The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-05-05
FAUQUIER
An Interesting Letter from Our Broad
Run Correspondent.
Broad Run. Va. Nav lst. 1910.


Broad Run. Va. May lst. 1910.
We are again reminded that in the
midst of life we are in death. With
sorrow and sympathy we record the
death Of Mr.. J. Blake Chew on April
= at his home. "thc Cedars. near
liaymarket He had been seriously IN
for weeks with typhoid fever. Mr..
Chew was one of those charac ters
which indelibly Impress themselves
upon the heart. Thoughtful. charita-
BILE. kind and sympathetic. beloved
alike nm homes of the humble and pros
porous. his death Will be a crushing
blow 10 this community.
The hunting season has ended in "old
Nirgnny' until fall Now the atten-
ton of spOrtsmen will presently be
turned TO polo and horse shows for the
men and mad rush for teas, bridges
and musicals for the ladies'. Warren
ton closed its hunting season with much
gaiety.
Engagements and wedding are still
the order of the day. A marriage of
great interest IN sporting circles was
Mrs. Dorothy Henry Henderson. Zone
OF the queens of the turf. and MIR.
Henry Frost. of North Carolina. He
- a.
They will make their home at Middle
burg. Another wedding of prominence
was MIR. Eugene Hunton Leach, form
erly of Brentsville, Va. now Of Texas.
well known in the polo world, to Miss
smith, of Philadelphia. A wedding of
old fashion romance was that of Miss
Berue Gold, Of Marshall, Va. and Mr..
Frank Neer. of Baltimore, who is very
popular in sporting circles They were
quietly married at Warren Green after
point-to-point races.
Many who left for the South the
past winter have returned and opened
their houses for the summer, amongst
them Mr.. II. c. Groome. of Airler: the
Fells. of Greed Moor. and MIR. and Mrs.
Oscar Crosby. Of beautiful View Tree
farm.
Miss Mamie Blackwell. Of Clifton.
daughter of Prof. Blackwell, who has
spent the winter at Fort Sill. Okla
homa, is much pleased with army life.
She Is near the Indian preservation.
Misses Louise and Agnes Blackwell
have had company for the week enc
from New Mexico and the South.
The numerous friends Of Mrs. +. s
Hienks, wife of the rector of st. Jane,
church, Warrenton< who has been very
sick Tor a month, are glad TO know sh,
was improving when last heard from.
A new and distinguished arrival il
hunting circles is being warmly wei
! coined here. Congratulation are in or
der. The young lady is the seconC
daughter of Mr.. Julien and Mrs. Mar
garet Barry Keith. With such heritag,
on both sides Of the house the younl
lady should be the champion horsewom
an of Virginia.
Notwithstanding the rainy month o
April numbers of visitors from tn,
North have been here socially and hors,
hunting.
Mr.. David NJ. Waller has had :
most successful trip North and is ex
pected home this week.
MIR. Cyril Wade Dalton has returne,
from delightful trip to Europe. Hi
health required a sea voyage.
Judge and Mrs. Goolrick were guest.
of Capt Rust and wife for day OF
two this week. They came up and ar
rived just a few days before Mr.
Chew's death.
Little Sallie Blair Waller, the inter.
esting little daughter of Mr.. Mercer
Waller, had week end party last week.
Her amusements for little guests were
dancing, driving and riding and on Sat.
urday all were invited to picnic and
fishing party in picturesque, beautiful
Ihoroughfare Gap. The little folks en-
Joyed themselves to the limit.