The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
OUR VIRGINIA EXCHANGES.

Whilst Quaries was recognized as Tree
| coinage candidate. and therefore not In
| sympathy with the gold Democrats, sim
! his opponent was comparatively un-
! known. and those who were opposed 70
free silver simply ignored ii as an issue.
and returned to their former party alle-
! glance.
In the light Of these figures, free silver
can claim little Of triumph even IN this
distrlct-Staunton News.
Our young and much esteemed friend.
/ Edward Lyle. Esq, of Roanoke. has an
! nounced to his friends his ambition TO
! represent this district in the state Sem
! ate. and IT, an avOwed candidate for the
nomination when the time rolls around
| again. says the Roanoke Times. Mr..
! Lyle IS the present efficient Common
! wealth's Attorney OF his city. is very
popular and quite hustler In the forum
of politics.-Salem TimesRegister.
Colonel Male. Northumberland
Stern and Congressman Hay will repre-
sent Virginia at the convention 20 be
held in Chicago the second week in
December for the purpose OF discussing
plans for the reorganization Of the vol
unteer troops Of the various States The
convention will also probably agree upon
a bin 10 be presented I'm the next Con-
gress providing for an increased Federal
appropriation to State troops.-Culpeper
Exponent.
1t is the general impression that the
widow. infant children or unmarried
daughters of a dead person are entitled
10 the same exemptions under the Poor
Law that the dece lent would be entitled
10 If he was alive. but such is not the
law. II the decedent was engaged in the
business of agriculture. That vas the
To- e, . i.
1887. The revisers Of the Code deprived
them Of the following articles. viz: one
yoke OF oxen or an additional horse.
with the necessary gearing, one wagon
or cart, two plOws. one drag. one harvest
cradle. one pitchfOrk, one rake and two
IRON wedges. Sheriff Overbey. who has
the management OF a good many estates.
seeing the injustice OF this law. has tried
TO get the Legislature for the past ten
years TO restore TO the widows and infant
children OF the farmers, these additional
articles which the reyisers OF the Code
deprived them Of. but the Legislature
has failed 10 change the law. though the
members from this county were m favor
Of the change. -Pittsylvania Tribune.
Miss Berta Aibaugh OF Baltimore
arrived IN the city Wednesday after
noon over the Southern railroad and
her intention was 20 take the Chesa- |
peake and Ohio passenger train which |
leaves here at 4 o'clock Her uit- |
mate destination was Lexington where |
she was 10 marry a young clergyman |
that evening all arrangements 20 that |
end having been made. Unfortunately.
Miss Albaugh's train was late and she |
reached Lynchburg just very few min
utes after the Chesapeake and Ohio train |
had pulled out of the station. and was |
well on its way westward. The young |
lady insisted TO the depot officials that she |
was obliged TO reach Lexington. and she
declared that she intended 10 get there
IL she had 10 hire a horse and buggy |
and make the trip over the mountains
She Informed the railroad people that
she had 10 be i'm Lexington a certain
time TO be married and that to miss her
engagement would be fearful.
When the young lady was convinced !
that an overland journey was impractl-
cable. she telegraphed TO her prospective
husband and went to the Arlington.
where she secured a room for the night.
The prospective husband arrived i'm |
Lynchburg yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. and. joining his bride-to-be. left
Tor Lexington at O'Clock. 1t was their
Intention 20 be married last niSht.-kvnch-
auyg NewA