The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-12

LETTER FROM Mr.. CONVICTION
Ms Trip to North Carollna-SOms Other Matters
Nearer Home.

Stevcnsburg, Va, Sept. :, 1908.
"Out on an ocenn all boundlels we ride,
We arr hOmeward bound, hOmeward
bound.
How the mighty Atlantic, AZ We BAT
fled with its waves during the month Ol
August, reminded us Of tie above lines.
One 10y one. AK each paper IL received
reminds us Of the fact that we too must
soon be ON the other shore. have been
in this county 36 years and am the only
person who lives within four miles who
has lived in the same house. What II
sad fact; and then too, some Ot my best
friends In Essex are gOne-J. ii. Kidd
and VIM. G.. Newbil. They were gOOG
men indeed.
While in the Old NorthSta in Angus
salt water mu,lets began tO run, and on
Monday, Aug Ist 18th, one firm brought
in $500 wortl uf ii,h caught - miles
from shOr. in the seiu', h'ing 60 tons. l.
took 100 hands all night to pr'pan'
them for SAL This w,ls at MOOrtrad
City. aud at B aufort still more werr p -
pared, only two mills distant. Such Il
sight never saw before.
Temperance against whiskey SEEMS al
the go in North Carolina, and the forne'
seems To win In near.y every pll'r.
| visited my relatives in Durham, the
greatest manufacturing city of tobacco,
and was proud 10 see them and for
them To meet my wife. They are Jolly
high-toned Christian people. Old Mr.
Duke, the founder Of the factory OF the
famous Dukes Mixture, il dead.
MethOdists have the inside tract IN all
all the cities | have seen. The finest
church in the South il at Newbern, cost
ing about 100000. II is n gran 1
structure.
Pamilo Sound il very shallow. For
miles and mikes you can see men gather
ing oysters and clans, standingin water
about four feet deep. Well may North
Carolina TEEN with fish with such su-
perb water for them To live in. hut, OH
deliver me from the bad drinking water
and mosquitoes of that section. The
MOSQUITOES would have killed my wife
had we remainded there. They loved her
40.
All the preachers in that section are
fine Cnes, and nearly all the churches too.
How did enjoy the rich services, but no
revival of religion seems To be at any oi
them. All seem To be fighting the evil OF
intemperance. Many prominent men
and women died while ! was there.
People seem generally satisfied with
the election Of Martin and Swanson. My
predictions in May in your paper in re-
gard 10 Martin and Montague, We're
about true. Martin receivedabOut three
out OF every five votes.
What a blessed section this IL; inee OF
malaria and mosquitoes and how 1t was
praised by the North CarOlinians; but all
maintain they had mOn soldiers and
were first at Bethel, iarthest at Gettys-
burg and the last 10 fire at AppOmattoX.
| found only four out OF every five men
in the State could read and write, and
January LIST, 1908, every man who could
not read and write then, who becomes OF
age loses his citizenship.
The corn crops from Stevensburg To
fredericksburg are enormous.
The Ely's bridge is at n standstll
One abutment has been put up
Wouldn't it be interestingand instruc-
tive if the Legislature required every per
son to put his or her name on their outer
gate?
Good morning.