Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-01-12
Richmond County.
JoTTINes FROM RICHMOND co

J0TTINGS FROM RICHMOND co.
Law is a club, slways ready for use
In oiding right or protecting abuse;
For upon him who wields Il all depends,
III il innocence slays, or guilt defends.
Blind following the demagogue breeds,
AS rank and untitled soil brings forth
And corruption follows the demagogue
AS surely as madness the rabid dog.
sToNEwALL DISTRICT.
One of the most honorable and
prominent of the citizens of this
district, r. j. Pullen, was in War
saw on Saturday.
A. w. McGinness aud his most
popular son, w. c., otherwise
bunny" also visited Warsaw aud
spent the night of Saturday at Ethel,
going home Sunday.
The genial w. III. Marks was also
out of his district, looking around
preparatory to assessing the real
estate of his county for taxable pur-
poses. He is welcome wherever he
goes, as he is worthy of all we can
Kemper Scates intends going into
lumber cutting, having bought a
saw mill and associated with him
another gentleman named Zones.
Kemper is able and worthy aud will
be sure to succeed.
"Clint" Jones says the ice making
weather did him no harm, as his
spirits did not once reach the zero
point.
Mrs. Maude McGinness spent
pleasant visit of few days at the
happy home of Mrs. Scates.
MARSHALL DISTRICT.
Mrs. Sanders, of Washington, is
adding happiness to the home of
W. Il. Broaddus by giving it the
light of her presence. She will be
much missed when she returns.
j. II. Lyons had host of friends
to visit him Sunday, and yet, many
as there were, it represented small
portion only of his well-wishers.
Rev. r. 5. Monds preached u
very able and impressive sermon
Sunday ut Menokiu church. He
reviewed with just and proper pride
the noble work of the church in the
past year, aud aroused the members
to a sense of their duty in not letting
their good and noble work slacken.
The members are and should be as
prond of him as he is of them.
"Jack" Settle has made himself
famous by his jovial good nature,
and he is now entering the competi-
ton list for the decision of puzzles.
We all hope he will win the prizes
in every contest of every sort he
nters.
+. A. Shackleford has, by good
management, sold the kirkpatrick
farm to a tenant now in Maryland,
and this noble old place will soon be
improved to degree that will remind
Us of its past glory and condition.
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
Capt. Joe Davis reports a pros
porous holiday season. Oysters
higher and in more demand than
last season, and of course more money
in circulation.
Ran Clark is busy at his many
duties and puzzled what to do with
the fence or no-fence agitation.
j. III. Lemoine is thinking of his
fine garden in the spring and won
dering why President Hanna did not
send up the price of turkeys along
with the stock of the National City
Bank of New York.
FARNHAM DISTRICT.
M. G. Lewis is happy and show
ing it. lie can have Martins all the
year round for the next six years,
while Others can only enjoy them for
part of the year.
Rev. Robt. Williamson is again in
active, successful and congenial work.
He is teaching full school of bright
ideas how to shoot-but not on Phil
ippine soil, l am glad to say.
w. Andrew Jones is busy and
happy. All goes we'll with him and
his, a success achieved and better
still deserved.
:, Little Fay Davis is given a high
place in the estimation of all by her
brightness and smartness.
j. M. Lyell is increasing his use-
fulness by branching out in new
directions, which will aid and bene-
fit his neighbors.
Bryan is starting in on tour look
ing up recruits for the campaign of
this fall. He will soon strike the
keynote which will make q victory
certain for the grand old Democracy,
and then with free silver and plenty
of n We shall all no happv m