The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-07-13
WESTMORELAND
Increased TslsphOns Facilities psshucts,
St0m- Summer Visitors Church Notes
Personals.

Hague, Va July oh.
The RappahanDOck and Potomac Tele-
phone Company are extending their
lines down below Montross via Temple
mans aud NOmini Bridge, and thence 70
Beale's wharf. This Improvement will
give telephone facilities to large and
important part OF WestmOreland county
The operation Of two steamers to
NOmini by the Potomac and Chssapaeke
line, and OF three to kinsale by the Mary
land, Delaware and Virginia Railway
Company. gives to our people the best
accommodation I'm the matter OF trans
portation they have ever had.
wish most of our farmers the yield Of
wheat has been distressingly small Mr.
l.. :. Hesly and Mr. NJ. q. r. Wright
have been In the lead, so far reported
they having obtained eight. en- bushels
per acre. Most of this grain here has
been wretchedly shrivelled and light
with some gratifying exceptions.
IL IL noticeable here how vigorously
the land owners on many roads are bat
Ting with the hedges OF bushes, vines and
briers which grow on the ditch banks or
edge OF the roadwsys. These have In
numerous cases become quite formidable
The honeysuckle Is much In evidence.
When the cattle roamed at large this
vigorous vine was kept down. Now I'M
der the operation Of the fence law 10 fast
becomes an almost unmanagable
nuisance, albeit II Is beautiful to see and
sweet 10 smell
The electric storm OF the 2Sth ulto,
was memorably severe on the lower
Potomac. Two persons lost their lives.
two were stunned, a house and barn
were destroyed, and In Richmond county
Mr.. Joe Mozingo, near Farmers Fork
lost his only horse.
Both In Richmond county aud West
mOreland a drift OF folks from the cities
TO the country has set In In good earnest
number of parties, who take summer
bOarders, have more applications than
accommodations. Mrs HALLE Halls
home at Deep Point, on Nonini, seems to
be popular resort
Among the pleasant visitors In the
vicinity OF Menokin, are Mr.. Richard
Haynes and Mrs. Robb. mother OF Mr.
II & Robb, OF Washington.
Typhoid lever has appeared In lower
Westmoreland during the past eight or
| ten months to an extent never before
known here. Ii has claimed a number
OF choice and prominent victims. Mrs
Henry Taliaierro. near Sandy Point. was
the last TO die. Her two children, young
girls, are still sick with the disease, as Is
also Mrs. Harry Tayloe. wife OF our
young and popular physician.
The Rev. Arthur z. Gray, long q SUI
ierer from this malady, was 80 far con
vsleecent as to be taken away by steam
er last week. During his enforced ab-
sence the Episcopal churches OF Cople
parish will be supplied by his son.
Miss Rosa Beale Is attending the Sum-
mer Normal in Charlie tesville, and Miss
Meta Belteld that at fredericksburg
The Rev. Fillmore Sanford will aid
Pastor Connolly In series OF meetings
next week at Gotham Park church His
son, Rev. t. Ryland Sanford, OF Chat
ham, has engaged to assist In similar
meeting al Nomini church the first week
I'm August
The proprietors Of homes near Wei
come Grove church I'm Richmond county
are alert and busy just now preparatory
To the meeting there OF the RappahAn-
mock Association on the 2Tth inst The
proposal TO divide this body into two
associations, one on the south and one
on the north OF the Rappahannoek, which
has been I'm the air" for some years. will
probably be aired again at this meeting.
IL was a great pleasure to your cores
pondent to have a chance casual meet
lug Tor the first time with former Mayor
L. L. Wallace. OF your city. while at
breakfast Ia Richmond in June last.
found In him the ring OF true metal that
which made the Virginia gentleman oil
past generations upright. chivalrous and
noble, and his rich "reminiscences were
charmingy entertaining. cordia
greeting TO your Mayor, my best wishes
Tor the historic city on the Rappahan
mock, and prosperity To The Free Lance
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