Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-01
Ar20.AMkRlCaN NOTES.

New st. John BaptlSt cnurcn last Sat
urday. They now have membership
of seventy-eight, and have purchased {
lot to build on.
Booker T. Washington may speak il
this section soon, Rev. D. H. Chamber
layne is planning to have him come here
After many years suffering from
kidney trouble. William Sebree passed
away on 18th of March at his home il
lower Northumberland. He was g.
years of age, and leaves q widow anC
six children. Mrs. Carrie l.. Smith
died last Friday at the same home after
an illness of some months. She leaves
three children, four sisters and two
brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey Johnson enter
tanned as guests Sunday the following
Mr.. and Mrs. Othor Mumford, Mrs.
Josephine Keysy. and Mrs. Fife Horsey,
of Marian Station, Md, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lemuel Taylor.
Miss Cora Tomlin, of Lively, was the
guest of Miss Lizzie Rust Sunday last.
Bud Norris was in Wicomico on bust
ness the past week.
Robert Lee and family, of Eastern
Branch, are visiting the formers parents
near Alfonso.
Spenser johnson, of Wicomico, was
guest of Charlie Braxton Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Martha Ellen Ball, of New York,
is on visit to her parents in Kilmar-
mock. She is now spending few days
with her aunt, Mrs. Raleigh Jones.
Len Fallin, of Baltimore, is visiting
friends in Northumberland county, this
week.
Her many relatives and friends gave
Mrs. Pope a very pleasant birthday
party last Friday.
Samuel Taylor and Miss Trale Mutt,
both of White Stone, were married at
the residence of Rev. d. Tucker Sunday,
March Goth. at 7:30 p. m. Ambrose
Dealoner and Miss Ellenora Smith,
both of White Stone, were married
at Mt. Vennon Baptist church March
3Oth. Rev. A. H. Montague officiating.
The charter of the Land & Timber
Association will be delivered to the
officers Monday, April 4th. at 10 O'Clock,
at the Fishermen's Hall, near Tombs.
MIR. and Mrs. J. A. Kelley, Chas.
Page and Mrs. Louthen Jones, all of
Ottoman, visited friends in Churchfield
Sunday.
Ralph Peyer, of Heathsville. has just
returned home after several days. visit
with Mrs. Chas. Fisher and Nathan
Taylor.
Frank Fisher, of Baltimore, is visit
ing relatives in Churchfield this week,
Rev. d. Tucker was in Baltimore re-
Gently on business.
Nathan Taylor, of Tombs, is this
week on Tabs Greek, hauling timber
for the Lancaster Lumber and Building
Co., Inc, at Ocran.
Rev. Paul Pollard, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church. has accepted a call to a
church in lower Middlesex, where he
will preach the second and fourth Sun
days and at Calvary on first and third
Sunday. Rev. Pollard is an able divine
and draws large crowds,
William Scribe and daughter, of near
Wicomico Church, who haye been very
sick the past months, both died the
same day and in the same house. Much
sympathy is expressed for the bereaved
family
Misses Alice Bail and Bette Red
mon, of Irvington, spent Easter with
their parents at Lively.
Friday night, April 1st, is regular bu-
siness meeting at Sharon Baptist
Church. All of the members are asked
to be present by 1880 o'clock.
The young friends around Irvington
gave Mrs. R. H. Holmes a surprise
party on Friday night of last week,
making up nice purse and presenting
it to the invalid, which was highly ap-
preciated.
Grand reunion exercises of Mt. Yer.
non Baptist Church, White Stone, viii
begin Sunday, April oath, and run t.
the 28th
IN MEMoRIAM.
Five years ago my beloved father
Mr.. Walker Byrd, died. There ha,
not been day that memory has no
kept him before me. Only a son VIII,
loves and honors his father can properl,
appreciate my loss. He was hardwork
ing, right-minded and kind-hearted. H
died as he lived. Christian.
One year has passed since my dea
mother. Mrs. Martha Byrd, fell aslee,
in Jesus. Her value is summed up il
the word mother. How miss her swee
voice and sympathetic love! To her
was simply her boy, her child. To M
she was my joy, my delight.
1t is sad to be bereft of both fathe
and mother. But He who is too wise t,
err will bring US together again. Ma,
God help me to prove my love by living
the kind of Christian life which the,