The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-25
STAFFORD.
Horse Jumped on Top OF a Shed
Should Be Trained for the Show
Ring Officers Raid Speak Easy
6oard OF Supervisors, Etc.
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aiat1,io. Va, oct pad, 1904
81. Tommir lonpg hll-d a black
snAhr this week q f,rt u inrnesin length
Rev &. h. Potter is preaching here
tvery ght to good and appr'clative
cong cations
| Barney CLARK, the young cOlored man
who hn- had heiever, isnOw threatened
with pt. itOnitis and IL very Ill.
The November term of the Circuit court
/ Of Stafford will begin on the / proN
/ The fret day wilt be taken up with the
grand Jury. chancery causes auu miscel-
iApeous business. Second day, criminal
cases. Third day, common law rAses.
MR.. VI. l. McGreg0r continues 10 i'm
prove.
Mrs. j. L. ljerrey ia still confined to
her bed, aud improves very slowly.
Mr. l. NJ. Green paid hls parents fly
ing visit this week.
MIR G.. 4. Bryan has IA shed l0X go ieet
: feet high Last Sunday M effort was
made to catch his horse that WAC loose
IN the stable yard The horse mounted
the shed where there was a low place.
and after running up and down the shed
Tor some time, was gotten down with
much difficulty.
Mr.. l. +. Cooper (the irrepressible
Tay lorD passed here today with party
II Washington gentlemen under his con
voy, % iish for bass in the pelucii waters
of historic Aquia Greek.
Wire IL being hauled along thu
line Of the Toluca and FrrderlcSs
burg telephone line, and the stringing OF
the same will commence next MOud8y
The Instruments have been ordered, an1
il they arrive in time, We will be in tele
phone connection with the outside wOrlJ
by November :.
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
Brown, accompanied by Special Agent
Tucker, OF the Internal Revenue Bureau,
has been speeding around the county
during the last week. They succeeded
last Wednesday in locating "A speak-essy
in the upper part of the county, catching
the proprietor in the act Of making a
sale He being in his SOCKS, asked 10 20
into his house 20 put on his shoes, alter
which. he was suddenly taken with "a
going" and went 80 fast for the bushes
that an automobile couli not have
caught him. The customer having alsO
disappeared very suddenly, lett the reve
nue. agents masters Of the field, where
they proceeded TO gather up the spoils
consisting OF a key containing about six
gallons of brandy, three unopen J boxes
of Fairfax" whiskey, containing each
four dozen half pints and dozen and "A
hall more OF a box tina had been opened
The spoiIs were sent to che Court House
for safe keeping, and today shipped to
Mr. ljroun at the Burg
This section was visited last night by
seasOnable rain, it having been five
weeks since any had fallen.
Board OF Supervisors met last Monday.
The shooting OF the open season for game
TO lst of January, which the bo,rd haS
authority To shorten under the law, wa
laid over until next meeting, owing t.
the absence Of Supervisor Lee.
The board ordered tie const,blrs OF
FslmOuth district summoned 10 next
term Of the Circuit court q show cause
why they should not be fined iur reius
ing 10 accept and collect the delinquent
dog tax bills as required by the statute
The board ordered advertisements
posted throughout the county for sppli-
cations to be- made at next meeting ith
Monday in November, iQr the portion Of
superintendent OF poor, and met entally
70 take care of the poor house, farm ana
paupers
r W. Rains Jay vas fined go and
cost here Saturday by Justice bryan foT
selling liquor without license.
Miss Nellie Freeman. OF CuIpeper coun
ty. ia visiting the family OF j l. Berrey
Jas. q. Lee, who was detained ~ home
on account Il sickness, was much missed
by bis brother -npery r., and he oil
GERS Of ths board
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