Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-01-26

ana tue cunning CcmagOgue loves 10 tell
The people dear, how much they are blest
Who under its gold bug banners rest.
| lie learns full well, as he plays his game,
The worth of good, well-sounding name,
When. adroitlY used the scoundrel knows
| II is like q ring in the public nose;
With which he can lead, and turn il about,
| While his dupes for him and freedom
shout
And really believe-poor deluded fools
That they are the masters, while but the
tools
SToNEwALL DISTRICT.
Miss Kate Broaddus, who lives
near Warsaw, has been visiting
friends round about Newland during
the past week.
Kemper Scates gave q wood cut
ting party on Wednesday of last
week and the lady members of the
family, not to be outdone, gave a
quilting. The two combined attracted
a large gathering of friends and was
the occasion of much pleasure to all
'sho were fortunate enough to be
present.
W. L. Broaddus has taken charge
of the mail carrying from Oak Grove
to Warsaw for the rest of the term of
J. III. McGinness.
w. Il. Wood has written to his
friends that he regrets the loss TO
him of the society of this district,
but that he is happy ID Salem, N. j.,
although not yet in any business.
MARSHALL DISTRICT
w. n. Harris, one Of the oldest
citizens of this district, was buried
on Monday, he having died on Satur-
day night. He was known far and
wide as once being the proprietor of
the hotel now kept at Warsaw by the
popular and versatile w. q. Wallace.
Arthur Harris has been taken out
from almost certain death in the
British Army, being now on his
native American soil and out Of the
way of Boer bullets.
III. w. Harrington has as visitor,
enjoying his wellknown hospitality,
his sisters son from Delaware-a
Mr.. Travis.
Lloyd Yeatman has purchased the
home-place of j. w. r. Harris and
some land from w. N. Hall.
Mr.. Harris is negotiating with Mr..
Hall for the purchase of his village
lot in Warsaw.
Methodist church at Warsaw is
being painted and repaired. Services
were held Sunday evening in the
courthouse.
Mrs. Wallace is quite sick, but
glad to say she is improving. We
all hope to soon see her out and as
sisting in keeping up the wellknown
favorable reputation of the hotel.
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
"Ned" Johnson is getting ready
for spring work and is going to get a
low iron wheel wagon, such as is
used with pleasure and profit by one
of our most progressive farmers, p.
Yates Barber, Esq, of Sharps Wharf.
Smith Bros, of Sharps, are shuck-
ling oysters to the full extent of their
ability and apparently meeting with
a portion of the success they deserve.
Pitts, the wheelwright, of Emmer-
ton, is busy as can be. People 60
to him for miles to shoe horses.
"Jack" Hanks is happy because
busy. Work always makes him feel
thus.
Ned Mozingo is looking round for
bargains and hesstrikes them every
time. Good luck to him.
FARNHAM DISTRICT.
esquire" Lyell is about the same
as he has been for sometime past
All wish him comfort and long
lease with us of beng the oldes
citizen of the county.
M. q. Lewis is still of the opinion
that We have gotten one hundred
years ahead of time. We hope h
will be with us one hundred years
, from now and then give us his views
on the subject. He is good enough
|, fellow to be with US even longer thar
that.
, Joe Davis still carries the mail OF
: time and is true to his schedule
; being invaluable in that capacit'
aud as conyeyor of parcels also.
Thrift Brothers are busy cutting
) large quantity of wood from tn,
> farm of +. A. Shackleford.
w. E. George, a model justice, il
keeping order and the breakers o
the law know his judgements are Of
the right sort, even if more thar
slightly tempered with mercy.
John Believer has his orchard il
! such shape that when Bryan get
! rewarded in 1900 for waiting fO
what he was cheated ont of in 1s9,
, he can just rake in the silver for hi
fine fruit, the quantity being differ
> ent from Hahna's prosperity, for
= increases each year.
81 Weare all getting happier each da
= and hour, for the time approache
for us to record successful verdic
on the question of free silver and tn
e stealing of outlying islands. In thi
u good work, as in the past, we hop
to have the aid of our able Hon. "
= A. Jones, who, with us, is agains
q pauper labor caused by protectiv
( tariff and for local home government
:. just as We all are in
e FARNHAM.
ie HAVING a Eraaf p-u -. rxo.