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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

us that you, Frank" asked Mrs.
rippfns in a nervous voice as she
heard some one moving about in the
next room in the darkness.
cit is" replied Mr.. Tippins.
"You gave me such a shock. 1
thought at first there was man in the
hOuse."-Exchange
"George, 1 was terribly shocked to-
lay to hear our little Jimmie tell Baby
Augusta to go to blazes. Where do
you suppose he could possibly have
earned to use such dreadful express
ionY'
''How the blazes should I knowY'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

If cheerful. accomplishing people
knew how their kind eXasperates the
ressimist life would be one long howl
Of giee
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

pancake and as useless as a last
years dog license.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

Relatives in the country seem a lot
nearer, dearer and more desirable In
the summer than they do i'll the win
ter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

There are always plenty Of nice peo
pie about-if you are willing to give
nice a sliding scale.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
Humor ana Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Most of us consider ourselves impor-
tant- The game is to conceal that
opinion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

only stay done we might have g.im-
mer of hope.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

The person who demands more at
ally has the others going.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

When big man misbehaves it seems
a lot more endurable than when little
man does the same thing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

There ought to be a great satisfac-
ton in being proud, for 1t cuts you out
of q lat of fun.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

1t is embarrassing to girl to be
told she is pretty, and exasperating not
to.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
Had His Doubts.

"Here, Willie, is a dollar. Run down
to the hardware store. please. and buy
me muZZle."
Sure dat what you want Mr..
JoneS?' !..;:
THAT is what l said Go and buy
me a muzZle." 1i
us afraid 1 wouldn't get the right
kind
"Oh. pshaw: Just get a dollar one
and it will do"
Oats all right, but they only keeps
'em for dogs, an rs afraid it wouldn't
fit you"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
Particular.

Il am very fond of work"
Indeed! l never saw you do any"
'Oh, DO. / like it well DONE"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
Sounded Like Money.

"He is taking up charity work"
"FOr goodness sake!'
mo: because he thinks there's some
thing In it."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
Her Concern.

Her Concern.
II thought you belonged to the
Don't Worry club
81 do
"Then what's the matter with your
81 am afraid we nave got too many
people on the programme"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
A Bargain.

He bought a handsome auto,
One of the latest kind.
But never used It once because
He bought IT: in his mind.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
Natural Guess,

'sEver read much of Shakespeare"
mo. Did he write much?"
ooh. about thirty or forty volumes"
"That so? What county in Indiana
did he come from?"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

The difference is mainly that some Of
US are able to conceal our appetite for
f1attery better than Others
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
CRISP NEWS.

Col. Oliver H. Payne, a citizen OF
New York city, has made the handsome
gift Of $4,000 to the University OF
Virginia, to be used as the Faculty of
that Institution may choose.
During the fog Tuesday night steamer
Westmoreland, formerly of the Kappa
hammock river route, but now of the b.
z. & A. line, ran into a small sail
boat in the bay and two men were
drowned.
Governor Claude A. Swanson was a
guest OF the ''Yirginians, a New
Yorkcity association composed of Vir-
girians of that metropolis, on Novem-
Der 2Srd, and the principal speaker at
the annual banquet of that organiza-
ton. lH-
The Eastern Shore Fertilizer Com
pany expects, to establish a gigantic
fertilizer plant at Cape Charles. The
capacity of the plant will be some
thing like eighty tons per day. The
building. which will be only starter.
is to cost something more than So, O0O
and the fertilizer mixing machinery to
be installed will cost fully 81, 900 more.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
DEATH OF JOSEPH BRYAN.

With the death of Joseph Bryan,
who passed away in the 63rd year
of his age, on Friday last, Rich
mond loses one of its leading citi-
zens and prominent men of affairs.
Probably no man in the State has been
concerned in greater variety of enter
prizes than Mr.. Bryan, and few have
made deeper impress on the politics
of the State. though never a candidate
for Office, or holding any state position
of prominence. Mr.. Bryan was born
at Eagle Point, Gloucester county. at
the home of HE ancestors, people of
distinguished descent, and at the be-
ginning of the Civil War left the Uni
versity of Virginia, where he was
student, to join Mosby's calvary, where
he made fine record as a soldier. The
war closed he resumed his studies at
the law school of the University, and
upon graduating in his profession,
settled in Richmond, with which city his
interests have ever since been identified.
Recently ne affected consolidation
of the Dispatch with the Rich
mond News-Leader, an afternoon paper,
and had also controlling interest in
The Richmond Evening Journal. His
varied interests enabled him to build up
large fortune and he will be missed in
many ways by the city he aided SO
materially in advancing. He leaves a
large family, one son of his being a
controlling parsonage in the newspaper
interests he had managed and another
a pr eminent physician of Richmond.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
SOME DEATHS.

The infant child of Clay bourn Pitman
of Regina, died Monday and was buried
Wednesday at Edgely church.
William Edgar Goodridge, Is year,
old. prominent citizen of Montross.
died Wednesday of last week after ar
illness of one week of pneumonia. He
is survived by widow and five small
sons.
Mrs. Martha Anne Beatley. wife OF
c. B. Beatley, near Rehoboth Church.
died at the home of her son, r. C..
Edwards. in Baltimore, Sunday. Her
remains were brought home Wednes-
day morning and inferred in Kilmar-
mock Baptist cemetery that day, Rev.
Porter Hardy conducting the last sad
rites. Mrs. Beatley was Is years of
age, a consistent Christian and besides
her husband and son, is survived by
nine grandchildren.
Miss Lucy Brown, aged twenty-one
years, daughter of Mr.. B. Frank
Brown, of Hague, Westmoreland county.
died Saturday after ap illness of sew.
eral weeks of typhoid fever. Her
brother, Frederick, aged fourteenyears,
Is dangerously i'll with the same disease,
Burial at YeocomicolP. e. church, near
Hague. Sunday. Miss Brown was a
highly cultured young lady, and her
death was great shock to her large
circle of friends throughout the North
ern Neck.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
BOAT NOTES.

Steamer Lancaster of the Rappahan-
mock route, is being thoroughly over
hauled at Baltimore shipyard.
A large barge was at the Fertilizer
i. Works on Carter's Creek Wednesday
and Thursday, filing her large tanks
with water, which hold several thous-
and gallons.
nj. Mitchell Davis & Son, -shipbuilders,
Solomons, Md, have contracted with
the Hinton-Toulson Guano Company, of
Reedville. to build the hull for a fishing
steamer to be 135 feet long, % feet
beam and II feet deep. 1t is to be
ready by next spring. A contract for
the machinery will be placed later.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
FOR VIRGINIA WATERWAY I'M.
PR0vEMENT.

The report of the Chief of Engineers
OF the Army has some items of great
interest to Virginia readers, and If Joe
Cannon does not interfere, as he is
reported to be about to do, we may get
substantial help from Congress for the
improvement of our waterways. The
following figures are the recommends
tons of Chief Engineer General W., L.
Marshall as to Virginia rivers and har-
bors. II we get these we will be in
better shape for navigation.
Virginia Norfolk, 500, 900: Rama
hammock river, $50. 600; Cape Charles
City. $25. 900; Hampton Roads, sl2. 500:
Norfolk harbor. $1,000; inland water
route, Norfolk to Albemarle Sound. N.
G.. sic, 600; waterway from Norfolk to
Sound Of North Carolina, 5000: Ap-
pomattox river, $40. 600; Elizabeth river.
5000; James river. $500. 600; Nomini
Greek, $40, coo; Nansemond river, $4,000:
York. Mattapeni. Pamunkey rivers and
occoqaan Greek, 500. 100; Urbanna
Greek, SIC, 500
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
: DOWEINGS.

A gentleman from Baltimore and G..
II. Smith, of Taft. have been in this
community buying up standing timber.
&. W. Thomas and family have
moved to F. T. Settles place to reside.
Mr.. France has been in our section
recently.
Mrs. G. H. Benson. an aged lady, has
been quite sick.
G. s. Thomasson, has been loading
poplar wood in Lancaster creek recently.
Mr.. Hammell, of Pleasantville. N. J..
has been down visiting his brother, A.
b. Hammell, the latter returning with
him to spend week or two.
The people of Salem school are re-
joicing to know that they have a good
teacher this session.
The members of Hopewell M. E.
church have improved the church build
ing by running two fiues in it. The
pastor, Rev. Starke Jett. has been re-
turned to this circuit for another year
Rev. S. P. DeVault was in Richmond
last week attending the General Asso-
citation.
The ladies of Farnham Baptist church
are trying to raise money to buy new
organ. Lend them helping hand. -
f. c. Booker expects to move his
mill from Cherry Point near his home
soon.
Christmas just one month off Wedles-
day ard another year has nearly passed.
L. I. Pearson was in Richmond re-
Gently on business.
1t is reported that j. p. Lewis has
decided to sell out his stock. of goods.
REPORTER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
AS TO OYSTERS.

1t is an odd thought that of
all the crops planted, that OF
oysters is the only one that can
beharvested any time the planter
chooses. If q man had a sort of
potatoes that might, in case the
market was dull or the potatoes
not fully grown, leave them in
the ground, to grow larger by
another season, he would have
something to sell that would be
be- worth for seed the weight in
gold or diamonds. But the po-
tatoes cannot be left over, nor
can his wheat or corn crop, in
case of a dull market or poor
yield. He must dig his peanuts
at the right time, and gather in
his tobacco, but his oysters he
can leave until next year if he
cannot sell this season to adj
vantage, or should they not be
ofgood size and condition. More
than that, the crop he leaves to
nature and time to more fully
mature is almost immune from
accidents and fairly well protected
from injury by dishonest tres
passers. Taken altogether, it
seems about the best crop a man
can plant and raise, and still
there are many who are grum-
bling because nature is a little
wilful in not doing always her
very best for him. Truly men
are an ungrateful race of beings.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
SOME FIRES.

An $4,000 fire at Colonial Beach,
Westmoreland county, Saturday des.
troyed Gouldman's oysterlhouse, plan.
ing mills and basket factory, together
with a small dwelling, also q stock Of
goods belonging to Mack Oiiss. IS -ssia'
The passenger and freight station Of
the New York, Philadeiphia and Nor
folk railroad at Cape Charles, Va..swas
completely destroyed by fire November
18th. The fire started from engine
sparks. The loss is $1,000, with fun
insurance 80
The dwelling on farm near Nuts
vile, belonging to r. S. Mitchell. of r.
vington. was destroyed by fire Sunday
night about 10 O'clock. 1t was occn-
pied by widow and she and her chill
dren had retired and barely had time
to escape with their lives when the fire
was discovered. The house and its con-
tents had no insurance on them. Mr.
Mitchell's loss being about 500 and the
occupants about all they had. Origin of
fire unknown.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

Mr.. Paul Detrict, who owns ''Bush-
field farm near the mouth of Nomini
creek, and handles as many and as fine
oysters as any man we have, and few
finer oysters 60 to Washington than
those from sBuckners Greek, "Detrict's
private property. Mr.. Detrict has re-
Gently loaded three vessels with oysters
for the Washington market, and he
says ''his oysters are abundant and
very fine, but scarce money hits no
business as it does the oyster business,
as oysters are luxury and in no way a
necessity. and when our laboring men
can't buy them the demand is very
light and sale slow"
lCOrr. in Newport News Tfmes-Herald.l
The oyster houses in Deep Creek are
daily taking on new hands and after a
while it is hoped that they will be q
great benefit to the Deep Creek people.
The oyster market in the Warwick
river at the present time is excellent,
and the oystermen have no trouble OF
disposing of their oysters.
iColonial Beach Recordl
The dredgers in this section of the
Potomac river claim they are unable to
make expenses on account of the low
prices offered for seed oysters. They
have been getting 25c per bushel.
SOME FOOD FOR THE It'd.
The CITIZEN has been furnished copv
of the following communication that
we are informed has been sent the
Richmond Times-Dispstch for publica-
ton:
EDITOR TIMEs-DIsPATcH:
"Sir:-The conditions in the Kappa
hammock oyster region are not such as
you report of James river. From obser-
vation,. the oystermen of the Kappa
hammock are catching more oysters than
for ten years past.
The following actual catch of some
tongers of Carter's Creek are facts:
":Wm. White and a culI-boy caugbt in
one day 22i bushels, which were sold
for ST. %. John Mason, Tom Mason
and cull-boy made SIS last week. One
day they made $14.30, other DAYS less:
down to $40. 80 They sold their oysters
for 55c busheL Andrew and Dick
burlington and cull-boy made S36 in
three days. James Lokey, man and
boy caught lbs bushels last week.
worth $50. Hundley Bros. and bow
caught 10 bushels, worth $50. Jack
and Leslie Ball and boy caught % bush
els one day, % bushels another, and
sold at 55c-$24.75 two days. Richard
hopkins with same crew and same boat
has caught 100 bushels more so far
this season than last. Vernon and Geo.
Messick made same report. Capt. w.
l.. Messick says that this is the best
season for the past five years.
All the above are white men and of
good repute. There are more oysters
In this section than there is market for
them; about one-half that is caught
are being planted, waiting for better
market. All these men attribute the
good catch this season to the vigilance
of the Commission of Fisheries and
their inspectors. Of course nature had
lot to do with it, but if our rocks had
been guarded for ten years as they
have been for the past three years.
Virginia could today supply every
Northern State.
"A majority of the oystermen north
Of the York are white, substantial citi-
zens, owning their own homes and
farms, and rs a result of their longing
industry haye accumulated millions in
real and personal property that return
much in taxation to the State.
- ''H. E.. OWENS.
"Weems, Va, Nov. "a, ls0s."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

Now the papers are talking of
who shall be the banner-bearer
of the Democratic party four
years hence. Do, good people,
give us a rest until we get our
wind. You remind one of the boy
who, wishing to Jump over a fence,
concluded that nothing was SO
good as a running start and went
away back so far that when he
got to the fence he was obliged
to lie down by it and rest. There
are lots of questions to settle
between now and then, and plenty
ofpoliticians ready and eager to
jump in and help. Mr.. Taft hasn't
even been inaugurated as yet,
and who knows how many issues
he may make, orhow many arise
de novo between now and 1912?
The Japanese invasion may come
by that time, or a European war
spmething or other. Then, too,
the man We pick out now may be
dead or in the penitentiary for
what we know. Time enough in
1911.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

In the Face of Overwhelming Testimony, Certain
Virginia Papers Continue to Pervert Facts
and Figures in Effort to Abolish Baylor
Survey and Bring the Official Custodians
Into DiSrepute.


Failing in
markets
has been taken the
but from ignorance
and
(once last session. the Virginia Legislature
shells
to Maryland
of both States and planters
ne rather than have them used ALL
to the letter of the law by placing
$25 in the Maryland Statutes) ach boat
This Inv
Fisheries will Fisheries
There would indeed be deth
the Maryland catchers
thousands of
thousands
touched And the law
that they
politics Legislature
let
stand convicted of saying to the officials you
do damn DON'T their evident
oyster scarcity
and News Leader to wipe out the Baylor Survey;
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
KETCH-AWLS FROM EVERYWHERE.

Among the recent additions to the
corps of fair operatives at the overall
factory here are Misses Hattie, Eula
and Bessie Harper, Pearl and Sallie
Robertson and Myrtle Henderson, of
White Stone. Rev. Eddie Daniel
is spending this week with his parents
near Jamaica, having left Norfolk Mon
day, where he attended Conference.
Mrs w. C. Fitzhugh is spending
this week with Mr.. w. II. Calhoun and
family in Northumberland county. Mr..
Fitshugh accompanied her over, but
returned Saturday. Southside Sentinel.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

There Is more Catarrh IN this section of ths
country than ell other diseases put togr ther.
and until the last few years waa supposed 10
DO incurNbie. For great many years doctors
pronounced 1t u local disease and prescribed
local remedies. and by CONSTANTLY falling to
cure With local trostmeI at. pro. ounoed Il IN
Durable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and Their fore requires
constitutional treatment. Hali's Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by y. ]. Cheney & Co.,
Teledo. Ohio. Is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t Ia taken internally In doses
from 10 drops TO ateaspoonful. II acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of The
system. They offer one hundred dollar. for
any case IL fails to cure.s Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Address; +. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, T5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

A CARLOAD of cranberries was
shipped from a station near
Waynesboro, Va, last week,
destined for New England. Thus
slowly the South mvades the
down East" This lot of cram
berriessold for IS a barrel. There
are lots of swamp-land about the
Northern Neck that would grow
cranberries if only our people
would take hold Ofsuch things.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

TEE Ledger Dispatch, of Nor
folk, Va, has just issued IL Trad
ing Edition of some 80 pages,
full of interesting matter for not
only Norfolk people but those
outside that busy city. Norfolk
has a fairly good start towards
a big city, and its commerce is
already making great strides to-
wards being worldwide.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
Suffering and Dollars Saved.

Z. S. Lopez. of MARTHA. N. Y. says: 81 am
carpenter and have had many severe cuts
healed by Buckien's Arnica selve. II has
saved me suffering and dollars. 1t Is by far
the best healing salve have ever found "
Heals burns sores. ulcers. fever sores, eczema
and piles. 25c at all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
GRAND JURY MEANS BUSINESS.

Recommendations made by the Grand
jury OF Lancaster county at the No
vember term. 1908, of the Circuit Court
Of said county:
We, the grand jury, ask leave to en-
phasize that no more important duties
are devolved by law on the County
Treasurer, Clerk of the Court and
Sheriff, than those defined under Sec
tion SS Of the Constitution in reference
to the list required under said section
to be furnished by the Treasurer of the
county, for any substantial failure on
the part of any of these officers to
promptly and efficiently perform any of
these duties would operate to deprive
citizens of their right to vote. The
penalties imposed by the statute for
any failure on their part to discharge
these duties are severe. We make no
indictments because, so far as informa-
ton has come to us, the officers gener-
ally have performed these important
duties with fidelity and efficiency. vet
there. are some cases of failure. We
simply deprecate that the failure of any
officer, for negligence or carelessness
would deprive any citizen. irrespec-
tive of party affiliations, of his right
to cast his ballot. We would urge
our fellow-citizens. after they have
paid their capitation tax in time
asi prerequisite to vote. to be
more careful and viligant in watching
the lists required to be posted, and to
discover If their names are on the list.
and II not, to apply promptly to the
Circuit Judge in term or in vacation. so
as to have their names promptly entered
thereon as qualified voters. and not
wait until election day.
We request that the itemized annual
statement of all funds received and
disbursed In each school district, with
balance on hand for the year ending
July S1st, 1908, which has been posted
on the front door of the courthouse. be
also published in the county newspaper.
as prescribed by law. We further
recommend that the schools be run as
long as the. funds viii allow, so as to
leave avery small balance on hand each
year.
We also recommend that in all official
statements Of the officers and boards
OF this county and the districts, that
under the head of Expenses. &c"
the statements be itemized throughout.
and that the oyster-inspectors keep
Official books besides monthly reports.
and all be open for inspection, and
these to show the fines imposed, whether
collected or not, that is to say, one
official book for these entries.
We suggest that the Judge OF this
Court have published in one of our local
papers the cigarette law and call the
attention Of the public to the penalty
attached to the charge of obtaining to-
bacco and cigarettes for minors under
sixteen years of age.
We would call the attention of the
supervisors of this county to the use of
the public highways for turn-rows, en-
eroAchments of fences, &C., and would
request them to take steps to prevent
such eDcroachments. Signed.
]. E. Blakemore. Foreman,
Arthur Hutchinson,
Levin 7. Buck,
w. w. T. Clarke,
VIM E. Currell,
VIM G. Foxwell,
Latane Currie. !.
j. S. Buchan.
T. j. Rice.
W. A. Weaver.
]. Kellum,
j. z. Woodbridge.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

everybody is welcome when we feel good;
and wo feel that way only when our digestive
organs are working properly. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills regulate the action OF stomach.
liver and bowels SO perfectly one can't help
fesiing good when he uses these pills. CSC at
all drug stores.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27
SHOPPING FOR LADIES.

Save travelling expenses and have our
stamping done by Mrs. J. p. Neanley,
S2O4 Oak St.. Baltimore. She is in
close touch with the hes, stores and can
save our ladies money on their purchases
10 all lines. II costs them nothing extra.
samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

AND now sings the farmer
Fodder, oh fodder, come home
to the barn, the cattle are lowing
for thee"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

A VRGINIAN Ca Mr.. Fairfax)
has been madea lord in England.
Oh Lord!
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-11-27

The infant child of Claybourn Pitman
of Regina, died Monday and was buriet
Wednesday at Edgely church.