Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-08-19

Capt. w. IL. MesSick is having acety-
iene lights put into his house.
V. d. Wiley and C. +. Brewington
were in Norfolk Sunday and Monday.
Miss Sue Dunlap. of Ohio, is spending
few weeks with Miss Pauline G. Long.
Mrs. Il. S. Hammonds and sons left
Saturday TO visit relatives in Gloucester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cluff, of POGO
moke City, Md, are visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lautenberger, of Bal
timore, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
p. Garner.
Wade Croxton returned from Rich
mond "Wednesday, where he has been
all summer.
Mrs. j. Clifton Blake and two chill
dren, of Baltimore. are guests of Mrs.
K. w. Harding.
among the recent sick are: Mrs. r.
5. Mitchell, Mrs. w. G. Dunton, Mrs.
w. w. Broaddus.
Sterling Tull returned Monday night
from an eleven-days' visit to relatives
at Pocomoke City. Md.
Harry Hammonds has accepted posi-
ton on the SOuthsi1e Sentinel, Urbanna,
and began work Monday.
w. r. Parks and l.. ]. Wenzel, oyster
and produce dealers, of Baltimore, are
guests of +. w. Long this week.
Miss Virginia Lee arrived Wednesday
from Pittsburg to visit her cousins.
Misses Grace and Rubenette Lee.
Mrs. Daniel Wilshin and son. of
Norfolk. are visiting relatives here in
company with Mrs. +. H. Wilshin. sr.
Mrs. o. II. Sherman, of Baltimore.
arrived Monday from Fredericksburg,
to visit her parents. Capt. and Mrs. w.
l.. Messick.
Horace Ball. of Wicomco, was here
Tuesday for his daughter, Mrs. Harry
Land, of Suffolk, who is to visit her pa
rental home.
Willie Dix, of one of the N. Y, p. &
N. boats plying between Norfolk and
Cape Charles, spent Tuesday at his pa
rental home here.
+. ii. Wilshin, jr., who is erecting H.
ii. Norris new dwelling ut Kilmarnock,
is home this week, having spent Monday
in Norfolk on business.
Have just received a large supply of
Blinds and Windows purchased at car
load rates. Call and see us.
LANCASTER LUMBER IL BUILDING Co.
DIR. j. Il. HOdgkin, for two years our
exchange clipper. has accepted position
of editor Of the Fredericksburg Journal
and entered upon his duties there Tues
day.
Archie Beane, of Lancaster, and X.
E. Sessler. of Trouteville, Va, spent
Tuesday night here, the latter en- route
home from a fortnights' visit to Mr..
Beane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. ii. Rigsbee. of
Raleigh. N. c., with two children, and
Chas. Newcomb, also of Raleigh, are
visiting the lidy's sister, Mrs. II. S.
Mitchell.
A masquerade ball at the Irvington
Beach Friday night was participated in
and enjoyed by both guests and town
folks. Some of the make-ups were
original and good.
Griffin and Wexford Garner. of the
M, ID. & V. R'y. Co, spent n few DAYS
at their parental home here this week.
Wexford has just gotten his first issue
of engineers license.
Mrs. Lewis Burke stepped into rut
inthe road Tuesday evening and sprained
her ankle. Mrs. j. c. BOIL also spraned
her ankle few days ago by twisting it |
while In her room at the Irvington Beach. |
Rev. j. w. S. Robbins, at one time
pastor of this charge, but now of Lam |
berts Point. in company with a friend, |
spent from Monday night until Thurs
day here on n gasoline boat, which
they are using for the cruise.
You don't have to go to war to be
patriotic. Improve your locality, up
hold your town, enlarge its interests.
and lend hand to progress, and you
are patricia lover of your country
as truly as the soldier who shoulders
his musket.
A recent Issue of the Baltimore Sun
has portrait of Mrs. Geo. w. Sadtler.
or that city. In connection with others
and an article advocating woman snf-
frage. Mrs. Sadtier and family are
well known here as pleasant summer
visitors.
We are in receipt of a beautifully
illustrated booklet of Randolph Macon
College, Ashland, Va, which gives a
comprehensive and attractive view of |
the buildings, campus, equipment and
surroundings. One can gather from the |
photos of the classes, laboratories, class
rooms and descriptions a general idea
of what this school is accomplishing as
an educational institution.
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