The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-10

some "reminiscences and other facts in
.,stion tn the city We live in. will be the
.,hi,ct of this and Other succeeding
.uilrs la looking hack upon The past
fbe mind j. more inclined 10 recall local..
lies and their associations than persons
Certain pcculsIitics on striking character
f..i,. occasionally afford an exception In
f.,of of the latter, iut in lhe main The
former proposition is true. The boy
VINO becomes man. never, OF course, can
f,rfci those who made up the circle of
hi. former home his father. his mother.
and perhaps bis school teacher
plf in after years when recalling the
events of his youth, with what delight he
looks back upon The old homestead aud
%. surroundings lie remembers 90 the
minuict detail every object that hat
rste engaged his attention This play
Ground Wss also his battle ground and
he 40 more forgeis the spot iu The neigh
nsring river or creek, where Zee iifsl tried
l4VIm. or Nss rescued from drowning.
than he does the pond where he broke
through ihe Zee, after having been positive
Wondered moi % venture upon lbs trtach-
erlus surface. Under other circumstances
De VII recall The fence, Dee has climbed,
a.i the walls De- hos scaled in pursuit Of
forbidden fruit. but lorEeis who was his
companions lu the c.capade- ihat fol-
lowed Later in lite hc will remember
the old mansion in which grand city
wedding once iOnk place, or where a big
military funeral bad occurred. but fOrgets
entirely Hho were the happy pair on that
occasion, or What hero 30 was That, with
solemn pageant had been borne 10 the
tomb For these reasons the reader WIZ
probably find more said here about locali-
Ties than be Will IN regard o. persons
Although his may be SD there have
lived many of the latter amongst us
whose memorie, are still green and
whose deeds eutiiie them 90 homo
rable mention in the future BE
fore going more particularly into our
subject 30 may be well Oh state h0w Rich
mona received lbs name About twelve
miles above London, on the Thames,
stands Richmond Hlit From the win
do,gs of the o.d "Star aud Garter Hotel
al that place Is view almost exactly
like that seen from Marshall Park on
our own Church Hill From 70 the vis-
it0r fO0ks our upon the iOWlands of Mid
diesex, on the opposite side of the
Thames just as we may look upon those
OF Chesterfield, across the James. The
bend inside hy James river on los way 90
the Atlantic corresponds ia every way
with thst made hy the Thames ia Eng.
land on IT'S way 10 the stormy waters OF
the North sea Indeed. the main Iea
lures Of the two landscapes are identical,
making allowance for The higher state OF
IMPROVEMENT. tle greater number OF
towns. village and county seals 90 he
seen on both sidee of ihe English river
The word Richmond means red hill
tni The original name OF The English
town was "Shceu." saxon word mean
iug tnulgent. shining, etc Hence th"
D etc term SO often used descriptive OF
Qlriinc light on shining waters This
beautiful effect had caught the eye OF
even the study saxon as The rejected
rays of the sun from OF the waters OF
his favored river lit up the surrounding
country before his admiring gole. cur
brighter sunlight often repeats IN greater
hriliaucv this same elect from the
heights Of Marshall Park.
Colonel Byrd the founder OF kicA-
noud had made long Visit 90 England
Town During this visit he doubtless
had often visiieI Richmond on the
1hsmes Tint lovely spot was about
tbst time the isvoriie resort OF the wits
and cougilers OF the First Georges reign.
Colonel Bgri was fayorite at Court
aud The companion of the irequeniers OF
;he "Star and Garter Struck with the
4iu.ilariiy between the two locations,
.... ...IH H|I .ffI I fI u
.. The Jane. named 10 after IFS English
original He had another reason Tor ST.
lrcilnr ibis size The old city OF Hen
rico located about twelve miles below
t1e falls of James river, aud named a!lei
James the firsfs lamenird son FRINGE
uenrv. had 10 be abandoned on account
Of ns proximity to the Indian frontier
and because Of its uuwholesome climate
When Colonel Byrd determined 10 bniil
aus. town be was not only attracted by
The beauty Of It's situation, but his prac'
deal turn of mind f0Iesaw the advan-
tsyes OF tie tine waier-poweT which has
since SO we'll illustrated the wisdom OIL
bis choice
THE F0UNDATION or RICHMOND
when Richmond was founded ID
conld not be loreseen that The town
yould ever spread itself up westward
over The rough and steep accents upon
mitch much of 10 now stands Its earlier
fnbsbitauts very naturally supposed the
Lfef line ~ improvement would be on
rs lower levels nearest the river ana up
,t.. valley northwgri. Indeed. the seven
t4enfh street. o. the present day al one
TO- hsgsn To be the main street OF the
fnxu Hence some years ago were L,
be seen along that street many qui'e PIE
tsDsious brick buildings me entrances I.
which. were under arched ga'eways u
fhe side. opening into square courts
sffer the manner OF many old structures
nov fo be- found IN Scotch and tnghsL
towns. These houses were private resi-
ds,css Al that time. and were built upon
10 which probably bad been purchased
at comparatively large prices his s'a'e
uent is verified by The fact that even a.
a much later date. during me time Oh
adam Craig. The old clerk, whose resi-
tsnce still stands 81 The corner OF NlIe
sesnfb and Grace streets iani wing aiun !
fbe uresent line,0i the Chesapeake ono
Hallway. was held at hisn Falfs IN all
ticination of the young Guys grown ~
that direction. Ana lhl' Wa 'u0 d" '"s
~ he fact that when the limits OF The
new Town were drst established shocho'
ryeek was made is extreme boundary OF
fte east. The old clerk himself was o
mis- opinion, and bought largely oil I'M
properly. some of hich ie" years 95'
WAS still owned by bis descenHen,s.s' !
is proper TO state that allho ish 'nls "" w.,
true, many OF the more arls'oy'a''0 n"'
wealthy CLASSES erected lot lhe'nsSi' {
handsome residences on 'he SUNNI y
tns hills essiwsrdly 10 ofde! 10 ENJOY t is
broezes from the river ana Tie H'g's'
cent view below them.
II Is neiiher our purpose 10 a''e"'P, -
history o. Richmond or even even 10 ~ C,ai'
snd o,hers we're never realized. ID,
~hs,yes which subsequently, occurred
- .,,,,,.s1 The course OF cOrpOr