The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-02-04

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tiful-Boats Caught In The Ice
Pleased With Letters and Editorials
in The Free Lance Other Interest
ing Items.
Nell, Va, Feb. Isl, 1905.
That we were In the throes of a terri
ble blizzard last week isA matter Ol
record. The effects ARE lar reaching. and
here IN the SAMMY South, where, being un
expected anu of rather unusal q, currence,
conditions render losses greater and sui.
iering more intense In the Neck, with
only one road 10 get out. we were con
ironted with an immense snOwdrift OF
something less than 100 yarGs long,
from Waterloo swamp 10 the ATk church,
high as the wire fences on either side and
solid 70 the bottom, scarcely room on
one side for horse TO pass. Two enter
pri.i z citizens at this end were met bt
two plucky men from Owens i O., and,
nth colored man between, a road WAS
shoveled out. through which your cor
respondent passed his buggy TO test the
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such gigantic undertaking, we should
quietly await the soitening influences OF
old Sol / his Is a more progressive age,
and the fact that the mail could not get
through properly for three days attests
the inert feeling and diff renee On the part
Of many people. This Is about the obly
work that has been done on the miles OF
road in this section Tor year or more,
and il seems our new law must be very
cumbersome ald machinery Ineffective
that we cannot get work done, and sev
ersl places are now really dangerous Tor
loaded teams.
SIR. Chas. lioiimsn's son Is quite III
with pneumonia, and when the doctor
was sent for he could not have come
over drifts unless the buggy WAS carried
and horses led in path.
Mr. Thos Payne shot a grey fox last
week at DuclOss. MIR. {. +. Dayis, OF
Dido. Killed another the previous week
they are numerous here and the annual
hunt by MIR. Tay lor and other gentlemen
did not reach this lar last fall
The Ark church (,OlOre0) now has
green blinds Un the outside. giving b
pleasing effect, besid being immune
rom loss of glass.
The colored school has an enrolment
oi nearly o6, aud even with the addition
made 20 it last fall ID inadequate to the
needs of so many scholars.
Chas Johnson and son, Ben, OF Flenti'
fol Farm. had "A narrow escape from
drowning last week at Colonial Beach,
where they went with canned tomatoes
rom Dido. A equal struck them as they
started to return and the bOa', from loss
of tiller, was unmanageable As the
yale increased they were hemmed 10 by
ice and lost the anchor, and, alter hard
ballDg, managed TO get ashore, where
they were well cared for by our hospit-
able friend, DR.. +. f Ninde, and next day
walked around to their home. Seven
ooats are frozen upin GambO Creek most
Of them partly loaded with small oJ sters
The Norfolk boais are very much handi'
CAPPED by the ice in the Potomac, aud
consequently not on schedule time. The
Randall Line tied up over week
ago. and will not resume until lie clears,
probably ia four to six weeks, as It did
last year
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4. Hoge returned yesterday TO their re-
.Dective homes al Owens aud Psnoramo,
after a weeks stay at The Cottage.
Mr.. Walter COakley has full sch Iol
At Matthias. and gives general satlsiac
ton. his long experience fitting him
thoroughly for this calling
The fishermen have begun preparations
for spring work, mending nets, ski0ning
new pole, etc, but are cOmpellei 10 do
the mendinR indoors on account Ut the
inclement weather.
Mir Jas. l.. Hoge has commenced
building an addition to his dwelling,
near Neill.
Quite a number OF wild turkeys have
been shot the past season, TWO parties
killing II on one place. Az the season is
now over, there seems an abundant sup
DIV left to raise large crop the ensuing
year. .,,,,,
The communication signed "H' some
time ago meant much and we hopei In
the near future to have more. We heart
,Iy endorsed the communication oi super
,nteudeut of schools Of Caroline, and sin
cerely hope the people will he reused by
the publication of such papers on educa
tion. roads and 9th subjects Of such
ureat importance through The Free
Lance, our county exponent, where such
forts is made in the editorials to i'm
press these on the minds OF the people
Last Sunday being the fifth, Rev. Mr..
Newbill gave very instructive sermon
At Oakland upon the Importance oi
women 8 duties 10 the church, especially
in missionary work. The attendance
vas quite large considering the uhfavor-
able condition Of rOsts aud weather,
albeit several werp just 10 time to con,
tribute to the lection. Mr.. Lloyd
Wilkerson was received into member
hin by letter from RIund Hill church:
The gathering Of the storm yesterday
was precipitated 10 form OF snow, which
began failiog about nine O'Clock last
light and at that time this m. was
oearly six iLches on level.