Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-21

Epworth League Social tonight Fri
day. at home of Miss Edith Messick.
Mrs. Geo. Ste. Smith and Miss Ruby
v. Smith spent Wednesday in Norfolk.
Ford McGinnis, of Ottoman, spent
Sunday and Monday with Stonewall
Dix.
Capts. c. H. Willing and E. w. Long
were in Baltimore on business this
week.
Purnell Sanders, of Millenbeck, spent
Saturday and Sunday with Harry Sam
ders here.
Misses Ruth Marston and Sallie Gayle,
of Urbanna, are guests at Miss Pauline
c. Longs.
Mrs. P. II. Sadler, of Baltimore, Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harry G.
Hopkins.
The Baptist Social Circle win hold
strawberry festival Saturday evening,
May 10Th.
Walter Jones celebrated his thirteenth
birthday with party to his friends
Wednesday night
Mrs. D. ]. Beauchamp was the guest
of Mrs. l.. H. Rilee Monday and Tues
day of this week.
Hon. John Curlett speaks in our town
ball tonight friday. Public meeting.
and ladies' invited.
If you have not already done so, send
in your fire association assessment at
once before it is too late.
Friends were glad to greet Capt.
Stehman Forney, who drove over for
the day yesterday from Fleeton.
Mrs. Sallie Willing returned home
Monday from an extended visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Sadie Taylor, in Norfolk
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd G. Withrow, of
Michigan, arrived Friday to visit the
lady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
Garner.
Miss Leah Willing spent Sunday and
Monday in Norfolk Miss Lilly Brew
ington filled her place in the Singer of
fee during her absence.
Mrs. A. Y. Lee, who has been with
relatives in Pittsburg, Pa, for some
months, returned to the home of her
son, w. Med. Lee, Saturday.
j. A. Rogers is improving from a
recent indisposition. Miss Estelle
Griffith, who has been extremely i'll for
some time, is rapidly improving.
G.. L. White, representing the popu-
lar builders firm of Frank T. Clark
Co, Norfolk, is in the Northern Neck
this week in the interest of his firm.
Mrs. Lucinda Purcell. of Richmond,
is guest at the home of DR.. Geo. H.
Oliver. Mrs. Purcell has also been Wis
iting friends and relatives in Middlesex
county
Mrs. X. S. Mitchell returned Monday
night from Durham, N. c., accompa-
MED by her daughter. Miss Mary. who
is just recovering from a severe spell
of fever.
w. c.. Thompson is finishing up the
painting on j. w. Pittman's dwelling,
begun some time ago by Messrs. Cox
and Wark, who were called to other
employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mcdonald Lee leave
Norfolk tonight tn attend the finals
of the Southern Seminary. at Buena
Vista, where Misses Grace and Rube-
nette Lee are a; school.
AS special feature at the skating
rink here next Monday night. moving
pictures of the earthquake in Italy will
be exhibited. Skating from 7:30 to
$50, moving pictures from $50 to 10 80.
A. Prescott Rowe and w. Mcdonald
Lee were in Petersburg Wednesday at
the reception and al fresco luncheon
to President Taft, and also attending
executive meeting Of the Virginia Press
Association.
Jas. Lokey and Wallace Smith left
Sunday for the seasons work with Eu-
bank-Tankard Co. and Indian Greek
Fertilizer Works. respectively. Will
liam and Frank Wise are also employed
by the first named company.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Rowe and chill
dren, of Fredericksburg. arrived Mon.
day to spend some time with Mrs.
Rowe's parents, Captain and Mrs. W.
l.. Messick. Mrs. o. H. Sherman, oil
the same city, is also visiting her par
ents.
The two entertainments here on Sat
urday and Monday nights-the former
by Mrs. Edwards and her choir girls
and the other by Mrs d. j. Beauchaml
and her accomplished daughters and Mis-
Pauline c. Long afforded our peopl
elevating amusement.
While getting in his hay last week
f. W. Long directed that large loa,
be taken to the parsonage barn. Pas
tor Garner was at first surp; Used to Sc
his hay loft being replenished but sool
took in the situation and wishes I,
extend thanks for the generous gift.
DR.. Thomas w. Kay, a native of Car
oline county, Va, but for some years