Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-06
ALL OVER THE STATE.
lvURrH on JuLY IN HALIFAX
R<usssn Of ois Cesfsaerascs Speeches or
ola seIdiers-Pareae OF ceiored Forces
The Growth end Eassrprise sfs New Town.

R<ue{su ef Ole Ccnfedcratcs- Speeches OF
old seldisrs-Paruae OF ceiered Fsrces--
The Growth end Ensefrrise efe New Town.
Icesrsponcenee cf the Richmond DispstchI
SouTW BosTox. July 9, 1884.
Tho Fourth was celebrated here ycster-
day by ranfon OF Halifax Couiedersses.
who cansc together to perfect the enrolment
Of their officers and members, Ia response
TO the order Of the Adintant-tienera OF the
state 10 tbes effect issued some tine ago.
THREE companies took this occasion 10
carry out the plan proposed--C Company G,
Third virginia cavalry. Captain J.W. Hall.
Of Richmond. sud lieutenant j. VI. Jordan.
81 South Boston; Company X, Fourteenth
virgIpia infantry, Captain T.. A. Tuck and
Lieutenant n. Z. Edwards; aud Company
G. Fifty-nirth Virginia regiment, Captain
Ballard Bruce and Lieutenant J. N. Ed
wards. There were fifty or sixty OF these
veterans. who formed on Main street. and,
after marching uo and down the street,
drew up In the Large Flag tobacco ware
house, where q number OF ladies and gen.
ficmen had assembled 20 hear the speaking.
The Erst speaker was Joseph stebbins,
Etq.. who made a very handsome address,
In which he drew a vivid picture OF the
times OF war as contrasicd with these hap
ny days of peace, and held up TO the rising
generation the examples III patriotism
which the grixzled and wrinkled old vet
Grams before him had afforded them. lie
then, In terms OF eulogy, presented TO the
audience the speaker OF the day, Captain
Henry Edmunds, who was received with
applause.
Captain Edmund's speech was eloquent
by turns, aud humorous. HIS reference 10
scenes Of carnage and deeds Of daring on
the battlefield would now and then stir up
the old familiar rebel yell, and. again. the
aihsion to weil-remembered 'ludicrous
scenes OF the camp and the march would
make the great building ring with laughter.
After the conclusion OF Captain Ed
mund's speech, Captain j. w. Hall, re-
spending TO loud calls, made brief, stir
ring speech, which was loudly applauded
BY his old comrades. The audience then
dispersed. aud for several hours the old
soldiers. many OF whom bad not seen each
other for years, mingled pleasantly to-
getber and talked OF Autd Ldng Syle.
In the afternoon the colorea people had |
an attraction In the way Of a turnout OF The |
Sops aud Brothers Of the Mystie--some- |
thing or other. In their regalia OF red, |
orange. blue, or green they paraded the |
streets, and to the sound OF the drum and |
fIfe, wired In and wired ont, much 10 the |
entertainment end admiration Of their |
dVsky spectators.
A word s50u. this new and rising town i
of South Boston. A brisk tobacco trade, |
which includes large part OF Halifax aud
Charlotte, and extends thirty miles into |
North Carolina, pushed aud stimulated by |
some very enterprising citizens, has In i've
OF six years made this unimporfant fail-
road station n live manufacturing ADD
Il fVla
There are are here Tour large tobacc lac
tories, three for plug and one for smokiag-
tobacco; four warehouses, that Richmond |
or Lynchhurg would not be ashamed Of;
nine dry-goods and grocery stores, two
drug stores. and woll-estab ishcd and sue
oessful clearinghouse. the Jordon Broth
ers. besides other lesser industries. The |
business.housts are Of class not often |
seen IN young towns, and some OF the |
brick blocks would be decidedly orna- |
mental to the Main street of your city and |
In keeping with many of your pretty, inn |
posing buildings on that busy thorough |
fare.
The town Is by no means finished. New |
business-houses aud dwellings, some OF |
them qaiie pretty and imposing. are going |
up in every direction, and property brings |
frs,-rate prlce. Among the improve |
ments in contemplation Is q new Presbyte- |
rian church. which is shortly TO be built. |
S3,5OO having been subscribed for that |
pose. A $1,000 ediiice is proposed. The |
town WIS Incorporated In February last,
and Il Is noticeable that the businessmen |
are nearly all vigorous Young men, the old |
est merchant being but lille over forty |
years old. There are very few gray heads |
among the citizens. This year the tobacco |
business Is nearly double that OF 1885, and |
the purchases OF the weed since January |
list amount 10 100000. The mayor Is w.
w. Ward, Esq. clear-headed, progress
siye, businessman, and he has police who
well secord his efforts to build up good
name for the Boston Of the South.
Although yesterday was the 4th OF July
and so many strangers were IN the place, the
writer did not witness q case OF disorder,
hear a loud or angry voice, or even an
oath, and was further informed that n a
profane oath is heard upon the streets by an
officer OF the law or policeman. the Offend
or Is forthwith arrested, brought before
the mayor, and II convicted fined and made
10 pay the fine. II would be well for other
and larger towns 10 tJke this example Of
South Boston 70 heart and put II into prac-
tice.
But time fails me 10 tell you all would
like to say and you would like TO hear about
this new Old Virginia town, with western
springs under II. So, more anon. Vox.
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