The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24
ESSEX
True Bills For Selling Liquor Illssally-POIitieal-
The KhaYes and the PubIic-PsrsonalS.
huntsville, Va, Oct. 2l.

DunnsNlile, a., Oct. u.
The grand Jury for Essex circuit court
this week held long session. Speak
easys or blind Tigers were extensively
under discussion. The good people o.
Essex seem determined 10 root out IN,
evil at any cost and trouble. judge
Wright delivered a strong charge TO the
Jury. and it is evident that the Judge Is
in perfect harmony with the temperance
movement now agitating this State, anC
ready To see the due execution OF the pro
hibition laws. Seyeral true bills Were
found against parties for the unlawful
sale of ardent spirits in Essex. Most d
the number live in the upper end OF the
county. True bills We're found against
John NJ. Saunders, Bob. Williams, X. A.
Griffin. L. |. Griffin, Joe BareiOrd, {. W
Davis. II. n. Collier and I. b. Kay.
Rev. j. W. West delivered a temper
ance speech in Tappahannock Sunday
night. and on Tuesday the Anti-SalOOn
League met at Ephesus church and wa
addressed by Mr. West. This gentleman
is State lecturer for the Anti-SalO0n
League. The good people OF the neigh
borhoOd provided lunch for all present
and the day was very pleasantly spent.
Republican State Canvasser Lewis
made first-rate speech from his view
point in Tappahannock Monday. There
were about all of the white Republicans
in the county present and many negroes,
but the larger part OF his audience were
Democrats. They gave Mr.. Lewis a very
Identified and attentive audience. Hon.
!. BOYD Sears arrived on the steamer,
which took Mr.. Lewis away. A Joint
discussion was sOmewhatexpected. Mr..
Sears made brief speech to an enthu-
siastic audience, covering the main issues
of the campaign.
Prof. r. H. Bentley. recently OF Monroe,
La, is building up fine private school
i'm TappahannOck.
The boom which Mr.. Jones threw into
the Republican ranks in his speech in
your city is causing widespread COM
ment throughout this section. Ii is
thought that thousands of votes will be
lost to Judge Lewis by the charge.
The recent decision of the L. S. District
Court in the Weems Steamboat Co. vs..
The Peoples Line is a matter OF con-
tinued comment along the lower Kappa
hammock. As we understand the ques-
ton as now settled, it is this The re-
spective owners OF the wharves own
them in fact and may do with them as
they please. but not to the detriment OF
the public nor to theexclusiOn OF any line
of steamers or other river craft comply
ing with the laws of Virginia and paying
wharfage. &c. In other words, the own
ers own, but the public use and any
steamboat company may use. So the
PEOPLES Co. was right But where now
is the company, and where is the Tour
list? BE this as it may, but one thing is
certain, Fredericksburg and Norfolk have
their chance now. THERE'S nothing now
in the way to prevent the establishment
of the proposed Norfolk line, and the PEG
pie along the lower Rappahannock will
welcome it.
Mrs. l.. C. Urquhart has just returned
to her sisters, Mrs. f. b. Garnett, after
a protacted stay in Port Royal.
Mr.. Latane Sale and bride, nee Miss
Brooke. daughter of the late VIM. Brooke
of Essex, arrived at their future home in
upper Essex today by steamer from Fred
ericksburg, en- route from Richmond,
where they were married.
The academy for the education OF the
colored youths of this section is in full
operation and well attended. Most OF
the nearby counties are represented:
Misses Lucy and May Kriete have
returned from ST. Charles, Mo-, to their
old home in huntsville, and will spend
the winter here.