Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-13
FREDEHacKsBuRa NEWS.
Items of Interest From the Virginia
Town
rspondence OF 1Ihe star.


Special Correspondence of The Star
FREDERICKSBURG December IL, 1906.
Miss Susie Rawlings entertained number
OF friends recently at a card party given
In honor of her guest, Miss Lillian Rawlings
OF RodNbridge county. Among the guests
were Miss Isabel Williams. Miss Grace
Jones. Miss Mamie Myer Miss Lizzie Eek
enrode. Miss Lula Williams. Miss Powell.
and Messrs. d. j. Boulware, ]. T.. Airich.
w. w. Butzner. Brown Boulware. Profs
Ryeburn and Scott and Mr.. G.. r. Swift.
The ladies' prize was won by Miss Lillian
Rawlings and the gentiemen's prize by Mr..
d. j. Boulware. Miss Grace Jones taking
the BOBBY )"
The residence of Dr. c. b. Broome. in
Louisa county. was destroyed by fire re-
Gently. There was small Insurance
Granville r. Swift the newly elecaed
member of the Virginia house of delegates
from this city and Spotsylvania county has
received hts certificate of election from
the secretary OF the commonwealth.
A very pretty home wedding occurred
at the home of the brides father, Mr..
j. S. finder. OF verdiervilie. Orange coun-
daughter. Bertha, and Mr.. Charles A.
Waugh. a farmer of Everona. Orange coun-
~, were married. Rev. A. c. Blcdsoe of the
Salem Methodist Church OF that county per-
formed the ceremony.
1t Is reported that foxes are becoming
plentiful In King George county again after
ICING eiHiost totdiIS eNtflde Ior huHfoeb
of years.
DR.. j. Sidney Massey OF King George
county. for the past three years associate
editor of the Colonial Beach Progress, has
severed his connection with that paper.
John A. Hill. an ex-confederate veteran,
died recently at his home in Caroline
county at the age of sixty-seven years.
He leaves widow and two daughters.
The Fredericksburg Council of the Royal
Arcanum has elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: H. Kaufman. regent:
I. H. Harris, vice regent; J. w. Thomas
orator: G.. T. Downing secretary: w f.
Coates, collector: J. +. Brown. treasurer:
.. j. Owens, chaplain. r. E. Bozel guide:
Z: J. Haden. sentry; Fl. II. Johnson g. w.
Nroten and j. w. Thomas. trustees: DIR. III.
III. Johnson, representative to the Grand
Council and H. Kaufman. alternate
Mrs. G. NJ. Wallace, wife OF DR.. G. NJ.
Wallace of Stafford county, has returned
home from an extended trip abroad
Mr. William I. Dickinson son of the late
James {: Dickinson of Chestnut Valley, and
Miss Belle Stevenson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Battafe Gordon, were married
Gently In Grace Protestant Episcopal Church,
caroline county. Rev. s. s. Ware offlcia ted
A West Virginia banking firm contem-
Plates establishing bank at Spotsylvania
Court House In the near future. A repre-
sentative of the concern was looking over
the ground few days ago, and seemed
much pleased with the outlook
I. G.. Walker of Stevensburg Culpeper
county. died suddenly at his home this
week, at the age of sixty years He is sur
NiNcu ny IL HluoN, Two sons ana IWp daugl-
ters He was an eS-confederate veteran
1hs executive committee of the Mary
washington Hospital of this city and the
doctors OF the city recently met in consul
tatioh for the purpose of establishing a
free dispensary and a clinic for the treat
nent OF the deserving POOR of this city in
connection with the hospital Tn, ma
Jof1ty OF the physicians regarded the city
as too small to support such an institution
but were willing to give 1t trial as ths
ladies' Of the committee were enthusiastic
cally lending. their support to the task
1t was finally decided that each Thursday
and Friday. beginning January l. should any
deserving poor appear al any doctors of.
ice he Will, If the condition of the patient
ueces5itates il, refer the patient to the hos
pital and The doctor himself will so there
and render the necessary medical attention.
Also on tie days named the deserving poor
may go direct to the hospital for trea tment
between the hours of and pm
AT the last regular meeting of Lodge No.
4. A T. & A. NJ, Of this city the follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing term: DR.. III. II. Johnson w MI
DR.. j. p Stiff, S. w; Clarence r. Howard,
J. w; w. II. Hurkamp. treasurer; Capt
5. j. Quinn. secretary. Mr.. A. Randolph
Howard was appointed TO bear the wreath
10 the tomb OF George Washington at Mount
Vernon December II, it being the ami
Yersary of his death and 1t being the custom
OF this lodge to send wreath each year.
It was in this lodge that Washington took
the oath of Masonry.