The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-09
STAFFORD
Soms Odd Happenings Personals and o,bo,
Notes.

Stafford e.. a.. Va. July ith.
Today completes the f.ilul vas-ort tbf.
old commonwealth The cour.h,n..
here was built in l1~3. aud f. iusr ..ve-
years younger than tl- commonwealth.
iier name j. Ameiia "And she is "A rnft
black a. hades Is said TO he. uot hnvire,
the lear OF doing evil before her ewes
sprang upon table at residence near
mere recently. on a foraging expedition.
ana sat down on sheet of Taurlefoot
iy paper. 1t stucs Thars VA. ar
eruption OF cat and Tangl-foot for a
IerlOd oi about ten minutes. then Arrelia
sailed down the porch, making for the
open, which she reached. called over tho
lence with more celebrity aud swiftness
than heavier-than-a air airship. but tho
paper would not So kind hearted
friends parted her from the sticky sheet
but altho' she has used all her system of
iekers, that Iangleiuot still adheres to
Amelia
by the way. speaking OF "tanvl.f,ot~
Nno' the hlnd That you buy iu the Burg"
and that gets the boys To- fivbtingl bnt
this sticky kind ment oned above vour
correspondent purchased several sheets
last week, put them iu their PROPER place
ana after some time and patience sue
ceeded In catching about half a uint of
nles ana two leatherwing bats
Mrs. /. W. Berrey, accompanied bv
Miss Too, leaves here FOR Nnshiurton
Monday on a-visit 90 friends there
Miss Louise Berrey who has been stay
Ing with her aunt, Mrs Annie Hu8so,
AT Slate Mile, ,gappahanuock Co.. r.turn.
ed home this week.
Mr.. John B. Fritter in one of his trim
IA taking the average travelling man Ia
upper Stafford, reports losing hi- way
one night this week. and did not hrin,.
up at his destination until "a. m . CON
cludirg TO stay tiii day. he asked Tor "A
place To put his horse. There was nons
80 he was informed. then he politely r..
luested a cup oicDn. %. Re was informed
they had used the last for supper. He
'heh sald ne would IKE to get "A bed. He
was informed tlerc was none. He thsn
informed the party he would lie downnn
the hoor on his gum coat. which he pro.
ceeded To DO. After getting into "a do,.
he concluded he had struck the Hot
| Springs In "Arkansaw," which avok,
him. Upon investigating he discovered
lleas, big. small. medium. but an intent
on trying what "that Fhtterr had in
his veins. Some of them dancing iigs.
round dances aud schotiches. but John
| departed before the party wound up. p.aud
can say what was the outcome
One OF our citizens was requested tits
week To take piece oi plank home. and
bore two holes in it. for a friend. To ,n.
able him 10 put the board across "a COW =
horns 20 keep her from trespassing. He
did 80. ana the party who had given him
the board discovered il on the gate post
shortly afterwards, with a bin Of five
cents Tor boring two holes.
This section has been visited lately bv
some severe storms oi wind and rain.
Mrs. Maria Dent, who has been visiting
" ashington, has returned to the home
oi her mother, Mrs. VI II. Morton. al
| Brooke.
Miss Lizzie Bryan. oi Washington. T.
Visiting her father aud mother. Mr.. ard
Mrs j. H. Bryan.
Mr.. Harry Lowry continues quite SICK
with rheumatic fever at his fathers rrsi
dence, at Brooke. Dr. h. j. Payne + his
| physician.
Mr. Powie Callahan IS sick with fever
at his fathers house here. under the med
ical attention oi DR.. Payne.