The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24

and never misses an election He has a
fondness for politics, and the big -iefno--SS
Gratis, such as Parker, Bailey and others
are his intimate friends. lie takes the
greatest Interest in local affairs, and Was
sent by the county5las a. delegate to the
State Convention to nominate delegates
to the last PRESIDENT Convention THIS
Convention elected him as one Of the
Delcga ties at Large from Virgi mia to the
National Convention in st. Louis. Flo 4
was in Nelson last fall when Hearst
came 80 near being elected .i' Mayor Il Or
New York on a. municipal ownership Of
street railways platform. Mr.. Ryan had \
u, special wire at Oak Ridge ver&wh,ichSj
s,,c received the reports, and doubtless
nc spent some anxious moments. 4 s he
rs largely Interested In New York street
railway properties.
lie & delights to meet his old school
mates when he comes back to Il Nelson
IN william Arlington. Of Arr!ng ton,8
Nelson county, ,Vn.,, is one OF his 4. old
friends, ana when he Is coming toSSsOak
Ridge 4. he always telegrrlphs from Ney
York, '"Teil illIn1ni1 am coming FIRE
Sdnently his old 5schoo:mntes ga Their IN
when he comes, and a fox hunt, a coon
sI,llnt, Or a a I country sla noe, with music
ny the country banjomen and fiddlcrs is
had. None 4of those resent partici pa ties
more eagerly In any OF these sports han
does Mr.. Ryan. 81 Few me n can ride bet
4 ter or further, and many are the Jokes.
Alec, the hostler. and his Mars Tom
have. 5 3 S4a s$ Y aIBEE
MAKES GOOD ROADS.
S5 Mr.. Ryan ha nlacadnnized MI Of the
roads through his place, he has 81 also
worked several miles OF the public. road
In that vicinity, Including the public road "a
between IN Oak ri GEL nd UT rinty l5piis-S
copal Church, re hns ecentl ~ r posed,
10 the Board sof Supervisors Of II n elson
county to make a good road 4 from Oak
Ridge sta ton to IoVings ton, the county
seat, a distance of four niles.EsSaT The 1t
Board has accepted the offer. and soon
lie will start the work on his road ,s
The 'Oak II idge' tract OF land con-
ttains $3.50 acres. A part Of 1t n IS K In
forest IS and will be kept MS a hunting
preserve. "A y part OF ! lis in cult 4
ton, but It Is mostly In lkentuc blue
grass which. under the skillful manage
sment OF Judge W. 6. loving, grows here
III profusion. The Onk : Ridge house Is
the ancestral home OF the Rives family
and was built in 1901 by Robert Riyes.S
1T is situated on the Southern Railway,
near where the railway crosses the old
road leading through Nelson scoun ~ TO
New Market along which years ago the
citizens Of that section used to roll their
frogsheads Of tobacco, carrying them to
New Market, there to be carried down
the James to Richmond. Upon the death
OF Robert Riycs this tract co1nta ming
4 lGO acres passed to his alighter, Peggy5$
gRiyes, fS and from her through va riols
hands until 1t was finally bought by Mr.. Mr.
Ryan. The house Is situated within say ".
oral hundred yards OF the Southern Rail 81
way, and is built in the old cplonlal tyle.
Magnificent forest trees are all around
II, A In front Of the house. between y
and the railroad, is the Rivcs family
graveyard, It is9Mr. Ryan's alnE g g pre-
serve the house as 1t was when first
ibnilt, as nearly MS possible, #S Only me- ne
cessary changes are allowed me me open
fires, the high pitched rooms w nh Sheavy
doors, and opon halls remind one very