Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-25
NORTHUMBERLAND NOTES.

The Board of Supervisors held
their last meeting for the year 1908
at Heathsyille on Saturday last.
Much business was carried through.
Arrangements were made for the
building of a new ferry-boat at
Blackwells. The Messrs. Cockrell,
of Miskimon, took the contract.
They are reliable men and the county
will get a good job. Messrs. Wood
hull and Harding retire from the
Board after January /, 1904, to be
succeeded by Q. E. Coppedge, of
Fairfields, and w. j. Stakes, of Wi
comico.
An Anti-Saloon League has lately
been organized at Heathsville. The
people behind this movement mean
business. They will not be satisfied
with minimum fines, but they will
insist on heavy penalties for those
violating the law, including impris-
onment. This is the only effectual
way to break up the nefarious traffic.
Misses Linda and Chloe Snow, who
have been attending school in Peters.
burg, reached home on Monday.
Meade S. Brent, 81. Mason Brent and
A. j. Brent also arrived on the same
day. Misses Alice and Genevieve
Smith reached home on Sunday
morning from Washington, where
they have been at school.
Young Balderson, who was SO bad
ly wounded short time ago by the
accidental discharge of a shot gun,
is somewhat better.
Capt. George II. White, of this
neighborhood, an old time veteran
and wheel horse of Democracy, has
recently purchased a farm near
Heathsville.
Miss Lottie Snow, who has been
teaching in the family of L. Snead,
returned to her home in Wicomico
last week for the holidays. She is
a charming young lady and has won
many friends in Heathsville.
Hon. Benjamin Chambers, of
Lodge, Northumberland county, who
was stricken with paralysis recently,
is Improving.
AT this time of year, and 1 don't
know why it is, either, more than
the usual number s'step from the
shores Of single blessedness upon the
sea OF matrlmony." Cupid is getting
IN his best ticks. That was a sad af
fair in Georgia the other day. Two
young people became attached to each
other. AS the years passed the in
tlmacy deepened into love. They
plighted their troth. The day was
set upon. A whisper came to the |
young man that there was skeleton
In the closet of his fair betrothed. |
The mother had at some time been in |
the asylum. Unwilling to stand at |
the altar with one in whose blood
was the faint of insanity, and fren. |
zied with the misfortune that had |
overtaken him, he sought an inter-
view with his loved one. With no |
word OF warning or farewell, a fatal |
bullet sped its way to her bosom
from his own hand. He then turned |
the weapon upon himself. In a few |
moments they were united in death. |
When this issue of the CITIZEN
reaches its readers, the Xmas festivi-
hes will be upon us. In the years that |
are gone the country people of Italy
celebrated feast called the Saturna-
la. Social distinctions were obliter-
sted and all made merry. After
wards a feast was instituted in COM
nemoration of the birth of Christ, to
be observed in April or May. In the
fourth century the festival of the
nativity was fixed on the 25th of
December. All hail to the glorious
eason. "Peace on earth, good will
@ men," May all hatred and ami
Mostly be buried and forgotten and
he peace of God reign in every heart.
AZ we gather around our cheerful
lreSides with our loved ones about
Is, may We not forget those less for
unately situated, but do what we
AN to brighten and gladden. their
ZONES also. A. BE.
SHOPPING FOR LADIES.
Sauo fxogolts.. l