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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

last Friday, after a lingering ILL
ness. Another mother in Israel has
passed to her reward.
Capt. and Mrs James @. Fisher
are in Pocomoke City, Md, OH a two
weeks trip.
Albert Morris, of Reedville, in
pursuance of his usual liberality,
viii take a party of our citizens to
Newport News to witness the launch
ing of the new U. S. battleship Vir-
ginis, which is to take place on the
9th Of April.
Miss Matte Goodman, who is con-
Quoting n private school in Reedville,
has now eighteen scholars in her
school. Miss Matte is considered
ar excellent teacher, aud is quite
popular In our section.
Charles Hogan, of Heathsville,
who has been clerking for Reed,
Rice " Co, at Reedville, has resigned
and returned to his home.
George Flanagan, of this place,
went to Baltimore on Saturday last.
huinor nath lt that he will not re-
turn home alone.
Our people are making an effort to
establish line of steamers between
this point and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland. With this idea in view.
the Eubank-Gill Guano Company
will shortly put their steamer on this
route to run either to Cape Charles
or Crisfeld, Md. She can make
daily trips between these two points.
We trust that the people along the
bay will unite in this effort, and thus
establish permanent line between
Reedville and the Eastern Shore, for
we are satisfied that it will be paw.
ing investment.
Beverly Robinson, General Mana
ger of the Fairfelds Mercantile store.
is north selecting spring and summer
stock for that concern.
Joseph Bowles. living near this
place, will leave in few DAYS to
enter hospital to have an operation
performed on his throat, from which
he has been suffering for several
years. AJAcKs
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
Northumberland Go
HARVEY'S NECK.

Capt. |. Nj. Bassells left for Nor
folk Monday.
Miss Kate Whaley speet several
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Oscar Kent, near Hopeside.
Capt. Geo. Hanks and SOP, j. 4.
Hanks, of Emmerton, are visiting
the formers daughter, Mrs. w. b.
Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Christopher
were the welcome guests of Pelham
Delano Saturday aud Sunday last.
Misses Julia Eubank and Irene
Clark were beautifully entertained
the second Saturday and Sunday at
the lovely new home of Capt. Robert
Snow.
Mrs. |. NJ. Bussells, who has been
visiting relatives in Richmond county,
returned home Tuesday, much to the
pleasure of her many friends here.
Charlie Headley spent several DAYS
In the Monumental city last week.
Mrs. l.. L, Lawson and Miss Liz
zie Anderson, of Mia, were guests
OF Mrs. Charlie Headley several days
last week. SUNSHINE
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

Our prediction months ago that
the coal operators would get even for
any loss incurred by the great coal
strike is being verified to nicely.
Prices were raised ''out of sight"
during the strike, aud they have not
come down much, nor is it likely
they will ever resume their normal
status. The coal interests are now
as thoroughly in the grasp of a COM
bine as is the oil output, and the
dictum is that they do not expect to
reduce prices even for the summer.
Both coal and oil are easier mined
today than ever before, yet prices of
both are almost double what they
were three or four years ago. We have
never been altogether satisfied that
governments should control these
outputs, but if conditions continue
going from bad to worse that may be
the only solution.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
OPHELIA.

MIR. Charlie Williams and Mis-;
OpheIia Cough, both of this place
were quietly married at the M. p
parsonage at 4 p. IN. Thursday last
those who accompanied them to the
parsonage were, Misses Nettie Cough
Sadie and Mamie Smith; Messrs
Howard Ingram, James Haynie anJ
VIII Sears. The bride is the attrac.
tive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. X. j
tough and the groom is a worthy
young man of this community. Theil
many friends wish them life brim,
ming over with happiness.
L. X Coles and family have moved
into the ore-house formally occu
pied by ii. A. Coles.
Muir & Haynie are enlarging their
store room. Partitions have been corn
down and more spacious room will
soon be ready to show their stock.
James p. Haynie returned FROM
Baltimore on Thursday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Haynie re-
Gently spent few days in Baltimore
Misses Maude and Bessie Gaskins
spent last week with Miss Clara
Smith.
Capt. "Bill" Smith has purchased
the iiying-jib schooner "Janet." He
rs now on trip to Baltimore with a
load of wood.
Capt. G. NJ. McGuiggan is in
Baltimore this week with load of
lumber.
Mrs. Francis Eskridge is visiting
her relatives aud old friends in this
neighborhood.
Lee Burgess has moved his saw.
mill farther up the road, but has
been unable to begin work, owing
to the wet weather,
Mrs. George Edwards has been
very much indisposed for some time.
We hope that she may soon recover
her good health.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Alton,
which was to have met at the home
of Mrs. w. II. McGuiggan, did not
hold their meeting as only a few
were present. We are looking for
ward to having our president with
us at our meeting in April.
Wilma Hastings spent last We'd
nesday night at the home of Capt.
Bun" Eskridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ketcham, of
Heedville, visited relatives here on
Sunday evening last.
Fishermen are busy getting ready
Tor the trapping season. VIII Black
we'll, Tom Brown and George Smith
have driven their stakes aud expect
to put out traps this week.
TRIXY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
DOINGs IN CONGRESS.


General Wood, the Presidents pet,
has at last won the unmerited pro-
motion. The Senate has been
whipped in, and he was confirmed.
The late Senator Hanna was the
obstacle before.
Senator Martin has introduced a
bill to appropriate $4,000 to finish
constructing wall around James
town Island. The Senator saws ''red
tape" must be dropped, or the island
will soon succumb to the wearing
tides.
CONGRESSMAN AND THE EXPOSITION.
Mr.. L. j. Wool owes it to the peo-
pie of Virginia to give the names of
those congressman to the public who
have threatened to waylay and sand
bag the jamestown appropriation bill
II the Legislature rearranges the
Congressional districts of the State
so as to conform to the clear purport
of the law.
Come, who are these congressman
who have made this cowardly and
contemplate threat against an enter
prise to which the State has already
voted its money and the success or
failure of which means so much to
the future of the State?
Who are these valorous gentlemen
who threaten to turn the switch aud
derail the train of progress unless the
General Assembly yields to their
wishes and ignores the law?
Who are these Caesars who have
fed upon public pap until they are
grown so great that they undertake
to dictate to the General Assembly ?
Who are these pugnacious parties
Who say they will fight the James
town appropriation bill in Congress
If Newport News and Norfolk are
put In separate districts?
These are legitimate questions.
Speaking for the constituency that
has done most to put this enterprise
on its feet, the Tirginian- Pilot re-
Spectfully asks that Mfr. Wool state
what members of the Virginia dele
cation have made this threat. We
do not recall in the recent political
history of Virginia anything so i'm
pudent and so astounding. The re-
distrieting Of the State has no more
to do with the Exposition than the
man in the moon has to do with the
Presidential election. They have
absolutely no relation, commercially
or politically. As we see the case,
this threat is precisely on the same
moral plane as would be a threat to
burn q mans house down if he did
not go and stop another man from
doing something that he not only
bad a perfect right to do, but that
the law commanded him to do.
No man who would make such a
threat or resort to such tactics is a.
to be in Congress. Mr.. Wool owes
it to himself, to the Exposition Com
pany and to the State Of Virginia to
give the name or names of the man
or men In the case.-Norfolk Fir.
ginian- Pilot.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
FAIRFIELDS.

Miss Bertha Burgess spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Miss Pearl
Hayden, of Blackwells.
Mrs, Brent, of Heathsville, is now
at the home of her son, j. !. Brent,
OF Burgess Store.
Mrs. Edward Smith is visiting her
son and daughter in Washington.
e. w. Edwards has been elected
delegate to represent HeathsviIle
Circuit of the Methodist Protestant
church in the annual conference.
which will convene in Baltimore on
April 9Th. George Norton was
chosen alternate. The delegate was
instructed to ask for the return of
the present pastor.
Miss Bennett, Of Lillian, was re-
Gently guest of Miss Leila Blundon.
Prayer meeting has been held at
the home of NJ. f. Burgess for sew
eral weeks on Wednesday night, for
the special benefit of his mother.
Mrs. Martha Burgess. The meetings
have been well attended and very
much enjoyed.
An oyster supper will be held by
the Ladies' Aid Society of Fairfield
church in the hall adjoining the
church on Easter Monday, April 9Th.
Previous to the supper an Easter
programme will be rendered in the
church, beginning at 7:30 p. m.
The Fairfields n. P. Sunday school
was reorganized last Sunday and the
following officers were elected; sup
erintendent, j. H.. Barber; assistant,
j. IL. Q. Covington; secretary, Miss
Bessie Smith; treasurer, j. r. Cole
man. Voy.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
AN EVADED TAX.

On our first page will be found a
list OF what is paid on incomes by
residents of the various counties in
Virginia, according to the report of
Auditor Marye. The income tax is
probably evaded more largely than
any other individual tax imposed by
our State laws. Yet it is an item that
the DEMOCRATIC party and it's spokes-
men have loudly proclaimed should
be taxed, either by National or State
legislation. Until some few years
ago not dollar was returned on this
tax from Lancaster county, but last
year we paid the State $50 on in
comes. liz other words, some few
citizens of this county listed their
'ncomes as being in excess of 5000
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

per snnum, the aggregate being
$4,000. This is still far TOO small IN
our judgment. Northumberland did
better, returning $lS7.40, while
Richmond county returned only 81
and Westmoreland 81. In Rich
mond county some citizen or citizens
appraised his or their annual income
at $500 only in excess of $500. In
Westmorelspd some lone citizen,
probably, confessed to making or re-
ceising $500 for the 'year.
Even if the income tax is onerous
or wrong-neither of which we agree
to-no mental reservation can posi-
bly, absolve citizen from making
affidavit to an erroneous statement
upon his assessment blank; nor is one
less culpable if he permits the com.
missioner of the revenue to list him
gratuitously when knowing that that
officer is going to relieve him of taxa
ton which the uncohtested State
law says he shall pay. If the law. be
onerous or wrong, only by it's enforce
ment-not evasion-should it be
made so unpopular as to lead to it's
repeal.
The CITIZEN is not for the first
time addressing its readers on this
subject. Some years ago the income
tax feature bad been wholly ignored
IN this section, and we have from
time to time called attention to the
dereliction. By degrees our people
are becoming convinced that to live
up fully to the tax law this special
tax cannot be ignored, and we hope
they will continue to grow more care.
full in listing both their property
and incomes. Because other counties
default is no reason for our remiss-
ness. at the same time we shall be
glad to see the time come when some
practicable method will be found bg
which all sections of the Common
wealth can be brought to an equitable
basis of assessment.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT seems to be
living up to his strenuous break-neck
disregard of rights and constitu tons
pretty consistently. Nearly every
week he evolves some new scheme
for outrsging the natural order of
things. The latest is the dictum
that all Union veterans 60 years of
age shall be put on the pension roll.
1t means a stupendous grab of mil
lions more annually for undeserved
pensions.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

1T is "dog-eat-dog" down in Ger
man South Africa. The Germans
have been fighting, butchering and
ravishing the natives in that portion
of Africa appropriated by Germany
as her "zone." In retaliation the
blacks the other day wiped out a
German settlement, soldiers and all,
and Kaiser Wilhelm is chewing his
mustache and ordering more butchers
to the scene. "Man's inhumanity to
man" is not confined alone to un-
civilized races.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
TIBITHA

Misses Julia and Viola Williams,
daughters of Capt. o. M. Williams,
of this place, left for Baltimore
recently, where they expect to spend
several days. Miss Sadie Crowther,
daughter of j. Henry Crowther, is
also in Baltimore. =.
Capt. Wesley Raynor is busy look
ing up his crew for the fishing
steamer Northumberland, of the
Chesapeake bay fleet.
G. 0. Payton, who has spent sew
eral seasons in Reedville, managing
the packing business of Henry King
q Son, of Alexandria, is back again
preparing for this seasons work. He
was accompanied by packer and a
carpenter.
The Era, a newspaper lately started
at Reedville, has found the newspaper
business of that town rather an sup
hill' business, and has been sus-
pended. The material will be re-
moved to some new and untried
locality.
MIR. and Mrs. Clayton TaHaferro,
who have been visiting friends down
the bay, have returned home.
A susprise party was given at Capt.
j. b. Hinton's recently.
Messrs. Swinehart and Hewett. of
Equitable Insurance Company, spent
several days in Reed willie not long
since looking after the interests of
their company e q
Henry Mcfarland, who has been
residing in Baltimore for some years
past, has returned to Reed willie, his
former aome. Mr.. Mcfarland Says
there is no'plaee like home.
Mrs. Carrie o serton died in Bal.
timore on Friday last. Mrs. Overton,
though native of Baltimore, had
lived in this section for several years,
and had by her Christian deporf.
ment, endeared herself to all of our
people. While here she was jealous
and devoted member of Bethany NJ.
+. church, and was fully identified
with all of it's interests. She was a
true, humble and devout Christian.
She leaves a large circle of friends
here and in Baltimore, who are deeply
grIeved to learn of her death, but
who will feel that their beloved friend
has been called to her reward,
The Development Company of
Election has let the contract for the
erection of the hotel at that place to
). +. Marshall, of Crisfield, Md.
The hotel is to be q large and COM
modious one, and is expected to be
ready for occupancy by July 1. The
brick and most of other material are
already in place, and work will be
commenced at once. 8
The new fish packing house at
Fieeton is rapidly nearing compile
ton. and is expected to be flashed in
about month, when a firm from
will take charge of it for
the season.
A bowling alley Will soon be built
at Fleeton which will displace the
billiard room of that place.
Caps John Ketcham, who ia con-
sidered one of the best fishermen in
our section, has gone to Cape Fear,
N. o., to take charge of the fishing
steamer Atlantic, of the Atlantic |
Fisheries Co., where he expects to re-
main until about the first of next
year. His wife accompanied him.
We regret to learn that Mrs. @. G.
Woodruff, formerly of Fairport, but
who has been living in Baltimore for
'ome time past, is very i'll in that
,ity.
We are sorry to learn of the death
II Mrs. George Allison, which oc-
cured at her home at Fairport on
y
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

this hour Of gloom. In all the
virtue that made the man in her
husband she excels as a woman.
and p@ans OF praise to Him above
still come from the hearts of her
loved ones that there is still tie left
on earth that binds earth and heaven
Tor them. But how can any know
the heart-rending pain that is hers
when she croons-
Il have been to the funeral of all my homes
And entombed them one by one.
Not word was said,
Not tear was shed
When the mournful task was done.
Slowly and sadly turned me round.
And sought my silent room:
And here alone, by the cold heartbstoue
lwooed the midnight gloom"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Messrs. Coulbourne Bros, wholesale
commission merchants, having had their
former place of business, Ill South Cal
vert street, Baltimore, Md, DESTROYED by
nre, peg 10 announce TO all shippers of
produce, poultry, eggs, etc, that they
are now temporarily located at No. IS
East camden street. where they will
Sonuuct their business until the 9TH OF
March, after which time they will move
to III West Pratt street. where thew
nave purchased the building formerly
occupied by Meisrs. Dunn & Wagner.
they beg 10 state that they are located
right in the heart of the produce section
aud are In position to handle all shin.
ments to the very best advantage.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

SOMEONE reported that we had
wiped the last vestige of belligerent
Filipinos off the earth some weeks
ago, but here come tidings of bat
tie IN which hundred Moros were
butchered by our troops in our
Asiatic possessions. When will our
benevolent assimilation cease?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
LEGISLATIVE ALTERNATE.

A committee from the Virginia
Legislature will meet a similar one
from the Maryland Legislature at
Annapolis March 2S to consider the
question of interstate control of the
Potomac river oyster beds. The
Virginia committee is composed of
State Senators G. Ii. Walker, W. II.
Sale and i. ii. Machen.- and Dele
gates Greene, HURLEY, Stubs, Lyell
and Cation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

S. R~DoNoHoE, late State Senator,
newspaper man and general all-round
good fellow, has been elected cashier
of the Fairfax National Bank. Mr..
Donohoe is one of the most popular
and influential men in his section.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

OWING to our treatment of Colon
bia in the Panama rape the Colon
bian embassy has left Washington,
we are told, in high dudgeon. 1t
would be high bludgeon if Columbia
were little bit bigger kid.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
Locklies, Va.

Our little enterprise was 80 much
commended. expressed by many letters
and by word of mouth, that we feel
no future effort would be too burden
some to accommodate such an appre-
ciative clientele.
Another. among batch of encour-
aging letters, is from a prominent
resident Of Warsaw, who, in remit
ting his subscription for the CITIZEN,
says:
The CITIZEN gives me more war news
and legislative doings than any other
local paper"
A prominent Baptist minister of
Westmoreland county writes:
THE CITIZEN gets better all the time,
am glad to say. / feel / am to get
more for this dollar than will get for
any other one spend this year."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
SOME BILLS PASSED.

To require boards of supervisors
to make publication of the AFFAIRS of
their county.
The legislature passed the Edmon-
son road Jaw, which places the open
ing of all new roads and the appoint
ment of a county road supervisor in
the hands of the boards of super
visors of each county instead of with
the Circuit Court. A right of APP
peal to the circuit court is granted
to anybody who feels aggrieved. No
more meritorious bill has been passed
by this legislature.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
APPRECIATIvE READERS.

These are samples from score or
more letters received within the past
month, for all which we are duly
appreciative:
Enclosing ST. subscription in ad-
vance the following letter accom-
panies it:
EDITOR CITIZEN:-I desire to extend
thanks to you for the energy displayed
In sending out your extra containing
news of the great Baltimore fire. IL was
the first news that reached rs of the ter
riole disaster. You deserve credit, which
have no doubt you will get. Icertalnly
appreciate your efforts and feel that /
have lost nothing In subscribing to the
VIRGINIA CITIZEN. these 10 or i2 years.
"Yours,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25

Since the above was in type we see
that the esteemed ITmes-DisDafch
has succeeded in smoking the Sena-
tor. And, in duty bound, the
It'd offers the amende honora.
BILE. The other Richmond con-
temporary comes little later to
ciimo clown off the fence" and
Join. the retroactive music. The
truth OF the matter is, all locoslty
aside, Senator Martin has never op.
posed the primary, nor has his friends
asa class. But he is too busy to stop
and snap at every little flee barking
at his heels. Nor does he propose
in that way to drop the bone he is
carrying and give the yelpers a chance
to snatch it. Nor do we believe the
people OF Virginia.-his master,-are
going to order him to do so. Since
nothing short of giving up his Wash
ington Job will satisfy the howlers-
who would soon be at logger-heads
themselves over the bone-he ia w;se
IN not trying to propitiate them. His
silence is golden; and the people of
virginia are not losing sight Of the
TACT that constant nagging comes
from those who are less Democrats
(Vide the records) than he. When
the agitators leave the stage, or are
kicked of, Democratic harmony NAV
be In sight. Experience has shown
that no statement or act of Senator
Martin will long satisfy these agita-
tors. They watch eagerly for the
nextopening, and will create one if
1t does not soon present itself.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-25
HEATHSVILLE.


The farmers of this section have
commenced their farm work, and are
busyily preparing for the early crops.
The parsonage property is being
oeautifed by the addition of "a new
fence. II. A. Hall is doing the WORK.
Justice Eichelberger. known by
some as "Justice john" has been
kept busy of late issuing warrant is
and trying cases.
Our genial friend, G. q. Miller.
who has been engaged in the stave
business in this neighborhood for
some time, contemplates leaving for
Texas in the near future.
There will be an entertainment
given at this place Easter Monday
night for the benefit of the M. E
church South by the "Village Trio"
ii. @. Rowe returned from Wash.
ington on Friday with four horses,
which he purchased for farm use.
Tayloe Clark. who has been in TAIL
here since Christmas, was taken to
the asylum last Friday for treatment.
Our popular hotel man, J. E..
helms, purchased fine horse one
day last week. WHO.
On Saturday last the Board of
Supervisors met. r. L. Burgess.
road contractor from .Fairfields dis
trict, was excused from further duty.
We have no phone service now at
Heathsville. L. r. Belts, at great
personal sacrifice and inconvenience,
has served the public some twelve
years His compensation from a f.
nancial standpoint was nothing. 1t
is now sup" to some other public
spirited citizen of Heathsville to
serve the people along this line for a
year or so at least.
Jno. ID. Luttrell was at this place
Saturday evening looking unusually
well. With the exception of a slight
deafness ne has entirely recovered.
Hon. q. Harding Walker is at
home now, where he will stay for at
least two years. He has served his
people faithfully and we'll at the
Capitol in making ami amending
laws, aud is now ready to construe
these laws.
The friends here of DIR. w. III.
Boyd are glad to hear of his success
In his new home. 1t is said that hrs
purpose is to make. enough money
while he is young to last him
through his old age, aud bis last
years are to be spent right at Heaths-
ville-in his opinion the best place
in the world.
L. j: Downing has greatly i'm
proved his lot In the upper part of
the village by tearing down the fence.
grubbing up hedge-row, etc.
l.. l.. Snead, who is now in Balti-
more, expects to return to his home
about the middle of April.
We had no "cote" day here on the
second Monday. Possibly about half