The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-28
STAFFORD
Scribbler's Entertaining Letter.

Stafford c. H.. Va. Feb. "a.
Mr. Frank }. Woodland, very
successful farmer. who lives on the
race path just east Of the Court
House. has turkey hen who laid
IL eggs just before Christmas and
during January came TO the house
with II young turkeys.
MI Lew Clark has caught an
other grounding As Geo. John
son says. "he desumes them as
fast as they are caught
Messrs. W. W. Butzner and c.
ID. Foster. OF the Burg. were here
Saturday engaged in litigating sew
eral cases in the magistrates
court. in which the subject matter
was wounds and bruises brought
about by too active use OF nature $
weapons at the extremity Of the
arms upon the visage of one OF
the honest yeomanry of Stafford,
thereby nearly wiping his face out
OF existence. All he saved from
the wreck was his character. which
was afterwards fully proven in the
Justices court.
Mr.. c. A. Bolts. OF upper STAFF
ford. and Mr.. Harry Shacklette. of
same locality, were callers here
This week
Persons interested should bear
in mind that Circuit Court sits End
Monday in March Meeting of the
Board Of Supervisors Attn Monday
i'm March
+. NJ MounBoy. j p, passed
here Tuesday on his way to Brooke
10 sit in the various cases OF Com
monwealth vs. Mitchell. Shelton, ct
ais
Here's one. Three dudes were
out walking one morning and met
an aged and decrepit minister, with
long. white hair and beard. De-
string to poke fun at the old man.
the first called out. Hello. Father
Isaac: the second said. hello, Faith
er Abraham: the third chimed In,
hello. Father Jacob, the Iainister'
quoting scripture, quietly replied
1 am neither Abraham. nor Isaac,
nor Jacob. but Saul. the son OF
Kish. who went forth to hunt his
fathers asses. and behold have
found them.
one Of the usual summer visitors
spent a summer az boarding
house in the country recently. When
the next summer rolled around his
former landlady wrote him 10 come
again. He wrote her Directing 10
the pig pen being so close to the
house during his former stay and
received the following as part Of
the letter. BE sure and come
agatin next summer; We have had
no hogs since you were here"
The dance in celebration OF Wash
ington's birthday came off on the
evening OF that day. The atten-
dance was small. owing no doubt to
the shortness OF the notice. Those
present were Mrs. +. 5. Moore
Mrs. ". A. Woodland. Miss Susie
Woodland. the Misses English. Gal
lahan. knight. Coo Berry and Mar
garet Jones; Mossrs. +. S. Moore
Harry shacklette, J. X. Bryan. Jr.'
w. r. Stevens, Sr.. and Jr., W. b.
Knoxville. w. b. Stewart, Mark
wood Dent, Sidney Stevens and
others. The music was furnished
by Messrs. Musselman and Cooper
Refreshments we're in abundance
Dancing was kept up until about Z
a. m
A cold wave struck us from
Manitoba this week and has not
gone yet. but as Mr. Clark has eat
en- a trio Of groundhogs it is to be
hoped that the deck is clear FOR
some good weather
The Odd Fellows Lodge here
has rented the upper floor OF the
store occupied by Mr.. Geo. Dent.
This will make a commodious and
comfortable lodge room.
Mrs. Maggie West is still suffer
ing from the grip. The disease this
season. it seems. when it does get
its grip on a person is loath to let
90 Scribbleer.