Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-09
Richmond County.
RICHMOND COUNTY JorTINes

RICHMOND COUNTY JoTTINGs
We win soon be called upon to vote
For officers near TO us, aud remote.
They will cry out with lusty voice
Each end everyone should he our choice
That they are all good m, Ii aud true,
And IL defeated we should feel blue
But bear In min I, this truth iiu part,
lis their own fortune they bave Al hesrt
Our votes should To to ben, tit oursslycs.
Not those who = ser, cunning elycs
w hen they reach the Office, you will see
How much they care for you and me.
Politics is much in evidence i'm the
county now and | cannot help saving
that the Democrats in inducing +.
q. Settle to stand for sheriff have
done ths- very best they could. Mr..
Settle is an honest, capable man, of
the most exalted ideas in business
and in private life. Every trust con =
fided to him will be faithfully at
tended to. l feel sure the entire
Democratic ticket will be successful
at the polls. y
There seems to be a "free for all''
in Lancaster county. John Curlett.
for Commissioner of Revenue, should
in my opinion get the place. He is
competent, full of energy, faithful in
the past, and, besides, he has been
faithful to the party aud people in
spite of the fact that he has had
teaching for years that might have
changed less faithful aud earnest
man.
see there is a chance that the in
coming Legislature will be guided
by wisdom, love of State aud true
business sense. In other words, that
they win break the Baylor Survey
and lease the oyster bottoms. Gov.
ernments and States sell and
let mineral aud grazing lands.
and the money received goes TO
benefit the people of the whole
State. Why should not oyster rocks
be treated the same way! Now.
We have lot of people wh1 20 out
aud get all they can from the rocks
every day they can. They do not
even care what the morrow will be.
Many of them are without votes.
have no power in the directing of
affairs, no care but to get what they
can while they can. / respectfully
submit that it would be better to
have the rocks in the hands of bust
ness men whose interest would be to
make them permanent and pro-
ductive source of income to them
selves and the State. This is the
way l view it, and / am sure the
tongers, who now get all from the
rocks, before the season closes would
be better of employed for longer
time at good pay.
In my opinion the time has gone
for States or Governments to keep
free hunting or game grounds of any
sort or description, but that men
should own what they use, either by
purchase or hire.
We are threatened with another
line of steamers on the Rappahan-
mock, and the toot Of the various
boats prolongs the agony of the
wharf agents and makes night and
day hideous TO many who are near
the wharves and desire TO sleep and
rest.
Schools will open soon in the
county and the general impression
seems to be that we have g fine lot of
teachers and that the young idea
should soon know how TO shoot well
and wisely.
Hon. j. NJ. Lyell appears to have
"A walk-over for election to the House
of Delegates, and it is well, for he
does his full duty aud makes us "A
faithful and able representative.
We notice floating bar-room will
soon be with us. 1 think Brother
Smith will find he is caught in IA
Webb sure enough, for there are
many who are determined TO give
him rough road if he gets out Of
the channel.
Roosevelt, il appears, like a lark,
Was playing Labor" in the dark
But now that Miller makes him light
He will find himself In Il sorry plight.
So In the year nineteen ana four
We Will cook his goose with noterm more.
And give TO Brother David B Hill
A chance the "White House" to fill.
G. ear 49, Ill