The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-19
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ChIItons, Va, July II, 1904

ChiltOns, Va, July II, 1904,
With the exception OF lew crops the
wheat throughout this county has been
thr, shed, and the yield has been excep.
tiOnally good, some getting as much a.
forty from one. and quite a number go
ing as high as thirty. We have had
plenty oi rain, and the corn and tOma
t0es are growing at rapid rate. Many
OF our farmers are shipping Irish p0ta
toes to market and getting good prices.
The yield il fine
The annual prOtracted meeting at Cur.
ri0man Baptist church will commence
the third Sunday In August. Rev. +. II.
Farley. Of Pennsy lyania, will assist Rev.
q, M Connolly, the pastor, in the meet.
ing.
Unildren's Day exercises were held at
Grants Methodist church on last Sun.
day night. The welIarranged program
was interesting, rejecting credit upon
Mr ChAs \ Ash and his corps of officers
and teachers. Rev. j. W. FiIer gave an
instructive talk on the early training
that children should receive in the home
and in the Sunday school Miss Cora
Trew presided at the organ and Mr.. Viii
lie Weaver lead the singing
Mr. John T., Campbell, of this place,
who il agent for the German Life Insur-
ance Company, OF New York, and the
Northern Neck Mutual Fire Association,
of Virginia, has returned from week 4
stay in King George county, where he
wrote quite lot of business
Mias sophia and Ella Rowe. May Serin.
ger and Sslle Clark are home on yiHit
from the Capital City.
Walter Weaver Ia here from Washing.
ton visiting his sick mother, Mrs Geo. A.
Weaver. at StralfOrd.
Mrs Emma England has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
Mfr Ieter Coates, of FOneS wOOd, aud
Miss Kate BaldersOn. OF Newland, were
married at Welcome Grove church on
Tuesday night, July 9TH, by Rev. 4, b.
Reynolds. the pastor. Miss Violet Coates,
sister of the groom. was maid OF honor.
and MIR. X. l. BaldersOn. cousin OF the
bride. beet man. The other attendants
were: Misses Cora Minor, Rosa Brooke.
Julia Franklin and Henrietta Hall, and
Messrs. Rowland II. Cullen, J. r. Scates,
Robert Hall and Elton BaldersOn. Miss
Hattie +. Pullen rendered the wedding
march They will reside at the home Of
the groom, near FOneswOOd
The youngest daughter OF Mr.. {. &.
Peed had one OF her ankles broken by q
wagon passing over It last Sunday alter
noon.
Mr. Oscar l.. SANFORD, the undertaken
at StralfOrd, had the misfortune 10 have
bis heArse smaahed TO pieces last Satur-
day while driving down hill. The pole
broke and the hearse, running high on
the bank. overturned. 1t contained an
empty casket.
MIR. W. G. McGinness. popular young
man OF Montross neighbOrhOOd. has been
placed on the police force OF Washington.
Mr.. Il. l.. Petit, the cattle buyer, OF
fredericksburg, has been in this section
purchasing cattle. He carried large
drove with him,
Miss Louise Haynes. OF Washington, is
visiting the Misses Pullen, at NewIand.
Your writer had the pleasure OF visit
ing fredericksburg not long since, and
was agreeably surprisedto see how rapid
ly the historic Burg il progressing, show.
ing an enterprising spirit on the part OF
the business men aud city officials
We hear many good reports of the
work OF The Free Lance wherever we
travel.
While ia King George county your
writer had the pleasure OF meeting with
DIR. J. sydnor Massey. The county ia on
the up grade. Much building il going on,
and everything seems to be encouraging
for the farmer and the bueiness man. The I
hospitality OF the King George people Is
Their orchards and every
thing about the farms are well cared for.
Jack Frost.