The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-17
CURRENT COMMENTS.

Capt H. l. Warren, of Orange, was IL
the city Saturday.
Mr.. Barton Mason spent Sunday il
Washington city.
DR.. W. d. Scott, of Baltimore, is visit
ing his parents here.
Mr.. +. A. Hill, of Whitewater, was here
on business Saturday.
Miss Alice Cannon has returned from
a witt to friends in Richmond.
Mrs. Eliza Pratt and daughter, OF Port
Royal, were visitors here Saturday.
Mr.. Sam Reid was in the city Satur-
day and Sunday, the guest OF friends.
Mr.. Herring, telegraph operator at
Underwater, was in the city Saturday.
Mr.. John Taylor, of Westmoreiandi
was in the city Saturday and Sunday
Rey.ILChestnutt,io former pastor oi the
Christian church OF THE city, was In the
city Saturday
MIR. Samuel Wallace and wife, ul kirh'
mOnd. were the guests Of Mrs. Bette IT,
Wallace Sunday.
Mr. Chas. c. ROwlett is quite sick. Tie
has been confined to his bed for ia! s
with high fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanback,, Of Washing
ton. was the guests Sunday OF MIR.
Wesley Baker and family.
MIR John "Reb" Waller, Of Stafford,
was here Saturday. As usual he wac
riding a handsome horse.
Judge and Mrs. J. II. Gool'ick were
guests of Mr. b. f. Keith on his yacht
Courier Friday evening
Mr.. W. s. Embrey, Jr who is attend
ing college in Baltimore, spent sunday
in the city with his parents.
Mr. Warren Chesley has returned from
Philadelphia and accepted position
with the Kenmore Shoe Company.
Mr.. +. G. Heam is putting Il handsome
new glass front in the furniture store ON
Main street to be occupied by MIR W. f
Lang.
Mrs. ". II. Fitzhugh and daughter
Miss Edmo, have returned from a visit
to Old Point Comfort and CharlOttes
vile
Mrs. Il. j. Berrey, OF Kingston, y j..
who has been here with the family OF hel
father. MIR. j. T. Harris, has returned
home.
DR.. J. L. Tompkins and wife arrived
home from st Louis Sunday evening
after a pl. asant trip Of ten days To The
Exposition.
Miss Sadie l.. Gibson, OF Baltimore, ar
rived here Friday, and left Saturday iOI
King George to visit her TREAD, Miss
Meta Pollock.
A yard wide guaranteed black taiietts
silk. IL great value, for ; at The /. n
Brent Store. Compare it with any
other at Sl.25,
The schooner Mary Eta will arrive
here Monday, May 10Th, with "a cargo o
GOO barrels Potomac behring's. consign
ed 70 Simon Hirsh X Bro.
Mr.. Ii. +. Norris, who will shortly
open a jewelry store here in the store
now occupied by Mr.. W. T. Lang, is il
Philadelphia and New York buying q
handsome stock OF goods
Mr.. J. W. Carver, formerly Of King
George, but now of this city, has ac
eepted position with the Fredeticks
burg Milling Company, and will be < lad
TO see his iriendsirom adjoining couhti1e
Mr. Michael Mcdonnell, while at work
putting in the glass front OF Mr.. W. T.
Lang's Saturday evening, cut bis thumb
TO the bone on q piece Of p ate glass. Dr
3. Hales had to take five stitches in the
cash.
Among the delegates Gov. Montague
appointed from Virginia 10 the thirty
first annual Conference Of Charities and
Corrections. TO be held in Portland, Me,
belinning June | -. is MIR Isaac Hirsh, OF
fredericksburg.
Mr. b. +. Keith, who was here some
time ago. came np the Rappahannock
again Friday aud il now in the city with
his Yacht and crew The Courier l. an
chored at the lower wharf Mr. Keith
is the owner of number Of theatres.
A great soap bargain at c. W. JONES
store. SEE the q Swords Fair Bui ding
10 the window, built OF Royal Cuiiclt
Medicated Soap Regular price, lOc
cake. The manufacturers have placed II
here as an advertisement cakes for 1Oc
Mrs. d. f. Smith 4 Co. are receiving
supplies of hats from New York, Phiia
deiphia and Baltimore three times q
week. Peautiiul styles OF mixed straw
in continental shapes. Everything IL
millinery line of newest styles can b.
found in this establishment