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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
DOWNINGS.

Early Irish potatoes are ready fo,
digging and shipment, but prices are
low. Many of our farmers are holdinp
for advance in market.
Some of the wheat fields in this sec.
tion are ready for the thresher and will
be gore into as soon as the weathe,
permits. The prospects for a gooc
yield is encouraging with us. Glove,
neids are also ready for the scvtbe
Seed peas for hay are scarce and bivI
and but few will be sown around here
German clover seed are equally q,
scarce and high.
Fruit is abundant throughout this
section. More cherries than for num.
Der of years. and peaches. apples,
plums, ETC.. are overtaxing the strength
OF the trees. Blackberry bushes also
indicate bounteous crop.
Indications are that there will he
FEWER tomatoes and more corn grown
with us this year than last.
Alvin Thomas was i'm Baltimore some
time since on business.
Talking about and planning to cele-
erate the Fourth of July hold sway
with our people at present.
The girls and boys of our section who
were away the past session at school
have all returned home to the pleasure
OF parents and loved ones. These
bright young men and women will soon
step out to take their places in the
busy world. How about you. boy, girl?
Are you improving the hours?
Large quantities of excelsior wood is
being cut in this county. Gum and
other hard wood is in demand
Children's Day exercises were held
at Hopewell NJ. f. Church Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
Rev. I. Benton Hill, of Louisville
KY, spoke at Farnham Baptist church
Sunday evening.
j. w. Bryant was in Baltimore last
week on business.
Geo. III. Smith, of Taft, is loading
boat with lumber near here for Phila-
delphia.
II. M. Gresham, boswell Clopton,
w. Il. Wright. c. r. Lookeman and
Mr.. Soles, drummers. were through
here recently.
1t was reported here that j. L.
Motiey's condition was improved and
we so stated in recent letter, but to
ourregret learned later it was a mistake
Hon. j. M. Lyell has returned from
a stay OF several weeks in Baltimore.
Quite crowd from this section expect
to join the excursionists to Fredericks-
Durg THIS week. REPORTER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
PARASITES POSING
As PHILANTHROpISTs.
Norfolk virginian-PiIot.l


Golfers Weekly figures that the net
earnings Of the express companies range
from forty-three to one hundred and
twenty-five per cent. year on liberal
capitalizations.
The companies themselves do not denv
that their charges are higher than the
necessities of the case demand. but saw
they dare not lower them for fear bust
ness will increase beyond the point at
which it can be expeditiously handled.
This is philanthropic view for which
the country will not be disposed to give.
and has no reason to give, the express
monopolies credit. If the peoples in
terests are what the express concerns
have at heart, why their persistent and
unyielding opposition to such extension.
of the parcels post as would at one and
the same time multiply the facilities for
the carrying of parcels, relieve them of
part of their overburdening business
and so render both possible and neces-
sary reduction in charges?
The fact is that the express companies.
like the Pullman Company and the
car concerns, are "yam-
pres of the rails" as they have been
appropriately termed, and will continue
to bleed the public so long as the Wash
lngton authorities allow them to con-
tlnue their monopoly of the parcel-carry-
ing business of the country and other
wise refuse to put any check upon their
blood-sucking operations.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
POLITICAL.

Democratic gains in all parts of the
country are forecasted by the New
York Worlds canvass.
Tom Watson has returned to the
Democratic party. Verify, everything
seems to be coming the way of the
Democracy. Wilmington Star. Wat
son has Topped dozen times and never
guessed the winner yet. We regard
his last re-conversion as a distinctly bad
omen for Democracy. Exchange.
The republicans in Virginia have
made up their minds to nominate can.
didatesy for Congress in the First, Sec
ond, Third, Fifth, Six, Eighth and
Ninth Districts. Geo. N. Wise. il is
said, will be the man to oppose Repre-
sentative Jones; ID. Lawrence Groner.
MIR. Maynard; John Parsons. Mr.. Saun-
ders; Colonel Jas. S. Browning, Mr..
Glass, and Mr.. Slemp, Mr.. Stuart.
With, 81 per cent. of the vote
cast in the second Democratic senate
rial primary in Florida former Cover
nor Broward defeated Taliaferro for
the U..S..Senate last week. Broward
started life as deckhand on a steam
boat plying the st. Johns river. His
mission in life has been the reclamation
of the Everglades of Florida. This was
the issue that carried him into the Gov
ernor's office, and it has been his hobby
ever since. He was defeated two years
ago by Senator Fletcher in the senate
tial primary.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
NEW LAWS IN FORCE.

All the acts of the last Legislature
went into effect Wednesday of this
week, barring those emergency" and
revenue acts that became laws upon
their passage.
Among other things the new oyster
and fish laws are now in force. These
will be printed in pamphlet form in a
few weeks, but are already published
in the bound Acts. 1t may cost you
from now on 800 to use "cuss" words
orlsulphuric language over telephone
Here is the short but punsent statute:
eff any person curse or abuse anyone
or use any vulgar, profane or indecent
language over any telephone in this
State, he shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and, upon conviction, be pun
ished by a fine of not more than 500.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
SMALLPOX.

As the visible result of smallpox
brought to this county in a mild form
by Arthur Jackson about three weeks
ago five fully developed cases have APP
peared in the neighborhood of Sisson's
Corner and others are looked for.
The Health Board met and the homes
of Messrs. Lucius and Cos Dawson and
Horace Fletcher. colored. have been
quarantined and every precaution taken
to prevent the spread of the disease.
DR.. j. A. Rice is attending the pa
tients and reports that they are getting
along nicely.
The neighborhood in which these ca
SEES are does not seem to be alarmed in
the least.
The patients are:
Mr.. Ira Dawson,
Miss Virgie Dawson.
Mr.. Luther Dawson,
Horace Fletcher's wife and son.
Northumberland court was called Off
for Monday on occouut of smallpox.
Heathsville Echo.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
CELEBRATION AT BETHEL.

Notwithstanding the down pour Of
rain in the early morning and late after
noon, with lowering clouds for tn.
interim. the church at Big Bethel, York
county was full to overlooking. and the
door and window entrances crowded
outside, on Friday of last week. The
occasion was the 49th anniversary of
the first battle of the war between the
States.
Capt. w. j. Stores and his committee
of ladies and gentlemen had labored hard.
and they brought through successfully
the celebration. The Lancaster choir
seventeen ladies, accompanied by four
gentlemen clad for the most part in
gray jackets and hats, sang with vigor
and melody half dozen or more popular
war songs. and they were encored again
and again, having to sing two favorite
songs as many as three times during
the day. Mrs. Clara Meekins, of Ir-
vington, presided at the organ, and
Miss Gladys Rilee was the leader, bear
ing handsome Confederate battle flag
which she waved at times during bursts
of applause.
Judge ID. Gardiner Tyler delivered |
most instructive address to the Veterans.
and was repeatedly applauded by the
big assemblage. Hon. w. Mcdonald |
Lee spoke to the Sons and Daughters
and Hon. James N. Stubs, in his inim-
table and happy vein, addressed the
aides.
"A sumptuous repast was partaken of
within the church and from the cavalcade
# vehicles. and all were fully refreshed.
There were visitors from Newport News
md Hampton in addition to nearby
The 50th year will be cele-
'rated by. if anything. more elaborate
Program, we are informed, than upon
his occasion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
CRISP NEWS.

The crew of the barkentine Goo
News was rescued at sea after drifting
in boats three days in stormy weather
Thousands of dollars damage was done
to growing crops in Accomac county
last week by hail storm which swept
from the ocean to the bay.
Asa result of the district Joint miners
and operators committees failing to
agree on wage scale 3, 200 men were
ordered on strike in Ohio Friday.
When Theodore Roosevelt lands in
REV York tomorrow. Saturday, he
will receive an ovation from his friends
and admirers of this and MANY other
states which promises to ec!iase anv
similar demonstration ever beheId in
the metropolis.
President Taft has nominated DIR
William D. Crum. of South Carolina. to
be Minister resident and Consult General
at MOnrovia, Liberia. Crom is the ne
gro whose appointment by Mr.. Roose-
welt as Collector of the Port at Charles
ton raised such a storm of protest in
the South.
Young Christian Sands, Of Seattle
made one of the most dar-
ing stands in the history of the Nicara-
guam revolution. With thirty men. it
is said. he successfully withstood three
hundred of the Madriz forces at the an
proaches to Bluefelds, and had ordered
charge on the enemy when reinforce
ments arrived to aid him. Ross Rosen-
thai, Milwaukee youth, was in the
foreguard of the forces ordered to
charge and fell almost Immediately
They have killed me-" he shouted to
Sands, tell my mother"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
U. 5. FISHERIES HEARING.
The Baltimore Meeting Adjourned to
WASHINGTON to Finally Settle the
Pound Net Dispute

We had hoped that the hearing last
week in Baltimore had about settled the
agitation as to pound nets ia the Chesa-
peake, but it would seem from the fol-
lowing official letter that it has not:
MIR. W. Med. Lee, Commissioner of
Fisheries,
| DEAR SIR:-The Board of Officers
OF the Corps of Engineers. II. s A
constituted by authority of the Score.
tary OF War to consider and report upon
| the subject of establishment of repula-
IONS to govern the placing and operat-
ing or nets, pounds, traps, and other
isning appliances in Chesapeake bay
ana It's tributary waters, will meet at
tne once OF the Chief Clerk of the De-
ParItnent OF Commerce and Labor in the
willard Building, Washington. ID. C..
at 10 a. m. June %, 1910. for the pur.
pose OF comforting with the Fish Com
missions OF the States of Virginia and
Maryland. and of the United States.
with view of reaching an adjustment
tnat Will be Just and equitable to all in
terests. 1t is greatly desired that Won
be present if possible at this Joint meet
ing as a representative of the State of
Virginia. Very respectfully,
JNo. l.. CASEY,
Colonel. Corps of Engineers, u. S. A."
Supervising Inspector Lawson, who
represented the Virginia Commission of
Fisheries in behalf of the pound-netters
at the Baltimore hearing, reports that
State Senator J. r. Saunders, Con-
gresham Jones and Hon. J. Boyd
Sears made admirable appeals for the
fishermen.
1t is now presumed that the hearing
In washington will definitely settle the
vexed question. The u. S. Commission
and the Maryland Commission are I'M
derstood to be for restriction. while
the, Virginia Commission does not want
its fishermen interfered with.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
D0lNGS IN CONGRESS.

The postal savings bank bill was
passed exactlyi in the form in which it
left the Republican caucus, by final
vote OF 1876 to 101. On this vote "a
Democrats, stood with the Republicans.
Senator Martin held all of the Vir-
GINA items in rivers and harbors bill.
which passed the Senate Thursday. He
Increased three items in the House bill.
the James river appropriation from
800. 600 to $3.50, 600; the. Potomac (at
Alexandria, $4,000 to SEC. 900. and
Norfolk, Newport News. $500, 900 TO
$500, 900.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
NEW TAX COMMISSION TO MEET,

A session of the newly created tax
commission. for Virginia, the work of
the last assembly. will be held shortly
for the purpose of organizing and map
ping out the work ahead. The commits
sion will be composed of the governor.
acknowledgement, speaker of the
house. the chairman of the two finance
committees and one other to be selected
by the above named. The act creating
the commission indicates that it is
expected to bring about reform and a
revision of the tax and assessment laws
of the State.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17

The undersigned have been appointed
by the Circuit Court of Lancaster County
Joint receivers of Chas. K. Webb. who
sometimes trades under the style
name OF j. M. Webb. and some
times under the name of C.. K.
Webb, and who has been CONDUCTING
general merchandise business AT
Road View near Molusk, Va. All
parties to whom this business is indebted
VIII fiie their accounts, properly proven.
with one or both of the undersigned
within the next fifteen days; and ali
parties who are indebted to the said
business will at once make settlement
with the receivers.
The receivers have in hand for sale
general stock of merchandise in good
condition, inventoried at about $500.
They would be glad to receive bids for
the same. (Siened)
r. o. NORRIS. JR.. po
T. j. DOWNING. heceVers.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
URBANNA HAS AN ELECTION.

Much to his surprise-as he was not
candidate-Jas. s. Chandler was
Tuesday elected Mayor of Urbanna.
The only other candidate was the present
incumbent, Ben. Upton.
There was much feeling engendered
In TIE election, and for some DAYS vet
business will be interrupted with queries
and explanations.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
JUNE.

And what is SO rare as a ,iav in lime,
men, III ever, come perfect daysY'
thus sings the poet. And We
are half through the first month
OF our summer. The DAYS arv
we'll nigh their longest. the SIM
up highest IN the. zenith and all
nature is glorying i'll her spofl-
Ganeity, her perfect effulgence.
Inc lilies are blooming, the clouds
nigh up in air float lazilv in the
serene heights, the early crops
are rapidly maturing, the smell
OF the new-mOwn hay is scehtin"
The breeze, and nature is i'm full
effort at perfection.
There is never leaf or q ba.de ton
mean
10 be some happy creatures palace. )"
Ihe happy bird sings cherrillv
whist his mate patiently sits in
the nest where soon the Young
I. VIII break from the shell if not
already on the triaI-wing. and
the eternalround ofnature. great
mother OF us all, is i'm full swing.
IL, is IN much such strain the
poet sings of June-June. when
Che days are not too hot for
complete comfort and the shade
Is Just the right grade of delicious
ness. Now swings the hammock
IN the porch, and Jennie casts shv
looks up the road, as the shadows
iali, to see if Jimmie is com.
Ing her way; and the ardent lover
|sne is his first sweetheart-is
haif daring, half afraid. But
1hats sentiment simply, and has
no place in a common newspaper
column, and SO is dismissed. The
1hree months that are TO come
are 10 make the food for the next
year: The seed is in the earth. is
coming up or is up and growing.
1he plough and hoe are busy and
energy is IN every plant-root and
leaf, bringing promise of future
plenty.
:. strange it is, but true, that we
ilvetironr hand To mouth. or mt
least from year to wear. and
should 10y any calamity the entire
crop OF this suIfrrnel+utterly fail.
anu we consume foodat the usual
rate, the next crop would come
100 Iate to prevent starvation.
Ihere Is not enough food OH the
earth Tor two years feeding of
uhe 'multitudes, and our dumb
ANIMALS would st;lrve. while we
would be helpless to prevent
either that or the perishing of
ourselves.
Dut.June and the two months
following will do the work. and
ulle season. promises plenty. It's
II good earth to live i'm that has
only TO be Il little helpe,i that we
may rejoice i'll its fecunditv. And
rigit here III our sunny Virginia
We nave the right soil, the right
cnmate; the right people-atl least
many OF these-to ensure album
dance. With rivers and creeks
aoounding with food, with soil
tnat is wonderfully fertile. and
with IA people whose trials i'm the
past, or ut least the trials of their
ancestors, should give the best
courage and steadfast endeavor.
we may cheelfully take up life's
burden, Knowing that we shall
nave abundance. There is a
wealth Ill the soil of the Old Do
minlon that will amply recon-
pense the tiller, and so
no matter how barren the past NAV
-. have been,
lis enough to know now that the leaves
are green"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
WHARTON GROVE.

The seventeenth annual encampment
OF Wharton Grove. near Weems, will
begin Friday. July 18th, and last ten
days. Rev. H. M. Wharton. d. d., of
Baltimore, and Rev. c. l.. jackson. ID.
d., OF Philadelphia, will have charge of
the meeting.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
Kept The KING Al Home.

For the past year we have kept the Rin, of all
laxatives-Dr. Kings New Life Pills in our home
and they have proved blessing to all our family
writes Paul Mathulka. of Buffalo. N. Y. Easy.
but sure remedy for all Stomach. Liver and Kidney
troubles. Only 25c. at all druggist
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17

IHE pastor of the Methodist
church ut Canastota, n. Y, has
stlrred up a hornets nest among
MS young lady parishioners. He
charged them with smoking.
cigarettes i'll private. They told
hlm they didn't, or If they did
they were very little ones, and
That 1T wasn't any ofhis business
whether they did or not.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17

PRESIDENT TAFT has done a
good deed i'll bringing the rail
roads raising rates to- taw. Let
him now try his hand OH the ex-
press companies, and after that
on the insurance combine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17
CATCHES ANOTHER HOUSE.BURNER

Willard Thompson. colored, has been
arrested and jailed on the charge of
burning barn in Amelia county. State
Insurance Commissioner Button is 90
ing after the incendiary fiends.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17

: SPEAKER CANNON wandered
over TO the Senate u few days ago
to see how Aldrich managed to
rule that august body. He went
back to the House satisfied that
his plan was far better.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17

; ANOTHER Noah's fiood-fortv
days and forty nights of rains.
Lay it on the VamOOsin~ comet
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-17

ID; H. Gochnauer. Fauquier County Va uur;,ss
4 nave used your Square-Deaf Chick Starts-
wltn excellent results. Have lost less Chicks sincs
feeding 1t than ever before"
PREVENTS DIARRHoEA.
Chas, 5. Grason Baltimore County. Nd o,r;ta..
nave found by actual Comparison that RoIo;.
amos Square-Deaf Chick Starter has a yreat 81
vantage over all prominent foods ON the mari ar !,
uoes not give the baby chicks darrhoea."
BEST HE EVER PURCHASE.
Hi i. Griest Cessna. Pa. writes: 'Your .sonara-
Deal Scratch or Poultry Food ia the best / ever
purchased at any price. / have no trouble 70 ali
u. my customers like it" :" '" SCH
SQUARE-DEAL
Chick Starter. Chick Food Scratch H.,
hrst weeks. to 10 weeks. Makes hens H.,
DON'T BE FOOLED.
Ii your local merchant don't sell '.Souara n.,.,.,
GODS. drop US postal we will tell YOU who do..s
send Us DC IN stamps to pay the postage and sns,s
ton the name OF this paper. we will sand 80.
package each OF panses Nasturtium Asssrs
Sweet Peas, Scarlet Sage also our Car5en sni
Flower Seed and Poultry Supply Catalogue.
J. B0LGlAN0 & SON,
Seed Growers, Importers, Manufactnr-
ers. Four Generations of I'm
broken Success.
Baltimore. Maryland.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-26

The Marions' winning streak in
the City League was broken in the
last game of that series yesterday
afternoon at Amusement Park. Their
A%colors were lowered by the Puritan
A. e. to the tune Of Is to /, in "a
thrilling contest. 1t was one of the
best games of the series and both
sides deserve credit for the manner
and style in which they handled
themselves. The result has pulled
the Marions out of the class Of In.
vincibIes and 1t has shown, SO far
as a three-game series is concerned,
the Puritans can master them. These
teams have split even in the City
League series, but the Puritans won
Ia game prior to the opening of that
schedule, causing them to take two
out Of the three games they have
played this eason
The Marion Club is the winner Of
the City League series and thereby
becomes the city champions Of 1910.
They also win the pennant offered by
the EVENING NEWS. This will be
presented at a meeting of the league
in the NEWS office tonight. The
Nationals and Lyeeums did not play
their final game yesterday.
Too much praise cannot be given
Quinlan, who occupied the slab for
the Puritans yesterday and a major
ity of his teammates deserve credit
as we'll. Dickson played we'll In left
garden, excepting for one chance
he missed. By losing that, Holz-
heimer was enabled to get on base,
then advance ON a sacrifice hit, and
later score on a felder's choice. Had
it not been for this performance, the
Puritans would have credited them
selves by embarrassing the league
leaders.
For the most. the Marion stickers
were unable to properly Judge
Quinlan's slants. He fooled them.
time and again. Right here we will
say that despite the fact that Jimmy
Carroll got a hit, he can slam the
wind some. In n of his swings he.
revolved twice to find Quinlan smil-
ing his only smile of the game. Back
Of Quinlan were players who dis
played form in every way. What.
ever did come their way they got, as
well as some more that looked like
safe hits. Ellie, at second, robbed
Holzheimer of an apparent hit by
making-a feature catch back of his
station.
Lybeck occupied the mound for
the Marions and Mullen, their other.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-26
BASKETBALL WILL BE-
PLAYED BY The H. S.

Basketball will play a prominent
part in the curriculum of high
school sports the coming winter and
the planned inteF-class series will
be unusually interesting, 1t is ex-
pected. The varsity five Will prob
ably play every Saturday afternoon
In the Auditorium. The Auditorium
management has made an offer to
dafray expenses incurred by securing
other teams here. 1t will take gate
receipts in return and grant permits
sion to use the court any afternoon
for inter-class games.
- The senior class boys took prelim-
mary steps toward forming q team
Friday afternoon. Those selected to
represent the class in basketball are
going to start active practice soon.
Frank Mccormick has been elected
as manager of the team and Scott
Burns as captain.
AS a preliminary game to a round
of i~nter-class games the coming
week, or that following, the sophie
more five will probably meet the
Woodbridge high school quintet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-26
bELCHER
GOING SOME
Vaulted 10 Fl. II In at New
York A. C. ,Gamss--Got
Second Place.
r 6. BAREBACK EIRxI
T. S. BABC0cK FIRST

Atwood Belcher, the former local
boy, again was a prominent figure In
the pole vault at the New York A. G.
athletic games, held at Traver's ISL
and, Saturday. With a handicap of
seven inches he made an actual
jump of ten feet, eleven inches, by
which vault he made second prize.
His jump was beaten by one inch by
T. S. Babcock, who had the same
handicap. Beleher Is now a member
Of the New York Athletic Club. He
will leave in several days for Cornell
College. The official tally follows:
Pole Vault (handicap)-Won by
T. S. Babcock, N. Y. A. C. G. inches)
with Vault of IL feet 7 inches; A. s.
Belcher, N. Y. A. @. Ct inches), sec
ond, with vault of II feet s inches;
G. B. Dukes, N. Y. A. @. q inches).,
third, with vault of II feet 6 inches.