The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17

elected3to the. Legislature for the oea al.
1889 and 1900 anG succeeds fumselI .,A
ls11 and 1862 without opposlislon. Mr.
Nottingham has eminent social stahu 1a!Il'
! and is q beral-ninded and nil1len.iai
deacon in iedbank Baptist Chureh.
w. w. SALE
". w Sale, an able young la.ye s..; !,
elected Senator from Norfolk cry a,,,.
Princess Anne county, is on Cow We ~.
Tylcr.s staff and thereby acquired h ls
title OF colonel This is his first ciec.
t.on to8 once. ard his fitness is e. -
| sized Dv the fact that 10 enc ca ~ =,
oppose him when his friends sought ~
| send him to the Senate.
CA. WOODWARD.
C. A. Woodward, elected to tue iioss
from Norfolk city, isa North
| who came e Norfolk thirty years aso
/ and ost.hIis,,cd l,ir1se;lf as q merchandise
broker
He has become one of NorfoEi's veal
thicst business men, is q wholesale gro
Ger, president of The Norfolk l1iStllpt l
| Company, was two years presaae,it y.
Norfolk Water Board, has eNS:eptloli.,
executive capacity, is very popuiat It =,
perhaps as 5clear-headed, cisai-ila ~
and ables 4 business man as ei'e i1oe'SS
will hold.
n. 3. EARLI, JR.
n. B. Early. Jr member-elect 10 Tue
House from the legislative dlsCflct %
Greene and Madison. was porn III Ing
county of AIbemarie and mas serVeo =" y :,
sessions in the House. He was educatetl
at the Virginia. Military Institute and at
the University of Virginia. lie stuoieo
law under the late John =. Mlioi.
He was onnosed in the late election by
John NJ k5,ior. of Madison, defeating him
by 12l majority. ~
of the most important committees u -. ei
Mr.. Early has been placed upon Two
House-Courts of Justice and Schools no
Colleges and also being chairman Oh MI
itary and Police.
j. S. CHAPMAN.
John Sherman Chapman. Senator-pi..e
from the Seventeenth Senlc1l i l''sit'cl
composed Of the counties of Green and
AlbemarIe5 al,c, the. city of ChariottesVii e,
is a native of Green county, is ~ years VI
age. was educated at neutrality-suspicious.
College studied law at The University OF
Virginia, and has been Commonwealth
attorney of Green county Tor the pass
ten years. He was unopposed =. the late
election. He is q man OF 1lperal euuIa'ioii
and will make his mark IN, the oehale'
S. WILKINS MATTHEW'S.
s. Wilkins Matthews. who has repre-
scented Accomac in the House of Delegates
for a number of years, obtained the nomi-
nation of h s party and was elected with
out opposition this time.
His constituents know that he IS al
WAYS active in their interests. ana sue
cessful representative, ana 1eel that ihey
acted wisely in sending hlnt pack. LIS
beautiful home is situated open TO Chihco-
| league Bay, within sounding distance OF
| Tho roar Of the Atlantic, at A!ssawoman,
and he is greatly honored in his communl-
VOL throughout the
]. c. JONES.
! Mr. J. O. Jones is the successful can
/ didate of the Democratic party Tor ms
! House of Delegates from ApponlfGtoX ana
| and Campbell District. Mi. Icncs was
| born in Campbell county in May, ls5o, pe-
! ing the Oldest son of Charles Lyncfa ;lhc
! Mary Mosley Jones His paternal great
| cre;it-gran6father, Or. James jones, mar
ried Miss Polly Walker, Of Buckingham
who. insonding many sons out to fight
| i'm the Revolutionary War, babe none &c
| come home with q bullet in his back.
Il Mr. Jones' rserved three years in the
| Civil War in. the Eleventh. Virginia RESI-
| ncnt, Picketts Division. He was wound
| ed four times. He was shot through ms
body and lost san arm on the heights ="
/ Gettysburg. Yet, surviving his terrible
| injuries and the loss Of almost every
| thing, he became in q few years sue
! cessful business man.
AIr. Jones !, has always been an active
Democrat but he has never sought 81
office. The Democrats and Republican:
practically gave him the Office ursousht
]. J. OWEN.
|, Mr.. j. j.. Owen. OF Green bay,
who is TO rcp&esenl Prince 20
4 ward county In the Hous cot Del
egates for the next two years, is {
man OF about forty years of age. and i:
| ov profession o successful: physician aTt
! farmer .in4=Prince Edward county. MI
| Owen was educated az the Virginia Poly
! tecbnic: Institute at Backsburs. ant
! studied medicine under his father. tn
late Dr. T. ]. Owen, OF Green Bay. liz
| is considered one OF the finest nract
| TONERS in the neighoorhood III which III
lives.
| MI Owen has always been an active
+. Democrat. and has been elected to tl'
House OF Delegates to represent Prince
! Edward county without opposition fo
this, the second taTn,.
]. C. BYARS.
MI. ]. C. Byars, who has been chosen
Senator to represent Washington anc
Smyth counties and the city OF Bristol
is % years of a2c. He is a native OF Wash
inston county and 4 son of the late Colo
mel j. N. Byar9. who was eminentIy popu
lar in that END of the State. Mr.. Byac:
was born near Glade Spri"S. but went t.
Bristol ten years age and accepted q. po
s:tion in ono o., the banks. Later he en-
gagged in the insurance business. follow
| ing which he took a course IN law in tbs
| University OF Virginia.
MI Byara served most accaptab!y q:
secretary OF the Bristol Board OF TRADE
until the increasing duties of his Law
profession compelled him 20 give up thai
work He has done much valuable ser
vice in the interest Of G5r;stol, and has il
every act OF his public lie shown pa
triotic spirit that comnends him hishl-
for tile position 10 which he has just beer
elected.
NJ. Byars was q candidate for N1ayol
| of Bristol two years ago. but, being de-
feated. was chosen City Attorney by tins
Council. lie occupies a position OF hlsl
esteem in the 2ristol Rar Association.
| JAMES w. MORT.
| Nj. James Washington Mort. or BIS
| toll. who was elected as joint representa-
! tive with Mr. Huff TO serve Bristol CITY
| and WASHINGTON county in the House Of
! DELEGATES. was Born at Strasburg shen'
| andcah county, Va. il, 1S7I. and is 40 year:
, old He went to Bristol from his native