The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-30
ORANGE COURT
A LARGE CROWD PRESENT--THE
FIGHT FOR THE CLERKSHIP
POLITICS WARMING UP. ETC.

/ Monday was one OF the prettiest days
OF spring and ii was March court al
/ Orange, where large crowd nj
WAYS gathers. There were fine horse'
exhibited. many trades aud sales made
| Politics am exciting interest and the
/ farmers talked of preparation for spring
/ work. Those who went from here wett
/ Messrs. T.. e. Ninde. +. W. Coleman FL
ton Alrich. Frank kishpaugh. Ii. Curtis
/ Biscoe aud representative Ofthls paper.
/ At Brockroad Attorney lAc J. Graves,
OF Spotsylyanin. and Others boarded the
train. Messrs. Geo. =. King T. King and
Thos. :. Shepherd wen' present atcourt
and have been ont Tor n business tnp I'll
several weeks. The crowd, although
very large. was in the best OF humOr and
but few Incidents occurred Ia mar the
day.
POLITICS.
Orange county will be- the scene OF n
battle ROYAL next iall over the election OF
Clerk Of courts. The candidates will be
Mr. Philip Fry the present encum"nt,
and Mr.. E. W. Voolfolk. who nj one
/ time was TREASURER OF the county. The
office of Clerk has been held by members
/ OF the Fry family Tor over seventy-fvc
years. being handed down from father tn
son. Mr. Fry is an efficient Clerk and
will be- hard 10 beat. 1t il claimed 10y
/ MFR. Voolfolk friends that he will win
easy. as n combination has been made
/ that j. sur To win. II is stated that }.
/ II. Browning. who was az one time
deputy for Fry, will be- WoOliOlk's depu'
/ " i'm caS,, he il elected Browning lives
AT Muniord. in the Onnge district, where
/ Fry il strong. and il il claimed he will
/ divide I'ry's vote. Then again Wool
/ folk comes from the Lahore section
/ which Fry has always carried, and II Is
said Woolfork will get u majority OF the
/ vote there. The fight promises To be Tho
/ hot ,cSt ever seen an the county.
I SIX years ago MIR. W. e. Williams, thu
most eNlrllent superintendent ot schools
ran against Mr. Fry Tor Clerk. II wac
generally Thought that he would win
and the canvass WAS hot one, hut Fry
won ont 10y over 200 MINORITY. Slnc'
/ that time a large vote has bcen ellmina
ted. M0OliOrk il a popular man, nad'
/ "a good treasurer and has large follow
ing. The fight will b watched with IN
] teIp-t
This j. what We CLEANED about TIN
/ gubernntorial and senatorial fight: Tn
fight IT, between Swanson and Willard
Nmnn will get only a small vote. Orhng'
is i'm the Eighth District and il was natu
raj 10 suppose that Willard would carry
il but Swanson j. strong and will pusl
him hard The friends of Montague ar
active ior him. He has a wheclhOrse al
vocate in Treasurer Ricketts, and Other
workers. II the expression Of the lead
ing men in the county reflects the genera
sentiment Martin will carry the county
. II was a subject Of remark that not on'
of the candidates for State honOrs wen
pn.sent. Information from every SQUIRE
creates the impression that Ellyson vii
carry the county almost solidly Tor lieu
tcnant-governOr.
THE LEGISLATIVE.
Hon. i {. Graves. member OF the Leg
islaturc. was present and mingllng Will
his constituents II had been reported
that he would not h. a candidate again
MeaSked him ii that was ~. lie SAID
Il do not say | will not be a candidate
nor have | said would not h. Their
is plenty of time. and will give due no
tice if do not decide To present ny
claims" The friends of Mr. W. W. san
ford are pressing his claims a. ar als'
those of Capt. G. G. Taliaierro. Then
does not seem To be much hankering nj
ter the job.
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
The Farmers Institute, under TN
management of Hon. j. :. EggbOrn, q
Culpeper. was scheduled Ia be- held IN Tia
court house at 10 a. m. but II was post
poned until p. M The attendance wa
not what was expected. Rev. John ;
HanSbrough delivered the invocation
Hon. ". II. Eggborn introduced TN
speakers. who were Prof. Andrew VI
Soule Prof. Il. J. Davidson and DR.. J. q
Ferneyhough all OF Blacksburg. Va.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Lionor licenses were granted Ceorg'
Gaines. Marshall Willis, j Il. Parrottan'
G.. f. Hickey.
The Anti-Saloon League aud othe
temperance people OF Gordonsville wer
ont in strong force before the cour
with a protest against the issuing Ofanl
license mt GordOnsville. None had beel
granted up to 10 a. IN. Wednesda,
morning.