Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-18
RICHMOND COUNTY.
OOWEINGS.

Wheat and German clover have come
out green since9 the recent few warm
days.
the canning factory at Sharps. The
acreage in tomatoes will be small the
coming season.
Merchants will soon be going to town
to get spring stocks. This is the season
when much attention is paid to buying.
AS chicken season advances we are
forced to wage warfare on the hawk.
An excellent way to capture his hawk
ship is to set steel-trap on an upright
pole near the fowl yard.
The members of Farnham Baptist
church have organized Sunday school
at Sion House. They have preaching
there the first and third Sunday after
moons.
l.. w. Schrimger. who has been in
poor health for some time, seems to i'm
prove daily.
Mrs. .Bevis. of Northumberland. re-
Gently visited her son, ]. w. WEIGH, in
this county.
DR.. Covington, of Lillian, as cheerful
as ever and always busy, was in this
section not long since.
.Colored people Of this section are be-
ginning to move north, making labor
more scarce all the time. &c..
The many friends of E. w. (Uncle
Nedl Mozingo are glad to welcome him
out after his recent indisposition.
Citizens at Farnham are making ar
engagements to greatly improye their
village. Side ~alS Sd street lamps
are being talked up at present.
DR.. r. e. Booker, the successful anG
popular physician of Lottsburg, recently
visited his parental home near Farnham,
Hon. ]. M Lyell is in West Virgins
visiting his daughter, and from there
he will go to Baltimore and other cities
J. p. Lewis, that energetic and hust
ling trucker, is making things hum or
bis place.
T. S. Allen, of Harrisburg, Pa, was
in this section some time since and ex
pressed himself as charmed with tn.
country. p
Presiding Elder Boggs made a gooC
impression on our people while here
holding quarterly meeting not long since
We look forward with pleasure to camp
under his direction.
w. A. Harrison, who has been EN-
ployed in Philadelphia for a number OF
years. but now at Cape Charles, visited
his parental home here some weeks ago
r. A Dunaway has been in bad health
for some time and it is feared his con,
dition is serious.
Dennis Erkams, calored, good anc
attentive worker. will till r. A. Allison's
farm this year.
F. w. Cossin, near Wheaton, expects
to go to New York soon to work. His
family will move to this section, near
Mrs. Cossin's relatives, if suitable
place can be secured.
Lumpkin Bros: are painting their
store both inside and out.
Mrs. K. w. Hanks has returned from
Baltimore with spring millinery. She
will conduct the business for Mrs.
Lumpkin this season.
| James Thomas, one Of our Oldest citi
gems, is quite feeble. After living ar
active life little more than the allotted
span, he is quietly waiting the summons
Tvs 6. Hinton has reshipgled seyera
of the bnildings on the Efford place
bought from the late R. P. Bryant.
| j. O. Barrsck has returned from Bal
timore with new engine to take the
place of the one recently wrecked by /;
pin working loose
9Th. Smith, Of Taft, is bpsily en-
gagged getting lumber to the river land
ing near here, to load two vessels ans
q barge for Philadelphia.
w. E Wright has several pretty ant
frjsky lambs running around his place
Shrubery and limbs have been cleare,
away from good bit of our roadside
Nell Lewis left Sunday via Washing
ton for his home in Iowa.
"a; -. REPORTER.