Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-08
JoTTINGs FROM RICHMOND co

/ Ana then, again, you make the bet
We must depend on Swanson to not be 'wet"
| But am sure we will win out
with these who did the others rout
Virginia is safe with our noble crew
| On the deck they stand haven i'm view.
We will hoist our sails and man the ropes
To forward our ship with all our hopes
And TO each and every Democratic Brother:
You have these now il you wished the other"
some other time may come a way
/ To put willard in, let us pray;
Or II with Mann you'd rather try
Lay on your oars, keep powder dry.
But Lord be praised, until 1913,
We have AS Senator the best yet seen.
r. S. Belfield has his adopted daughter
and her infant child, from Massachusetts,
on visit.
Canneries are working n few DAYS in
the week, but expect fortune from ad-
vanced price of output.
Miss Stoifregen, after pleasant visit,
has returned to fredericksburg.
Mrs. Leafie Northrup spent part Of the
past week on business visit to Freder-
icksburg.
j. Orendorf has returned from
Washington where he spent all of last
week also on business.
Northern Neck Telephone Company is
putting up wires to MAYORS, Montross,
Newland and other points and contem-
plate increased accommodation to Fred
erieksburg by another long distance
wire.
Speak-easies flourish, but do not seem
TO be brought up" Some OF them take
out n L. ). license, appearing to fear our
good Uncle Sam more than they do the
State. Curlett, when he takes his seat.
should frame measure that would con-
Wet any person who took out Il. s.
license and did not also take out a State
and county license. No other proof
should be necessary.
Some queer reasons are given for vot-
ing. Two good gentlemen, firm adher-
ents of all things good, voted for Willard
because they said he was for license and
selling and they were tired of the sneak
easies that were all around them. That
was their reason given for their vote.
The primary will never make votes for
the Democratic party, and every primary
VIII drive some votes away. So where
does the good come in? II a convention
met and placed before the voters num-
Der OF names to choose from we might
favor the primary, but as it is now the
persons who wish Office have to become
Office seekers sure enough. The people
don't call them, they call themselves.
Any one with n brass face, hot air and
cash can come in and make the people
turn out to turn him down. Where
comes in the Office seeking the man?
W. N.-Hall has gotten well, and the
geese and ducks will find him in his full
vigor when they get on his marsh the
coming season.
Ihe camp meetings being over we can
now hope to have fried chicken mt our
own tables.
Fishery was given recently at long
wharf near Nomini Ferry.
I'M. Northup has placed headstone
at the graves ofhis children. 1t is small
but neat and durable. and serves to mark
the spot where they are placed.
Put on your armor and win in the
coming fight as you have in all your
| Others.
So say we all in FARNHAM.
Warsaw defeated Farnham on Monday
last at Warsaw by the score of Z to3.
Roads in this county are worse than
they have been for years
j. W. Chinn, ir., was in Richmond last
week.
O. l.. Shackleford, of Norfolk, was here
this week attending court.
G. w. Everett, OF Sharps, has a very
sick child.
B. b. Griffith had the misfortune to
break his gasoline launch's wheel re-
Gently.
Rev. W. +. Davis is on the sick list.
Rev. White preached his first sermons
at.St. Johns and Emmanuel Sunday last.
Luther Lewis was struck and Knocked
senseless at the saw-mil of +. r. Ham
mock & Bro, last week.
Mr.. Newton, of Hampton, was here last
week erecting tombstones for Mrs. Rolly
Allison.
DIR. l.. G. Mitchell is out again after a
spell OF sickness, being confined to his bed
for several days.
Court at Warsaw Monday was very
largely attended.
Bruce Barber will leave for Chesapeake,
Academy Monday.
Prof. c. c. Pearson will leave for Rich
mond High School Monday to assume hi.
duties as professor.
Much fodder was lost by the heavy
rains last week in this section.
Atwell Coates left for Massey Business
College last week.
Mr.. Duiey, of IIeathsville, was seen il
this section last week
Miss Mamie Edwards, of Richmond, i,
visiting friends near Warsaw.