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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT
IN STAFFORD

A very successful entertertainment
was given at Ramoth School No. 4,
Stafford county on the night Of Nov.
Both, for the purpose Of raising funds
to secure a library for this school.
A short, but interesting program was
arranged for the occasion as follows:
An Opening Address by Mr.. Jas.
Ashby, superintendent of schools.
A short poem, Dare to be True, by
Hattie Black.
Essay on Education by Miss Grace
Patton.
Success in Mans Inheritance. essay,
Alton Wine.
Solo. The Star Spangled Banner-M Miss
Bessie Lee Herndon.
The Old Flag Charlie Wine.
Curfew w-Lessie Armstrong.
Essay, Mental Training-katie Mus
selman.
Essay, The Power Of the Teachers
Personality in Public School Work, by
the teacher, Miss +. l.. Wine.
An address by Mr.. S. X. Young,
Necessity in Consolidation Of Schools,
was another very important feature Of
the evening, followed by a duet well
rendered by Misses Herndon and Wine.
After the exercises were over refresh
ments were served.
We tender the patrons. friends and
community at large, our many thanks
and appreciation far their liberal assis-
tance rendered.
The amount Of $2i00 was realized.
We hope to have our library in few
weeks. Committee.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
LOCAL BAR MEETS
Touching Tribute Paid To Life and
Character of Judge Mason.

Deepest sorrow and sadness pre-
vailed at the meeting Of members
of the bar of this city. called by
Judge Goolrick and held at the
courthouse Wednesday at 10 a. m,
Judge Goolrick in calling the
meeting TO order paid a high trib-
ute TO Judge Mason, whose untimely
death brought the members OF the
bar together.
After Judge Goolrick had con
Guided Mr.. st. Geo. r. Fitzhugh OF
fered resolutions of sympathy and
regret and spoke in most feeling
manner of Judge Mason. testifying
to the high esteem and affection In
which he was held as a lawyer,
Judge. citizen and friend. After
Mr.. Fitzhugh had concluded and
read the resolutions. Messrs b. p.
Willis, {. O'COnor Goolrick, G. X.
Swift. W. w. Butzner and r. II. l..
Chichester followed with touching
tributes TO Judge Mason. after
which the resolutions were adopt
ed and ordered by Judge Goolrick
to be spread on the records OF the
Corporation Court These resolu-
tions were as follows.
The death of Judge John +. Ma
son, which occurred at his residence
in this city on Monday, December o.
last. has brought sadness and sor-
row to many hearts and many
homes. for his walk and connection
among men expressed always and
everywhere the ideal gentleman.
Kind. considerate and courteous to
all who came in contact with him.
he in the very highest degree won
their respect and admiration and
died beloved by all men. lie was
a loyal son of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia, citizen without reproach.
In the hall of her Legislature he
served her people faithfully, ably
and effectually and reflected great
honor and credit upon the constit-
uency which he represented As
members OF the bar. however. We
more especially desire to record our
tribute to his memory as a lawyer
and as Judge As a lawyer.
Judge Mason battled bravely and
successfully in many causes He was
an advocate who always Loyalty rep
resented his clients cause and
his clients interests with an hon
est and earnest purpose that JUS
tice might be done. but never at
the sacrifice of truth. honor or
virtue, nor to mar the harmony and
kindly feeling which ever character
lied his dealings and intercourse
among his fellow members OF the
legal profession. He was an able.
hard working, impartial and just
Judge. striving always to do JUS
tice and TO act fairly with
both counsel and client. He dig
nified and adorned the judicial Of
flee by his ability and learning as
a lawyer and by his unsullied char
acter as man.
We. therefore, ask that these
proceedings shall be recorded on the
minutes of this court, and that "A
copy certified by its clerk shall be
forwarded to the family OF Judge
Mason with our sincere sympathy
in this hour of their sudden and
sad bereavement. and shall be pub
lished in the papers OF this city.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
THURSDAY, December 29th,

1910, at IL o'clock noon, all that
certain tract or parcel of land, to-
gether with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon and appurten-
ances thereto belonging, situate, ,ly-
ing and being near Stafford Store
in the county of Stafford, in the
State of Virginia. containing two
hundred and forty-fiye acres, more
or less. bounded as follows;
On the north by the land of Will
liam Tollson; on the south by the
main road running from Stafford
Store to Belfair Mills; on the east
by the lands OF the late William
Ashby and Led Payne; and on the
west by the land of ID. Sunderlin;
It being the same property which
was conveyed by Silas L. Cooper,
administrator. ct ais, to j. Ashley
Cooper by deed recorded in Liber
10, page 154, of the land records Of
Stafford county, Virginia.
Terms OF sale-Cash. Convey
ancing at the cost Of the purchaser.
Thomas ]. Fannon,
J. X. NJ. Norton,
Trustees.
T,o..0e ~
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
BACK FROM REFORM SCHOOL

Master Richard Threlfall, who was
sent to the reform school at Laurel, at
the request of his parents. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Thos. Threlfall, last year, has
served his time and is here. His par
ents have gone to Chambersburg, ia.
Richard was asked if he wanted to go
to them; he said no and burst into tears;
said he would like to go and live with
Mr.. Horace F. Crismond or 60 to his
aunt in England.
The boy got good marks while at the
school
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
H0WS THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured b. Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned. have known r.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all busi-
ness transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his firm. WALDIN, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price Toe. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
tim
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10

How an appalling calamity in his
family was prevented is told by A.
d. Mcdonald, of Fayetteville, n. c.
X. F. ID. No. s. MY sister had
consumption" he writes, "she was
very thin and pale, had no appetite
and seemed to grow weaker every
day. as all remedies failed, till DR..
Kings New Discovery was tried
and so completely cured her that
she has not been troubled with a
cough since. It's the best medicine
ever saw or heard Of" For
coughs. colds, lagrippe, asthma,
Group, hemorrhage. all bronchial
troubles, 1t has no equal, soc, 81.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
NJ. NJ Lewis
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
AUCTION SALE
OF A
Desirable Farm

With the Buildings and improvements
Thereon, in Stafford County, Va.
Pursuant to the terms of a deed
OF trust bearing date on October
q, 1904. and duly recorded among
the land records of the county of
Stafford, Virginia, in Liber 10, page
453. given by James Ashley Cooper
and wife to the undersigned trus-
tees Of the Mercantile Railway
Building and Loan Association of
Alexandria. Virginia, to secure the
payment of one thousand dollars, as
therein set forth default having bee
made in the payment of the sum
secured thereby, and at the re-
quest and by the direction OF the
board OF directors OF the said Mer-
camille Railway Building and Loan
Association, the undersigned will
offer for sale at public auction,
on the premises, on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
APPETITE GONE
Indigestion is the Cause it-Goolrick s
Modern Pharmacy Has the Cure.

People 20 on suffering from little
stomach troubles for years and imagine
they have a serious disease.
They over eat or over drink and force
on the stomach lot of extra work.
But they never think that the stomach
needs extra help to do extra work.
If these people would take two MI
O-NA snomach tablets with or after
meals stomach misery would 60 in FIVE
minutes and they would be great big
help to the stomach in its strain Of
overwork.
MI-O-NA is guaranteed by Goolrick's 8
Modern Pharmacy to cure indigestion
or any stomach disease or money back.
MI-O-NA for belching of gas.
MI-O-NA for distress after eating.
MI-O-NA for foul breath.
MONA for biliousness.
MONA to wake up the liver.
MI-O-NA for heartburn.
MONA for sick headache.
MI-O-NA for nervous dyspepsia.
MI-O-NA after a banquet.
MI-O-NA for vomiting pregnancy.
MONA for car or sea-sickness.
Fifty cents a large box at Goolrick' 8
Modern Pharmacy and druggists every
W here
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
WILL INSTITUTE GR0TT0
IN RICHMOND

About seventy members OF KALI
polls Grotto No. Is, NJ. o. V. p. +.
r., better known as Little Shrin-
ers.'' of Washington. passed
through this city Wednesday on the
1:17 trian enroute to Richmond.
They were in a special coach
and had a band All were uniform
ed. They went to Richmond to in
stitute a GrOttO there.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
Ends Winters Troubles

To many, winter is a season OF
trouble. The frost bitten toes and
fingers, chapel hands and lips. chill
blains, cold sores, red and rough
skin prove this. But such trou-
bles fly before Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. A trial convinces. Greatest
healer OF Burns, Boils, Piles, Cuts,
Sores, Eczema and Sprains. only
25s at NJ. nj. Lewis
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
MRS. ELIZABETH MONTEITH DEAD

Mrs. Elizabeth Monteith, widow OF
the late VIM. Monteith, died Monday
night at her home near Cox's Store, IN
Stafford county, aged N years.
She is survived by five children, three
daughters and two sons.
Interment in the family burying
ground on the Chinn place Thursday at
2 o. m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
Wants To Help Some One

For thirty years J. F. Boyer, OF
Fertile, Mo-, needed help and could
not find 1t. That's why he wants tc
help some one now. Suffering so
long himself he feels for all dis
tress from Backache, Nervousness,
Loss of Appetite, Lassitude and
Kidney disorders. He shows that
Electric Bitters works wonders for
such troubles. Five bottles" he
writes, wholly cured me and now
| am we'll and hearty" It's also
positively guaranteed for Liver Trou
Bile, Dyspepsia. Blood Disorders, Fe-
male Complaints and Malaria. Try
them. soc at M. M. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
PRAISES FARMERS
Wilson Tells of the Risks
He Takes.
ISSUES HIS ANNUAL REPORT
Secretary of Agriculture Values
This Years Crops at Nearly
Nine Billion Dollars-Gives
Some Details.

Washington, Dec. S.-The secretary
OF agriculture, James Wilson, has is
sued his annual report He reviews
conditions throughout the country in a
comprehensive manner. He says in
part.
Nothing short OF omniscience can
grasp the value Of the farm products
OF this year. At no time in the worlds
history has a country produced farm
products within one year with a value
reaching sS,926,OOO.OOO, which is the
value OF the agricultural products OF
this country for 1910. The value OF
farm products from 1899 to the pres
ent year has been progressive without
interruption. II the value Of the prod
ucts Of 1899 is placed at 100 the value
for this year is lS9, or almost double
the value for the census year eleven
years ago. During this period OF un-
exampled agricultural production, a
period Of twelve years. during which
the farmers OF this country have stead
lily advanced in prosperity and wealth
and in economic independence. in in
telligence and a knowledge Of agricul-
ture. the total value Of farm products
Is SO, 1000, 100000
THE corn crop OF 1921. .3s1 600 bush
els exceeds that OF the record year
1906 and is greater than the average
crop Of the preceding five years by ii
per cent. While the value Of this corn
crop is below that Of 1909 and also OF
1908. its amount belongs to stories OF
magic. It can hardly be reckoned as
less than s1.5OO,OOO,O00. a sum sufii-
clent to cancel the interest bearing
debt OF the United States. buy all OF
the gold and silver mined in all Of the
countries of the earth in 1909 and
still leave to the farmers a little
pocket money.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
Dairy investigation


"Twenty-eight new associations for
the cooperative testing of COWS be-
longing to members we're formed dur
ing the year; ffty-fve are now in oD-
Grafton. Such tests. which enable the
owners to discard Improbable cows,
raised the average annual output per
COW in one association from S2l.43 to
s42.S2 In four years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
COMMISSION OF LUNACY

A commission of lunacy was held
before Squire s. +. Eastburn, with
Drs. Sidney l.. Scott and Frank C.
Pratt, on Mrs. Hannah Hood,
of this city, Wednesday. She will
be sent to Williamsburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
Ranks ON Sure Thing Now.

OIL never De WIInOut DT'hIHB 3
New Life Pills again." writes A.
Schingeck, CAT Elm ST., Buffalo, N.
Y. "They cured me Of chronic con-
stipation when all others fall
ed" Unequaled for biliousness
Jaundice, Indigestion, Headache,
Chills, Malaria and Debility. Zoe al
AZ AZ awiaI
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
Animal Diseases.

"The work in cattle tick eradication
resulted in the release from quarantine
of 57.51s square miles, the largest area
released since the beginning OF the
work in 1906. The total area so far
released is 1851 square miles IN
eleven southern states"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
MARRIED

Mr.. VIM. A. Seward. Of New
York, and Miss Gay c. VanDusen,
OF Baltimore, were married in the
later city Monday. The bride form
erly lived here and has many
friends in this city.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
GOOD P0RKERS

Mr.. Hugh A. Herndon killed two
nine-months-old hogs Tuesday, one
weighing 271 and the other 200
pounds.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
THE EFFICIENCY OF PLAsTERs
lnov26-14t

Is too well known to call for further
praise as to their usefulness; but no
plaster can be efficacious without It is
of the right kind, or manufactured OF
the proper materials. Those we sell are
guaranteed fully to be what they repre-
sent, and can be thoroughly relied upon.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10

the gold and silver mined in all OF the
countries of the earth in 1909 and
still leave to the farmers a little
pocket money.
Corn In the South.
The growing importance OF the
south in corn production Is becoming
conspicuous. In 1889 It produced
hardly more than one-ffth Of the ma
tlonal crop; now 1t produces onethird'
The cotton crop of this year may be
worth in lint and seed about $780,
600 900 at the farm. or more than the
corn crop was worth in any year prior
to 1901. This value is 13 per cent
above the FIVE year average. The
value Of the hay crop is about $780,
OO0. 900. an amount which has been ex-
ceeded but once, and that in 1907. II
ls'13 per cent above the average OF
the preceding five years. Fortunately
the wheat crop Is divided into two
sowings, autumn and spring, so that
the two crops are subject to different
climatic accidents. as was the case
this year. The production Of spring and
winter wheat is 691. 1900 bushels, or
substantially the average OF the pre-
ceding FIVE years, whereas the value Is
about 1925, 100000, or 7.6 per cent
above the fve year average.
Production Per Acre increasing.
Production per acre is beginning TO
oyertake increase Of people. The evil
dence is very plain that the yields per
acre of our crops are now increasing,
and II the facts were assembled in de-
tail for the states it would be found
that the percentage Of increase IN
Yield Of many Of them is greater than
the percentage Of normal increase of
population-that is, the increase OF
births over deaths in the old native
element"
instruction in the methods OF road
building" the report says, has con-
tinued through the medium of object
lesson roads built at local expense un'
der the supervision of an engineer Of
the Office OF public roads More than
100000 square yards Of road, equiva-
lent to about fourteen miles Of road
fifteen feet wide, were completed dur
ing the year."
After presenting many details with
regard to the increase Of prices on
farm products between farmer and
consumer, the secretary Of agriculture
declares that the conclusion Is In
evltable that the consumer has no well
grounded complaint against the farmer
for the prices that he pays. The farm
er supplies the capital for production
and takes the risk of his losses; his
crops are at the mercy of drought
and food and heat and frost, to say
nothing of noxious insects and blight
ing diseases. He supplies, hard, ex'
acting. unremitting labor"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
w. s. EMBREY,

[Successor to Embrey & Berryman-l
Dealer in Railroad Cross Ties, Cedar
Posts, Spokes and Hoops. Keeps con-
stantly on hand a large supply OF Baied
Hay and Mill Feed. Office near Rail
road Depot, Fredericksburg, Va
Also Agent for Page Wire Fence Co.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10

With the Buildings and improvements
Thereon, in Stafford County, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-19
BeaTWalIOW Items.
BearWalloW. '

Bearwallow, Va, May 1s
j. H. Christian, of Pleasant Hill, was
visitor to Bearwallow Sunday.
w. NJ. Grimsley, of Shack Mills. was
mingling with friends here last week.
We are glad to report that David
Christian. whose illness we have men,
toned heretofore, is much improved.
On the 18th instant, Jobert Joyce, ir..
while cutting timber on the C. L. Rit-
ter lease was struck by falling limb
and seriously injured.
We notice the editor of the CInch
Valley News continues to "tell the good
news" to his readers. Let him 90, he
is only welding our mountain people
more firmly to Republican principles.
A. w. Altizer, the accommodating clerk
with ]. w. Christian & Bro, will leave
Friday for Richmond, where he will
enter one Of the business colleges of
that city for the purpose of obtaining a
business education.
Z. w. Chambers, who had been visit
ing relatives and friends on the Ridge
near here, passed through Bearwallow
the other day on his way to Berwind,
w. Va, where he took the train for his
home in Boyd county, Kentucky.
W. j. Elswick, who has been on the
sick list for some time, is about entirely
recovered. MIR. Elswick had the mis-
fortune to lose eight thousand punches
of young ginseng plants by reason of
the recent heavy frosts which have vis-
tied this section.
A. NJ. Christian attended the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows at Danville, Va.
last week as representative from Bear
wailow Lodge, No. 325, and reports an
enjoyable trip. While away he visited
the Orphans Home at Lynchburg, and
declares it one Of the greatest blessings
that could possibly come to the father
less little ones now under its protecting
care.
Winter seems to continue with US on
the mountain here in good fashion. We
have had two heavy frosts, ore on the
llth and the other on the 14th, that
killed all the corn and garden veget-
ables. On the night of the 14th the
ground froze so hard that it would bear
the weight of a man walking on il.
Fruits of all kind have been killed, and
it is feared the oat crop is badly dam
aged. ]. Mat Whit had a field of corn
hoed out, but is now talking about re-
planting instead of hoeing, as his crop
has been badly injured. R. P. Fletcher
says he is done planting corn in the win
ter time. But let us all remember that
old adage in faith: ''The Lord giveth
and the Lord taketh away; blessed be
the name of the Lord"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-19
LIFE SENTENCE
FOR PHYSICIAN.
Most Noted Trial in Criminal Annals of Mis-
souri, Is Won by The State and Brilliant
Young Physician Now Faces Long
Term Behind Prison Bars.

Kansas City, Mo-. May 16.-After de-
liberating sixty hours, the jury in the
trial of DR.. Bennett Clark Hyde today
found him guilty of numbering Colonel
Thomas-H. Swope, the millionaire phil
anthropist, with a sentence of life i'm
prisonment.
Thus ended one of the most remark
able murder cases of decade, in which
1t was charged that DIR. Hyde planned
to secure the immense Swope fortune
by killing off his wife's entire family
with disease germs and subtle poisons.
AS the verdict of murder in the first
degree was announced by the foreman
of the jury, DR.. Hyde bowed his head.
His wife broke into sobs and rushed to
her husbands arms as he stood in the
dock.
His attorneys will make a motion for
new trial one day this week. my
husband is innocent" said Mrs. Hyde,
land l will not rest until he is a free
man or my funds for his defense are ex-
hausted."
Dr. hyde will probably be sentenced
on Saturday. BY law he is not admissi-
BILE to bail. 1t is discretionary with the
trial judge whether the physician be
sent to prison or held at the county Jail
pending consideration of his case by the
Supreme Court.
Until after DR.. Hyde's attorneys
have applied for new trial, 1 shall not
decide what will be done with the pris-
oner, pending decision on his appeal"
said Judge Latshsw tonight.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-19
NEWS OF HIGHLANDS.
Items Gathered by Our Correspondent
About People Down the ClinCh.

Richlands, Va, May Is.
Edward Ball has left our town and re-
turned to the far West.
The Norfolk and Western is extend.
ing its side-tracks and yardage at this
place.
John Cordle has moved into his new
home, which was just recently COM
pleted
There was heavy frost about Rich
lands Sunday morning and considerable
damage was done.
j. Walter Kits, of the Norfolk and
Western, stopped off at Richlands for
visit to your scribe on last Sunday
morning.
Miss Edna Lee, of Doran, died on last
Friday night of abscess of the liver.
Her remains were taken to Coal Grove.
Ohio, for burial.
There are few cases of measles in
our town at the home of w. M. Chii-
dress. There are also a few cases of
mumps at the home of Dock Mosley.
Your correspondent is now located at
Whitewood, where he can observe the
approach of the long-heralded comet;
and If it comes too near our way you
bet there'll be something doin'.
Mrs. Major Lee, who had been at DR..
Albert's for some time for medical
treatment, died Saturday night, VIC
tim of that dread disease, consumption.
We extend our sympathy to the bereav-
ed husband and relatives.
The new brick building erected for
the use of the Clinch Valley Bottling
Company and the Masonic Order at this
place. is just about ready for occupancy.
The building is an attractive one. and
adds much to the appearance of our
town.
The c. L. Ritter Lumber Company is
putting down steel rail on their road
from Whitewood to Doran, and when
completed they will be enabled to haul
just about half as much more as their
present facilities will admit and with
more ease than they now do.
Our town people met in mass conven-
tion Saturday night and placed ticket
in the field to fill the municipal Offices
to be voted for in June. We hear of
some dissatisfaction with the ticket,
and there is strong probability that a
Citizens ticket will be placed in the
field in opposition.