Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-23
HEATHSvILLE.

Inns mas been a great big year for
protracted meetings as we'll as of nm
precedented rains. Kirkland closed
and DIR. Beale opened a meeting st
Fair6elds; it closed and Mr.. Belts
had one at Smithland last week, and
now one is in progress at Coan
church. There was a yery Large
congregation on Sunday and all
were delighted with the sermon of
DIR. A. b. Dunaway, of Norfolk,who
has been engaged to assist in the
meeting.
But not alone are the Baptists
astir, for Rev. L. J.. Wray, closed a
very successful meeting at Hender-
sons last week and has the Rev. w.
+, Davis assisting him in meeting
at Melrose this week. There is also
meeting going on at the M. p.
church IN Fairields.
Iu ii. O., Rowe was aroused early Que
morning last week by the bark of
dogs as If they were chasing sheep.
He hurriedly dressed and ran to the
field, where lie soon found one of his
flock with her head stuck far I'D in
a pile of brush, and a dog holding
fast to her hind leg. The dog no
tlced not Mr.. Rowe's approach and
so blcod-thirsty was the dog that Mr..
Rowe had to pull heavily on him to
force him to let go. Mr.. Rowe held
the dog, large setter too, by the
hind legs with his left hand, while
with his right he used large chunk
across the dogs head. In this wa way
he managed to kill it. The other
dogs made their escape. F -
The directors of the n. N. A. A. met
here last week and decided to have
another fair this fall. They decided
to have brass band. a thing much
needed on such occasions. The fair
will be held on October 23rd,, cath
and 25th. -
There's nothing doing in the
Brasse murder case. No one has
been arrested and there are no new
Developments. Mr. Smith returned
from Norfolk on Friday but has not
as yet been to his office, therefore
things for nearly two weeks have
been exceedingly quiet as regards
the affair. -t,t = W..
All the young fellows around are
enjoying the sport of shooting at
doves, but only now and then one
lights in tree near enough and is
killed.
G. Z. Eubank and wife left on
Wednesday for the Pan-American
Exposition.
Arthur Douglass, of Washington,
is visiting at the home of his father.
in-law, Mr.. Hogan.
Owing to some misunderstanding
our boys did not meet the Lively
fellows on Friday last.
Il. IL. Fallin sent off five hum
dred cases of tomatoes and nearly a
hundred baskets of peaches on Fri
days boat to Baltimore.
The people here are very much
dissatisfied with the recent appoint
ment of teachers. They have not
got what they vans, and a petition
signed by large majority of the pa
irons of the school will likely change
the teachers for the school here. = i,
. Miss Edith Douglass, after spend
ing several enjoyable weeks visiting
relatives and friends in this county.
returned to her home in Washing
ton on Wednesday.
John A. Richardson, of Balti-
more, is visiting at his parents home
near Village.
Capt }. ID. Luttrell has been very
anWell of late. s. isasee' 4ef'
Edgar Anderson is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Charlie Thomas. at Mer-
~ Point.
Hon. G. II. Walker left on We'd
nesday for Richmond to resume his
iuties in the Constitutional Oonven-
ion. 81, s.R,.s s, ,,sJa -,
( Miss Bessie Mitchell, after spend-
ng several days here, left last week
20 visit relatives in WIcomico.
Capt. Edgar Headley was here a i
lew days since taking orders for coal. |
Fodder is nearing the stage when
t should be pulled, but none around |
here has been pulled as yet. |
Mrs. Edgar Headley, we are sorry1
o say, is very i'll with typhoid fever,
md her little daughter has the ma
arial fever, bordering typhoid. Miss
Bessie Adams is lending them her
Wiling hand.
Q. j. Rowe was recently made
present of a pretty cat. - &c
Your correspondent in giving the
appointments of teachers to the pub
ic schools of this county in your last
ssue was unable to give those of
vicomico District. They were as
ollows: Edgewood, Miss Mamie
1obday; Shiloh, Miss Annie Waring;
)ameron's, Miss Lucy Parker; Bluff
'oint, Miss Fannie Garner; Samp-
on's Wharf, Miss Hattie Wilkins.