The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-28
ESSEX
Hail Storm Does Damage AFew Strange Incl
dents The Monument Corner Stone Laying
Other Notes.

puunsvillc, Va, June -.
very heavy wind and hail storm pass
cd through this section Thursday night.
Tn, storm came from thcSuuth west and
ior thirty minutes the wind blew "a per
rct galr. dwelling the corn fields and
scattering the heat shocks over ON
th. Dragon hail Tell ln large quantities.
cutting jhc corn To pieces ur wheat
had been very seriously injured before 10y
the heavy rains and the FARMERS were
inst becoming hopeful of drying ltuutior
thre-hing when this duWn-puur irll, lcay-
ing IL I'M "a worse condition than before.
MIR. Robert t. War. Jr. set "A steel
trap { D catch hawk which had been
trcspassing upon his poultry yard. tie
placed the trap uu the topufa~tuck pole.
When hc visited the trap a lew mornings
ago. his surprise WAS great To- iiud th'
trap sprung and am immense bull frog
caught iu H. Ills theory Is that kaWk X
which held the frog had lighted on the
stack pole to rest. when thc trap sprung
aud took his prey. but leaving han to ~
his way douhtlcs>ly pJoicng
Mr.. Gcorg. Nludrr. "a most cun~crNa-
/ tnrc citizen, SAYS that during a rain storm
some timr since. while he MAS sitting in
his doorway. "a tcrrapiu irIi ln his yard
seemingly from th, clouds llr l. unable
to account iori Fish aud smhIl frogs
have been known To conc from the
clouds. but tcrrapins ar too heavy tobe
held up hy the clouds unless there ls "a
stronger force of attraction in aerial Wa
t,rS than uur mctcorolugN teaches. But
the trrrapu irll from tine air Whether
borne hy some eagle br hawk. cor thrown
from au air.~hip. do not know But De-
frn. for Mr. Mudrr saw him.
MIR Thomas CruNton tells a wonderful
story about the longevity oi d-hug-.
He SAYS that "a lady caught our oi the
bugs and placed 30 900 AN odd Snuii box Tor
~air-h,rpiug 90 order to lest how long
the insect would live without food.
Twenty years thereafter -hr hapiTnrd To
h, cleaning up hcr uld desk drawer and
rlme across this odd suulI buN placed
there thr day she imprisoned the bug and
forgotten II all came back tp Aer nrm-
ory at once She OPENED the box and
took ont the imprisoned Rip Van Ninkir
Beiihu- Bugihus 10 looked cmaciatcd
nud dead. hut when permitted 90 rest on
her arm tsuiI instincts ior blood aroused
and back to lic 10 came and attacked her
arm vigorously Quick silver is \ better
means Tor determination than lmprl-un-
meut
The twenty-cighth instant Will be- u
gaia day in Iappahannock. Goy Swan
son aud Hon H. St George Tucker are
expected tu b., there to deliver speeches
i'm the interest oi the Ladies' Confederate
Monument Association. There viii be-
nn charges made Tor the speaking. but a
line dinner VIII be- served 10y the ladies OF
E-seN. and sweet refreshments served
after the dinner. For these dinner and
reire~hment~l a very rrasouahle~um viii
he asked. But when il * considered
that every cent paid goes To the building
of the monument 20 the Confederate
dead oi Essex. it seems but right that
every man should last Tor three days be-
fore this entertainment, aud have hls ap-
petite up to the highest standard OF Ice
cream and cake consumption. lie who
eats ten -aucers sill prima facie be- a lar
better man viewed from the monument
building standpoint than be- who eats
but five.
The meeting held in the afternoon in
the courthouse Monday was particularly
devoted To the question OF here TO
place the monument The ladies per
mitted some caucu~sing. and then ap-
pointed a committee 10 view the grounds
and report The space between the
Hotel Mcdaniel and tine courthouse was
the SPOT selected The association gave
out the statement that over ! 200 had
been raised and was on hand Tor the
erection of the monument lt II very
probable that the sum of 81 400 Will be
paid for the monument. Models Of very
impressive monuments wereexhlhlted by
the association. Too much can not be
said in praise oi the efforts of these ladies.
and VIXEN they have passed away and
zone 10 Join their fathers, their children
and their children's children may point
10 this monument with pride, not only
because it bciittingly commentaries the
noble dead oi Essex, but because it com
memoratcs the Jealous and the untirng
efforts OF these noble daughters OF Essex
To build mound of stone wherein may
be read the lasting record Of the soldiers
of Essex who were willing To lay down
their lives for their country.
OF course il goes without the saying
that a rich Oratorical treat may be ex-
pected on the 2Sth. II il told on llick-
Ory Jackson that when he was making
speeches prior to his election To the pres
idency. that he was in New Orleans and
naturally received a great ovation.
While in the midst Of his speech friend
ON the platform touched him and spoke
in a whisper, General, your speech y
fine and the very thing we want, but be-
fore YOU close you had better give thee
fellows little Latin. You know they
are French. but Latin will do first rate if
Won can not speak French. Give them
Latin. General. Just a little Latin. Gen
oral .Iackson promised that he would
and went on with his speech. Soon after
this suggestion, he Strengthened himself
up. pointed his index finger dramatically
and said. "People Of New Orleans, pro
homo publico. e pluribus unum, sic sem
ner tyrannis. multum in parvO, ct cetera.
&c " This brought down the house and
fine "hurrah for Gen Jackson continued
ior five minut :. Just asip OF Latin had
finished the splendid effect made by the
hero of New Orleans. Gen. Jackson
knew no Latin, save the few phrases he
had uttered regard 'ess OF the connection.
This is said not to the detriment OF Civil
war speeches, but to suggest that az the
representatives Of the Latin race, whether
French or Italian or Spanish, love even
the sound OF the tongue, so do the people
of the South love even the bare mention
of the heroes Of the Civil war. To stand
and repeat the names of Jackson and Lee
and Hill and Stuart, and scores OF Others
so well known and so well beloved, IL
oratOry to the Southern ear II not an
other word We're spoken. Bat on the
2sth NAV be expected fights from pin
ions strongand practiced, and the themes
will be suggestive and inspiring.
Mr.. Francis Scott has recovered from
his recent illness.
Mr.. l.. A. Turner, OF Loudoun, has Wis
tied his friends here.