The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-07
FAUQUIER.
Some Who Passed Away Last Year
Other Items Personals, Etc.

Bfistsrsburg. Va. January 4th, 1904
The year OF 1903 is now with the
things Of the past. Ia retrOSpec'iUn Of
the same, memory IA busy sad
changes some pleasant ones. SO many
| homes 10 our immediate community have
been draped in grief by visits irOm the
| bleak. winged messenger, claiming a. its
victims inmates OF different families. The
following sad record for the year now
gone tells the sorrow that has been eN-
perienced Mr A. shaw, an octogenari
an. passed away While mentally unim-
paired. his physical nature yielded 10 the
summons. DR. II Smoot died under an
operation: Mr.. g. l. French was the vic.
/ tim OF an incurable disease; Mr. =. B
| EnicOtt died in a few hours stter he was
strics en- with spoplexy; Mr. X l.. Payne
was found dead These were sal deaths
for one Deighborhood, all within lew
miles Of each other Mrs A T Cox and
Mrs Eliza Lomax died {, I disease and left
desolAte homes. They, too, were near
our village
Christmas holidays Tassed on yery
pleasantly with the young people, some
families having reunions. Others enter
tanning friends generally The Christmas
at Zoar gratihed the children oi the
school. who received giifs and candy
while older once and outsiders received
presents donated by friends Rscitations
were we'll rendered. some very email
children acquitting themselves witt con
siderable crrdit Among them wss littl-
Manila Rsdd. Lula Peters. Aubrey Smith
and Mate James tolSio, then the
crOwning part was song. " Will there
be any sta-s on my crown" by Mastsr
Arthur Miller.
That terrible monster l'iquOTl prowled
around until be entrapped some victims
and led them - the altar OF shame and
misery. II the community would only
thrust their trunche'n OF effort 10 sup
press this giant DESTROYER and remove
Z the blight that liquor scAtters, the NOR
ais il pollutes, the misery il creates. the
/ homes it desolstes and the souls IL de-
stroys. then there would be a relorma-
ton 10 society. 10 energies Of church
members would uss their Efforts to eH
terminate this evil We would see good
results. Bnt alas. the indulgence IN
chur b. 1901 il upon us; let u iOrm
new and good resolutions and adhere 20
the same Then we will see good results
/ BE thankful for blessings bestowed upon
W. for without gratitude and content
ment there : no true happiness within
our hearts.
/ Misses Flossie and Margie Bird spent
their holidays in Orange County.
/ Mrs. Ida NJ Bird is in La Plata, Nd =.
visiting her sister, Miss Birdie Penning
{ ton.
i Messrs. Hunt and Gilmore Lee, Il
/ Blacksburg College. are visiting their
sister Mrr. Epps cox, in company with
/ Mr.. C. ZEE of Lynchburg
| Mise Kate Harnsberger, OF Brentsyille.
ia visiting the hospitsble home oi Mr
I Joe Laws, near Catletts.
Mrs. Costenbsder, OF Westmorelsnd.
speut the holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Joe Laws
Miss Mary l. George. oi our village.
has accepted a position in store IN
/ Washington Her pleasant manners anc
cheerful deposition cause her absence tn
/ be regretted She has the beet wishes oi
her friends for a successful undertas ing
Mrs ". A Thompson is 10 Washing
ton visiting her brother Mr. e. ; Esk
ridge.
Mrs 5. b. Miller received handsome
donation from her Sunday school cles'
st Mt HOrtb.