Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-01
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Have you paid your poll-tax?
Public school closes today (Friday).
Miss Allen CroXton, of Essex county,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lewis Burke.
Miss Inez Alexander, Urbanna. was
guest of the Misses Willing this week.
w. G. Dunton is moving around after
a severe attack of muscular rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. Harry Hopkins and little daugh-
ter, Winfred, left Tuesday to visit rel
atives in Baltimore
o. II. Patterson, worthy citizen of
Mathews, is through this section put
ting up lightning rods.
William Wise fell from wagon Mon
day morning and broke his right wrist.
DIR. Newbill set the bone and he is get
ting along very we'll.
Tomorrow night closes the Treasurer
list Those not paying their poll-tax
by that time cannot vote in next falls
Presidential election.
Rev. and Mrs. L. f. Garner, of this
place. and Misses Lottie and Gertie
Bellows, of Ocran, went to Norfolk
Tuesday to attend the great Chapman
revival.
A hammock belonging to Miss Gladys
Rilee disappeared after the show on
Wednesday night A watch fob and
cuff button found are in possession of
w. r. Rowe.
Miss Majorie George returned Mon
day night from couple days visit to
friends at Moran. Miss Margaret
Palmer and Afner Hudnall accompanied
her to this village.
supervising Inspector Lawson, of
StaFpton, and Oyster Inspectors Ed.
IL. Gees, of Northumberland, and A.
=. Harry and r. W. Doggett, of Lam
caster. were here this week on bust
mess.
Our town &elt much fiattered by the
storm Of ''goad people" and "odd fell
sews" that invaded it Monday night.
Alse by the gentlemen who came Tues
day fer the educational meeting and
the friends from Urbanna Wednesday
night presenting the drama.
Rather early for surf bathing; but il
seems as though a young couple took
a plunge from the steamboat wharf
Monday evening. Evidently the recre-
alton was not premeditated for Miss
Willing and Mr.. Kirkmyer did not even
remove their hats before going in
Capt. Willard d. Newbll. after
fehree years in the Philippines (his sec
ond assignment there) and circling the
globe with Gen. Woods party, reached
his parental home here Wednesday
sporning looking "every inch a sol
@ier" and in excellent health. He will
Femain about a week.
Apologies are due from the proof
X,
who last week went to Blackstone to
visit daughters. We would have il
messrs. Lee and Long, and no wonder
readers were surprised-for two such
homely old lads could not be allowed
even on the campus with Blackstone s
1900"
A strong play. and well rendered by
amateurs-is our verdict of the show
Wednesday night given here by the
Urbanna troupe. The harshest criti-
cism we would make is that the title
of the play is somewhat misleading.
The Confederate Spy plays rather
second fiddle and does not show up in par.
ticularly honorable light The honors
are all with Waterman, the young
Unionist. The play is a northern one, and
written from decidedly Federal stand.
point. The house was crowded, some
four hundred attending, and the Ur-
hanna artists received liberal applause.
We We're glad to welcome our friends
from across the river, and not surprised
:. that they acquitted themselves with
:, great credit.