The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-19
GoRpoNsvILLE.
SITUATION AND GOVERNMENT - CHURCHES
HANDSOME TOWN AND SUBURBAN RESI-
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SITUATION AND GOVERNMENT - CHUECHES-
UANpsoMr TOWN AND SUBURBAN RESI-
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MAY Is, 1888.
Gordopsyillc Is situated on the Cbesa-
ncoke and Ohio and Virginia Midland rail-
roads. seyenty-siX miles from Richmond,
In tho Piedmont district. The atmosphere
in midsummer Is delightfully."- pleasant,
and many Richmond people spend the
heated term here. Trains stop here twenty
minutes for meals, ande,Ipon their arrival
numerous colored women with trays are to
be seen offering to the hungry and weary
traveller spring chicken and hot coffee.
TYou can get spring chicken all seasons OF
the year from them, and may add that no
one stopping ut this place is reminded Of
the fact unless he gets GordonsyilIe fried
chicken.]
GOVERNMENT.
The town Is incorporated. and has a
population OF 1900 people. The govern
ment consists OF mayor Captain G.. r..
Gentry and common council OF nine
membcrs-MeSssrs. +. i. Barbour, Il. H..
Harris, J. w. Scott. w. w. Fite, L. D..
Faulkner, j. l.. Snead, DIR. W. :. Grimes,
III. b. Linncy, and the mayor, G.. X. Gen
try, who is its president. The town has
one magistrate and one policeman. and all
of the officers are Democrats. There are
SAID to be only twelve white Readiusters in
the place. There is one military company,
the Gordonsvllle Grays. commanded 10y
Captain Gentry, with n muster-rOll OF
f0rty-fye men, rank and file. It's thought
TO be orc of the best drilled companies out
OF Richmond.
CHURCHES AND NEWSPAPERS.
There are two weekly newspapers here
the Gazette and the atlantic Missionary ;
eight churches-livc white and three color
ed-dividcd as follows: Baptist. four-one
white and three colored; Methodist, one ;
Presbyterian, one; Episcopal, two-one
colorod Disciples, one. There are twenty
| eight stores, doing general merchandise
/ Business, three hotels, several boarding.
house,, one public hall, several private
| schools; and one colOred public school.
There are several handsome private resi-
dences in and near the town. among them
the cameron Lodge" owned by Mr..
| Alexander Cameron, OF Richmond, and
| the "Rockland." owned by A. Il. More
wood. This latter property was formerly
owned by the IIaXall estate.
POLITICS.
Politics i'm Gordonsvile are quiet. The
Democrats have no opposition TO their
ticket for the spring election, but in Orange
county matters are lively, as both parties
have nominated straight tickets for the
different county Offices. IL is conceded on
all sides, however, that the Democrats VIII
carry the county by large majority.
LAND SALE.
The Windsor farm, belonging TO Captain
J. Pembroke Jones, two and half miles
| from here, and one Of the finest estates in
the Piedmont district, containing 17S acres,
was sold Wednesday to General james ID.
Fields for $1,000. Among the bidders was
gentleman representing one Of the largest
| bankingAhOuses in Richmond.
| The crops in this section are looking re-
markably well, and the farmers are kept
very busy.
Last night there was frost. The weather
! for the last few days has been remarkably
cool, and there has been considerable rain
( fall. ARAMlNTA.