The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-05
SCRlBRLER'S LETTER
Some Stafford lncidents-The Survey.
ing COrps-Personals.
Stafford c. H.. Va. March 81

Stafford c. H.. Va. March 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. NJ. Green arrived
here from Washington last week and
VIII spend the summer. Mr. G. going
back and forth to the city TO attend TO
hls official duties in the pension office.
The surveying corps of the electric
road left Thursday and went into camu
again about mile this side Of Chappa-
wamsic. They are located at Mrs. Ben
A. Bells on the Telegraph Road.
Mr.. r. Lee Dodd paid the clerks Of
iice visit this a. m. His avoidupoise
is the same.
Rev. Mr.. Hardesty arrived here YES
terday from the conference of the NJ.
r. Church. South.
Mr.. Il. II. Bryan (Dick) in one of
his perigrinations to a meeting of the
Rapscallion Club. which is usually held
at the Aqua draw. bad the misfortune
TO run his little finger into the mouth
OF swapping turtle whilst stringing
nsh- The conversation that took place
between him and that turtle will long
be remembered by the denizens of the
creek. 1t is understood his first effort
was to slap the turtle out of his box.
Not succeeding in that, he withdrew his
hnger by force, stripping it of all the
cuucle and most of the flesh. His fin
ger is quite sore
Among the shoppers in Fredericks-
burg today from here were Mrs. Mag
gle West, Mrs. 5. W. Gray, and Misses
Mamie Bryan and Lillian Berrey.
The Board of Supervisors met Mon
day. h. II. Randall. county surveyor.
was ordered to survey the / l-2 acres
of land at the end of old railroad bed
on Acquia Greek, which had been pre-
viously decided TO the county bv the
railroad. The board adjourned to 4th
Monday in April, 1910.
Messrs. Garner and Mullen. of the
Burg, spent Wednesday night here on
a business trip.
Kate Grinnage, a colored girl Of this
section. went to Washington last year
and married there. She returned to
Stafford about month ago with her
husband. One day this week she was
dong some work at the Court House.
having left her home early in the
morning. Returning at night she dis
covered that her husband had departed
for the City of Magnificent Distances,
taking with him all her money and most
of her clothing. de Washington coor
is naturally slippery
Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Moore left today
for trip TO Baltimore. From there
they propose TO go to Richmond. takinS
boswell in enroute. They expect TO be
| gone a week.
| The crew of that staunch ship, the
Peri, arrived here from a cruise las
night. Coming down the road from
Coal Landing. they seemed to be load
ed from truck TO kelson with the bran,
of stuff which tbs said you can get il
Alexandria for a song. On reaching
gentleman's house above here sucl
was the noise they created, he, sus
pecting a riot, took a crack at then
with pistol. 1t is needless 20 say the,
disappeared in their own dust
| Tis reported here the widower from
Brooke. who has been visiting the Ian,
of tricks and terrapins above the Cour
House with matrimonial intent, ha
been incontinentlyc cut out by his nephew
of the same name. but your CORES
pondent won't give the name. Til
said the young lady has moved to Gar
risonville, and the nephew. not to b,
outdone, has resigned his position anC
has also gone to that section, wher,
the land is nothing but red putty.
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