The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-29
KING GEORGE
Forest Fires-YaIuable Dwelling Burned-Candi-
dates Beginning to Bud-A Happy Coincidence
Personals, Etc.

I King Grorur Co.. Va. April %. 1909.
For the past ten days forest fires have
been of almost daily occurrence 900 ih"
| lower section OF this county. resulting 100
the destruction of much valuable tmhrr
and i'm some ru~es the loss OF farm huud-
| iup- and 'encr-. Last week Mr.Nm. Hell
liu lost his barn and stables and N'~trr-
dav Mr.. Ernest PAYNE suffered The Joss OF
about "a mile of good rail irnr on il-
Edgewoud farm near shiloh. Mora
Don't build your ieu, rs along tie rl-" o.
woods nor barns iu the liur of 90 i'n-i
TIRE.
senator e.. who tooh Iods'1s~ 300 fh"
| Hotel BaStile. at our county seat. 300
November hast vs. th the inn ntion OF r'-
mn;niug but 70 short time beamc ~n
strongly attuched to the plac" thAi .r
concluded 10 remain during the Want r
aud is n IN. yet. Hcha- bet .ril med now
10 prolong ti~ stay IN ait the May
rim of our county court. before Wi'rh
he has somc very important legal mat
ter- To adjust Ills plans Tor tire idium
are not matured.
Lool ~ through our SIS rdow. a~ Wr
writ. Yves the house martins SWARM
NJ around two apartment houses erect
ed for their Use and uoi~ly ,quuhh mg
over the selection of rooms. tortrmi -
ly. we do not understand their language
Or our sensitive ears might De- ~hoched hY
volloy- OF surerheat ID cu~~ words. This
~uuabble is like the cont utiou now go-
'rs ON among the caudidaf r- for our
Sta off - and grows chiefly ont oi the
g. I that too many cOyct the best pIa"'-.
4 press dispat ID from Richmond r
ports "A contest iu this county for the
place of superiui ndeut of public schools.
The present i-cumbent j. am applicant.
but no one seems 10 know who the con
tastant il.
The campaiaa for local Off hcra has
not opened yet. but d : delay is mo- iudi-
cation of a shor, crop OF candidates.
On the sunny side of the woods YOU
can now heara movement under thrdead
! leaves and close observer may find Il
pale End tender bud here and there. Cool
weather has prevented an carrier sprout
| NJ.
Mr.. Powell Coakley sustained a heavy
JOSS "a the q eidental burr ~ of J Is
dwelling last Friday. Mr.. {. was away
L.Om home. and so rapid was the fire his
" te and 81 ldren We're able 20 save or'y
few pieces OF the ,drntul'.
Agentleman Of rs cOrnty. who had
been, rpt'' two years ago, "a prominent
and high grade teacher in our public
schools. accept CA last yeartO teach
~ a school in neighboring corlty Nme
on the Potomac The town in which the
school is located j. one OF the oldest set
Elements in Eastern Virginia and vet,
strange to say, though hng almost
within the shadow oil our national CAPT
tai. it has yer cnjOyed tn now the
pa, 'ege OF church building: one ha' ing
been erected within the last few months.
| Prof. W. l. too modest 20 set mp any
claims for having contribut ID, by his
presence and Influence, to tbs happy
change. but his .rie Is here regard the
coincidence as one worthy Of not.
The friends OF Mr.. Henry Mason rcgrc;
to learn Il ut he VIII soon close the doors
Of rs handsome home at "Cleivcland'
s1d remove to fredericksburg.
Mr. Thomas p Rose. OF shiloh. who
was seriously III for several weeks recent
". is on his ct again and able to move
about his home. Mr. Rose is an industIi-
Gus aud enterprising young man ana we
are pleased TO note his recovery.