Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
communicated
HEATHSVILLE'S
PR0GRESSIYENESS.


announced to the public that Heaths-
vile was dead. Some who had lived
In Heathsvllle all of their lives. and
had never noticed this thing before,
saw 1t now, but they in duty bound
raised their voices in protestation of
the defamation of their community.
Even as in the phantom figures and
immortal legends of prehistoric
Greece we find some truth, SO in this
particular case we also fiud. Yet we
think that those innocently- offending
writer's simply meant by the term
"dead," stagnation.
All of this occurred before the
year 1906-the brightest in the
annals of Heathsville's long and
honored history. She is surely on
the boom. Her young men are taking
their places along side the old-stagers
and are uniting their fresh, vigorous
and enthusiastic strength with the
experience, wisdom aud maturer
judgment of their elders, and under
their combined strength Heathsville
Is forging ahead
But the one thing that has added
more toward the progressiveness of
the town, is the wide-awake interest
of our friends from the Eastern Shore.
We dof our hats to Jones Il Richard
son, and Say that they have done more
fpr the public veal than any enter
prise that has ever been started here.
A close second, however, is the Echo
Office, under the splen did and capable
management of one of our youth, NJ.
Warren Rowe. He deserves much
credit and the thanks of the young
folk of this town. His office carries
a line of goods heretofore unknown.
Jones x Richardson have established
a store here that is the pride of and
AN ornament TO the town. They
have completed hall that is decid-
edly the peer of any In the Neck. 1t
has nice large stage. The reserve
seat system is run in regular theatre
style, and it is lighted with gas. AS
dancing hall it is large and COM
modious. At the instigation of this
firm, large new blacksmith shop
has been built, and the new smith,
MIR. Pusey, can shoe horse like
"greased lightning" He is also
wheelwright, carpenter, barber aud
last, but not least, a base. ball player.
So lookout kilmarnock
Oar Northumberland High school
is being taught by another one of our
young men. lie is Instrumental in
the establishment Of library to be
used in connection with the work of
the High school In order for the
students TO lind matter referring to
the current subjects that they have
to write upon, they must have good
periodicals, reference books, aud an
Encyclopedia. He has raised $3.50,
and collected about 70 volumes with
cat as yet expending a cent. All
gifts of books and money will be
gladly received. Every one in the
county who has good, readable books
that they haven't any use for, send
them to the library where they can
be used.
Messrs. Jones & Richardson have
offered three medals in the High
school, one for each room, leaving for
what they shall be given to the dis
cretion of the Principal. He has
decided that the medal in the primary
grade shall be given for improvement
in penmanship; in the middle grade
for scholarship, and in the high
school for mathematics. The Prin-
cipal has also offered one in his room
for scholarship. These medals are
being closely contended for. Again
we see the interest of the above men,
toned firm in our progress.
The High school will have its COM
mencement night in May. A nice
program will be arranged and some
speaker wilflikely be present. The
medals will be awarded and distinc-
tions given to those making an aver
age mark of so per cent on recitatons,
department and examinations. These
"exams" are academical in rank, not
to be easily made; and these destinc-
tions will entitle the pupil to take
the second grade highschCol work
next year. The public, patrons aud
children are cordially invited to at
tend, and the beautiful hall, together
with the music and girls in evening
costume,wIll present a scene of beauty
that will harmoniously blend with
the most acute aesthetic taste, for as
Shakespeare hath it "He who loves
not music and concord of sweet
sounds is fit for treasons, strategems
and spoils. Let no such man
be trusted" Ii.