The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-10
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Death OF Assd Citzsh-SchOOls and LabOr-The
Railroad Asain-Needs Of DunnSVls Etc.
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Mr.. Henry Davis. perhaps the Oldest
citizens of Essex county, is dead. He
was % years old. The young may die,
the old must. rs n most pointed aphorism.
There is some sickness in this neighbOr-
hood. Among those deprived OF being
out these lovely fall days are Mrs. Carroll
Lumpkin. and her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Claughton Lumpkin. We hope Tor their
speedy recovery MIR. James Paker, OF
Ferry Bridge, has been i'll, but is now i'm
proving. Mr.. Parker is brother OF Mr..
Peyton Parker, of King George county.
When the mill ponds that empty into
the Piscataway creek broke, thousands
OF club fish We're taken To the creek by
the food. The fish had been protected
somewhat in the Essex mill pond, and
this gave them chance tC multiply very
fast Now the fishermen are having the
sport OF their lives in the creek. Mr..
Hitchcock, of Dunnsville. took 3G splen-
did club in one day, and another fisher
man doubled on him.
The schools opened in Rappahannock
district Monday Many Of the boys are
busy helping their fathers gather crops
and we can not look for n large attend
ance before November That il where
the labor question comes in again. VI hat
is going to be done about ii? Some are
paSing dollar day for hands. This
may do for the pastime farmer with all
he wants and more besides, but for the
fellow who lives by farming alone It II
hard and will sink him before long. At
the present price, and there is no hope for
higher prices with the immense crop IN
Kansas and elseW here in the West, he
who paws more than GO cents a day for
field work in eastern Virginia. is losing
Still. il is a question Of letting your land
grow up in pine bushes or pay the NJ
0uired price. Choose between the evils
Cutting pea hay is the order OF the day
now. The crop is good.
We never hear anything OF the railroad
now. Ii would seem to me that II Mr.
Gould builds to Ashland he must build
through this section as stipulated III the
chat ter. This is my hope for the road.
should it come. and come 1t must before
very long, for this is too good country
To be left out of the onward march Ot
development. there should be sucha bon
fire rejoicing rs the country has never
seen.
am pleased to report that there are
more birds than was thought n lew
weeks ago.
The fishermen are putting out their
traps and the oystermen busy on the
rocks.
Let us hope for a winter cold enough
for ice harvesting, but not one OF those
landslides from the north pole like we
had last winter.
There are two things that our village
needs. resident physician and a good
boot. shoe and harness maker. From
Dunnsville to Centre Cross is about >
miles (ten in. muddy weather. and to
Tappahannock miles. Centre Cross
and TappahannOck both have their doc
tors. and are very kind in lending us one
when they are not too busy at home.
But we want one all TO ourselves. And
Centre Cross helps US 10 patch our shoes
and sew up our harness one or two days
in the week. This will not do. We keep
two blacksmith shops busy, and we can
certainly sustain one shoe shop every
day. When the raihOadcomes, we will
want several. For more shoes will be
worn out then-the idler will get up and
wear out shoe leather.