The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-23
ESSEX
Some Of the HOnOr,d Sens Of Essex -SOra Plenii-
Iul-The farmers and Ihsir Crops. Etc.
Dunnsyillo, VA, sept. 18th, 1903.


Dunnsyillo, Va, sept. 18th 1905.
Capt. George Wright and his nephew,
DR.. Willie Wright, ui Harrisburg. Penn,
are the guests of Mr. Robt. l.. Ware. .Ir.,
Of Wares Wharf Dr. Wright is "a
brother Of Mrs. Ware. Both OF these
gentlemen arr old Essex boys, who like
so many others, went away from home
To seek rheir fortunes They have been
successful. Capt. Wright has for many
years been connected with the Chcsa-
peake aud Ohio Railroad, and * now
road master at GOrdOnSvlle. Va. The
doctor is in large hospital in Harris
burg. Thus il goes The boys from rs
sex give good account Ol themselves
have seen them in Missouri, ia Arkan-
sas aud in Louisiana. Rev. John NJ.
Tribe Was reared in the pines Oi EssrN.
and "a lew years ago be- died the young
est president ol a college at that time ln
the world, and "a pulpit orator OF high
degree. Rev. James \. Dunn. Oi Rich
mund. Mo-. Is prominent aS a college
professor and n pulpit orator. Prof
Andrew Montague, so we'll known
throughout the South. il another. Rev.
Peter Ainslir. Ot Baltimore distinguished
"a "A lecturer from Boston To Louisville,
wore his swadling clothes right here
where the wire grass and the chinquepins
flourish, and last. but by no means least,
j. Rev. james Durham, Ot Illinois. lie
today wears the OratOrical belt against
all coll ate and university cOmer. from
Rirhmou 10 Omaha. Prof. Rogers. of
King George. was his teacher when "a
boy. and the solid foundation for intel
lectual lore. laid by that modest but
faithful Instructor, stood we'll the super
stru .ture ponderOus but polished. placed
upon il in the highest Institutions Of
learnng of this land. Of course Essex Is
proud ui her boys and right hearty j. the
welcome she gives them when they re-
turn with good report OF themselves.
Among the many who attended Rap
pahannock church yesterday were Mr.
and Mrs. r. Booth Eubank. Mrs. X.
Watson Eubank and Miss Margaret. all
OF Ashland Plantation.
Mr.. OthO \. Saunders. OF Jamaica.
Middlesex county. was the guest oi Mr..
4. Ransoue Thursday.
Mr.. DeShazO, a brother OF DR.. DeShazo.
of Centre Cross. will teach the Hover
tons school, Rappahannock district, this
county, Prof. Vim. c. Garnett who was
elected TO that position, having declined
il.
Mr.. Dabney Waring, son OF Mr.. W.
Lowery Waring. OF Wares Wharf, lett
here last for Atlanta 10 accept apostion
with the Southern K. K.
Il f.s, ,rf.sf tfpsr lfa ia hnr
for a few days before returning 10 VIII
liam and Mary to resume his studies.
Mrs Kate Warner, wife OF Mr.. {. {.
Warner. near Wares Wharf, is spending
some time at WillOughby Spit, near
Norfolk.
The sora season is at its height now.
and the sportsmen are having lots Oi
fun hunting this queer frequenter OF our
salt water marshes. The old belief tina
frogs turn TO sora is evidently false, for
the frog hunters in the spring have
caught nearly all of the cooking size m
these parts. \ bull frog dare not below
around here He is located and the night
after. with reflector lamp and net, he is
hunted down. The frogs are scare, but
there seems no decrease in the number Oi
sOra.
The farmers are busy cutting their pea |
hay and other fall grasses Fodder pull
ing il nearly over aud there never was a
poorer crop gathered in this section
The wet weather was the cause.
The few colored laborers who have as
sisted the famers during the summer are
now leaving for the North or for the
oyster beds. Ii is a ease OF white man
do his work or leave it undone around
here.
The fish trappers are making large |
catches of trout, though the fish are
rather small yet. The breaking OF the
mills left large number Of chub fish in
the holes in and near the ponds, and
large number of them have been taken.
I'm some cases the over anxious boys
plunged in the holes and killed the fish
with clubs.
have not seen flock OF birds yet,
still they may be here, but staying close
i'm the thickets watching their young.
The oyster season is opening mp, but
the bivalvcs are hard to open. 1t takes
a hatchet and hot water to make them
surrender