Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-13
NORTHUMBERLAND NOTES.

This old county, quiet and law-abid-
ing, has of late been greatly stirred.
There have been several assaults. Par
ticularly noticeable is the one which oc-
CURED in Lottsburg District, which Jus
tees Eichelberger and Garner sent on to
the grand jury. On the next day Tues
day. special jury was impaneled and
indictment found, and this case will now
come up at the regular December term.
Right here let me say it ought 10 have
been tried at once. The law may pro-
vide for such continuance, but such a
statute is the parent of lynch law. We
are sorry to go back to the old county
court system OF "contiuuances, as we
had hoped for better things under the
new regime. In certain parts of the
State similar cases have been disposed OF
in twenty-four hours.
Two pictures were unveiled on Mon
day-Edward Bates and M. II. Cralle-
the former was donated and presented
by Hon. b. Chambers, of Lodge, and the
latterpresented by Hon. C. II. Walker and
accepted by A. S. Rice on the part of the
family. Hon. c. S. Towles, Common
wealth's Attorney, in a neat and appro-
pirate speech, accepted both on the part
OF the county. Q. s. Attorney General
Bates asunveiled by Miss Estelle Belts,
Clerk Cralle's wasunveiIed by little Louis
Walton Cralle "a granddaughter William
Brent representing j. b. Cralle, jr.,
another grand-child) and Henry Walker
representing Cralle Henderson, a third
grand-child.)
AS result of the splendid meeting at
Lewisetta last week twenty persons
mostly adults, were taken into the
Methodist church Friday night, and the
whole community was greatly stirred
Rev. Z. +. Garner carried on the meet
ings. The meeting at Reedville by Evan
gelist Bransford still continues, the effort
being greatly blessed.
There was meeting in the Office OF r
s. Brent on Court day OF all who were
interested in the great temperance meet
ings to be held in this county during the
latter part of this month. The district
OF Heathsville had sorry representa-.
ton, for although the matter had been
advertised there were only three people
who appeared. Possibly there were
other matters which, apparently, wer,
more pressing, but the writer does not
look at it that way. District meetings are
to be held in Fairfelds on the goth,
Lottsburg on the 21st. and on the 23rd
grand rally at Heathsville, beginning
at 10 a m. There will be music,
speeches, etc. Let the people appreciate
this effort to promote temperance and
give the movement an impetus by Their
attendance.
Miss Enid Kelley left Wednesday foI
Blackstone Female Institute. The illness
of her sister, Mrs. l.. c. Conway (now
improved), prevented her earlier going
Hon. j. j. Mcdonald, former State
Senator from this District, but now o.
Washington, L. C., was here Monday
greeting old friends.
Miss Jones, the new teacher at Heaths-
vile school, is endeavoring to manage
this school in proper way. Thus far
so am informed, there has been no ap
probation shown by the visit of &
single school official. / have read some
where that the law provided for suel
official visits. / heard party say moi
long since that he had prepared papel
on the public school management o
Northumberland, and was only with
holding the publication, hoping thingi
would take different turn. II tn,
school law provides for official visits
they should be made. II the schools ar,
left to run themselves the results art
bound to be poor. d.