The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-27
ORANGE COURT

There was n small crowd mt Orange
Monday TO attend September court
The farmers are very busy. Those who
went from this city were Judge A. l.
Embrey. Mr.. Fairbanks, Mr.. Elton Al
rich and a representative OF TINS paper
Hon. !. II. Biscoe and Attorney ;. Peter
Powell. of Spotsylvania joined the party
on route. The grand jury brought IN
three indictments against Jack Booton
for forgery and one against Oscar Pen
dleton. charged with destroying tele-
graph poles. ,t
gnment as to the release OF about -
700 worth OF machinery, etc, oil tine IL,
ternational Harvesting Co, consigned
IN and in possession OF Messrs. Shackel-
ford 4 Greiner, who made an assign
ment last week. Judge A. I. Emnrey
WAS counsel for the lnternatlonal Har-
yesting Co. The case will be taken up
again Wednesday. This firm has com
pleted theinventory of stock. IL was re-
norted that some of the creditors have
declined 10 accept the settlement ~ pro
posed by the assigned firm, VINO nave
turned over their entire stock, and VIII
get Judgment. Ii all the creditors come
in Il is estimated that SOC. on the dollar
will be realized. OF course those who ac-
cent will get more in proportion as to
the number who decline the settlement.
Judge Morton. the assignee, has not de-
cided whether the stock will be sold as "a
whole or retail.
ACLOsE CALL.
Mr.. George A. Gaines has been under
medical treatment for several months.
The physician had prescribed strgchnine,
which he has been taking regularly until
a week ago, when change was made to
other medicine, the dose Of which was u
teaspoonful. Last Tuesday he made n
mistake in the bottle and took n spoon.
full of strychnine. As soon as he had
taken it he recognized the taste ofstrych-
nine. He cody lit cigar and sat Tor
a few minutes thinking what he should
do. Two physicians were hurriedly sum
moned. In a short time he went into
commissions which continued during the
night and next day. He is now up aud
superintending his business, but suffering
from the effects OF the poison.
LOWELL FOR SENATE.
Since Col. Geo. Shackeiord has de-
clned to be "A candidate for reelection TO
the Senate, although the election Is more
than year OFF, interest Is being mani
tested i'm his successor. II looks now as
II Hon. Edward Lowell, of Madison, who
served in the Constitutional Convention
from that county, will be- the Democratic
nominee, and his friends say he will have
no opposition. He has never announced
his candidacy or expressed desire to be
a candidate. His friends are doing the
work.
NOTES.
Among those present was Mr.,
u. NJ. Henderson, Jr., the Repub-
lican candidate for Congress from the
Eighth district. He was being gen
orally introduced by Mr.. Henry Eddins,
and was cordially received by the men,
beers OF bis party and friends he made.
The question was asked a. To the where.
abouts of Congressman RiXey, who failed
to show up.
The corn crop in the county j. good,
but good Judges say not as good a. last
year. The apple crop is very short.
Millers say they have much difficulty in
getting good dry samples OF wheat, and
already some is being brought from the
West
4 wonderiulimprOyementi IL being made
in the roads leading into Orange. Mr..