The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-02-16
SMALL CROWD
WEATHER PREVENTED LARGE GATH
ERlNG AT BOWLING GREEN ON
FEBRUARY COURT DAY
MORE SELLERS THAN BUYERS

( Profitable Poultry Raising How q
Lock Was Thawsd Out Fox Hunt
ing, Etc.
The most disagreeable day Ct the win
ter was Monday /, rained heavily In
the morning, but 1t did not deter Messrs.
W. A. Bell, f.. e Ninde, W. + Lang,
Barton Mason, W. +. Price, l. Il Tyler,
III. W. Mile. J. Wilmore Cox, Mark Nc.
Ghee, Silas Perry, II. + Crismond, a rep
resentative of this paper and Others from
this city, from attending what WAS 70
/ be the February term of Caroline court at
Bowling Green. The only lawyer from
this city WAS Mr. +. W Coleman. ny
the time the delegation reached the VII
lage ii was showing 50 heavily that an
object 100 yards distant could not De
seen.
Judge Mason did not hold bis regular
court as it had been determined TO omit
the term.
The late train brought large number
of business men from Richmond There
were twenty five commercial travellers
collected ia the conf ,rtable rte ptiOn
room of the Lawn Hotel, but the people
OF the county remained by their tresides
At home rather than brave the storm, at
no time during the day WAS there more
than thirty present The bOR,d Of 81.
pervisors did not hold their regu ar meet
ing. aud it will not b. held until second
Monday in March.
JoHNsoN's BODY ENHCNED.
Tuesday morning Meesrs Il e. Mon
cure and +. W. Chandler, who are coun
sel for the Frye brothers, " no are charg-
cd with the murder OF Richard John 90,
near MassspOnaI, met Messrs. Lee
Graves and +. W. col man, T,presenting
the Commonwealth, aud party ~
grave diggers at Bsthleh N church,
where Johnson had ben buIiei, and the
body was taken up and examined by d..
b. Haies. Of FredericAsburg, and Dr. ".
A. Harris, Of ~ otsylvania.
MOTHS
Mrs f. q. Allen, OF shepherds Hill, -
near Milford. il one of the moot success
tnl poultry raisers Ia the county. Inis
year she has sold over 800 worth OF
turkeys, chickens, etc. besidee large
quantity OF eggs Small things count
9 nd are prof able on the iaIm.
Mr. Melville BroRddus is Il great lover
OF fox hunting A short time ago he cap
tured gray fox alter a five hours run.
IL was one Of the largest caught Tor tev-
eral seasons { weighed over 80 pounds
The foxs tail was only two Inches long.
How he lost the brush was q subject OF
much comment by those who saw Il.
A funny incident occurred at Milford
Tuesday morning. 4 lock on one OF the
outhouses belonging to Gill 4 Allen wAs
found TO be frozen and could not be I'M
/ locked While one Of the men WAS blow
ing his breath on il, Clarence Seymour,
one OF the drivers of the firm, stepped up
and said Let me fix it, He placed bis
/ tongue fat on the lick. IL stuck. lie
wriggled and twisted, and still It stuck,
and there remained until h,t water was
brought add poured On tonRue and locs.
/ lie will not do 80 again. The iangh II
/ on him, and IL is oaly necessary To poke
your tongue out when you pass him to
give him the 'grlLs.
All farm work is at stands,ill, except
feeding stock and keeping up the Il es.
/ The stock Of feed was large. but Il israp
idly disappearing Planters cannot pre-
pare tobacco for market on account OF
the weather Taey wOuli Ike % do It.
az prices are good.