The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-16
ESSEX
The Great Scarcity Of Hay-A High School
BuiIdinG-Ihe Contest for State Senate Be-
tween Sears and Ssundefs-Etc.

huntsville, Va May 18th, 1907.
The thrce-w welcomed spring with its
iruite and tOwers, though long lingering
IN the lap Oi winter, and even yet quite a
youhghng. is with us. IL was MP and
tuck between the birds Of the ,.ir and the
widows poor COW. And IL was do or
die between the saw mill mems margin
and hay at $22 u ton. Never was a.
much hay lost as last summer. This
kappahannock Valley has proven "A
splendid market for the hay -r,lisers OF
Maryland, and the steamboats, have
doubtless made ten times the freight ON
hay brought in as they made On corn
and wheat taken away. But what "A
travesty on farming To buy year after
year the very things that farmers ar.
SUPPOSED To grow. We can hardly lay
IT to our comfort that the rainy zea-on
last summer was the cause of the hay
buying For the same condition exists
every winter. The roads "a q fairly cut
to pieces by heavy wagons hauling hay
from the wharyes. True IL il that I'M.
high price oi lumber has put moie men
4 IN the saw mill business. and hence made.
~ greater demand Tor hay. still ii the
farmers here would only look - this and
pe ready TO supply the home demand
/ then not only the real cost OF the hay
would Oe saved for home distribution
tut ALSO the freight and hauling. Thus
"a living profit To the grower and more
money in circulation locally Butadvice
To the 1idewater Virginia farmers il A.
effective as mustard seed shot against
the "Dreadnaught." The farmers are
'sot In their ways' and neither expert
ence nor farmers rallies wall do one bit
OF good. In fact a word OF advice is ire
quently taken as an affrOnt Joined to
their idols of Il hundred years ago. they
will stand pat # the rest OF the coun-
try moves ON with step modern and sue
cessiul, and be seemingly contented To
drive over roads disgTacriul To the cen
tury. and To sell corn at Zoe "A bushel in
November, and buy il back year after
year at Soc and some time worse. Thi-
l. Just their way, and "their way" suits
them better than any body else's way.
IL was told 10 your correspondent
that Supt, Eggleston. while holding his
rallies in this portion OF Tidewater Wis
tied a so-called high school building eN-
pecting to eee "a structure worthy of the
name. Hiscomments were brief but TO the
point Pack IL up and send il To the Ex-
position as IA curiosity" And if this
building deserves "A place among the
| curiOs, what would be said OF the re-
manning buildings that We find scat
tered promiscuOusly through the coun-
try districts
The senatorial contest in this district
Is waxing warm. Sears has a strong
following; Saunders has "A strong follow
ing. Both good men. This cannot be
denied. Members of the same family are
divided, some Sears, some Saunders
Viewed from non-partisan point of
view, the issue is doubtful. Both are
working like beavers. One voter saws
one oi the candidates spoke to him twice
AT "a sale not long since, and gave him a
hearty shake each time. The Tidewatar
| Nirginian knows how to electioneer
lt Is said that if you want to hear the
adverse history of man, let him run for
Office. In thousands of cases this is true
But in the present instance not a word
from press or from politician has been
said against either of these gentlemen.
Ana IN truth, there seems nothing to saw
against them. Ndewster should be
| proud of such citizenship. Clean men
and worthy of the office they seek
Masters j. f. Kriete, Jr., Jennings
Lumpkin, Sydney Newbill, and Macon
Ware have gone to the Exposition for
the summer, where they will assist Mr..
Carroll Garnett in the Hotel Alton at
Pine Beach. Mr.. Garnett is an old hotel
man and doubtless many of his friends
along the Rappahannock Valley will be
his guests while attending the Exposition.
Miss Bette Garnett, of Urbanna. has
been visiting friends and relatives here.
Miss Harvey Campbell has returned
from sessions work in MARYLAND.
where she taught in a private family.
Mr.. Walter Bray is building a dwelling
house near his sand-cement brick plant
near Fort Lowery.
MIR: John Ware. of Wares Wharf. is
also building dwelling.
The condition of the Ferry Bridge
across the Piscataway Greek is bad.