The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-02-14
NORTHUMBERLAND.
Effects OF the Snow and Ice Sales
Of Pr0psrty-An AnniVsrssry Other
interesting Items.
Heathsvills, Va, Feb. &, 1908.


Heathsvllle. Va, Feb. &, 1905.
WhiItier's poem. Snow Bound, would
be appropriate reading here at present
and An appendix entitled Ice Bound
might be readily suggested. The weather
conditions keep bAcS the newspapers
and the contracts Of some Of our mail
carriers are more honored 10 the breach
Than 10 the iufllment. Meanwhile we
are left tn conjecture what 10 happening
at st Petersburg, Moscow, in Msnchuria
and elsewhere.
The currents 10 the Potomac have piled
the Ice twelve or fifteen feet high at a
point near the mouth Of CoAn river The
white and shining macs 10 the closest
approach to al iceberg ever seen In this
altitude.
The heavy sleet two nights ago did
heavy damage To the shade and iruit
trees Many trees were denuded Of their
tioest branches.
The rough weather has borne heavily
on all the ieathered tribes. As | drove
along a few mornings since a u Eek Of
wild geese passed near me-, Keeping near
the ground and extending their ings az
Il inclined TO light. They had evidently
been driven from their ordinary range by
stress OF weather. huge hen hawk iliw
from one tree trop to another reluctant
" and slowly as II the bottom might
have dropped out OF its cOmmissary de
partment. My wife, in looking after
ducks the other evening, 10 small coop
found turkey buzEard standing IN there
With demure and hungry look. The
ducks seemed to rsgard the Visit ~ lii
tie premature They were uneasy enough
70 have regarded IL as prophecy Of
their early doom. la feeding the littlr
birds In my yard two facts have sur.
prised me, first the number Of birds that
are attracted, and secondly the quantity
Shich their elastic craws can hold
Mr.. Lloyd Snead having sold his resi-
dence here to Mr.. Scip Rowe. and Mr.. "
& Snow having done the same with hi'
store, the removal OF these gentlemen
and their families 10 the spring has been
announced Their leaving will entail
distinct loss. aud one much regretted
here and throughout the Jupty
The Modern Medicine Company hav'
been holding nightly vaudeville per
iormances 10 the public hall here Tor IN,
past week. Many OF our younger ciu
zens appear To have enjoyed their enter
tainments How FAR their wares will
minister to our public health may be re
ported later.
The Lend.a- Hand Society. composed
mainly Of the girls OF Heathsyille who
are yet 10 their teens, will celebrate thu
anniversary OF their body on the 10Th
inst IL IL interesting to note thu
amount OF charitable and helpful work
these young people are able to accom-
plieh.
Mr.. Tom Moore, cl FAiIf Id. our
deputy sheriff, Is building Tor himself 8
residence not far from his fathers in the
vicinity OF Burgess store.
The Rev W. {. Whitehurst has recently
visited the Eastern Shore for the pur
chase OF the bricks 90 build the meeting
house of the Fairport Baptist church,
which he has In hand.
Mr.. Charlie Hogan left for Elizabeth
City, y G., by the last trip 81 the Nor
folk steamer lie neither carried bic
bride with him nor left her behind, the
newspaper announcement Of his recent
marriage having been entirely pr mature
Many persons 10 Northumberland re
gard the news Of a railroad from Rich
mond to this place via Tappabannock
II not q gilt edged, certainly a Gt tn d
edged announcement. q W Is.