Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-08-24
CAUGHT ON THE Ely.

The long-continued drought was bro
ken this week by general rains.
Judge Lamb, of the Richmond Chancery
Court, is spending his vacation at War
saw.
The L. E. Mumford Banking Co, of
Cape Charles, has opened bank at
Matthews G. II.
Mr.. w. r. CrAbbe and family, of
Westmoreland, have gone 20 Capon
Springs to spend month.
a. E. Landlord, of Wheaton, former
ly with Tull Oyster Co, has removed to
Marion, Nd, to permanently reside.
Robt. Lawrence, of Tenpleman's Y
Roads, Westmoreland county, was last
week granted a penson of $12 per month.
Mr.. G. Edwards, young man, about
% years old, died suddenly Friday of
sun-stroke near Carter's Wharf, West
morelaud county.
A. n. Hanson, builder, of Middlesex,
has contracted to erect a handsome
dwelling for one Jackson, a colored man
at Hartwell Church in Corrotomau.
There will be meeting of the County
School Board of Richmond County, at
Warsaw, August 2Stb, for the purpose OF
selecting teachers for the public schools
A handsome Bryan, Stevenson and
Jones flag was raised Friday at Hague
Addresses were made by Hon. w. A
Inuoo ~ Nopwax DaLoropd W., Mac
J. A. Brockenbrougb, formerly of Ur.
hanna, later of Norfolk, arrived at
Wheaton this week to enter upon the
duties of clerk for Capt. j. II. Wheaton.
A barn containing about 100 tons of
clover hay and some farming implements,
the property Of w. II. Omohundro, at
Lyells, Richmond county, was destroyed
by fire recently.
The infant OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sim Pugh,
of Bluff Point, died Tuesday morning
and was buried Wednesday afternoon at
Kilmarnock Baptist church by Rev. F.
w. Claybrook.
Z. j. Kramer, whose foot was so badly
mashed some weeks ago, is able to get
around by aid of a crutch, and is attend
ing to the management of the Ramps,
Carter IL Co.'s roller mills
". J. Stakes, of Rehoboth, who was in
capacitated for walking because of a car
buncle, and which was successfully
lanced by DR.. Mitchell at Marvin Grove,
is now well and moving around among
his friends.
Some of the driving gear of the Lam
caster Roller Mills broke last week,
which necessitated closing down the
mill for few days. The break has
been repaired and everything is now in
good working order.
j. w. Barrick, Of Lower Middlesex.
returned from Norfolk last Sunday in
charge of the corpse of Nj. w.
Towill, who died last week in that
city. MIR. Towill was unmarried,
and though native OF Middlesex
county, had been in business in Nor
folk for several years.
The dry weather conspires to add more
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river truckers. One gentleman at Sharps
Whar.received four cents as the net pro-
ceeds for shipment of FIVE barrels
of potatoes, while Mr.. John NJ
Lyell, of Farnhsm, who shipped fif.
teen barrels, received notice that they
were still in the commission merchants
hands, and it was suggested that he
might have to send money to pay bal
ance on freight.
The Free Lance says: at is rumored
that, beginning next week, the Weem
Steamboat Company will supplant tht
old steamer Westmoreland with the Rich
mond, the Lancaster taking the Rich
mond's place. The Westmoreland will
go on the Patuxent river route 1t is &c
be hoped that the report is true, as tho
Westmoreland is very slow boat ant
has not been giving satisfaction to the
people of the Rappahannock and thi.
city for sometime past" We along tn,
Rappahannock trust that the rumor il
true. 1t has that appearance, for OF
Wednesday the good steamer Rich
mond entered the river bright and earl,
and proceeded to Fredericksburg.