The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-20
WESTM0RELAhD
AND RICHMOND
Death-Kheat Backward Has Served Halt Gen.
NY as Clerk -PTovltng Waiting Rooms at
WAVES Educational Turkeys. Etc.

Hague, Va. Dec IL, 1906.
The death of Mr.. Julius h. Hall on
Sunday evening last at his residence, near
Menokin church, has removed one OF
Richmond county = prominent and valu-
able citiz 'ns. He spent IA long life ia the
vicinity ufhis birthplace aud the large au-
dlrn,a. attendant at his funeral attested
ih, general esteem IN which he was held.
lie was one OF ~ large family of brothers,
only uue of whom. Mr.. Jas. G.. Hall,
LOW remains.
The slow appearance OF the seed'd
W heat on number I'll farms has chus d
much un"aSlness amongst thrlr owners
lrst he grain will iall 20 germinAtr. NV
dearest neighhOr purchased bis se'd-
" heat from "a Thrifty farmer thinking be
WAS obtaining an article superior To his
own Weeks having passed without s,r'-
iug more Than one splIe III thousand
Tor the grains planted, heies'cded his rli-
tir- field His experience has moral m
II tnr other planters.
have not ioiued as yet III the chorus
of complaint raised in certain quarters
against the denudiug of ouriOrests Oi the
holly bOugh- and .rrieS To put little
cash in the pOrket~ Of our country boys,
and 10 give ch cr IN the city homes IN
celebration OF Christmas ! am sure there
ARE many thousands ui holly trees IN tie
swamps and raviues oi our woodlands
where the loot Of mau hath ne'er or
rarely trod. which might wei. be- spared
for the purposes Indicated
IL is pleasure 10 observe the return Oi
Col. j " HUT to the e erk's office AZ
Montros~, after au indi~postinn srv-
rral weeks which confined him - his
house. Col. HUT il probably the N~stor
of our Virginia clerks, aud has served in
our office more than halt a century His
record has been faithful rs II Is long.
The discomfort, bordering on nhu-
mainly. which the travelling public has
long been wont t endure in having To
wait at our steamboat wharves without
shelter or fire in winter l. IN fair pros
pect OF relief, as waiting rooms with IN
cllltrS for heating them are now beng
provided. Two such rooms have rVent-
Is btrn completed ~ NOminl wharf ani
also al Beale'~ The TWO rooms arr m
tended for white aud culorrd. should
Judge irOm the general appearances Az
the hitter place the room marked colnred
ought To be- OF extra size
4 most worthy family. near kinsale,
has sIgnaliIed its annals Tor the past
twelve months hy the mHrrlHg- Oi iuur
OF its members, fact the more remark
able since matrimonial events here ~"
iufrequent The excessive rains Of the
year have apparently dampeued Cupid =
wings and hndercd his usually busy
flight.
Ii tu- >iz. Ci many wood piles in this
yicuity and activity Ia hauling wood
are sig ,ihcant. one might conclude that
a belief prevails that Is hard winter l.
coming
The long DELAYED matter oi erecting n
monument AT Warsaw 10 the iHileu Con
f-derat.s OF Richmond county has NOW
been undertaken IN good earnest, ana
under u-picrs which assure IT, success.
Mrs. VI. 4. Brale. relict of the hate
Judge Bealc. has retired from his iurmrr
home. which is uuoccupitd. Sire makes
her home with her trothcrin-aw. \
plain. but heavy aud substantial tomb
now marks Judge IS ale's grave.
MIR Thomas Brown, our supetntend-
ent of schools. has been on rs round
ui visitation tins week. IN the upper. or
Washington district.
The suite Of public school education
may boz SAID 80 be- N present "A I'VE Issue.
On. feature Of il have not seen treated,
viz. thu tendency OF it To scatter a'hr
orr educated daughters In calling To-
mind "A number Of girls Of this vicinity. |
note that one teacher in HenricO. another
in Portsmouth. another IN South Caro-
lima. another IN Mexico aud still anoth-r
Ia Panama
A rather brisk fusilade ushered in the
hunting season here, and few good
bags were obtained. The sport wa
soon discontinued, which probabl,
meant that the birds had taken % the
woods aud swamp- aud also perhaps
that the flpcks were few.
Wild turkeys are on the increase, and
numerous fine specimens have been killed,
both in Richmond aud Westmureland
counties where travel \ few evening"
since found them hying from the pine
tree tops over the road was driving in
A fashion very swift and grsceiulin them
,nd very stimulating 70 the hunting |
in me. Me-srs Reed aud |
S-sou, OF Templeman's, killed four late-
is aud NY own table became debtor to |
their success and their kindness.
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