The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-07-20
FREDERICKSBURG THURSDAY, JULY 90 1908
ESSEX
Crop Notes PrOtractCd Meeting Political
Alfalfa Personals.
nnnnsrllIe. M. Inly lllh.

Dunusylllr Va, july llth
Thccom is growing rapidly, and hasa
beautiful color The second crop Oi
clover is nearly ready ior the scNthe
Mrs. ". b. lloskinS il sick.
Mrs. Julia SCOTS condition il not
favorable Her son. VIM Scott. oi Port
Norfolk. is with her.
am pleased to note the Improvement
ul Miss Mary Ellen Young.
Mrs. Mary Alnslic and her son. oi
Washington. are near DnnnSvll.r lur the
summer.
MrLamar llundlcy will open the post
oflicc at the E-S.N Mill Ia Il day or two.
Mr,srs. lluudlry \ HoSkiuS arr adding
a large warehouse tu their mill. since.
the ROLLER process has lTrn put lnpatrOn-
age hI~ grown rapidly.
Rev. j. r. r. llundlry, Of NORFOLK. was
900 Dmu-yillc sunday. Rev Rltcnr Warr.
ol Hinton. ". Va. preached AT Kappa
hammock sunday morning and evening
Dr. Alfred BaSby, of baltimore, war
the guest oi his iatherin-aw, Hon. VIM.
tamphrll. hast week.
Mr.. BurWcN Nun' has oP'nel a brick
yard at Nap.'s Wharf. he II using river
-hor, ,aud aud hlud oi cement IN max
iug the bricks. They ar hard aud very
pretty.
Mr.. Otho Saunders OF Middl,S.'X cOun-
o.. -prul Tuesday with his sister, Mrs.
\. Kansour. of huntsville
The prutractcd m~ting NJ Lebanon
church began This week. The members
of Lebanon are 80 ho~ptnblr and so at
tcuiivr to visiting members of other
churches that every one enjoys going To
the interesting AMI beneficial services.
Miss l.. f. Gainrtt returned from Baltl.
more Monday
Among other things inconvenlenrd 10y
thr continued rain IL wheat thnrShng
There il danger of much OF the crop IN
turing BOO the shocks. and that which lm-
n,rn hauled up around the threshers ha-
60 lr lrit piled in great bulks On account
ol sudden storm Interruptions
The glhrrnutorial aud senatorial con
t-~t- grow IN interest H. the time ior the
i..imary draws ucau-r 10 II intrresting
tO hear the expressions Oi different
opinions cOlorrd 10y favoritlSm ~ To the
iont discussion al King George {. II.
You will hear one say. Montague just
wiped the hoor with Martin. And
muny will agree with him. Aud in tivr
minutes after. another will say. Martin
lust wiped the floor with Montague.
And others will Join in the chorus Who
is right l1ion't know for was not ther'.
but % s,4.ms evident that the courthous'
Hoor WIS certainly wiped 10y some
/ body. and that was all right ii it be like
most courthouse floors.
There will probably be- largeracrage
-owcd in field peas in this county than
ever before. The legume IL growing III
popularity This and German clOverart
/ the salvation for poor lands
IL j. thought now that the reason so
many fail tO get a stand Of alfalfa II that
/ it has been the custom 10 SOW II on well
pulverized soil. but the latest exPeri-
ments prove that while the surface
should be- soft there should he hard
and firm ~..ed bed below With thl'
preparation some think you will searely
ever fail to get a stand. The capilarie'
of the tender plant in infancy need
somewhat solid rather than "A porou'
soil But "a crop 50 valuable, and on'
that can br cut five times season. Il
worth much trouble ia preparation ioI
seeding.