Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-09

Miss da.Powell. of lower Lancas-
ter, is visiting at the home of her uncle,
w. G. Dunton.
Irvington baseball team defeated the
White Stone team on the formers
diamond Tuesday last.
Misses Marie and Ruth Beane, of Lam
caster, spent Friday and Saturday with
Miss Edith Brewington.
Forest fires have been raging the
past few days between here and Kill
marnock and in Corrotoman.
Pay your poll taxes before May End
If you wish to vote in the primary and
the general election this year.
Miss hid. Dart, of East Orange, N.
J.. is ep three. weeks visit to her
brother. "A. D. Dart. at the Iryington
Beach. ~
Mrs. ]. Fl. Baugher and Mrs. L. M.
Irving arrived Wednesday from Balti-
more TO visit their sister, Mrs. j. C..
Harding.
Mrs. Vernon Forrest and Miss Olney
Willing arrived Monday to visit their
mother. Mrs. Sallie Willing, returning
to Baltimore on Wednesday.
c. S. Wilmington. engineer on the
Maury, thas been called home to Cape
Charles through the death of his
mother, Mrs. l. t. Wilmington.
Among the recent sick now improved,
are: Miss Agnes James, Miss Edith
!. Brewington, Mrs. Ernest Meekins,
Miss Estelle Griffith. Bancroft Calls.
Irving F. Jones spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his family here. Mr..
Jones is at'present working the South
side section for his machine company.
Mrs j. H. Cochran and a party of
lady friends came over Monday from
"Rosegill' to visit Christ church. They
were piloted by Manager l.. A. Gum
drum.
]. W. Hayden has been elected dele
gate from Irvington Lodge, No. 205, 1.
o. o. F., to attend the Grand Lodge
meeting in Bristol, in May, with DIR.
Geo. H Oliver alternate.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. George, of Balti-
more, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Dunton Monday. They spent Satur-
day and Sunday with the lady's father,
w. T. Schools, at weems.
Capt c. ]. Roberts. of West Point,
Va, spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends here. Capt. Roberts is looking
well and his many friends and former
neie hbors were delighted to see him.
Mrs. b. l.. Willing and Miss Ava
Willing returned Friday from Hampton
2snd NorfolE, respectively. where they
have bsen visiting. Mrs Willing was
accompanied home by her sister. Mrs
Lizzie Fletcher, and two sons of
Hampton. ,%
Rev. Z. c. Glenn and wife are expec-
ted tomorrow night from Norfolk, to
remain week or two for the revival
services which begin Sunday night in
the M thodist church here. Mr. Glenn
will also occupy an hour of the morn
ling services.
News 3 received here that the wife
of Capt. Jo. Smith,. one of the most
popular of steamboat men, is seriously
i'll at Baltimore hospital. having I'M
dergone two operations. Capt Smith s
sister. Mrs. Virginia Ransom, is slowly
recovering from an operation in Wash
ington.
j. p. DeBerry, supervisor of Singer
Sewing Machine Co.. Eastern district,
was here this week. having come to in
troduce Mr.. j. b. Lawton, of Rich
mond, to the new field. L. T. Terrell,
who has been managing this office will
be transferred to another Office. Mr..
Terrell and family leave for Fredericks-
burg today.
On account of arrival of our new
Cottreil press Thursday morning we
are printing this weeks issue Wednes-
day night. Barring accident or unex-
pected delay, next weeks paper will
come from the new press. An expert
machinist from Baltimore will accom-
L.
everybody who is in arrears rally to our
aid The thing cost lot of money and
must be paid for in thirty days. South
side Sentinel.
The CITIZEN congratulates its neigh
Dor on spring rehabilitation We did
the same thing-new press and engine
last spring, at an outlay of 81. 500.
In renting his subscription, T. r.
Broun, formerly of Northumberland
county. but now of Greenwood, Tex,
has, this to say of cyclone which
recently swept over his section of the
state in which there was heavy loss OF
life and property-''I send clipping
from our county paper telling of g
cyclone that paid US call on the night
of 23rd; several more dead and hurt have
been found since this account came out
None of my family were hurt, but my
property loss was right heavy. / am
director of our Home Mutual Insurance
Association and find the loss through
this part of our county very heavy
many left with nothing, but what oui
company will pay them
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.