Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-15
PROPOSED NEW COUNTY.
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ton.
fcorrespondepcs ofthe Richmond Dispatch.l
COLES FERRY, Va, July IL.
The advocates Of the new county in
this section mean business, and hsve
taken steps TO organize the element
which favors the movement. Thursday
Of last week an initiatory meeting was
held at Aspinwall. presided over by
II. W. Bufgwin, ESQ.,, the magistrate
Of that district, with Mr.. G. j. Clark as
secretary, several influential gentlemen
Of the neighborhood being in attendance.
After considerable discussion resolu-
tons were adopted calling mass-meet-
ing at Brooknesl on Saturday, July
25th, to take further action in
the matter, and committees appointed to
visit the section Of country proposed 10
be laid of in the new county and talk
up the movement and invite the citizens
TO the mass-meeting.
A line TO constitute the boundary Of
the proposed county, and which cuts of
contiguous and convenient sections OF
Charlotte, Campbell, and Halifax, with
small part Of Pittsylvania, was desig-
mated and decided upon as suitable
to be proposed TO the Brookneal
meeting. This boundary will include
about 800 square miles, with populs-
ton of about 1000 persons, and as it
will interest number Of your readers
I give it as adopted by the Aspinwall
meeting. Beginning on Staunton river,
at Charlotte, at the mouth Of Cub
creek, running north with that creek to
the Appomattox line, then west along
that line to the Campbell line, crossing
il at or near the Red House and running
in q westerly direction TO Nowlin's
bridge across Big Falling river, in
Campbell thence down Falling river
south to Suck creek, in Campbell
thence southwest back to Staunton
river, crossing it at the head of Long
island thence south along the Pittsyl-
vania and Halifax line 70 . point west
Of and near Republican Grove, in Hall
fax, taking in that place; thence east
to the head Of Buckskin branch, in
Halifax; down Buckskin nosth to
Staunton river again, and thence down
Staunton river to the beginning.
1t was stated in the meeting that the
people in the southeast corner Of Pitt
sylvania were anxious TO come into the
new county, and committee was ap-
pointed to invite them to send repre-
sentatives to the mass-meeting Of the
25th of July. This section is very in-
cony enient to Pittsylvania Courthouse.
This line cuts off from Charlotte coun-
ty Aspinwsll district, with about 80, 900
population. That precinct Is the strong
est Democratic one in the county and
casts about 400 Democratic votes, with
= majority of about 200, and it is claim
ed that the new county will be decided
ly Democratic.
Brookneal, in Campbell, is proposed
as the county seat, and it is said that
large storehouse at that place, which
was built recently by DR.. Wickliff at
cost of $4,000, can be had for the pur-
pose for one half that sum, and that it
is ample to furnish Offices for the clerks
and county treasurer as we'll as court
room.
The following are some Of the reasons
assigned for this new county movement
by its advocates The people Of the
several counties set of by the proposed
boundary are a long way from their
several county say from fifteen to
thirty miles, and the roads are bad,
while by the proposed change they will
none of them be further than twelve
miles from their courthouse, the pro-
posed county being compact and al
most square, with diameter Of about
twenty four miles. The Aspinwall
people also complain that their county
men have little sympathy with them in
the matter Of public improvements,
will not help them to get narrow
gauge railroad so that they could get into
the world, and even strongly opposed
them in their efforts also, that they have
for two years opposed them in getting
county road to the Richmond and
Danville railroad at brakes Branch,
and put all the money for public i'm
provements elsewhere in the county.
Again, they say they are not treated
fairly in political matters, citing
the recent action of the County Com
mittee as an illustration. Aspinwall
is only allowed three delegates in the
County Convention, the same as Gle
ment's, Red-0ak Grove, and other
small precincts which give less than
100 Democratic votes, while Aspinwall
gives, as has been stated, over 400.
They say the representation ought to
be on the same basis as that OF the
State Gubernatorial Convention, and 1t
does look that way to disinterested
party. The opponents of the new
county sllege that the expense
of the organization will be heavy,
and from the loss Of Aspinwall
from Charlotte may leave the Demo-
Gratis in the minority in the old county,
which is a question worth considera-
ton. So the movement, as regarded
from both sides, is an interesting enc TO
an outsider, and as possessing general
interest have given it in full for the
benefit of your readers, who will be in
formed of the issue. VOX.