The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-13
CAROLINE COURT.
SMALL CROWD ATTENDANCE

SMALL CROWD INATTENpANcE
Garrett and sarksdale Make Demo =
cratic Speeches Republican Can
didate Trader Present But Little
Interest Tskon-C Capt. MecFacken 5
Case 70 Come UP Thursday Fire
Notes. Etc.
twas Thought that holding County
cuurta every other month would increase
the attendance. bnI instead 1t has had n
tendency 10 deter people from going
This has been the subj ct Of comment iOT
several months. Court was held in Bow
ling Green Monday. and az it WAS
Sweet Potato cOnrt q large crowd
MAS expected, The farmers art busy get
tug III thrir tobacco and sowing wheat
anu many stn,rd away on that account
The decrease in attendance is more
marked in local option counties. ! he
saloons being CLOSED the Thirsty can
yet their usual quota and they stay
away Caroline II practically dry 1t
IL one of the frw counties where iocL
option prevails that qnor In not sold
under cover. There il not u speak easy
in the county, and 10 would not be wei
for it ii one Is started for the Anti-SRloor
League il always on the alert
POLITICS
There were two Democratic speakers
uillec for the da3-Elect0r l. G, GaFnett
Of Mathews, and senator Peter Barbs
dale. of Halifax. Besides these Capt
I0sephus Trader, Republican nominee toi
Congress, was present He did not mas
speech. but waH busy all day minglinl
with the people and reyiying old az
uuAintancgs. One Ui his friends lRrgh
lugly said: Joe. you will not be elected
but you will get some Democratic an'
every Republican vote in this district
They all know you 10 be true blue aus
will vote Tor you Meesrs Garnett an'
BBrkadRe were introduced by Chairman
ID. b Powers. JF When you hear uti
speech from the average speaker in THU
campaign you hear them nil. Thesegen
tlemen were Listened u Toy aEmall crow
(at no time WAS the courthouse iul) anC
presented the issues from II DemOcsa,
standpoint well rae negro As usua
played prominent part, senator Banks
dRle's speech WAS decidedly amusing, b.
ing intefHpeFsed with anecdotes and wa
enjoyed
The utter lack OF interest in pOitic
now being shown in counties in this see
ton has never before existed in IA freel
dentiai campaign. one planter said
politics be darned Give mt $50 PEI
hundred for tobacco, Sl.25 for whea
and go cents for corn and you can hRyt
all the politics and make either Parkci
or Roosevelt President.
There ia more interest as 10 who vii
be the next Governor and senator from
Virginia than ia the Presidential cam
psign. The county isfor Martin for sen
ator and Mann is strong Tor Governor
NOTES.
Archie Peyton, living on the farm Of y
:. Waller, brother Of Judge X. h. Waller
near Gatewood, had his house and iurni
ture destroyed by tire Sunday night
Nothing was saved The house was IN
,ured. The loss To Mr. PrytOn is sever
The fire started in the uppr part of th'
building, and it is thought from mHtcht'
and rats.
MFR. j T. Gilman, one of the most 20
80 -cted cillzens. has gone to RichmOnt
70 spend the winter.
Among the visitors was o. H. FOat r
If this city. 1t il the first time he na'
been 70 Bowling Green for forty years
lie came ont from good dinner at the
Lawn Hotel and said, "l paid fifty cent'
for dinner today tnat | would have
given fiitv dollars for when ! was here
before. II was in the last winter OF tht
war and had lotto Federal prisoners
We were wet. cold and hungry. shat
always remember it.
The case OF Capt. Terence McCracken
who was fined $500 last month, charged
with selling liquorin the village, and witt
took an appeal, has been set for Thurs
lay Many people will 60 20 hear 1t ~
t excites much interest. MIR, st Geo. X
Fitzhugh il his counsel
Treasurer v. q billiard, Of Spotsylya
MIA. was among those present.
Those from fredericksburg we're Messrs
81. Geo r Fitzhugh, +. W. Coleman
VI. q. Willis. +. C. Ninde, W A Bell. W
f. Lang. II. +. CFismond, ". d. Carter
+. A. Solan, l.. L. Tyler, II, L, Gould
nBn. Barton Mason, T. :. Shepherd, G
z. Robertson, :. b. Perry, W. +. Price
and vile, "a representative OF this paper
and others.