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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
ORANGE.
Death Of a Child Residence Burned
Inactive Campaign Other Notes.

Inactive Campaign Other Notes.
Tnionyill-. Va, Nov. 3 1894
Ani,fant child oiMr and Mrs Everett
kuirnton was inferred IN the { meters
AT Rhoado=yille church last Saturday
evening Mrs knighton. who u quite
IN Al the home Il her parents, Mr.. AMI
Mrs f.. " Clark, of this place IL report
"a better
The dwelling house Of MIR Jas ". Tai
lev. near Rhoade-yile. was destroyed bi
frr A. An early hour this morning. Mr
and Mrs. Tsley. who were mp at mid.
night with sick child, saw no signs
tire AZ that hour and there was no tire IN
honse. Mr.. 1allay had recently pnr
chased th- place aud the loss occasioned
i- very great.
Nessr- O. as 4 Waugh Jr, Harr'
Waugh. Lun,n Carpenter and allie
khpare-. who are prominent railroad
men booted IN Wet Virginia, have been
on q visit % their homes 30 thir co' MY
Nh Lucy N. Rel. a. Lahore. j. 'isi q
ing her son AMI other relatives 10 PhiD..
dolphin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Luc. OF Kentucky,
a-e yl-iiDg the home OF the former ut
this p ace.
The election To be held next Tuesday
will wind up one ofthe dullrst campaig'
ever waged in this comfy. Not u olnb
was organized by either party nor hos
there been any public speaking IN any
section N the county ont side OF Orange
e.. H.. and very little there. What thi-
inactivity pressges will easily be deter.
mined after the votes are counted and
he entire county has been heard from.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
SP0TSYLVANIA.
Beautiful Japanese Entertainment
at Prospect Hin School.

Hollaiay. Va, Nov LAT, 1904
IA- Prospect till school was IT.
rc nr Of Is brilliant ond interesting as-eu,
uly losr Friday evening Some at m
stucentr were pIcturrsquelY HttiTcd a
Iapantsr mAidenr. and gave several eA
quisite native tAbeRu1, songs 40,
dance. The soft rich glow Of the many
hutI lanterns throughout hall and cham
hrr. combined with the wilching Anu
lAntAstic stIni.s "a Japanese music.
made the lovely old Virginia home seen.
"A perfect fairy scene The daint, almond
eyed mni1rne sold tea AID other refresh
menis during the evening. while an "a
terprisiug young thlhaman, impefSon
ated hy Mr. Chancellor Coleman. mad
quite an attractive addition To Japan .,
far assembly, AID realized from his sale
of candy anu nuts substantial addi-
ton 90 the mission fund, which wac
the object oil the occasion.
The rainbow booth frr the ling Of
line JApAntse tea, WAS "a very popular
feature ui the evening, a. wAs the en-
lowered nook from which the tumaean
~.byl. Miss kimbr0Ugh. oi Misslssippi,)
dispensed Oracular wisdOm more be.
witchingiy than ever II WAS delivered
among thr orange groves of ancient
Italy. The gesture song, The Maid Oi
Japan, deserves especial mention, a.
well AZ the ian drill, aud the tableau.
"A Japanese Tea Party in beautiful
costumes and graceful poses and move
ments. produced a dazzlingly pretty effect.
The young ladies who composed the
groups of Japanese figures 10 the drills
and songs were Miss A. kenningham
Mi.s Ella Coleman. Miss josie Burruss,
Misses Carrir. Nell, Victoria, uuldAh and
Virginia Holiday, Ofsp0tsylyania, Niles
Susie Yerger, of Mirsi-sipp; Miss Lucy
Harris. OF Spotsy wanna, Miss Natalie
Hardy. of Lunenburg and Mss Abbie
scott. Of Texas The thinese Flower
Dance. one of the most beautiful mum
btrs 0n the programme, was taken from
the gorgeous one given at 81 Louis r.
Gently by "a Chinese court troupe, aud II
Ia 10 he noted that the one At Prospect
Hill was even finer than the orig'nal
Thanks are due % Mrs John ". y.
Walker. of Louisa. for the large numbe
of handsome lowers made for the Occa
sion. ~ figure in the magnificent color
effects ni the Flower Dance. The success
oil the evening owes much 10 the stage
management oi MIR Willie )erger Il
Mississippi.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

IN the Clerks Office of the CoTpO' alton
! court of the City of Fredericksburg on
the 18th day Of October, 1901.
j. b. Gray, Plaintin,
Against =
Mary NJ. Norton, o. ID. Norton, wv. All
son and VIM. J. slaughter, Defendants.
In Chancery.
The object OF this suit is to have an at
tachment issued and levied upon the house
hold furuitr and ishing goods
and other per.Onal property OF Mary Nj.
Norton and o. ID. y rtOn, or either OF
them, stored in the three-story brick house
No. TO9-On the east size of Main street,
between Hanover and Charlotte streets, in
Fredericksburg,N Va. to secure and enforce
the claim of the plainti0 for damages IN
the sum Of ten thousand dollars (Sl0,OO)
for breach Of contract.
And an affidavit having cen made and
fled that the defendants. Wary Norton
and q. ID. Norton, are not residents OF the
State Of Virginia, il is ordered they DO ap-
pear here within fifteen days aiier due
publication hereof. and do what may be
necessary to protect their Interest in this
suit. And ii is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published once week Tor
four weeks in The Free Lance newspaper.
and that a copy be posted ut the trent
door of the courthouse Of this court on
the first day Of the Text term Of the Cor
pOratiOn court.
A copy-Teste:
A. b. YATES, Clerk
Judge K. II. l.. Chichester, p. q. ol5w4w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
Womsn's Auxiliary to Board of Mis-
sions.

The Virginia branch of the Womau s
Auxiliary to the Board Of Missions oitne
Protestant Episcopal church conven' q
m annual session in s.. Pauls church.
Alexandria. WedQpsday. Mrmbrrs OF
the auxiliary were present from al par g
of the state. Rev z T.. Phillip deliver j
the address IL welcome and Mrs VI Vs.
O'B,ien spoke FIR the local branch
Bishop Gibson gave an lntrrertiag '1-
arees Rev NJ. Neve recou'tei h's "N
perianres % missionary in the mou
tains Of the Eat. and Mrs Chaplin, &
tne New YORK Church Periodical loh.
gave short talk A meeting OF Z D.
Junior Auxiliary" wes held when in
trre.'iDg pap-rs were read by Miss Syhd
carer. Dr. Wood ward, of thins.and Bf-h
Cd R4starick. of Honolulu AZ night
the delegates were entertained by Mas
Sarah Stuart
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

wears the accused had been caring lees
ANA lees Tor his wife. aud thut he had To-
come lees concerned about the merrlep
relations Leading such p life, m'r
becomes more And more indifferent IL r.
u ia suddrn wrcnching apart OF ti''
which bad their hearts together IL"
gradual II takes rume mt tor 'ith O.
the neu ur the woman To- reach % pHh.i
waen ttey are ready u d'ciefc tina
their liie IA "hell or chr,h- THIS w.
the ease. he said Ia this o. happy hunr
Ii then proceeded 10 tiscuss the e L.
lrnce
MIR. Coleman. 81 the defense, inode an
i'm assioued appeal for the defendant.
The Commonwealth ha. fai.ei % o
tab i-h motiyr. he said, 'hlt even illi
hAd established u motive, All pr peNl
90 chow YOU that 10 WAS insuiliCieni
Suppose that the ccused was guilty u
a fDrgetiur ess OF the marital vOwe Ma
not your virtue and mine be but the d..
efficiency of temptation?
That does not afford proper m'ilNr
Men do not murder their wives siupt
because they have ceased - love them
Motive II sOmething which m YES % uln
which cOmpels HIM 10 do thing
must b. sufficient IN this case 10 heN
had the accused to commit this crime
III il Was incOnceivable that "a hurEiar
should have selected such All hour for thH
crime, il WAS just ~ Uncomfortable Tina
the accused should have chosen such au
hour
"CIrcumstAntial evidence is nothing
more than "a basis Tor "a supposltlon.
said he. aud then proceeded % argue 'he
reasonabeness of The theory that burg
lar entered the house; that Mrs. Mctue
had disrobed for the purpose OF taking "a
bath: that seeing her IN THE condition. "a
vile thought may have entered the burg
lar 4 mind.
La Discussing the blood stained shirt
Mr. Coleman contended that the iar'
that the accused did not try To coucr'
the shirt is strong evidence IN lavor ol
the defendant.
While the lawyers for the deIense are
pleading for J. Samuel McCue and those
f,r the prosecution are pounding n'
Cnarlottesvil!e's unhappy TX mayor IT,
accused is almost daily being served with
processes for civil SUITE
These papers show that the storm a.
litigation il fast gathering over the heal
II the prisoner, and that II he succerSiui -
" ends the fight for hi- lite he VIII thea
have battle for the salvation ot hir Tor
tune. The suits will demand Heparate
sums aggregating thousands.
IL may be-. however, that Mcine w'l
come ont all right financially. certainly
very thing which has been brought O."
light during the trial indicates thar III
accused il n systematic huriues- ma
and this despite emphatic reports To u'r
contrary
The professors calling upon thepri-oror
TO defend himself in tine evil courts have
all been served by City Sergeant Roge p.
who lies in wait ike hungry hon ard
nabs the accused ~ he goes back an
forth from jail ia company with his ket D.
er and policeman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
MORRlSvILLE NEWS.
Entertainments, Personals. Etc.

ntertain rents, Personals, ETC.
Morrisville, Va, Nov. Bird, 1904.
On Monday night the witches seemed
to be having a gay time around thu
willie"
Miss Leila Allan, one OF our popular
young ladies, pleasantly entertained 8
few OF her frends on the evening OF Hal
lowe'en. Every one spent a delightful
time. Those present were: Misses Annie
Bennett. Blanche Edwards, Mamie
Jones, BERTHE Zirkle, JAMIE Jones and
Byrdie Jones, and Mrs s. II Edwards
chaperone; Messrs. John B Jones, Hugh
Edwards, Coke Jones, Luther Allan
David Allan, Prof Derieux and MIR. >. ii
Edwards.
The Ladies Aid Society will give al
oyster dinner and supper in the hall on
election day, Nov. Sth. This is for q
worthy cause, and we wish the ladies
success.
Rev. Homer Welch was called suddenly
home to his fathers bed side.
Mr.. Frank Edwards, Of Washington
Is on q visit to his parents at Fleetwood
Mise Anuie Laura Bennett, OF Rose
dale, spent several days in the willie
with Miss jamie Louis Jones aud Miss
Allan.
Mrs. T. T. Jones, who has been on the
sick list, 10 much improved.
The hunting season has opened and
the qunners with their dogs can be seen
In all directions. -,
Our Prof. offers $25 reward for a quick
and sure remedy for the malaria;
"Hazel"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
LIGHT QUESTION IN WINCHESTER

LIGHT QUESTION In WINCHESTER.
Winchester is TO have lively time
over the question as TO whether or
not the city shall own the electric
light plant for lighting her streets
At present the city is lighted by q
private company under a contract
at $50 per lamp. In December the
contract expires and the council has
been notified that after that time
$40 per lamp will be charged, ana II
has raised the question OF city owner
ship. 1t is the general impression OF
those who have investigated such
subjects that corporation ownership
OF such plants insures better and
more economical service, but II they
are not properly conducted for the
sake of economy they would be bet
ter In the hands OF private com
Daniee.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
KING GEORGE.
Or. M. W. Minor Building Splendid
Barn Shiloh Baptist Church to
Build Parsonage Personals, Etc.

COmOrn. y d., Nov. Bro, l3Ol
Mr. Conrad Meyer, for many years con
nected with the street car service in NV
York and Washington, who was paiu
fully hurt by - car in the latter city near
Is two months ago. wss moved from the
hospital yesterday, ami broughtto King
George by Potomac steamer. MIR. Meyer
is badly crippled man, and II now at
the home Of his wiie's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. = 3. Purks, where, il is hoped, be
will recuperate.
DR.. NJ " Minor, OF this place, il erect
ing a very large barn On his Strawberry
Hill farm. and has placed a saw mill 10
his woods near by for the purpose o.
making suitable lumber forit The barn
il between 10 and $50 feet long, pro
portionately wide; two stories high,
with basement stables, etc, and will
cost abont three thousand dollars (S3,
OOO). 4 force of men were engaged sew.
era months in excavating hillside Tor
the underground apartments. Water
will be conveyed to the several apart
ments for stock by the means OF force
pipes, etc.
The members Of Shiloh Baptist church
have purchased tract of land near their
church, and are arranging to build there
on an up-tO.date parsonage
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER >. 1904.
CAPT. HITCH IL HIS DEFENCE.

There will be little sympathy en-
pressed anywhere for Capt. Hitch.
who was convicted of neglect oi duty
by a court martial in connection
with the Statesboro lynching, aud
his abusive letter to Governor Fer
rell. in which he does not undertake.
to Justify his conduct while in charge
OF the militia. when they made their
disgraceful showing OF unprepared-
ness for the crisis which arose, ana
resulted in the lynching OF negroes
who had already been condemned to
be hung, but heaps abuse upon tie
court which tried him, the detects oil
she system ofempaneling courts mar
tial, and the rules which govern thelr
verdicts, and finally attacks the gov
ernor and scores him literally for
calling out troops on every occasion
without, as he charges, lustllcatlon'
The Southern people are opposed 10
lynching. They do not excuse 1t or
condone it for any offence. They
only recognize it as the natural out
come OF an infamed condition oil
public feeling under certain condI-
lions and when the mob gets the cul-
prit in advance OF she civil authorl-
ties. Therefore, when the occasion
requires Is, the civil authorities are
supplemented by the military, in or
der to uphold the majesty oi she law
and to avert the disgrace which AT
tsches to its violation. Therefore, IL
the StatesbOrO case, when all the
usual precautions had been taken to
prevent summary mob acslon, and
those entrusted to supplement the
strong arm OF civil government LAID
down and allowed a great State to
bedisgrased, those responsible ought
to be punished and punished severe
ly. Capt. Hitch has been found re-
sponsible for at least a portion OF
this unfortunate affair, and until ne
proves his innocence now, he cannot
extenuate or excuse himself by abuse
of others.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

England was not chasing a phao-
tom when she went after South
Africa. She has something in that
country worth having. She has a
territory covering 100000 square
miles, containing 20,0OO,OOO ne
groes, capable of producing yearly
100000 bales OF cotton, besides
other crops in abundance.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

The authorities at Gomel, Russia,
are endeavoring to establish the fact
that the late riots and murders IN
that region were brought on by the
Jews and that they were not the re
suls OF enmity TO the Jews. Whether
these facts are established to the sat
isfsction OF the court trying the cases
or not, it will not be accepted as true
by the Christian world.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

\ beautiful wedding ceremony was
solemnized at Upperville Tuesday at
y. IN. when Miss Eta Gulick and
Mr.. Gibson Frazier were united in
marriage. Rev. Il G. Daist otliciated.
The church was beautifully deco
rated Mr.. and Mrs. Frasier will
spend their honeymoon South.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

While the populace Of England are
excited and have donned their war
paint, the authorities of both coun-
tries, England and Russia, are ap-
pointing their representatives to in
vestigate and settle the matter. 1t
doesn't take blood, but money 80 set
tie this cOntrOyersy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
MOTIVE IN M'CUE CASE.
Attorney for Defense Declares None
is Shown.

Thursday morning Capt. Richard S
Ker, Commonwealth attorney for Au-
gusta county, spoke for the prosecution
in the McCue case at Charlottesville. de
was followed by j. Tinsley Coleman, Tor
the defense. Ii is the general opinion
among those who have followed the case
closely that 8 verdict Of murder IN either
the first or the second degree will be re-
turned.
In his opening remarks Capt. ker de-
clared that the evidence shows that Tor
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

John ". Rawlings had yoke Of oxen
seven years old that weighed 5000
pounds He sold them At five cents a
pound and received $500 They wsrs
raised by Mrs Clarke OF Locust Dale
Root L. Smith, GOLD cabbage from
three. quarters of an acre for one hun
dred and thirty.fve dOllars.-Nsrren.
ton VIRGINIA.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
Accidentally KnIed Brother.

While shooting rats Thursday,
Tommy Pierce, little son OF John
Pierce. OF New Upton. Gloucester
county. killed his small brother.
Marius, who stepped in front of bis
gun.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

GOV. Montague addressed the vOt
ers of the Independence Club n Phil
adelphia Thursday night. He spoke
in Norfolk Friday night, and will
speak at Richmond Saturday night,
Charlotte Court House at noon Mon
DAY. and Danville Monday night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

Licensed to marry in Washington
Emmett .. Hunter and Allene X. Mel
ton. both of Glen Allen; John I.
Helm and Sallie w. Manuel, both OF
Fauauier county; Levy Couram and
Laura Ransom, both of Fauquier
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
Local Markets
Corrected By Simon Hirsh 4 BrO.j

Wheat. 81 OSLO; corn, new, so; old.
90; meal, 81 .40to Sl.45 per 100 pounds
sats. 40 to *; fowls Dive, 5 to q
chickens. live. . 30 10; ducks, live, . TO
Q; turkeys, 10 to II; lard, IL 10 -;
Spring chickens, . to 10 per pound:
eggs, 20 to Il butter, - 70 p
hams, IA to II sweet potatoeS,
4Oc to 4Jc Irish potstOes, 3Oc
to 4Oc; beet 3 to 81: pork, 6 to Z; veal,
A. to ,; lambs $3.50 10 $3.50; hides,
(green) to 8; hides dry 3 to 10: ssited
hides, to =; bGled cay al5 10 $1S per
ton.
Leaf Sumac-55 10 60 por 100.
Wool-I'nw ashed, ~ 70 %; washed,
% to 26
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

Thomas Rogers died Wednesday at
his home in Hamilton, Loudoun
county, from paralysis and Bright,s
disease. He was sixty-five years old.
His widow, two daughters and two
brothers survive him,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05
oENERAL MARKETS

Philadelphia--I lour firm. winter NJ
perfne $375u4: pouna. roller. clear.
SjI5li5.30. Diy mills. fancy. S6.4VW
6 co. Rye -four finn: per barrel. $40.
Wheat steady: 40. Penna. red. new.
Sl130113l2. Corn steady; No. ? vel,
low. local. Gli2 n Soc oats firm, No :
white. clipped. Soc, lower grad IS.
So. Hay steady: No ! timothy. laI sc
bales. S1A.5ON15. Pork firm; family,
Sl7. Beef steady beef hams. $50 -:
Live poultry steady; hens. l2kc.. old
ROSTERS. SIC. Dressed poultry firm;
choice fowls. 13c.; old ROSTERS. &c.
Butter steady: creamery. 26c per lib.
Eggs steady. New York and Penna,
25c. per dozen. Potatoes firm; new,
per bushel. 53G SOC.
BaltimOre-W Wheat weak; spot con-
tract. $l124 M1.13; spot No. 2 red
western. $1.14A 01.15; steamer No. 2
red. $1.O6% M1O7; southern, by sample,
9Oc OSLO: southern. on grade. $1.0l0
113. Corn quiet: year. 5lc.; new south
ern white corn. 46052c.; new southern
yellow corn. 54Q57c Oats steady; -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

Senator Martin was invited to adj
dress the Democratic rally in Rich
mond Saturday night, but MS en-.
gagements are such that he cannot
accept.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-05

At the night session of the court, held
at the request of the jusy, q. Burnley Sin
clair opened the.case for the defense.
The courtroom again WAS packed, AT
one time as he grew eloquent the accused
burst into tears, but quickly Iegained
bis composure. The speaker command.
ed the strict attention OF the jury, and
when 10 p. IN, the hour fixeu Tor ad-
tournament, had arrived and the court
asked II be cared to proceed longer, the
jury expressed a Willingness to let him
conclude.
Mr. Sinclair made an extended review
of the testimony He clossd with an elo-
quent appeal to the jury to carefully
consider the burden OF responsibility
resting with them. The court adjourned
at 1926 .. IN. until Thursday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
Savings Bank Investments.

United states Investor.
The New York superintendent Of banks touched
I'm his report upon a subject OF more than
ordinary Importance. He recommends that
haste should be made slowly in extending the
list OF savings bank investments and only upon
lines that the best Judgment OF the officers OF
those institutions can approve.
The need for the utmost care I'm investing
savings banks funds should be self-evident
Representing as they do in most part the lit
tie all Of the humber classes. too stringent
safeguards cannot be provided. Our savings
banks have Justly attained 10 the CONFIDENCE
OF the thrifty toiler and anything which would
shake faith In the security or his savings would
discourage accumulation and thus react upon
the welfare OF the entire nation. While. as
the superintendent remarks. the legalizinc OF
railroad bonds as savings bank Investments may
thus far have proven wise. the law as II at
present stands offers a loOphole through which
securities OF a speculative nature may creep in.
Seven years ago the New York savings banks
held Sill. 600. 900 OF United States consols where
to-day they hold only Sls. oO0, 600. In the mean
time their holdings OF railroad bonds have
mounted rapidly 10 si77. 900. 90.
Now no one will for n moment suggest that
the banks should cOnfne themselves to United
States bonds, for. though absolutely safe, they
return too little upon the investment. To nav 3s
per cent TO depOsitors. the savings banks cannot
invest largely In bonds netting less than 3 per
cent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
BANK CONSOLIDATION

Two well known banks and two we'll known
trust companies are now taking steps TO con-
solidate. thus creating two large financial insti-
tutions in place Of four that now exist. These
institutions are the Continental Trust Companv
and the New York Security and Trust Com
pany and the Leather Manufacturers Bank and
the Mechanics Bank.
The union Of these two trust companies and of
these two banks does not excite the same
amount OF public interest that would have at
tended their action If IL had taken place sev-
eral years ago. For banking consolidation has
become "A somewhat familiar spectacle. not only
in New York. but in other large cities OF the
country. The concentration OF banking power
which was one Of the most remarkable features
OF the recent great boom in this country. con-
tinues. Notwithstanding that the period OF ex-
pansiOn has been checked.
Immense as has been this concentration. few
even now appreciate the extent to which IL has
been carried. Twelve years ago the New York
Clearing House contained sixty-four banks. hav-
ing a capital OF $50. S72. 70ON Two years ago the
number Of banks had decreased TO nfty-nine.
whose capital was SOS, S72. 700. an increase OF S3S.-
900. 600. In the two years since 1902 there mas
been a further decrease in the number OF banks
to ffty-nve, while their capital has Increased
TO Sll5.572 7O0.-Wall-street Journal