The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-28
ESSEX.

The Old County Court-Regret That
The System Passes out-Effort to
Continue The Assembling Of Peo- =
pie Monthly-The Baylor Survey
Custom House Matter-The New
Normal SchooI-To Hold Mission
Meetins-Mr.S Sherwood Bad Ae-
cident, Etc.
Tappahaunock, Va, Jan 2Oth, IDOL
Now that our County Court system
has passed away expressions oil sincerest
regret are heard on oil hands, aud the
paper which Judge r. X Il. Wright OF
Tered on court day, referring In most com
plimentary terms to the County Court
system. and expressing regret that IL
had been abolished, touched a responsive
ch rd in numerous hearts, aud voiced the
sentiments OF large majority OF our
people. An effort will be made in Essex
and Middlesex counties to have the
Boards of Supervisors Of these counties
meet on every alternate month In the
months that the Circuit Court does not
meet. and thus give the people an oppor-
tunity TO meet at the county seat once n
month. IA it was their privilege to do un-
der the County Court system.
The Wright Latane Camp held meet
ing of more than ordinary interest on
court day. Resolutions OF regret at the
death of Generals Longstreet and Cor
don were passed, and spread upon the
record book OF the camp. A committee
was also appointed by Commander
Wright whose duty it is to recommend
10 the Tappshannock Chapter OF the
daughters OF the toniederacy number
of Confederate Veterans. from which
number twenty-five are TO be selected az
worthy recipients OF the Cross of Honor:
IL was also arranged to have Memorial
Day in the early spring, at which time
memorial sketches will be prepared and
addre SEES delivered in memory OF Com
rades Capt. Albert Reynolds, John NJ.
Owen. John HAYS. Jno. r. Clark and
other deceased Confederate Veterans
There was very general rejoicing upon
the part OF the people over the refusal oi
the iast legislature 10 break the BAY Tor
Survey. Future legislation upon this
subject will be watched with the keenest
interest and the party in power may
wake up one OF these days to find they
have been playing with two edged in
-trument, which worked them end ess
injury.
There il also much interest developing
over the effort 10 remove the CustOm
House from Tappahannock TO Reedvllle
in Northumberland county. The South
Side of the Rappahannoek is said to be
a unit in their opposition to the move,
and the matter bids fair to bob up IN the
future to give somebody trouble.
Some OF the most wide awake and az
gressive of our people are watching the
trend Of legislation as 10 the new nor
NAL school 10 be established, and they
are asking, a. they see the strenuous ei'
forts Lynchbnrg and other cities oi the
west are making to secure 1t, why not
out il at fredericksburg or Norfolk
or some other TidewAter city or town!
Why force the people of Tidewater to
send their girls almost entirely across
the State in order to secure Tor them the
advantages which such a school would
offer? These queries may seem now as
but a cloud no bigger than a mans
hand. but IN coming days, at a critical
period. they may prove very storm oil
defeat and disaster. There is unques.
tionably a growing feeling among the
people OF Tidewater Virginia that they
are being TO a considerable extent neg
lected and ignored by the other sections
OF the State; and yet no people were ever
more loyal to the Democratic party, or
ever do more to help roll up magnificent
majorities for the standard-besrers of the
party. be they State or National.
At the last meeting OF Centennial Bap-
tist Church a unanimous invitation was
extended to the pastors OF the Kappa
hammock Association to meet for two
dsys' session with said church TO talk
over and pray for the welfare and success
of state Missions. In al probability the
meeting will be held some time In March,
and in addition to the Baptist pastors
of the Association II is hoped to have
many prominent laymen. among whom
may be mentioned Mr.. VIM. Ellyson,
State Mission Secretary.
The unprecedentedly cold weather,
coupled with the icy aud slippery roads,
not only estopped, to q considerable
degree, all passage by water, but "by
land az well.
Among the numerous commercial
travellers" seen on the streets OF Tappa'
hammock, and "tarrying for a while at
home," your correspondent noticed
Messrs. p. K. Bauman, o. ID. Marsten, II.
NJ. Gresham. w. + Wright, w. j. Phil
Ips, Beale Marsten and Charlie Shear
wood.
Notwithstanding the state OF the
weather and the state OF the roads, an
unusually large number OF attorneys-at-
law were present TO witness the obse-
1uies over the dying and dead County
Court system. Your correspondent now
recalls Judge A. ID. and Mr.. Willis Evans
and Col. Jno. X Saunders. OF Middlesex,
Hon. G. B. Jones, and Messrs: Frank
Smith and Douglas Mitchell, OF King and
Queen, Mr. Fl. j. Lewis, OF King Will
liam. and Judge Wright. Judge Blakey,
and Judges Ware and Newbill, and Dele
gate James Lewis, of Es ex.
Miss Annie Gordon, the popular prin-
cipal OF the Graded School, is recovering
from n serious attack OF pneumonia.
greatly TO the Joy other numerousfriends.
Mrs Bette Campbell, Susan Scott.
Mary Wright and Mr.. VIM. Cook, are oil
on the sicz list, but are all reported as
improving
Mr. Jno. r. Sherwood, agallsnt mem
ber OF the Essex Company, 9th, Va. Cav.
alry. during the Civil war, while on his
way to Tappahanuock, had his horse TO
alip on the ice and fall with him and
break his leg in three places. DR.. W. B.
Robinson set the broken limb and Mr..
Sherwood is reported as doing well.
PhiIos.
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