The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-30
ESSEX
Letter From DunnsviIe The Sad Death Of Miss
Henley-loss by High Water Lecture
Other Notes.

Other Notes.
huntsville. Va, oct. %. 1906.
The continued rains have played havoc
with the hay crops recently cut, and much
of the corn is seriously injured. some OF
il sprouting in the shocks. while that left
uncut il but little better of, the stalks
being rotten aud giving way under the
weight oi the corn. letting the ears fall
To the soaking ground. In the memory
of the oldest citizens there is no summer
so wet rs the one inst passed, and the
same may hc said of thc fall thus far
Even we'll painted buildings show the
effects oi the long spells of wet weather,
while the unpantcd structures are last
rotting. being soaked with the continued
dampness
The roads are continued mud holes,
and tine creeks swollen above the bridges
over them. The water was nearly knee
deep ON Ware- creek bridge Saturday,
and the cause way leading To il almost
past fordng Tribleswamp, ON the road
from Dunnsville 10 CoN's store, is "a
menace to life aud limb. and should Ice
hridged at once. Mr. T.. VI. War. Jr..
reports that the water was up 10 his
buggy body even before the last heavy
rain. With such conditions before us at
this season. what may We expect the
roads To bchy Christmas and patience
sake. what in February
The mail driver from Tappahannock
10 MalkertOn had 10 swim his horse to-
day. and the same may be- said of the
driver from huntsville To Daisy
The resumption of steamer service ON
thr Rappahannock brought gladncss To
the hearts OF all shippers and the mer-
chants i'm particular. their stocks having
nearly given out. We have been crying
ior "A railroad. and doing this when the
Steamer service was reasonably regular
but not 10 have either boat or railroad
would put Us "up against the real thing
indeed
The tragic death OF Miss Meekns Hen
ley brought forth the expression of deep
est sympathy from all. and particularly
from those who knew her family. Miss
Henley had been in a low state of health
for some time. and recently her mind
showed that the disease was telling gupOn
mentally. On the fatal night hermother
WAS her nurse. having permitted the
other attendants to retire. She beng
broken down from watching ~ well as
from constant grief over her daughter :
condition, prepared to take "a brici r.
pose. but before doing this she PLACED "a
heavy trunk against her daughter door
so that i'm case she lher daughterl at
tempted 10 leave the room. the removing
of the trunk would awaken her. But
her daughter did remove the trunk. and
made good her escape from the room
without arOusing any one. For hours
next day the searching party WAS unsuc-
ccssiul. BY mere accident the body oi
the unfortunate young lady WAS found
i'm a sixty foot we'll. She had evidently
Jumped into it a. soon ~ she left her
room the night before. The distress OF
her family knows no bounds. Miss Hen
lev was adaughtero of Mr. ThOs Henley, Of
Essex, and a granddaughter Of the late
Leonard Henley, who Tor years was
sheriff of Essex. Mr. j. l.. Henley, Of
Tappahannock, il brother of the de-
ceased lady
Mr.. Davis died suddenly at Creek View
near huntsville ON Friday night last.
Mr.. Vim. Davis, deceased, was his father.
Mr.. Gregg Davis. of Ilowerton, II a
brother. He was u hard working man
and in all OF the affairs OF life which per-
tained to his station. hc was faithful.
To do ones duty well is enough to be
said of any man. There may he no
monument. there may be- no biography;
and there may be no obituary, but the
faithful work done, the honor kept. the
friendship held-thesc are massive stones
in an unbuit monument, chapters III an
unwritten biography, and broadest
lines OF mourning in longest obituary.
\ lady coming from Middlesex says
that the loss of hay seen from the road
il distressing. She also stated 10 your
correspondent that much lumber has
been washed away in that county. Mr.
Jack Sader suffered considerable loss by
having portions OF his shipments washed
off the shore along the rivers.
John COrbin, ,colored, a prominent busl-
ness man near Pauls Cross Roads,
sowed 60 bushels OF peas and lost the
entire crop of hay and peas. And az
with him is it with 40 many Others.
The heavy blows and the unparalleled
tides have put All end to trap fishing.
But the catch OF mud shad 'in the little
creeks is immense.
The lecture on physiology delivered at
the huntsville high school Friday after
noon by DR.. NJ. Bcnmousche, OF Wash
| ingtOn, was most interesting. The dis
tingushcd doctor used his microscope
freely and gave some forcible object les
sons. Prof. Garnett ttisfortunateins in securing
the assistance OF so able demonstrator
for his classes. Friday week the subject
will be Circulation Of the Blood using
a live frog for illustration.
Rev. j. W. Watson has returned from
his visit to Buffalo He reports ID inches
of SNOW while there and the apple crops
not gathered.
The heavy rain prevented n full al
tendance on the Temperance lecture Sun
day afternoon, at the Rappahannock
church.