The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-17
CAROLINE POLITICS
Warm Fight in County For State
Legislature.
SPEAKING FOR JONES AND GLASS
Hermon Baptist Association - Crops,
Land Sales-NOtes.

Monday was regular court day
Caroline. but as there were no case
of importance on the docket Judg
Chichester determined to cut on
this term. So no court was held.
IL was watermelon court. bu
not over 100 melons were brough
and they sold quickly at good price
POLITICS
Politics were rampant. The figh
between Mcssrs Powers and Evan
for the Legislature Is a warm mum
Der. Who has the best of II Is har
to say. Evans friends claim hi
election by $50 majority in primary
while Powers friends say he viii
be elected and are saving wood
Powers is at work night and day. fo
IL is fact that this Is the hardes
fight he has ever had for the Legis
lature. Evans is also making
house to house canvas Mr.. Evan
spoke In the courthouse TO iarg
audience, defining his position ol
every issue in the campaign. POW
ers also spoke and his remarks wer'
devoted chiefly to correcting Ger
tain charges made in the campaign
and said but little about his position
on public questions.
The sheriff contest between Messrs
Gill. Taylor and Collins is also warn
ing up. Mr.. GIL has been sheriff
for 10 years. He has host o
friends. and with three men in the
field he has the best Of the fight
Treasurer c. T. Smith. Clerk h r.
Coghill and Commonwealth's Attorney
Ennis. have no opposition and will con
sequently sleep well during the canvass
STATE SENATOR
Both DR.. c. Il. Gravatt. present
State Senator, and Mr.. T. d. Coghll
are at work in the canvass for nomlna-
ton before the primary for State Sen
ate from the district composed of the
counties of Caroline, Hanover and King
William. 1t will be remembered that
DR.. Gravatt won over Hon. II. L.
Wlckham in the contest of four years
ago and it is charged now that Mr..
W iChUdin anu TIC idliiodA hfNtiNo'7
want to get even by defeating DR..
Gravatt: that Mr.. Coghll is the candi-
date of Mr.. Wickham and the railroad
interests and that he has been promised
majorities in Hanover and King Will
liam sufficient to overcome the major
ity that Caroline will give DR.. Gravatt.
This fight excites interest all over the
State as DR.. Gravatt is president of
the Democratic State League and Mr..
COghill is an avowed Martin man.
SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN
Mr.. O. ID. Bachelor, of Newport
News, bright and attractive speaker,
the interests of Jones and
Glass and was introduced by Mr.. r. l..
Beale in a forceful speech. The crowd
which heard Mr.. Bachelor was very
large until near its close when only
about sixty people were present. Cam
paign speakers make their talks too
long.
These days no audience will listen TO
a speech Of two hours unless the speaker
is very strong and the subject of great
The friends Of Jones and Mar
tin are very active and Jones is stronger
than at last court.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE.
The Democratic county committee, c.
b. Conway chairman and $. II Evans
secretary. met in the courthouse and APP
pointed judges for the primary.
Sparta-Eugene Pitts. Luther Samuel,
J. W. Gouldin.
Quincy. c. Chandler, c. W. Col
bert, W. R.lTompkins.
Bowers W. G. Workman, John An
carrow, w. W. Carter.
Reedy Church-C. NJ. Hargrave, f.
b. Jeter, j. f. Swami.
Balty-E. l.. Beasley. Oscar Carneal,
5. l.. Coghill.
White-Geo Andrews. S. F. Farmer,
Henry Jones.
Port Royal-G. b. Parrish. w. T.
Pratt, w. +. Quesenberry.
Gouldmans W. II. Coates, w. +.
Jordan, j. II. Collier.
Shumansylle j. w. Airport, K. II.
Chiles, +. X. Richardson.
Bowling Green }. }. Williams,
Andrew Marshall, DIR. f. +. Butler.
MadisOn-B. J. Hart. c. II. Baker,
I. N. Crittenden.
Cedar Fork-T. II. Chewing, j. w.
Vernon England.
Moss Neck-John b. Gouldin, Calvin
Bullock. II. n. Dickinson.
The committee will meet at 10 a. m.
sharp Friday, Sept. Sth, at Bowling
Green to canvass the vote of the county.
LAND SALES
Messrs. Chandler and Ennis sold two
pieces Of land, near Dawn Z. o., be
longing 10 w. II. Stevens estate. re-
spectively. 26 IL and II acres, to K. l..
Beale for 81 25 and 1913 per acre.
Mr.. j. r. Powers. trustee, sold s.
acres Of land. near New London. known
as Boulware farm. with house, barn
and outbuidings. to G. W. Boulwarc
for 500.
W. +. Ennis, commissioner, sold
Beasley property. near Cedar Fork, AZ
acres, to $. w. Middlebrook for SS25,
and 80 6-l0 Of same property to ID. 5.
Beasley for $500
X. l.. Beae sold acres Of land with
house on il. owned by Lena Stokes,
near Moss Neck. to ID. b. Powers
for SIS.
HERMON ASSOCIATION.
Hermon Baptist Association will meet
at Round Oak Church on Wednesday.
and Friday, August %, "a, Is.
This church is 9 miles from Fredericks-
burg, in Caroline county. The exer-
cises will be very interesting and large
crowds will attend. Many will go from
fredericksburg.
CROPS.
COpious rains have fallen in the coun.
ty in the past two weeks. The early
corn will not be benefited to any great
extent, but late corn, tobacco, sweet
potatoes, vegetables and pastures are
already much improved.
NOTES.
Ice cream was sold on the court green
for benefit of churches.
Those present from Fredericksburg,
Messrs. w. l.. Burruss, F. X. Tyler,
w. B. Jenkins, +. c. Ninde, II. +. Girls
mond, w. f. Lang, A. p. Dempsey,
w. II. Undertake, W. A. Bell, Mason
Willis, Stuart Jones, a representative
of this paper and others.