Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08

LOCAL MENTION.
All communications should be addressed To
the NiRotstA CITIZEN. Irvington. Va.
The public school here closed Wed.
nesdsy.
VIII Willing is spending some time on
the Eastern Shore.
Mark Winner, of Baltimore, Is here for
week with relatives.
w. X. Mason caught a rock fish last
week that weighed l6 pounds.
b. s. Hsmmonds left this week to
paint the Ottoman Baptist church.
Arthur McGiunis, of Ottoman. was
visiting Lloyd Barnett the past week.
Capt. Chan Willing plowed up per-
feet white flint arrow head in his garden.
Among the sick this week we note
Mrs. Alice Lokey and Mrs. Kate James.
Fresh Pork and Beef will be found at Mes
sick, Long & Co.'S every Saturday.
Church meeting at the Irvington Bsp-
fist church at an early hour tonight
friday.
Joseph w. Ball, of Hopeside, was here
Tuesday night TO attend Odd Fellows
meeting.
Robert George is having a gasoline
boat fitted up. John Brewipgton is doing
the work.
Capt. S. p. Simmons foot was right
badly mashed Saturday by being jammed
between two boats.
Joe Douglass, of the CITIZEN force,
spent Saturday and Sunday at his home
near White Marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Bryant and little
daughter, Edith, spent Easter with
friends in Baltimore.
The CITIZEN keeps contracts for toma.
TO Gamers and growers always on hand.
Monthly meeting of the District Anti
Saloon League will be held at weems
Presbyterian church on Tuesday next,
2:30 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mitchell and Mr.,
and Mrs. Crandle, of Westlsnd, spent
Sunday at the home of s. B. Griffith, in
this village.
Capt. w. L. Messick took quite large
party ofIryingtonians on fishing steamer
Coulbourn to the launching Of the battle.
ship Virginia, at Newport News.
]. *. Leonard, DR.. Newbill and Jim
my Willy are preparing to have their
dwellings put on a fresh coat of paint
Jasper Jett is already painting his
Order for oak or chestnut cord wood,
chestnut railing aud posts, can be left at
the CITIZEN office.
DR.. and Mrs. a. B. Hooe, OF Washing.
ton, arrived this week TO visit their
brother II. S. Mitchell. Mrs. Addie Nit.
chell, their mother, who has been winter
ing at Sharps, is also here.
Monday next is the first day of April
term of Northumberland Circuit Court
The CITIZENS editor and assistant,
Jack Brent. expect TO be in attendance
TO wait on our Northumberland friends
and patrons.
Mrs. Sallie Clark. OF upper Lancaster
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. w. A
Hayden, in this village Mrs. Lummy
Jett, mother of these ladies, expects &c
leave next Monday for Colonial Reach &c
visit her sou.
Encourage home enterprise and buy youl
lumber of w II. Jesse, LitwaIfon. Iancsste,
Co. Material the best, prices low. big fneigbf,
saved. 'N
w. j. Cornelius, accountant and gen.
eral confidence man at Bellows &
Squires' works, was In our office Frida,
settling old scores. When any of th,
-. u ). men drop in our office they gen
orally go away busted"
Rev. ]. NJ. Anderson began a pro
tracted meeting at the Irvington Metho
dist church Monday night of this week
continuing until further advised. Rev
Claybrook will begin sseries of meeting.
at the Baptist church on the Goth.
Dir. and Mrs. John Findlay, of Sails
bury Mills, N. Y, arrived Wednesda,
morning to make their future abod,
here. Mr.. Findlay has gone into the
lumber business here. He brought with
him driver and six mules and horses.
The w. L. Douglass 50, 1880 and "a shoe,
are acknowledged to be the best on tn,
market Messick, Long & Co. have lust laid IN
sfnil line OF this famous dress shoe.
Capt. X. w. Wiley went to Norfolk
Wednesday ON his vessel. taking with
him Messrs. Brewington. Hayden
Kirkmyer, Thompson and Foster. who
are purchasing building material In thai
city. Frank wilshin accompanied them
TO remain there awhile.
Oyater-inspector A. E. Segar, of lower
Aiddiesex, was here Saturday afternoon
In his party were: Mrs. NJ. Z Segar
Mrs. A. K. Segar, Miss Sallie Jones and
walker Jones. Mr.. and Miss Jones are
from Gloucester. and were visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Segar at their home at Locklies
Mrs. X. s. Mitchell gave the little tot:
their annual Easter egg hunt on Monday
Some dozen or az naSfs 90 NJ.