The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-21

Brandy.
Stcyensburg, Va, July 18th, 1906.
II has been over month since I've
written YOU and the cOpiuus showers ol
today. aud lust reading the death of my
dear iriendand cOmrade, ltoht L.Mare, of
Wares Wharf. Essex county, cause me
10 write now. I've been 80 busy at
everything really did not have time.
How sad 10 chronicle the death Oi 80
GOOD man ~ Mr.. Ware. lie was the
commissary and qIartermaster OF my
company IF. 9th VA. Cavalry during
my entire sojourn with that company,
which was from the 9th of April. lN62,
until 9th of April. 1850, exactly 3 years.
must say knew him well even as his
own family Bob Ware. ~ known IN
the army, was anupright. noble, Christian
man. ever ready at all times aud under
all circumstances 10 deal iairly with all
his company. for in issuing food 10 hs
company and their horses he invariably
gave sal lishctiOn. never pass the
woods now near the lnO. Minor Butt
farm that do not think of him endeav-
oriug with tine ~canty amount he had
th.rr 10 do Justice 10 all oi us. We were
more closely associated with hm than
with any other man And now Mr..
Ware j. gone gone forever Little did
think when ! Went To see him last sum
mer. praising him. Julian Clarkson and
VIM. +. durham and their families tllat
l'd never see him again Farewell. fare
well. my dear friend; you are now reap
ing vour rich and we'll deserved reward.
Your example will ever live ~ a monu-
mcnt To- your worth May all oi ~ tol.
low your GOOD example. especially your
children and Grandchildren.
Spotsylvania il tu have another mon
umrnt. on farm some 3 miles or more
from the courthouse. where our grand
Bishop Asbury died. I've forgotten who
owns the place now. Rev Mr. Light. ol
Your town. was appointed a special com
mittee at the Junior League heldat Rem
ington last month tO raise funds Tor the
purpose and 60 hope they viii not
take ~ long aS the pcopir oi l.~~eN did
To raise : ! 200 Tor the Confederate Mon
umcut in Iappahannock.
The Methodist church at Bennington
has been enlarged and is beautiful.
pr. Willis. "A veterinary surgeon near
Rapidan. is building "a siN Thousand dol
lar residence with all modern con
venirnces. such as heating, gas and
WaterwOrks.
What fools these mortals l"'. The
above I've s,rn in Puck for p years
How true. 4 few years ago ]. with that
grand old man, Dr. Charles Cooke, at
Hollins Institute. was sitting at the
}. a., I.l-..rf with IAfl
knife and fork. when the girls, who were
only eating with their fork. had pieces
of Die on the floor at "a single time. a
voung lady Of this section had Just
bought n new dress. had labored hard
and had il made beautiful, and she too
was eating pie with fork, and put the
whole piece right in her lap When !
was q child. girls wore long ear bOnnets
and gloves 10 keep themselves beautiful.
Now they 90 bare armed aud bare
headed. bring large. unsightly irrckles on
their faces and wonder why they DO
not yet married Why who wants a
great. big. ugly. ireckled face and arm
woman? No one.
Rev. Mr.. Rices youngest child. three
years old. has been i'll and was taken 10
a hospital at Charlottesville.
Miss Mamie Beckham Is recovering
from an attack OF fever. So X Mrs.
Moser. .,
Mr.. Ray, wife and daughter, who had
rs many a. forty music classes in Wash
ington. spent two weeks in our village
Miss Anna Bowers has returned from
Washington
Mr.. Luther Bowers has bought a.
81. 600 house in Falls Church and eX-
poets to make il his future home.
Mr.. ". &. Stout, who lost ms house
by fire in June, in rebuilding
Dr. Hoover. OF Page, was here today.
A few have threshed wheat and the
Weld was not up to expectation. but the
hay crop is large.
Big preparations are being made Tor
a reunion of the Blue and Gray Mt
Brandy August 9th. All preliminary ar
rangements have been made and a big
crowd is expected. Distinguished men
who fought on both sides will be there,
and we hope ample provisions to feed
the Blue and Gray.
Rev. II. M. Wharton, the Baptist
evangelist, is expected here to lecture on
temperance during the Shiloh Associa-
ton, which meets here the last week IN
August. Good morning.
T. Z. Coyington.