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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
BURTgN-CURTIS
Married in Washington.

NrC s. Burton of Washington and
Miss Marietta Curtis, of Spoisylvania
county. Va. the daughter oi Mr. and
Mrs T.. j. Curtis. were married in WASH
iugton. DC. May 9Th. at > o clock =. m.,
at the home of Rev. j. J. Muir, who t'd
tle knot. Those present were Miss Dora
Burton. of Washington ID. C.; Miss Kate
Kicker. of Baltimore: Mr.. l.. T. Curtis.
brother of the bride; Misses Ella and
Della Monroe. Mrs. Davis. Miss Blaurh
Morris. Miss kate Talent and MIR.
Woirev. all of Washington, u. &. Alter
tire ceremony all We're taken in auto
mobiles and carried over the city, and
when they arrived at the home oi Mr.. C..
A. Burton q splendid dinner was wait
ing and refreshments OF all kinds were
...rr-aH
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
LOCAL MARKETS

Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro
Wheat, s. 20 90; corn, so 20 IS; meal,
81 SOTO Il 30 oats. 20 TO ID; hens, 8 to
10: ducks, II to u; dressed chickens,
8 t. 10; turkeys, live, II to II; I'm.
drawn. IS to 1G; drawn, IS to Il; live
chickens. to 10; hens, to 10;
ducks, 8 20 10; spring chickens, 90 to
% per pound; eggs, 124 to 10; lard,
10 20 II; butter, 10 10 20; hams, II
to Il: sweet potatoes soc to 100; Irish
POTATOES, zoe to soc; apples, per
bushel, 81 to 1.25; beef to 81;
pork, 6 to z; veal. Il to 5; lambs,
$3.50 to $3.50; hides, green, 6 to s,
dry. 10 to 70, sailed, No. l, 0 to 10;
caIf skins No ], $l.10 per skin; baled
nay, so 10 $l3 per ton; leaf sumac,
50 to so per 100. Early Rose seed po
tatoes. 81 to $1.25.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
CLOSING EXERCISES OF
C0L0RfD HIGH SCHOOL

The closing exercises OF the Colored In
dusirial and High School viii be held
Friday, May /, at Shiloh church, \. 5.
Program-ll a. m, Farmers Con
gress: 3 p. m, Address by I. C. Walker,
OF Gloucester c. H.; Up. m. Closing OK
erciscs Of the school.
The public is invited to all Of those ex-
crc-es
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
TRUSTEES SALE
OFVALUABLE SPOTSYLvANIA
Farm and Personal
Property.

As trustee in a certain deed OF trust eX-
ecuted by Theodore +. Bailey and Sarah
Catherine Baiy, his wife, and D. Louis
Selke. Jr.. and Alberta Blanche Selke, his
wife, nApril LIST, 1905, and recorded in
the Clerk Office of the Circuit Court OF
Spotsylvania county in deed book "a.
r" page %, to secure the prompt pay
ment Of certain notes mentioned therein,
payable to J. j. Dreher, or order, default
having been made in the payment OF
said notes. and being 50 requested ly
the holder thereof will on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10

" the name OF the Commonwealth OF
Iyirgiuia in the Clerks office oi the Cir
Acuit court Of tie county of Spnisyl-
vania on the Sth day OF May, 1906:
George NJ. Jett and l.cufie Jctt. plain
tiiis. against Laura f. jet, in her own
right aud rs administrator Of Jils0n W.
Jett, deceased Augustus Jet, Henry
Jet. Emma Jett aud Joseph Jett
(adults). and Clarence Jett, Elton Jett,
Sydney Jet, Ethel Jet, Ocie Jett, the
last five OF whom being infants under ,
years OF age, Defendants.
Bill in Equity
The object OF this suit is To procure q
decree for the partition in kind. or by
sale OF one hundred and iiity-scven and
threefourth acres OF land OF which Jilson
". Jett died seized and possessed.
lying and being in the county Of SpOtsyl-
vania, about one mile south OF SpOtsyl-
vania Court House, and to have the
court toassigB the dover to Mrs. Laura
+. Jett, widow OF JilsOn W. Jett, de
ceased. And an affidavit having been
madeand filed that the defendants, Henry
Iett, Augustus Jett, Emma Jett and
joseph Jett, are not residents OF the
State OF Virginia, it is ordered that they
do APPEAR here within fifteen days after
due publication hereof, and do what
may be necessary to protect their inter
est in this suit.
And it is further ordered that a copy
thereof be posted at the front door
OF the court house Of this county on or
before the next succeeding rule day after
the entry Of this suit.
Testc:
T. A. HARRIS. Clerk
Frederick W Coleman, p. q.
cOpy-Teste:
II. A. Harris, Jerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
Tuesday, June IL, 1905.

on the premises about two miles from
Massaponax, in Spotsylyania county.
offer for sale the farm known as LA
Vista" formerly owned by j. McCala
Boulware. This is one OF the most de
sirabe farms in Spotsylvania county.
The dwelling is large and in splendid
condition. The barns and out-buildings
are in good repair. The farm is well
watered and contains $40 acres, more
or less, large part OF which is in a
high state of cultivation. At the same
time and place, by virtue OF the provis-
ions of the said deed OF trust, will offer
for sale to the highest bidder feed, saw
and shingle mills, farming tools, nipple
ments and equipment, buggies, wagons,
3 horses, , mules, - head Of cattle,
sheep, hogs, poultry and'other personal
property embraced in said deed Of trust.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
Terms Of Sale.

For cash as 90 so much OF the pro-
ceeds as may be necessary to deiray the
expenses OF executing this trust, including
trustees commission OF five percentum,
taxes and insurance due and to discharge
the principal aud interest OF five notes
for one thousand dollars each, dated
March 2Sth, 1905. The balance to be
made payable as the parties executing
the said deed OF trust may direct This
is a splendid opportunity t. purchase n
llne farm well stocked and with all neces-
sary farming implements.
Granville r. Swift,
m10l1m Trustee.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
soNApIaTG CO.'S DRIVING

Secretary Of Navy Recovering From
Attack Of Acute Indigestion.
Baltimore A.ay 9.-Socreiary of tho
Navy Charles R5u8parte went DRIVING
for q short time. this being The first
time hc has been ont OF the house since
his recent attack OF acute Indigestion
His physician reports his progress to
ward complete recovery as entirely sat
islactorily. There seems NO nOubt that
he will be able 30 90 TO his country
residence. in Baltimore county, on
Thnrsday as nlanncd.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
DIVORCE SUIT ENTERED

Mrs. Alice y. Shrador of this city
Wednesday instituted divorce proceed
ings against her husband, Charles 4
Slader. in thc Corporation Court, al
leging cruelty, iuhdc.ity, abandonment
anl dsseriion. Attorney Charles d.
Foster represents the plaintiff Mrs
Shrldpr.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
WEEMS VS.. PEOPLES
STEAMBOAT COMPANY

In the L. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in
Richmond Monday the ease of the Woems
Steamboat Company. appellant. vs.. Peo-
pies Steamboat Company. appellee: ap-
peal from the L. S. Circuit Court at Rich
mond was continued, on motion OF the
appellant. until the November term.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
CHRISTIAN cHUgGH Revival

Revival services continue at the Chris
tian church. An are welcome. The
ordinance Of Christian Baptism viii be
administered at the evening service, eight
o'clock
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10

A case has arisen in Pittsburg in
which is to be tested the question as
to whether man can forge his own
name. A sporting man gave his
check for ten thousand dollars lost
at pool, but his signature did not
compare with the one at bank and
the cashier refused to pay it, When
appealed to the young man refused
to correct the matter and it is now
with an attorney who will institute
suit.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
A CHANCE TO BUY HORSES AND
MILES

| will be at Bowling Green on Monday
May II, with ten fine mules, one poir OF
fine driving horses, well matched, and
one single driver. Come one, come all,
and look at them, rs this will be last call
for the spring market.
mS.at\ b. l.. Coe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
NOTICE
Sale at Public Auction
of the Valuable Stock OF
Merchandise and Fix
lures

Lately conducted by J. l.. Carter AT
Andrews, Spot~ylvaniaC County, Virginia
BY virtue OF "a power of sale Of date May
:. 1906. duly recorded ia the Cl"rs = Office
Of Spot~ylvania County. Virginia, tin
undersigned trustee will offer for sale. az
Andrews, Va, ON the premises OF j. l..
H.rf.r
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
FIRST-CLASs BOARD

For nice comfortable lodging and
meals come to 314 Commerce street.
Meals Doc, lodging 25c. Board by the
week or month. Mrs. j. f. Monroe,
fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
MINERS WANTED.

Steady employment will be given to
30 machine men ton air-drills) at Sl.3j,
and 70 100 laborers at $1.1O, under
ground, ut the Arminius Mines near
Mineral, Virginia. MA ION
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10

Mayor Dunno, Of Chicago, seems to
be the most domestic official We
have any note Of. In his official ca
pacity he appointed Monday as a
day OF general house cleaning in the
city, but we are not yet Informed if
his proclamation was generally
obeyed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10

The coal strike question has been
settled for three years. The miners
have gone to work aud The Prize Of
coal will be less.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10

The reports at the fifteenth quad
rennial session of the General Confer
ence OF the Methodist Church South
in Birmingham show that denomiua-
tion to be in most aourishing con-
dition financially and otherwise.
The increase in membership for the
past four years was reported TO be
100, 427 against 3S,0N5 the previous
four years. This report gave great
satisfaction and there was much re-
jOicing over it.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10

President Roosevelt. is NOT only "a
firm and courageous man, hut he is
as well a. man Of more than ordinary
tact and shrewlne--, for it is appar-
ent that. Inc has selected the time
when his railroad rate measure WAS
hanging fire i'm the United State,
Senate to send to Congress a mes
sage accompanied by report oi
Commissioner Garfield exposing the
evils OF the railway Relating system.
especially as applied in the case Of
the STANDARD oil Company. Land
inc this bombsholl in tine midst OF
the Standard OIL Company aud eN
posing the benefits this great trust
has been enjoying Ina the way Of
freight rebates under existing laws.
such as will. without gross violation
of the law. Doe impossible under the
pending rate bin, was unquesti0n-
ably ten strike ON the part Of tine
president, and it demonstrates that
Mr.. Roosevelt is q shrewd CAM
paigner or that he possesses the
happy faculty OF moving at the
psychological moment accidentally.
The Standard oil Company hasneyer
been popular with the MASSES Of the
people, and the question Of reeu-
lating railroad freight rates has
always met with popular approval.
1t is apparent. Therefore, that it was
a master stroke when the president
struck the Standard Oh ON the ques-
ton OF rebates Of rates; be mt the
same time struck q decisive blow in
furtherance OF the passage of the
rate bill.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-10
May 18th, 1906,

beginning at 10 O'Clock sharp, the entire
stock Of valuable merchandise, consisting
of Dry Goods. Groceries, Notions, Fancy
Goods, Hardware, Computing Scales,
Show Cases, Tobacco, etc, in fact. all
articles such a. kept in a lirst-class up-tO-
date country store.
TERMS CASH.
LEEJ. GRAVES, Trustee.
NOTICE
All parties indebted to the firm OF J. l.
Garter will settle their accounts at once
with me, and all persons having claims
against said J. l.. Garter will present
them to the undersigned trustee.
LEE J. GRAVES, Trustee.
10m15
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
Dwelling House Burns

The dwelling house Of VIII
liam Harris, a negro living on
North Fifth avenuS between
Tenth aud Eleventh streets, was
destroyed by Fl re Thursday
night. The fire broke out about
eleven o'clock, and was discover
by neighbors of Harris, who to-
gether with his family had retir-
ed for the night. The negroes
made their escape from the
burning building without having
sustained any injuries, but the
house, together with most of the
contents, was destroyed.
The house had been burning
for some time before an alarm
was turned in, and was so near
ly consumed when the fremen
arrived that they turned their
attention to the adjacent houses,
several of which had been ignited
by sparks from the burning
building. All these were saved,
the flames having been confined
to the building originally at
tackled. 1t is thought that the
house caught fire from live ashes
which were thrown in the yard
near the building some time dur
ing the afternoon on Thursday.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
The Ouachita Arrives.

After having been more than
twenty four hours overdue, the
steamer Ouachita, which is t.
take the place of the recently dis
abled Vienna in the local river
trade, finally arrived about nine
O'Clock last Tuesday night. She
started out on time, but on ac
count of the low stage of the
water made very slow progress.
The steamer was about fifteen
hours in coming from Pickens-
vile to Colum bus, nearly two
hours of the time having been
consumed in passing through the
shoals where the Vienna sunk
The entire trip was tedious and
was made only with great effort
the steamer having been com
PEELED to continually see saw "
from one side of the stream to
GIo QUIET.
The steamer Ouachita is one
of the largest boats that ever en-
gagged regularly in the local
trade, and it will be impossible
for her to make trips except at
times when the river is at fairly
high stage. She brought a good
cargo on her first trip, her freight
consisting mostly of cotton and
cottonseed. There were about
25O bales of cotton and about $500
sacks of cotton seed, a large pOr-
tion of the cotton seed having
been on the i'll fated Vienna, and
having been removed from her
decks soon after the accident
occurred. The Ouachita left on
her return trip down the river at
an early hour Thursday morning.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
ROBBED UNCLE SAM
Jordan Billups, a Negro,
Steals Ten Dollars From
Sub=POStOffiCe.

The branch postoffice in East
Colum bus was robbed last week
This postal station, which is 10
Gated on South Fifth avenue,
near the Colum bus Hosiery Mills,
is in charge of Mr.. A. Z. Taylor,
who conducts a general merchan-
disc establishment in connection
with the postal station. Mr.. Tay-
lor had in his employ negro
named Jordan Billups, and when
he missed the money from his
cash drawer this negro was at
once suspected. He was ques-
toned by his employer, and af-
ter some hesitancy admitted
having taken the money.
The matter was reported to
the police authorities, and Mayo
Gunter, knowing that the funds
stolen belonged to the govern
ment thought that the Fedora
authorities might want the pris
oner turned over to them. He
telegraphed the officials Of the
postofice department at Wash"
ington giving them the facts III
the case, and stated that Blllupn
was being held subject to their
orders, In reply to this tele-
gram Mayor Gunter received 3
telegram, asking that the casG
be disposed of by the local author
tiles. Ia accordance with this re
quest he tried Billups on the
charge of grand larceny, and
sentenced him to pay a fine of
$1,000 aud serve forty five days
on the county farm.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
THEANNUAL REUNION
of United Confederate Vet
Grams at New Orleans
Begins April 25th.

Gen. Stephen D. Lee, the gal
liant com mander of the United
Confederate Veterans, has issued
an order fixing April 25th, 26th
and 9th as the dates for the an
nual reunion of that body, which
is this year to be held in New
Orleans. 1t has been more than
forty years since the close of the
Civil War, and it is but natural
that the attendance at these re
unions should become smaller
aud smaller as the years go by.
The gallant men who participated
in the grea tie st internscene
struggle that the world ever wit
messed are rapidly passing to
their final reward. The past
year has marked the demise of
one Of the great Southern cavalry
leaders, Gen. Joseph Wheeler,
who died at his home, Brooklyn,
only about ten days since. He
was known and loved throughout
Dixie, and his death is a source
of regret not only to the Confed-
crate veterans but to Southerners
generally.
At the request of Mrs. w. J.
Behan, the president of the
Southern Memorial Association,
the annual meeting of that body
will occur in New Orleans syn
chrnously with the reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
Basket Ball Contest.

There was a game of basket
ball at the club house of the Ath
letic Association on North Sec
ond avenue Friday night between
the Whites and the Tigers, the
contest having resulted IL vic
tory for the Tigers by a score of
As to %. G. G. Hodgkins served
as captain of the winning team,
while the Whites were led by
Physical Director E. E. Spencer.
Capt. Sydney Bluhm officiated
as referee.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
Commercial Hotel Robbed.

The cash drawer in the Office Of
the Com mercial Hotel was pried
open last Friday night, and the
sum of thirty dollars stolen
therefrom. The robbery was
com mitted sometime between
11:30 and II 80 o'clock, the thief
having stolen the money while
Mr.. Gladney, the clerk, was
asleep in a chair Ill the Office.
Mr. Gladney knows that the
cash was taken between the
hours mentioned above, as about
11:15 O'Clock he changed a twenty
dollar bill for gentleman, and
placed this bill, together with a
ten dollar bill, which was already
ia the drawer. in sack with
some silver coin and placed the
sack back ia the drawer. 1t is
the custom of the clerk to take
the money on hand to the room Of
DR.. Hopkins, the proprietor of
the hotel. each night before re
firing and When he went to get
the sack containing the cash at
1870 a. m~, he found that the
twenty dollar bill and ten dollar
bill had disappeared.
During the interval between
the time he changed the twenty
dollar bill at II 80 o'clock and
1870 O'Clock, when he went
to m a k e up his ca S b the
clerk fell asleep in his chair, and
some one entered the office and
took the money. Quite mum Der
Of people were in and out of the
hotel at frequent intervals dur
ing the hour in which the money
was taken, and DR.. Hopkins
thinks that he will probably find
some one who can aid him in To-
eating the thief.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
Mckellar-EIIis.

Mr.. George d. McKellar and
Miss Nettie Ellis were married
at the home of the bride in the
New Hope neighborhood at five
O'Clock last Thursday afternoon,
the ceremony having been per
formed by Rev. T. E. Slaughter.
Mr.. McKellar is one of Lowndes
county S most energetic and
most prosperous planters, and is
we'll known in the commercial
circles of Columbus. By thrift
and industry he has amassed a
considerable fortune and by his
honest and straight forward
methods in business has won
the confidence and respect of all
with whom he has come in con-
tact. His bride is the daughter
of Mr.. j. j. Ellis, who is a JUS
tice of the peace in the third dis
trict, and is a pretty and highly
accomplished young lady. She
has many suitors, and Mr.. Nc
Kellar is to be congratulated on
having won her heart and hand.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
The MAYORS Court.

A negro named Blackstone
Littlejohu was before Mayor
Gunter Thursday on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons.
Blackstone, considering the legal
knowledge of the illustrious iurist
for whom he was named, should
have known better. At any rate,
Mayor Gunter thought so, for he
taxed him a fine of S25.OO.
The carrying of concealed
weapons seems to be a general
habit with the negroes, John
Billups, another sable descendant
of Ham, having been before the
Mayor on the same day on the
same charge. Billups' case was
more aggravated than that of
Littlejohn, and in addition to
being taxed with a fine of S25. 90
he was sentenced to serve 60
days on the county farm.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
Continuous Oay Service.

Beginning on the 18th of the
present month, the Electric Light
Com pany announces that it will
begin continuous electric light
service for it's patrons in this
city With this end in view the
com pany has installed a large
amount of additional electrical
machinery, such as engines, gen
orators, etc, and the service will
be first class in every respect.
The machinery for the car line
has been received and installed,
and is ready for the service just
as soon as the street car com
pany is ready for it. In connec-
ton with the mprovements re
Gently installed in the electrical
equipment of the local com pany,
it is the intention of the manage
ment to greatly i'm prove the gas
plant this spring and additional
mains will be laid into many of
the thickly populated sections of
COlum bus. When these additions
are made to the local plant it will
be one Of the finest in the South.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
Fire at Lumber Mill.

The fire department was called
out about one O'Clock Friday af-
ternoOn by an alarm which came
in from the third ward and which
was OccasiOned by a blaze at the
plant of the Bell Lum Der Com
pany on East Main street. The
flames broke out in the dry kiln.
and about one hundred dollars
worth of property was destroyed
before the blaze was extinguished.
The department was called
out second time about two
O'Clock Thursday afternoon by a
blaze at small house at the cor
ner of South Third avenue and
First street. The flames were
quickly extinguished, the result
ant damage being nominal The
house attacked by the flames is
the property of Mrs. B. L. Owen
and is occupied by negroes.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08

You have never before heard
Of advertising a Soda Fountain.
but on the other hand. have aI
ways had your attention called
to the soda water. We prap1~e
to call your attention primarily
TO the quality Of ou. soda water
and secOndarily 10 the sanitary
features of our fountain. IL vou
are attracted by neatne-ea ald
cleanliness. coupled with prompt
service to our patrons. drink
your soda water at l.. + Lfde g.
Cos. New Sanitary Fou~r4i1.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-02-08
Cobb -OOdson.
as referes

Mr.. Jas. E. Cobb, a prosper
Gus merchant of Ware, Miss,
and Mrs. Minnie Dodson were
married at the home of the bride
in East Columbus last Wednes-
day. At the conclusion of the
ceremony the newly married
couple left for Ware, which place
will be their future home.