The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-28
CURRENT COMMENTS

Mr.. Richard f. Swift, OF Baltimore, Is
here for the holidays.
Mr.. Contee Ficklen, of Baltimore, IL a
guest OF relatives here.
Miss Matte Lawson, OF UpperVille, Is a
guest of Miss Afice Cannon.
Mr.. Jake Gore. OF Chester Pa, is visit
ing his brother, Mr.. c. A. Gore.
Mrs Annie s. Moore, of Richmond, If
spending few days here with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Starke, of Nor
folk. are guests of Mrs. Ella J. st. John.
Miss Florence King, of Newport News,
is "A guest of her brother, DIR. j. Garnett
King.
Mr.. Phillip n. Stern, of Baltimore,
spent Xmas with the family OF Mr.. q. W.
Shepherd.
Mr.. James l.. Ford and wife, OF st.
Louis, spent Saturday here with Mrs. Nj.
f. Tankard.
Mr.. II. ii. Henderson, of New York
who has been spending some time mere
has returned.
Mrs. II. Percy Myers, OF Washington
is here. guest of her brother-in-law lien.
ID. ID. Wheeler.
Major Il. T.. Morris and wife are at the
Hotel Regent, Washington, and VIII re-
main two weeks.
Miss Mamie Barney, OF Washington Is
spending the holidays with the family oi
DR.. j. n. Barney.
Mrs. Jno. l.. Lewis and children, OF
Bethesda, Nd. are gu SITS oil Mrs. A. II.
Chichester, in Stafford.
Prof r. c. Beale, Of The Miller School
in Albemarle. is spending the holidays
with his fathers family
Mr. Malcolm c. Thompson. OF Char
lotte. y. G.. is spending the holidays
with his father and sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Robertson enter
tanned their friends Christmas Day rom
$3.50 to +. Egg-nog was served.
Mr. Joseph II. Davis. of Cartright 4
Davis. is spending the holidays with ms
relatives at his former home, Whining
ton, Del
Miss Mary Hefin, daughter OF Mr. j.
q Heflin. who has been very sick for the
last two weeks with pneumonia, Is much
improved.
Messrs. Claude Jett and Bernard Shell
ton returned TO Cumberland, Md, Tues,
day. after brief visit 10 relatives and
friends here.
Master Ira Bowler, OF The National
Junior Republic School at Annapolis
junction, Md, is spending a week here
with his relatives.
Charles Robinson and Ellen Smith,
both of this city, We're married by Rev.
Cornelius Lucas Sunday evening, at his
residence on Douglas street.
Miss Louise Woodbridge and Miss Res
sic Wicker left Tuesday for Orange.
where they will spend the remainder OF
the holidays with Miss Isabel Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lacy, OF Prince
Edward county, are visiting at Mr.. ana
Mrs. s. b. Banks. at Iceland, on their
way TO Ithica, n. Y, their future home.
Mr.. T. Edward McCracken, l: ).
gauger at Bowers Hill, Va, and Mrs'
McCracken. We're guests here oil ms
mother. Mrs. McCracken, during the mol
idays.
Invest your Christmas money IN Jewel
nv You cannot put same To better ad-
vantage. Special reduced prices now on
everything in our line at Loewenson y
Kaufman's, the jewelers..
Mr.. C. NJ. Chichester, of the University
of Virginia. and Mr. p NJ. Chichester, OF
William and Mary College, are guests OF
their mother, Mr. A. r Chichester, III
Stafford.
Have YOU seen the expert hand engrav-
ing II. +. Norris. the ieweler and optic
ian. is giving free OF charge on every
niece sold by him? 1t will pay You TO
investigate. S25 Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Smith and son, Mr..
Mason Smith. have returned from An
napoTs. Md. where they spent Amas
with their son, Midshipman Taylor
Smith.
The balance of this week our filter
Miss Baseler) will be here, and we offer
YOU special reductions in ladies tailored
suits. eloaks and skirts No charge for
fitting this week.. c. W. Jones.
Remember your friends with beauti-
,ullyrfinished photograph ofyourself dur
mo the Christmas holidays. You can
have it made at The fredericksburg
Davis gallery in any style you wish.
Attorney Robinson Moncure, OF Alex
andria. and Mr.. W. A. Moncure, OF Phil
adelphia, have returned after spending
Christmas day with their father in Stall
ford.
Are YOU ready for Xmas? Ii not, come
and see the pretty new fancy stock, lace
collars. fancy work holly ribbon, etc, at
Mrs. ID. f. Smith & Co. s. There you
will also find big reduction on all hats
Miss Sallie Lyell Tapscott left Wednes-
day for Mississippi to be absent Tor the
winter. While there she Will be present
at the marriage of her cousin, Miss Fellce
Lyell. and later attend Mardi Gras IN
New Orleans.
Professor Thomas Fitzhugh and wife,
Of the University of Virginia; Mr.. W. ii.
Fltzhugh. of yicksburg, Miss, and Mrs.
.Jno. W. Daniel and son, of Washington,
are guests of Mrs. W. ii. Fitzhugh, on
Hanover street.
The misrepresentation the new jewell
ers have been getting through false as
sertions in newspapers are so garlng to
we'll thinking people OF Fredericksburg
the result is very AatteriDg to II. +. Nor
ris, the jeweler and optician, $50 Main
street.
Mr.. James +. Bradley, OF Baltimore,
who has been here for several days. lett
for his home Tuesday, accompanied by
his brother. Mr.. Theodore M. Bradley.
who will spend two weeks as guests OF
the family of Mr.. Charles s. Bradley.
Mr.. Frank Gift, OF Stafford, was com,
ING to this city Tuesday. When near Cool
Spring. the horse he was riding was
frightened by the train. IIewas thrown
II hadlv bruised The horse rGn into