Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-26
Richmond County.
'SorTINes FROM RICHMOND CO

5oTTlNGS FROM RICHMOND co.
Straightis the line Of duty.
Curved is the line Of beauty,
Keep The tiIst aud thou shall see,
The other ever following thee.
sToNEwALL DISTRICT.
Nell Sanders is right in it on the
horse question as he has one that it
Is delight to see.
Mrs. Scates has pleasant visitors at
her hospitable home.
Mr. Sanders is proving a model
deputy treasurer; collecting we'll
without pressing aud is giving gen
eral satisfaction.
w. i. Balderson is farming well
and at rapid rate, showing that
genuine hustler can do much in spite
of bad wether.
Stonewall is to the front in the
splendid nomination for the Consti-
tutional Convention and you will
hear her speak loud aud long on cleo,
ton day.
MARSHALL DISTRICT.
w. d: Northern and George Land
man will soon have their houses up
and it is to be hoped that good luck
will come to both of them for they
really deserve it.
Fish were much in evidence at
Warsaw last Saturday, but prices
asked were about donble those in
Baltimore. 1t reminds us of that
protected infant, the Carnegie Steel
Trust. They charge double at home
compared with a foreign market.
Mrs. G. M. Sydnor is at home
mech improved in health, for which
We all give thanks and coDgratula-
tons.
The Methodist church will have
services all this week at evening aud
there is promise that splendid results
will follow the efforts.
j. W. Chinn, jr., Is to be congral
ulated that he was not forced 10 neg
lect his affairs and serve the peor!r
as delegate. We all want him t.,
prosper, stay with us and wei send
him to Congress when Hon. ". A
Jones becomes Governor IF the State.
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
In the death of L. T. johnson this
district has suffered loss that will
be lHng felt. He was man of hon
or and intelligence aud his place
amongst us will be vacant for some
time.
T. n. Oldham is showing MS that
he knows how to Gil the office the
people gave him.
DR.. Fisher is erecting n mill on
his farm and the people of that vi
entity will soon be blessed with meal
ground after the fashion of the great
Western Mills.
w. IL. Davis has gone into the
popular wood business, but nothing
can make him more popular than he
is now, for he is the friend of every
body and every body is his friend.
Davis, the mail carrier, is out
again and it is hoped that he will
carry the mail to Sharps until "the
crack of doom" and at good paw, too.
f. l.. Mozingo attended the Lyell
sale and what he did not buy remains
TO he told. His premises must ap-
pear regular Dickens Curiosity
Shop, without Little Nell" however.
FARNHAM DISTRICT.
Friend Lushy is active in good
work that will benefit the present
and the future generations.
Chas. Pinckard right on deck in
active work in the same direction.
We cannot have too many of that
sort of worthy citizens.
Sale at Lyell's drew large crowd,
but the household goods went low
because of that fact. The crowd was
so dense the furniture could not be
seen by bidders. Outside goods went
we'll and the total sales were above
the appraisement. All who have
claims against the estate should mail
them to +. U. Northup at Warsaw.
j. VI. Lyell moves to the home place
and will DO his full duty in keeping
it mp to its present standard of ex-
cellence. The death of Squire Lyell
makes a gap in more ways than one.
lie is most sorely missed.
We have a copy of the paper of
Bryan, strong and able, but its pur-
pose as an educator will be much
strengthened if it advocates David
Bennett Hill as our next nominee.
In fact, we must adopt different plan,
with every different kind of man:
Andff one plan fails throw IL aside
And different one at once is tried
For we don't believe in cart Iinn rules.
Nor In using on all the same tools -
And il teaching fails, the blame ought
To rest on the teacher, not ON the taught.
Mud In the next fight let us advance,
On the sound doctrine of Tie Free Lance
So say We all 16 to in
FARNHAM.
STONEWALL DEM