Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-17
HEATHSVILLE.

Gone are the cool, cloudy days of
June, and, upon the arrival of July.
scorching hot weather began. Fri.
day has been our hottest day, the
thermometer having done o little
worse than l7. Ali of us have been
complaining, though we do not ex-
pect anything other at this stage of
the year. No doubt, however, it has
not been without its advan tages, for
no one can deny it has been ideal
weather for threshing wheat, but for
its being very hard on the hands.
The wheat crop is failure. "There's
a divinity that shapes our ends rough
hew them as we WILL" is pressed
home to the farmer this year, for all
explanations as to where there has
been general a-coming short, in every
branch Of agriculture so far, this
year, is merely supposition. No
cause, other than very hard luck,
oan be attributed to the general fail.
ure OF the pea crop, aad to the same
clever little monster is due the dis
appointment deep seated in the hearts
OF the tomato growers throughout
this section. The market has no
bottom and the crop is drug. The
fruit is poor aud indifferent aud, in
most instances, different in variety
from the sort the trucker supposed
he was planting. Bursting forth
as the foliage of the trees in the
spring-time came evidences of pros
perity all over this county last year
after the sale of the early tomatoes.
And, alas, who doubts the hearts of
the planters are heavy?
Notwithstanding these hard and
discouraging times, our people are
taking deep interest in baseball and
find this employment. pecuniarily
anyway, as profitable as the dusty
journey behind the pillow share. The
Northumberland baseball team ia
quite a strong one, and her past de.
feats have been more due to the Jack
Of unity among her own nine than
to the united efforts of the opponents.
Nothing has ever aroused more feel
ing at Heathsville than the recent
disputes appertaining to baseball.
Six OF the Northumberland players,
viz: John and Clinton Pearson. Will
Lewis, Will Newsome, Edgar Ander.
son and Beale Miskimmon, accom-
panied the Kinsale boys to Leonard
town, Md, on the 3rd. Upon reach
ing there the boys were rushed from
the steamer to the ball field and
lined up against the home team.
John Pearson, our star player, was
sick, but the game continued and
was not called until the close of the
seventh inning, when the score stood
IL to 2 against our boys. In better
trim. our team met the Maryland
ers ON the morning of the 4th. In
game of nine innings which was
called on account of the horse racing
the score was 3 to 3, aud for eight
innings neither side scored run.
On Saturday Lively, which has al
ways played close game with the
boys from Northumberland, will
meet our team on the playground at
this place. The Heathsyille team.
sometimes known as the "Northum-
land JUNIORS" played the "Potom-
acs" at Lewisetta last Wednesday
afternoon, and, failing to get their
twirler on the scene we've defeated.
The score was IL to 10.
Both young and old from this
place attended the M. +. SUNDAY
School picnic given on the premises
of kind and hospitable Mrs. Cowart
at West Point last Wednesday.
The telephone lines connecting
this place to Wicomico church and
other points in that direction are near
ing completion.
Solomon Swami, living near Coan
church, met with dreadful aud
sad accident-the fifth to visit his
household in very short time-when
he fell from his horse last week,
Factoring his thigh bone.
Mrs. John Rice, who is spending
the summer with her husband at
Shirley's, continues sick with mala-
rial fever.
Mrs. Robert Hogans, wife of the