The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-09
ESSEX
The Crops lncabstors Effects u iia Rain
Personals, ttc

Dunnssil,-. Va. June q.
The pea crop j. over and ! have not
i1und man who made anything by bis
crop. IirtOmatO plants We're gratly in-
lur,d by the cold nights ia early May,
and n viii roquim ell ss work ~ gel
plants from the SECOND sowing large
enough to grt to market hriorr the lal'
irOst- Wheat is ail rghf Not "a nrpa
growth ol straw. but pIuI hrud-. Wllh
prospect Tor i4liu. Goa. to lhr normal
yield. Appi, crop Wil. De- "a failure hr.c.
lrw ou tur rret- 7 hose were D. iurtd
hy tir cuid and viii hr Irregular in
-hspe aud uiAriwis. detective Tho
peaches are holding on. Suli there Will
not be- "a frer-breahlug uop The May
cherry rrop Nas unu-ualIl good The
-ual bOy aud thc cllrrr, brl- ar, ioAst-
ug B.ack- berries " 30 bc ahundlni
4 hr hurk i,h~rry growth H. promising
a.-u tity peu pl- SNOW hut httle how
Important thee mutt conditions agc 10
tae country poplc There i- traffic in
every oue oi tlr.-'. mentioned This
b lug- iu "th- chung- 90 the cunufry
NuL ny the ship hui a- John -.
m NfAN'i hNN ANNN- tfNs ANtNN lNN' tA|'AA AAtAl
lcrrel lrou ACROSS tu" watelS, or vice
,rr-a. hui iu "a little vuy.Hnl so very
helpful GOD the poor llru-r Ills trucks
and Irult arr m- bank account, aud his
pouiry adds considerably o. that az
count also.
Speaking oi poultry umiudS me OF
Iuruba'ur- IDefe b. % regular crnz' ON
thi> subject boo his portion OF the state.
Some aa doing pretty well But -ns-
prrt that tho sume time and energy
applied tu looking after tmir farms
would ag-rgatr iuOIr iu thr long run.
Mrs. luufa M Garnett. accompanied
ny her daughter. Miss judith, have leit
inr vi-if tO Stauuton.
Mr. Russell Williams OF Richmond.
aud aud hr litilr sna ag. af tumhelltun.
the home of Hon VIM Campbell of
punns,iil MIR Williams Is a daughter
of Mr Campbell
Miss Hattie Ran-our. daughter OF the
buhusyiih po~fma.ter. ha- returned
irum th- iynrhhurg Female to.legr.
"a here she ha- beeu % student Tor the
past -rs-ion
Miss Ami Laurie billiard i- expected
home from beer school after a -ucrr--iui
year of ,rtrhne
Miss Helen trDNtOn is now with beer
parents near Duuns,il.e Miss CrONtou
taught iu Lancaster county last session.
aui it is very gratifying tO know that
hrr effort was successful.
Miss Emma Lawson NJ airing will pturn
from inunyle Normal m few days.
She Wit spend the summer with hei
mother at Tu-rarora ON the R1ppahau-
mock
Mr. samuel Qucnsenbury. Of Centre
Cross. II progressive He has "a gasOlene
engine M his shop which dO-- all of hi-
saving and grinds grist for the neighbors
besides. tie il expecting "A Brooke Sold
Tire Setter and viii then set a tire while
most smiths would be- cutting the bolts.
In is well To see signs of progress lfyou
want % be- a backuuuber IL i- an easy
thing 10 accomplish just let alone all
Improvement.
Alter the long dry spell there came "A
regular dOwnpuur. Wcttingeyery hill and
dell. making the flowers laugh. hitting the
dropping heads of the iorlorn cabbage
plants ire-hening up the dust-coyered
fruit. and taking the frowns out OF the
mill-owners' foreheads
Mrs. Martha Ann Cox is spending some
time in BaltimOp. with her sons, Lewis
Henry. Washington, and Clifton. Mrs.
C0x is urged tO make Baltimore her home,
and spend her time among her children
with the comforts and convenience of the
city before her Bat she prefers her old
ro~,. garden, and vineyard, and fruit trees,
and spring water TO all OF the luXuries Of
town HE We ~ec where she il right.
Mr. john r. owen has moved his mill
10 the Gresham tract near the Ferry
Bridge. II is said he paid ) 800 for this
piece oi timber Two years ago very
lew mill men would have cared 10 buy at
a fourth Of that price.
Mrs. J. T. T. Hundley, Of Norfolk, will
summer at Hundl"y Hall.