Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-08


there's got to be a mighty short TAX
up IL the life at this place this sum
mer is not merrier and more WORT
the living than in any previous one
Inc several dramas and parties givel
tins year have ieveled off much O
.ne oarr'er-so strangely standin,
WIKI the feminine and masculin,
sides OF the yoaus Mt this place. Tn,
TWO are forgetting old differences
love quarrels If | must-and ar,
dong nicely. Each afternoon thes,
congregate Cu the pretty green neal
the monument to play croquet o.
"coquette".
The farms around us also are fas
getting in "apple- pie" order, ano
many dusty foot taps the clod
day by day. Fully two-thirds of tn,
corn crop is now planted. Mos
tomato plants are out, but th,
weather, keeping so cool, they are a
a stand still. This chilly season j,
hard on the peas, though it is he
lieved the yellowish cast it gives the
vines does not curtsil the yield.
certainly hope it does not since mine
don't make so much differenc,
about my neighbor's-are "sarteul,
yaliowish." In our gardens ali things
like beans, cucumbers, beats and
melons are up or sprouting. Yer,
few have full stand of Irish pota.
toes, but J. j. Hamblin has a beauti.
full patch.
Through no fault of the young
editors the false announcement that
the Fairport dramatic troupe would
be here on Thursday last, which APP
peared in The Echo, attracted some
outsiders here on that night. The
Moore boys of Fairields, who came,
had their horse to break away and
run Oft. The young men had to hire
a team to get home. Next day they
found their buggy void of shafts,
otherwise unchanged, near the Kirk
land camping ground and their horse
at the home of a colored man living
thereabouts.
a very large crowd heard Pastor
Garner's good talk on Prayer at the
prayer meeting here Thursday night.
A series OF meetings, beginning the
last Sunday night in this month and
to continue a fortnight, are to lie
held in the NJ. E. church here. Rev.
E. +. Garner will be assisted by the
Rev. Richard Ferguson, of Middle
sex county.
W. j. Tignor, who has been in the
mercantile business here for a long
number of years, has concluded to
quit the business. He contempIates
opening boarding house ia the
city of Washington. His wife, son
and daughter leave at once for that
place while he, his oldest daughter.
Miss Teresa, and youngest son, How
ard, remain here for time to close
up business.
Miss Lillian, the pretty sixteen
year.old daughter Of Capt. John L.
McNeal, became the bride of Mr..
Robert b. Cough, of Fair6elds, on
afternoon. Quite a crowd
came to witness the marriage. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. G.
w. Beale at the parsonage here.
A license was issued Tuesday for
the marriage of Miss Mary Esther
d ulr, of Reedvillc, to Ernest Frank
lin Howeth.
Rev. G. w. Beale was called up
to TempleInan's Y roads on Wednes.
day of this week to ofliciate at the
funeral of Earl, the oldest son of
Rev. Il. S. Monds. Earl had been i'll
tor several weeks affected with a
complicated form of pneumonia. Our
people deeply sympathize with the
family.
Rev. Mr.. Rumsey lectured at Coan
Baptist church on Tuesday night to
large crowd. Many from this place
vent. A lot of young ones in wagon
attended.
In some issue of the CITIZEN II
aid the nj. p. church here could not
De sold, since the deed read it reverted
o the Harding heirs when it ceased
icing used as place of worship.
since l was wrong | beg to correct
he statement and add the language
# Capt. Harding's deed which was
wrongly construed by my informers. |
rhe deed reads: "To have and to
lold to them DR.. James Smith, Jas. |
Il. Smith, John j. Belts and A. j. |
5rent, trustees, as aforesaid, and to |
heir successors, which may be ap-
'ointed as the existing law allows or
n any other legal and proper way,
n trust, however, for the sole and
xclusive use aud benefit of religious
Congregations of regular orthodox
lethodist Professionals which NAV
ereafter assemble there to worship,
then the said house is completed, or
c any church which may hereafter
g built at or near the present site or
ltuation for the purpose of religious
'orship of the Methodist Protest
nts and for no other purpose"
The circuit court will at its next
ession for this county recognize the
committee, properly APP
olhted by the church to act for it,
nd the church building will pass
Ito the hands of Mr.. Jones from
ape Charles. The purchase price
said to be $1,000.
y. V. Belts returned from Wash
lgton with five horses, but is now
attlIng with the measles.
Miss Zenia Carr, of Baltimore, is
sitting Miss Mary Thomas at Bun
Ick,
A. K. Cralle has been in Wash
gton recently.
W. Q. Snow and @. @. Miller are
Baltimore this week.
Meade Brent is in the Capitol
ity.
w. @. Snow has sold one of his
)rSeS.
L.. IL. Belts has purchased town
lag."