Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-24
HEATHSVILLE.

1 - ~ NOe1h, ObuSIS SSuDua,
schools here. All were as bright and
pretty as the day. Maybe now, il
they had not gone to bed so low
spirited Saturday night, this lovely
Sunday would have gone ont more
peacefully and less stormy. Quite an
electric storm came up at sun down,
suddenly; and rain continued to fall
until 1T was too late to have any
preaching service. AS bright and
pretty as the day had been, it ended
in disappointment. Toward morn.
ing another storm of more violent
nature arose, and besides the torrents
OF rain the lightning was very sharp.
Immediately around us no damage
is reported, but sad story was told
here court day of its destruction at
r. ). Swann's near Rainswood. The
lightning struck Mr.. Swann's stable
and killed his only horse, valued at
Sl25 and a fine young beifer. Mr..
Swami is poor man and this lost is
most serious one. Friends of the
unfortunate man undertook to raise
sum for his relief here on Monday
and got $25 which will he given him.
One day last week the barn of
Luther Headley, who lives near
BlackwelPs wharf, was DESTROYED by
fire. The building was new and
there was no insurance. Mr.. Head
ley's horse narrowly escaped being
lost and much farming machinery
was destroyed.
Our farmers are getting farther
and farther behind in their work on
account of the continuous rains
Much blowing has been done on land
too wet aud here il is corn planting
time with the soil uuprepared.
English peas are looking we'll and
jumping indeed these warm damn
days. Tomato plants are growing
beyond the holding capacity of The
beds, but the truckers are a little
afraid of the frost vet awhile.
AS fond as the people here are of
shad very few have been in the town.
They seem scarce aud are high.
Snow, Fallin & Co, who have
fish factory on Indian creek are ready
to begin operations on the arrival Of
the alewlves. Mr.. FaIlin has recently
purchased launch from G.. G.
woodruff for 5000 and in it will 90
back and forth from his home TO the
factory.
From present indications very
little poplar wood will be sawed here
around this season, and as a matter
OF fact there is not much here. A
gentleman was here recently endeay-
oring to make contracts for the wood
but found no encouragement.
Lumber from at least a half dozen
mills goes out of Coan river TO
market regularly. Every week one
or more vessels leaves freighted with
this lumber.
Ii. G. Rowe returned from Wash
ington recently with three horses.
L. Il. Smith, with his two older
daughters aud their friend. Miss
Marie Anuon, of Baltimore, was
caught IN a very unfortunate pre-
dicament on Wednesday when his
carriage came uncoupled, throwing
him and Miss Genevieve out and
Leaving Misses Elise and Marie in the
back part to "automobile" it down
the hill. The accident occurred ON
the hill ut Lodge and luckily none
or the party was hurt, Borrowing
carriage all reached home safe and
the young ladies enjoyed nightly
their Easter holiday until FRIDAY
when they returned to their school
in Washington.
Misses Chloe and Linda Snow, of
the Warsaw Institute, returned ON
Wednesday after spending Easter at
home here. Mason Brent, student
at the Chesapeake Academy was also
home for Easter.
Miss Jennie Bennett, the popular |
teacher of "Nomini Hail." the home
of L. M. Arrest, spent Easter visit |
ing Miss Leila Blundon in Fairiields. |
Misses Annie and Lucy Arrest ac-
companled their father to Heathsville |
Monday. Miss Lucy remained at |
the home of DR.. Beale and went |
around on steamer Wednesday morn
ing.
Rev. G. W. Beale has been con-
lined to his bed for the past ten days
with la grippe.
lt mas been very generally rumored
that the M. p. church building at
this place has been sold. The report
is erroneous.
Nothing doing on the farms; before
the land is sufficiently dried out
from one rain another comes. Our
farmers are much discouraged, for
Aprli's nearly gone and not a grain
Of corn planted. Though the weather
De ever so favorable the corn crop
n number of acres will be very
much smaller than heretofore. Wheat,
has been considerably injured by the
ong wet spells and the beautiful
promise for an abundant yield is not
70 bright. There's hardly field
1)id OF more or less 'rust'. All
grasses and English peas have
'ur'shedswonderfully while toma-
o plants have not suffered, but
potatoes have rotted in the ground.
The result of Saturdays meeting,
when twenty of Fairfeld's most
prominent citizens stood before our
5oard of Supervisors with their COM
,laint and the contract of o. V.
'etts, the contractor to work said
Dads, was annulled. Mr.. Belts was
locked sixty dollars but seemed iubi-
ant as If great burden had heen !
lifted from his shoulders. Geo. N.
iced entered into an agreement in I
onslderation of $Io0 to put neces-
airy repairs on the roads at once and >
nth another contractor could be
ecnred. A new plan will be started ]
q Fairfields. The Board is going
D allow such a snn, 90 will oounanS