Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-12-05

from their rooms to study the wealth
er, praying the clouds to lift. The
clouds growing blacker, and the rain
falling faster, they heaved heavy
sigh, and for a time sitting before
the chamber fire in utter despair,
they betook themselves TO their beds.
with some others the night was not
so bitter a disappointment, for in
the large brick church there sat ten
persons who saw hundred souls file
IN and heard the disconsolate drip of
the rain with but little feeling of
regret. There were old men, and
there were young men. One had his
wife, another his sister, while vet
another, for what we know, his dear,
pretty, little sweetheart, who, in spite
OF weather, came out to the Jr. Order
or United American Mechanics first
annual banquet. Hon. A. S. Rice
made few Introductory remarks,
then all joined in song, after which
Dr. Beale led in prayer, which was
followed by move to the seats at
the tables. Those tables, covered
over with fine white cloths, which
were tackled down with hundred
plates, shall long be remembered.
Standing up from a hundred goblets,
like pyramids of that dwarfed little
race : the. Brownies q the Chinese
thandkerchlefs presented no common
sight. Filled with luseIous fruits,
muffied in beautiful running cedar,
surrounded with bottle, cup and
pitcher, the silver cake basket seemed
king among his people. The per-
fumes OF sweet scented flowers COM
mlngling with the orders of steam
ing victuals created an atmosphere
that, as one moved out from it,
seemed as the ceasing of the most
exquisite music. Hanging aloft, the
Japanese lanterns shed their soft.
tempered light over these hundred
laughing souls = laughing because
having lost every troubling care
they, without exaggeration, were
supremely happy. Ali how de-
llghtful 1T is to look upon happy
human faces, for in them we can
read of a land far away, "where
youth endnres and beauty lasts" and
flowers bloom through every day.
hon. Thomas j. Downing, of Lam
caster, in speech held this crowd as
II under magic spell. The picture
be drew and left on the minds of his
hearers in grandeur is much like
the other features of the occasion, so
grand "the whole might seem the
scenery of fairy dream" In short,
1T was the grandest affair of its kind
ever held at Heathsville, and know
OF no institution or order more en-
titled to the honor of it than the one
that gave it. On Friday night the
children of Jr. Order men were given
a treat.
Jas. G. Rice lost fine mare on
Tuesday.
DIR. G.. w. Beale attended the
Ministers and Laymen's meeting at
Menokin and returned home Monday,
after attending Warsaw court.
Miss Bessie Lee Adams is visiting
at the home of w. Z. Anderson.
Capt. Luttrell daughter and grand
son have returned from trip to
Baltimore.
A crazy colored man, going by the
name of Sam, has been placed in Jail |
here for safe keeping.
II. @. Rowe has put rev roof on |
the house adjoing his store.
j. j. Hamblin, r. S. Brent and
ii. Z. Rowe, appointed by the court,
met on the estate of, the late David
Dawson and assigned to his widow,
Mrs. Winstead, of Ohio, her dover
ON Thursday. This estate is beau |
uful farm just out of our town, and |
the whole will be sold, subject to |
dover, at public auction on January
court day.
John l. Brent and family, after
the first day of January, will make
their home at Burgess Store. Mr..
Brent will engage in the mercantile
business there,
Mrs. L. A. Rice, who was paralyzed
last week, improves very little.
Our whole county is shocked to-
day, as the news of DR.. j. Fl. Booker's
death has spread thick, dark cloud,
like unto the one of our sorrow,
across the heavens. DR.. Booker, of
Lottsburg, was physcian of ex-
tensive praotive and member of
this county Supervisors Board and
was In the prime of life, leaving
behind a widow and three children
In the deepest bereavement. DR..
Booker was especially popular, a man
everywhere beloved, and in his death
Northumberland has sustained an
lrreparable loss. He was forty-seyen
years of age, and had been extremely
III for fortnight before his death,
He was buried at Melrose on Wed.
nesday at 2 o'clock. To his grief
stricken family, in this awful hour
of death, we extend our tenderest
Hon. L. L. Smith is attending a
meeting of the Board of Visitors of
he V. NJ. /. this week.
Rev. E. f. Garner, the new min
ster appointed on this circuit,
'eached here on Monday and was
given a grand welcome by crowd
hat had gathered atthe parsonage.
Mr.. Garner will I'LL the regular APP
continents on Sundss preaching at
aenderson's at IL a. m. aud Melfose
It 8 p. m. 20 r>.,g $50
IL. X. Belts has been confined to
lis room for sometime with rheu-
natism.
Coan church is being given coat
Il paint and looks very much i'm.
proved.
Best wishes to CITIZEN.
DESMOND.