The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-03-25
ORANGE COURT
Big Crowd Presen.-iiorses on
Exhibition.
FARMS LOOK wsLl--IHs CROPS
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n. Lewis Wallace. Judge Alvin +.
Emorey. Messrs. Lee j. Graves. Thomas
. Shepherd. Geo. z. King and a repre-
sentative OF this pepper. Ii was a crisp
cold morning with the thermometer at
30. AS we passed Alrich the train slowed
Mp TO pass over the temporary track built
around the engine ~ hich was turned
over by coming In contact with u COW
last week. blocking the rOSd for two
days. force Of men We're 1T work get
ting the engine out 81 the ditch and it
was thought the work would be COM
pleted by Tuesday AMI the engine
Brought here.
There is u z Improvement along the
road In new fields Leing opened More
blowing has been done this winter than
for many years up 10 this early In the
season There is every evidence OF
progress ADD improvement Of the farms.
e quiry revealed that the fruit crop has
not been Injured The wheat crop Is very
for ward aud IN many cases Is being
grazed.
One OF the hardships Tor the coming
summer which the people will have to
bear is no Ice. Not more than hall q
dozen houses In the COUNTIES OF Spotsyl
vanis and Orange have been ii led. The
two Ice plants OF this city "a i'll be In
adequate To supply the dem aud In these
sections and along the R4ppaheanock n
Fredericksburg consumes the usual
quantity.
Before the train reached Orargs there
was hardly standing room and at
% aHee al immense crowd had assem-
olei lt being horse court every one
who bad horse OF any style or breeding
brought him for the parade. which is
continued all during The day There
were some magnificent specimens of
hOrs, aesh, OF thoroughbred. racers
trotters. coach, hackney and draught.
while there were Kentucky Jacks an1 the
Ordinary iarm stations II q man let it
BE- known that he wanted driving or
riding horse be wasimmediately besieged
BY numbers OF owDe' = who had the very
thiog to suit you" IL was sruly horse
day.
TIE IMPROVEMENTS
The building up OF the burnt district
has not progressed a. rapidly as many
Supposed Chewning's store will be com
p'eted in 60 days. DR. Ricketts, will COM
plete his handsome new drug store 10 q
short time. This was not ia the burnt
district. The old bank property was
torn down TO give plGce TO this struc-
ture. Lewis new store on the corner Of
Main aud r. Il. Avenue will De q building
60 do credit TO Orange. There - another
small building going up along X r. Ave.
These are all the new buildings 80 Tar,
which leaves a number OF vacant lots
wbereon stood good business houses be-
owners OF lots are holding back to see IL
the late increase in taxes will hold before
building.
There Is going to be a battle royal be-
tween Col Z. Z. Taliaferro and Mr.. W.
c Williams at the Democrats primary
which takes place 10 August for the nom
ination for the House OF Delegates. Both
gentlemen have staunch friends who will
work hard. Col. Taliaierro Is the pres-
ent delegate aud was Il warm friend Of
our Normal School and OF the bill TO al
10 y the r., +. 4 p r. &. TO be paralelled.
There Is going TO be another wsrm
light Tor the tressurership OF the county.
which comes up next year DR.. l.. s.
Ricketts, was appointed by the court to
oil the unexplred term OF bis father. but
IL IL understood he does not want the Of
fice Tor the new term. -Four candidates
SIRE already In the q I'D They are John
Terrill, Jordan Camper aud Marshall
James. all Of Taylor district, and W. g
Buckner. OF Barbour.
The gubernstorlal contest Is also get
ting warm. The trend Is towards Tuck
er The most active leaders are for him
Col. George ;. shackelford and Clerk
Charles W. Voolfolk, who are seldom to-
gether Ia primaries. are now side by side
Col. Shaekelford was n strong Carlin
man 10 the last primary and Voolfolk
was the leader OF the Gordon forces. The
colonel, who Is recognized as an orRani-
ration regular, on being tWitted at being
for Tucker instead Of Mann, said: We'll.
Mr.. Tucker wes my fathers personal
friend and also mine and that among
other reasons causes me to give him my
hearty support"
COURT PRocEEDINGs.
Mr.. Geo. W Barbour, foreman OF the
grand Jury. brought In Indictments
against James Lindsay, for ielonious
cutting. and Burtel Lindsay. for rape.
The suit Of Waller VS.. the Narrow
Guage K. r. will he tried at q special
term next week. +. n DeJarnette, Jr.,
Tor Walters heirs and st. Geo. 4 Fitz
hugh for p, +. 4 =. r. X. The case IL
one OF damage for killing of Waller, who
wss employed by R. R Co.
GOOD ROADS
IL would do any man good who tray
els our road TO take a spin over the new
roads being built by the county with Mr..
James Frazer as contractor. This Dor
ton OF the road is completed The