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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16
BY Auto, New York to buffalo, viz
Pittsfield.

Word has been received from Bufa'o'
n. y, that Dr. Birney and family, VINO are
on their way 70 Chicago IN their Ihomas-
FLYER touring car, reached there safely
after four days run from Pittsneld, W.
v here they had been stopping az the Nose
House for three weeks.
The party, consisting OF DR.. and Mrs.
Bfrnsy. tvs children, nurse and chauffeur,
DR.. and Mrs Lucian McCollom and two
children, left New York on Friday, July
&, at 10 a. M. reaching Newton, Conn, q
distance Of Il miles, az 5 O'Clock that
evening. The next day a run Of 100 miles
was made to North Hadley, Mass. sun
DAY, % miles were covered aud a stop
ma lie at Felchville, VI. Monday, The
party arrived at Pittsfield, via MoodstocS,
al D. m, 40 miles, making a total OF 81
miles. The entire trip was made in per-
feet weather and without accident OF any
kind excepting a slight puncture on th'
second day.
on the trip to Chicago from Pittsfeld,
Dr. McCOllom and Mr.. Ernest ana
Walter kress Of Brooklyn, y. y, accom-
panied Or. Birney. The run to Rutland
Was made via Sherburne, m two hours
and ten minutes, p miles; thence 20
t4lens Falls, y. ~, where DR., McCollom
ard Mr.. Ernest and Walter kress left the
party, taking the o'clock train for TIE
ALBANY boat. Proceeding Wis Saratoga
pr. Birney continued To Ballston spa
y. Y, making lO2 miles that day. lh,
I following day, owing 20 hard rains whici
made the roads very slippery and rldinl
dangerous, aud TO being in a rut for tvs
Z hours and having 10 saw tree out q ID
way. only % miles were made, TO Fonda
] y. y. The next day, in a pouring ram
I i0S miles were covered to syracuse and pa
I following day 90 miles, % Rochester
I reaching Buffalo on the Hfth day, wher,
f, they stopped q week 20 have the car over
Y hauled and much larger tires pat on 70
the rest Of the Journey. The return tril
I from Chic4go 10 New York IS con.em
plated in September.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16
EAST BARNARD.

Mr.. Saith Allen, who has been III. Is
Improving.
6uy Cr6NeI and wife were al Wood
stcck saturday.
Mrs. Earl Davis returned Fri1ay 70 her
home at Lebanon, y. n.
Louis McAIlisier Ct Springfield, Mass,
Is visiting st q. y. Bagbes's.
Prank CtRrk and wife from Woodstock
were S. Fred Lsos : Sunday.
Rev. :. p. Fairbanks snd wite left
THURSDAY for their home in View YORK
CITY.
erase and Ralph Burnhsn recently vis-
ite6 thszr aunt, Mrs.. Perkins. 81 Bridge
water.
Ruth Wheslsr was quite cs1ly hurt las,
VsSS 81 Mr.. ChSss's ~ falling frcu the
scaEold 10 the harm.
GislrSe Ds1suCrs snd wife hsve re-
termed from NsW Hampshire, where they
h61 bssa 20 visit relatives.
Mrs Lolise Z Goc3rich. who hss bes1
boarding Hith hsr sister, Ms. Herman
Allen. far few wasSs. Hss returned tc
he- Bose ID West So-srvl-ls. Mass
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16

Mss WEllltred Ellis i spending 4 feu
csys Wi-h ir.e-1s iu Rz11ciph.
Mr. and Mrs. b. Il Nfehcls we-s 81 u
W. ltls-ts ID Wess BrcckSs-5. Sznfsr.
Mr.. sn5 Mrs.. E-ca Wlsv have rone +,
Concord. ). H. rc RESIDE. where - -
ues1 wcrzl1E
Rev blEcc1zr5 trc1l Burlington vas AZ
e II Mc-c=Ste-s cra- Sunday Hr1 us-t
% Es-1clr1 t-c- Ez-e
Mr zE1 Mrs. Bs-t Farnsre-tb ana
.s--E g Ess- 1-a-lsraa we-s visitors -
= 6 B-1sz-1slz's rzas5sY.
Ess Esare4az trEu hsU tsz- r-svas
wlrh trs hcLaz-T rcvs Saturday sus -
t1s Ez-z y q sc--s 6 tee
Casslzs Wse-e t-cZ Lao-E-ssa-
Mass, 5al1s1 rs z-F hz-e ---s.r
zc-n-1E tx e tsu ears vsezticz-
Fred BoTs has returned e Is .a h
fEzsliL- Mass, a'.zr suen6i-r - -.
-io1 VIA rs-at-Tss hsrs E-z b sE-i-5--
tcwus-
Mr.. ara Ms ]. E. Ezss al " -
Mrs. Z. : lrszy &c Es-5ciph u-s-s 49,
Euss-s Is tie hu-s &C tha Eazssl a.
Scwlss tE-l1ss
M-s- 2. l. Mss. Niszz< Foza -
na-. Mlnnis sZ1 jessie worcester 49,
Ms-tiz EcEs tcok q osrruzs s-f-s =
NortA1s-1, Fri5zF.
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fleasIna Entertalnnent.

Fr8ay evening the junior Dramatic
Ejas gEVe play IN the town house en-
aztlsz. aI'ha Oxford Adair.' The cast was
13s SastsNs:-
aa-s s1-N OxfJri porethy II Quiuey
tlass 5suEEkFeg oXfNrA Caroline Aateh
ntstE a huwN. h.e4aNr ;, hatSA
rtrHt tftufa. = IRENE Chandler
h = - asFiah 2arHsrlh't EUEtet Chandler
s ar Ssrhrsril Pr.cr. Alalul r Qliulty
49, sIalAs Nitirsi Hstsh
Us SrSs taken by Miss Euuice Chand-
Ser nns Mss Adams Quimby, IS two sis
grra. tS,E cue eccentric, the other utersry,
yrere uaS consistent and well sustained.
1t5ss uetuline Hatch s. Miss Margaret
GlNE ord as a NEST Gignided and conscien-
u ons cEsperoue. and her charges, Dorothy
8us I1visis, were charming IN their re-
.sHscztre roles. The Two maids were most
q uusizs, aud Misses Louise Hatch and
.MaCcshs stone won applause when they
1reSe shcsr appearance as stirred for the
slscnle q Jho Second set. Mrs. Jack Ok
Sore aEs = Witching widow snd had more
ASK s1ss Sdmirer, both In the play and cat
ali - ne entertainment Was well at
srn6ge. aud good sum was realized.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16
sRoAp BROOK.

Ersrk Burke snd wife LEI, Thursday for
EEur home
LEy Preston hiss returned hcme sitter
wiSEnc IN Concord week.
Nus Lucy II. Allen snd Wssson Allen
vauxs in Sauth " oodstocS saturday.
Charles Dow and Florence returned
aoas SuRdsy sitter visiting IN Chelsea and
ECrsk .-c.
Nrs Fre5 Hovlan3 csms home Tuesday
Zrem Betkel - here she had bssn 10 visit
4ser parents.
George 4. Allen LEFT Saturday On the e,
a. x eucGrsion % Minneapolis, MIMI,
Mor s GgN NeeSs
Mss Slrpson o. New Nork Is visiting
mex frseu3, Mrs AdellA NsnGsvesr. 8,
Esraa1 Boaok Terrace,
Win Cox rctarrsi Wednesday % his
none 81 Ns~ NorS city aftsr spending 4
Eex GAYS With his sister, Mrs Il 9. Wait
E1eT
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16

T1E reEcs-S &c tbs uEuE- VIII e pleased
to Lzzrn -kss E-e-e 1 81 ias- ere t-ez1e1
ssass thai ses-cs 1Es 1ez- sezs Re elu
al it's S1sEcs. EuG EEEr : Cs-z-rh.
EsLs Lata-ra Care Is t1e crly Positive
o1re 1ow known g s1s medical fraternity.
Cstsrrh C-rs i taken internally, seti1 :
9 zreeglw uu0n kne Blood and Iucc1S sur
tzces &C t1e system. thereby 1ssr-1y ia
the fcGuiatioa OF THE c5sssss. and EiTln :
tes ras ieu1 strength b. Building ~ the
ce-stlt uttc- z-G as sing ustErs In 1cir Z
sex. ne prcr-lt-crs EzVs 50 Z-c1
fzi1h IL It's cZrstive pcwsrs thai thsv cEer
on Hundred DcLlsrs fe- any case t1Ei is
fsils &c eCre- Seu1 fc- LIS e test l-acz -
AS6rsss II. - CHENEY & CO. Tc-s51 .0 .
Sc-1 ~ D-GE- SIS rrics *
Take Ham FE-lly Flls tx cc-ssirs-
tae1.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16

Alb. Carpenter was in Sharon Saturday.
Mr.. Ames Of Nor xich was in town sun
day.
VIZ. scribner sold his two colts re-
Gently.
r. II. Norrul is stm quite i'll with
pieurisy.
F.P. NORTH is at home from South
Royalton.
n. T.. Nutbrown Of Theiiord was in town
Thursday.
Or. Augustus Marshall OF lheisea WAS
in town Friday
Miss Alcsna Quimby rs visiting heF
aunt at L9Ckhaven.
Miss Florence Marshall was m town
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Clark OF Tunbridge was al
Fred Noyes' recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm, NJ. Hatch spent the
week end in Hanover.
Miss Cora Rowell was in Sharon and
White River Junction last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Fox visited friends
in Tunbridre the first Of the week.
Mrs. Don Root returned Monday from a
visit OF some weeks TO Lowell, Mass,
Rev b. T. Marshall and son, Andrew,
are enjoying an outing at Nunapee lake.
Mrs. II. A, stiegney went Monday OF
lrat week TO visit friends IN Everett, Mass.
"A. Ward recently purchased drove OF
10 COWS IN a trip through neighooring
towns,
Mr.and Mrs. Henry Williams Of Tun-
bridge were al y, *. Oarpenles the uist
OF the week,
Henry Cummings aud daughter, Miss
Mary. Miss sarah Cummings ana Miss
aTavnes were In Chelsea SATURDAY..
Mrs. Peabody aud Mrs Scott aud little
daughter, Mildred oi Lexington, Mass,
arc guests at Frank Vests for some
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marston and
daughter Natalie, OF Worcester, Mass.
were a. W. p. stones Monday OF last
seek.
The Grange " in hold lecturers mes +
ang at their hall Friday evening, the lIth.
special music and other attractions may
be expected,
Mrs. l.. L. udaH, accompanied bya sister
and brother, started saturday Tor lnuepen-
dcnCe, Ia, where the three VIII Nlst
smother brother.
"a. w, Flanders Of Tunbridge and
daughter. Mrs. Mckay and two children
81 Amgsbury, Mass, were az II, +. Fox s
Wednesday al last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Romeo Chamberlain, who
have been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. q. f.. Kent, returned saturday e
ahcir home IN West Derry.
Miss Bessie salmon Of Lexington ha.
been snCnGing a week With Mrs, ". NJ
Hatch, leaving Saturday for q bushes;
grip to Montpelier and Burlington.
A Chelsea STAFFORD picnic was held or
Brocke hank hill Thursday, Although
aet day was SO warm, the outing wal
FnUth enjoyed by all who attended,
MIS- Florence Strong, who has for sew,
srsl weeks been visiting her grandparents
SIR. and Mrs a. Il Kent, has gone 70 yisi
t,ar aunt IN West Derry before returning
- her home ina BrattlobOro.
Seer. ]. HI, Ncoman and wife o. Provl
sicaca. X. l., also nephew Of Mrs. Neo
mau Prom Nhitmsn, Mass, are eNpecte,
ekhs seek Cor two weeks visit with Rev
aus AIRS. A. j. Eastman. Mr. Aeomal
uFlH probsbiy preach in the Congl churcl
E1n11 Sunday morning.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16

n
Z. Il. DURKEE, Barnard, VI.
DR.. {. Z. Buchanan took over possession
Of his practice the i0th.
A PARTY from Him cottage took an
automobile trip to NoodstocS Saturday.
There viii be & dance in the town hall
Friday evening; music BY Woodstock
0rchestra.
II. A. Wood is assisting John Moore
with the Bradiaugh horses AZ the Wood
stock track.
There NiII be a caucus held next Satur-
dsy evening in the town hail ~ the iade-
pendent voters.
c. ]. Wiley snd family Of Bethel.
have bsen stopping 81 the head o. the lake
for short vacation.
George Grape. who has been one Of the
party al the hotel, returned TO his home
in Marion Monday.
Services At the Univsrsslist church next
sunday At ). m. Mr.. Flowers subisct
viii -, The Need % Vision.
Remember the entertainment 81 the
Cniversalist church. Thursday az ,. NJ.
Ice cream snd cake viii Be served.
c. E. B.aekmer Of 81. Louis, Who has
been stopping az Alert AiStus sent 70
Rochester last weeS 70 visit friends.
A rarity q Italians employed by the pa
per company on the jerome Morgan place.
have finished their worS and gone to
BridzewEter. They Chopped about 800
cords IN tSo months
John and Cullen Co-Iiss o. Detroit. were
a. W. C. Dauiorth's for s few DAYS last
week. They came from their home i1 an
sutOuohils and VII ulsks somewhat q s
trip shout the country before thsir return.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16

Don't drag along with & dull, bilious,
heavy feeling. Nou need pin Cse De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. Do not sicken or gripe. but
suits are sure. sold by NJ. ]. Sargent 8
son. south Royalton.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16
NEWS IN TOWNS ABOUT,
sTRAFFoap.
A Gard.

The Junior Dramatic club OF Stanford,
Vt, wish 10 extend their most nearly
thanks 10 Mr.. George Moore iof the gIea.
seryices rendered by him to the club on
Friday evening last.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16

Attention Is called o suction advertise
ms1t on page 5 OF NJ. l.. Myman, adm. q
the e ate Of Or. &. Z. Smith. Nv &c
Rave sid my farm and will sell my
personal property At auction, Thursday,
Aug. sd, st o'clock.
DURKEE, Barnard, VI.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16
WANTED!

100 IN livery stable or driving team
Tan give good references. Term
reasonable. Address
L. L. SCALES,
Box 2ss, Chelsea, VI.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
VIRGINIA NEWS

The Mcthodi-t- OF Cuprper have
purchased lot upon which to build "a
ucW parsonage
Mr. ]. T. Nelson. Sr. "a prominent citi-
zen of Culpclor. died Monday morning ia
his ~N;i year
pr T. VI. Dunn has sold iNcy. ilc
banker. loo head oi large cattle 10 hc
delivered October l-t
The Farmers Picnic will takcplacc This
year un Mr.. John lrvinc'- farm, in tnl-
pcpcr county. on Thursday. August 2.id.
Amherst county on Saturday voted
;or an is~uc of eighty thou~anddolhr~ 100
bonds for the improvement ol the
county roHds
NANNY improvements arr hring made
at Gorluusy.lr New granoliihlc side
walks are being put down on North
Main street. new houses ar' being built
and there socm~ to hrn general spirit ol
improvement.
The state Boaid OF fi-hori.s h. to-
meet i'm Hampton Wednesday morning.
and will leave Friday To meet the Mary
landOysterand Fish Commissioners the
Potomac river 10 take mp the matter OF
dcpredation- by thr Naylandcrs.
The Louisa Supervisors have so Iar
rccinded their appropriation Of 500 to
be- added to $3.50 raised 10y popular sub
scrption for a county exhibit at the
Jamestown Exposition. a. 10 leave it to
pnuulAr ,otcnt threlrctiun IN November
The colorcd horse show here this week
was guite "a success The best order pre-
vailed. both ON the grounds and ON the
roads leading tu the same. and the mar
aecuput OF the show was first class.
There WAS a i.uc brass band from Wash
ingtou iu Attendance. Mauae-as Jour
nal
We have received from PROT j H..
.armau. president of the state Frnhi'
Norm4l Srhnol. 100 iarm,i.le. % copy oi
tine catalogue of that school inr lHu'.
The school has "a fine corps of in>trur-
tors. is our of the best managed lu~titu-
tion~ iu the state Attendance last year
numbered 15N
Capt. " T.. Kent. OF Wythc,iile. re-
Gently appointed Consul General to-
Guatcmala. will Doe married ~ Trinity
church. stanton. Aug 18th. tu Mis-
Annie llcrndon Patrick. and will. with
h- bride. 20 Ia New York 10 await tn
sailing of Tire Steamer which d. to taAr
him to his post OF duty Capt Kent wn~
tine candidate of the Republican party
for Lieuteuaut-G Governor IN the last
State election.
j. Vim. McCue. son of the late Samuel
NrCue. of Charlottesville. WAS married
at Nnton Thursday to Miss Florence II
Ninyard. When hc figured in the trial at
his father at Charlottesville ~ Willie Me
Cue bis youth was his only appeal for
sympathy. and Boz j. now not over nine
teen. Tie girl be- married he met during
the hast three months while engaged
with surveying party OF the Tldrwater
RAILWAY He will SECURE a cou~lderahi"
sum from his fathers estate when be- be-
comes of agr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
A HISTORY OF PEOPLE
AND PRODUCTS OF COUNTIES

Hon j. Taylor Ellyson. Governor OF
the Department oi History. Edncatloh
and Social Economy of the jamestown
ENpo~itiou. is endcavoring 10 secure a
history of the people and products OF the
counties OF Virginia.
Mr.. Ellyson is writing To- the boards
of Supervisors of counties urging them
to prepare history of their respective
counties and many have Indicated their
purpose Of having such work done.
lfall can be induced To prepare these
histories. they viii be- bound in one or
more volumes and will form a. complete
a history of the people and products oi
the counties of Virginia ~ can be- got to-
gether ,
At this time there is nothing OF the
sort i'm the county histories. and the
work would supply information that II
not found in any available form. In
the plan proposed. each county. through
it- local historian, can make "A much bet
ter presentation than any one man VINO
might undertake the work ior all the
counties.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
THE Fight AT AMHERST

\G.l.t hrtNeau ,N-ludcc tlaroncr ).
.nu'b.u. nf Amherst county. and Rev
II Moon. occurred rrrrntl, AMI caused
q. ,.t eNcitcmrut hut lnr personal con.
siIrrat on- un publication WAS nild, "'
fhc niiUr until later when Do got lli'"
,riut IN, sensational assault Win a
whip. made hy Judge Campbell on lev.
e. II Crawford. is fresh 100 ilr minds "l
m, p.oplc AMI lends added interest &"
this aillir
nler Campbell made This reply over "a
long Ji~tnuc,. phone ln response ip tu ln-
nuir,- This occurrence Mas ol u per
-onal nature and occurred ov'rh hn>i-
moss matter. and think h"puhlic i~ not
concerned Withit-cnlsc~ orcon~, qurnccs
Mr. Moore in~ultrl me-, or Said what J
construed as an insult We had u
hand d.tn.haud light ! used my hnnd.
and ha attempted to strike iur FIRST win
"a chair. Whlchl took from hin. nnd later
with a stool when parties hrld ni'. and
then hr ran
Rev. 4 Il Moore thr rothrr party who
i- a supervisor. made thciplluWl"g state
Wcnt.
"lti.uot truc that struck Dim with
"A chair dld strike him with stool
The disturbance Wa iu r gard to a cu'-
vert near his lee pond llr wanted me
=, moy, rhcoulvert. H. said His pond
should bc protected and that tl' culrcri
-loull hr removed. I told him J conld
NOT movcit He then used som. prolan
ify and told mr bad to do il. Ills pro
ianiry rrcw worse. and he told me !
w'ouil nav, to move the culvcrt told
lin he must NOT talk that WAY told
iuY ;bat Lull8oliug with me did mo-
ro.l ill., thm struck me with lis fit
'NbH.l was banning back 100 % chair. !
,,r ur aud -truc. him tNoor tirr times
Min m, H-f Tucu -truc. t.m with
tl.. -fa.I IL, war!el o0 do, i-A~ AMI
~tn.. m. 'rom ..hinl Fri'm'~ then
took th, -'lel imm mr AND -'pnrai'd
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
SOME FREDERICKSBURG HORSES

Colonel ". L. Laughlin, OF the EX-
change Hotel. fredericksburg, has sus-
tained "a severe loss in the death, due to
accidental causes. OF the handsome and
promising yearliug iilly, Bird laughln,
by Parole. 90 Ina attempting To Jump
the fence of a paddock she fell and was
found with broken back. Col. Laugh
lin owns two other good tillies, also by
Parole. in Queens Parole. ,. and Mill
tant Maid. .. Dun Green, OF
Fredericksburg, has among Other horses
in training there Essex, bay geldng, by
Judge Morrow; Mamie Ordway, chest
nut mare. 10. by Ordway, and Matte
& bay mare. 6. by Trojan Essex qual-
flied by the Warrenton Hunt Club. is n
stoutly made horse OF tine size, and should
do well over the jumps when right and
fit. Matte and Mamie Ordway are both
speedy mares and have earned winning
brackets.-Broad Rock. in Times-Dis-
bntrh
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
WASH MILK VESSELS IN COLD WATER

Much has been said about how to keep
milk vessels sweet so that milk VIII not
sour so quickly in them, but ! have not
once seen the prime remedy mentioned.
which is To first wash all milk ont OF the
vessels with cold water before using hot
water and soap in them. The cold
water removes all the bacteria with the
milk. while hot water sets them and
causes them to adhere 10 the sides OF the
vessels. and az soon a. new milk Is put
into the vessels the bacteria starts grow
ing and soon sOurs II.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
GEN ERkL NEWS

The strained relations existing he-
tween labor and capital over the plumb
ers and building trades OF Washington
continues.
Cotton still leads by nearly S2oO.ooO,
600 all the lines oi export trade though
other exports have considerably IN
creased in the last 10 years
Secretary TAFT has decided that en-
listed men shall have the first chance at
the iorty-eight vacancies in the grade ol
second lieutenant in the army
A careful survey Of the political situa-
tion tends to make the control oi the
next House OF Representatives appear III
doubt. the Republicans facing serious
troubles in number OF States
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY

William and Mary is sending out a
handsome edition OF its annual cata-
logue. which. aside from it's announce
ments and showing Of the arrangement
of the various classes, contains much In
teresting data. The catalogue is replete
with handsome, full page illustrations,
shaving the main college building, dor
mitories. chapel, Williamsburg scenes Of
historic interest, and several other sub
iects connected with the history oi the
town and college.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
APPLE CROP
WiI Be Under Quantity Average.

:. l.. Lupton, treasurer oi TIE St1r
Horticultural Society. has issued the loi-
lowing bulletin.
"From the most reliable sources OBJ
taiuahlr at this date it il estimated that
the apple crop OF 1906 will be- slightly
under the average of the last ten years
os TO the quantity and slightly over the
average ~ to qualty .,
Good red fruit in Virginia should
hiring - per barrel, f. o. b. ears Mt ship
piug int at packing time.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
For Ovsr Sixty Yesrs.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrul
has been used for over sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect snceess.
II soothes the child. softeu- the gums,
eIlavs aU pains. cures wind collie, anf
il the best remedy for Diarrhoe"
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
immediately. Sold by Druggists H.
every part OF the world. Twenty
five cents a bottle. BE sure md ask
for "Mrs. WnslDw's Soothing
Svrup." and take -" oth"'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
HOW'S THIS?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward
ior any ease Of Catarrh that cannot b'
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. +. }
CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known f.
Cheney for the last H. years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able tocarrN
out any obligations made 10y his firm.
WALuING, kINNAN X MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, .
Halls Catarrh Cure j. taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mn
cous surfaces of the system Testlmo
mails sent free. Price zoe. per bottle
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constlpa
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
TO SPEND S34,OOO,OOO

The Norfolk and Western Il. L. con
terminates spending S34,0OO,OOO on i'm
movements. At a special meeting OF the
stockholders of the road, to leld at
Roanoke October | /, they will be- asked
IN authorize new issue OF common
stock of the company to that amount.
The present common issuc Of the road
IL sG6 600 900 Most of the new money
will be spent in Virginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
HIS SON RETURNED TO HIM

There was suit several years ago
brought by Mrs. r. C.. Bedford against
her husband. r. e. Bedford. ot this city,
to recover possession and custody oi
their child. little Robert Bedford The
court. owing to the child's youthiuuess,
pave the custody OF the child To it,
mother Since the recent marriage OF
Mrs. Bedford she has rtque-tcd Mir. Bed
ford to take the child and care for 1t,
which he has done, and now littlr Robert
i seen driving his fathers horses.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
FORTY YEARS IN THE MAILS

Forty years ago Mrs John G. Proctor
of Washington. while visiting Mrs
Miller, near Hagerstown. wrote a letter
to a husband in Washington. He never
received it.
Friday Mrs. Mile received the letter
from the dead letter office Mr.. Proctor
died fifteen years ago. The letter was
literally covered with postmarks, the
most conspicuous being "IIagerstown,
Oct /. 1866. the date OF its mailing.
The litter will be- rwarded 20 Mrs.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
MY ROSARY

The hours spent with thee. dear heart
Are rs string Of pearls To me.
| count them over, every one apart
My rosary, my rosary
Each hour IA pearl. each pearl prayer
To still heart in absence wrung.
tell each bead until the end,
Aud there "a cross shung.
Oi memories that bless and burn.
o. barren gain and bitter loss.
kisseach bead and strive atlast 10 learn
To kiss the cross, sweetheart. 10 KISS
the cross.
AnOnN nous.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-23
WANTS HOGS DRIVEN OUT

fredericksburg Va, Aug Il, 1906
To The Free Lance.
was glad to see through your paper
that Col Cole gave notice at the last
Council meeting that he will present an
ordinance at the next meeting OF the
Council prohibiting the raising OF hogs
in the Corporation limits after January
|. 1907. This is a step in the right line
if YOU want an up-to-date town and a
healthy one. do hope to see the ordi-
nance adopted when presented.
Respectfully.
litizan