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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
BLUFF POINT

Some time ago We noticed G.. Wash.
ington Jones said Bluff Point was or
a boom. If all be true, it is. A
new plant Is to go up on Prentice
creek for canning crabs, oysters
and vegeatables-tomatoes a spec.
lality. Any orders for tomato
seed or plants will be promptly at.
tended to by Il. III. Hunton, sole
agent for the plant. There is a wire
less phone from the banking ex-
change to the seed agency. We un-
derstaud E. Boatman is building a
launch for Master Willie Hun ton for
the catching and transportation of
crabs to the plant.
1t is to be hoped that the fisher
men and oystermen of this part of
Underwater will not be disappointed
in the anticipation of seeing the
swift and commodious steamer Ida,
under Admiral Wesley Thomas, with
his wheel staff and gallant crew, sail.
Jog the classic waters of Prentice
creek.
Lots can be obtained by purchase
or lease from our new real estate
agent. His Honor, the Mayor Ito
oe), with his town council and staff
OF civil engineers for the purpose of
grading and paving the streets of
our brIckless but paper city, viii
convene In town hall nearby. One
OF our Oldest, but not retired, mer-
chants anticipates opening a large
store near the plant. A new pier IL
gong up for the benefit of the OYSTER
men and fishermen on the opposite
SIDE OF the point. OLD Booze.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Absolom rode jack, or a mule,
Who lett him in the air like a fool:
Baalam also had jack,
Who spoke to his face and not to his
back.
We all have heard OF the crackeriack.
Who must be related to the hydraulic
jack. - ; -.
Then there is the Jack ofsixteen strings
Pull string and another Jack will legs
and arms fling.
Then there's the Jack giants did kill,
ana Jack who went with
Also jack o. lantern, who will lead astrav
And Jack whose bean stalk did gro "
And aJack" Mason, our noble Judge.
And Observation-Disclosures, quite fudge,
And the jack of hearts and the Jack oil
spades,
With jack Of clubs and jack OF diamonds
raises hades.
Honest Jack Tar, who sails the water.
And Jack the Ripper, who women did
slaughter.
All these Jacks, aud more you'll find.
But leave but one Jack in my mind.
One OF small stature, but business great,
Resides in Wheaton, Virginia State.
whose push and energy have made the
pace great
Drink to his health before too late.
so raise your cap for one renown.
us captain Jack" OF Wheaton town.
II you want thing done and to boast,
FROM banking, sailing to oyster roast,
Put it in his hands and it will be
Done as well as well can be.
Schools are closing in the county.
The Misses Fisher are still re-
ceiving praise for their noble ser
vice.
+. U. Northup is at Ethel attend
ing TO business.
The people are getting ready for
farming and the good people are
getting in line to down the whiske =
traffic.
W. A. Jones is out of Washington
and Teddy can look around with
complacency and the First District
can get ready to send Jones back
again.
All the old people are departing
TO the rewards that await their pro.
baton here, and we feel as young
and happy as 16-year-olds just out of
school.
Canning factories will be so num-
erous that tomatoes will have to hide
or be picked greener than the fac
tory men are.
Both sides are getting ready to
"see" the oyster commission, and
men who have business talent aud
do. not play business as politics to
get votes will be able to convince
the commission what will be best
for all concerned.
There is not much news, but in
my next l hope to give you more.
But Cleveland we cannot trust,
lie Is getting large and will bust
Before he gets another nomination
To destroy his party and ruin the nation.
So say we all in FARNHAM.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
Northumberland Go
GULICK'S CORNER.


Since our last communication the
writer has had the misfortune to be
very sick.
Misses Grace Quick and Corinne
Hazard gave very enjoyable sugar
stew at our school house not long
since.
Mrs. w. @. Barnes has more
chickens than all the rest of the
people at this place. We wish her
great success.
II. A. Straughan spent few days
in Washington, aud while there pur-
chased "a very fine horse.
w. Q. Barnes had his mule hurt
by getting stuck in the mud while
hauling few days ago.
Mrs. w. @. Barnes has had q inc
horse given her by her brother.
WHO AM I?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

declining TO be interrupted, yet he
certainly did not mean any personal
reflection.
Judge Mann arose with tears in
his eyes, and preserved his record as
one Of the most lovable men in Vir-
ginia. Spectators viewed him with
eager eyes, and saw a gentleman with
gray moustache and gray chin beard
"a man of most pleasing appear
ance, type of the ideal Virginia
gentleman, and not such a person as
his enemies have pictured. He said
he had been taken by surprise and
might have acted hastily, but that
no one regretted the affair more than
he. He apologized to Mr. Bryant
and the two shook hands cordially
while the Senate broke into spasm
of applause. They left the Senate
chamber together, and with no pangs
in their bosoms regarding the unfor-
tunate affair.
When arguing for his bill in the
forenoon the Judge rose to height:
of eloquence when he came to the
petition from Hampton opposing il
because the veterans of the Soldiers
Home spent 100000 annually fol
liquor. "Do you, fellow Senators
realize what this means? We are
actually asked to kill these men
that we failed to kill by bullets
by stuffing them with liquor.
tried all / knew how to kill them
with bullets, and / have no con-
scientious scruples about it, but al
God helps me, l shall not kill them
with liquor"
Replying to the argument that
the bill was compromise, Judge
Mann tip-toeing aud bringing his
right hand down upon the clerks
desk, saidl "Do you expect me to
get all the rattlesnakes of the State
together into one group before shall
kill q single one of them? / pray to
God aud hope / shall live to see the
day when this grand old State shall
be entirely hid of this evil. No one
ever climbed u mountain except by q
step at time," said he. I'VE have
the army behind us and l prophesy
that the time will come when the
saloon will be known of no more. ],
for one, would not receive one cent
of revenue from the saloons, for the
time is coming when you and / will
have to render an account to God fol-
this" The Nottoway Senator said
that if he could have placed upon
his tombstone that he was the author
of bill that closed 500 barrooms he
would not want any better inscrip-
ton. He declared that if the people
thought the bar-keeper paid this tax,
so often referred to, they were mis-
taken, for the consumer paid it, and
the wife and children at home paid it.
When the name of Senator Wick.
ham was called on to vote OH the
Mann bill ne said he wanted to state
his position. He said that as the
representative of his people, and
having received instructions from
his people in tone that could not
be mistaken, be felt in duty bound
to vote for the Mann bill in it's
unamended form, though there were
some features Of it that in his judg-
ment ought not to be adopted.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
TRILBY.

Our fishermen have been catching
fish by the thousands.
j. O. Lower, of Soloman's Island.
Md, is building a fish packing house
here, making three such establish,
ments at Trilby.
Mrs. JEFF Berry, of Reedville, was
in our midst recently.
A delightful straw ride was given
by G. Il. White on the night of the
18th to a party of ten to see the
drama at Heathsville. All kinds of
good things were served, both going
and coming.
James Thrift, young lawyer Of
Baltimore, has been spending few
days here with his sister, Mrs.
Andrew Lewis.
Mrs. Marsh and Miss Ida Cowart.
of Trilby, spent Friday with Rev.
Isaac Marsh, of Miskimon.
The Presbyterian minister of
Heathsville took tea with Mrs. w.
z. Cowart one day last week.
B. A. w.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
Friday, April 3, 1908.


THE Virginia Legislature is ''com-
ing" and the people of Virginia
are on the right track, too. Hurrah
for the spirit of all that have
pushed the Mann anti-liquor bill fan
to its ultimate passage. Though he
may be denounced by some end
thought lightly of by others, the
time will come when the name
of William Hodges Mann will wear
halo around it such as few who
ever served in the Virginia Legisla-
ture secured. While according all
praise to the worthy men who as.
sisted him, it is very apparent that
. but for Judge Mann's incompatible
and heroic fight the day would have
been put off for the passage of a
stringent liquor bill. Those who
know the gray-haired Nottoway Sen
ator have never doubted that he
was thoroughly conscientious and
sincere in his fight against liquor,
and Others know how close to his
heart lies the welfare of his fellow
man in this State. We have heard
him say that if by doing so he could
eradicate the liquor influences from
the soil of Virginia he would eagerly
lay his life upon the sacriiicial altar;
and we know he was sincere in this
vital statement. The day is fast
waning, we are glad to say, when the
terms hypocrisy" and "insincerity''
stick to such ardent adherents of
the temperance cause. No man who
has political aspirations would think
of jeopardizing them for a moment
by an espousal of temperance unless
1t lay nearer to his heart than per-
sonal ambition; and no man or body
or men who did not cherish the
welfare of his fellow man would be
found giving not only time ana
talent. but of his understanding
sometimes to the amount of hun.
dreds or thousands of dollars to a
single man. The looseness of a mans
purse shows the way his heart and
desires tend. Such as these are
spread all over Virginia, and we
have not a few of them within our
own county, some portion of their
own munificent gifts being of neces.
sity made public.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
POLITICAL.

The Mann bill was very decided,
disposed to make ga man or mouse
of every member of the Legislature.
West Point Neacs.
The next Legislature is likely t.
contain great many Of the Count,
Judges whose offices will become
abolished by force of the new Consti.
tuition in February next.
Benjamin T. Gunter, Common.
wealth's Attorney for Accomac. ha,
announced his candidacy for Stats
Senator from Accomac and North.
ampton counties to succeed the late
DIR. George W. LeCato. The Lieu.
tenant-Governor has ordered special
election for Tuesday, April 2Sth.
All the House and half the Senate
members are to be chosen this fall
and in many of the districts fierce
party contests will rage. Not a few
of the present members of both
Houses will be ineligible for re-elec-
ton if they shall hold on to their
present offices of Commonwealth
Attorney, Superintendent of Schools,
etc.
Congressman James Hay says near
iy all the Virginia delegation are
urging Senator Martin to take the
national chairmanship of the Demo.
cratic party. Also that the Demo-
cratic U. s. Senators are strong for
him. No man in the Senate stands
higher than does Mr.. Martin. His
ability, integrity and unselfishness
are recognized on all sides. He would
make an ideal chairman, as he would
pay close attention to details. Mr..
Hay believes Mr.. Martins chances
OF reelection to the Senate are
good, despite the formidable OPPOSE
ton at this time from Governor
Montague, Ex-Governor Tyler and A.
T. Braxton. He feels that the Junior
Senator's past services will prove a
strong card.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

This glorious liberty in our favored
land is ours, to enjoy, preserve and
to transmit. Let us feel deeply how
much of what we are and of what we
possess we owe to liberty. Nature
has given rs soil which Yields
bounteously 70 the hands of industrv.
The mighty and fruitful ocean il
before US and the skies over orr
heads shed health and vigor. bnt
what are lands and seas and skies tn
civilized man without knowledeep
Ihls 10 the season in which the
farmers are using their knowledge
aud labor on the farms. In the
truck line Irish potatoes seem to be
the chief crop with the majority of
farmers around here. May il be a
fruitful season, and their crops Weld
pientifully. Spring is here again.
ana the merry croak of frogs is heard
from morning till night. The peach
and pear trees are putting on their
spring coats and helping to make
the country more beautiful.
Miss Bernice Conley, of Wheaton.
recently spent a week with her cousi n.
Miss Ida Thomas, of this place.
Miss Eva Thomas has been VISITING
ner aunt, Mrs. Elias Kerst, at Broun's
Store.
Mrs. P. M. Thomas, who has been
quite indisposed FOE some time, we
are glad to say is nvalescent.
+. L. Stakes has lately purchased
hne young horse from John Lewis.
Lara school closed Wednesday.
The afternoon was pleasantly spent
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
LOCKLIES.

Hon. w. II. Lawson, wife and two
children arrived last Saturday night
from Richmond, where the latter
have been spending the winter with
him during the session of the Gen.
eral Assembly. Mr.. Lawson will re-
turn Wednesday. He reports bust
ness very pressing in Richmond.
Quite q number Of our Harmony
Grove members attended ministers
and deacous' meeting ct Ebenezer
Sunday last. =.
Miss Mary Reane Segar returned
nome Tuesday last from visit to
her brother, w. @. Segar. a.
s SUBSCRIBER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
FLEETON.

AS we have heard nothing from
Fleeton of late | will let you know
we are living.
Miss Lizzie Hornsby spent Sun
day before last with her cousin, Miss
Ora Croswell, of Reedville.
1t is understood three or four
business men of Baltimore will build
a hotel and restaurant here this
summer. They are now busy build
ing restaurant for j. @. Walker.
Some men are coming down this
fall TO buy building lots here and
plant 5000 or 1000 bushels of oys-
tiers In the Great Wicomico river.
Rosser Williams paid flying visit
to Baltimore recently.
Mrs. Iona Mae Douglass, who for
some time past has been visiting her
sister In Bethel, Del. is now in Bal
timore as milliner with Armstrong,
Gator & Co.
Capt. John .Haynie will strike
herring in the old canning factory
of w. II. Owens.
Capt. l.. ID. Haynie has built "a
little skipjack on the model Of j. A..
Palmer's. - l.
Alpheus Walker, who has been
living on the little farm near here.
formerly part of Hopedale, has re-
turned to this- place.
r. j. Eskridge last week killed a
very pretty cat on account of her
catching chickens, and after the cat
was dead he found out that he had
killed the wrong one, but it was too
late then. Never put of repenting
until yon are dead--it will be too
late then. 7'r -' - :.
y Our town has developed into quite
2 summer resort and We are expect.
ing large ecrowas<sud new attractions
this coming summer. r',g'
Capt. O. G.. Wood caught $50
shad recently, onl5 four Of which
The home of Mr.. Branu has been
made glad by the arrival of two
bouncing babies-a boy and girl.
The schooner Francis j. Ruth ar
rived here recently with load of ice.
>. A. Palmer bought q load of
oysters to plant in Balls creek.
On account Of rain and fog the
.Tangier was delayed on arecent trip.
Q. q. Wood will soon purchase a
new piano. -,
Miss Daisy Wood is anticipating a
trip to Baltimore, Washington, Alex
andria, Mt. Vernon aud Norfolk soon.
II. +. Waller will Improve his
house greatly by raising his kitchen
on level with the other part and
by painting. HoNEYsUcKLE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
SOME FISHING NOTES..

, Steamer George P. Squires, of Bel
lows u Squires' factory, opened the
season on Thursday on last week BY
catching small jag of menhadep.
Ihe new fishing steamer Kappa.
hammock. built by the E. ID. Codd
Company, Baltimore, has made a
test OF her new machinery, which
proved satisfactory. The vessel was
built for McGilf & Mcneil, of Reed
vile, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

HE Charlotte Observer has so
"queered" our friend, the Norfolk
Landmark, over the predicament of
the rabbit webbing his nose that in
credulity seems to have become part
of its nature. Our reasonable and
truthful report of four-shell egg
last year would not go down with
our contemporary, and now he has
this to say about the true report
from our sister county:
"A Northumberland county peach or
ehard is reported to have sunk fifteen
feet with terrific roar More and queer
er things can happen to peaches at this
time OF the year than to any other living
substance"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
Robbed Al. ar.x.

startling incident Is narrated by John
oiiver. or Phtlsdelphia, a. follows: 81 was In
an awful condition. Ny shin was almost vol
low. eyes suaken- tongue coated, pain CON
tinualiy In back and sides. no appetite, grow
Ing weaker day by day. Three physicians had
gwen me up. Then I was advised to use
hiectric Bitters. To my great Joy the frat
bottle made decided Improvement. con-
s'nued their use for three weeks and am now
we'll man. 4 know they robbed the grave
I9f another VICTIM No one should fail TO
try them. Only 30 cents.
Guaranteed at Ellis G. Richsrdsons d. Kilnsr-
mock. and T. J, Hsydoa & sons, Iryington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

in playing croquet, and afterwards
ice-cream, cake and candies were
served.
There will be an excursion to
Washington from Lara school Easter
Sunday. Everybody 90 and have a
good time. MORNING GLORY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

FOLLOWING close on the manly
apology of Mathews man, which
we reproduced last week from the
.SOuthside Sentinel, comes this grace.
ful acceptance from Mr.. Lane, the
one apologized to:
Editor SoGthside Sentinel:
Il hasten TO accept with all the earnest
ness OF my nature the straightforward.
manly apology extended me by Jus
tiee. Only a heightened, clean-hearted.
iair-minded Christian gentleman could
have penned such retraction, and |
wish to cordially assure him that his
chivalrous conduct challenges the I'M
bounded respect, the unfeigned admira-
ton, the unstinted communication which
honest men accord only the Just and the
brave. q. +. II. LANE,
Treas. of Mathews Co"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

THAT Nebraska man who gave
away his $4,000 in cash and ac-
cepted a job working on farm has
been decided to be of sound mind.
His reasons for getting rid of the
cash that worried him are the same
that have been given by other rich
men in our day and generation; but
somehow or other the cash seems to
stick to the palms of their hands,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

There was big sensation in LeesvilIe. Ind.
when w. H. Brown, OF that place, who was
expected 10 die, had his life saved by DR..
kings New Discovery for Consumption. He
writes; II endured insufrerabie agonics from
asthma. but your New Discovery gave me
immediate relief and soon thereafter effected
complete cure" Similar cures of consump-
tion, pneumonia, bronchitis and grip Are
numerous. It's the peerless remedy for All
throat ano lung troubles Price SOC. and All.
Susranteed by Ellis @. Richardson, Kiimar
Trial bottles free. ' -''"ak'on'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

New York does not believe in
footing with lawyers who embezzle
funds placed in their charge. Be.
cause he could rot furnish $4,000
bail one of her courts has sent TO the
Tombs a man for failing TO give ac-
count of $500 belonging to an estate
placed in his hands.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
FOR 80 DAYS ONLY.

We will give to any lady or gentle
man for four hours work and IS cts.
a pair Of $500 shoes, sent to them
by express, prepaid. This offer is
made to introduce our shoes to the
shoe buyers all over the country.
Send us pour name and address and
we will write you full particulars.
We are sending out the very latest
spring styles in any size aud width.
w. q. THURsTON & CO.,
S40 Carolina Ave., Primers Peint, Va
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

SEVERAL slot machines are in oper-
alton IN our county, no action hay-
ing been taken against the proprie,
tors presumably because of the
equiyocal statute on the subject.
There is no more lingering doubt
now on that score, and we expect to
see our county officials look after
them in future.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

PRESIDENT CASTRO, of Venezuela,
in Withdrawing his resignation pulled
in the string also with it.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
BLACKSMITH WANTED,

A good smith can locate at Millen.
beck, Lancaster county. Blacksmith
and carriage shop to rent cheap. No
smith nearer than four miles. Ad-
dress w. 81. WARREN, Millenbeck;
or w. Med. LEE, Irvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

You need the best; so get the McCor-
mick machines. II 10 need of overs,
rakes. binders. disc harrows. disc cult.
vators and Bickford s. Huffman disc
drills call on 81. w. GIL, 10 Northumber.
land, or j. K. Gresham (Wbite Stone) In
Lancaster, for rock bottom prices.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

G. II. Smith has returned from q
trip to Baltimore.
1t makes US feel very sad to hear
the boys say they are going away to
work. r. Ii. Forester has gone to
White Stone, where he had accepted
position with Schwartzmau Bros,
and +. r. Sampson left us Saturday
tor Wicomico to ill situation with
his cousins, the Messrs. Christoph er.
We wish them good luck. and pros
perity.
James Christopher has been visit
ing his cousin. +. j. Sampson, of
this neighborhood.
w. G. Harrison has purchased q
fine. horse. She can go mile IN 2:2O.
Isn't that fy,ng?y Get out the road,
boys, when you see him coming!
Mrs. Willamette Dawson, who
has been i'll for long time, We are
glad to say is now improving.
Petal
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
MISKIMoN.

We were very much panied to
learn that our information regarding
the marriage of Thos. Boyd turned
out to be untrue. The news came
to Us through the medium of q SER
want, and we would have inquired
into it, but for the fact we were Just
ON the point of mailing our commu-
nication, so we merely stated it just
as it came. We fud that there was
no foundation whatever for the re-
port. We hope Mr., Boyd, and especi-
ally Miss Eubank, will accept our
explanation aud apology.
w. ii. Harrison is spending the
week in Washington.
Mrs. N. u. Gill is visiting her
son, B. l.. Gill, of Rehoboth.
Miss Evy Cockrell has became
quite proficient on the organ.
Everything looks favorable to q
good fruit and crop year around here.
Providence school closes next week.
Miss Della Walker, as teacher, has
made. herself very popular both with
the children and Older people.
Trrrpk,y
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
WEIR POLES FOR SALE.

Weir poles of any length can be bought
from w. Med. Lee. In woods near
Irvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know IL.
How To Find Ou,

rhi n bottle or common glass with vour
water and let IL stand twenty-four hours; a
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03

s-OAtiiSnt or SET
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the Kid
neys: II II stains
your linen Il Is
evidence of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire to
pass 1t or pain in
the back is also
kfHnas- - Lfs