Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-14
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Capt. T. w. Headley, of Sharps, was
on steamer Tuesday enroute 20 Baltimore.
Ficklin, Warren & Co. have opened
an oyster shocking house at Millenbeck
Mrs. Geo. w. Allison, who has been
an invalid for some months, is still very
SICK.
Hon. j. Ii. c. Beverley has decided to
hold a Farmers Institute at Urbanna
in the spring.
Capt. A, e. Tull, of Wheaton, re
turned Sunday from a flying visit to his
business interests in Somerset county.
Md.
Joe. James, ID. II. James, Jr., J.F.
Bussells and w. G. Foxwell, all of Ian.
caster, were seen in Baltimore Wed.
nesday.
Mr.. Stellar, Snowman, was prospecting
along the Rappahannock this week with
view to bringing his troupe to this
section after the holidays.
Miss Mary Brockenbrougb, of Warsaw.
Richmond county, will enter the Vir-
ginia Hospital in Richmond, where she
will take the course for trained nurse.
Ii will be news TO many perhaps to
know that person In Middlesex can
now talk with one in Baltimore. but
such is fact and the feat has actually
been accomplished.-SOuthside Seatiael
An Oak Grove correspondent says:
Mrs. Straughan and little girl. with Miss
Mamie Garland, of Warsaw, passed
through town some days ago, having
been hastily summoned home by the i'll
ness of Mrs. Straughan's mother.
Large quantities OF flour and sugar bar
rels are being bought up by oyster ship
pers, as the heaviest shipments from this
section are about to begin. About all of
the surplus barrels Ia Norfolk have re-
Gently been secured for this purpose.
S. NJ. Gregory, the famous banjoist of
Lees army, Familiarity known as "The
Good Old Rebel" and well known
through this section, is advertised TO
give big entertainment during Christ
mas at Lambert's Point, near Norfolk.
Mr.. E. ID. Alvord, of New York, known
by many of our people from his connec.
ton with the proposed Northern Neck
railroad, left this week for London and
Liverpool, where he hopes to effect a
sale of the bonds for the purpose of
building the road.
j. II. G. Beverley, of Essex, last week
took forty head of three-year-old beef
cattle to the Baltimore market which
net him 65.70 apiece. A few only of
them were beifers. They were bought
up last year by Mr.. Beverley and grazed
upon the famous Blanfeld marshes on
the upper Rappahannock.
Nearly thirty thousand gallons of
shucked oysters, to say nothing of thou
sands of barrels..of oysters in shells, were
shipped from the Rappahannock to Nor
thern and Western markets during
Thanksgiving week. Since that time the
business has been very quiet. Christmas
shipments, however, are about to begin.
The steamer Lancaster, on trip Tues
day morning of last week to Baltimore,
bursted her boiler when nearing Well
ford's, running into the wharf and dam
aging the same. The damage to the
boiler was repaired, AID after a delay of
several hours the steamer resumed her
trip. Steamer Westmoreland, which has
been making the Lancaster's schedule,
did not get to Baltimore on Wednesday
until p. m. owing to heavy f.eights
and heavy wind Tuesday night, she tied
up at Wilson's wharf.
The Fredericksburg Free Lance says:
Mr.. George j. Brown and Miss Matte
o. Towles, both of Lancaster county, ex-
pected to be married here Thursday and
return home by steamer that afternoon
After mos. OF the arrangements were
made, and Rev. DR.. j. S. Dill ha3 been
requested to officiate it was discovered
when application was made to Clerk of
Courts ]. p. Corbin for marriage H.
cense, that the laws of the State
forbid the granting Of a license TO
marry to lady except in the county
or city in which she resides. The couple
then decided to take the midday train for
Washington and were married there
Thursday afternoon.
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