The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-01
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Spring Has Come e-RaIr Oad-The Oyster Indus
ty-Steamer Caroline Welcomed Personals,

Dunnsvillc. Va, March %. 1905.
The spring in all OF it~ iulnese iS upon
ny. Tn4s arr budding. frogs crOaklng
birds singing. horses shedding, MARSHES
burning gnats flying. llras ioragng
garden trash disappearing plant-h"d'
bursting, iish running t'). nearly all ol
the negroes gone 10 Jersey, and the lew
who ar, lcit gone 10 work. So II Is
spring
The peopl, in this section ARE too busy
10 talk even railroad matters now. II
seems To be- settled that We ARE going to
have the road, and perhaps two roads,
before many moons waN and Wau". THk-
ing this ~ Il fact they have STOPPED talk
ing about it aud an. just working away
aud trying To- bc ready when the road
does come.
am ~OrrN To announce the illness oi
Mrs. Julia Scott. oi Strawberry Hill, near
Dunnsyllr. Mr.. Scott IL suffering from
distressing neryOusneSs.
The Christian parsonage il at last
about 10 lc completed Mr. Murry Sad
her j. putting uu the finishing t0uchrs.
and the littlr building will probably h
an ornament To the village. Rev. Mr.
Watson. the pnstor oi the Rappnhan
mock church, il watching anXiously the
work
Dr. W. b. Robinson, of'rappahannock.
and Dr. DcShazO. of Centre Gross. were
both in Dunusvillr Monday.
Mr.. K. Watson Eubank. oi Ashland
plantation. was "a welcome caller AT Hill
and Dale. the home oi Mrs. r. Il. Garnett.
ON Tuesday hast.
Mn. Grace Garnett Ilundley, who har
bcen spending the winter with her mother
AT Cottage Park. has returned 10 h"l
home at Ccntr, Gross.
The friends in this county of MIR. VII
liam Tyler. of Richmond. wer pained to
hear of his death the 2titl instant. Mr.
Tylrr was u brother ol Mrs. Mary /.
Gnrnrtt. the widow oi the hate judge
MuScoe Garnett. ol Ben Lomcnd this
county Mr.. Tyler used oyisit his sister
M her residence. and while mrn' made
many friends.
This is the last week for theoysternen.
They an, doing their level best to get all
of the oysier~ from the natural rocks
that they possibly can aud nn' bringing
them in shore to their planting grounds.
The law prohibits the taking oi oysters
from the natural rocks after April lSt,
but "A limited number Of the plant may be-
taken up aud sold at any time, ~ wcun-
der-tand the law. This has lHs'n hard
season ON the oy-termen, aud especially
hard ON the tongnen, From all that
| can learn the reports about 80 many
being killed by the inrze were largely
exaggerated IL is great n'helto know
this. The fish aud oysters of this section
ar. our meat houses We would miss
either of them greatly
The Caroline j. welcomed back 10y
nearly every citizen in this county and
especially bv those living near the river
\ nice trade has sprung up between the
people 0f the lower Rappahannock and
Fredericksburg and weleelqulte at home
in fredericksburg. There is no town on
earth mom homolike and more inclined
10 make visitors feel at home, II l.
pleasant To hear ourprople say Brown
4 Crismund," "C. W. Jones, Low
ervs. "Ninde's' aud Others oi youI
splendid fellows up there. just as II they
were one OF YOU Railroad or no raIl
road. it strikes me that Fredericksburg
il entitled to much oi the Rappahannocb
valley trade and am glad that the
steamboat schedule will give Us chance
To come and see YOU and buy from Nnu