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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
PRIZE WINNERS

Three first premiums and one second
premium State Fair, Richmond, Va,
1910. A limited number Of eggs from
the following pens: First pen W. 5.
c. Leghorns. composed Of first premium
pen. first and second pullets, Virginia
State Fair, eggs Is for $500. Second
pen w. S. c. Leghorns, headed by
first premium cockrell State Fair, eggs
Is for Sl.5O. My Barred Rock pen is
composed of two Of the best strains in
America, the Thompson Ringletts and
the famous Bradley Strain, eggs 10 for
$3.50. Come and see before you buy.
Bunker Hill Poultry Farm,
Jno. w. Allison, Jr,
Fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
FOR MEMORIAL ROAD
Congressman Jones Asks for Appropri
alton for Road to Fredericksburg.

A memorial to the mother OF the
first president in the form OF pub
lie road to be known as the Mother
Washington highway and to extend
from Washington via Mount Vernon
10 fredericksburg, Va. was propos-
ed in bill introduced in the House
Friday afternoon by Representative
W 4. Jones. of the First District.
One hundred and fifty thousand
dollars is asked for the road.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
HON. W. A. JONES
Will Deliver Literary Address Before
Student Body of College.

The students OF Fredericksburg
College have invited Hon VIM A.
Jones to address the literary socie-
ties AT the commencement exercises
on May both.
Mr.. Jones has accepted the inyi-
tatiOn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
BANK EXAMINERS HERE

Messrs. c. II. Beatty and j. Il.
StringfellOw. National Bank EXami-
ners. were in the city Friday and
Saturday. making their usual exam
ination of the two National Banks
here.
They found both I'm a sound and
flourishing condition, accounts and
loans in good shape and the bust
ness OF both we'll and conservauvely
managed Fredericksburg has ever
reason to be proud Of its three
banks and their most excellent stand
ing In financial circles
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
MY. PEYTON CONSIDERING SUBJECT

Mr.. Whit d. Peyton, of Stafford.
who has been urged by friends to
become a candidate for the Legisla-
ture. was in the city Saturday He
stated that he had the matter under
consideration, and while his friends
seem satisfied that he will De a
candidate before the Democratic
primary, Mr. Peyton said he was
not ready to make any def
mite statement as yet.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
MASONIC

An interesting Masonic meeting
will take place at Kinsale. Va to-
night. when all the Royal Arch
Chapter degrees will be conferred
upon "A class Of about ten by Mr.
". ] Phillips. Past High Priest, of
Fredericksburg ROYAL Arch Chapter
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
A BUSY SATURDAY

A large number of country people
were in the city Saturday. notwith-
standing the beautiful weather and
II being corn planting time.
Candidates for office in the ad-
Joining counties for all kinds OF
county offices were as thick as bees
and one would have thought II
was the eve OF election from the
amount Of button-holing done. Inc
merchants were all busy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
Or. CRITTEhDEN TO
MOVE TO ORANGE

DR.. W. ]. Crittenden, OF Union
vile. is having his residence In Nes'
Orange moved 35 feet westward on
his lot Contractor John w. Rey-
nolds is doing the work and VIII
furnish plans for handsome and
modern residence to be erected on
the site OF the old one. we
are glad to learn that the doctor
and his family contemplate moving
10 town TO reside.-Orange Observer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
MADE INTERESTING REPORT

Mr. Samuel Woodbridge made his
report as delegate to the Sunday
School Convention. held in Rich
mond last week to the Presbyterian
Sunday School Sunday morning. The
report was very interesting and sat
isfacfOrV TO the school
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
THE SAD DEATH OF Mr.. ENGLISH
Communicated

The remains OF W. r. English,
the Western Union Telegraph line
man. who was killed by coming In
contact with broken electric light
wire In the city OF Columbia while
at work, arrived here Saturday
morning under an escort provided
by the telegraph company. The com
pany bore all expenses of casket.
transportation to this city and on
to Finchyille by Undertaken Sacrey.
The sight OF the dead mans suit
case on the top OF the coffin on ar
rival was pathetic. The man leaves
a widow Of % years Of age. and a
young badly He had just bought a
piece OF land and was going to make
his home on 1t when he was strick-
en- by the deadly wire. Oh. the
heart-break and pathos OF 1t all.
The discoveries and inventions which
so enhance the comfort OF living FOR
the many are yet fun of deadly peril
to even the prudent and careful.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
AFTER THE NORTHERN NECK

While Newport News is about to put
on line Of steamers into York River,
Norfolk is contemplating the same thing
Richmond is moving for railroad line
in the Northern Neck, Baltimore, which
has enjoyed the trade Of this territory
for years, is taking notice and even
Washington is trying to reach out after
it. IL reminds one of the gunners and
a cooling Of cartridges, soon after the
hunting season ODpus
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
DEATH OF MRS. F. NJ. FITzHUGH

Mrs. Florence Mills FitzhUgh, form
erly Of this city, died at the residence
of her sister, Mrs. Mary NJ. Stratton,
in Richmond Saturday. after brief ILL.,
ness. She was the daughter Of the late
John T. and Mollie 3. Mills and widow
of Henry n. Fitzhugb. She is survived
by four sons, four sisters and two
brothers. The sisters are Mrs. Mary
NJ. Stratton, of Richmond; Mrs. G. o.
Hall, of Los Angeles. Cal; Mrs. J. M.
Carter, of Henrico county. and Mrs.
John T. Leave.l, of Washington.
The brothers are William n. M. Mills,
of Lynchburg. Va, and Z. N. Mills, Of
Los Angeles, Cal.
The funeral was held at lis West
Main Street Sunday at p. m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
DR.. WAYLANO +. DUNAWAY HERE

Rev. DR.. Wayland +. Dunaway, of
Lancaster county. brother OF Rev
DR.. Thomas s Dunaway. was in the
city Saturday and Sunday. a guest
OF his niece. Mrs. Annie Dunaway
Baker. and family. He returned
home by steamer Sunday afternoon.
DR.. Dunaway was returning from
Wayerley. where he officated at the
marriage Of his son. Rev W. f. Dun
away. Jr. He also visited Mr. Clar-
ence Dunaway in Richmond.
DR.. Dunaway was member OF
the State Constitutional Convention
held about eight years ago In Rich
mOnd. which was in session many
months
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
MEMORIAL WINDOW

The ladies' of 81. Johns church,
Lewiston, Spotsylvania county. have
placed in the chancel OF the church
a window in memory OF Effy b. Mas
tin. They were aided in this work
by generous friends. 10 whom they
are grateful Southern Presbyterian
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
MOVED HER RESTAURANT

Fannie Williams, Who has been
running a restaurant at the Central
Hotel, has transferred her dining
room two doors above TO the build
ing owned and formerly occupied by
Mr. J. b Colbert The room has
been fitted up nicely and presents a
very attractive appearance
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
JUSTICES COURT

Justice Lee Wallace held court at
Roach's Mill Saturday. The only
case was that of Robert Sullivan VS.
Horace sullivan, a warrant In DEBT
for money due by defendant to PLAIN
tiff The defendant, Horace Sullivan
Maid amount due. Attorney Benz.
puryis represented Robert Sullivan.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
JNO.W.ALLISON,JR.
Fredericksburg, Va.
Headquarters For
Building Materials.

keep all kinds Of North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber, dressed and I'M
dressed, Shingles, Laths, Sash, Doors,
and Blinds, Lime, Cement, Calcine
Plaster, Plastering Hair, Building and
Paving Brick, Tin and Iron Roofing,
Cut and Wire Nails, all kinds Ready.
Mixed Paints and Dry Paint, Linseed
Oil, Turpentine, Bryer Varnish and
Lewis's White Lead. Paint Brushes of
all kinds, Window Glass and Putty,
Builders Hardware of all kinds, Tar
Roofing, Sheathing Paper and Fire
Brick.
Keep large stock of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay Pipe. Z. ID. Cole.
Agent for sale of bricks Of Fred
ericksburg Brick Company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
VISITED lRvINGT0N

Steamer Middlesex remained mere
a while Wednesday while Capt. VIII
lard Thomson. general manager; 1.
Murdoch, general freight and pas
senger agent; w. ID. Scott, agent
AT Fredericksburg; Mr.. ROBINSON
and other prominent officials OF the
line viewed our town.-Virginia Gu
zen
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
WESTMOReLAND DEMOCRATS

The Democrats Of Westmoreland
county have reorganized by electing
DR.. II. NJ. Taylor, county chairman,
and the following district committee
men:
CopIe District B. W. English. DR.. W.
N. Chnn, Frank Thrift. Montross --
j. w. HUT, w. o. HUT, l.. A. Ed
wards. Washington-B. l.. Battaile,
T. f. wilkins, ID. II. Griffith.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
DIVORCE SUIT

Josephine L. Hooff has instituted
suit I'm the Circuit Court OF Spotsyl-
yania county against her husband
VIM. b. Hooff. for divorce a VIM
culo matrimoni on the ground OF
wilful desertion and abandonment
Attorney Lee j. Graves represents
Mrs. Hooff.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
DEATH IN KING GEORGE

Mr.. W. +. Minor. Of King George
county, died April Gath at $50 a. N
al his home. Belle Isle, aged -.
lie leaves his widow. one daughter
and one son. He was laid to rest
April 18th in Trinity churchyard.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
ANOTHER NEW BUILDING

The tearing down of the building
occupied by the Bell Telephone Co.
commenced Saturday. The building
will be replaced by the owner. Mr..
NJ. G.. Willis. without interruption
of the telephone service. The new
building to be erected will be a great
improvement
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
FILLS ICE HOUSE
WITH MANUFACTURED ICE

Mr.. j. B. Colbert has filled the Knox
ice house on Charles st. with splendid
ice. The house holds about $50 tons.
This will be held in reserve to be used
in case of break down Of the Cool
Spring Ice Co.'S. factory or a rush of
orders during the hot weather.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
BROKE JAIL

! Joe Fields, colored, under a criminal
charge, broke Jail at Colonial Beach
Saturday night and at last report had
not been apprehended.
Fields is dark, 5 TT. 10 inches in
/ height.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
WILL RENDER DECISION WEDNESDAY

Judge John r. Goodrich will rem
der his decision in the case OF Null
len VS.. Smith ct ais. which was NOV
cd from King George on Wednesday
May Bird. Mr.. W. d. Carter and
Judge Alvin T. Embrey are the at
tornevg
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
DIED OF AP0PLExY
Death Came While on a Visit Here.

Mr. Daniel Jackson. o. Grafton
W. Va, formerly Of this city. who
has been visiting his niece. Mrs. Ida
Hewitt. on upper Main street. died
here Friday evening after brief
illness of apopleXy. aged 81 years.
lie is survived by one daughter
Mrs. Rose Lambert: four grandchil-
dren Misses Jessie. Catherine Messrs
Clarke and Brooks Lambert, all OF
Wheeling. W. Va. and a number OF
relatives in this city.
The remains were taken ia
Grafton. w. Va. Saturday evening
where the funeral was held Monday
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
BOTH IMPROVING

Mr.. A. r. Brown Friday received
letter from his wife. who is In Cul
pepper. which stated that his father
and mother. both OF whom have
been very III. were much improved.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
SALE OF STAFFORD FARM

Mr.. o. +. Fleming has sold his
farm on Potomac Creek, in Stafford
county, containing 127 acres. to Mr..
Isaac Silver. Terms private. The
sale was made by the n. b. Kinsey
Real Estate Agency.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
CAROLINE TOBACCO
BRINGS RECORD PRICE

Record tobacco prices were realized
Friday in Richmond. A part of c. B..
Mahone's crop, grown in Caroline coun-
ty, sold for $i3 a 100 pounds. His crop
Of 3, 700 pounds sold at the high average
Of $l8.65. w. G.. White, Of Caroline.
got as high as 1876 for part of his crop.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
MRS. BROWN NO BETTER

The condition of Mrs. Brown, mother
of Mrs. r. Conroy Vance, who is III at
Mansfield Hall" is unchanged. DR..
Cuthbut, of Washington, has been here
in consultation with DIR. S. l.. Scott,
the physician in charge.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
BENEFIT PAID

Mr.. Robt. L. Wood, representing
Rappahannock Tribe /. o. r. NJ. Of
this city. has paid to Mrs NJ. r.
Chaffee $3.50. the funeral benefit OF
the late w. G.. Turner.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
SHERWOOD FOREST
DEFEATS THE GROWERS

Sherwood Forest baseball team.
OF Stafford. played The Growers,
Fredericksburg team, at Hanover
Park Saturday evening. and won by
score of 10 TO 8.
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APPOINTED BANK EXAMINER

J. b StringfelIow. Of Chlpeper
has been appointed 4 National Bank
examiner. He will eXmaine the Ma
tional banks in Virginia
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
DON'T TROT ON FREE BRIDGE

There is a penalty of IS for trot-
ting horses on the Free Bridge. The
public Is given this notice as a
warning.
w. +. Bradley,
Chairman Public Property Commit
tee OF City Council.
lap29-3tsap28-3t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
CANDIDATE FOR TREASURER

Mr.. Jas =. Turnkey is candidate
for treasurer of Spotsylvania coun-
ty. and his card will be found in
this paper. He is one of the best
known citizens of the county and is
AT present sheriff of Spotsylvania.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
SUITS DISMISSED

The attachment suits In Caroline
Circuit Court against Jno. y. Row
sey by Mills and Blaydes and Jno.
A. Vaughan have been settled and
paid In full and the suits dismissed
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
CANDIDATE FOR
COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE

Mr.. NJ. L. Young is a candidate
for Commissioner OF Revenue Tor
CORTLAND district, Spotsylvania, sub
ject to the Democratic primary he
is one OF the best men in the county
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
KING GEORGE COURT

Monday was King George court.
Quite a number of the lawyers and
business men from this city were
present
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

The regular meeting Of the Mary
Washington Hospital Association will
be held Tuesday, May End, at 1890 a.
M, in the office Of the hospital.
A full attendance is desired.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
SALE OF A FARM

Mr.. J ". Smith. Of St Just, has
sold his farm Of 90 acres. near Mine
Run. IN Orange county. to Mr. Carl
finder for $1,000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
WHITE OR CREAM FABRICS
ARE FASHIONS FAVORITES'

The woman whouta White Cream Suit will surely get one
right away We are showing all the Newest Goods in White and
Cream with suitable Trimmings. Crystal Bead Trimming Cream
White Fancy and Black Aover Fancy Brads, Torchon, Val
and Baby Irish Bands and Gallons
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LOOKING AFTER THEIR INTEREST

A number of candidates for the va
rious offices OF surrounding coun-
ties were here Saturday looking al
ter their interests.
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ELKS, SPECIAL

Via L. & N. and Pennsylvania Lines
 Leaves Birmingham p. M., satur- day, July 8, arriving Atlantic City 8 A. M., July 10. Make sleeper reserva- tions now
 J. V. ARNOLD, PISlD JONES,
 Ticket Agent. D. P. A..
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 one is because we meet the first stream of moving particles almost head on; the particles of the second stream partly overtake the earth. Several hundred such streams of particles which extend around the sun and with which our earth colldes are now known doubtless there are many thousands through which our earth never passes and which therefore never become visible to us.
 l The very brilliant Venus reaches it's greatest distance east Of the sun on July [: on this date it sets nearly three hours
 after sunset and is most conspicuous
 and beautiful object, high up In the
 northwestern sky. Beginning on this
 day it not only draws nearer the sun but it also moves lower down in the sky, so
 that each evening 1t will set little earlier and little farther toward the south than on the evening before. By July 31 1t sets almost exactly due west.
 Yet throughout the month it continually 1 grows brighter, and will not attain its maximum brilliance until August 10 | On July Venus passes just above the ] bright star Regulus, at H, Figure 1, and the two bright objects so near together will form an interesting figure in a small | telescope. At this time Venus will De seen to be almost exactly half full, but as the days go on it's shape continually
 draws nearer to that of d very narrow | crescent.
 | The bright Jupiter shines out with its steady radiance in the south. little wes, of the meridian. From the first of the month to the third it Is moving vest
 ward, but it then turns and begins 70 move very slowly eastward again. It's deep golden color contrasts beautifully
 with the deep red Antares to the east of
 it and with the buish Spica to the west 1 With it's beautiful markings and It's bright moons, this great, swiftly moving | world forms always one of the most in , teresting of all objects for study with a small telescope. Eclipses or occulta- tions of the moons may best be seen on the evenings of July ?. [. g. 16 and 31 Mars and Saturn now shine out bright ly in the early morning sky; their posi- tions are shown on Figure 3. Mars Is ap- preaching us, but it is still faint. because l it is more than one hundred million miles away.
 Uranus is low in the evening sky in the constellation of the Archer, in the 1 position indicated in Figure l. Mercury and Neptune are both in conjunction with the sun during this month and so cannot be observed.
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greatest brightness this month may be found at A Figure 1 and A. just below the star at M, and nearly in a straight line between the stars B and C. This varies even more than Mira, but it is usually far too faint to be seen with the eye, and when faintest is only visible in the very largest telescopes During the first part of July it will probably become as bright as the stars at D and E, Fig ure 1; 1t will remain thus bright for a week or two, and then very rapidly fade away What there is happening on these great suns to make them blaze out with such wonderful brightness at nearly reg ular intervals is wholly unknown. It is remarkable that nearly half of all the variable stars of the heavens behave nearly as these two stars do, and the
 intervals with nearly all of them Is not far from one year
 Shooting Star Showers
 There are two interesting shooting star showers which occur during July, besides many faint ones. On any one of the dark, moonless evenings near the | 18th of the month the careful observer will see an occasional faint, bluish me- teorite dart outward from point in the
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month attain their greatest brightness.
 The first of these Is the wonderful va riable called Mira, that strange and dis tant sun which is ever growing rapidly fainter or brighter. When faintest 1t is far too faint to be seen with the naked eye; sometimes 1t is almost as faint as the tenth magnitude, so that even in a good field glass or small telescope it would seem to have totally disappeared. But 1t does not remain so faint long. Stead fly it grows brighter and brighter, until at last it may be pouring out 1500 times as much light as at first.
 It usually requires about four and one half months for Mira to increase from it's greatest faintness to it's greatest brightness, and about six and one-half months for it to fade away again, so that at an interval Of about Il months 1t shines out with it's greatest brilliancy. But this interval varies greatly, and it Is even more remarkable than when we see it's light increasing we cannot predict how bright 1t will grow. The curves of Figure ? show the results of careful measures
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times called Jobs Coffin. As we follow on toward the south we pass the tail of the Serpent and the Archer. and at last come to the end of the striking group of the Scorpion, whose sting stretches up into the Milky Way, only a little way above the ground.
 When beginning the most fascinating study of learning the stars there is no better way than to become familiar with one little band or strip of constellations first in this way. When the reader has learned this zone of the sky he will find it very easy with the help of the chart to add one group after another. until In a short time he will find that he knows them all. And his next step will doubt less be to buy small telescope and to discover for himself few of the won derful objects which are ever shining out above him.
 Two Remarkable Variable Stars
 There are two events this month which will possess special interest for anyone who has ever watched some few of the l hundreds of stars in the sky whose brightness is constantly changing. For it happens that the two most wonderful and celebrated variable stars of all will this
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The slow turning Of the celestial sphere has again brought the summer branch of the Milky Way into our evening sky. and we see this beautiful. golden arch stretch ing across the heavens. well up from the around in the east All along this won derful cloud and apparently immersed In 1t, there shine out bright train of most interesting groups of stars. Be- ginning at the north, the reader may cas- fly trace out the bright W-shaped group Cassiopoea. and next Sepheus, and then the most perfect and striking Northern Cross, above which he will see the Byre
 with It's most brilliant blue star Vega, whose two faint bluish attendants, one of which is double and the other won derfui Quadruple system of suns. are nearby. Below the Cross are the thres faint groups Of the Dolphin. the Arrow and the Wolf, the first of which is some
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of this star during the last five years IL will be seen that It's brightening in December, 1906. was the most striking of recent years, it then was one of the brightest stars of the sky, being much brighter than Castor and almost as bright as Reguus. Its appearance during the next year was less remarkable; for ex- ample. in 1908, at it's brightest, 1t was nearly whole magnitude fainter than the North Star.
 Unfortunately Mira is now in the morn ing sky and is not well above the ground until about three hours before sunrise. From Figure B. which shows a portion of the southeastern heavens at 3 a. m. on July 1, the reader can, however, easily locate it. and with the naked eye alone he can watch it's steady and wonderful increase in brightness.
 The other star which will reach it's