The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-05-06
KING GEORGE COURT
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
Many Disappointed in Not Meeting Senator Mar
tin, Col. Willard and Mr.. EllySOn.


AT King George court Thursday. The
friends ui senator Martin Lieut.. Gov.
Willard and Mr. Ellyson had come from
all parts ui King George and M,stmor-
land aud some rs lar as Richmond cOun-
ties To meet these distinguished gentle
men In cNprctationOi their arriyalcam-
paign buttons Were seen on the lappcls
of coats. and there NNn~ much activity in
distributing them. There were mon
than 500 people present. which rs - large
court for King George.
So lar a. the Senatorial fight Is con
ccrncd there seems To boz a general ~cnt-
mcnt that senator Martin viii carry the
county. Even thrlrcndSol COY. Monta-
cue concccd this. Some weeks ago II was
generally supposed that GOV. Willard
would carry the county hN a large ma
iority. but NOW the fight seems close
The Swanson mruawhlrd workers. ana
they ar putting iu good lrh~. hut tlc
Willard men urr NOT Idle. and Charley
PurkS. one ui NlIlnrl~ ~tauuchrSt
friends. is % ",vholc team. Mr. EllNsou
will get nearly ali thc votes for Lieu
tcnaut-Govciuor
The daN n court was consumed 900 the
trial of Joseph .. B. Cawood. for rs
~aultiug his mother. This b. his third
trial and it resulted iu a verdict ot not
guilty. He was discharged ou this
charge. and gayehaii lorthcothrr charge
oi as~aultiug bis sister. This ca.' viii
boz tried neat court
sroLE ANArCu ,Nn m>MoNp luND.
Mrs j II. Bogg-. who lives at Co
morn. employed "a colorrd grlaiew days
ago 10 do hou,rWork Wednesday night
she found chat her gold watch uuda dia-
mOud ring belonging 90 hrr guest. Miss
Virginia IaNloe. were missing Su-
piciou frli ou tine girl and ~lrWa~ accused
of the THEFT Aiicra time She confessed
and went with Mrs Boes~ to the woods
near los and took tine watch aud ring
from behind the stump. where She had
hidden them She hats hcru arrested aud
I is in JAIL
NOTES.
All along the road Ncr. evidences OF
/ the prevailing drought. The grass has
been cut short and wheat j. suffering
+ Corn is being planted and 900 many fields
/ 10 il np aud shows we'll from ONE end of
7 Oh, row To the other.
/ Dr. j. H. Low of Chicago. who pur-
chased "Oakeu Brow from the estate of
III. y. Turner last fall has arrived ln the
county with bis iamilN.audt taken cmrg"
of the estate and will make extensive inn
proNcmcni~
The Ladies Aid Society of Hanover
Parish gave "a dinner the proceeds OF
which Will Do. u-rd in helping to crct "a
chapel near Somerset Beach
Most of the -rlur~ have b,p.n enc out ou
thr Rappahamork and POTOMAC The
catch of ~hai is said to hr thr smallest
ever known.
COURT rEo LrwN9-.
Duplicate list oi writings admitted To-
record. examined and ordered ii.,d.
Ordered that " W. Brown. commit
i,+. 90 accounts examine throrirlM bond
ot j. 4. Nmur. 3d.. county tua-urrr
and u.akr report u~ tu lbs -uiiti,nrl.
Grmd mr. A-Naui,r Pratt. ippmau.
mad, th, following indictments. tpln-
mouurth vs.. Herbert PcAtou. missile
mrauur Commonwealth f-. Dennis
Brooks. ui~.lrm,au1T which aw order
rd to boz certified to justice of peace Tor
trial The commonwealth vs.. JAS. ..
b. Clwood felony
The following hduciaU accounts Wrr"
examined and 1rdrn-d recorded. Estate
oi Walter Muse dro-a-rd. boo account
with D. &. Tucker. trustee, estate OF W.
IT H. CaVood. deceased. 300 account
with Rl. Owens. sheriff. administrators
estate OF Wexford Frazier deceased. with
+ jaime, Frazier trustee.