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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

Please, can't someone stop those Rich
mond correspondents from this con-
tinued effort TO precipitate a Senatorial
and Gubernatorlal campaign so far ahead
Of time. Virginia is very peaceful now.
Why disturb the atmosphere with politi-
cal bomb shells ?-Frederieks6arg STR.
Before the peoples minds have
hardly gotten rest from the late
hot campaign the political agitators
are trotting out candidates against
Senator Martin, pioturing the conduct
of the campaigns and their outcomes
and stirring up unnecessarily the
thoughts of the people. One of
these agitators or would.be rivals, Il.
NJ. Rucker, of Lynchburg, went to
Staunton and began a lively canvass
for votes, saying he was running
against Senator Martin and deter
mined to beat him. The State Hos
pital at that place holds him now,
waiting for commission of lunacy.
Others had better take warning from
poor Fuckers fate.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03
BROUN'S STORE.

GREAT CHANCE FOR A WIDOw-PRO.
TRACTED MEETING-PERsoNAL
Protracted meeting began al
Edgely last Sunday. Bro. Bentley
preached very eloquent sermon
from Acts 1: s. There was a very
large turnout for evening service
only.
DIR. X. (. Eubank, of Ottoman,
who has been quite sick at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Virginia Eubank,
the past week, is very much better
at this writing.
Friends of Judge Edwin Broun
and family. from Washington, are
visiting them at their hospitable
home, "Easton."
II. S. Boswell, practical farmer,
recently sold the banner calf of the
neighborhood for a fancy price to
Messrs. Thrift & Broun, merchan is
of this place.
Misses Halle Broun and Carrie
Carter, of this place, left for Balti-
more last Friday. Miss Broun will
return in few weeks, while Miss
Carter will remain during the winter.
Mrs. NJ. G. Lackey aud daughte
Edith, left last week on a visit to
friends and relatives in Washington.
Fred Thrift, our young merchant,
stole off real early last Sunday morn
ing and spent the day with friends
around Ottoman and near Millen-
beck.
Henry Boswell visited his brother
at Kilmarnock Sunday.
Our tax collector, Robt. Walker.
was in our vicinity few days re-
Gently.
1t appears so far we have no
teacher at Edgewood school. All
the other schools have been supplied.
l have been requested by some of the
boys, young men, bachelors and
wldowers prominent in social circles
to ask you, Mr.. Editor, if you can
not send us up a young and pretty
lady teacher? So far as l am midi.
vidually concerned, / prefer widow.
The long nights are coming when
domino, crokinole and Sunshine par
ties will be in season. We hope they
will be as successful this year as in
past years, especially the blessed
Sunshine" party.
Our village blacksmith, who has
made Broun's Store famous, and
under his administration as "Presid-
ing Elder" we have lived quietly and
peacefully for a number of years.
seems to Be preparing to sever his
connection with the old bachelor
clan, with which he has long been
identified. He has completely Grad
icated his flower garden of its choicest
rose bushes, aud sent them to one of
the fair sex. This, with his stylish
horse and new buggy, gives every
reason to hope and believe that some
time in the near future We NAV
stand and gaze upon him with adj
as he drives in with his
better half. Then, for the first time
in his eventful life, he will realize
that life is worth living.
Some write for honor, and some for fame.
But write simply to sign my name
ONE OF THEM
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03
Northumberland Go
WICOMIOO CHURCH.

Warner Hurst has added greatly
to the looks of bis dwelling by coat
of paint.
Mesdames Il. l.. Lawson and G..
IL. Headley are visiting relatives in
Baltimore.
Il. a. Clark spent last Sunday at
the home of w. w. Il. Clark, of
Alfonzo.
w. A. Rowe was at Indian Point
last Wednesday taking birds-eye
view of the canning factory there.
If rumor be true two new canning
factories will be built in this locality
next season, one here and one at the
Old Ferry.
Capt. Z. o. Lewis has purchased
a disc drill.
Rev. f. w. Claybrook was in this
locality "Wednesday. BURK.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

day for Washington, W here she will
visit her daughters, Mrs. Bitzell and
Mrs. Hopkins.
Misses Ina Hall and Enid Kelley
left Friday for Lynchburg to attend
school. We wish them success.
Frank and Ira Sears left recently
for Blackwell's Wharf, where they
will visit friends.
Capt. w. ID. Potter opened his
private school Monday with Miss
Annie Fickiin as teacher.
Mesdames w. ID. Chitwood and
W. A DIE spent Wednesday at the
home of Capt. Terry Could, at
Chase's Wharf.
Mrs. Bell, mother of Geo. Bell, is
spending some time ut his beautiful
home.
James 4th Kelley is spending a
few days in Baltimore.
Capt. Jesse Parks and wife, Capt.
Jehu Todd aud wife and Mr. Brooks,
of Holland Island. spent few days
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Die recently.
Quite number of our people at
tended White Marsh protracted
meetings.
Mrs. Ralph Edwards left here
Tuesday for Baltimore, where she
will consult specialist. We hope
she will be much improved in health.
Harry Leach, of Washington, is
spending some time at the home of
Conway Sanford.
Miss Evia Shehigh, after spending
the summer at her home here, left
Saturday for Baltimore, where she
will finish her course in shortha
and typewritiug. We wish her
much success. ENJOY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

A Methodist minister in Chicago ex.
presses the opinion that If John Wesley
were in the flesh now he could not get
an assignment as circuit rider in q
rural conference. True perhaps. and we
doubt If George Washington could carry
Westmoreland county could he return to
earth and offer as candidate for the
Northumberland Times.
Lots of truth in this; but what a
sad commentary on our voter of to-
day. To think that we sometimes
send such men as we do to the
Legislature, and that these could
probably beat the immortal (or
mortaD George before the voters of a
Virginia county,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03
BLUFF POINT.

Miss Ruby Ray Potter, who has
been spending the past week at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. r. K. Bentley.
returned to her home Sunday
evening.
There is some talk of having a
steamer to run from Crisfeld to the
Rappahannock. 1t would be a great
help to the people here.
Mrs. Wesley Rock left here Tues
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

THE first test of the free pass
clause of the new Constitution came
before Judge Witt, of Richmond,
last week, who did not sustain the
Attorney-General's opinion. Judge
Witt decided that employees of COR
porations or Notaries Public, who
had entered into contract with any
public carrier for substantial re-
turns, coull accept and use free
passes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

General Henderson has pursued man
ly course In refusing to appear In false
light before the people for the sake of re
tanning his seat in Congress.-Co Columbus
(Ga.) san.
Our Georgia contemporary is one
of the few papers that have given
Speaker Henderson credit for sim
certify in his recent political an
nouncement that stirred up the
camps of both parties. We have
been inclined from the first announce
ment to credit him with sincerity of
purpose, and will continue to do SO
until it is known to be otherwise.
Let the Republicans question his act
all they may, but it is i'll becoming
IN Democrats who claim they will
profit by it to doubt his statement
in the broadcast public manner that
they are doing. Though it appear on
the surface that our party is to profit
by General Henderson's action we
have some misgivipgs. Crediting
him with sincerity we believe that
the Democratic party and the
country at large would be greatly
benefited by his remaining as leader
of the majority in Congress-in
which case We could hope for some
fair recognition from one who is
not thoroughly in accord with the
President and his party. 1t is
true that Speaker Henderson has
IN large measure aped and usurped
powers which characterized his pre-
decessor Scar" Reed, and we
do not believe that any such
power should be vested In any one
man. AS long as they are, is it not
better that he be one only lightly |
subservient to the party leaders?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03
The Late LyttletOn CockreII.
The following dispatch appeared
IN the Richmond papers of last
Thursday from Charlottesville. Va I:

ine ioiiowing dlspatch appeared
In the Richmond papers of last
Thursday from Charlottesville, Va /:
Mr.. Lyttleton Cockrell, of Northum.
oerland county, Va, died at 10 o'clock
wednesday at the residence of bis son.
n-law, the Rev. William III. Edwards
pastor of the Methodist church. on South
Second street, after lingering illness.
In the sixty-seventh year of his age.
Mr.. Cockreli, who for some time had
been sufferer from heart trouble. came
TO Charlottesville about five weeks ago
Ia the hope of benefting his health. The
change in climate seemed to do'him good
and he was convalescing favorably until
few days ago, when he contracted a
cold, which caused @ relapse In his con.
dition. MIR. Cockrell was prominent
and influential member Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. and for twenty odd
years was member of the Joint Board
OF Finance of the Virginia Conference.
lie was also the originator of and promi-
nent committeeman of the Marvin Grove
camp meeting.
The remains will be taken early to-
morrow morning to his old home near
Reedville, Northumberland county, for
burial.
News of the death Of Mr.. Cockrell
was very much a surprise to the peo-
pie of this section, who were led to
hope and believe from reports of his
improving condition that he would
regain, in measure, his wonted
strength. His death is blow not
only to the community in which he
lived, but to the very large circle of
friends and acquaintance, who real
lie fully the loss of so able a citizen.
The deceased leaves a widow, two
sons and a daughter (besides Mrs. |
Edwards), all of whom reside in
lower Northumberland. They are DIR. |
Loring Cockrell, Thos. l.. Cockrell, |
esquire, and Mrs. Geo. N. Reed. The |
Methodist church in Virginia loses
one OF her most prominent adherents,
and the county of North cumberland |
one of her most upright citizens in
the death of Mr.. Cockrell. He was
a man of ability, culture and financial
resources, and his nature one of the
most sensitive and refined. None
who knew him we'll can help out
teel that their own characters have
been elevated by contact with his.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

In THE section of country around
Eldorado, Illinois, General Smith
reports that no colored person is safe.
He says an organization exists,
through fear of which no colored per-
son feels that he is safe from violence
to person or property without the
presence of troops. Can this be true
of the enlightened abolition State of
Illinois? So confirms the official
reports.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03
LATEST NEWS In BRIEF.

Items From Late Exchanges
And by Telegraph.
Soft coal is rising two cents an
hour.
The Salt Trust goes to the wall.
with deficit of $500, 900 and ,OOO,-
coo barrels.
President Roosevelt's wound was
reorened and the bone found slightly
affected. Nothing serious expected.
The North Carolina Supreme Court
has granted a new trial to James
Wilcox, convicted of the murder of
Nellie Cropsey.
For week the stock market has
been panicky. Secretary Shaw came
to the rescue Wednesday with gov
eminent funds to avoid crash.
September wheat has gone up to
80 cents, the highest since the Letter
deal Of '9S. Armour & Co. have
practically cornerei September wheat
supply.
President Roosevelt has summoned
the leaders of the coal strikers and
operators to meet him in Washington.
lie will try to effect a settlement,
urged by the demands of the situa-
ton and politics.
In stormy convention Wednes-
day New York Democrats at Saratoga
nominated Bird S. Coler for governor.
Chief Devery, of Tammany, was re-
fused seat as delegate. Hill con-
trolled the convention and could have
bad the nomination by reclamation if
ne had permitted it. Bryan and the
Kansas City platform were ignored.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03
SOME BIRTHDAYS.

Our friend Broaddus, of the West
Point Plain Dealer, is going to en-
large his paper, as it now begins its
fourteenth year. Broaddus and the
Plain Dealer have become perman-
ent and progressive factors in the
resuscitation OF their town that now
seems to be going on. Success to
them.
IL has been announced that West
moreland's new paper, the Potomac
Progress, to be published at Hague
by W. L. Mayo and associates, will
make its appearance this week or
next. Our new contemporary starts
with the best wishes of the CITIZEN,
and our acquaintance with the pro-
moters assures us the mutual friend
ship will be lasting.
This recalls to our mind that
wears ago today the first issue
RGINIA CITIZEN came from
IS. Our paper was the second
permanently established within
i've prosperous counties of the
bern Neck of Virginia, and it's
.ent brought with it new and i'm
proved methods of journalism to this
section. From the beginning it
jumped into popular favor, enrolling
nearly thousand subscribers under
It's first issue, which list has steadily
increased as the years roll by. Ours
was the first cylinder press, and the
first eight-column folio to be pub
iished In the Northern Neck. As
the advertising patronage increased
we were forced to issue a supplement
IN order to give our readers the read
ing matter space which their liberal
patronage demanded. From this we
increased to nine-column folio, as
today, and we believe it is the
only local paper in the State of that
size. Although entailing large adj
ditional expense at the outset-and
very appreciable one as raw paper
has advanced nearly one hundred per
cent. since the increase in our size
we have never seen the day that we
contemplated reducing to the ordi-
nary size. Reducing would mean a
curtailing of reading matter. which
we have no desire to do. The read |
ing public has been exceedingly
generous to US, and although giving
more space to them than is usually
found IN the local weekly one of our
greatest regrets is that we cannot
devote more to such purposes. The
public may not understand why it is !
but newspaper men know that Il is
more iaboriOus and less satisfying to
condense and cut out than it is to
publish voluminous contributions
and extracts where unlimited space
is at their command. Our gratitude
to the public may be best subseryed
by giving them to the best of our
ability, and of our purpose to do
this we most heartily assure them.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

The equinoxtial storm was gracefully
and beautifully sidetracked after the
briefest run of years.-Richmon Times.
Does our friend not know that the
scientific iconoclasts have relegated
equinoctial storms to the CATEGORY of
myths?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03
SAYS the Richmond Times.

"A lady correspondent of the Times
wants TO know what to do with a cow
that won't let her milk DOWN. Who
Will give the desired informationg"
Try to milk her up; or send her to
the butchers.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03
q MMye~

Laxative BromO-Quinine Tablets
tho remedy that cures N cold An one day
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

Which means that Friday, the day
OF local papers, is the day on which
the average citizen learns of his duty
and passing events, does it not?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

The Afro-Americans of Lancaster County Va
Will hold their Thirteenth Annual Industrial and
Agricultural Fair at Road View, near Monashon.
Va, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 9th,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03
TO SHIPPERS.

After 81 years OF active work and close at
.enuon 20 business. find my physical copdi-
uon impaired and unequal for all the require
Inents OF the Commission Business. I have
a nc position with the well-known firm
mission Merchants, 2ss S. Charles Street RAJ
timore, Md. De'
Inc nrm and name OF g. X, Pollard a. Co
nas peen discontinued, and IL affords me very
grS i9 pressure in returning to you and the
p. u9n nc my many thanks for the confidence
with in the past, and respectfully solicit a
Gonunuation OF same in my new business re-
Is e , as can assure you that any interest
" yours entrusted tn the care of Messrs a.
LEWIS ~ son will be carefully guarded and
SATISFACTORILY accounted for. being gentlemen
vi aolity and experience and well eouipped
with all the facilities for handling the com
mission business In all its departmental They
are members OF the Corn and Flour Exchange.
remain, yours respectfully,
9. X. POLLARD
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

The current comment In the average
Virginia paper today is that 1t is the
duty of every Democrat to register
Fridays DisDdtch.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

Notices I'm reading columns, 10 cents per
nonpareil line.
obituaries, religious notices OF entertain
menus excursions' ETC.. one-half regular rates
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

For sale by t. }. Hayden s. Son. lrvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

All communications or business letters
snould he addressed TO the VIRGINIA CITIZEN
trvington. Va, TO receive prompt aftention
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-10-03

Senator Thomos S. Martin has
taken Ia the stump IL virginia for the
Democratic Congressional candidates
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-06
The Nicarngunn Canal.

The construction of the trans-isth- milan waterway through the produc- tive country of Nicaragua means to that country an opening up of it's latent resources, immigration, and i'm proved transportation facilities. The construction of the canal will draw thousands of foreigners to the coun- try, both capitalists and labor, and it requires no stretch of the imagina- ton to see this increasing population spreading over the adjacent country both to the north and to the south and settling on the lands which can be had for the asking. Where there are now only dense forests. silvery lakes, rushing mountain streams and silent prairies with tall, waving grass, there will spring up towns and villages, plan tations and farms, and a new geo. graphical and commercial center of the western hemisphere.-Outlook.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-06
NEW BOXER RESURRECTION.
The Work of Slaughter of Mission- aries and Native ChristinhA
 Again Under Way.

Victoria, B. C., June 2.-Adyices ing that the different missions at Pekin have been informed that at southwest Chi Ii a new Boxer in- surrection has broken out, led by George Chi Hing, who killed his wife and family, and others emulated the example before the campaign eom- menced.
 The Boxers first murdered a French missionary and later killed a Belgian priest, and 90 Chinese officials en- gagged in collecting taxes were killed. X church was destroyed at Wei Hein, where a native missionary was killed and a large number of cohyerts slaughtered. Troops were sent against the Boxers who defeated them. The rebels are credited with a programme of overrunning Honan and Shan Tung and then making for Pelsin. They are well armed.
 The Japan Mail says:
 As might have been anticipated the recrudesence of Boxer disturb ances at Ku Huh IIien. in Chi Ii, has an effect on the discussion for the restoration of the civil government for Tien Tsin. Even those who previ- onsly advocated the policy of imme- diate restoration are now said to be reticent. It is not the Tien Tsin ques- tion alone that will be injuriously in fiuenced by these things. Other and far more important events also de- pend on China's ability to preserve order with wholly inefficient maehin- cry under circumstances that would probably overtaX the competency of any power"
 The French consul at Tien Tsin is said to have proceeded to Tien Tsin for the purpose of Investigating the circumstances of the death of a French missionary at the hands of the Boxer insurgents.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-06
MATTERS MILITARY.

France has already 34 submarines built or building. and will lay down s1 others during this and next year.
 A French officer is seeking divorce from his wife on the ground that she ridiculed the French army and called him a coward.
 It is a hundred years since King Frederick William III. of Prussia is- sued an order forbidding officers aud men to take off their hats in saluting and ordering the salute to be bring ing the hand to the level of the eyes.
 Three French noneommissionedo off cers belonging to the One Hundred and Tenth infantry regiment have just completed a march of 7S miles in 26 hours. \ total of four hours was spent in halts en route.
 An evidence of the striking uliform- ity of size among the Japarese is found in the fact that recent measure ments taken of an infantry regiment show no variation exceeding two inches in height or 20 pounds in weight.
 At the beginning of 1901 War Sec retary Brodrick announced in the house of commons that the combined armies of the Ai .a..rvaal and the Orange Free Stlte did not eA, -Ad 15,- 00o Since this Statement Lord Kitcn- encr has repo.sted the capture of i4,- 2s7 Boers, be5ides several thousand killed. #E
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-06
SPREADING CONFEDERATION
Fourteen Buildings. Mostly Hotais, Burned at RockaNny Beach
 Two Lives Lost.

New York. June 2.--MaN kasten, 32 years old, and Mrs. Lydia Mckrowl the same age. lost their lives yesterl day in Il fire which swept away naIIf buildings at Rockaway Beach. ThaYi- as s. McKrow and his five-year-fh son Frank, Martin Hanson, 2s, ind Morris Kaston. 75. were injured md taken to hospital in Long lsand City. Several hours later IounglM Me Krow died and the father w4t re- ported to be dying.
 The fire started in the frame dwelling occupied by the kastdas. In short time it spread to an tnoccu- pied brick building and thenin sue cession leveled the following struct- ures: bE
 kastens' hotel, the Collonijde hotel. the Casino, Walters hotel, lSa gamore hotet. Burns hotel, Seasiie Avenue museum, the Annex hotef one-story frame hotel. unoccupied, fpeterson's hotel, the Mousette hoteI
 Otf~r structures damaged were:
 Harry Gcnette's store Herr Broth CTS store, the Morrisol stables and Rrennan's hotel.
 The buildings for tie most part were of the frame tyse usual at the seaside resorts. and Ahe loss is esti- mated at about S120, ,O0o.