The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-29
CAROLINE.

Farm and Lumber Notes Death Of
Aged Persons-Two OF Them Con-
tenarians Personals and Other
Items.
Rappahannock Academy, Va, March 26.
Farmers are beginning TO plow Tor
corn, and wheat crops are improving,
giving evidence OF prosperity, inducing
better feeling among the farmers, snd
giving employ ment TO labor.
Work OF all kinds in our neighborhood
has been at q standstill since the last vi
December, until the recent mild weather.
Messsr. Hicks, Toombs & Co. have
finished their lumber contract In the
woods OF Messrs John W. Brosddus and
DR.. g. +. Kidd, and a. soon As the roads
will admit Of moving the engine, ETC.,
they will begin operations on the land Oi
Mr.. Thomas GravAtt. near Brandywine,
10 this county. They are now loading y
vessel with lumber for Baltimore.
Miss Mamie Temple Gouldin, OF the
Bowling Green Female Seminary. visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. Gouldin.
OF Rappahannock Academy, on Satur-
day Sunday and Monday. She was &C.
companied by two OF her schoolmates,
Misses Mabel Pitts. daughter OF Mr.. j..
II. Pitts, OF Upper Zion, Caroline county,
and Miss Eva Bland, daughter OF Mr. T..
Bland, of ShaDghie, King and Queen
county. They are three pretty and at
tractive young ladies, and received =
large share OF attention and admiration
from the young gentlemen OF the neigh
bOrhOOd.
Miss Claude Mcdonald, of Richmond,
who is also a student OF the Bowling
Green Seminary, paid Miss Belle Gouldin
a visit at the same time. She is also er-
ceedingly attractive. There seems TO De
considerable rivalry among the young
men a. to who should take the young
ladies back TO school, Meesrs. j. ID.
Gouldin and j. d. C. Gouldin nguring
prominently.
Sickness among bis pstisnts keeps Dr.
Holloway on the go most OF the time.
Mr.. and Mrs John W. brosddus are
sick and under DR.. Holloway's care.
Mrs. DIR. B. F. Kidd has been quite
sick for the last two weeks and under the
care Of DR.. W. L. Brosddus, OF Bowling
Green. ~
Mrs Allen Rose, who passed her lOOth
birthday on January 29th last, died yes-
day evening at $50
Aunt Betsy Hunter, an old family SER
want Of the late Msjor'W. "; Ihornton'
OF Prince William county, died Thursday
the oath, aged 100 years.
Mrs. Arthur Brown, who lived In tne
neighborhoOd of Round Oak church, died
March 23rd. She leaves several grown
children, most of whom are married.
Armstead Holmes, a highly respected
colored man, died last Sunday. near Ut,
Holloway's, at the ripe old age OF W
years.
Tn. opinion is general that c. b. Con
way hes the finest crop OF wheat In the
neighborhood.
Mr. I. II. Motley, our enterprising
fisherman. and all round hustler, has Dis
traps in the river and is catching nice
lot OF ish.
Some of the young folks OF the neigh
borhood are looking forward to an Eas'
ter celebration at Upper Zion church. :,
Farmers are very much behind In Gil
kinds of farm work, and every Baltimore
steamer carries labor TO Maryland, Ne"
Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Mr. c. +. Hicks was in baltimore
few days ago on business.
Mr.. ]. d. c. Gouldin is, as usual, very
much interested in the political issues o'
the day. &.
Hon D. B. Powers, OF Port Royal. 10
often seen in our midst. ~