Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-30

capital.
A company headed by Capt. W. l..
Messick, one of the most up-to-date
of Irvington's citizens, have recently
purchased the Sharptown Shirt Fac
tory which they will move to their
city as soon as they can erect a new
building. Mr.. w. Mcdonald Lee
and L. Leland are the associates of
Capt. Messick in this enterprise and
they propose to make it substantial
enterprise for their town.
KILMARNoCK.
Our representative next visited the
live, wide-awake village of Kilmar-
mock, which from social and busi-
ness standpoint is causing the people
of Irvington to wake mp and get q
move on them. Here we found the
old home of the plant of the
Potomac Progress which was pub
lished in that town under the name
of Chesapeake Watchman and through
business proposition bought by the
present owners, The Hague Publish
ing Co.. and removed to Hague where
the name was changed to the Potomac
Progress. We found that the paper
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had many friends here and our sub
scription list was increased in a SUBJ
stantial manner, while our Job de-
partment was appreciated to the ex-
tent of some very nice orders for Job
printing.
Kilmarnock is substan tial town
of $50 inhabitants with eight pro-
gressive mercantile establishments
doing a business in the aggregate of
over $4,000 annually and increasing
each year. Two fish md fertilizer
factories doing a - aess of over
100000 each season, sad an oyster
business Of $4,000 year, added to
the large trade resulting from the
farming and agricultural interests of
that section surrounding Kilmarnock
make it town of much prominence.
Added to this is the handsome hank
ing establishment of the L. Z. Num-
ford Banking Company with a capital
of 100000, carrying a surplus and
undivided profits amounting to over
$4,000. This banking house is one
of the most substantial in the country
and has for its officers and directors
the following well-known financiers
and business hien: l.. +. Mumford,
president; j. b. Cralle, vice-president;
w. L. James. cashier; IL. B. Chase,
assistant cashier. The directors are
w. K. Currell, w. A. Eubank, DR..
Benz. Hubbard, DR.. +. w. Lewis, L.
ID. Stoneham, L. j. Downing, VIM.
G. Beane, A. Z. Tull and s. H. Coul-
bourne, all gentlemen well known as
progressive and enterprising business
men who are at all times ready and
willing to put up capital to advance
and upbuild the interests of KiImar-
mock. The bank is operated under
the personal direction of Mr.. w. II.
James aud Mr.. II. B. Chase, men who
are thoroughly familiar with all de-
partments Of banking and who are
popular with the people of their
section of the country.
Kilmarnock also has canning
factory which does very substantial
business in the packing of tomatoes
each season, and there is good pros
pect for other improvements in the
near future.
Steamboats, connecting this pros
porous town with Baltimore and
other markets are operated four times
each week, with daily connections
via Irvington if desired, and they
give the people a quick transporta-
ton to market that adds much to the
revenues of the year.
The people of Kilmarnock are
social and entertaining and know
how to make their visitors, be they
on pleasure or business, feel thorough
ly welcome and they take pleasure in
giving all information that will in.
crease or add to the knowledge of
their guests when called upon.
While at Kilmarnock our repre-.
sentative took advantage OF the op-
portnnity to run down and call upon
that popular meschaot at Grace
Point, Mr.. e. p. " sms, who is
one of our subssriLssA We found
that gentleman very busy handling
his we'll conducted general merchan-
disc store and he advised us that he
had enjoyed substantial and salts
factory business during the past year
with excellent prospects for con-
tinuance during 1908. His stock
consists of well selected line of gen
eral merchandise which he keeps in q
neat and up-to-date manner, giving
his customers the benefit of close
prices and reliable goods. We are
pleased to note Mr.. Wiliiams' success.
LANCASTER.
The next town we visited was the
historical and familiar village of
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