The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-15
CAROLINE COURT
Coed Crowd In Attendance Politics
Generally Discussed
JUDGE MANN SAID TO Be GAINING
Confederate Veterans Meet-PIanS for the MOnu'
ment-Sales Of Land NOteS-COurt Proceed
ines, Etc.

ING Nltfll MbHubA. ~ war 'lF VI wv
hottest DAYS OF the summer, but the tenn
perature was abated 10y shower early
i'm the afternoon. A large delegation
from this city attended. I'm II We're
Messrs. St. George r. Fitzhugh, +. ".
Coleman. VI. &. Willis. t. e. Nmde, W.
4. Bell. Maurice Hirsh, II. f. CrismOnd,
II. X. Guuldman. Geo. K. Richerson,
Barton Mason. Theodore NJ. Bradley.
". T.. Lang. +. X Tyler. Luther r. TN-
ler, Mark McGhcc, j. b. Colbert, Joseph
larkm. ). b. Perry. Eddie Timberlake
aud others. Their. was also II number
from Richmond. Mr. Il. Cary Nelson,
the we'll known and popular dry goods
tourist. aud Attorney ". \. Moncur
wen, present From Spotsylvania were
Attorneys lee j. Graves and 7. Stokely
Coleman and Treasurer W. q. billiard,
besides number oi Others.
POLITICS.
None OF the candidates for State and
National offices were ON hand, but that
did not prevent politics from being dis
cus~ed and they are beginning To get
warm Mr. b. Cary Nelson. OF Rich
mond who WIS one Of the vice prrsi-
dents at the big Montague meeting IN
Richmond short time since, could 49,
nothing Ia the coming election but Mon
tagur aud Swanson ~ winners and adj
yiScd everybody To yet in the band wag-
ON beiorr il was full But when several
Martin men di~sentrd and Offend to put
M. Bel" said hr did not bet on clec-
tions. They were too uncertain.
There has h,rn some radical changes
i'm the county since hast court. The most
apparent is the Increase in strength oi
senator Mann Tor the GOyernOrshlp.
The advOcatcs for his election are some
uf the most prominent men IN the conn
a.. and they were al work all day. IL n
almost certain that he will make several
speeches IN the county. II X proposed
that hc come to Caroline ON Monday,
july 10. and that in addition 10 the men
several hundred ladies bc invited 10 at
tend. that the speaking take place ON the
courthouse green. and the women be- en-
listed in the work oi the campaign. II
this is done tho-,. who an. best informed
predict that Mann will carry the county.
The present status of the county IL sen
ator Martin 10y from 100 To 100 major
itv over GOV. Montague for the senator
shin. For the State ticket. Swanson,
Mann. Willard. in the order named and
all close
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
The Democratic committee OF the
county had be.n called 10 meet at June
court and nearly all of the members wep'
present. Chairman D. Il. Powers, Jr..
called the meeting To order, hut the
session was very short in view oi the
TACT that the State committee had not
met 10 determine the time oi the STATE
primary. aud il was Thought best to adj
iouru until Monday. July 10th. without
transncting any business
c,noiINE CAMP CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Commander K. o. Peatross called the
camp 10 order in the courthouse AT ] p.
m. Quartermastcr t.. l.. Coghlll WAS
secretary.
The reports OF committees wen' r.
criycd from which il appeared that then'
was available IN cash and subscriptions
between fourteen and fifteen hundred
dollars 10 build the monument. The
committee uu designs was authorized 10
receive proposals for the monument, nix
the location and report 10 a meeting OF
the camp 10 be- held Monday. July 10Th,
when the subscription committee VIII
also make full reports and turn IN cash
and subscription lists 10 I. ID. COghlll,
adiutant and treasurer Ii was further
determined that general meeting ui
the camp and citizens of the county he
held ON the court green at Bowling
Green some tine To be- named IN August,
when there will be- speakers; "A big dinner
ST and band 81 music. On this Occa-
sion the corner stone will be laid. IL II
expected the monument will be- placed in
the centr- walk in front of the court
house about % ieet from the sidewalk.
LAND SALES.
T. W. Coleman. special commissioner,
through ". Y. Waller. crier, sold l2G
acres of land OF Mary Dobbyns' estate,
ON Rappahannock river. 10 +. Y. kyer-
son ior - $50.
+. ". Coleman. TRUSTEE. sold 10 acres,
near Welch's. 10 John Reynolds for ! lSG.
lee j. Graves. special commissioner,
sold % acres. near CedOn, To Wesley
Jones for 800
W. A. Moncure. acting special commits
sioner sold lS3 acres OF land OF estate OF
If. II. George. known ~ the Chandler
tract. about > miles from Penola, first in
three lots as follows: Home tract,
POO acres. to J. II. Blackley for l,2jO;
- acres 10 \. ;. George for $40;
Woods tract. 200 acres, to l.. D..
George. $1.2Ij. Total, $2,SSj. 1t was
then put MP ~ a whole and sold To W.
X. and r. h. letter OF Penola, for $1,000.
THE SICK.
Mrs. Fannie lrby Moncure. wife Of
Judge T.. e.. MOncun-, is critically III.
Her children were summoned Saturday
and are at her home.
Capt. G.. AlenswOrth. who at one time
represented the county in the Legislature
and who was also Confederate soldier,
has been very in, but is now much bet
ter.
NOTES.
The ladies Of Antioch Christian church
held an Ice cream festival which was lib
orally patrOnized and IA good sum real
lied.
Mr.. c. 4. Shuman, of Shumansville, has
"A fine crop of wheat which Recommended
cutting Friday and finished up Monday.
This is the first crop cut in the county.
General harvest will commence the last
of this week. There is much of last
years crop OF tobacco on hand, but it
is being shipped off as rapidly ~ it can
f. ~. ,rpt ton in condition
While the fredericksburg delegation
was at Milford Monday evening await
ing the arrival of train forhome, two
Fredericksburg half grown boys OF well
known roaming proclivities, were OBJ
served walking up the road opposite q
standing freight train. As the train
moved of these youngsters boarded it
and secrrted themselves in a ear. When
lhe train was several hundred yards
down the road they appeared at the
door and boldly waved their handker-
chiefs To the crowd az they swiftly sped
ON 10 Richmond. A reformatory is the
place for them.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
4. O. Boschew qualified to practice
law in this court.
Special grand jury, NJ. q. Broaddus