The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-14
CAROLINE
The Late Mrs VI. 5. Chenault -Relig-
ious Work Among Colored People
The Sparta High SchOOl-Other Items.
Sparta. "a. April hi. 1al0.

Sparta. Va. April u. 1910.
The passing Of Mrs. Mary Susan
Chenault removes from our midst a
woman OF marked unselfshness and
usefulness. She died at the nome of
her son-in-law, Mr.. Willie Fogg. in
Caroline county, on the 25th Of March.
meeting death with calmness and con-
hdence that were beautiful to see. Not
long before she died one of her sons. a
young man of unusual piety, knelt bv
her bedside and offered a PRAYER Of rare
beauty and pathos, and then she babe
them all gOodby, telling them not 70
grieve for her. She had been a mem
Der OF Baptist church since her early
womanhood, and her life was that of a
supplemented faith and an unselfish
devotion not very often found. As a
young woman she possessed beauty of
person, and even in old age she retain
ed much of her good looks. She was
twice married; first, to Mr.. Jim Moore
and then TO Mr.. Hartwell Chenault,
having originally been n Miss AGREE.
At the time of her death she had been
Tor number of years a widow for the
secone time. She left more than sew
enty-hve descendants, including her
eleven children, who are: Jim Moore.
Jno. Moore, Mary r. Greenstreet.
t.mie Ella Fogg. Annie Bell Fogg. Rosa
Lee Cecil and Andrew, Milton. Willie,
Charlie and Joseph Chenault.
Her funeral was preached by the
writer, whose father baptized and mar
RED her. and loving friends laid her 70
rest in old Salem burying ground. I'm
selfish, helpful, ACCOMPANYING and ami
able, she will be greatly missed by her
family and friends.
There occurred near here a week ago
an unusual death. A colored man. by
the name of VIM. Carter, was taken
with fit coughing while at a neigh
bor's. and soon after reaching home he
strangled TO death.
There was recently held at Mt. Zion
church, cOlored, a Bible Institute of
four days duration. which was largely
attended and which ought to produce
some permanent good.
Let me say that the negroes OF this
community deserve the highest praise
for their lberality in building and or
namenting their houses of worship.
Mt. Zion church recently spent nearly
hfteen hundred dollars on their house,
and Jerusalem put improvements on
their house amounting to a thousand
dollars. Much of the credit of this
work IS due to the progressive leader
ship of their pastor, DIR. r. w. Young.
The high school at this place is well
attended and good work is being done.
Mr.. ID. n. Davidson, the principal, has
rendered himself very popular with his
pupils. and his announcement of his
purpose not TO return brings much re-
gret- He is young man of fine intel
lgence and fine disposition, and his
friends expect him TO make his mark in
life. The school league is looking for
ward with much pleasure to the coming
of DIR. c. U. Gravatt, of Port Royal,
who has promised TO address them on
the afternoon of the 22nd
Farmers are more forward than usual
with their work, and are much pleased
with good prices for tobacco.
A forest fire of much extent and do
ing much damage occurred a few miles
below here last Saturday. At one time
several dwellings were threatened.
Surely something ought to be done to
make people more careful about fire,
and that is especially true of sawmill
people. They ought not to saw when
the wind is so high and the woods so
dry, and they ought 20 be required TO
use spark arresters on their smoke
stacks A. b.