The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-09-15
CAROLINE SOCIAL COURT
No Confederate Reunion at Bowling
Green-Republicans to Elect Dele
gates-Other Matters of Interest.

I social Court at bowling UIeeH
brought out very small crowd Mon.
day. There was a full complement OF
commercial tourists from Fredericks'
burg. Richmond, Baltimore and other
places. but the farmers were not there.
They were in the tobacco and corr
fields busy as bees. Caroline will raise
this season the finest tobacco for years.
There is more acreage and larger
growth.
The announcement that Caroline
County Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams will not hold a reunion this year
will bring disappointment to a large
number of people. 1t is an annual
event that has become dear to not only
the old soldiers of Caroline, but their
children and a large number of visitors
who 90 to Bowling Green every year
to enjoy it and exchange fraternal
greetings. The doing away with these
reunions weakens the link that binds
these old veterans together and causes
the children to forget the deeds OF
heroism displayed by the veterans and
what their mothers suffered from 1861
to '65. The reunions should be kept
up. At 2 o'clock Monday, Commander
c. T. Smith, who was up to the last
minute an advocate for holding the re-
union, called a number Of the members
in the clerks office and there the ques-
ton was discussed with the result as
stated above.
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.
County Chairman c. NJ Harris has
called mass meeting Of Republicans
at Bowling Green next Saturday to
elect delegates to the convention TO be
held in Fredericksburg on Tuesday,
Sept. q. There will also be reor-
ganization of the party in the county
at this meeting, and we are authorized
TO state that under no circumstances
will Chairman Harris be candidate
for reelection.
THE POSTOFFICE
Ii is thought there will be no ap-
pointment of postmaster at Bowling
Green until after the fall election. 1t
is all in a tangle and there is much
disgust on all sides at the delay and
the methods in the prosecution of the
fight for the position.
SALE OF FARM
The w. c. Andrews farm, near
Whites, containing l05 IL acres was
sold at public auction to r. j. Jeter for
1905.
COURT HOUSE TO BE REMODELLED
All the interior Of the Court House
has been taken out and all the material
for substantial improvement OF the
building is on the ground, but The work
has been suddenly stopped by the de-
parture Of the man employed to do the
work. Some misunderstanding occurred
and he quit and returned to Richmond.
Now the improvement committee are
looking around for another man.
NOTES
Among the visitors was Mine Host
Dickinson and wife, of the Louisa
Hotel.
The Fredericksburg delegation re-
ceived congratulations on all sides at
the result of the late election.
The residence of DR.. E. E. Butler
looks very imposing. 1t has been beau
tifully painted.
Kilwinning Cross Lodge. A. F. & A.
NJ, is in a most prosperous condition
under Worshipful Master Thomas
Aaron. Three degrees was given Mon
day night and there are several candi-
dates to follow.
Mr.. S. w. Broaddus is an ardent
Methodist, a Jealous Mason and red
hot temperance man. A Fredericks-
burger, who fills the bill for the three,
was introduced to him and there was
an embrace which caused merriment to
the onlookers.