The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-09-25
NEWSY LETTER FROM LAHORE
Lahore, Va, Sept. Dist.

These be damp and foggy mornings.
As yet the health Of our section is un-
usually good, the only case of typhoid
Is well and no signs Of more. Those
who love the aroma of guanO are in
/ clover, the atmosphere is full Of il.
Public schools opened Monday. Our
Lahore teachers. Miss Frank, principal,
and Miss Saddler. of Charlottesville.
/ assistant. are located at Mr.. J. J.
Daniels, near here. The effort 10 have
school at Pine Top has not succeeded,
and the school house at that place and
one at DR.. Eugene Woolfolk's are on
the market for sale
Mr. Jno. Daniels farm is alive with
me beeves for market. Every week
he and Mr.. l.. Block make shipments.
Mrs. Barron has returned from a
visit to relatives in StauntOn and will
spend the winter with her son-in-law.
Mr.. w. c. Graves, near here.
During the week Rapidan's favorite
son, James S.Willis, has frightened our
home with his cheerful manhood. He
was looking over cement building i'm the
neighborhoOd, gathering data for the
erection of a Baptist church at Rapidan.
-Four sons, two of whom are doctors,
one preacher of high rank, the other
a college student, and one daughter are
the children of whom Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis are rightly proud. loved and re-
spected wherever known.
Mrs. Whitlock, of Louisa, is visiting
/ the family of Mrs. +. +. Brockman.
Miss Mamie Morton, after a weeks
visit TO her father near here, returns
today to her home at Hot Springs.
was pleased to greet Mr.. John
Morris on the streets of Orange Satur-
day. For 90 years he has been a live
and loved factor in his State
The tournament here Saturday was
largely attended. After spirited con-
test by some fifteen knights, Mr.. Geo.
Tinder crowned Miss Carrie Brockman
queen; Hugh Burruss, Miss Maud
Brockman first maid; DR.. Marvin
Harris, Miss Lille Voolfolk 2nd
maid, and Duncan Stewart Miss
Mabel Baker Bird maid. The address
was delivered by Capt. Mum. After
these ceremonies the Sunny Side and
Lahore teams played a game of ball,
resulting in favor of the "Sunnys." q"
Mrs. Robt. Coons, of Culpeper, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0.
L. Terrili, near here. This charming
woman Is always heartily welcomed to
her old county.
Saturday night there was a pleasant
gathering royalty entertained by DR..
and Mrs. Voolfolk at their eozy home
near here. Their popular daughter,
Miss Lille, was central figure and
made everybody feel at home with her
cordial greetings and happy songs.
A sales company has been organized
at Orange, with Mr.. J. J. Daniel as
master.
Nine car loads of stock, beeves, sheep
and hogs, left Orange Saturday for
Northern markets and one car of fresh
cows for Newport News.
Rev. r. V. Omer has returned to
his Kentucky charges. 1t is reported
he sold his farm TO Mr.. Evers, of
Special, whose farm adjoins the Omer
place.
Mr.. Landlord has quit baling hay and
started his sawmill.
Mr.. Tom Barbour, after visiting rela-
tives in the county, has gone TO Okla
homa. Success and prosperity to him.
We greatly enjoyed drop-in yester-
/ day Of Mr.. Alec Green with his wife,
two children and Aunt Lutte. 1t is a
blessing to sit in the sunshine of these
prosperous, happy people. May they
soon come again. Alec, one of the best
fellows in all Thorn Hill, has just re-
turned from a weeks visit TO relatives
in Fauquier, with his two children; over
bad roads he made So mile in hours.
Long live all of them. S.