The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-08
IRVINGTON

tSpecial To The Richmond VirginianD
fHNlNGTo%, VA, Jan. Next SO
the oyster business, one OF the prin-
cinle Industries, on, Garter s.. Creek is,
ship budding and ship repairing
There are three large ship yards and
several small ones
At the Rappahaunock Marir@ Raii-
way tBrusster's ship yard) Will nc
launched this week 81 fishing steamer
for Bellows & Squsres. Of Ocran. As
sho now lays onthe stocks, she is a
thing of beauty and there IL not
finer model or a better built steamer
afioat Builders and owners are
! mach pleased with her. She viii he
toWed 10 Baltimore TO have her ma
/ chinery installed Or the blocks
alongside of this steamer is large
lug boat hull, about half finished.
being built for a Baltimore party
At the Machine and Rnitway COM
paHyis yard tTull's shin yard) work
me-" are busy on new huh for $, +.
Simmons, Jr,, of Irvtngton. which Is
to be gasoline work boat in the fish
and oyster business. This boat VIII
/ be rugged with indie pendent holster
I ing engine. and not better equipped
/ boat for pound fishing will he found
on the bay This yard IS also busy re-
/ rairing hoistering lighter for the
/ Henrico Lumber Company OF Rich
! moud.
At Owens Railway the gasoline ship
Bertha May Capt. Chiffon. and ship
Jack Lucy. Capt Woodland are beiuo
overhauled and repaired.
Oyster shuckers are busy this week.
nearly two thousand gallons were on
/ Neemss wharf one day, representing
the shocking of two of the principle
houses that day. oysters are low,
tSngers selling at 40 and so cents pcr
! 5ushei.
! Lancaster Union Lodge, No. IS, A.,
r. and a. NJ, at Kilmarnock, elected
the following officers at its last COM
municarion,
/ +. $, Chase. master: r. n. Rroun,
! senior warden w L. Messick, junior
warden, X. w. Chiffon, treasurer;
+. Rev, +, w. claybrook. secretary:
Meyer Schwartsman. senior deacon
g.. w. Hubbard. junior deacond; w
7 NJ. kirk. Chaplain. ii. H. Katnps. TIL
/ ef ttf4a 5aniter. The following were
appointed alternates to the Grand
I Lodge: e. w. Hubbard for mater,
! Warner Hurst for senior warden. r..
q. Newbill for junior warden. J. w.
/ Hayden was recommended for district
/ deputy grand master and w. w. AL
lison, j. II. Harding and Collin Chill
! ton fer stewards.
After several continuances from
term to term. in Lancaster court. the
cases against Sonny Burrell, Frank
Ranks and Willie Carter. the Middle
sex negroes who were convicted be-
fore Justice Eilshoy last August for
violating the liauor laws on .ha gaso-
: line boat near Wharton Grove camn
meeting and took appeals to Circuit
Court. were dosposed of Wednesday,
+ judgements were entered before clerk
for. a due Of $50 and costs, and $500
bond for good hehayinr against each
: eartsa; afd~fa- addition Sonny Rurrefi
who appeared from the Common
| ~Aalth.s evidence to be head and chief
runner of the firms business on the
1 occasion. went to Jail for 30 DAYS.
Mrs. Sarah Valentine Garrett, of
/ IrvtnxtoD, was married to Lttthsr
ssisntps ss,ss az siefay iayssift 80
T day evening. Rev. ]. y. Holster per-
! forming The ceremony.
/ James I. Rawlings, of Orange, and
Miss Grace NJ Foster. OF Bertrand,
! Lancaster esHHty. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. l.. T.. Foster We're married In
I Ia fillmore Wednesday.