The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-24
STAFFORD
Small Pox-A Dance-0ther Observa.
lions By Scribbler.


Stafford c. H.. Va, Jan. Goth, 1910.
MIR. and Mrs. Hardesty left here
Wednesday for Baltimore to be at the
bedside of Mr.. Hardesty's mother, who
is i'll, but returned today.
Your correspondent gave the readers
of The Free Lance description OF Ro-
quefort cheese some time since, and
to match it gives a description
Of Limburger, which he ran across
recently.
IT'S said THAT Limburger cheese
placed in cupboards will drive away
ants "Verily | say unto you, It will
drive dogs out of lanyard; 1t VIII
drive buzzards away from a carcass;
il will drive a herd of cattle into a
burning forest; and a mule through
barbed wire fence; it will drive men
crazy If compelled to stay in 20 feet OF
its polluted presence; Yes indeed, II VIII
drive away ants, and uncles too, and
mothers, and fathers, brothers. sisters,
and even grandmothers, TO the seventh
generation; and still there are some
people who claim to like limburger.
Several years ago your correspondent
saw at the home of a gentleman IN
King George. bnt now resident OF the
Burg, a large collection of Indian
relics, such as stone pipes, arrowheads'
tommyhawks &c. And later on when
in the vicinity of one OF our large cities
where dirt was shoveled by men whom
Jas. q. Blaine dubbed FLANNEL mouthed
Irishmen, upon work Of public I'M
provement, and witnessing them after
/ IL D. m. enjoying their post .prahdlai
smoke, vita clay pipes, brok' off close
TO the bowl, upon coming across the
lines below was struck with their being
applicable to both of the incidents
above. So here they are.
THE Indian with his pipe Of peace has
slowly passed away;
The lrShman with his piece OF PIPE has
surely come to stay.
Several cases OF smallpox have been
reported in and around Potomac run
bridge. DIR. E. NJ. Sneed. health officer,
is investigating. with a view OF placing
a quarantine there.
Messrs. John Wayne, deputy treas
urer; &. d. Taliaf1rro, constable, ana
ID. ID. Saith of llart@COd. were at the
Court House this week, as well a. Mrs.
Jas. w. Musselman, who hal legal nnsi-
ness at tue Clerks office
Mrs. Edward Waller f Gafrlsonyiile.
has lust returned from a visit 10 Rich
mond. taking the Burg in en- route.
Mr. Thos. j. Waller aud family have
moved to Washington. Mrs. Salne W.
Waller will occupy the family n sidence
at "Wayside.
A very enjoyable dance was given
here by Mrs. f. s. Moore AID Mss
Mamie Bryan jointly at the L .. 5. Ci
A hall. The music was esp, ciaiiy iint,
contributed by the Messrs. Mussel-
MAJ. A Nelson and Bos,hen,
OF Ashland. Those present were
Dr.. and Mrs r W. Hill. Mir and
Ms. Il. W. Powers. Misses Eva
3 4. Celesune and Bessie Gordon,
Wa.ric and Pauline Sneed. BERTHE
Fayme. Louise Tucker. Katie Gro
gan. Louise, Lillian and COO Berrey.
Margaret Jones. Mrs. Jno S. Martin.
Mi1s Annie Martin. Mrs. +. 5.
Moore, Sr.. Miss May Nelson,
Messis. &c. $ Moore. John Martin,
OF LaPlata. Nd: Armistead Nelson.
Edward Waller. Winter and Chiffon
Powers. j. X. Bryan. Jr.. ". f..
Sit, ems. Jr.. Arthur Briggs. &. A.
Bo chen. d.. r.. NJ. Sneed. gordon
Sax ed, Sheriff r. {. l.. MOncure
and ". T. Ferneyhoush.
Dancing was KEEP lp until the
Woc sma' hours.
1911 thus far has given US fairly
good weather. Maybe 1910, about the
tine the home stretch Was reached,
concluded to do as bad as 1t could, so
1911 has given Us compensation for
that period. Scribbler