The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-02-14
ESSEX.


The Birds and the Game Warden
Another Museos Garnstt- Mr.. Gould
May be Invited to Essex-The Ur-
hanna Road-Othsr Notes.
Dunnsvile, Va, Feb. I, 1908.
The oystermen are idle and their bOatt
frozsn up and liable to be crushed by thu
immense d )es when the lee breaks up
The skating on the river Is iiIa. OH
might skate for 20 miles from Tappa
hammock down the river, and from that
town up tn yours. All fish trap stakes
will be carried away. and probably many
wharyes will suffer like WellfOrj's. Fire
wood /. scarce and 80 is labor. but the
cold is ever present and needs no prompt
ing The people oi this portion Of lir
ginis must, like their Northern ntighbOr
learn TO prepare more for Hintry wealth
ef. With US, IL is 20 ont and cut lew
loads Of green wood and throw in few
dry sticks for good measure In the dead
OF winter With them, collecting good
seasoned wood and saving IL the proper
length aud housing il 10 the summer or
early fall Is business. Then in wnter
they can stay indoors and read and eat
apple butter and drink boiled cider. The
birds seem TO stand The distressing
weather remarkably we'll saw large
4 ,ck OF partridges yesterday up hics
Ory tree Why there, do not know.
The spOrtsmen are looking iOrW ard to
the 18th eagerly, that they may go
aiowliDg for poor robin redbreAst. As
the close season is in for all kinds Of
game just now, the game war ems are
on the watch0ut for lawbreake.s. II
all good citizans will do their part, the
game warden will have but little trouble
ia doing the rest. But the tr ,uble II
they have been wlnking at the vi latiOns
and treating the whole matter lightly
Let them come 10 line and there will be
less law breaking.
There is much sickness around and
several deaths among the colored peo-
pie Among the number Ia George Bray
few months ago he was, perhaps, the
most powerful negro in the county. and
both industrious and prosperous. He
was stricken down, poor fellow, with
some sudden organic trouble, aud liDger-
ed on until his death few days ago.
have seen him lift around a partly load
ed wagon, when 10 q close place iJr turn
ing, with as much ease as could a
WheelbarroW George was a good negro
aud good example TO his race
The nRms OF M6scOe has Tor many gen.
erations been connected with the Garnett
family. Wherever you fad Garnett,
whether in Virginia or Kentucky, you
are sure TO find Muscoe given name
There was Muscoe Russell Garnett. OF
upper Essex, and Judge Museoe Garnett,
Of lower Essex, and his son, the present
Muscoe Gsrnett, deputy sheriff Of Essex,
and there are many OF the that name in
Orange county. four correspondent has
regretted that none OF the latter genera.
tIon in this section did not have the fam
lily name, and wished that there could be
another coming on TO perpetUate the
familiar and family hOnored title. Well,
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon, a
little stranger entered my househOuld, f.,
nameless and mo. arrayed like Sd mon
in all Il his glory" lie Was named,
clothed and fed and without HE consent,
or the asking OF It, be was iorwith named
Muscoe for his great uncle and great
grandfather, The richest libail0ns OF
Oldest and purest wine would pour on
his little devoted head, aud would hope
for him all that be future holds Tor those
who are good aud true. aud meet the
emergencies Oi this life VI lnchiDg'y, and
who stand for the right whatever may
betlde.
Dr.. r binson, Of Tsppabannock, was
in Dunnsyille several times today.
Through snow and ice, rain AMI hall,
| the doctor goee, and Was there ever a
guest 30 welcomed as the dear oil conn
try doctor when household r-medies
have failed aud the siek ones pleaGingly
ask for htlp at dead OF nighi2 Freezes
stop the mails, and the steamer paddles
trouble not the Ice clothed river, but
light or dark, cold or hot. the man with
the saddle hags answers your call.
MIR. C. B Newb II, deputy treesurr oi
Essex, was 10 Dunnsville today.
Mr.. e. Il. Bray, OF the travelling IRA
ternity, is snowbound at his home, near
Dunnsville.
Mr.. Burns, OF New York, writes me
that be hopes TO get TO active work on
the Richmond and urbanna rain oSf
within q few weeks. This isssc nj
letter from him recently. The comp ny
are waiting for the survey estimst's
This over the work will begin. A le tel
Hon. VIM. Campbell to the Ii lewstei
Democrat suggests that we have q
meeting OF the cit'z'ns Of Essex Apri
court aud invite Mr.. Gould TO be present
TO extend him a warm welcome and t.
bid him God speed 10 his enterprise Al
II the counties through the proposed
route shonli do the same. This would
at least, show deep intereston our par
and our desire for railroad. The com
ing spring and summer may mark
mighty step Of improvement 10 this sec
ton OF Virginia. We hav' slept long
and now for the wakieg