The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-23
CURRENT COMMENTS.
NEWS OF psepeplcxsBURO AND VICINITY
Gathered Here and There By The Free
Lance Rerorters

MIR. John Il. Dale. OF Chicago, is In The
city on business.
Master Charles A. Gore, Jr., spent the
22Dd in Alexandria.
Mr.. A. Herstein, OF Philadelphia, II
registered at the Exchange.
Mre. Taylor Pollock, Of Washington
/ is on visit to relatives here.
Mr.. A. II. Crismond, of SpOtsylvania
{. H., Was in the city Saturday.
Miss Lottie Baker spent Sunday IN
| Washington, the guest Of relatives
Miss Bertha Strasburger has returned
from visit 10 relatives in Baltimore.
Mfr. Chas. Tuck, Of Baltimore, was
guest of Mr.. W 5. Embrey, Jr., FRIDAY
night.
Mr.. S. l.. Powell, oiSpotsylvania conn
ty, has returned from a trip to tach-
mond.
Misses Mary Lou Bowling and Maggie
Garrison, are the guest OF friends IN Alex
aDdria.
Mr.. r. +. Dignum, who has been con
fined TO his room for some tine with
grippe, is out again.
Mr.. NJ. e. Willis, Jr., a student at Rich
mond College, isin the city ioraiew days,
the guest Of his parents.
Mrs. Fannie z. Shaw, OF near Nason's,
Orange County, is In the city, the guest
Of Mr. and Mrs A l.. Rowe.
Mr.. Carter III. Fitzhugh. OF Lake For
est, ILL.,, is in the city, the guest OF his
mother, Mrs. Mary Fitzhugh.
Martha Gouldin. cOlored woman liv
ing on George street, died at her home
Friday, aged 30 years. She leaves seven
children.
II you want to buy or sell farm call
on or address A. c. Garrison, Real Estate
and Locating Agent, Guiney's, Caroline
county. Va.
Mr.. Edgar q. Cannon, who has been
spending a few days with his mother
here. returned TO HRmpden'Syd Col
Iage Saturday.
Remember the Mary Washington Hos
pital benefit sale, Tuesday, Feb 23rd.
Come and help swell the cash sales. The
T. \. Brent Store.
Miss Z. d. Johnson, OF Washington,
who has been the guest OF the family OF
DR.. II II Johnston for the past week,
has returned home.
When you go TO Washington remember
the fact that you can get anything you
want at Ksnn's OF the best quality, and
at the lowest prises.
Midshipman J. J MeCraeken has re-
eeiyed orders to report for duty 10 the
L. S. Battleship Iowa, now at the
Brooklyn navy yard.
The sale of the personal property OF G.
A Talley, OF Spotsylvsnis, which was TO
take place on Friday. the 9th, was post
poned to the goth Of February, owing TO
bad weather.
Mrs. W. T. Coates left Monday via
Orange for Jacksonville, Fla, where she
will - iourn for some time for the benefit
Of her health She will return TO her
home here by April let.
Judge J. L. Mason has appointed T.
A Harris commissioner OF ace Junts Tor
the Circuit court OF SpOtsylvanis.- aud
Elhotte III. DeJarnette. Jr., bail com
missioner for the county oi Spotsy lvsnia
Man 10 permanently represent thor
oughly responsible mercantile house.
Cooperative plan. SIS week first year.
500 cash and full time required. Fine
opportunity for hustler Cooperative
/ ROY 37O. Phils. i22 Is III
Mrs. C. Steinieli. OF Wheeling, W. Va
Mrs. ). Stern, Of New York City; Mrs. }.
Reee. OF Minneapolis, MINI, and Mrs
Ella Hamburger. Of Baltimore, are guests
of Mr.. V. {. Strssburger and family, al
1919 Main street.
Mr.. W. b. Williams, OF Milford, Caro-
line county, is temporarily filling me po'
sition OF postal clerk on the i. f. x I K
r.. formerly held by the late +. {. Rowe
until a permanent appointment il made
| by the government.
Mr.. John Barteman KlumpP, OF The
United Gas Improvement Co, al PhUa-
delphia, is here in consultation with the
Light and Finance Committees oil the
/ City Council in regard to the improve
ments TO the gas works
This is the time TO have beautifully
finished photograph OF yourself made
l The fredericksburg Davis Gallery IL pre-
l pared 10 make any style from lie sizt
l 20 photo miniature. All work guaran
teed irst-class in every respect.
Marvin Burton, whoi some time was
connected with the Peoples line when il
| was on the Rappahannock and later wai
freight agent in Norfolk when the lin(
/ transferred TO the run between that city
and Petersburg, has resigned hisposltioI
and isnow at home.-Southside Sentinel
JrbannA.
Have you seen them? Muslin under
wear at Jones. We place large orders
with manufacturers. Corset covers
skirts, night robes, etc. A great many
sold this week, but the sale continues
along with other white goods ald EN-
broideries.
Owing to extensive improvements tt
our store property we beg TO announce
to the public that our store is tempOrari
ly closed. Anyone desiring business
transaction with us will please esll at oul
residence, No. S25, Main street, mex
door to our place OF business Mrs. D Z
Smith & Co.
Joseph Walker, chief OF the Fredericks
burg Division OF the True Reiormers So
ciefy. an organization OF colOred people
received this week from headquarters il
Richmond 1898, and dishursed it as fol
lows: To the heirs of Vim. Ii Bay lor
$500: the heirs of Martha Williams
S915 and to the TideWater fountain