The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-15
CULPEPER
Political POintS-FertiIe Fields splendid Sol
diers-The Late Vim. c. Latane Marriage,

dierS-The Late Vim. l. Laiane-harTlage'
Etc.
Stcycnsburg. VA. April l2th. 1905.
70 The Free Lance:
GOV. Montagnc's ahusr of Martin will
mo- NOR, put him inthc L. ;. Senate than
parkcr's TRADE against the high-toncd
Roosevelt put him ina the White House.
When candidate Wgin~ 90 abuse his
opponent il shows plainly the man. and
hr is certain to br beaten. On the other
hand Col Slrmp will give them hlg
scare. II hc does not iill lhc scat himself.
ours i- a strong Democratic county, and
lust as certainly a> l.. l.. Lewis il nnml-
mated for Governor. he Will carry this
county. iOr hc WAS our Commonwealth s.
attorney once and more popular man
never lived than hr Ills cour-r here. as
we'll as when president of the Court oi
Appeals. cndearcd him tO every heart. /
have had personal transactions with
him again aud again. and every inch ui
him /, % business man and gentleman.
was Interested iu the letter OF your
SPARTA correspondent referring 10 that
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peep over our beautiful country from the
baptist church here. seeing a. part oi
seven counties. SpOtsylNaula. Orange.
Alhenarlr. Madison. Kappahannock,
Fauquicr aud Loudoun. AMI then src the
"cattlc ou thousand hills in our beau
timl mountain um valley and the plains
of Brandy Station. 10 would make his
head swim and bis mouth water. ~
for the prospect oi fruit hay. wheat and
everything else. why there l-uo end toit.
Well. nothing succeeds like ~lcc"~-.
I've fought two biz battles iu the last
six mouth--Won "a wife and thr post
office here: Yet "er"ry plca~ur has ~.
sorrow. EVERY sweet has it, bitter.
W. have moved the po>ioilicc from ITS
former location. where lt had been for Is
wears. tu 20 more central and convenient
poiut. took tine oath OF office tine ith
of Nau.n. allowing Mr.. Roosevelt tp beat
u, t,,1 hour. Nr. T.. 4. IhrWning. our
nonnlar merchant here. and his son vcm
amh installed tur .ame day a- assistant
amid clerk. respectively. and everything
IS working smoothly and satisfactorily.
u uv ln.t letter to Won either made
"a mi.fok,.or Won mad. mp make b.. /
.aii II u.ad 10 saw them hnd not bcou %
daatl, l,.ofo whit. por~onwithin tyomilrs
nf Str,.ushurg between th. ag,- of 40
and go You made it ~ay between 10
,rI 3u. Now c1n say th.r. ha, becu
~ deaths within folr miles of >tcycn~-
bn..- within rh. last iour vral.. nll white.
uiti, diii.n.u, disease. and about three
.,,rtli. ni tleu females
m. moral condition. of our pDnpl. is
f.i,L .,,I.I.. Cl.ri.ti,t,it,. i.ata i,y anh
.''- .'',..' l,.,, m,...1
;rt,n.iaJ =, civ. vou 81 a.o- iot- of INV
.,,l;.st ,,..nll.cfinu. Inn fh;. l.tf.r j.
,ir',I,. t,n l,n~
o"r ,.n,i. c.ueraly ar. well. Nv
lo..@btir +, v,or. clI La.tvploiJ lever
ot Rock Spriup Female Institute. iu Mad
;.oi' 'cornf, IL. i. now recovering.
! ti,onl tne Dauoht.i~ of tb. Coufci-
er,,.y nf E....y county very much for the
b.auriml badge of honorsent mcthrough
/ Nr Nm # Dnbom. did NOT deserve
r,I,..r., con,,t,. oo'r... .all H.. soldiers
"n. wb,Ta yib, E.sev oave il to certain ones
Wb.n think oi H. following brave fpl-
l,v.. of Cnmnonv r gth Virginia Caval-