The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-14
CAROLINE COURT
a Busy Term-BOwling Green Postmas-
tership Tobacco-NOtes-Et

The regular term of Circuit court of
caroline for April commenced at Bow
ling Green Monday and will continue a
greater part of the week There are
two criminal cases 10 be tried and sew
eral civil cases, among which is the
deer case. which has excited much in
terest
The lawyers in attendance are.
Messrs. r. l.. Beale. A. b. Chandler.
w. +. Ennis, &. +. lessee, Judge f. G.
Moncure, F. w. Coleman, T.. w. Carter.
c. O'Conor Goodrich and others.
IL Is the regular grand jury term. and
jury, OF which A. G.. Smith is fore
man, was engaged nearly all day and
brought down two indictments Webb
DAVIS. for unlawful shooting. and Will
lie Shepherd, for unlawful woundiug.
Among court proceedings were: Irene
X Nay qualified as guardian of Stanley
u. Ray and Lottie ~ Kay. M. L.Tay-
Tor qualified as administrator of w x
Garrett, deceased. The appraisers are
r. }. Andrews. f. G. Pitts. Rolando
Butler and j. A. Tignor.
LAND OFFERED
MIR. w. K. Ennis, at last court. offer
eu Tor sale the Mckenny tract of land.
II was taken down on an offer of 81.
1OO. Monday it was again put up. Ii
was again withdrawn at $72O.
THE PosToFFICE.
The postofiice question hangs fire.
Mrs. Dunn is again in the running, and
there are some who think she will
eventually get il. Travis friends are
still pushing him. John X. Collins, who
is now conducting the office, is regarded
as possibility, and if he should be APP
pointed it would please large number
OF the patrons of the office. He is not
an applicant for the office.
SENATOR GRAvATT FAVORED THE BILL.
DIR. c. u. Gravatt, State Senator.
asked that his position on the Coleman
railroad bill be corrected as published.
lie says he favored the passage of the
bull, and when motion was made by
Senator Strobe to suspend the rules and
take 1t up, he voted for said suspension
of rules, and he was quoted in the
newspapers as voting against suspen-
sion, as were all other Senators, includ-
ing the patron. Mr.. Strobe. while all
who voted against suspension were
quoted as voting for il; that the bill
really never came up for passage in the
Sente.
NOTES.
The road from Milford to Bowling
Green has been worked with road ma
chimes and is in fine order.
Fruit has not been injured to any ex-
tent by the late frost. The bloom has
been very heavy.
Preparations are being made for an
increased acreage in tobacco. The plant
beds are far advanced. One planter
told Us he had plants as large as a sill
yer dollar. About three fourths of last
years crop has been sold. The average
price is better than for many years. A
planter, who makes high grade tobacco
and generally gets good prices. has sold
a portion of the crop at $50, $l9, $I3. rs
and $40; said he had 1000 pounds of his
best IN his tobacco houses and expects
TO get IN May not less team SIS per hun
bred
Mr. and Mrs. l.. c. Garrett went
down from Fredericksburg Saturday to
spend the week end. They came back
Monday.
Mr.. Lieper Robinson was out on the
porch Of the Lawn hotel. but he is still
quite sick.
Rev. +. II. Rowe. who bought the
Holly Hill farm. is making extensive
Improvements.
The horse lot was crowded all day.
Three ''fakirs" were doing a rushing
business. Horse trading was fast and
furious. There were several lunches
OF horses from fredericksburg in the
lot.
A large number of business men went
from here: Messrs. j. b. Colbert.
Mason II. Willis, w. II. Brulle, w. H.
Undertake. Sidney Hunter, +. K.Tyler.
NJ. G.. Willis. Jr.. A. p. Dempsey. II.
F, Crismond, Lawrence Perry, Joseph
Dlman, T. c. Ninde, w. E. Lang. Jas.
K. Rawlings, +. +. Fairbanks, w. A.
Bel, Stuart Jones, l.. c. Garrett, a
representative of this paDer and others