The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-20
ESSEX
4 Serious Accident Deaths hayeSt-ihe Road
QUESTION Wheel Tax Advoeaied-Poor
oyster season.

oyster Season.
Duuns,ille, Va. Feb. H.
While saving at his millycsterday, Mr..
Eddie ra,lor was dangerously injured.
piece oi lumber felt from the uii-Uearcr
and one end caught IA the saw. IL was
hurled with great iurce and struck Mr..
Tavlor M the breast Oue end ol the
board penetrated the left lung Tins lriI
"A most dangerous wound Dr DeShazo
did all that medical scicnce could. Mr.
IaylOr's condition j. serious.
Mr.. {. G. Warner oi sunny side, near
Ware Wharf. is very SILK. On Satur'
dav he cut his lace while shaving. lie
attended church aud later went 10 the
lnneral OF Mrs Mary Taylor. llecaught
cold I'M the little cut made while shaving
and now hi- neck aud throat are ieariully
swollen. 10 Is feared that he may have
blood poison. There Is also gnat trOu'
ble ma breathing. Mr. Warner Is a pat
tern ui good citizenship and his many
friends are anxious about hm.
This vicinity has suffered great loss toy
the death oi four oi its oldest, most
popular and most useful old ladies. lIs'
Mr.. Lucy Waller Smith was called TO hei
rest after "A lie OF weil-dOlng; aud then
her sister. Mrs. Emma Dlilard. followed,
a rood and true friend ui theirs, Mis-.
Fanny B. Garnctt, was the next: follow
ms, her WAS Airs. Mary Taylor, leaving
her true and loyal son aud her dear NJ
fln grandchildren. whom she reared, %
rrleve ior her. Chey have done Their
palt. these old Virginia ladies, aud iiIush'
ed their mission here But their example
il To LIS This will never die. Who VIII
follow IL, To see one ripe Tor her reward
pass away rObs death Oi much oi It's ter
rors. The perfect trust, tn Willingness
lsave To leave the dear ones behlnd), the
rileness for the gOldeu harvest, these
things should encourage Us to be- faithful
and 70 try 10 follow ln the steps oi thOst
whom God has given Us iorguidance auo
Tor instruction.
Mrs.L. &. l'rquhart is much better
after passing through a spell OF measles
Her friends hope to -ee her ont IN ie"
days. Dr. BiistOe of Tappahaanock has
been attending her.
The ica harvest was poor some
waited too long aud the SHOW ruined
what Ice there was.
MILE. Kriete l. rebuilding his pack
ipg house at Dunnsyille, preparatory
to the pea and tomato crops tins sum
mer.
The good roads question appeals t'
every one who travels IN these parts
Roads that once were good even III dead
of winter are now almost past travelling
over. This is due 10 the deep freezing
last winter and the frequent rains lasi
summer. Instead oi the JOc. a head iOi
road Improvement a. has been proposed
why not a wheel tax? At Zoe. a wheel th'
man who owned "a buggy and "a wagoi
would have to pay soc. year. W heI
he drove he could drive and not dral
through mud holes and cross-twist anC
tancle 10 avoid them, and when he ha6
any hauling 70 do he could haul load
The man who had no vehicle would pay
no tax. II this be class legislation, wha'
do YOU call thedOg tax? No dog, no tax
No wheel. 10 tax. The saw-inill maj
owns ten heavy wagons and drags muC
and cuts holes and tears up the roads
almost beyond repair. His sawyer
neither horse nor wagon. GOlng tC
make the sawyer pay 1Oc. To make
road for the man who has ten wagons
10 haul his lumber over? This does MOI
seem fair. Those who have the creates
use should pay the highest tax.
This has been a hard winter on th'
oysters dealers as we'll a. on the tongmen
Oysters have brought good price, bu'
they have been very scarce IN tie Kappa
hammock waters. From now on hu
little good longing weather may be ex
pected. The winds OF latter February
and all Of March bid dednance to th'
small boats. They must hing the shor
or be- in danger.
Once in a while the man who Is too laz,
20 xrorl pnsps "a "A refOTmer.