The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-05
CURRENT COMMENTS,
NEWS op FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
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Lance Recorders

Oy SICKNESS
For Sale-Baled shredded iod Ter. D.
Clark. Snowden. s6t.l3t , 20
Hon J. IL. Biscoe. of Spotsylvania, was
in the city Thursday.
Mr.. j. l.. Williams, of Whitewater, was
in the city Wednesday.
MIR. Joseph Bryan, of Stafford C. H.,
was in the city Thursday.
Mai. T. z. Wallace has returned from "a
trim to bis farm in Culpeper county
Mr.. d. 5. Forbes is out again, after sew
eral DAYS confinement with Dau eolo'
Father d. f. Coleman was in Spotsyi-
vania county Friday on pastoral Outer.
MrC O'Couor Goodrich, Of the Univer.
isty of Virginia, is in the city for lew
days.
Mr. n W. Middleton left Thursday for
a business trip to his farm in Fauquier
county.
On our fret page today will be found
an interesting letter from spoisylvalds
county.
Miss Ellen Baskerville, cf Clifton Forge,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. 4. I.
Saunders.
New York's choicest styles in new
millinery ore being shown at Inc l. y.
Brent Store.
The condition of Mr.. A. Haneford Wal
lace who is sick at the Mary Washington
Hospital, is improving
Miss Bessie Payne, Of Clifton Forge,
who has been the guest OF Mise Cora
Hicks. has returned home
Mrs. Chas. Jones. OF Raccoon Ford,
who has been the guest Of Mrs. Anna +.
Green. returned home Friday.
The services at Christ church, Alexan-
dria Friday night, were conducted by
Rev. ". d. Smith, OF this city.
We are pleased to state that the con5i-
ton of Clerk of Courts j. L. Corbin hhs
materially improved in the past week
George l.. Steifley and Pearl Weldon
both of King George county, we're licen-
sed to marry in Washington Thursday.
Ifyou want 20 buy or sell a farm call
on or address A. C. Garrison, Real Estate
and Locating Agent, Gnineys. caroline
county, Va.
Ruv your Easter dresses now at Jones .
You can see many of the very latest and
best styles now on show at frederieks
burg's best store.
Judge T. r. b. Wright, of Tsppshsn-
mock. was in the city Friday en- route
home from Culpeper, where Le held court
for Judge d. A. Grimsley.
Mr. Thomas Kennedy and family left
Tor Thornsburg. Spotsy lvsnia county,
Monday. where Mir. Kennedy will con
duct the milling business.
A force of hands has this week hauled
AWAY the mud which had accumulated
ON the paved portions of Main and Com
merce streets during the wet weather.
Edna Hales Shsffer was bora al the
Mary Washington Hospital Thursday
morning Mrs. Shafier il patient at
the Hospital from Prince William county
Miss Florence Harris, head nurse at the
Hospital. who has been visiting relatives
in New York. has returned to the Mar!
Washington Hospital To resume her du-
ties
Remember The r. n Brent store has
the agency for the celebrated STANDARD
p. tterns. These Patterns are accurate
and styl ish You can not
afford to rick cutting garment without
them.
Officer W. y. Tansill left Thursday
morning for Norfolk with &. b. Anderson
and Frank Cameron, the two deserters
from the L. 5. receiving ship La7east ter
who gave themselves up here on Friday
night last.
Man TO permanently represent thor
oughly responsible mercantile mouse
Cooperative plan. SIS week fret year
500 cash and full time required. Fine
opportunity for hustler. COOPERATIVE,
Rox 37O. Phila. i22 l6 I'll
MIR. Frank +. Stearns is building a
handsome addition TO his residence
which, when completed, will render his
home one OF the most complete and con-
yenient, ia the matter OF up-tO date i'm
provements, in the city.
The colored school near Berea, taught
by Jannettie Lucas, after a five months
session. closed Wednesday. | thank the
hoard and the friends OF the school for
their kind treatment toward me during
the session. Jannettie Lucas.
This is the time to have beautifully
finished photograph OF yourself made.
The fredericksburg Davis Gallery is pre-
nared TO make any style from life size
10 photo miniature. All work gusran-
teed first-class in every respect.
The storehouse on Main street Occu-
pied by Mrs. d. f. Smith 4 Co., viii h is
being beautifully, improved is near com
pletion. Mrs. Smith sent Miss keene
North to select her spring stock Of MILL
merry. and che went Monday to make her
purchases.
List your farms. mills and timber lands
with the John Stewart Walker TO ,
Real Estate Agents, OF Lynchburg, Va.
Ii will cost you nothing. No option.
Ii NAV be OF value to you Write or call
on c Howard Harrison, 30S Commerce
St, Fredericksburg, Va ltf
DR.. H. Kuper, the well known gold
miner of Orange county, was in the city
Friday. He has been appointed mana
ger of the Spotsylvania Mica Mine Co.,
near Andrews, in SpotsylVania county,
of which W. A. Hoge, of Pennsylvania, is
president. DR.. Kuper informs us that he
will commence work on this mine at
once with large force OF hands.
On account of so much bad weather
Interfering with our former special offer
we will continue with low prices until
April 7th. 81 cabinet photos, s | per
dozen. Ping Pong photos latest city fad
% for 25c. Life sized portraits copied
from any sty lie photo or tin type, Sl.75
free sitting where you have no picture
Why give agents valuable picture TO be
enlarged? Quite often they are never re
turned. You will do well to take advan
tooa Of this the most liberal offer W.