Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
HEATHSVILLE-DEATH.

Monuav was court day. Considering
theextremely busy season very larg,
crowd couldn't have been expected
but the beauty of the day and per
maps u ''smell' Of politics proved toe
tempting, consequently very good
attendance was on the bounds. Flo,
the day the sound of striking gavel
entered not the ears of the crowd
save that which called the democratic
county mass meeting to order i'm the
afternoon. The familiar voice OF
our good and faithful Sheriff Flynt
was not heard for the day, for there
was no court in session. There is
considerable likelihood that the con-
vention, which has been for many q
year held at Village, will be changed
this year and meet at Kinsale.
On Sunday, the day being a windy
ana hazy one, about dinner hour
Mr.. Nelms, our excellent and clever
MOTEL proprietor, could be seen dash
ing water on blazing fire. All
familiar with Mr.. Nelm's hotel know
the little kitchen which he has at it's
back, and this self same little kitchen
is the part where the mischief was
going on. IL Mr.. Nelms had been a
lew minutes later, all would have
been burned. Our town has been
remarkably free from the awful
ravages OF fire, yet for this mere fact
1t behooves all to be the more careful
Jhe sad news of Mr.. Tom
Crowther's death was told in our
town on Friday last. Oh! that all
the living could have pronounced by
their acquaintance that epviable
tribute che was good man" at their
death as was generally felt as we'll as
SAID at the death of that kind neigh.
Dor and honorable citizen. By his &C
curateness in business affairs he made
great success as a merchant. A few
weeks ago ne was seized with typhoid
fever and his already weak constitu-
ton gave way to the fever germs. He
was buried at Smithland on Satur.
day, the Revs. Belts and Beale con.
Quoting the services.
l. III. Middleton leaves TODAY
"wednesday for his future home.
fredericksburg. His family will re.
main here until Xmas.
William b. Beale leaves soon tn
attend fredericksburg college the
coming session.
Miss Louise Anderson returned
from st. Georges Island ON Wednes-
day.
Miss Gladys Thrift, beautiful
young lady, is visiting Miss Kate
Rowe.
l.: L. Smiths health, we are sim
cere!y sorry to learn, is very poor.
a few weeks ago he had several
doctors of eminence to examine him
but they told him they could see
nothing of a serious nature the
matter. They advised him to place
himself under the treatment of
physicians and take a few weeks of
good honest rest. This he is doing
In Baltimore and will remain there
some time.
Miss Julia Moss, very attractive
and pretty young lady of Kinsale. is
visiting at the home of W. G.. Snow.
Mrs. Gertrude Harding, of Ian
caster Courthouse, has been on a
visit to Mrs. @. II. Walker.
Let the people of our village re-
member the Thursday evening PRAYER
meetings and forget not next Sunday
nights preaching. The large con.
gregations of the past two SUNDAYS
speak we'll for our town and NAV we
lose none of our former virtues.
Our public school opens on Mon
lay and doubtless large number of
students will be enrolled. Miss Thrift
comes well recommended, and know
ng her ability as teacher, we feel
hat this year will be one of progress |
Miss Rosa Beale, too we'll known to |
need an Introduction to the Heaths- |
lille patrons, will again have charge
II the lower room.
Ned Gordon, a very respectable old |
,olored man, died near Avalon SIM |
lay.
We learn with sorrow of the illness
u our esteemed young friend, Gordon
5lundon, at his home near Burgess
store.
Mrs. j. e. helms is visiting her
'arents in Lancaster.
Mrs. Eva Burgess is visiting at
ne home of Justice Eichelberger.
All stores in our town are doing
hrlving business these days.
Hon. w. 4. Jones. DIR. Frank
evils and L. j. Downing were here
asst week comforting with L. Il.
NTH.
Miss Lucy Beale is expected home
his week from an extended visit to
elativcs in Westmoreland. /
Mrs. Dorsey and children, who
oent tae summer with Mrs. r..
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