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

GDr. and Mrs. w. j. Newblll were sud-
denly called TO Essex on Sunday night,
owing 10 the critical illness Of the
Doctors nephew. little Walter Street.
They are expected home tonight (Thurs-
day.. DR.. G. f. Newbill, of Ncrfolk.
was also telegrsphed for and went up
Tuesday night.
AS two weeks will elapse before
another issue of the CITIZEN, and a great
many interesting matters Will transpire,
we would ask our correspondents and
friends TO let US know of the happenings,
but urge them to coDdense as much as
possible. particularly In the matter of
programs, entertainments aud lists of
names.
Why not take advantage OF the cheap rates
on the river steamers and visit Fredericks-
burg. Combine business and pleasure and see
the great stock OF Dry Goods and Millinery at
G. w. Jones' Store.
The CITIZEN staff will dispsrse as fol.
lows: j. K. Anderson 10 spend week
In Richmond; Lewis Burke and Rufus
Merchant, at their homes In Fredericks.
burg; Arthur James goes to Cheriton,
Va; Joe Douglass will be at his home
near Lancaster Courthouse; Messrs.
Cooley and Shsckleford will tour Irving
ton; foreman Rowe and editor Lee will
be found at their desks, and r. H..
Holmes, imam of all work." win proceed
with hog-killing.
Some visitors recently seen here: Mr..
and Mrs. II. A. Cr;ttenden, Br. and Mrs
Henry Daniel, Mrs. ]. o. Cameron, Miss
Orah Doggett, A. s. Hardy, Allen Beau
champ, r. J Sadler, J Eddie Blakemore,
Judge J. G. Ewell, Otis Davenport, ii
W. Clark, Vivian Chowning. (. N. Mer-
Ger, r. Nj. Davis, Ulysses Hazard, Noah
Foster, W. ID. GUIDE, Frank Settle, H. II.
Pitmau, Capt. j. F. Bellows, E. 3.
Squires, w. l. Sanders, j. X Gresham,
Rev. and Mrs F. w. Claybrook, G.. r.
Packett, II. A. Moran, J II. Sherman, J
T. Payne, t. S. Brent, Rev. G.. Y. Bradley,
Ellis Duuton, w. Z. Cox. Geo. Gresham
Why wait until the season is so far adj
vanced before you get your millinery and
pretty summer dresses? Take trip on one
of the river steamers to Fredericksburg and
visit G. w. Jones' Dry Goods and Millinery
Store, the most modeI n and up date store
In this section.
The Chesapeake Academy took a
recess Tuesday afternoon until next
Monday week, January All All out.
OF town scholars repaired to their
several homes to spend the holidays, and
those of the faculty living elsewhere did
likewise. Prof. Otis NJ. Clarke left for
his home at South Boston, Va; Miss B.
Blanche Jones and Miss Nellie Jones,
for their home at Urbapna; Miss Evelyn
Robins to visit friends at Saluda, Mrs
Lula II. Gaines and Miss Lille Gaines
will be 10 Baltimore until Sunday next,
when they will return, going TO Essex to
spend week.
MUSIC Both vocal and instrumental
taught. 1 also repair aad tune pianos and
organs. Satisfaction guaranteed, or no pay
Another branch of my business is running
singing schools in churches and schools any
where in reach of Irviugtou. graduated at
the Blind Institute at stanton fifteen years
ago and have been teaching ever since. Ad-
dress me at Irvington, or the CITIZEN ONCE.
PROF. s. A. ODEN.
While nearly all of our towns-people
are making joyous preparations for the
annual holidays, a few of our families
are in distress aud affection. There has
beeu much sickness in this section,
principally from pneumonia. While
nearly all OF the patients were supposed
to be convalescing, Monday the Night of
Death lowered over the family of Captain
and Mrs. Robert r. Meekins. At 4
O'Clock, ere the light of Tuesday had
dawned, the spirit OF their 15.year-old
son, Robert Grover, passed into eternity.
Ii was II shock TO the whole community,
coming SO unexpectedly as IL did.
Grover was fragile but goodly boy, and
the fatal malady found him an easy
victim after lingering but q short time.
His remains were inferred In the Metho.
dist cemetery on Wednesday afternoon
while tears flowed freely from grief the
stricken family and relatives the and
hearts of the towns-people were laden
with sorrow. The youth was a member
OF the Methodist church here aud he will
be greatly missed in the Sunday school.
A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometimes very expensive.
Occasionally life itself is the price of a mis-
take. but you'll never be wrong IL you take
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