Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-12-19

mas young correspondents all over
the county and is receiving most flat
terlng encouragement from our busi-
ness men and older heads in the way
OF "ads" and subscriptions. Who
knows the future of our little sheet?
Success to The Echo!
Large preparations are being made
for great entertainment at this
place Xmas night. A very pretty
program is already arranged and ali
OF our outside friends are cordially
invited. An admission fee will be
charged aud confectionery sold, pro-
ceeds towards the payment of the M.
t. church here. Come, everybody, or
ever be sorry. A grand occasion at
Heathsvillel
On Wednesday Miss Bette p.
Basye, daughter of the late Octayius
Basye, was married to Rufus Smith,
son of pepper" Smith, a we'll
known merchant Of Avalon.
Rev. j. S. Wallace married Miss
Edna Haynie to Eugene Jones at the
Methodist parsonage at Lillian on
Wednesday at p. m.
We are very sorry to have to
report the sickness of Miss Lizzie
Snow, daughter of w. @. Snow, of
this place, at Mrs. Brokenborough's
school, near Warsaw. Mr.. Snow and
his wife journeyed thither, but found
their daughters condition too serious
for her to be brought home. Mrs.
Snow remained at Warsaw.
DIR. George w. Beale and wife. of
this place, spent a delightful dsy
last Friday at the home of Hon. W.
w. Walker, in Westmoreland. Ac-
cordlng to a prearranged program
Judge II. III. Beale and wife and II.
NJ. Arrest and wife were also pres
ent. A sumptuous dinner was served.
Irs. Felicia Rice, who was paral-
yzed some time back, is believed to
be somewhat improved. She has re-
covered considerable control over the
vocal cord and talks freely.
Misses Virgie and Lottie, the two
attractive and accomplished daugh-
tiers of L. III. Fallin, who have been
in Baltimore for some months, are
expected home Sunday.
From Georgetown College, where
they have been attending since Octo-
Der, Misses Elsie and Genevieve
Smith are coming home to aching
hearts, for they are deservedly very
popular.
Welcome to our friends from the
schools and a Merry Mas to every
one.
L.. j. Bramble had ten dollars or
whereabouts to disappear very myster-
iously from the postoflice the other
day. Money, as riches, sometimes
takes wings.
j. j. Miller and wife, of Indiana.
are here to spend the winter with
their son, @. @. Miller, who, at
present. is In Baltimore on business.
The father will assist the son in the
barrel stave business.
Rev. &. w. Beale preached a
special sermon to the Jr. o. u. A.
MS, of Fairport, on Sunday.
The new chandelier of the Fair.
fields Baptist church, which fell a
short while since and was thought
to have been utterly ruined. is now
believed to be repairable.
A mink visited the hen-roost of
Emanuel Thornton, living outside
of our town, one night last week
and killed eight hens. Look out.
neighbors; he may be to see You
next.
Allen Young, an extensive col. |
ored trapper of this place, has
caught over two hundred muskrats. |
two 'coOns and mink in two
months setting. Trapping pays this
man.
The Virginia Agency Director of |
the Plano Division of the Harvest. |
ing Machine Corporation, Mr.. Fos-
ter. has established an agency at |
this point. L. j. Bramble is the
agent.
Two weddings were solemnized at
the parsonage by DR.. q. w. Beale
On. Wednesday afternoon. Miss Fan.
nie G. Thomas became the COM
panion of Thos. A. Rock, and their
home hereafter will be Lewisetta.
Nj iss Fannie b. Clarke was proclaimed
The helpmete Of Randolph Harris.
Hereafter their home will be Walnut
Point. Both grooms are sailors.
Rev. Richard Edwards united
Lizzie Kemp to Geo. Burgess at
Lottsburg on the same day.
A Merry Xmas to the CITIZEN.
DESMOND.
Mrs. Joseph Lewis died at her
home near this place of typhoid
nalaria) fever at an early hour We'd
lesday morning of last week, aged
ifty-eight. She leaves husband
md two sons. She was buried in a
private cemetery Thursday at 1 u.
d., Rev. G.. w. Beale officiating.
The Board of Supervisors for Nor
cumberland met in the court house
here Thursday of last week. They
made law 10y petition) which will
10 away with fences in Heathsville
district. Many persons are not in
avor OF this law, because they will
lot be able to turn their stock out
IN the commons as they have done
heretofore, while some are in favor
II 1t and think it good law.
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