The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-20
CULPEPER
Letter from M. Covneton- Many Items OF Gen.
eTal Interest.

Stevensburg. Va, Dee. 10th, 1906.
Although October WAS entirely too wet
and unnt for the seeding OF wheat, No
yember WAS an excellent one, ana the
!, heat seeded IN the latter month came
up beautifully and bids lair To make
good crop. Corn has been all about
saved ana wood gotten Tor winter near
ly all our people ARE III good shape 80
let us send up our praise 10 The ever iher-
ciiul God for ms goodness.
HAY has been moving quite freely late
is aud good prices ohtalued Tor same.
The freshy terians at Culprper recently
held a festival and oyster supper and
cleared $l5l, To put some needed repairs
ON their church
The ladies AT the Episcopal church also
had one and cleared about SOL. Their
pastor. Rev. Garter Page, VINO II sixty
Iuur years OF age, has IA little two year
old Toy who Is as smart iUr his age a.
any boy ever knew. They have IL love
y home.
4 wager was entered intoin November
by some sporting irliOwS Ia New loik
that sporting doe could not roll
wneelbarrow lrOin the sald city To III
Paso. Texas. 10y the 9TH Ui May Tor h
tbonsapd dollars a side The distance i
, 100 miles aud 20 miles per day II To be
made Tins fellow spent hut-dhS hlkut
AT Brandy. and up 10 tins timr Is about
, DAYS ahead Oi time Ihl- lrlloW i
handsome and about 20 years Oi age.
Tie starred without u penny, blacked
shoes IN the club room tOUbtAin wrap
Der To start with lie sells music and
other little articles 10 OBTAIN llttIe
money and his food Is generally gwen
him. His experiences. trials ANA Joys
will be published ia tue Police Gazette.
H., has 10 obtain the signatures oi all the
operators and station agents over bis
entire route that he Is walking.
Pork is selling for tie. hay from sl3 10
$16 per ton anGcOrn from 10 To 10 cents
per bushel here.
Well. another old soldier is gone, Mr.
Jan4s Iegg. aged -. died last week,
and will answer the roll over yonder.
My mother died in April, 1874, and
laid her % resi- IN Fluvdnna county 10y
NV sister Mamie The following year |
nut a tomb to her grave and ! have not
seen it since. and ii possibly can. intend
10 eat nv Christmas dinner at the place
she is buried. near Union Mills. | was
her oldest child and she did love me
never gave me but one smack. ana AT
another time IA whipping ior hghtlng
with NV above named sister. We should
never forget the commandment with "A
promise. Honor thy father and thy
mother that thy days may be long upon
the land which the Lord thy God glyeth
thee. Yes. God has blrst her labors and
her sweet soul rests now under the
shade OF trees ! cannot call 70 mud
single time she ever neglected me- ana
should praise her even more than 10.
How many children today neglect their
parents: but. a. "a rule, 1t is because
parents fail 10 bring them up night ON
parents. do not fail 10 look well after the
little ones. and not only the child, but
God. will bless you. \ few days ana a
few months and we will be gone, either
To live with the righteous, or with the
devil and his angles.
And now as Nmas Of 1906 will soon
be upon US, let our thoughts turn heaven
ward and remember We shall soon reap
our reward.
Mr. j. J. Rickard. who has been dead
about - years, his wife about 30. ana
her mother abont 30 years, will be- taken
from Mrs Pulllam's farm, about : miles
from here, and reinterred in the Baptist
Cemetery 1t is expected that scarcely
anything OF them will be found, but we
await with interest.
Love to all mankind.
T. Il. COvington.