The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-03-14
WESTM0RELAND
AND RICHMOND
Lived Nearly a Century-The Late
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Brown Many In
teresting Items from G.. W. b.


Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Brown Many In
teresting Items from G. W. b.
Hague Va. March :.
The March term OF the Richmond
County Court called together an
enormous crowd on Monday .as,. SO
that horses were tied for several
hundred yards along the road FOR
lack OF hitching places nearer. The
good order which has prevailed az
Warsaw on such occasions fol sew
eral years past was not so marked
ON this court-day Bad whiskey was
in some measure responsible. ana
the fine stations OH exhibition and
the reckless manner in which they
were driven tended to disorder. Not
until some life or limb has been sac
rificed will many citizens feel the
necessity OF reforming these evils.
Mr. McGinnis. al Piney Grove. Is
completing new and commo-
dious building on the site of the Ola
storehOuse al that place.
Mr.. John Wright Belfield, near
the same place, has made decided
progress towards the erection of "a
dwelling house When this is COM
pleted. if not before. he is likely 10
have i'm contemplation someone 10
keep II for him
The addition TO the storehouse al
Machodoc. occupied by Coates Bros
which was previously mentioned III
this correspondence as Intended mas
now been built. and it makes con
venient and attractive improvement
learn from several sources tha'
DIR Hare. the very popular physi-
clan of upper Richmond county. mas
decided 10 remove 10 Lancaster ne
execrable roads with which ne mas
had TO contend have proved a wear
mess 10 his flesh. and yet more 50
10 thar of the five or six horses
which the demands OF his pI"o'i''
have compelled him TO use
DIR. NJ. NJ. Walker, OF Mohtross'
who was for some months an INV
lid and great sufferer, and VINO III
withdrew from the pra'
tice Of his profession, has OF l",e
greatly improved. and many lIlenuS
believe that he will soon become ac-
tive again in his very success
full waiting on the sick. p,,o,
There was inferred al M
Grove on the eth instant the
mains of Mrs. Jane Sissoh'"iio "'C
suddenly on the previous day az
the extreme age of 81 years. one
ratained in a remarkable degree .hT
vigor of her physical ana hlei'sa'
faculties 10 the day. 10 the houi
.deed of her death she was
...r,otber in Israel" in the NUMBER ol
children. grandchildren ana gre,
Grandchildren. and TO thihK hel ~
santile ears heard the SOUND Oh '"'
british guns in the war oil lol-- -
I'm the eth instant also at req
.on,ico church was laid TO res.
omonest the dust of many OF nen
Iin , Mrs Elizabeth Madison
Rrown relict of Or. b. Frank BIO"
~ hayinq died or the Sunday pre-
vious She was the sixth u%u ri
and ninth child OF WIN bis
iaferro. of King George, Dy ne
marriage with Mary Wits l uiD,
lilo of PeckatOne. Nesln'oi ''% 80
countv and was born on SEPT
200 beautiful in person 10
-ooorkable degree, this outward
harm was an emblem OF the d"
~ of her mental and moran
being. attractions which are" 10 me-
n host of admiring ana Io',~s
friends The weight OF many 80
rows and many years nellheI -,
soced from her the lineameh's
,yomanlv beauty, nor marreu '
ongooing sweetness Of her se'cl'O
onS ennnv disposition. Her on!
cur son. DR. ". T. Brown 81
MARYLAND and her nephew ". Au
80, Pose of King Georse'
80 su9,''' omone the attendants on her
funeral obseqries. Her ohiy uSus
fer Mrs. Nena Tayloe, VINO ias iSa'ed
on her years of purest deVotlon saoi
gentlest ministry, will deeply
her loss. .oo
Two barges. carrying $50 to 400
cords each have been loaded in Nom
ini Creek within the past -FOUR OF
five DAYS with poplar and pine
wood. Several smaller vesseis nav
also taken on all they couid carry
This means an increase OF cash III
the rockets of many jewellers CON
tiguous to this stream. as well as
supplement- TO their household ana
other comforts.
At next regular term Of court III
WestmOreland (4th Monday III
ApriD there is to be an unVeiilne
of tablets commemorative OF some
deeply interesting, patriotic deeds
in the history of the county, ana the
occasion. it is anticipated, VIII De
graced by number OF lnViIeu
guests. whose personal prominence
and gift of Oratory will make the
dav a red-letter one in our annals.
Mr.. r. c. Mayo, a popular attor-
nev who has made his residence III
Baltimore. where his health taiied
him some months ago. was removed
from a sanitOrium in that city Ias'
week to his home near here. lie mas
in this vicinity, where he was Dorh
and grew to manhood. many warm
and admiring friends. who look
forward earnestly and hopeiuily 10
his speedy recovery.
In the political contests now pend
ing some candidates. directly or
through their friends. seek to
smooths their pathway to success by
handling mud. 1t is commonly
thrown at the opponent The re-
moval of mud is a good thing for
our natural highways, but it had
better remain undisturbed on the
roads that lead to political office.
G. w. y.