The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
KING GEORGE.
The War Between indeE. Edge Hill
and Comorr Some Olc Coins
Death Clerk Hunter ard His Dep
uty Other Notes.

and Cemorn Some Ols Coins
Death Clerk Hunter ard His Dep
uty Other Notes.
IudeI. Va. April p. 1904
Several weeks since. Edge Till and TO
morn declared gas war through your
paper on Index Having waiteC patient
" Tor the war cloud 90 blow over,
thought 10 iustice % ms .eli % lrt them
know that their heavy guns have not
totally demolished or impede the
growth q our city
10 is very amusing % So that t.iZe
Hill knoWs 40 little about the ancient
history Of bis city. or he would never
have published the story about tie locust
root being ninety feet long anf niled
With frog. and snakes II be u pardon
NE. I will Try 20 enlighten him A. 90 the
hollow locust and 10 mammoth root A.
be in sgined VA sled with al IND Oi
reptiles snd creeping insectz. over sixty
years ago there Was man By the name
OF icre-. who lived on the suburbs oi h!s
city. And N ade eounterieit dollAr- out Of
leAd and ne used the Old hollow .Ocust
tree Edge Hill spoke Of- 81 b. sh p, 20
keep IRON being caught 10 his unlawful
work. sni the irrZs IRON the melted
!eai ran down the lOnz hollow ruut And
Hsd xsd possibly causing putrid aril Zss
snd when Edge Hill explored the man
moth root. be got vhifi oi the ga
which put q Zlinmer over hi- 49,, AMI
caused verything 20 appear % him a.
inssexs snd snAkes | rscC l.sct that the
counterfeitsr passed quite som Of biz
Spurious dollars % Mr. Wm- e. Brucs.
deepased. who EAs merchant i-iaZ ~
Edge Hill. Next morning be iOunt that
be hal been sWindlej ana made Aa OUT
cry. Acres skipped TO parts uG- nown.
sad hss not bsen heard oi since l-asinZ
Bis stock in kind in the l0csst trFr. hay-
inE 90 ides that they would turn 10
frogs And snakes A. the modern history
Of Edge Hi shows
No wonder that b. thought lntsx VA
run by gas after hearing that we arr
taking with the out side world b. means
Il electricity A old cOl0rsd mA. in thiz
gcinity. hearing what Edge hal said
about ladex being ran With ga, *
claimed Why. boss In notsurprised-
rAA u ANA 1ANA = ~ AFstNA~ -~AA 49,
Ne were taking 20 people Al over The
world BY prtfing our mouth Close % a
little box. s1d de electricity vouA tel =
msn 10 Europe what ssid VA
calei 20 halt. saying. Man yuu arr
i1ollsh. Don't you know dat b@t AMIN
Franklin caught De Iectricity 10 4 bottle
and stopped il up. now how c0ull you
zet il 10 talk with Man 20 hone snd
stay IN the wUoi.: yOu don't know the
difference between ga znd eleetricity
IHAs asto1ished 70 see that my iriend
Comorr thought that locust roots grew
straight down 10 the earth TO the depth
OF ninety ieet. Down this Way they run
near the surface Of the earth. In sure
that biz mind wa1 little cloudy when
be wrote IL. or be would never hAyecOme
in the vicinity Of Index % ind so antique
CLOAK % equal the antique shaw wrote
about IL al right. brother; when you
cant dad any old relics about T.. nora
draft on index. Ee have Al abundance
and some 70 spare By the way, the
writer has An old silver coin the size ot
one Of our silver dJllArs, made 10 the
year Of 1901. during the reign Of Lud
~. Ii was ploEed out Of the groaa On
Nanz ltirO farm. near this plaee; viii de-
scribe il ia full later on. Mr. Harry
Parker. az ludex. hAs ten-csnt spanish
coin. made in 1871. which Was duZ out
Of the earth hear here. Whenever you
need any esll on "a, and keep out Ot the
woods hunting for antique relics.
oar farmers are rejoicing over ths good
rain We are having. Wheat and grass
Are looking up. seemingly with smiles,
while the old eows are rejoicing with the
farmers, ~ food is scarcer than ever
known before
Mr.. Wm. Norman Grsvstt died near
shiloh on the 26th, aged 63. snt was
buried the 9th In the family grave yard
in the presence Of . eoneourse OF sorroW-
ing friends. Burial services cOndurtei 0y
Rev. !. Fl. Nswbill The county has lost
one Of its best citizens. be served
through the Ciyil var. member ot Co.
K. 3Oth Va Infantry. No brayer or
truer soldier ever carried rife. he and
the writer slept under the same blanket
for four years He was beloved by al
who knew him-lAnguage Is inafaquate
TO picture his worth 50 q soItirr and
citizen: another old COnied has crossed
the river. where the sound OF canon snd
roar OF masketry viii disturb him no
more. The family have the undivided
sympathy OF the entire community.
sleep 10 peaee. brother, snd when the
reveule IL beat in the upper and better
land. may all the Old COnfeds answer
with you, Here am l." The old boys
are rapidly passing away, and will soon
be something OF the past.
Mr.. Archibald Goodman. near Wei
come. another old COnf-d., Is extremely VI
with . relapse Of pneumonia
James Cunningham, near shilJh. -
quite III.
see that much is being said about
county clerks. 10 any eaa beat our old
bachelor. + L. Hunter. and bis popular
assistant. ". W. Brown, Tor prom gtness
and efficiency. you Il have To canvass 8
large territory. short time sine sent
them seyersl deeds 20 record. TIE neIt
day received the originals by mail, all
recorded. II Stafford can beat tbs, III
call him . first class '-Scribbler.
Last night q lamp exploded IN the
IL hen OF Nr. F. Parker Maj Willie
Holmes says be was in there st the time
and succeeded in ertinguishing the
flames before much damage Was done. II
the kitchen had caught, il would have
totally swept Mr. Parker out
uav vour nauer live long and PROSPER