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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
CONGRESSMAN JONES TO EXPLAIN

Manager C. B. Garrett, of the Vir-
ginia Democratic League, states that
Representative William A. Jones will
probably issue a statement in the near
future relating to his charge made Fri
day night in a speech in Richmond, that
a Richmond member Of the Legislature
introduced a bill Objectionable to men
baden fishery interests in order to pro-
cure employment for lobbyist who de-
sired fee from the fishing interests
for defeating the measure, which state
ment has been fatty contradicted by
Capt. John A. Curtis, the member re-
ferred to, and by W. d. Cardwell,
former Speaker of the House, who is
the alleged LOBBYIST.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
FOR RENT

At Toluca, Stafford county. Va.
one large store and warehouses and
farm and dwelling house and all
necessary outbuildings and good
we'll OF water in yard. One of the
best stands In the county.
For terms apply to N. b. Mussel-
man, Fredericksburg, Va.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Property,

near Chappawamsic Church. Stat
ford county, Va.
Pursuant to the terms of a deed
Of trust OF date July 2nd. 1910,and
recorded in the clerks office of the
Circuit Court of Stafford county. Va
in Deed Book To, page 53S. from
Johan Humeny and Anna Humeny,
his wife, to the undersigned trus-
tee, default having been made in
the trust therein declared. being
requested thereto by the holder OF
the notes therein secured, the I'M
dersigned trustee will. before the
courthouse of Stafford county. Va,
at 10 o'clock a. m. on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
Monday, July 10, 1911

the same being court day, the under
signed special commissioner will sell at
public auction that tract Of land IN
Stafford county containing 1879 acres,
be the same more or less, and Is com
monty called and known as Salem
and Is the same property Misses Susan
and Nancy Watson died seized and
possessed.
Terms Cash. There is some timber
on this property The land is well To-
Gated.
For more particulars write to or see
the undersigned.
VIM. W. ButZner,
Special Commissioner. Fredericksburg,
Va.
In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit
court of the county Of Stafford. Wat
son. plaintiff, against Cooper ct al, de
PENDANTS. /, c. A. Bryan, clerk Of the
said court, do certify that the bond re-
quired Of the special commissioner by
the decree rendered in said cause on
the 9Th day Of May, 1911, has been duly
given. Given under my hand as clerk
Of the said court, this Sth day OF May
1911.
c. A. Bryan. Clerk.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11

To The Voters Of Caroline County.
/ hereby announce myself a can
didate for the office of sheriff of
Caroline county, subject to the
Democratic primary. and pledge my
best efforts il elected to discharge
the duties of the office.
Respectfully,
NJ. l.. Taylor.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
GLASS ON EASTERN SHORE

No new departure from the regular
line of campaign oratory characterized
Congressman Glass two hour speech
before the Northampton voters at
Eastville Monday. The Democratic
machine" was seathingly assailed
again and broadsides were poured into
Swanson's administration as Governor,
and the present executive, Gov. Mann,
coming in for criticism.
The congressman INDUCED again in
an indictment of the South Boston
News.
The courthouse, in which the address
was delivered, was crowded, about 400
being present.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
womEN VOTE IN
ELECTION IN VIRGINIA

An election was held in Waynesboro
Tuesday TO decide whether the town
should be bonded for $780, 600 to erect
another new school building. The cleo
ton resulted in an overwhelming major
lty in favor Of the bonding. Nearly
one-third Of the votes were cast by
women.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11

When a campaign like the present
one is on in Virginia it is always a
pleasure to read the Numerically OPP
posed views of our contemporaries,
The Virginia Citizen and The North
ern Neck News, ard yet we wonder
sometimes how, living so close to-
gether. they manage to get so far
apart. Both of them are mighty good
newspapers, but politically one would
call them rather excitable.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
PUBLIC SALE
OF
l59 Acres Of Land
in Stafford

Pursuant to the directions Of decree
of the Circuit court Of Stafford county,
entered May 9Th. 1911. in the chancery
suit therein pending under the style Of
Watson vs.. Cooper and al. in front Of
the courthouse Of Stafford county at
II O'clock.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
vIRGINIAN LARGEST WINNER

The Washington Horse Show, which
closed Saturday evening, was success.
Julian Morris, of Albemarle Co., va,
was the largest prize winner, SSoO'
Mrs. Allen Potts, of the same county,
von S1Q2
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY

The Ladies memorial HSSuVlo''"''
has designated Thursday. May 18th.
at 4:3O D. M. for the annual deco
ration of the graves of Confederate
soldiers who sleep in our silent city
of the dead. This custom is beau
tiful one. the annual tribute OF flow
ers to the memory of the brave boys
who wore the grey and who suffered
somuch and sacrificed so much for
Virginia and the South. 1t is a Gus
tom which is worldwide now in its
observance. 1t originated in the
South and We believe found It's hrst
official observance here in Freder-
icksburg. We trust that this year
il will be observed with greater i'm
pressiyeness than ever before. Its
purpose is not to revive, renew or
rekindle the amin JSities and angers
of the war, but TO keep alive its sa-
cred and solemn memories. we
hope that all business will be suS-
pended that evening. all stores and
places of business closed. and that
our military company and all our
civic 'orders and associations Will
take part in the parade and the serv-
ices at the cemetery. Especially
would we have the school children
and scholars from the public and
private schools given a prominent
position on this very interesting oc-
casion. thus making it an object les
son to them. We are glad to note
that all the committees are jealousy
at work making preparations Tor
the successful services Of that day
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
MONEY TO LOAN

In sums of $500 and upwards, real
estate security. Apply to Chichester 4
Chichester, ATTORNEYS. Is II
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
MONEY TO LOAN

In sums TO suit on good security. APP
ply to Lee j. Graves, attorney III
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
Sonth Carolina is Keeping itsmoney

South Carolina is keeping ltsmoney
at home. The State. instead Of lay
ing interest to a man a thousand
miles away. is paying it to South
Carolinians, who will invest 1t al
home. The lesson is so obvious as
not to need being pointed out If
the people of a city spend their
money at home there always are
available funds with which to aid in
the city's development. Business
men who Fay the home taxes have
the right to expect to receive the
bent fit of money spent by the home
people. -Index-Appeal.
1t will be good brewery city If the
local papers continued to emphasize
the above policy. and it cannot be
too often emphasized. In its prac-
tice lies the prosperity Of every com
munity, and this newspaper VIII
never lose an opportunity to bring
this home to the people Of Freder-
icksburg.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-11
RiChmncd, fredericksburg x
Potomac r. r.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG
Northward
,onthward

Arrivals and departures not guaran-
teed
The evening world., 1911-04-22
THIEVES VICTIM
FIGHTS DETECTIVE,
FLEES 0NuTRA|N
Pickpocket Escapes, Too, Up
setting Woman, Baby, Ticket
Chopper and Stand.

Deteotivs File Of the West One Hun
drsdth street station. elk feet tan and
. former sparring partner OF James J.
Corbe,,, was In an unusual predicament
to-day when he erraigned an alleged
pickpochet IN the Essex Market Court.
He was on the elevated platform at
First avenue and First street late yes
terday when . crowd OF immigrants
filed aboard. A. the last man started
through the gate two men crowded close
60 him and one pulled the gate shut be-
fore the immigrant could get aboard. AZ
the aame insant tho other man slipped
pockets.
The detective. seeing through the
scheme. went for the two thieves. He
sedsed one. but the other a for ths
stairs. Jumping like a kangaroo the
fugitive ran into . woman with a baby
IN her arms and knocked them both
10 the platform.
lie swerved 10 one side 10 dodge a
man coming from the ticket window and
Knocked over the ticket chopper's stand
n upset the chopper himself. seeing
that the man wa sure to get away
File tried to get the immigrant TO use
a. q witness.
The Immigrant was tho most terrified
Of the lot. He fought tho deteot!ve.
under the impression that he Wa In the
gang Of robbers. and finally with a
mighty leap vauited over the gates or
tho train just as II started TO move.
lie didn't propose TO be separated either
from his money or his friends, so he
gUt away.
E,1> xnpk hla nvt4ONAS ~ pAltCA HAAd-
The evening world., 1911-04-22
GEORGE DO IT." HE SAYS
Jenes Tired of Paying Alimony
Since wife Has Remarked.

Pa aging his former wife alimony dur.
Ing Ave weeks Of her honeymoon with
her second husband In enough, thinks
A. Frank Jones. "A theatrical booking
agent, Any more would he rubbing
It In, he thinks, according to petition
presented In the Brooklyn Supreme
Court to-day by his lawyer. Moses II.
Grossman. Let George do e." says
Jones OF husband No. ..
Jones sets forth that he was divorced
by his wife Lorena. who Is now Mrs.
Hiram Sutton Pool, on IN u. 1910,
and was ordered TO pay her SIS a week.
She remarked on March II. but In tho
midst OF her second round OF connubial
bliss sent around every week just the
same for her little check.
Jones asks the Court 10 permit him "a
cease handing out the SIS per. or al
least that the ante be reduced.
The evening world., 1911-04-22

TvH latest thing In the Bronx is q insect which has Jus emerged from III
cocoon. 1t is called tbs A..ahc Inn. moth ahs hi.h-brows have II Acias
= selenel ad II look for a III the ord Tx a miniature Befot monophns
The Luna moth Is Tue to the pursuit of Curator Drmav Of The BIOLOGICAL Park
While In Europe owe . year x TIT curator eUed coooons OF . great variety
of rre moths from Japan. Borneo. Sumatra. China and India. His idea ~ to
have I'M Of the insects flying about M Reptile House. IL placed thu cocoons
in cold storage n has AXE a few MT into the stean-heated warmth If ths
Reptne House where they ire gradually Matching out.
The Luna moth 10 Of . rich Grssnish yellow. with two bands u reddish
brow across the wings. On me top Of zach VIM tho ocNM or ee spots e of
glossy black. He 10 a strictly nocturnal insect.
Most Of the queer things in thu Bronx are nocturnal In tMMr habit. You
never meet a nve w there ony at night
~ other night:
ANSONIA. Conn-whcn Chief Ellis reached tho police station to-
night he found two prisoners in thu cells Both Of Them repretty nod
sports. butt they had imbbed too much. M Chief asked hd caused
their arrest. With one accord they said they were afflicted with 'bome
heas" The Chef rented a eraphophone. M for four hours entertained
his prisoners until friends cam around and baned them tut
Baned them out may refer 10 what created the booze nea." What n
murherousC Chief Of Police h man Ellis nus be to inhict or his prInners n
photograph concert lasting four hours. / believe n was trying to exerminate
the booze hear"
The evening world., 1911-04-22

YER HEAR Of Johnny Moran. TIT
Fighting Aotor7 Not Well hers'I
- a line on him:
wURRA wURRA:
Johnny Moran the hGhting actor
again proved his ability a. a fighter
when he rescued Miss Mabel Wilson
Of the Midnight Maidsns Co. now
playing 81 olympic Theatre. Moran
was passing by 1853 w. u st. when
he looked up and saw flames burst
ing from the NTH story window. He
rushed In an ran the elevator
through the denseiy smoked fileA
shaft to the sixth floor where he
found the actress unconscious lying
a. the elevator door. The flames
had gained such headway that II was
The evening world., 1911-04-22

Past experience indicates that the Three Hundred
and Eight instruments in the list will be sold, fgura-
lively speaking, in a FLASH.
None Of these pianos will be sold until Monday
morning.
MEANTIME THERE CAN BE No REsER-
VATIONS UNDER N CONDITIONS.
The collection includes upright and square pianos,
some superb grands, player pianos and piano players
priced at SIS to $3.50 and suited variously for the chill
dren's first music lessons, for the home, the summer
cottage, the bungalow, the corner of a new drawing
room.
And if you are planning to buy a piano at any
time within the next six months it will be we'll worth
your while to hurry your breakfast, to take an earlier
train to town, even to get up an hour earlier, in order
to view this remarkable collection before the list is
depleted in q rush such as invariably opens these
sales.
1t is probable that the very piano YOU R
NOW ABOUT is HERE-together
with an opportunity to save from fifty to two hun
dred dollars.
This Is the piano sale from which
all others have been copied IN SUPER
FICIAL ASPECT ONLY.
Itis-as Railways has been-differ-
~-., ao.>o co1oO hold oryVuhoro
The evening world., 1911-04-22

7 NOTICE that M OF the Cammor.st,
on trial at Viterbo. Italy, who are
so neatly enclosed In n r:Jnster bird
cage while the trials are proceeding.
put one over on the Judge yesterday.
Being absolutely deprived OF any
chance To secrete n Weapon or missile,
this particular prisoner. who was called
10 the stand. had the resourceful In
s~piration 10 gouce out OF its socket his
glass eye. which he hurled ut the
Judge.
Another historical glass-eye incident.
] have It on rood authority that Honest
john Kelly got his title by restoring
TO the lamented one-Eyed Connolly the
glass eye that had dropped from the
aforesaid lamented one while he stole
n few brief winks on a chair In Jimmy
Wakely's saloon at Forty-second street
and Sixth avenue.
Such Is, a: times. the easy way &c
fame.
The evening world., 1911-04-22

YIlD MCCOY II busted. He has nled
q petition In bankruptcy declar-
- Ing he 10 the owner o: just n
bedraggled ten-doilar note.
Too bad!
Likewise too much'
The evening world., 1911-04-22
AIIem.nnia Towed Into Port.

Si.o S.i men steamer nii-inannih nj
the Atlas line. which grounded on Il
reef at Point Mardi Gras, Hayti, last
month and broke her rudder, arrived
here to-day from Cape Haytien In tow
Of the tug Relief and the steamer
Pnemier. The Allemannia was fioated
BY the company's steamer Croatia n
her cargo transferred 10 the Aib'ngia.
The evening world., 1911-04-22

TIIAT DEAR OLD REGULAR. +.
GREAToREX PURDY. IL along
c more with a suppl!ant CONF
mpnicst!cn. Hear him:
WURRA WURRi:
intend to take a civil service ex-
animation for official dogcatcher OF
Flatbush within a week or two. and
there are some questions which l
feel | cannot answer. as follows:
What medicant salvs 10 used for
taking warts off a cats tail7
Il a man susceptible 70 chicken
POE II he raises chickens In white
Ylains7
II . catfish Rivss birth to kitten
Ash what IL the offspring Of . dog
nsh calied7
Sincerely,
+. GREATOREN PURDY.
No. ii East - st, Flatbush.
Local Branch Board OF Educa-
ton and Nava, Reserves. Third DI-
vision. and a lot OF other things.
j. S.-Another question; Did you
ever sit In the d%ining-room and
see the kitchen sink?
There's only one man In New York
who can answer all your delirium'
prompted questions. Mr.. Purdy. lie Is
Mr.. Fosdick. Commissioner OF Accounts
He knows everything-he thinks.
The evening world., 1911-04-22

imposslbie to descend IN safety.
Picking her up he rushed 70 the
front window through annexed filled
hall and brought his burden w
The IRE escape Z tho strest In safety
amid tho cheers OF tho spectators
and shoppers who were attracted 70
the scene Of the hre. Moran 10
nurAnG . pair Of badly olistered
hands which may keep him from
boxing for some time. Mise Wilson
was revived after 81 hours hard
work by DR.. Stern. Hoping you will
print this for tho b,neht OF the pub
lie and his many ardent admires. I
remain. Yours truly.
PETER BRENNAN.
No. 2T W. 70 NJ.
For the benent OF the public I print II
this will ma Miss Wilson wei
rs II leaves me at present, etc, etc.
The evening world., 1911-04-22

1t was not and is not organized chiefly for profit.
Each of these pianos Except those that have been
And none would have been accepted here that was
not fit for a place in another home.
Taking used pianos in part payment for new in
struments is part of our selling system. It benefits
our customersi in two ways-bym making the purchase of
a new piano easier and by providing opportunity for
others who cannot afford a new piano or who wish to
save hx huyino one that has been used.
The evening world., 1911-04-22
wURRA wURRA.

wURRA wURRA. .
/ would like to md out n there
IL Q cork that when attached TO .
bottle allows = person to draw out
the contents n not be able to NIL
The bottle again
ANTHONY ROME.
Goodness. Tony. amt you satisfied
whom you've Tot all there was In the
bottle?
The evening world., 1911-04-22
WURRA WURRA:

WCRRA WURRA.
VIII you please answer The foi-
lowing TO settle . bet: A train starts
from New York City running at
sixty miles an hour TO Chicago. At
the same time another train leaves
Chicago for New York. going forty
miles an hour. At the time they meet
which train IL nearer to Now York
City. J. p. SMYTH.
No. az West ism u.
That's at least half . century old
Mr.. Smyth and I'll have to lot Il 70
Tho wurra Wurraites may bs amuset
solving IL.
The evening world., 1911-04-22
WCRRA WURR

WCRRA WURRA.
To decide IA bet kindly answer In
your column the height OF Mayor
Caynor. u. J. r.
Blamefno. Ask Comptroller Prender.
CAST how big Is the Mayor.
The evening world., 1911-04-22

quests by wire.
The important thing is TO GET HERE and to GET HERE
EARLY. How important this is many have learned by coming
LATE on previous occasions.
A few hours usually depletes the list.
The names and the prices of all the instruments printed below
tell the whole story more eloquently than we could tell it in any
other way:
Pay for any of these instruments in specially
easy monthly or quarterly payments, which will be
arranged to suit your convenience, if you wish.
The evening world., 1911-04-22

The exceptionally high
quality of the pianos justify
the belief that this sale will
be the largest we have ever
held--thoueh we have pre-
viously sold as many as 22S
pianos in a single day.
In view of the manifest
importance of this event,
we have removed the
chairs from the beautiful
Auditorium where the sale
will be held on Monday,
and where the pianos are
all on exhibition today.
Each instrument that
needed 1t was thoroughly
overhauled and put in per-
feet repair. Each Is In con-
dition to be received into
your home at once.
The Shubert Ouartette of
New York will sing in the
Piano Store throughout the
day-an added touch of in
terest for the benefit of
visitors.
The evening world., 1911-04-22

Our sales of the splendid instruments like the
CHICKERING, the celebrated KNABE and SCHO-
MACKER pianos, the E-ANGELUS and the
SCHUMACHER ANGELOPIAN bring us used in
strun1ents Of a character and quality especially high
THAT OFTEN R ALMOST EQUAL TO NEW.
THIS SEMI ANNUAL DISPOSAL is A
THING APART AND H GREATEST PIANO
OPPORTUNITY OF EACH HALF YEAR, BE-
AUS WE r WELL CONTENT IF THESE
INSTRUMENTS NET VIVA THEY COST US.
All sales that have been arranged
in imitation of this have had a vastly
different purpose.
Our success following the interest
that people took in these events prompt
ed dealers and other stores to make a
eet-riCh-quick matter of piano sales.
They rummaeed-and they still
rummage-old factory stocks, the stocks
of secondhand dealers, the left-overs
of country dealers.
We have included some almost new instruments
which because of %shopworn cases, change of design or
various other causes may be reduced to the salts
faction Of you and of ourselves.
We are compelled to announce in advance that
we cannot arrange reservations in response to re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-25

City sheriffs spent most of today in summoning some 50 witnesses de- sired by the prosecution in the in vestigation of the city engineers de- partment which seems likely to re- solve into an investigation of Maurice F. McKenna, who holds the office of city engineer, since all the charges are directed against him.
 Those summoned include many per sons who have formerly been employ ed in the department.
 John Heaphy. a Iiveryman. is re- quired to produce his ledger from 1909 to date. The Miller Motor Car Go. is required to produce its ledgers covering the same period.
 The local manager Of the Southern New Eng and Telephone Company Is required to produce telephone bills January, 1911. B. D. Pierce is re- quired to produce the contract for the sewer in Livingston. City Audi tor Bernard Keating> must produce pay rolls and vouchers from the en- gineer's office from Jan. 1, 1909, to date. and City Treasurer F. W. Hall is required to produce all cheeks drawn for pay rolls and bills for em- ployes in engineers office, Jan., 1909, to date.
 
 Mckenzie, formerly assistant engineer: William D. Murray, assistant en- gineer; Philip Ryan, -employe Loco mobile Co.,. Harry ,Welch, tree war den; Miss E.' L. Edwards former stenographer; S. Reich, Joseph Dunn, s G. TeitZens. former stenographerS: William Schweirs; John Callahan, former employe: A. Fox, R. J. Dwyer, Arthur Roo a; H. H. McKeon, O. H.. Klein; R. B. Azhdarien, former As- sistant engineer;P. Fitzpatrick, chauf- feur; W. D. Morton, A.. B. Chase, chauffeur and former chairman with department; F.. Connors, R. shannon; w. l.. Lalley. liquor salesman; J. F. Brady, member of the board of edu- cation; w. F. Hummer, dealer in typewriters: Robert Beach, George Clancy; Miss Mullins, at present stenographer; Edward Lynch, H. Ben ham; M. F. Vincellette, now Mr.. Ernest Lush, formerly stenOgrapher with the department; M. J. Powers, E. H. Mott, Henry Carstesen, livery man; l.. J. Gill. member board of as sessors;C. Lewis Bill, real estate man: H. Knight; Sylvester Pike, grocer; w. H. Comley, Jr., lawyer: Edward Beach, Michael A. Denny, director of public works; Supt. Stark and Fore man Mccarthy, of the Connecticut Company; Patrick Heating, Edward Dargan, assistant city engineer: l. T. Banks, liveryman; John H. Keenan, and Joseph Anderson.
 The papers were served by City Sheriffs J. H. Beck, Max Cohen and Charles Mara. Some of the desired witnesses are out of the State it is said.
 The charges are made upon the au- thority of Denis F. MulvihilI. son of Former Mayor Denis MulViIlill who was an assistant under City Engineer McKenna, until a quarrel arose, in which blows were exchanged, after which the assistant accused the city engineer of beating him without provo cation and the city engineer retorted by dscharging the young man.
 The charges open With a preamble and contain eleven sections.
 The preamble declares that the com plainant holds that it is the duty of the committee to make Investigation