The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-15
CAR0LINE'S
SOCIAL COURT
Good Crops and Much Business
Biz Tax Case PendinS.~COn'
federate Veterans aud
the Monument.
LAND SALES, NOTES, ETC., ETC.

II was March court 40 Caroline Non
dnv without the judge and lnrl, iul the
horses and pcopIr were thcw ami % was
a day of social r.tiyitlc-. \ lnln' nun.
Der ol business men came mp Rom Ken
mond and went from this ciiN ANT much
business WAS done Among those pres
rut was Mr. ~Iiumin Cary Nelson the
w,ll-knoWu Richmond dry goods con.
mrecial tourist. who never Wtarles ol
booming the special advantage 81
Richmond az wholesale dry goods
market and her increasing volume oi
trade lie commands a larcr trade aLj
nurses it tenderly.
The board OF supervisors held "a m'c'.
ing and are still considering thc improve
ments to the courthouse ard clerk oi-
lice.
Handsome horses were paradcd along
the streets. exciting the admiration oi
the crowd, who discussed their lire
points and breeding. Several droyrs ni
horses and mules filed the stables of the
Lawn Hotel and many sales wen" made.
INTERESTING TAN ,NsE
4 subject that is interesting the pco-
pie is suit now pending Iu the tlrcWt
court OF llmrico. in which the county
will be- the beneficiary IL 10 is decided lav-
orally. to-wit: Twelve month"; or so
ago the state Corporation Commission
assessed the r. T. a +. r. r. Co with
franchise tax. To this the company mp
pcaled 10 the court Ii itsi- decided DO
favor of the franchise the county will
probably realize an ad valorem tax ol
about 81 500 annually for hcthirty.uuc
miles ~ roadbcd in the county. ar the ad
yalorrm tax would follow the franchise
This will also apply tu about ten miles
i'm Spotsylyauia and twenty miles ln
Stafford. which would pay taxes to those
counties.
tNEoIINE CAMP. o. b.
Caroline Camp of Confederate Veterans
met IN the courthouse. with Commander
G.. T. Smith presiding. Judg- t. g. Mon
cure acting secretary. Adiutant !. H.
Coghill. Of the Monument CommIttr" re-
ported that the committee had contract
ed with j Henry Brown 10 build the
monument. according 10 the pIuus here
tofore adopted. and finish same hy May
18th. 1906. that the committee had ln
hand about - 300 The cost of the mon
umeut will boz : 300. leaving balance
of 5000 10 raise II was resolved that i
the monument is completed 900 time the
unycillug will take place ON Wednesday.
Aug. /. 1906. az noon The following
committee was selected tomake arrange
ment~ fur the occasion and call on the
county people for supplies for The dinner:
Judge T.. e.. MonWrr, +. D. Coghl.l. q.
+ Bolivian. and T b GIL.
II will Boz one OF tie biggest
DAYS ever sr,u in the good. old county.
-o noted Tor ifs hospitality. \ bard OF
music will be prescut. there VIII b" % dlii-
ucr of ye uldeu time. Confederate ilag~
by the hundred aud pretty girls without
number
LAND SALES
Richard &. Moncuw, special commits
tioner. sold three tracts ol land One oi
100 acres. part oi Smith Garden iarm.bc-
tween Guiucy's and Thnrnsburp to F.M
Coleman Tor 5000. another oi Il acres.
near pelus. 10 Judge T.. e. Moucure Tor
$50. aud another Of 30 acres, on which
is a -torp.hou-e. dwelling and out
building. in Recdy church district, tp W.
; Bowers for : $50.
Mr. c. O'Couor Goodrich sold - acres
in the suit ui Lacy rs Lacy. known a.
the Goodwin tract. ID John ". Elliott
for $lSl.
Mrssrs. Chandler a Chandler some
weeks ago sold 10 the L. +. a =. x X
Go. the land and residence of + {.
Chandler. at Milford, Tor $3.50. The
property is being improved and viii be-
occupied by Mr. C. W. Buiterworth'
agent at that station.
NOTES.
The host 81 friends OF Clerk t. Z. Cog
hin were pleased % greet him again,
after his long illness lie has not entire
iy recovered. but is attending % his du-
ties
Mine Host Richardson the Lawn Hotel
tried bimseli ON the dinner be- gave hi-
guests. II consisted of such delicacies a.
turkey. shad. iole, turnlp salad. poached
eggs, etc. Ii was the best SO lar oil the
wear. He is hustler.
The road from Milford To Bowling
Green j. an evidence Of what work and
good Judgment will do at "A snail cost.
Ii is the best in the county.
Those present from this city were At
torneys f. W. Coleman and {. OConor
Goodrich. Messrs. VI. &. Willis. +. {.
Ninde. ". +. Lang. W a. Bill, Silas
Perry. II. F. Cfismond, Mark McGhec,
Barton Mason. W II. Hurkamp, I. ;.
Shepherd. W. H. Timberlake. Emmett
Garner. f. X. Tyler, a representative oil
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