Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
UEATlISVILLE.


Sunday was a very bad day; how
ever, the preachers. went to their
pulplts-even DIR. BeaIe accompanied
oy his Wife who bad been but re-
Gently In bed with la grippe went to
tairiields and Fairport. But little
water fell, and Monday coming
bright and clear, the farmers went
straight to work in the fields with
harrow or pillow. The laud is getting
INTO line order aud already much
corn has been planted.
Thousands of tomato plants were
put in the fields last Saturday and
the truckers will continue regularly
now until their whole patch is com.
piete, fearing to risk their all in one
"settiDg out"
Most pea raisers have very poor
stands. What are up are little
runty things, still in baby hood and
blooming.
The young men and boys have
organized a Coming Men of Amer
lea" club at this place, and their
friends hope they may verify in their
lives the high calling implied in
their motto.
Lewis II. Clarke, a well known
and popular fisherman who lived at
Lewisetta, died there on Monday
morning of complicated disease.
aged 30 years. MIR. Clarke leaves a
young widow and several small chill
dren to mourn his death. The de-
ceased was an active and enthusiastic
member of the Jr. q. U. A. NJ. and
Red Mems councils of this place.
and under the direction of these
orders his body was laid to rest In
the Coan Baptist church cemetery
on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. E. +.
Garner, of this place, conducted the
funeral.
News came here Monday from
Coan wharf, where the steamer CAL
vert came at noon, of The drowning
of-swhite man by the name of Pills
bury up the Potomac early in the
morning. The Calvert ran into the
sklf, cut it in twain and sent to
instant death the lone occupant.
The most brilliant wedding ever
celebrated in Westmorelahd within
the memory of her oldest heads was
that of Miss Helen Gibson Crabbe.
the daughter of Hon. Walter II.
Crabbe, of Mt. Pleasant, at Hague,
on Tuesday evening to Mr.. Harry
NJ. Tayloe, of Machodoc. Mt. Pleas
ant is the handsomest residence in
the Northern Neck and the parlor
IN its festal ornaments surpassed
anything ever seen in these parts.
The colors in the parlor were white
and green, and the large bay windows
before which the couple was married
was hardly observable through the
rich decorations and flowers. Rev.
Chas. Ii. Gross, rector of Cople
parish, performed the ceremony.
The bride was costumed in a gown
OF MORE gauze, over white satin.
trimmed with duchesse lace, with a |
beautiful lace veil used by her great.
grand mother on like occasion. The
maid of honor. Miss Mary Willoughby
Brown, and the brides maids, Misses
Ida Brown, Louise Murphy and Bessie
Taylor, of Westmoreland, and Misses
Jennie b. Norris and Alice Cugle.
Of Baltimore, all dressed in white
organdies and carried white carna-
tlons with asparagus fern. The
ribbon girls were Misses Lucy Brown.
hathlene and Elsie May Taylor, of
Westmoreland, and Miss Catherine
Ougle, of Baltimore. John Rogers
of Princeton University.
acted as best man, and Messrs. Rich
ard q. Mayo and Il. +. Brooks, of
Baltimore, served as ushers. A recep.
ton was rendered after the marriage.
The presents were numerous and
costly. The couple went on a trip.
md returning will make their home
1t "the Laurels" the home of the
groom. That many long and happy
lears of sweet life may be in store
'or the young people is the honest
wish of us all.
IL. IL. Beale spent Saturday with
'elatives at Hague and made the
of that courteous gem
leman, Hon. Walter II. Crabbe.
Joe Fallin, of Hulls Neck, is in
Bal timore.
Little Kate helms is visiting at
he home of her aunt, Mrs. Robert .
5lnndon, in Fairfelds.
w. Q. Snow has purchased L. R.
Belts mare.
q. c. Miller and Alpha Dawson
et out from this place on Monday
morning and will drive to Fredericks-
,urg, and from there down into
Essex. Mr.. Miller is inspecting
imber forests suitable for furnish,
ng barrel stages.
Miss Mamie Snead, who was
eacher in L. Z. Snead's home this
winter, has returned to her home
lear Millenbeck.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Tiguor are
n Washington.
Many children at this place and
n the neighborhoods around have
measles. DEsMoNn