The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-20
ESSEN.

The Marriage OF Miss Durham and
Mr.. Harper-The Weems Line Sale
Points on Farming - Improve
ments-O Other Notes.
Dunnsyill-, Va Oct. 10th. 1904
Mr. VIM Harpsr and Miss Peni bur
ham, both living near Centre Gross, TINS
county, were uLited IN marriage sunday
nf,erLuOn. Rsv MIR. ke:lJrd oi the Bop
list church officiating Miss Durham
had been bed ridden, we are informed,
Tor about ID years aud tor several yenrs
had not walked II step. Harper married
sister OF Miss Durham, And siuce her
death he frequently visited his ri~rer in
law. feeling deep interest IN her and rN.
tending his sympathy ana asols;aoce in
her Gistressiul condition Some weehs
ago. Harper said to Miss Durham that #
she would yet up and walk ne wouid
marry her. The lady made the effort,
aud was successful. She improved con
siderably and continued 10 walk. Har-
per was true 10 his promise, and es
stated above. they were married l-s'
Sunday aiternoOn. This ls one II the
strangest c6ses n record How 1t ell
came about no one knows. but The iacts
are vOuched for bg persons If vi qurs'
toned veracity The doctors had gwen
the case up Esculspu- called and there
was no aaswer, but when Cupid whis
pered the djreinl disease .nished and the
bloom OF health came aud tOok IT. place.
Here il pointer in pathology let
sickly mAdeus fall in love and return to
health
SO the Weems Line OF Steamers il sold.
Al / , O'Clock Tuesday night. Mr. Henry
v illiams resigned "a president and the
company passe1 into the hands at the
new owners. Ii /. thought that the
present schedule will remain until the
end Of the year
just what changes will be made then
u il but8 matter Of cOrj .cture IL ~
probable hat the greater part of the
trade out Of the kappahann"ck will.
however. be q, Il -cted from Baltimore
and 90 10 Philadelphia Now tLat thr
Weems Company has sold out people are
beginning to see just how much they
have lost one of the oldest clerks IN the
service said be could not help from cry
log when he found out. on arriving al
Baltimore Wednesday morning, that Nr. I
Williams had sold out IT, said that a
lew DAYS ago marked 30 years that he
nad served the mpany. and that Nr.
Williams had been 50 kind 10 him and -
eonsiderate that II was the cause for "a
feeling Of deep sadness to him. lie a'so
says that he will quit steamboAijng aud
buy him little fsrm on the Rappahsn'
nock and 90 TO raising POTATOES. It|
would be fun TO see dear old fat j. L.
dancing attendance 10 a potato hill.
But If all Of his friends here nelped hih
there would be short work q his crop,
Goth in the digging and the eating Of all
the potatoes he wOul1 ever raise.
Drs D~Shazo snd Ferry wrre 10 tow
Yesterday On their way 70 peri1rm a.
operation on p body in tai- vicinity.
Among the interesting otutent- a. th"
Dunnsville High school are Douglas
Dudley, oi West Point, II nephew 81 Mr7.
GOV. Montsgur; Nash BrOaddcs, of Nil
lers. aud Wright GARRISON and John
Newbill, of Centre Cross.
Miss Susie sruer, Of Wares What,
Left Tuesday last for R.edville w.,
where she will teach during this session
Miss Warner is "a grs iuAte o. the Nash-
vile. Tenn. Normal
Messrs. Keene and Stafford of New
Jersey, have purchased farms near here
On the RappahannOrk Mr. Stafford is q
member OF our distlicI schooi board and
takes much interest in the fairs OF his
adopted state. YourcOrresp0ndent had
a pleasant talk vita Mr.. keene few
davs ago He thinks there are some
splendid people down here, bat in farm
ing and household convenency, we are
lust 30 years behind time. He says our
lands are thin, but may be improved bot
not by buying fertilizer. MakeyOur own
fertilizer, he says. Too much broom
sedge and pine tags and woods mould
around here TO be buying fertilizer. Keep
your farm pens and barn yards well COW
cred with broom sedge or straw, aud pile
the pine tags on top OF that. In this
way YOU will have moisture at the bot
tom Of your compost pile all the time.
This is the way he talks.
Mr.. Deane Hundley, rtceOtly graduated
in law at Richmond College, Is visiting
his old home.
Mr.. Samuel Williams is preparing to
build dwelling ia D0nnsyllle. lie VIII
open blacksmith shop in the village.
Mr.. Carol Lumpkin is contemplating
building ashopin Dunnsville. Mr.. Lump
kin is Also a blacksmith. Our town is
growing. All getting ready for the rail
road. but when is it coming?
They cay that the wedding bells will
chime ont their sweetest melody in few
weeks. All JOY TO the young folks.
MIR. C. W. Bray is busy with his wood
cutting for the excelsior mill OF Urbanna.
He paid out 5000 one day last week, we
were informed. A few more pay rolls
like this would boom our town.
Our water works are success. soon
the ii. s. will be supplied with water by
the Rsusone 4 Saunders Hydrawic Ram
On This will be blessing.