Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25

Miss Stella Robertson, of Anti-Rapp,
Is visiting her cousin, Miss Norma
Bussells.
Mrs. Frank King was called to North
Carolina this week by the illness of her
uncle.
Miss Grace Long, of Ocran, is guest
Of her cousins, the Misses Rrewington,
this week.
Epworth League Social will meet to-
night friday at the home of Miss
Kate Messick.
j. P. DeBerry, district manager, was
at the Singer Sewing Machine Office
here Tuesday.
Misses Grace and Rubenette Lee left
Tuesday for their school duties at
Buena Vista, Va.
Mrs. Sallie Willing left Tuesday
night to visit her daughter, Mrs. Sadie
Taylor, in Portsmouth.
Among the recent sick now improv-
ed, are: Mrs. w. G. Dunton, b. S. HAM
monds, Mrs. A. James, jr.
Anti-SaloOn League of White Stone
district will meet at Poplar Neck
Chapel next Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock
Mrs. b. A. Croasdale, of lower Lam
caster, and her sister, Miss Josephine
Ingram, of Baltimore, were here Thus
day sightseeing.
Geo. C. Kirkmyer is gathering
second crop of Strawberries from his
patch, having gotten enough Sunday to
have nice little dish.
Mrs. Geo. II. Oliver and little daugh-
ter, Ellen Douglass, are visiting the
formers sister Mrs. j. H. Moore at,
Hat Greek, Campbell County.
Il. II. Baird, the popular insurance
man OF Warsaw, spent Monday night in
this village, having attended Lancaster
court and come hither on business.
l.. E. Mumford, of Cape Charles,
president of the L. E. Mumford Bank
ing Co., was here the past week. He
also visited other banks in this section.
Miss Pearl Rilee returned Monday
from three weeks visit to Fredericks-
burg. She was accompanied home by
Mrs Mary Deacon, a relative from
Spotsylvania.
Rev. and Mrs. E. F. Garner and
children left for Heathsville Monday to
spend the week. Mr.. Garner will assist
Rev. c. H. Williams in a meeting at
Lewisetta while there.
While eating sausage a few days ago
Lewis Burke got piece of sharp wire
little over half an inch long and some
what the shape fish hook in his throat
and it was with difficulty that he got it
out.
Capt. Willard d. Newbill is spending
this week at his parental home here en-
route from Fort Riley, Kansas, to New
York, where he has been ordered.
Capt. Newbill will return in November
on So-days' furlough.
Mrs. F. ]. McDonough and little
daughter, Beatrice, left Thursday to
visit relatives at Rehoboth Church and
Wicomico Church, after spending sew
eral weeks here with the formers
sister, Mrs. Go. Ste. Smith.
II. B. De la Rue, who figured for
some time here and who, after leav-
ing for Baltimore. was placed in an
insane asylum, is stated to be rapidly
failing, and that his malady will proba-
bly, end soon in total collapse.
Henry Bartiste. German deck hand
on Capt. 10. Whites boat, had his eve
lacerated by the hook of tackles catch
ing in it while handling scrap at Capt.
Messicks factory Tuesday. He is.in
the marine hospital here.
Hon. w. Mcdonald Lee returned
Monday morning from an eight weeks
trip in Europe and reports a pleasant
sojourn abroad, and that his health has
been greatly benefited. He left the
following day to look after Commission
of Fisheries business on the James
and other rivers.
Late arrivals at Irvington Beach: S.
II. Morrissey. Julius Haley, o. F..
Frestone. VIM. Gerhard, j. d. Stubbs,
w. E. Wright. T. d. Ficklin, r. L.
Fickhn, V. School. Capt. G.. A.
Clarke. Miss A. E. B. Clark, Mrs. o.
A. Clark, Capt. Dallie, wife and
daughter, HI. w. Edelen. w. M. Ro-
gers. Lawson Gouldman, j. T. Weber
and C. C. Snow.
All pupils anticipating attending the
High School here this session in all
grades are asked to meet at the school
building Thursday morning of next
week, October lst, for classification.
The regular term begins Monday, the
9th, but it is desired of those i'm charge
to have everything in readiness for
work on that day. This is a public
school and every child in Irvington
and vicinity has equal rights to attend,