The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-05
NORTHUMBERLAND.

Interesting Letter From C. w. g."
He Tells Of the Bad Outlook For
the Fishermen Recovering From
Bad Wounds-To Build New Chap
ei-Wife Leaves Her Home and
Family Those Officials Not Help
inc to Swell the Census Figures
Other Notes.
Ilvathsule, Va, March /, 1904.
The trappers, as the catchers OF shad
and herring are called among the fisher
men of this county, are greatly discon-
certed and dismayed because Of the long
continuance If the floating masses OF
ice In the Potomac and Ches Ipeake
bay, which prevents oil work in TIE way
Of driving stakes and putting down their
nets. Numerous orders Tor nets had
b en- placed in baltimore when tie great
fire occurred. These Urlefu have not A.
vet been filled, aud it Ia likely th sey
eral fishermen will fail TO get thtlr nets
out in time in cons quence
Mr.. Otis Botts, who has been engaged
with number Cf men and teams IN the
lumber business In Maryland during the
winter. has now returned. and II push
ing his preparations on bis iarm near
this place, where he ia also completing
spacious barn.
The new graded schoolhouse, costing
nearly 81 900, at Burgess Store, ind the
residence in course Of construction Tor
Mr.. Waters, add considerably to the at
tractive cluster of buildings at that
place.
Mr.. VIM. II. Blundon, who hassulierd
for months past with an enlargement III
the lower part OF one Of his legs, was
struck a few days since by ialliog limb
and painfully injured in the disabled
member. which had been 80 long under
medical treatment. Ills calamity eyokes
much sympathy.
There are at present in Northumbe Der
land county two remarkable cases OF
vitality under the effects OF gun shot
wounds Young Balderson, OF Walnut
Point. has suffered from load Il shot
accldently discharged within a foot OF
his body, the shot lodging in the hip and
iracturing the bone. Slater Jett was
also accidentally shot within eight ieet
Of the gun, the load penetrating to the
intestines. In both instances the pa
TENTS have passed the danger line AMI
are rapidly recovering.
Mrs. VIM. h.. Flynt leaves today to
visit relatives in Richmond, and will go
by way Of Washington
The Baptists, mainly of Providence
church, are preparing TO build seven
hundred dollar chapel Ia the upper
part OF Wicomco district, aud near
the river of that name.
Mrs Bert Hudnall has just returned
from visit to her son, DR.. Hudnall, IN
Botetourt county.
A very sad case OF matrimonial lniellc'
ity has occurred here of late. In the
darkness and chill OF rainy night last
week a young wife the mother If 1--WE
children. left her home my steriou-ly and
no knowledge OF her has been slice OBJ
tanned. The family relationships OF the
parties are prominent and highly re-
spected. and the occurrence OCCASIONS
much regret.
The scriptural promise OF the faithful
vine" and of children a. "olive plants
around about thy table" SCENE To have
had no particular application to the OF
ficiAls of Northumberland. The Delegate
ia the legislature ia without children
the sheriff has none; the Commonwealth =
attorney none; the treasurer none; the
clerk of courts mole; the magistrate 10
this district none, and more than hall
the supervisors are in the same limbo.
Perhaps the condition, though remark
able. Is one which allows these OTHERS
more time to give TO their pubic duties,
q. W. b.