The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-31
ORANGE COURT
Small Attendance Dull Iefm-Road Matters the
Feature Of the Dsy-lmPoVemsHts In Town Of
0fange-car OFF Traek-HOtes.


0range-car OFF Traek-HOtes.
The Narrow Guage r. X. train carried
up a small delegation from this city to
Orange court Monday. Ia the party
were Messrs. Elton Alrich, Geo. z. King
and n representative OF this paper.
II was an intensely cold morning aud
before the train reached finders IL WAS
crowded and on its arrival at Orange
there was not standing room. lt devel-
oped. however, that nearly the whole at
tendance at court went by this route.
Judge Grimsley opened court aud closed
il in half hour and went back to Cul-
pepper.
GOOD ROADS.
Madison district, in which Orange and
Gordonsvlle are located, wants good
roads Some want them badly, in fact
all want them. but there is quite num-
Der who do not want TO be taxed aud
who are fighting hard 20 prevent bond
issue. Madison district proposes TO
build - miles OF road and will hold an
election on Saturday February .. TO de-
eide whether $25, 900 of bonds will be is
sued for this purpose All of thu pro.
posed road building will be- done in Mad
ison district aud the people OF this dis
trict will be the only ones taxed for II,
but the whole county will vote on the
proposition and If il passes the county
will b. responsible for the bonds, simply
as an endOrsrr. while the people OF Madi-
son district will pay the bonds OFF A
large number OF the heaviest taxpayers
are warm advocates Of the proposition,
while some large taxpayers are oppOs-
ing it,
Ameeting was held in the courthouse
which was addressed by =. St j. Wilson,
Commissioner of Highways of Virginia.
Mr.. W y. Cren-haw and Col. George \.
SbackellOrd also spoke IL is proposed
to do this work with convict labor The
advocates of the road are working
hard and have a good chance of win
ming.
The people of Orange have done good
street work in the past year. Grano-
ithic pavements have been put down
and the streets have had six inch coat
ing Of crushed rock They arr certainly
progressive in this respect We noticed
on our arrival gang Of men cleaning
snow off all the sidewalks at the expense
OF the village government.
NOTES
The large building owned by Dr. W. J.
Crttenden and occupied by Greiner A
Shackeliord is for rent * "a splendid
building for some firm 90 do business.
Two brothers. NJ. q Sullivan, aged
81 years, and Wiley f. Sullivan. aged 73
years, died in the past week There was
only six days difference IN time of death
and six years in age.
Jesse Woolirey, son of William Wool
frey, died of consumption Saturday,
aged 26 years.
On the return trip ir IN Orange when
the train reached ScreamerYille several
heavily loaded cars were being shifted
from the siding One ran through an
open switch and stuck fast across the
ties The ear had 10 10 be- unloaded and
put back on the track, which consumed
several hours of time. much 10 the dis
comfort of the passengers.
Mr.. Vim. ). Frazer. OF Pamunkey, is
being urged by many friend to become a
candidate for the legi~laturei from Orange
and has the subject under consideration
Many farmers staid at home 10 I'LL
their ice houses On some ponds il was
four inches thick Several gentlemen
said they had filed their houses during
the last freeze.