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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
IBERIS.

Mrs. Silas Whitaker, of Hopeside.
spent Saturday and Sunday last with
Mrs. S. o. Lowery near here.
Miss Addie Lowery spent most of last
week with Miss Cora Webb near Lam
caster.
Mrs. Coppedge, of Kilmarnock, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Jas. b.
Pitts.
Messrs. C.sp. Palmer, G. B. Hazard
and w. B. Dunaway went to Crisfield
Sunday night in Mr.. Palmer's gasoline
boat to find sale for soft crabs.
A large barge is loading wood in
Eastern branch this week for C. E.
Thomas, of Merry Point,
Mrs. James Chowning, wife of Sheriff
Chowning, is very i'll at her home near
Merry Point.
Mrs. j. B. Slater was in Baltimore
last week.
Rev. c. L. Deggs preached at White
Marsh Sunday afternoon, the pastor,
Rev. Porter Hardy, being called away
to preach at funeral.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
DESERTED HUSBAND FOR NEGRO,

Sarah Landon, who several months
ago deserted her husband, Robert Ian
don, who lives near White Stone, was
discovered in hiding at the house of a
negro named Alfred Virgins, near
Lancaster Courthouse, last week. Her
husband, who has been looking for her
since she ran away. upon information
swore out a warrent for the arrest of
his wife and negro man named John
Wood, who, it is said, aided her to run
away. and with whom she has been
living since January. Constable Pinck-
ard summoned posse and went to the
house of Virgins, where he succeeded
in arresting the woman, but the negro
Wood has thus far escaped. The wo-
man was tried before Justices Pinckard
and Chiffon and fned 500, and in de-
fault of payment was sent to Jail.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL MEETINGS.

There will be public meetings held in
Irvington at p. m. on Tuesday, the
18th of April, and at Ottoman Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 p. M, the 18th of
April, to which all persons interested in
High Schools and Grammar Schools as
well as the primary grades, are cordi-
ally invited to attend. The subject of
better schools and better buildings will
be discussed at these meetings. Mr..
Russell, the examiner for this circuit, will
be present. We are anxious to know
the sentiment of the patrons of the
public schools at these points before the
school authorities erect buildings and
otherwise provide for better school
facilities at these two places. Let all
the people come out and express their
views on these vital questions. .,-
F. w. LEWIS, Supt. Schools.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

James Connellee and family visited
their cousin. Mrs. Florence Winstead.
near White Stone. recently.
Louise Bishop. of Smiths Cross
Roads, Is years old, Amelia Schrotf, of
Rosslyn, Va, Is years oil. May Morris,
of Forth Worth, Texas. IL years old,
al white girls, compose the list reported
in last Saturdays papers as the victims
If attempted assault by negroes. And
these are the negroes who are clamor-
ing for nice cars, etc., just like the
white folks who travel. How long, o
Lordi
Jno. J. Wagner, of Richmond county,
"a William and Mary boy, now fills the
position of Field Manager for Griffith
& Griffith, of Philadelphia, for the
States Of Maryland, Virginia and North
/, Carolina. For the past three months
j Mr. Wagner has been attending to the
interests of th;s company, appointing
and drilling men in the work in his large
territory. This position is one highly
lfiattering to a man of Mr.. Wagner's
age, and the fact that he has pushed
.himself unaided through school and into
business so successfully should be an
incentive to other boys of our section of
modest means.
Fredericksburg folks are Dragging
lots about the new buildings they are
to have-a new post-office. new library,
new normal school, new public school.
Fine old town, been there long time.
Some of the inhabitants believe the
tradition that the town was there before
the river. which selected that channel
out of Difference to the wishes of the
good people who had settled there. II
was at Fredericksburg that George
Washington wasted good cash by fling
ing silver dollar across the stream into
Stafford. Money event further" in
those days than now, SO it is said, and
the countryman who picked up the
dollar spent it Immediately" at the
sole and lonely store in Falmouth.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING

The Northumberland county Demo
cratic mass meeting convened az Heaths.
villeon April 18th urtday), and elect
! edthe following delegates to attend the
State Convention at Roanoke: Fair
fields, William Blundon, to select his
own alternate. Lottsburg-L. w.
Headley, alternate ]. w. Pearson. Wi
comico-J: F. Snow, alternate r. B.
Broun. Heathsville-E. Hugh Smith,
to select his own alternate. Delegate
at large, Hon. c. Harding Walker, to
select his own alternate.
A motion to have the delegates in
structed to vote for State instructions
favorable to Hon. VIM j. Bryan, AT
the Democratic Convention at Denver.
was defeated; so the delegates will go
to Roanoke uninstructed.
1t was moved and carried that the
proceedings of the convention be pub
lished in the Northern Neck News. VIR-
GINA CITIZEN and The Echo.
ASA S. RICE, Chairman.
H GORDON BLUNDoN, Sec'y.
The small number of Democrats par
ticipating in the foregoing meeting was
attributable to lack of notice. The call
of Chairman Rice for a committee
meeting and mass meeting was pub
ished last Friday in only one of the
weekly papers and there was much ad-
verse comment on the court bounds. 1t
was st ated by a leading Democrat of
the county that nine-tenths of the Dem
ocrats did not know of the meeting
or its purposes, and "snap judgment"
and "cut-and-dried program" were
freely talked. There was also criticism
of those who openly talk for the prima-
ry and who will probably advocate the
Roanoke conventions retaining the sys-
tenn, and yet who never give the people
a chance at it in local affairs unless IT
seems to suit their purposes. Advoca-
.cy of District meetings to give the vo-
tiers an opportunity, was strongly
pressed before the Committee by DIR.
Cockrell and others, and as equally We
hemently denied by the powers that be.
- %tSSS anu SbtViiSeT expressions
were heard by the CITIZENS represen-
tative, and are noted as passing events.
AT the same time the leaders of Nor
thern Neck politics cannot, as Demo
Gratis, afford TO miscalculate the tenn
per of our party men true and tried.
There is no question that if the meet
ing had been sufficiently advertised, as
in all such instances. should be the case
there would have been a court room
full of participants in Democratic old
Northumberland. Fishermen, farmers
and others were plying their calling
obiivious of the fact that they were en-
titled to voice in Democratic affairs
at Heathsville Monday. There was no
criticism heard as to the delegation.
for all seemed satisfied with the
personel, but grumbling was open
that the Courthouse ring" was
getting bold again and arbitrarily run
ming things like they did in the memo
rable first Swanson campaign when
they refused minority representation,
and predictions freely made that the
poohbahs would soon haye to be whip
NOD
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
NORTHUMBERLAND CIRCUIT COURT

+, Fines reported by Justices of the
Peace.
Sheriff reported one person in Jail.
Accounts and reports of A. S. Rice's
administration on estate of E. Wells and
David Dawson confirmed.
. John Fallen accused of felony bailed.
Fine of $50 entered against Jno. C.
Anderson.
Garner Bros. VS. DUNCAN dismissed
and settled out. of Court.
Samuel Headley qualified as Overseer
Of the Poor.
Certificates granted Hinton Tolson
Guano Company, Haynie Snow Cam
pany, Morris Fisher C ompany, Inc.
McNeal, McGill Company and Edwards,
Reed Company. to obtain license to
catch fish.
Grand Jury brought in no indictments.
Will of Zeph Rock admitted to
probate.
Case of Smith and Marsh VS. N. N.
M. F. Association, remanded to rules.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17

The Covenanters of Weems Presby-
terrain church will hold their annual egg
hunt Monday, 10th, at the home of
Mrs. j. o. Cameron. No charge for
admission. Delicacies of the season
will he served. This is an event looked
forward to by the Juveniles.
Capt. Arch Long, who has been con.
fined to his bed for the last three
weeks with inflammatory rheumatism.
is slightly improving. He has fallen
off in flesh and weights forty pounds
less than before his sickness.
There is rumor going the rounds
that a prominent citizen of Weems is
to be married this summer. The pros.
pective groom is too bsshful to give
the news to the public in one dose, and
would rather let it out in broken doses.
His gasolene canoe lie for sale, as his
future home will be far north away
from any water, much to his regret, be-
cause he cannot race his boat any
more.
Gasoline sloop Little George, y
Captain Byrton Powell, while going uE
the river Saturday night during the
storm ran into a fish stake and started
leak that the pumps could not free
so she had to be beached. Temporar,
repairs were made so as to bring her t.
Ovens Railway, Weems, where sh.
now is.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
NOTICE THESE:

w. A. Cameron s. Bro. have shells
for sale.
Drama at Kilmarnock Wednesday
night. April 10Th.
Order Publication, John H. Wheaton
VS.. Isaac Robinson, ct al.
Deputy Treasurer Curiett, notice to
tax payers of White Chapel district.
Spring and summer examination of
teachers for Lancaster county. Also
public meeting at Irvington and Otto
man.
Royal Baking Powder, one of the
purest, best and most wholesome bak
ing powders made, has new ad in this
week.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
UPPER LANCASTER.

W. 0. Knight, of Baltimore, spent
from Saturday until Tuesday at the
home of P. d. Northern, near Alfonso.
Bonnie Webb and son. Franklin, of
Lively, are engaged in the fish business
at Indian Creek.
Mrs. w. ]. Barker is quite sick with
humps at this writing.
c. B. Clarke has lumber in place to
add to his dwelling, also w. J. Barker
has improved his place by taking away
old fences.
B. w. Wright is having quite large
barn built on his lot at Lively.
Those housed with the humps during
the past two weeks are: Miss Hattie
Clarke, H. w. Haynie, several chill
dren of Bonnie Webb and Miss CLEAR
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.

The spring examination of teachers
will be held at Lancaster Courthouse
on April 3Oth and May list and End. The
summer examination will be held july
18th, 30th and 3lst. The examination
on first year of professional course will
be held on July 10Th, on the second year
July Both and on the third year July 3lst.
The professional examination this wear
will be on the End and Bird years OF old
course and upon the three years of the
new course. Applicants must appear
promptly at 8 a. m. each day.
+. w. LEWIS, Supt. Schools.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
NORTHUMBERLAND NOTES.

j. H. Clarke, of Coan, has recently
returned from Washington to reside
permanently in this county.
Mrs. G. S. Towles, who has been so
i'll, is slowly improving. Our Common
wealth's Attorney and his charming
lady are receiving condolences on the
loss of a fine baby boy
John Anderson left last week to
become an inmate of the Confederate
Soldiers Home at Richmond.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
SIMPSONS WHARF.

MIR. and Mrs. John Haynie, of AL
fonso, visited their daughter, Mrs.
Chloe Booth, Sunday.
Mrs. Belle Anderson and little grand
son, Hobart Beane, have returned home
from visit to friends at Miskimon.
David Jones, of Wicomico, spent
Sunday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. d. F. McAllistor.
Charlie McAllistor, who has been in
disposed, is able to be out again.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
Edith Moore, who was operated on for
appendicitis in Washington hospital,
is getting along nicely.
The Sunday school here is in a flour
ishing condition and the new chapel,
which will be called "Mooreland, will,
soon be ready to dedicate. PINKY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17


duties, but from the use of Peruna I am
almost restored to health. 1 am quite
convinced that it has helped me from
chronic catarrh, to which 1 am subject.
1t has also benefited my throat.
81 can truly recommend it as the best
all-round medicine it has been my priv
lege to become acquainted with.
Ofthis am quite convinced from nv
own experience"
Mr.. w. G. Rollins, Prairie View,
Texas, Secretary of the State Normal
and Industrial College of Texas, writes
that for years he had chills and fever.
and after taking Peruna his appetite
returned, he became stronger, the fever
left him, and he is now in excellent
health and vigor.
Pe-ru-na Tablets.
Some people prefer to take tablets,
rather than to take medicine in a fluid
form. Such people can obtain Peruna
tablets, which represent the medicinal
ingredients of Peruna. Each tablet is
equivalent to one average dose of Pc
runR. .r..,...
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
w EEMS.

Measles, humps and chicken-pox are
prevalent in this section. The little
daughter of Geo. Z. Hutchings, three
of w. F. Schools children and two of
S. b. Haydon's have the measles;
Erasmus Warwick and S. E. Hudson
have children down with the chicken-pox,
while /. j. Jones family is getting out
from the humps.
G. l.. Hudson left this week for Nor
folk with load of junk. w. H. Lee
has just returned from that city on
similar mission.
Moses Sadler and family have re-
moved to Middlesex county.
Louis Ashburn, ST., is right sick this
week, DIR. Newbill attending him.
HARD HEAD.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
A THOROUGHBRED JACK.

HAVE PURCHASED A THOR
oughbred Spanish Jack, which /
will stand during the spring of 1908
IN Lancaster and Northumberland
counties. Prices So, SO and Sf2. For
further information address
JNo. F. ASHBuRN,
WeemS. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
PUBLIC SALE OF LAND.

WILL SELL BY PUBLIC AUC-
tlon at White Stone, Va, April 18th,
! 1905, about 100 acres of land belong
ing TO the estate of the late c. S. Dun
.on; sale takes place ats p. m. Terms,
cash, balance one fourth on time.
+. c. DUNToN, Executor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17
War Left Ailments.

Mr.. William J. Lees, 35O1 Morgan ST..
st. Louis, Mo-, member Frank p. Blair
Post No. L, Grand Army of the Republic,
and ex-Commander of the u. S. S. Ben
ton Miss. Squadron, writes:
"The war left me with a complication
OF stomach, liver and kidney troubles
and L decided to take Peruna for nv
affiiction. 1 began to use It about five
years ago ut the earnest solicitation of
some friends. At that time was only
able to be up about half of the time, and
my health was simply miserable. Icon
slider bottle off and on is preventive.
al certainly do endorse your remedy.
and am glad 10 do So"
Helped From Chronic Catarrh.
Capt. Lemuel NJ. Hutchinson, Mont
pelier, VT, writes:
at gives mo pleasure to write you this
letter at this time on account of the good
your Peruna has done me when 1 was
quite done up with a very bad cold.
81 could hardly perform my ordinary
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17

Try Bonsa's Baltimore roasted cof-
fee. None better; but few as good.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17

E. w. Long and F. G. Newbill were
in Baltimore the past week.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17

H. Jeter Hayden, of Urbanna, was
here few days this week. -
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17

DR.. ]. b. Hodgkin left Tuesday for
two weeks visit to Manassas and other
places.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-17

Baptist Social Circle meets Monday
night next at the home of DR.. George
H Oliver
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-31
PLANTING Railroad Station Grounds.

The planting Of railroad station
grounds is !, very important part OF
making Il town or city beautiful, and
each year more consideration Is given
the subject Finely planted grounds
give ii =ro>i first impression OF place
that h" observing traveller Is not SLOW
to appreciate On the other hand,
sloveuIy, dirty or Ill cared for grounds
i've bad first impression. and the
Jack of improvements or care Is quick
- noticed by the experienced travel
r. for be has seen and noted station
rounds highly embellished. Time
vas when railroad gardening was a
mere incidental and the material used
WAS regarded as such consisting large
Is Of seasonal beds Of flowers. This
style of work is rapidly being super
%c,led by permanent all the year round
elects. Today the demand is for ex-
perienced park builders, and spacious
grounds are being reserved along new
lines Of travel Town and city ON
Gals should lend all possible encour-
agement and aid to this work, for it Is
the only glimpse the traveller gets OF
some points, even of considerable size
and Importance.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-31
GETTING After the OCTOPUS.

There is Il general movement
throughout The United States in the d.
rection of getting after the mail order
octopus with Il big stick. 1t Is
movement born Of the law Of self pres
ervation as applied to individual enter
prise and community interest. People
in the districts far removed from the
vyergrown titles have discovered that
the mammoth concerns that advertise
for sale pretty nearly everything
through catalogues and mail order
publications are sapping the prosper1-
ty of tue smaller cities and towns and
their outlying communities. The cru
SADIE against the mail order PROPOSE
ton is becoming national in its scope,
and for good reason Either the tend
ency toward mail order buying must
be checked or the United States Will
become nation Of trade centralized
In the cities and nothing doing" In
the country Anybody can figure out
easily what that will mean to the rural
communities of America. Those who
have taken the time to figure it out-a
minute or so7-are the persons who are
going after the mail order octopus with
the big stick hereinbefore mentioned.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-31
Bread and Microbes

From experiments made by NJ. Rous-
sci in Paris ii appears that only the
crust Of bread is submitted to suf-
ticiently high tempera ture to kill all
the bacteria which the loaf may con-
tain. The inside Of the loaf may there
fore be contaminated by the microbes
from consumptive baker or conveyed
in the water, as is the case with ty-
phoid fever and cholera. Professor
Metchnikoff was asked his opinion
whether bread could not be source of
danger, and his answer was as fol-
lows: Il don't think so. The tempera-
ture to which the inside Of loaf is
submitted generally exceeds 40 de-
grees +. At this temperature many
microbes are killed-those Of tubercu-
losis. for 1nstance-but there are much
harder germs. such as those of anthrax,
the germs Of which are only killed at
over 224 degrees F. But anthrax is
rare, and it is hardly likely that bak-
er attacked by this terrible malady
would continue to work once the dis
ease had declared itself" Professor
Metchnikoff advises, however. that
only bread which is we'll baked, and
therefore not crumbly. should be eaten
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-31
What She Was Thinkino OF.

The young poet had just finished
what he considered to be work Of
real inspiration. and. rising from his
table. he FASTENED upstairs to where
his little Wife. bride of six weeks,
was sitting darning his socks
Listen. sweetheart" he whispered
tenderly II have just written this
Aud he began TO read. He put his
whole soul into the reading. His ges-
lures were graceful: his intonation
perfect The whole spirit Of his beau
ttful poem breathed forth as he thread
ed his way form the beginning to the
end Of his theme, and when he had hn-
ished he looked at her. awaiting her
verdict
For a time she was silent
well, dear heart" he said, tell me
what you are thinking"
II was wondering, dearest
What"
whether the butcher was not
awfully late with that liver" she re-
plied.-Judge.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-31
CEMETERY EMBELLISHMENTS
Burial Places Should Be Made Pork.
like and Beautiful.

Burial Places Should Be Made Pork.
like and Beautiful.
While we have cemeteries we should
make and keep them as ornate as pos-
sible. To this end the miserable, 20
called monuments should be excluded
and none but works Of art allowed.
In nearly all burial grounds may be
found repetitions of cheap and poor
designs which add both monotony and
poverty to what is already too gloomy
and conventional. All cemetery assoct-
ationS should so control the lots sold
as to prevent any work Of low order
or poor design, Says correspondent of
the Los Angeles Times. While the
writer does not visit cemeteries, he has
certain amount of compassion for
those who do, and as many consider
these places in the same light as public
parks they should be kept up to high
standard Of excellence and embellished
in every possible way. The day will
doubtless soon come when cemeteries
will be abolished by law, but those
who favor them may stay the march
OF enlightenment somewhat by seeing
that the entire tract Is really made
parklike and the monuments kept
small and unObtrusive In size and sim
pie in design. The whole effect should
be Of garden, not of a stone yarda
Many small towns have no tract re
served for park purposes, and the peo-
pie have been used to regard their, To-
cal burying ground somewhat in the
light Of public square. This idea
should be kept in mind by those in
charge even where park or parks are
present and unusually attractive A
board Of Intelligent directors should be
elected who will exercise powers some
what akin to those Of park commits
sion and see that much Of the same
class Of work Is carried out.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-31
EFFECTIVE TOWN BEAUTIFUL.
Good That Can Be Done by an Ad.
vsory COMMITTEES.

Good That Can Be Done by an Ad.
visory Committee.
Some large towns, realizing that alt
Of their voters were not in positions
to obtain information concerning the,
business Of the towns, have adopted
the expedient Of an advisory commit
tee. This committee Is composed OF.
some twenty to forty representative;
men, whose duty it is to make a thor
ough examination Of the business Of.
the town and the needs for the coming
year and report to the entire voting
body its findings and recommendations.
In that way the voters have laid be-
fore them in print an explanation OF
the public business, lucid statement
Of the purposes for which money must
be provided and recommendations con-
corning changes or Improvements.
Therein is a hint for civic bodies In
places where the town has not such a
committee No better work can be
done than the work Of Investigation
and publication. The great majority OF
voters III the United States are in the
dark as to what is going on In public
business and do not know how to vote
except - they are told by the politt-
clans II they could have authoritative
information from time to time they
would lie interest and there would
be an Improvement In municipal BUSH
ness. Then the civic club can extend
its opera i>ns to the beautifying Of the
place. to The Improvement OF its trans
portatiIn facilities to Its sanitation, to
the elimination of grade crossings, to
the abatement Of the smoke nuisance
and Il multitude OF other good things
for it's town. all Of which will profit
the place in hard dollars. The club
may even devote Il part OF its time ana
strength to the selection Of good men
for office and the attempt to elect them.