The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-24
ESSEX
Chiidrsh'S Day at Smyrna-Sam Got The Wrong
Cow Coming to The Horse ShOw-Other
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Duunsvilc. Va. June l7th. 1907.
wish had a nice budget OF news to
send, but Dunnsyill- * "A little quiet now,
waiting to get her breath ior something
exciting Oi coursr size will have it.
Notice that feminine personal pronuun-
she. Why not "h. as well? j. II
that the Latin rule OF gender holds hrr'.or
In IL that news in small town sayors oi
the "lemininrs '? ! viii not undertake Ia
settle that point.
Mr. Wade Hampton Campbell. oi
Petersburg arrived here today 10y
Meems Line, on his bridal trip tu visit
his father Hon. ". Campbell. All. old
and Young, white and cOlOn'd. will wei
come Mr. Campbel aud his yonng bride.
Mrs Campbell was Miss Mary Uarnrtt
larbrough OF Richmond. From here
Mr.. Campbell will visit relatives IN Balti-
mOp..
Last Sunday was Childpn's Day at
/ Smyrna Christian church. The same
large crowd and interesting exercises
| that generally accompany these n'd-lct-
ter tuN liDf Allf NlitN lblh Mflf UNIV.
| Dunnsville was well represented. Mr..
| MuscOe Garnett and his daughters.
Misses Mamie aud Way; Messrs Catesby
and John Ware. Rev Mr.. Watson and
Others We're there and pronounce the eX-
ercises good, and the crowd too large lOr
the church. The collection was some
$50. All right ior the children. IL takes
the ladies and the children 10 ralS''
money.
Yesterday morning Sam Robinson cn-
tered the COW pen Ol one Ol our prOinl-
nent citizns, and quietly and very lie
iherately proceeded to rop one OF the
prettiest Jersey COWS there appearing.
| Now it might b,. we'll 10 mention that
/ the owner of the boyine- had sold tO a
| b4-.i man in our courthouse town a
very old and dilapidatrd COW, and the
alun.-aid Sam had b,-.n employed tu
! take the cow To the cattle yard. where
she might be- turned into beti. But poor
Sam being an early bird, went tu the
gentleman : cow pen before the rosy
| hues Of Aurora had swept acrOsS the
east. So he just got what S's'med Tho
best looking benf apparent, and thus
roped the pet COW of the family. Well.
when the gentleman visited his pen and
found DAISY BLOSSOM gone. and poor
old Patsy Baldhrad' standing then
ruminating a. she had done Tor the last
-guess it would not do to say-he just
went wild. The news spread. Telephone
win.s were strained under the burning
haste and import This was nOtenough.
/ 1 4. Il ttsIff.
ne rode and on the messages flew.
| Quietly resting beneath one ui the old
trees in the town WAS Sam lie was
warm. The COW was warm Seven
long and sandy miles had been lett be-
hind. and not pond was frozen. The
news was broken 10 him 10y degrees.
When he grasp9d the full power of what
"A fearful thing he had done, he at once
shook the sand of Oi his ieetand trudged
through sand again. The COW was
-asier To manage on the home trip. Cows
have this peculiarity. huntsville was
reached. What on earth, Is the matter.
Sam" This came from far and near.
Sam looked around, tried 10 smile.cleared
his throat, and in very smooth voice
said. got de wrong COW, and fotched
her back. There was not another
word. And that was all to be said.
Judge +. NJ. Ware, of Tappahannock.
was in Dunnsyille yesterday preparing
evidence in the Commonwealth vs..
Henry Walker case Walker is now in
Jail awaiting his trial. accused OF at
tempt at indecent assault. Both parties
are negroes.
Mosquitoes have made their presence
felt most pointedly for the last week.
When will there time come when
man may be rid OF pests in this world.
Some inventive spirit suggested that
oil poured ON our marshes would break
up the nesting of the singing, tantalizing
things, but it would take all the oil in
Texas to kill the crop We have along our
river courses in Tidewater Virginia.
The nights arr warm aud the corn
grows.
Mr.. Russell Williams. of Richmond. Is
visiting his father-in-law, Hon. William
Campbell. OF huntsville.
This has been the warmest week Of the
season and every farmer is rushing his
work. hoping To make upas far as pos
sible for the lost time in the spring.
Wheat cutting is the order OF the day
now and side-tracks all other work.
The crop here is not seemingly the best
1t is probable that Essex will be well
represented in fredericksburg at the
Horse Show. There il no county in the
State where the people love fine horses
more and try harder to have them than
Essex. And might add that some very
fine horses have been raised in this cOun-
ty. might go back for 40 these many
years" and mention the names OF noted
horses raised by the billiards. of lower Es-
sex and by the Sales and Others in the
upper portion of the county. So the
Horse Show appeals to the people of Is
COY In a rnru hvely mnnner