Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-07-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

"A
Corn at this season never presented
more promising aspect. A few
crops of wheat were caught in the
rein of Monday but no damage there
to is reported. Tomatoes are looking
we'll and are being shipped each day
now.
1t is the sad duty of this scribe to
mention the death of Mrs. II. C..
DeShields, which occurred on Satur-
day morning last. Mrs. DeShields
was lady whom all that knew he,
admired. A lady of the highest
Christian character, a mother of IN.
truest maternal affection, a neighbor
OF the most sincere sympathy i'm
hours of need and affection, she
naturally won the love and respect
of all. The place of her birth at
last witnessed the solemn scenes of
her death. Tho having passed her
three score years and ten, up to one
year ago to the day from her death.
she was as well as usual. On the
sixth day of July last year the Sun.
day school gave picnic mt Walnut
Pciut. 1t will be remembered that
nearly all who went returni d home
sick. Some blamed the cream. other
the heat and others various and
sundry things. Mrs. DeShields 1T.
tended the picnic on that day and
on returning it was learned that she
too had became prey to the ''some-
thing" as the others. She was taken
Ill aud from that day she has never
saw a peaceful hour. As the months
went by it was learned Mrs. De
Shields had cancer OF the stomach.
For several weeks she has been SLOWLY
sinking. Her suffering, however,
was light. All that loving hands of
affectionate and devoted children
could do to render the last hours of
this life as peaceful as possible was
done, but human powers have their
end and on Saturday the end came.
The sympathy of all is with the
heart-broken family in this their sad
hour of afflicuon. The interment
took place Monday morning in the
presence of large concaurse of sor-
rowing friends and relatives.
Nothing new Is vet known con-
corning Mr.. Brasse's murderer. That
the authorities are using every posi-
BILE means to ascertain the guilty
goes without'saying. No arrests at
all have yet been made. The mar.
velous tales related by MANY sound
like The stories related by the novel;
lists. Even some are dreaming of
the man, some see him gowned in
white at the spring cleansing his
hands of blood, others hear him
whispering down among the iyys
declaring there is one other on earth
that his Ratchet thrists to drink the
blood of and that one is Mac. Morgan.
However dreamlike and fastastic
these hints of strange stories may be.
each have been reported to the com.
monwea'th's attorney with the seri-
business OF an honest conviction.
Willie and Frank Brasse were here
seeing after the property of their
father last week. Murder will out"
is the belief of our people, however
long time may elapse.
Many of our people are attending
the Sunday school picnic at Walnut
Point today wednesday,
a great deal of poplar wood has
been cut this spring. The woods
are surely short of that tree around
here now.
Calves have been so low in market
FOR sometime that all are holding
them for better times.
The Methodist parsonage premises
have taken on new aspect since
Rev. Il. j. Wray has been here. The
fences and new barn look white and
pretty. The house will soon be
painted.
j. B. Cralle and wife returned to |
Washington on Friday last.
Dr. o. j. Henderson, wife aud
ohild, of West Virginia. are visiting
at the home of A. X. Oralle.
John Rice and wife are the guests
of Mrs. Felicia Rice, orr excellent
hotel proprietress here.
o. w. Anderton, of Saluda, repre-
senting the Richmond Times, spent
Monday here.
Gordon BIundon spent Monday
with r. l.. Beale.
Hugh Sanders, of North Carolina.
returped last week to his home in
Charlie Garland. experimenting
carpenter for b, f, Smith at Leon
ardtown while, building the court
house there. spent several days here
recently.
Hon. G. II. Walker, after spend
ing several days at home, left on
Monday for Richmond.
DIR. j. A. Rice has decided to
practice his profession here in our
town.
X. 5. Brent, our worthy commits
sloner of revenue, has been indisposed
for several days.
Mr.. Trader, collector Of The reve-
nue., was here on Tuesday last.
We are sorry to hear of the illness
of DIR. Booker at his home near
Lottsburg.
Rev. It. j. Wray, l.. c. Rowe and
Messrs. Dnnlevy and French will
leave on Tuesday next for District
Conference, which meets in Middle
sex county.
Some are glad and some are sorry
to learn that there is now a bar-room
near Rainswood.
The rain hindered Rev. T. j. Wray
from reaching Warsaw for his lee
ture Monday last. He expects to
lecture at Reedville Monday night
next.
Best wishes for the CITIZEN.