Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-11-29
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
N. III. Moses, late of Heathsville
died last week in Richmond.
Isaac p. Revere, of Middlesez
county, died recently, aged 55.
American negroes in the Philip.
pines are fighting for the Filipinos
The damage along the coast caused
by the storm of Saturday is said to
have been immense.
David Nation has been granted q
divorce from, bis wife, Carrie Ma.
ton, "the joint smasher."
Queen Wilhelmina has recovered
from her recent illzess and will be
able to go out in few days.
AS the result of parental careless
ness two negro children were burned
to death in Richmond last week.
The expense incurred in the trial
and conviction Of Czolgosz, the as
sassin of President Mckinley, was
$1,799.50.
Aguinaldo has applied to Gen.
Chaffee for permission TO appear
before Congress at Washington and
present the Filipino cause.
The Episcopal Convocation of the
Rappahannock Valley convened at
st. Johns Church, Tappahannock,
last week, and held very pleasant
and successful session.
S. Herbert Robinson, who kept
store at Lillian, Northumberland
county, has sold his house and stock
of goods to II. b. Douglass. The
whole business was sold for Sc, 900.
Mr.. Patrick Fitzhugh died re-
Gently in Gloucester county, aged 25
years. He was the son of the popu-
lar salesman, II. Allen Fitzhugh,
and formerly travelled this section
himself.
Sarah e. Phipps, of Rochester,
N. Y, the author of the recent
novel, "Tbe Old House by the Sea-"
was washerwoman and conceived the
plot of her novel while at work over
the suds.
Twenty-eight murders have been
committed in Richmond in the past
four years, and ten of the murderers
have never been apprehended. There
has been but one hanging there in
this time.
Mr.. John D. Rockefeller, il is
stated, has given $50, 900, condition
ally to the anti-saloon league of
Rochester, NY, to fight saloons. The
league must raise $4,000 within the
next three years for the same purpose.
Eggs promise to be as scarce in
January as straw berries. All the big
packing houses are placing i'm cold
storage every case of eggs they can
buy. They expect to have the mar
ket at their mercy by January 18th.
Owing to continued illness Col.
w. ii. Mann. of Petersburg, has
resigned as clerk of the House of
Delegates and keeper of the rolls,
and Gov. Tyler has appointed John
w. Williams, of>Giles county, to ell
the vacancy until the House of Dele
gates elects his successor.
at the Christian Tribune Home
for Young Ladies, in Baltimore, Miss
Margaret Croxton, formerly of West
moreland county, but who for some
time past had lived at the Home,
was married last week to Mr.. Frank
Ccrprew, former Baltimorean, who
now lives at Newport News.
Members of the "Holy Ghost and
Us Society" are liable to get into
serious trouble with the authorities
If they persist in baptizing 6-year-
old children in the ce-cold waters of
New York bay. Agents of the
Brooklyn Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children are to take a
hand in the matter If it is persisted
In.
Elsie johnson, colored, believed to
be 116 years old, died at her home
10 Phebus last week. "Aunt Elsie"
as she was known, went in 1850
from Essex county, where she
claimed she was born in August.
1875. According to her statement
she had lived in three centuries, and
it is thought she was the Oldest
person in Virginia.
The oyster dredger who was so
cruelty treated in the Potomac a
few weeks ago, an account of which
will be found on first page, is i'm
proving. Gov. Tyler has issued or
ders to make every effort to appre-
bend and bring to justice the men
who are responsible for Herzog's con-
iition. An attempt will be made
70 prevent the commission of similar
,rimaa