The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-16
CAROLINE COUNTY
SOCIAL COURT
supervisors Declined TO Raise the
School Levy
NARROW ESCAPE FROM LIGHTNING
confsdefstss Preparing for Big Rsunlon-An
tnteTpiisIng Citizen Land ssiss-Notss. Etc.

confsdsfstss Preparing for Big RsunIcn-An
tnierprisIns Citizen Land sass-Nutss. Etc.
Social court" of Caroline was not
largely attended at Bowling Green Mon.
day. The Frederick sburR delegation
who went were Prof Il. Russell. r. &
Ninde, W. 4 Bsll. II F. Crismond. Stew
art Jones. A =. Dempsey. W. n. Jenkins
W. +. Lang. r. X Tylsr. ". q. Willis
Ut, representative Of this paper aud
others
WOULD Not RAISE LEVY.
A persistent effort has been made by
Supt- Washington. OF the public schools.
70 Increase the ciiiciency Of thu schools in
the county. and he has with him the en-.
tire school board. lie also called To his
AID PROT +. n. Russell, State Examiner
Tor this section OF the State. The hoard
and Proi Russell met Monday aud had a
conference with the board OF suDervisors
The board Of supervisors were as firm as
a rock against increasing the school lew
one cent. The school board stated to
the supervisors that with the present
levy the primary aud grammar grades
could not be run effectively; that IL
would be great step tow ardseducatinQ
the children OF the county to es ablish a
high school. and to do this was part OF
the request for an increased levy. The
school board seemed much disappointed
IN not getting az least a small Increase
Tor the regular schools. IL is probable
they will try again
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
There is a good time coming for the
Confederate :, their friends aud the Young
ladies' OF Caroline. judge T. G. Moncure.
Geo. L. Boulware and r. ID. Coghil are
a COMMITTEES TO fix a date for the Confed
crate reunion, and Monday they met and
named Wednesday. September 9. as the
day. 1t will be day devoted to general
!oilicauon. fine dinner will bespread
on the courthouse green and distinguish
ed Speakers will be listened to- There
VIII be music, ice cream. has ball. and
last, but not least, lots Of pretty Girls
Commander Smith will issue a formal
program In few days, which will be
published In this paper.
LIGHTNING FREAKS
Mr. Frank Shuman was quietly sleep
ing IN bed with his boy at his home. near
l'eedy Mills, Sunday hight. VIII, n an el-c.
ulc storm prevailed. A bolt Of lightning
entered the house, shattered the bed in
Whlch The two were sleeping. passed
through the room. down into the pa-lor
and splintered an organ. The bid and
organ are out of commission. Mr.. Sim.
man and the boy Were not hurt. but to
say they were frightened puts J.. mildly.
LAND SALES.
u. r. Powers. Jr., comm's .iuner. sold
80 acres of land near Rethesd. church
owned ny Jane Redd toD.B Powers .Sr.,
Judge L &. Moncuie. commissioner.
sofa lot acres OF land with DIV ling and
outhouses, near ~. l.. BlantoD's store
the property Of r A. Burruss. to ". l.
BlantOn, for $3.50; also 20 acres OF land
oil Norman estate, three mi'c. r. IN Bowl
ing Green, to Eusenia Upshur. fnr $3.50:
also acres of Charles Freemar's estate.
near Rixey's Mil. To Daniel Freeman for
SOf 90; also ; acres OF Cha les Free.
man estate near Rixey's Mill. to ID. b.
fowe' :, Jr., for SOL 80.
ENTERPRISE.
One OF the most enterprising merchants
IN the county Is Mr. J. X. Blenton. at
McDun. Mr. Il. operates a first class
country store and carries "A lArse stock
In addition to this be has two Il ne farms
one OF which lac operates a. a dairy Rrm
he works eighteen horses and mules and
milks thirty-tve to forty mich cows of
lml rovrd breeds. He feeds tha surplus
mix To hogs, raises the calves by hand
aud ships the cream TO Richmond every
day. He has the latest improv, 4 separa-
tors and Is making money o. { OF the
business. The r. ?. & p. h. r. runs
through his farm al the depot is only
two miles from his store.
NOTES
The crops of tobacco aud corn areverv
promising The wheat crop Is Welding
well. The hay crop has been housed ia
line order. Last week was admirably
adapted to gathering il and IL was taken
advantage OF. While the tonnage per
acre Is not up to last year Il good
crop.
There Is prospect Tor big fruit, water
melon and sweet potato crops
Rev. T. Ii. Rowe, 81 Buena Vista. and
bride, are guests at the Lawn Hotel.