The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-18
KING GEORGE
The Rains Seriously Injured in Runaway Acct
dent Lady Thrown From Vehicle by frightened
Mule Protacted Meetings Death Of Mrs.
Rose Washington The Roads and Personals.

Rose Washington The Roads and Personals
Neill. Va. Aug 18th
There is considerable sickness. attrlh-
utahi. to eating So many Vegetables
melons etc. raised during this RAINY
season. The growth uf weeds and rank
vegetation is Also liable, with hot sun
1ccassi0uing decay. 10 produce a mas
matte influence. causing fever iatcr on.
Can't. Jas reuwick. living ou the farm
of Mr. Cha~ Spillman un the Machudor.
wa. seriously hurt ON Wednesday last.
he had stopped at a steep ml' lnr ms
SON to lock the wagon when the horses
took fright and started 10 run. and a.
he raised 10 secure better hold of them
the wagon went into a hole. pitching
him ont. and getting tangled n the hneS'
the wheels PASSED over him aud he was
dragged Some distance before his son
could get the horses stopped. His right
arm had the bone thrown ont at elbow
and shoulder painfully bruised, as well
as other INJURIES He was doing fairly
well Sunday F. NJ though suffering
much from heat and unable to move
himself for change of position. pr.
Ninde responded promptly To the call Tor
all and the bone was painlesslN put in
socket. whilst patient was under lullu-
rucc of chloroiorm.
Next day Mr. Claude Perkins aud Miss
Rose Quesenberry ou their return from
Mr.. Al,ck Potts with buggy load of
fruit. etc. with "A young mule. being un-
able 10 control him at top of Pepper
mint Hin. had n runaway down same.
the mule kicking violently. broke bar ui
Shafts and freed himself at the loot oi
hir then continued ou for hall "A mile.
where he was secured Miss kosr had
two front teeth knocked out and Mr.
Perkins was painfully bruised ani un-
able % DE- down. his arm being disln-
Gated They We're both pitched ont 10y
the buggy running iu a ditch DR. Ca
ruther~ and son attended them. and
though still suffering pain from wrench
mg of muscles are doing we'll
On Saturday the son ui Mr.. NaSh
Chrismau WAS seriously hurt by run.
away. the particulars of which we dld
not gather.
The series of protracted meetings at
Oakland began ON Yesterday. the second
sunday. regular appointments Rev Mr..
Nrwhill having secured the asSi~ianc" oi
Rev II II Street. of Arkansas. 90 assist
him. The discour>e- wereplain.prlctirai
truths. fOrcibly imprcsslng Oh" h.arrrs.
Mrs. Ross NAslingtOn.rclrto oi the Iate
Robert Washington. passed away ON
Saturday at Oue o'clock Burial in fam
iIy cemetery ON farm on sunday She
had been AN invalid for some tim.
The tomato caunery ar pdp VIII
probably start this week. there beng
f,w tomatoes i'm some OF the patches
ready. but not enough % run any l'ngth
of time cOnsecutively.
The latest schcmr On roads WAS seen
last week when "a man with scythc was
cutting weeds from road side and boy
Was putting same in gully. prrsumnahly,
we thought. 70 mark the place where tAe
road ought 10 be. a. In view of the heavy
rains indentity will be- unknown and we
will climb ont ON the bank from which
this rubbish has been cut. .congratuiatmg
overselyes that there is no humane So
cietv for prevention of cruelty To animals
to prevent Us from pulling the poor
brutes To death in q struggl" To get To
mill or church We trust the road iunds
are being carefully secured Tor dry day,
when we can get the benefit OF "a rebate
of this wears taxes from surplus OF pre-
ceeding year
Mrs G. Perkins is quite sick, necessi-
tating the services OF Dr. CAruthers.
Miss Priscilla WeIch. who has been
visiting Mrs. James Griffin. Is now at
her brothers. Mr. Vim. Wclch.
Miss Blanche Berry is visiting Miss
Ruth Griffin for two weeks.
Mr.. Harvey. OF Petersburg. Is visiting
his aunt. Mrs. j. " Owens.
Mrs. Robert Owens and Mr. james
Pecd are visiting their parents at New
Windsor.
Quite "A number OF strangers are VISIT
mo friends in our county AZ this time.
4 series OF meetings will begin at
Round Hill on Sunday, August l9th,
continuing through that week. and ON
the following Sunday at Potomac
church. truly a month OF refreshing
spirituality.
Our daily boat service in Machodoc If
"A great convenience. needing however
better passenger accommodations, which
We trust will be- the outcome OF tins ser
vice Enterprise