The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23

by which he had been surrounded IN
hfs capacitv az q scout no was con-
tinually IN the lines OF the enemy pass
ing frequently at night the entire length
of the army.
After the war Mr.. Lewis married
Culpeper lady, and moved INTO tnat
county. where he has successfully iol-
lowed the fortunes of FARMER. IL
the primary election last fan he was tto
Democratic nominee for the seat In inc
House Of Delegates.
Colonel J. Catlett Gibson, the FORMER
Yepresentative OF Culpeper county In
,be Iiouse. ran against him as an m
dependent candidate, but Nts defeateu'
While Mr.. Lewis is not much given 10
public spcakt1g on account OF MS moue9t
and retiring disUOItion yet he Is wen
known 20 all conpectel with the Genera
Assembly as the author Of the various
military bills that have been Introduces
I'm the House during the present session.
Sneaker Ryan has PLACED Mr.. Lewis on
the followina, five standing committees.
Committees on Claims. on Militia ana
polic,. On Manufactures nnd Mechaiilc
Arts. on Counties. Cities, ana Towns, anu
On Executive Expenditure.
CHARLES G TALIAFERRo.
Nr charles c. Taliaferro, the present
conservative of orange county I'm me
.fouse Of DELEGATES, was Torn on January
~ 1872 ir Martinsburg. ". Va, where
his father. the Rev. Charles = I'M
ferro was IN charge OF the PARISH i'lo
narents died before he was three ycdi'
aid. and he was then taken IN ch"i 80
bv his uncle. Dr.. Taliaterro, VINO SOUL
afterwards removed 10 Orange county
va. which county has been ms hoi'e
TO-. the greater part or MS me-
tho breaking out of the clNll Wal
entered tho army before ne was "sl'
teen wears old. On July ], lsol' ne en,
,,st,a in tie First Company, RichmoHu
,,l,..t.-.- INF was transferred I'm October
iolo"lnS ~ .t,o1 Cor ,wo wears. lie
then ioined Company +, OF the SlNtn
VIRGINIA Cavalry. where he renalueu
ninth the close of the war. lie p"t III
mated I'm all the cavalry baites anu ~
eagements Of the cavalry OF the Aln,s
~ Northern Virginia, sueh as brn-us
station. Spotsyvanid Courthouse rli,l
md second Manassas SharpspuIs' no
followed General Stuart afounp
CIellan's army and assisted III tno p.,-
ing of all the supplies oil tno -
"a v,-ti.obonse. with two comrauts'
William SmOOt. of Alexandra, ~ b.
tho. one by the name Of Green Iio
s.toed tho Seventeenth Virginia ihiah"y
o,,I fought with them at Cold harpoI'
I'razior's Farm. and Malvern Hill
Ac,or the war Mr.. jTahaierfo wen.
,,iesfeeinni where he taught sch"oi
- rroon,.iile and from tlcre he re
- "a Macon. Ga, and in j." I"
sn,'on,ob where ne conducted prlVate
echool until 1Ss2. In october, Io'l' no
married a Miss Barclay, OF say '', ,l.,,
and upon the death OF his Whe III
he returned 20 Virginia I" his ON -.
stead. I'm Orange county. i's ,n
'.,,,I,,c. is one Of the old homesteads III
st.t, cour try that have been deeded lIoi'
no crown by George Ill. ana "Ii'ci
,as noyer nassed from the possession oi
his family. ...i, an active
- q, nolltics until the Cleveland ere.
ION i'm 1892. Lost fall he ehls - ,,,
= contest with Mr.. George b"i ''"' -.
g,,,in,, the present session ne "''
80. ctncient and useful member on
H. Iio,ise of Delegates. Aihons w
tuIs ~ general importance. Win ia
toen introduced by Mr.. ia'ia'el''
ono doing away with the ~" va -.
foseional Jurors I'm the various coui' 30
allowing persons only 10 '..,,r,s
term annually I'm the dlI,yll',.'m.'. cornt,
Another one Of his bills req i.'.s,,oH nv
.N' No.,.,e.s :, give bonds furnished os
'i'ls $50. ,o,nnanics. lie also IS the la,h.'
20 came law for the counties OIL
Oh I" orange spotsyvania, LOUISA. ou'si,
stafford. and hins "o0'70
law for his county. - him sixth
80, Tho Committee on Schooi7 az
Pruo,,es ninth on the comm -
T I,,ns5ce and seventh on the Com'r''''s
on immigration.