The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-30
ORANGE COURT
Blind Tigers Are Said TO Be
Plentiful.
CONVICTED FOR SELLING LIQUOR
Mule KICK Killed Chlld-work On the New ROAD
Big Cop Of Peaches Court Proceedings

When the Narrow Guage pulled out 81
The depot for - an-e Monday mornin.,
% h1d on board Mr-srs. ". ". Butzner.
"ep- Z. King. "a representative OF this
paper aud others on route TO Orange
court. Farther up the road Attorney ;.
I. Powell. Mr. Jack Micks, Hon. J. Il.
bl-c"e. K l.. Disco. and others got on.
The copious rains Of the past week
nave made - wonderful difference In the
appearance Of She country. The pastures
that were parched 10y the drought AT,
BEGINNING TO look green. and the waving
ields of corn, where they have been
worked, promise a big crop. In this con
nection let " say that ON many farms
the work % putting IN crop has been
literally thrown away, for the corn. after
being planted, Is not cultivated. AMI
spindlng stalks cover some fields. where
work would have produced a fair crop
This was a subieca OF general remark.
When Judge Grfmsley convened court
special grand jury was called. com
posed OF J. q. Terriil, J. W. Faulconer L.
q. Burru-s, q. +. BledsOe, e. Il Wright
j. Z. richards and A. Mustoe The Jury
brought in indictments against Joe
simpson Tor stealing, Charles Allen and
John Brown, alias John Saw Yer. con
victs who escaped from the guard while
working on the roads OF Orange. and
WIN. Hackett for forgery.
ONE YEAR ADDITIONAL
Charles Allen and John Brown. alias
John Sawyer, were later arraigned In
court charged with escaping from the
guard aud taking his firearms away.
plead guilty and Were given one wear
each additional in the penitentiary.
large
BLIND TIGERS
Ii was with difficulty at Nav court
that a drink of whiskey could b.s obtain
ed, but II was stated that this difficulty
was shortly after removed and whiskev
became so plentiful that il was rrported
10 blind tigers were in operation in the
county. Then the Temperance people
took the matter in hand and sent to
richmond for detective. He came IN
known save to those on the inside. His
name Il q. X. Bowers, Of the Brownell
Detective Agency of Richmond. and in a
Few day got on supposed spree: was
supposedly as drunk as drunk could be
lie was jailed and arraigned IN the Nav
or's court. and tinei s.. This nut him
square with the boys, and soon be was "A
hale fellow well met IL il stated he
bought whiskey from Lewis TAYLOR a
white man, living near Some set and
then Informed on him. Policeu Al W. &.
Marriner and Sergeant Bono arrested
Taylor. Bond stated Monday that he
knew OF Bowers game 20 feign drunken
ness. and alter he was arrested allowed
him 70 sleep AT night 10 the hotel. Mon
day morning Taylor was arrested and
lined $50 and confined IN Jail for 80
days. here he now il. IL il expected
That moro arrests will follow.
HrLLrD nl MULE.
On Friday Master Dennis REYNOLDS
son 81 Mr.. ". n Reynolds near ~. Just
was kicked 10y mule. lie Wa a hight
little irllow and fingered until Saturday
evening when te died He family has
the sympathy of the people.
rHE NEw ROAD.
The people of the Orange and Gordons-
Vile district are IN earliest in their efforts
Tor good roads. A fore Of over 100
men, Including go State convict. are at
work ON the first section to Madison
Mile. distance 81 three mile. After
TINS i completed the road will built to
Hordonsviile aud othe- points. Two
miles nave already been completed Mr.
james Frazer. ~ Spotsylvania. has this
contract, with Jack Micks as his first
lieut' naut.
BIG CROP Oh PEACHES
At Mount Sharon. the magnificent
estate Of Capt. e. C. Tahaferro. near Ma.
son +, there Il a big crop Of penclas. The
trees In this large orchard are literally
'"Aled down with fruit, which g. az near
perfect a. can be. lie has one variety
IHiia'erro's choice" which are lnscious
81 unusual size and beauty. Heis selling
these, delivered at Orange. for 81 Der
crate