Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-15


Geo. w. Sanders has opened store at
Dykes old stand adjoining his shop.
b. T. Chiffon, of lower Lancaster,
was here Saturday on several missions.
- The Social Circle will meet next Mon
day night at the home of Mrs. NJ. P.
& Jones. - &
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Dyke and son,
Alton, are spending this week in Essex
county.
a. Mrs. w. G., Dunton celebrated her
; birthday Tuesday by entertaining sew
eral friends.
Jas. N. Wilder left last week for the
seaside of Virginia to look after oyster
interests there.
Rev. S. P. Default. of Richmond
county, was calling on friends here
Friday afternoon.
Capt. w. d. Newbill and Mrs. w. J.
Newbll spent Sunday and Monday with
relatives in lower Essex.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Hayman, of Sails
bury, Md, are guests of the lad, S SIS
ter, Mrs. Geo. c. Kirkmyer.
Wexford Garner, of steamer Poto-
mac, spent from Sunday until Tuesday
at his parental home here.
William Wise, accompanied by his
physician, left Tuesday for Richmond
to receive hospital treatment.
Mrs. Gary P. Messick and little son
expect to leave tomorrow night TO
spend several days in Norfolk.
Our editor was unable to be at
Heathsvil!e court. being in attendance
this week at the Danville reunion.
L. E. Mumford. of Cape Charles, Wis
tied his banks in this section last week,
spending Friday night and Saturday
morning here.
WANTED Young lady wants posi-
ton to teach small children in private
family. Apply &C., Citizen Office,
Irvington, Va.
S. B. Griffith will represent Irving
ton Council, Jr. o, u. A. NJ, at the
State Council. which meets in Rich
mond next week.
Among the recent sick, now i'm
- proved. are: w. w. Wiley, Mrs. A.
j. Hamilton and little daughter, Vir-
ginia, and Mrs. l.. M. Irving.
Mrs. M. o. Anderson, who has been
visiting friends here and at White Stone
for several weeks, left Sunday morn
ing for Richmond to spend the winter.
Miss Smith, Sponsor, and Misses
Brewington and Leland, of the Lancas-
ter Confederate choir, are at the Con-
federate reunion this week in Danville.
Mondays Times-Dispatch had a good
picture of Miss Smith among the spon-
sors and maids
The DanviIle Register says that many
persons who accuse newSp lpers of not
telling the truth would be the first to
leave town if the papers undertook &c
tell all they know. Very true, or ir
many cases, if they only told small
part of il. Underwater Democrat.
Edward M. Morgan, of Louisville
KY. was here Tuesday and "Wednesday
having come to this State To visit Christ
and ST. Mary's Episcopal churches. Of
- this county. He spent several days the
3 past week with Warner Ball, Esq.
near Monaskon
- S. p. Simmons. jr., has accepted
principalship of Weems graded schoo
and will enter upon the duties Their,
Wednesday of next week. Miss Salli,
Fitchett, of Fisherman, teacher in tina
school. is boarding. with her cousin
Mrs. Arthur p. Messick
Mr.. George Nelms Wise. of Newpor
g News, spoke for the Republicans TO
small crowd here Saturday night II
was answered. to the evident satisfac
- ton of the listeners, by Mr.. Fran
G-Ne~bih, CommonweaIth's Attorney
. Mr.. Wise was accompanied hither b
Messrs H. E, Owen, of Weems, an
: - 49, T.. N. Massey, of Westmoreland
,~~s,,. a handsome new carpet has bee
purchased by the ladies of the Bapti:
church here and laid. and in a fe
weeks some interior painting and dec,
rating will be done. The Sunda
school of that church has just pu
chased a large supply of new Bible
and are talking about getting ne
hymn books before long.
Late arrivals at Irvington Beach hote
w. B. Jones, Sam Guy, T. d. Fickl
i. S. Lazenby. ]. milford. Guy Hall
John Route, l.. E. Mumford, t.
Massey, M. Gresham. l.. Snead, Pro
Smith and wife, Geo. N. Wise. A.
Fitzhugh. F. C. Franz, S. B. Days,
X Bauman, VIM. Carpenter. Edwa
NJ Morgan, W. E. Walker, B. F. Har
r. L. Ficklin.