Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-24
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The funeral of Randall Kirk, an
aged Confederate veteran, occurred
on April 18th. lie was buried at
Machodoc Baptist church, of which
church he was a member. Mr.. Kirk
was one of the original members of
the Potomac Rifles, military COM
pany organized at the Hague in an te-
bellum days, and later on known as
Company X, 10th Virginia Regiment.
Mr.. Kirk served in the army with
credit from the first until the finish
at Appomattox, He was withal a
good neighbor aud an excellent
citizen.
The funeral of Bushrod L. Court
ney took place on Saturday, April
18th, at Yeocomico. The interment
was at Yeocomico cemetery, Rev. Mr..
Gross, the rector of Cople parish, of
tciating. Mr.. Courtney died on
April 10th after long and linger-
ing illness of dropsy. In war times
he was a member of Company X,
10th Virginia Regiment, at the be-
ginning, but later on was a mem Der
of Company @, 9th Virginia Cavalry.
Owing to i'll health, however, he did
not serve out the war. Thus the old
veterans, one by one, are dropping
out. There are but comparatively
few left, and they, too, soon will be
gone.
The fishermen have repaired the
damage to their nets and traps caused
by the late easterly storm, and now
seem to be making good catches of
herring.
E. @. Griffith, who is running a
large fish packing plant at Lynches
Point, reports fish as being compar-
atively high priced at this time, the
price being two dollars and half
per thousand as against one dollar
per thousand this time last spring.
Mrs. Il. III. Moss had an Easter
Monday egg-rolling at her school at
Sandy Point, and in spite of the dis
agreeable day the school children
hau q nuc liille.
Manuel Dos Passos has returned
from visit to Philadelphia. He
was a sick man when he left Sandy
Point, and he was yet much sicker
when he returned, but we are
pleased to have it to say that he has
recovered his health, and he
shows it plainly.
There was an Easter egg hunt
gwen the children of Cople parish at
Buena Vista, the residence Of Col.
and Mrs. Thomas Brown, at the
Hague. Owing to the Indictment
weather the children of the Yeocom-
leo branch of the Sunday school
could not attend.
Kinsale Sunday school had an egg
rolling and egg hunt at the residence
Of Major Frank Thrift. Mrs. Thrift
made 1T very pleasant for the chill
tren. To Miss Cammie Taylor be-
ongs the honor of finding the great
st number of eggs.
1t is predicted that labor is going
% be scarce if not high this summer. |
{ was probably this that our local
'dltor had in mind when he ex-
pressed surprise at people going west
o settle when they can buy land
light here in old Virginia from one
hundred to two hundred per cent.
;heaper than western land. If what
'ur brother says is so we certainly
hare in his surprise.
We notice that these editors will
.iCk just like ordinary folk. Here
the editor of our other local paper,
little further west of us,
citing up a wall that might excite
he envy of the Whang-Doodle, all
ecause the gentler sex have dis
arded pockets and button their
resses at the back. You weep,
rother, but you weep not alone.
y. Z. Thrift has returned from
cry successful drumming trip.
Wheat is looking fine.
The people rejoice at having Chas.
rown and Wesley Anton back with
lem again. They are such useful 1
ZEN that their services are con-
dered we'll nigh indispensable.
WILLwATCH.