The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-17


School Principals Elected Friends Of All
Candidates Confident Joke Ona fluntSman-
Birds-Caiching the Thieves Much shipping
by Vessels.
huntsville Va, Aug. II. 1903.
The rain pours and the corn is shoot
ing vigorously. There never WAS q finer
growth of corn in this section. From
present appearances. u the 10 barrels tp
the acn. ylrld IL ever reached in this land
of short grass and Irish potatoes. thcr"
arr some lrttlc fields around hrn' that
will come up tu the mark. TIA" second
crop of clover Wu- iauly good.
This has l~en "a summer Ol delightful
religious protructrd mrrting- The Hon
nrs- rampmr'ting. near here. was Well
attended. At Wharton Grove. 300 Lam
easier. large crowds gathered dalit AMI
great interest WAS shown.
Among the many meetings the old
home meeting AT Ephesu- church wa,
one never To be- forgotten. The return
of some old members. who had not hrru
here Tor years and ol many who live too
Tar 10 attend every Sunday. and the al
dresses by Mr. C0ltrr. oi the !. VI. Z. T..
thu sweet singing hy ladies roma dis
tnncr assisted hy the WclLknoWn home
talent. and last. but not lcaSt. the ,plrn-
did -preud Tor all. ba, krd by tie noted
hospitality of that church. made ita day
of sweet renewal of friendship. oi rrhe-
iuu- enjoyment ami bodily satisfaction.
There Is huckebcrry bush on the
farm owned by Mr. K. B. Crouch. in
King aud Queen county, ! feet high ana
from this bush were gathered this year
seven quarts oi berries When "a hurklc-
berry bush paws ~ ruts IL Is worth
looking after And still We have nO rdli-
roads. and half hr world AT lra~t know
nothing of us and hence never 500 uur
chinqurpins and potator~ and rrr~in-
mons aud peculiar breed oi hogs and
hound dogs. II isall too hadaui should
be. corrected.
The Rappahauuock school board met
ON Saturday. There We're not many
changes made Prof Garnrtt was elect
eel principal ui the lIOwerton' school in
stead uf the huntsville school wher' be-
has taught for two years.
This has b,rn gay summer for the
young folks. Lawn parties. moonlight
sails and pirnics have been frequent.
Mr.. DeShazo. the newly elected prlnci-
pal of the Dunnsvllle school j, a brother
of DR.. DrShazo. OF Centre Gross. and "a
student from William and Mary.
The Martin men an Growing; the Mon
/ tagur men an, Growing, and the follow
ers of each OF the gubeUatOrial candi-
dates arr doing likewise. But who
crows last. crows best. j. a. true
as who laughs last. laughs best.
Some one has 10 be- beaten. and he will
do we'll 10 arm himself to bear defeat
I brayely. The primary Is not far on, and
when old Sol sinks behind the western
horizon that day. there will b" weeping
and wailing and sad disappointment ln
one or more of thecamp-
Mr.. Harry Waring has been suffering
from malaria.
Mr.. II. ". Dunn has "a baby boy now
10 gladden. his old agc and To follow in
his footsteps.
A huntsman Of the vicinity OF Dunns
Vile betook himself To the Piscataway
creek To regale himself, after long weeks
OF following the plOw and harrow. 10y
shooting some summer ducks. The
weather War prime. the tide was flowing
in aud making the wild oats quiyer. and
all els. favorable To splendid hunt
among the little creaks and grassy shall
lows. The boat was showed out, the
paddler took his place, while the eager
huntsman sat gun in hand ready To 20
into action. They had not made many
turns along the crooked and narrow
strram when among the can-dOcks they
saw a duck feeding and diving diligently.
There's one now. said sam. ~ the
huntsman. seeing il the same time, raised
hi- gun and cent "A load OF No. - after
the graceful swimmer. At the crack OF
the gun. over it fell and 10y the time they
had reached it was dead The hunts
man took it in. He looked at it curious
lv. and Sam looked at it more curiOusly.
Not word was said for few moments:
but when Sam did speak. it was ayOlume
i'm "A few words. well. ! be- dog !
wonder how LOUIS duck got way out
here in this creek" The huntsman had
nothing to say, but he thought several
pages quickly, and among his lines was
How he would get his horse out oi
Sans stable without meeting the owner
of the tame duck he had shot
There are plenty Of wild oats and soon
the sora season will be in and the hunts
men from far and near will be popping
away at them. | can give no report
about birds yet. ! fear however that
they will be very scarce. The heavy
rains have doubtless destroyed many oi
the young ones
A chicken thief entered the hen house
OF a gentleman living at Belle Nue and
stole a lot of his fowls few nights ago.
They We're found at a store in Dunnsvllle.
and claimed by the owner. The tllei
will be dealt with according 10 law.
4 lot Of wheat was stolen from Mr. K.
W. Eubank this week and carried OF III
wagon. Mr.. Eubank traced it up and
found it at the mans house still in the
wagon. He was made to haul it back.
OF course he will get his deserts.
There is much vessel trade in the
Piscataway Creek now. saw four yes
sells lying near the Ferry Bridge tins
evening and all will be speedily loaded
with lumber and railroad ties and cord
wood.
Big revival is now going on at Good
Hope colored Baptist church. Large
crowds of people from far and near at
tending.