The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-28
ORANGE COURT
high School-Substantial New
Buildings at 0ranse-Taxes.
IMPROVED CONDITIONS ALONG R. r.

Only two Frederick sburgere attended
Orange court Monday. Mr.. James A.
rsrnsr. OF the q. 4 n. Clothing Co and
a representative of this paper. The
Narrow Gusgs train was crowded. how.
ever. before i1 reached Orange. as the
roads are a sea of mud. and those who
went preferred the train.
Tbereshes been a wonderful change OF
conditions along the Marrow Gusgs, due
10 the new demand for lumber which
has spruug mp. There were huge piles OF
lumber, the latter part OF last year, ex-
tending Tor miles along the road, for
which there was but littls demand and
less transportation facilities. Now the
Lumber has been hauled off and has given
place 10 bright new lumber from the
mills then Idle, but now running
The wheat crOpis looking splendidly
the farmers are preparing for spring
work. la all the county OF OraDgs only
three parties have gathered Ice. la Rae.
coon Ford neighborhood Mr.. r. Mallory
Gibbs was the only one and his ics Is
three inches. The other two farmers
were near Orange
A ssd sight on the train was Miss
Emma Brown. n young lady. who was
being taken to the hospital at Stanton
THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
The High School between Unionvills
and Rhosdesville was opened Monday
IL Is a handsome building aud has corps
OF four teachers. The principal il Prof
;. G. Wright. OF Lynchburg His assist
ants are Miss Irene Copp, Miss Annie
Wamsey and Miss Fannie Gardner. This
school has 40 scholars, OF whom 100
v ~ present ct the opening Monday.
ORANGE RISING FROM ITS ASHES
The work of rebuilding Orange IL pro-
crossing rapidly Chewing. the iurni
ture man. has his building on the site Of
the Baptist church nearly up Mr.. Man
Tins +. Waite b ~ his lot cleared up
Some say he Is going 10 rebuild and some
that he will sell 20 the SOUTHERN Road
Levy has given the contract FOR his new
building. Ricketts, has torn down the
building at the intersection OF Main St
and the Madison road aud will put up a
handsome new drug store. Ii Is stated
George Gaines will not put up new
buildings on his lots on Railroad Avenue.
but II he don't some one will, II he will
sell them Toe fire will prove - great
benefit. as the buildings which were
burned Will be replaced by much better
ones. Mr. Towles Terrill. the man who
Il said to have started thu fire, Is out
paired of. but 10y careful nureing IN u
hospital at Charlottesville be pulled
through and l. looking better than be
fore his treatment.
THE TAX RATE ~ ORANGE
There was some Kicking over the iG-
creased tax rate in Orange. The com
hi-sd county. State and town tax j.
81 so an the 800. Last year the tax
wa S165 The increase was IN m.
town of Orange. which previously paid
= town tax of 35c on the 800 When
he four saloons. which paid tax 81
81 900, were closed the rate was ad-
vanced 10 soc, 40 per cent more than the
previous tax. ia order t. raise the re-
quired revenue 20 run the town.
NOTES.
Mr. Ricketts,. father 30 Dr.. l.. s Rick
etts. the druggist. l. extremely 81
Mr. J. T PAYNE. wife and child. of
Orange. We're enroute home from a visit
to DIR. PAYNE in stanton.
The gubernatorisl fight IL exciting
much attention. In Orspg. Tucker IS
said 10 have a good following, with
Mann second aud Stuart third
The brandy which Marshall Willis
colored. brought over from Madison be-
fore Xmas. barrel and several runlets
4 still locked up IN jail. As Orange IL
dry Il is said the going TO jail Is not so
much dreaded, a. the inmates can at
least have a smell of the 100 gallons
within the walls. IL Is said Willis tine
amounts 20 $l06 % and thsthe can get
control of the liquor when he wants It..
but will have to send it out of the State.