The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-10

vile TO Haves Bank The Late Gen.
Geo. D. Russles Successful Meet
ing at Coan Church, Etc.
Hoathsyilie, Va NOV. 3rd, 1901
Mr. George H. Sh.rley oi This place. has
| been the subject ci nuner, ~. mi-lOrtuGes
| in the pAs past ~ days At The Min
listers and symen x Institute ~ Farm.
| ham on saturday he iiGe black mare
wes taken III. and for some hours ~, med
IN great ner \ doub" f,ri OF lew
rOrn. ~ was Afterwards Iehrned, caus n
the trouble Ga fetucning home OA sun
day he found hi- yOuu.e-t son. nay
mOnd, hal accidentally received cnt
in the lex with H prn knife, whlch lad
open an Gr,rry AMI caused much lOss oi
blood Fortunately the little it.low WAS
near enough 10 he home 20 have the
wound trrAlei IN time 90 save his lie
Yesterday tine tarrf.y .yenrol colt Of
Mr.. Shirley p itli Gown into a we'll thirty
feet or more drep The necessary Rp-
plcances were NOT at mana tu pytrcate
the animal AZ once. and II remained in
it, snbterranean quarters through the
ulkuls IL " - tAiTtft ~ AAl' FNttfhaF AAAto
morning epperentiy none the worse
from the fal
The Rev. + G. Nhitehnrst, who has
recently accepted the pastoral care Of
FairpOrt and Smlthlsnu Baptist churches
in this county, IN occupying with his fam
ily the residence oi Mir Frauk Butler
near Lillian. hr Butler will move at an
early day with his family 70 Washing
7 ton Their going away il generally
much regretted Mr v Nhitehurst is this
week conducting a successful series OF
meetings at Smithland. Ills plan and
specifications are in hand for new
house OF worship at Fairport, and ne
will address himself zealously TO the
work Of raising the means and cOmplet-
ing the building. His reception in Nor
/ thumberland mas been most cordial and
hearty.
Mrs. Agnes Booth. the wife OF our
county treasurer, who underwent a
serious and critical operation In Bslti-
more few weeks since, IL still in a hos
pital there. Her condition is most fay-
orable and her improvement gladdens a
host of friends.
Mr. Vincent Rice, an old citizen living
on Coan river, died on the lst inst. and
was buried on yesterday. The burial
took place at the "GriDstead place. now
owned by Mr. John Cowart.
(, Mr. Jos. Weaver, Of Rsinswood, IL pre-
pairing to improve the property at Lotts-
burg. which he purchased of Alr. Beachsm,
aud will In few weeks become resi-.
dent of the latter place.
Mr. Beachsm, who for some years past
has conducted the wheeiwright and
undertaking business at Lottsburg, will
move TO Richmond county, in the vicin'
ity OF Oakland
Twenty five thousand bricks were
landed this week to be used in building
the vault for the bank s0on to be opened
here. | wouldn't wonder II the Heaths
vile hank doesn't cut into the business
OF some Of the neighboring banks cOnsic'
erably.
Mr. Edwin Nelms, proprietor OF the
Arlington hotel here, hss recently added
a commodious stable to his premises.
He is this week laying in good supply
Of corn reared on the land near the vii
lage which be lately bought OF Mr.. Me
Donald, of " sshngtOn city.
Mr. George Mcclure and family, who
came to this place from Westmoreland a
few years ago. have recently removed TO
Alexandria.
Mr.. Richard Mayo, OF Baltimore, bav-
ing sold of the estate known ss Pied
mont in small partitions, several new
houses have been erected upon it. One
now in course Of construction occupies
the site Of the residence Of Colonel r. A.
CLAW brook, which was burned by Federal
soldiers in 1864
was pleased to read in The Free
Lance the kindly editorial notice OF the
death Of Gen. Geo d. Rugges, Snperin-
tendent OF the Soldiers Home in Wash
ington. have among war relics still in
my possession the military order book
OF Gen John Pope, which WAS captured
with his coat on the night OF Jeb Stuarts
famous raid into Cstlett's Station IN
August, 1862 Many of the orders are
in Gen. Ruggles handwriting. or signed
by him or POpe's A. A. General. The
mention OF General Pope reminds me OF
what is not ger orally knowI-that his
early ancestors dwelt on lands in West
moreland comfy very near. II not ad-
joining, the plantation where the father
OF his great antagonist, Robert h. Lee,
lived and where the latter was born.
The pastor received for baptism ten
persons at the close OF the recent meet
ing at Coan church. g. W. b.
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