The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-13
CAROLINE COUNTY
SOCIAL COURT"
Small Attendance The Crops Dis.
cussed Supervisors Meet.
REPUBLICANS ELECT COMMITTEE
Also Elect Delegates to Congressional Con-
yention- Notes. Etc

"Social Court" at Bowling Green Mon
day brought out the smallest attendance
we have ever seen except the famous
blizzard Court" Of several years ago.
There were not many more than one
hundred people present, "a lair proper
ton oi whom were from Richmond.
fredericksburg, Baltimore and other
cities. The farmers are up 10 their eyes
pulling fodder, cutting tobacco, moving
peas and late grass aud PREPARING for
wheat. Some planters report very
heavy cropOf tobacco, some that tits fired
and injured by the late rains, the gum
being washed of, and the leaves have a
woody appearance. 4 very large crop OF
peas have been and thecrOp heavy
MIR. 4. h. Chandler cut over iOur tons ui
pea hay from about one and "A hall acre
lot. Old corn is very scarce and the
most Of il used is being brought from
the West Much ol the early hay crop
was lost by the wet weather. The apple
crop il very small. the bulk Of it having
dropped before maturity.
The Board OF Supervisors met and
transacted routine business.
IL was intended to have meeting OF
Caroline Confederate Camp, but the ut
tendance was 50 small that II was de-
ierred 10 next court. The camp has sui
licient money To pay for the monument,
and also TO enclose il with an iron rail
ing and committee has been appointed
to do the work.
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
The first gun ol the campaign was
fired when the Republicans held u meet
ing In the courthouse To elect achairman
and county committee aud send dele
gates to the District Convention at
Hampton on Tuesday, September -.
Mr. Charles f. Bcazley was chairman,
and Mr.. +. l.. r. Dunn, secretary. Mr.
Glenn VI. Harris was elected county chair
man with the following county com
mittee:
Bowling Grcen-E l. r. Dunn.
Sparta-S. f. Pitts.
Shumanville-.Ioseph Banks
Whites-W. &. White
Gouldmans-J b. Wright
Guineys-J. d. G. Gouldin
Port Royal ". Price
Moss Ncck-E b. Pendleton
Madison-C. T. Blanton
Balty-J. K. Allen
Cedar Fork f. Smith.
Reedy Churchill NJ. Coleman.
Bowers-N. VI COrbin.
Delegates 10 convention. E VI Harris,
| C. f. Hicks, : + Pitts, t. VI Coleman
and ". g. White
There was no action taken IN regard
To instructions to vote for any candidate
before the convention. but between the
two already spoken of. Fred Reed, OF
Newport News, and Robert Brlstow, OF
Mddlesex, the sentiment is for Reed.
DEMoCRArIc.
Chairman C.. b. Conway and several
members Of the Democratic Committee
were present. but mo- meeting was held
The Congressional candidate. Hon W. \.
Jones. has already been named. At De-
tober court meeting will be- held and
work commenced. The campaign will
be- short
NOTES
Master Russell Robinson. son of Mr.. l.
NJ. Robinson, will leaveior }lacksburg this
week To attend college.
Mr.. W. b Covington. undertaken, has
full line Of collins and caskets and Il
prepared to fiji all funeral orders with
promptness and most improved methods.
Work j. progressing ON the seminary
building. where a new roof l. being put
ON and other improvements made pre-
paratory to the opening OF the session.
Mr.. John l. White has lost cow.
horse and mule in the past two months
10y feeding on ground wheat.
Mr.. 4. b. Chandler. Jr., wife and child
will return To Richmond this week, where
Mr.. c. is principal OF "a high school
Those present from fredericksburg
were: Messrs. NJ. G.. Willis. +. X. Tyler,
Mark McGhee, George 4. Robertson, +.
&. Ninde. II. T. Crismond. W. II Timber
lake. W. 4. Bell, ". l.. Brannan, l.. X.
Tyler. W f. Lang J. c. Gregory, W. l..
Dempsey n representative OF this paper
and others