The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-27
STAFFORD
Cider IL Ripe-Other Notes From
Scribbler

Stafford c. H., Va, Aug. 26th.
He is an ancient individual, with high
cheek bones, with hirsute adornment
Tor had) equal 10 none. During the
cider season of 1909, he, with two com
panions, looked upon the cider when it
was ripe and after a number Of inter-
views, reached the condition that a
man does when he "feels upward for
the ground" After SOLDERING some
what his companions decided our friend
needed shave and hair cut, particu-
larly as he had not had one since be
TO de wah, so they proceeded to give
him the time Of his life by removing
every hair from his visage and era
mum. After the ordeal they turned
him loose and he proceeded home as
best he could Upon reaching there
the wife of his bosom failed to recog-
nize him and two neighbors had to be
called in for the purpose of identiiica-
ton. And now this year of grace 1910,
when the vintage of the press has pro-
duced the coffee colored liquid termed
Summer cider" our friend proceeds
along along with the same companions,
to tread the same road he had ira
versed in 1909, when having grown a
new crop Of hrsute adornment to re-
place that of the previous summer, they,
without the fear of God before their
eyes, proceeded to rob him OF the crop
Of l9O9-l0 and turned him loose again
sans beard and hair to again go
through the weary process of identlii-
cation.
Mrs. f. S. Moore left here Monday
for visit to friends at boswell. From
there she expects to 90 to CovingtOn,
Va, where she will be joined by Mr.
Moore.
Mr.. f. NJ. Chichester paid the Court
House a visit last week on legal bust
ness and Mr.. Ben Purvis was here
Tuesday on a similar errand.
MIR. and Mrs. Jno. l.. Neil, of Garri-
sonville, passed here today on a trip
north, Mrs. Neil to her old home in
St. Michaels, Md, the home of the
crab, fish, terrapn and oyster, and MIR.
Neil for Philadelphia.
The sad intelligence has reached here
Of the death of c. A. Satterwhite, the
popular r. K. agent at Brooke, which
occurred at his his home at Beaver
Dam, after he had been taken there
this week from Brooke.
Farewell! there is sad pathos in the
word,
Which time alone can never satisfy;
A conscious parting from the things
that were,
The sunshine and the cloud Of days
gone by. -
Mrs. A. l.. Bullock. of Washington.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. X.
Bryan.
Mr.. Lee J. Graves was here Friday
on legal business with the clerk Of the
courts. He spent the night and re-
turned to the Burg Saturday a. m.
Mr.. E. A. Groves, merchant from
Brooke, had business in the Clerk s
office Wednesday.
DR.. R. J. Payne, of the Burg, passed
here Sunday a. m. on visit to his
family at Garrisonvllle.
The residence o. DR.. r. w. Hill on
site of DR.. Stones old home at Garrl-
sonville, is nearing completion. lis
said to be fine one.
The Misses Clark, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
who are visiting their grandmother,
Mrs. Fannie l.. Clark, gave a musical
last night. Those in attendance were
Miss Annie Byrd Morton, Of Washing
ton; Miss Mamie Bryan. Miss Lillian
Berrey, Miss Elizabeth Moncure. of
Richmond, and Misses Mamie and Dolly
Ashby; Messrs. II. H. Shacklette.
Lewis Moncure, Jas. and Moncure
Ashby and Lester Sneed.
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