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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05

Reports that charity organizations
in various cities are busily engaged
in caring for the destitute do not
indicate that especially hard times
are upon us. Thtre are thousands
Of people all over the land that are
never more than thirty days from
starvation at any time. They are
not forehanded, and when able to
earn money, tobacco, driuk, the
theatre, dress or other extravagance
claims as fast or faster than it is
earned. When they are thrown out
of employment they are in financial
straits Immediately. The country
spends millions every year in fitting
young men to earn money; if 1t
could only teach them how to save
1t, that would be a very useful ad-
ditiOn. Ex.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05

Governor Hughes, of New York,
has the proper conception of the
manner in which large lawbreakfng
corporations should be punished. He
has no faith in the practise. iudulged
in by the courts ofimposing fines up
on corporations which violate the
law, declaring that the people pay
the fines In the end and that thus
the ends Of justise are; not secured
while additional burdens are placed
on tho shoulders of the people. In
stead of fining the corporations
Governor Hughes advocates the i'm
prisonment of individual officials as
offering the only just remedy for Of
fenses against the law.
Governor Hughes struck a popular
chord in his utterances on this mat
ter, because the public has seen how
futile is the attempt to punish corpor-
ations 10y finding them, no matt. r
low large the fine may be. The
Standard Oil cDmpany's S29, ,0W, 600
fine, if ever collected, will come out
of the pockets of consumers of.oll,
while the company will continue TO
defy the law. If the individual
officers Of the Standard had been
sentenced to prison the result wouisi
have been much more salutary. No
officer of corporation cares to go to
Jail and if he were to be confronted
with this penalty he would cease to
| violate the law.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03

Mr.. John A. Whine. Of New fors. was
IN the city wednesday ON legal business.
MI white Was "a resident her, 10 years
ago, and this is his first visit sluee be
left.
Mr.. and MIS- 5. $. Bradford. son and
daughter, and Miss Lula Braxton have
rsturned home from "a months visit TO
Greenwood. Albemarle county.
DR.. ". 4. MODcurs and wife. who bav.
been guests % Mrs. A. Il Chichester In
stafford, returned TO their home ia Fair
lax Co. Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace A. Grvmes have
been on "a visit 10 his father aud mother.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Il. G. Grymes. oi King
George Co.
Miss Fannie 1. Grymes T. on "A visit IN
her brother, Mr.. Horace A. Gryu es. and
vile. OF Washington.
Attorney Frelerick W. Coleman vas
at spotsylvanis G. II. Tuesday on bust
ness
Rev. DR.. J. T. Smith. OF Richmond g.
here, "A guest ~ relatives on Washington
Ave.
F J. Pah. Mayor ~ Alexandria. was
IN the city Wednesday,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
0uSns'-tne 0reat Clearance Sale Bargain Month.
Everything Summer is MARKED Wav no,,,r,
E TTi5r LeW artIces are mentioned here

700 papers pins az lc each. 200
pieces leather stitch braid. olwavs 10
and l1c- August SALE price 30. 1000 doz
pearl hu tit~, just what YOU IN. 5c dsyy
eiSrwh bore. Sale price 2c doz GOO H.
" hite p"s-l buttons. value lOc. sale
price DC uoz POO white enhroidarieJ
bette. some with colored emhroiderv
some with pearl buckles, always 90
sale price DC each. $50 fancy "balkv
emb the - and 39c Kind. sale nrice
Zoe eoch Ono lot ladies embroidered
hnen collars (slightly soii,d) rhe regular
-'c quality. Sale price 12i.,-just half
price.
A great stocking opportunity. $50
pairs ladies' black ribbed isle thread
nose. These We have just gotten. The
loss is not ours. but the gain is YOURS.
august sale pf'c' only 12h, These are
~, on q center table. and will be sold ia
- law dnys. Don't wait. 1900 pairs
Misses fine ribbed back -toc. sngs. snlen-
did Toe value. ami 1900 pairs bows
heavy ribbed stockings, regular I5c val.
ne. Sale price DC per pair. or 3 pair Tor
-'e 200 pairs lR.ies' black open work
i-le thread stoCkiugs. with some factory
lmp"ri ctions. cloth In them Is better
than 21c goods. Sale price Zoe per pair.
brushes One lot 81 pure hristle hair
brushes lnst the quality you iNa every.
"h.re ~ 21r. August sale price Toe
eh'n- 900 cloth brushes made especially
Tor ! ones. With &. W Jones name on
ilch brush. value 2jc sale price , for
zoe. 200 fine all bri-tie cloth brushes
value 5oc. August sale price Zoe each
One 10y chiffon covered collar forms.
always l2'se each. August sale price Sc
each. 900 pieces leather stitch braid
regular PRICES 10. &c. all these piled on
one table and IN baskets. August sale
price 90 each. POO mems linen collars
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
TO The BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF Sp0TSYLVAEIA COUNTY

Sept. /. 1905
notice that a good many suggestions
now you should build roads have been
made. bat none have ever suggested how
you shall ever obtain the funds.
would suggest that you levy n tax
from three To five mills per dollar on per
soma aud real Fs'ate values and "A wag-
on licenss-five dollars for a one horse
wagon. ten dollars fer two horse yvag-
on, fifteen dollars Tor q three horse wag-
on and twenty dollars for a four horse
wagon This iicynse 10 b. imposed upon
owners OF each wagon hauling timber
on a Other land save their own. And
also 4. g1n iicrnse of five dollars Ter gun.
ana thf"e dollars for each pistol
lou will fin that with the tax OF
thirty cents OF the hundred dollars on all
property. and the license tax as have
suggested, Will raise something ike
twenty-five thousand ($25. OOO) dollars a
yea for road building.
especially submitted.
W. J. Butzper
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
THE SKATING RINK OPENS

The skating rink opened Monday night,
with flags flying and bunting over the
whole building, under the glare OF electric
and Welsbach arc gas lamps In the
center oi the room was stretched bunting
on which was the word welcome" in
colors. Everything was free, skates and
admission. The crowd filed the specta-
tors gallery and the floor was filed with
skaters. johnson, the manager, and
BROOKS, the fOor manager Were cordially
greeted and congratulated on the open
ing OF this popular amusement. Mr..
Rudaeille. OF Front Royal, one of the
owners, Is here and was an Interested
iooker-on. The rink Is now In full blast
and will be literally patroniEed
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03

lsoiledl odd sizes odd stvies. the reOula-
i1c collar. August sale price Be eacb
lvO pairs men r. linen cuffs white ropn51
Always Zoe. August sale price sc per
Ladies long gloves. go pair, long
white gloves, regular price noe. All y,bi,s
i.eouceQ 10 nc. 100 pairs silk and No.
thread long gloves. black OF white SOM
were zoe, some were 81 90. Reduced ~.
i9c per pair. Get what Won gaot -,
them quick. go pairs long gloves ,yb,te
or black, silk or SIN tafstts and an
these were our best 81 p value. Aps,rst
sale price Toe. - pairs All nnre s;ii.
double tipped fingers. long gloves o,,r
regular 81. 30 gloves. Sale price gSc
lew pair Of white ones are slightly soils5
Laces. EdSlngs, with no insertings 10
match. insertings. with no e8oa 70
match. 200 yards torchon edginors ana
insertings, regular >, 81. : and NJ
August sale price &c About 300 wards
torchou edgings and insertings on, =
ana lOc quality, all reduced To the small
price OF sc per I'd. One lot torchon insert-
iug- Qnsertlngs onlyl sale priee D. nor
yd. Val. laces.-Lot No. I contains ri
edge and val. insertings. abont rOo
yards, sold as ,, , and &c. August elesr.
ance sale price only 1c per I'd. Lot No ,
contains val. edge and val. insert,ncs
about 300 yards. We're 4. > and Ne All
reduced To ~, I'D. Lot No. , contains
val. edge and insertings. all odd. nrices
were >, 81 and Sc. Clearance sale mice
3'sc- Lot No. 1 has val. edge aud val in
servings. Prices range from 6 to &c. Clear.
ance sale price 4sc. Lot No. . has val
edge and val. insertlngs, ali odd. value mn
70 y. Clearance sale price &C. Lot
NO. q, oil val. edge and val. insertings
prices from l2s to lSc all odd. Clesranec
sale price *,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03

'SilN pettleoats All marked down "a
lohows- Read the let and then hnsfle
20 sue store Tor them. LIST lot has z navv
blue, green, 4 brown SIX Defticoats
these have beea our extra Speeial val,,..
at 90. This sale price win be s3Io
INC lot has gun metal. l garnet.
dark greene block silk petticosts. Tbsse
are our wonderful s. bargains. QsI,s
sale price IS s. %. Bird lot has gam.
" gun metal, brown, ? navy blue siik
petticoats. These are our very best A.
petticoats- Take them for the small
price 81 As. 4th lot has navy blue
Drown, black silk petticoats. These
q 81 our great special numbers at 81.
80 Pf,ee Sf9o- 9th lot has only ?.
nlacA, L navy blue silk petticoats. Thee.
are our - skirts. Take them for az
each To make these prices posssbio We
must have the spot cash and remove All
guarantees. Don't hesitate 20 buv anv
OF these. They are all great bar0ains-
six raineoats. The all year. an sea-
SOUS, serslceable coat. light weight.
handsome. dressy. Ard now at such
very low prices that you cannot afford
10 ne without one. 9th lot il our Al IA
aud So. 30 satin and silk rain eoats All
this lot reouced to the very small price
OF - 90 9TH has oil our ST 20 rain
coats and splendid values at the price
heduced To the very small price during
TINS sale) OF Sl2.5O. 3. Lot Of silk rail-,
coats, are our very splendid values at
Sl9-oO. All reduced to the rediculous
price OF 81 80 och lot is one Castor
crepe De chine rain coat "a beauty. was
~ 30. Take this one for the reduced.
price OF SO. 10th lot IL one pretty
garnet twllled satin rain coat. Regular
price $500, reduced to SIS. Buy this
one quick a. there Is only one.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
THE LOCAL OPTION CASE

Attorneys IN the local option election
case inform us that there is little or no
probability OF the case being heard
during the session Of thecourt Of nup.als
at Staunton, az the writ Ct error has not
yet been granted. After the is done the
case Will have to take it, regular place
on docket. and there Is little likelihood
that Il VIII be reached until some time
during the Richmond rm, which begins
40 October or early IN November A.
both sides are anxious to get - final de-
cision. there will be no delay beyond
That which necessarily results from "a
crowded docket. The case will be argued
on the day fixed 10y the court, whenever
that may he.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
HAY RIDE

Tie Ns'eS Levi. 90 Spotsylvania Co..
gave u hay rite leSl night in honor oi
iaelr guest. No. pn-a Wnlf.nsh.-rer 81
Msrtin-hurg. " Va Those IA The marty
sert: M---r-. John Stocktann. Is T.
whittier ard Eddie Percy. Misses sadie.
Eva. lila, and Kate Lewis. Dora Wolf
er~horgrr, Lucie Pr.tchett. Mamie Nc
''rary and Elsie Perry. Mr.. Stockman
rendered the u-, 81 hts team. They drove
from the Mis-e- lewis. Just the other
eide 81 Fall Hill. e. +. ". F,usrherd's
popular Ice cream parlor. from there To
The skating rink. and then back home
The r.t' was greatly c,ioJed by all
Present
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
Headquarters For
Building Materials.

l keep all kinds OF North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber, dressed and
addressed, Shingles, Laths, Sash.
Doors, and Blinds, Lime, Cement,
celcine Plaster, Plastering Hair
Building and Paving Brick. Tin and
iron Roofing, Cut and Wire Nails. an
Sinds Ready Mixed Paints and Drv
Paint, Linsesd Oil, Turpentine. Driver
varnish and Lewis's white lead.
Paint Brushes Of all kinds, Window
Glass and Putty, Builders Hardware
Of al kinds, Tar Roofing, Sheathing
Paper and fine Brick.
Keep large stock of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay ripe &. ID. Cole.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The ensuing session of the public
schools OF fredericksburg will commence
September 9TH. 1908.
The pupils will be enrolled as follows;
First day-Resident pupils OF last wear.
Second day-New resident pupils.
Third day-Non-resident pupils.
By order Of the Board.
S. j. Quinn, Clerk.
caH1 -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
MAYOR 7. p. WALLACE RETIRsS
Mayor H. Lewis Wallace Assumes Duties

Mayor T. p. Wallace. in retiring from
the chair as Mayor OF the city Tuesday
morning, made some very pleasant ~
mar Is To the officers OF the court with
whom he has been associated for the
past Tour years. Mayor II. Lewis Wal
lace then took the chair and after max
ing "a few appropriate remarks stated
that he was ready to dispatch the bust
ness OF the court There were no cases.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
MONUMENT FOR
GEN. HUMPHREYS DIVISION

Mr.. p II. Henderson, civil engineer
from the office az Mr. Chas. A. PlAtt New
York city, made the preliminary survey
and staked on she work Tuesday for the
monument TO be erec' d 10y Penn~ylvauia
IN the National Comet Try here. and Mr.
John A. Fegan has been sent here hy the
Norcross Brothers Co. to put IN the
foundation for ssme. 60 commemorate
the charge of Gen. Humphreys division
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
CAROLINE COUPLES
WE'D IN WASHINGTON

Everett 5. C1vington. of Rowling
Green. and Mise Ruth Longest, If Bris-
zoe, Va, Were married In Washington
Monday by Rev. C. 5 Mnlnken.
Brewer 3. Bruce, OF DelOs, and Miss
Ruby c. Covington, of Rowling Green,
were married there the same day 10y the
same minister
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
- edmond. FREpERICHS BURG
Z AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.

Schedule effective April u 1905.
leave fredericksburg. Nurthward:
b:2o %. rn. week days. local: SOC m
haily; 100 a. m. daily local; 1854 "A
m caily; l-2N p. m. week days: ESQ ..
m. week days, local: 7:fG p. n Snndavs
only. locsl; 500 .. m. daily. lO.O9p. m
daily.
Leave Fredr-'-ks5U-g. SOuthwnrd:
600 a. m. l,'iy. =. e.. l.. train: GO1 =.
IN. week days, '"'sl; S.2s "A. n. sundays
only, Local: 1886 -. m. daily. :. A. l..
train; l2:i9 9. M week days. local: 5.2G
pm. daily, A e. T. train. 6 - .. M
daily local; 1854 "a daily. : 4. l..
train.
Local rom WRsh'r -ton arrives II .09
a. m. week days
Arrival nni depar, rre4 not guaran.
t,sei
W. p Taylor. Table II ansse-
e.. G. Con lg.nr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
SALE OF SP0TSYLvAwIA LAND

Lee j. Graves. attorney for John
Myers. sold at public auction here Tues
day. l6 acres OF land located at Summit,
In Spotsylvania county, to Mr.. Lewis
Dickerson, for $162 80. N. B. Kinsey
was auctioneer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
OFF TO DISTRICT CONFERENCE

Rev. W. l.. Dolly. Mer>rs. l.. V. u. Con-
way, ". L. Brannan aud Everett Comp
ton leit Tuesday via Alexandria for Up
pervlle, Fauquier county. To attend a.
delegates from the Methodist church here
the Washington District Conference of
the NJ. +. Church South.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
as YEARS as DRAYMaN

Tuesday was the 10th anniversary II
George Triplett a. drayman on the
streets of fredericksburg. No worthier
colored citizen than George can be found
IN this city He is honest, polite and
sober. His record will bear rigid inspec-
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
MAYOR WALLACE
TRIES HIS FIRST CASE

Mayor II. Lewis Wallace tried his first
case Wednesday. John ellis was
charged by Capt. Ghee with using pre-
fame language on the street Gillis was
dismissed as he proved by a witness that
no proiane language was used.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
GRYMES- BUROETT

Mr.. Horace A. Grymes. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs.. Il. c. Grymes, OF King George Co.,
aud Miss Mabel Burdett, of Montgomery
Co, Nd, were married In Rockville. Md,
Aug. 10, 1908.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
TO PUSH WORK ON DAM

President W. c. Whitner, OF the Fred
ericksburg Power Co., arrived here Tues
day. An increased force OF men will be
put on the new dam at once and IL will
be pushed TO completion.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
MARRIED

DIR. NJ J. Webb and Miss Lula Dillon.
formerly OF King George county. were
married Tuesday night at the residence
OF and 10y Rev. X. A Williams.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
HURT AT RINK

Miss Eflie Mills fell at the skating rink
Monday night and struck her head on a
bench. She was unconscious for u while.
Mr.. Johnson sent her home in hack.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
DRY GOODS SALESMAN WANTED

Good position for right man. Apply
10y letter in own handwriting Il. Frank
Undertake, fredericksburg, Va. Isl
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-03
SERVICES At LAMBS CREEK

There will be services at Lambs Greek
church the 4th Sunday In September,
9th, at p. m,
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-18
Prizes for The Fourth.

The large bills are out calling the at
tention of the people to the monster
celebration which will be given in this
city on the Sd and 4th of July. The
committee is meeting frequently and is
looking after every detail in connection
with the affair. Very liberal prizes are
to be offered for all events, which will
be the means of many entering the list
of contestants. The program has not
been completed, but as soon as the list
of sports is in shape it will be published.
The committee held a meeting last
evening and agreed upon the amounts
to be offered as some of the prizes.
One hundred dollars is given for base
ball; hook and ladder race, S1OO 1st,
$50 End; wet test, S10O 1st, $50 End;
straightaway, 500 1st, $50 End; double
hand drilling, s75 1st, $40, End; single
hand, $50 1st, S25 End. Prizes have not
been set for the ore shoveling or the
field sports.
Those composing the committee are
Thomas Parsons, chairman; George
Launder, treasurer; Joe Williams, Sec
retary; E. Carter and Thomas Mitchell
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-18
War Dance Strike.

In commenting on the War Dance
strike, noting the long period which this
wonderful property lay idle in the very
center of a district where active opera
tions have been carried on for years,
the Mining Science of Denver concludes
with the following paragraph:
There are two remarkable things
about this strike. One is that old Gil
pin county, which is noted as a low
grade camp, should come forward at
this late day with a strike of phenomen-
ally rich ore. The other is, that this
ore, which, to any but a purely local
man, looks good enough to eat, should
have been kicked around on the War
Dance dump for Is years without any
one summoning up one dollars worth
of curiosity in regard to it. In this re-
spect it is more wonderful than the
Camp Bird discovery, for, in that case,
the mine was located in an inaccessible
place, where very few men ever passed
by. The War Dance is right in an ac-
tive mining district"
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-18
Dodge Is Acquitted.

E. l.. Dodge, who was tried in the
district court last week on a charge of
grand larceny, was found not guilty by
the jury. The case went to the jury
Thursday evening about IL o'clock. 1t
was morning before a verdict was reach
ed. The prisoner was not given his lib
erty, even though he was acquitted of
the grand larceny charge as he was
wanted in Boulder county to answer a
charge of petty larceny. Saturday
morning the sheriff of Boulder county
arrived in the city and took the prisoner
to Boulder.
j. S. Leonard, the man who trailed
with Dodge and who was convicted of
grand larceny, received his sentence on
Saturday. He was sent to the pen to
serve term of from Is months to two
years. Sheriff Cody left with the pris-
oner Saturday afternoon for Canon City.
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-18
STAR OF THE WEST
High Grade of Ore is being
Uncovered in this Property.
Extensive Operations.

Numerous good strikes have been
made in Gilpin county mines of late and
it seems that nine out of ten of these
finds are reported from old properties,
the majority of them prospects. that
have been abandoned 25 or 80 years.
Among the more recent of these rich
ore discoveries has been made in the
Star of the West mine, owned by the
Esculapian Gold Mining company. In
the No. 2 shaft, west of the main shaft,
at depth of 100 feet, streak of smelt-
ing ore averaging eight inches in width
has been opened up that carries values
of $50 ounces gold, so ounces silver and
IA per cent copper to the ton, making
a ton of the ore worth S213.5O.
The Star of the West is located 1000
feet from the Gibson shaft, another
property owned by the Esculapian COM
pany, where operations were last car
ried on. About two months ago the
machinery from the Gibson was placed
on the Star of the West and work was
begun. There are two shafts on the
claim, the main one being down 800
feet. The east and west shafts are con-
nected at the 130-foot point and it was
at the connecting drift in the west shaft
where the large ore shoot was encoun-
tered. The west shaft is down 225 feet.
The large ore shoot dips to the east and
strikes the east shaft at the bottom.
Down 230 feet in the east shaft is a
level driven to the west 25 feet. By ex-
tending this so feet farther in the ore
shoot will be encountered about five
feet below the west shaft. At this point
raise will be made, connecting with
the shaft, for ventilation. With the
east shaft freed of bad air, drifting can
be carried on below. the 23O level. The
shaft has been cleaned out and repaired
to the bottom, and when connection is
made with the two shafts the large ore
shoot can be worked at several places.
Steve Harper, who is managing OPP
erations, has a plan of work outlined
that will make the Star of the West
big producer. The values increase as
the shoot goes down and it is to be ex-
pected that the ore taken out of the bot
tom drift of the east shaft will even ex-
ceed in value the S213. so ore taken from
the west shaft 130 feet down.
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-18
Deeds Recorded.

Albert Rogers to Melvina Hall, house
in Black Hawk.
Samuel c. Singer to VIM. D. Singer,
Junction ranch and improvements.
G. H. Filing to Dirigo M. & M. Co.,
Douglas mill and mill site, Wide Awake.
Marshal of Black Hawk to John r.
Hoskins, lot in Black Hawk.
A. M. Wilson to Sarah Ann Stevens,
house and lot, Nevadaville.
Ed. ]. Canon to John P. Beree, Ia
War Whoop lode, Russell district.
C. F. Peterson to Gold and Bismuth
NJ. company, Bell Boy lode, Central
district.
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-18
Base Ball.

The ball game Sunday afternoon at
City park between the Central team
and the Phipps Prides of Denver, was
very interesting and exciting one. The
score was 8 to 2 in favor of Denver.
1t was an even break up to the sixth
inning when the visitors took lead and
piled up eight tallies. 1t was very
pretty game and each player is deserv-
ing of great credit.
AS usual the grand stand was not very
well filled and the people were in plen-
tiful numbers around the banks of the
park. The grand stand should be better
patronized.