The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-13
CULPEPER
Letter From NJ. coyineton- Tells About the
Reunion Other Notes Of interest

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S;evensburg Va. June :. 1907.
Herr l- something of the reunion of
veterans ard what saw " hen about
80 ~ ur " hO lrit tulpeper landed Rich
mond We went Ia several places and
could gct no where To sl,ep. 80 each fel-
low hHd To shift ior himself Next day |
went 10 the camp and found great
ahundanc- Oi iood badly prepared / re
ported the fact To those In authority aud
All immediate change for the better was
mndr. Instead OF the dirty iueNp rieuced
negroes for cooks and waters, We then
hat good cooks and beautiful. polite
White ladies tn wait upon us. After that
We had coffee, milk. beeisteak, roast beef.
cheese, sardines, butter, ham. corn,
tomatoes, mutton, devilled crabs, eggs.
toast, mince pies and pretty girls ven
ture to say not a hotel IN the city sur
passed i5. My sleeping quarters were at
the Va Methodist Orphanage. Dr. Chelf
of lO1 ;. Bird street, and Mr.. ID. &. Rich
ardsOn OF 3Ol3 Monument avenue. re-
turn my sincere thanks To the above for
their hospitality. None Jared better
than |.
met MIR. Henry Permenter. of Char
lotte, n. C.. who is lO3 years old. born
Both March, lNO4, and was a member of
Co. h, LIST y. G. Volunteers 1 also met
Master Marion Wilson. of Fort Worth.
Texas, only I years old. and his graud-
father took him through the manual Of
arms. and said he was authorized by the
city council OF his city TO give auv officer
5000 who could confuse little Marion or
make him make mistake None took
| him up.
| | met my old friend and comrade from
my beloved native county of Essex. Dr.
!
from Essex | saw, aud my cousin. J. /.
/ Clarksou, of Chicago. ] at my last meal
in the great mess hall told every waiter
and comrade goodbye, rs | never eX-
| pected To see them again. | also shook
hands and told those the same " no were
ON the train with me. God bless those
noble old men.
Oh, what beautiful women from Kan
sa- City and Memphis We're th-r,. 10 help
entertain us. and those lovely girls Of
the high school in Richmond. who sang
aud showed the flags for us. | really
had to fall in love with one of them and
gave her my photo. and she in return
gave me the Army Songster."
How glad ] was To see Gen. Stith
! Boiling, who was my lieutenant-colonel
at the close OF the war. also saw and
was proud % take the hand of Hon.
Jeh Davis daughter. Mrs Hayes. as well
as that of Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of
our great chieftian.
Ice cream, cakes, candy, punch and
lemonade were served to the old soldiers
at the Confederate Museum "a well as
the grand ball in the Horse Show Audi
tOrium.
| was glad the Confederate Convention
passed a resolution forbidding any Con
iederate soldier from participating IN
"a rltf
what he wore during the war. | saw
several wearing uniforms of generals.
colonies, lieutenant-cOlOnels and majors
who were privates. What audacity.
had the misfortune to step upon "A
small piece of plank with two sharp nails
IN II while in Richmond and received
nice attention from DR.. and Mrs. Chelf.
Many, many thanks to them. When /
arrived home | found my son. John, had
cut the same foot severely with an axe,
SO he aud | are hobbling around
Mr.. Geo. Jones, of Lignum, in our
county, returned. and is quite sick from
severe cold, caught while in Richmond.
Our Baptist sisters. the cream of the
neighborhood, had "a festival Wednesday
and raised "a small amount.
Mr.. James NJ. Spindle, formerly of this
county and now in Washington, is very
low: also his nephew, Mr. Powell Spindle.
who has just returned from the Philip
pine Islands with his mother, il very low
at the George Washington Hospital in
same city.
Mr.. Eugene Willis, the brother OF the
late A. q. Willis, is more like him than
any of his children.
Mr.. Coe started ont on yesterday with
IA head of horses and mules for Caroline
for sale.
M Tillan n--o. - NJ n -. ~
tis Will be married at Batna next sun
day.
Privates Ben Curtis, of Kentucky, and
Joe Stewart. of Missouri, are visiting
our county.
Mr.. W. W. Hansbrough has sold his
house and lot here and gone to the Sol
diers' Home. Mr.. Frank Lucas was the
purchaser
New potatoes and peas are just COM
ing in.
My cousin. Mrs. Lulie Hunt. Of Bowl
ers, Essex county, who is near Denver.
Col, is still much indisposed.
My sons wife, who lives near Char
lottesville, spent this week here with her
mother
Mr.. Richard Revercomb and wife have
just returned from Luray. where they
spent a week with their daughter, Mrs
Williams.
Rev. Mr.. Hunt is visiting his brother
in Powhatan county.
Mrs. Summerland, whose husband is
in Canada at work, has moved from Cul-
peper here.
The supply OF railroad ties from the
Neck which pass here daily seem mex
haustible.
Our defeated candidates appear to be
men of high moral worth and valor, for
they are taking it all like heroes.
T. Il. Covington.