Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-08-05
RICHMOND COUNTY JOTTINGs

Well, we have had our convention,
And II got through without contention.
Our Virginia delegation for "sartain,"
Under leadership of the wise Senator
Martin,
Took high rank in the gathering grand,
And was as influential as any in the
land.
But when wise men meet together
Martin shows In front with his feather,
And his weight is given its due.
great leader with q great crew
Can sail successfully the ship of State,
And the gss-bags can only pirate
While this gallant man of the people
Towers above them like q church steeple,
And while they rave aud then rant
He goes ahead and don't say ~ can't"
But when there's work TO be done,
Trust to our Senator-the junior one.
And long may he continue to be
The light on our political sea
The man who works but don't talk,
And the fossils the gang-plank can walk
The time has long since passed
To elevate scions OF ancestors "gr ssed."
We must use the progressive steed,
And keep working Martin IN the lead,
And Virginia will then have due weight
And keep even with any other State.
Camp meeting Is on all over the
land, and chickens and shoat are
hunting cover.
@. Homer Lyons is now married
and will know how it is to have some
one to sew his buttons on, and time
his actions by home rule. He is q
good fellow and has good wife and
all JOY and success is wished for him
by many.
Florence Northup, with her
friend, "Susie," has gone to Balti-
more with Villa Wheaton, a daugh-
ter Of that grand business man and
noble gentleman, Capt. j. ii. Wheal-
ton, of Lancaster county.
Postotfice at Warsaw going to be
given out after the election-if they
wait until after the Inauguration it
is likely that the sterling Democrat
and prince of good honest fellows,
+. A. Shackleford, will get the place.
Miss Peed, of Westmoreland
county, is visiting at Wheaton,.
j. A. Northpp, of New York, is
expected down on a visit in q week
or so,
The young ladies of Warsaw, are
right in the "meeting" at giving en-
tertainments and assisting in good
works.
"Lord love us!" what is the matter
with the Warsaw base ball club? If
| was plunger i should have been
dead broke following their fortunes.
They have Connellee and Tyler too. p"
Electricity and money. That should
be a combination to put enough
ginger in their games.
A. B. Hammell and wife have re-
turned from their Jersey trip and
what they have not seen, and what
enjoyment they have not had is not
worth counting.
Miss Ethel Rel6eld has disap-
pointed host of would-be Renedicts,
each wishing they were the favored.
This young lady has been carefully
reared, well cultured, has splendid
lady-like manners, good sound sense,
and all her friends wish her all the
luck and happiness it is possible to
get here and hereafter.
l notice an article in your paper
relating to Senator Martin. I think
perhaps the writer gives him little
more than his due ip the comparison
with the rest of the Virginia delega.
ton. But / believe the people viii
be astonished at the amount Of ser.
vice and good work he has giver
them and they will keep him in tht
position in which the State honor:
him and in which he honors the State
The time has gone by when plac,
and position should be given to fossil.
whose only recommendation is tina
they carry a name once deserved,
honored.
| We are all alive and kicking 70
our rights. Do not abate one 10
of our demands in former platform
and as we cannot get ID. B. Hill, will
elect Parker and have Hill as chic
adviser and Secretary of State,
So SAY WE ALL IN FARNHAM.