The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-11-10

KING GEORGE
Road improvement Crop Notes improvements
Personals. Etc.

Neill. Va, Nov. 9th. 1906.
Driving to Panorama ON Sunday We
were wonderfully encouraged To sec
what has been done on the road from
Hoor's T.. q. To Oakland. even our horse
eynced spirit OF go ahead activeness
to feel the draft 80 regular and easy.
Only one place needs yet 10 be pplled, at
Waterloo Branch, and We understand
that will be- done soon. And We learn
from parties. who recently passed TO
fredericksburg. that the road beyond
Cash Corner and thereon To Gohy /. O.,
"a terrible stretch ia bad places of nearly
one mile. has been thoroughly repaired
and hills repOled. Despite all tins com
paratiyely permanent solidity OF these
next To impossible stretches, there l. a
howl ON the part of some persons, it Is
said. ITO call halt. why because
We are spending too much money. Now
since my residence IN this county of eleven
wears. We havea road tax Oi from : 600
To : 900 per annum. and scarcely 100
yards in the main road. and We only
have one cOut of this neck To reach church,
mill and Court House, has been more
than brushed "a little aud some dirt
scraped over it, Just vi hat many farmers
have to do themselves in order To pass
through the constantly deepening mud
holes. and think each mud hole 80 tom
porarily repaired has cost - Now
with the right man in the right place,
who has made agood job b.aiterstartlng in
drains made 10y this season : rams, shall
be- handicapped h~cau~c II seems To be-
great amount OF money 10 pay out at
one time instead OF drlhhling II out 10
Tom. Dick and Harry, who Just do
enough 10 claim the amount necessary
To pay their taxes. their charges per
diem for teams aud .eli being treble AT
least what Mr. Wulfr~ arc. considering
thurOughnr--. Bravo. MIR Wolfe, do not
gri discouraged. and YOU good citizens
who have been talking So loudly about
what bad roads We have and put in the
third horse aud boy ON 10, 33 per cent
additional expense to haul "a snail one
horse load 10 the wharf. for YOU can
drive the three yourself on account Of the
dangers hcsettlug you, ! say you brave
people hold up this mans hands. when
ii YOU will estimate the actual cost and
can see the results. IL must boz plain that
there il no waste of money, for this II
approaching permanency. building ON "A
solid foundation.
Mr. l.. ~ IIoge, Sr.. left last Wcdne~-
DAY for hrr new home IN SpOtsy lAnia.
l.. y. Hoge, Jr. accompanied her, and
attended the sale OF Mr. Hud-on'~ prop
erty, purchasing all the proyender and
corn ON place. az we'll ~ some other
needed articles He returned Friday
Corn huskug is now in progress, some
shocks having quite percentage Of rot
ten corn and Others scarcely "A ear. Some
fodder IL also damaged. The late Iea
crop was nearly an entire loss. several
lots having been cut Just before the 10
days rain in October, causing them 10
sprout on the ground
Wheat seeding j. now in progress,
seemingly very late. and Yet "a few years
ago one Of the banner crops OF the coun-
ty was scarcely visible when spring
opened.
The oystermen still complain Of the
more rigid enforcement of the Gull law,
the bivalves having made little growth
since the close of last season here ur on
the Eastern Shore. Some market from
Fork river for planting stock and some
Washington runners.
Capt Jas. Fenwick, who was so badly
hurt by team running away aud throw
ing him from the wagon, still suffers from
injury TO his right arm, this seeming To
be paralyzed and causing bodily ailments,
rendering him almost helpless. His fam
lily will remove To the Little Ferry farm
soon and Mr. Chas Spiman will take
charge Of his farm.
Lumber is now on the ground ready
for the improvements Of Oakland church,
and an immense Woodland stove has
been placed therein Wood il preferable
to coal which has been used heretofore.
The Jr. o. L. A. NJ. have secured IA
building site from Mr.. Samuel Henry on
tie north side of public road, and ad
Joining MIR. RithaFd Owens, and arr plac-
ing lumber ready for n new hall, near
Oakland church, nucleus perhaps for
an extended country village
Enterprise.