Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-04
CAUGHT ON THE Ely.

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Miss Kitty Sullivan, of Merry Point,
left Saturday for a short trip to Freder-
icksburg.
Ii. Ill. Robinson, of Lancaster, was in
attendance on Middlesex circuit court
last Saturday.
Miss Sadie Gourley and aunt, Miss
Gibson, were on steamer Richmond
Tuesday making the round trip.
The fiveryear-old daughter of Peter
Rich, colored, of Warsaw was burned to
death the latter part of last week.
A new post-ofiice has been established
at Norma, Westmoreland County, Va
Richard w. McGinness as postmaster.
Mrs. Lula II. Gaines and little daugh-
ter, Lilly, OF Essex, were seen on steamer
Tuesday enroute TO the Monumental city.
Francis womack, representing bene-
fetal insurance society of Richmond, has
been canvassing Essex and MiddleseX
counties.
Nj. w. Hudson was appointed oyster
inspector for Northumberland county
on Tuesday by tine State Board OF
Fisheries.
Schooner Garland" Captain 1. w.
Hunt, brought a load of corn this week
from King George for buyers at Burhans
and Urbanns.
f, l.. Costenbader, of Potomac Mills,
a student at the University College OF
Medicine, Richmond, has returned home
for the vacation.
A raft of about one thousand pine logs
sixty feet or more in length, will be
shipped 70 New York this week from
Wes,moreland county.
bers, of Lodge, Northumberland county,
has been appointed member of the
Board of Visitors to the Baltimore city
Jail.
His many friends in this section will
be glad to learn that Hon. w. a. Little
of Fredericksburg, was out this week,
the first time in several months. He
went to Colonial Beach on business.
DR.. Fred E. Downing, who recently
graduated st the University College of
Medicine, Richmond, was on steamer
Westmoreland Wednesday morning
enroute for his home near Downings.
DR.. A. r. Edmonds, a native of Lam
caster County, has assumed the editor
ship of the Mani (Missouri) Nelcs. His
attractive daughter, Miss Gussie, who has
visited much in Lancaster, will fill the
position of local editor.
Miss Mary Lee, aged 30 years, daughter
of Howard Lee, of King George county,
died Friday evening from the effects OF
a burn received the day before. She
was burnisg rubbish in the yard when a
spark of fire lodged in her hair.
Messrs. I. E. Duval, II. NJ. Gresham
r. G. Neal, r. 4. Fitzhugh, p. h
Bauman and other prominent citizens OF
the lower Rappahannock were in Fred
ericksburg last week attending meetings
of Fredericksburg Commandery knights
Templar.
Capt. Taliaferro Hunter, of Pomona
Westmoreland County, died at his resi-
dencc last week aged fifty nine years
after a long and painful illness. He wa
post quartermaster in the Confederate
army, was an engineer, and had occu
pied the position Of superintendent o
schools of his county for several terms
On last Saturdays steamer, returning
from Baltimore, were seen the following
Mr., and Mrs. II. A. Davis and w
Curtis Walker, of Urbanna; G. n
Anderton, Mrs. NJ. b. Wright and Mrs
j. w. Faulconer, of Tappahannock; an,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Bryan, of Orange
on their way to visit the lady's parents
Capt. and Mrs. r. II. Pratt, at Well
fords.
A destructive forest fire began Frida
night on the mt. Airy" tract, in Rich
i mond county, swept the handsome wood
: of Sabine HALF and nearly reaches
Warsaw before it could be extinguishe
Sunday. Much valuable timber, cor
wood and other property was destroyed
The whole country rou nd about turne
out to fight the fire. About one hun
dred cords of wood and much fencin
belonging to It. ID. Marks was also Dc
stroyed. The fire was caused by sma
}. colored boys lighting match in som
s broom-sage.