. Wade CrOxtOn. which the committee
would probably have placed first but
this young gentleman "verreacaed the
limit by three words. IOur cOTrespOn
dent is glad that he WAS not on that
committee, for after reading the essays
be IL convinced that out Of 30 many eX
cellent papers IL was indeed hard to de
eide. There Was another interesting lea
ture and this was along the mechanical
line. The boys OF the 7th grade had
been asked TO bring bnshel boxes OF
their own make Did you ever try to do
this2 Well, be it remembered, that there
are 2,150 ~ cubic inches in one stand
ard hushel. Now, to saw your plank 70
that the inside measure will give these
cubic inches exactly, or even one and one
fourth cubic feet approximately, IL not
as easy a. skating. Here they came
bringing In their boxes They had hunt
ed up the lumber and sawed It aid nailed
up the boxes the very best they could.
Some were substantial and all did well
for small folks. Master Fred Power
Bray had the best box and his was near
eat TO the required contents, but he was
of by 255 ~ cubic inches. Head and
hands are at work In the DunnsviIe
school, Miss Mildred SouthwOrth, a niece
OF our most worthy clerk OF the Circuit
court OF Essex, had the best essay In her
department, her subject being, "The First
Thanksgiving"
Mr.. Buck Taylor, OF Howerton, while
waiting for the steamer at Wares
Thursday morning had rough encounter
with a negro named Evan Lee, an ex-
convict. Lee was insulting to raylor's
son and threatened to beat him The
elder Taylor interiered and the fight be-
gan. Lee is a powerful negro and but
few men could have put the we'll deserved
castigation on him that Taylor lnhicte1
that frosty morning beside the waters
After bis thrashing the negro went OF
and borrowed q pistol and threatened
to shoot Taylor. A warrant has been
issued by Justice Campbell for his arrest.
Mr.. Jones BrookeS, Of HOwertOn, kill
ed five wild turkeys Thursday morning.
lie had turkey and to spare for his
Thanksgiving, and more than we ever
killed in our life.
Another little Mis3 has come to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J h. Kriete to be
loved by her elder sister and five brothers.
Mr.. + NJ. Ware is out again after a
trying SPELL
Mr.. Murry Sadler Is pnttlng some fin
ishing touches on the Christian parsOn-
age.
Your correspondent, accompanied by
Mr.. II. W. Dunn, hunted faithfully all
day Thursday. His three dogs swept
right and left, cross sectionally and
broad easily. but the birds could not be
found. Ground enough was hunted TO
have bagged, ordinarily, 80 birds; but
nine were all that we're picked at the
homes Of both after that hunt.
Corn shucking il about over, the wood
,,ila, aro ,yrnWinC niya suupalinQ and