Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-09

LOCAL MENTION.
an Recommendations should be addressed 70
the VIRGINIA CiTIzES. lryingtcn. Va
Capt. w. L. Messick is in Baltimore
this week.
A letter brings information that Mrs.
Bruce Leo Jones is improving.
Messrs. w. f. Davis, E d. Alvord aud
John Findlay were in Norfolk Tuesday
Chesapeake Academy recital will be
held to night (Friday) in the opera house.
Mrs. Elijah Davis recently spent sew
ersl days with Mrs. Reeves, near White
Stone.
Fresh Pork and Beef will be found at Mes
sick Gunby every Saturday.
l.. E. Mumford. the pioneer banker,
dropped down upon IrYingion last
Saturday.
Capt. @. III. Willing is having built an
oyster house adjoining the steamboat
wharf here.
Geo. w. Sullivan, OF Philadelphia, Is
the guest several days this week OF Capt.
A. J. Hamilton.
Ii. J. Dyke, wife and little son left
Wednesday TO spend few days with
relatives in Essex.
Capt. G. II. Willing, E. w. Long, E
w. Brewington and Harry Waters were
in Baltimore this week.
-, The "; L; Douglass g: $3.50 add - shoes
market. Messick Gunby have just laid in
a fun line OF this famous dress shoe.
Orion Murray, plumber of Norfolk,
was here this week putting fixtures in
Capt. f. A. Gunby's new house.
Mr.. L. H. Respass, representing the
popular rubber house of Montague &
Bunting, is canysssing this section.
Ed. T. George, who has been with the
Atlantic Fisheries Co., at Cape Charles,
the past season, is here for the winter.
The Edison picture entertainment In
the Opera House here Wednesday night
drew full house. The show was good.
Keep your eye on list of Xmas enter.
tainments. If contemplating holding
one, and not yet announced, let us have
your advertisement.
Next Monday is Hesthhyille court, the
last OF the year. Turn out and meet the
CITIZEN man and our Home Fire Asso-
cations representatives.
Marbry Hopkins, Frank Wilshin, sr ;,
and Ray Long left Friday night Cor Nor.
folk, the former to accept position and
the others to visit relatives.
Robert Harding, Archie Beane and
Misses Marie and Ruth Beane, students
here, spent Saturday and Sunday at their
homes In and near Wicomico.
Merchants and others bidding for
Christmas patronage are not wise In
delaying their advertisement You can
not succeed so well without proper
publicity.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Owen and four
children and "Bud" Calls, Of Mathews,
spent Sunday and Monday with their
relative, Capt John w. Hundley, in West
Irvington.
DIR. and Mrs. Hammond and little son,
ofCulpeper county, were guests Thurs
day night of Frank G.. Newbill while en-
route to Reedvillc. The gentlemen were
college-mates.
Mrs. j. III. Baugher. of Baltimore, is
visiting her sisters, Mrs. l.. NJ. Irving
aud Mrs. j. Carroll Harding, OF this
place. Mrs. Irving and Mrs. Baugher
are both now sick.
FOR SALE-One young, broken steer,
$50. Overstocked.
w. Mod. LEE, lrvington, Wa.
With the importation OF labor hen
roosts are beginning TO suffer. Proprie-
tor Mitchell In the dead OF night emptied
three cartridges at a chicken thief, who
got off with two fowls.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society
wednesday night elected the following
officers for 1905: Mrs. Agnes Rilee, Pres
Miss Annie. Long, vice.Ptesident; Mrs.
Addie Messick, Secretary; Mrs. Mamie
c. Long, Treasurer.
Mrs. John Findlay, who has been
spending the better part of the year with
her husband at the Irvington Beach, lef.
Monday for their home at Salisbury
Mills, N. Y, to the regret of the many
friends made while with us.
BY lnsuring In the Northern Neck
Mutual Fire Ass'n, 1rvington, Va, you
escape any chance OF having law suit
on your hands In case you burn out.
troubles are not apt TO arise, and IL they
90 the bylaws say they shall be adjusted
by arbitration.
Mr. Lawson, of Lawson & Newton.
marble works, Hampton, was here last
week erecting granite tablet in memory
of the late Myron A. LOOMS. The firm
has just finished fine tablet to the late
X. Tunstall PIERCE, at White Chapel.
Among the sick this week are little
Ellen Douglas and George Oliver and
Maria Brewington, Mise Bonnibel Cross,
Mrs. t. w. Long, Capt. VIII Messick,
Capt. and Mrs. o. r. Hopkins, Mrs. Levi
Riley, Mrs. Lylvanus Hand, Mrs. E W.
Lone Mr.