Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-13

County COurt-The Work on the Rail-
rOad-Deers

County COurt-The Work on the Rail-
rOad-Deers
Korrospondence Of the Richmond Dspatch.l
JUYE ~, 1888.
The County Court has just adjourned,
having been kept open longer than usual 10
receive the reports OF the commissioners OF
their valuation Of land damaged by the rail-
road now beng built through the county.
Tie Court decided. after a long argument,
that the Court as now constituted had the
same jurisdiction over the streets over which
the railroad proposed to run their trains as
the Court bad in III, when Powhatan was
first separated from Cumberland, and the act
was passed which authorized the County
Court 10 Law of the town OF Scottvile.
A smaller number OF citizens than usual
attended the first day Of the court, as they
were busily preparing their tObaccO-grounds
which the genial rain OF the night bad en-
abed them to plant. Everybody now can
raise plenty OF plants, as the canvass entirely
stops the Tavages OF the 1y.
The Farmylle and POwhalau is now push
Ing on its grading rapidly. 1t is now COM
pleted TO about three miles above this place.
with the exception Of some short breaks, and
Is also being built by the cOnyicts at the
upper camp, which is located about seven
miles above the Courthouse. The work IS
under contract up to the county line, from
which the grade and work by Cumberland
Courthouse to Farmville will be much easier
than in this county, as there is only one
stream on that portion OF the road
Tear Wallet, Church Spring Brauch-which
is very easily headed. But for the bad
weather the road would have been graded
ten miles above here at least. SO that there
has been constructed, including the extern
sion OF the Brighthope railway, about
twenty-sIX or twenly-seven miles, which
with the Brigbthope railway already COM
pleled makes the line now completed about
sixty miles 10 deep water at Bermuda
Hundreds. This road when completed
10 Farmville will open up section
Of country now more isolated than any
part OF lower or Piedmont Virginia.
since the main staples OF tobacco aud
wheat have been so low large portion OF
the land cultivated before the war has been
abandoned aud Is now covered by large
forests OF pine, which with the large amount
Of original growth upon the ridges will
afford material for heavy shipment of tim
Der, wood, railrOad-ties, and all forest ma
terlal for many years TO come.
Before the war deer were never known In
this region higher up than Stony Creek, be-
low Petersburg. Now they come up
through terrapin neck oil Amelia from the
pines Of Dinwiddie, have crossed the Apo
mattox, and are now chased around Powha-
tan Courthouse, and our quOndam iox>hunt-
ers cannot prosecute their sport, as they say
that the deer are more numerous than the
foxes, and their tracks are so much more
numerous than the fox tracks as entirely 10
break up the course OF the fox-bounds.
We have been much surprised that Farm
willie, although she has subscribed $4,000 TO
the road, does not allow the issue OF her
bonds for building the road at the upper
end, for 10 say nothing OF other advantages,
IL is evident that when the road Is completed
she will be the market OF the upper part OF
the county, which makes the finest English
shipping tobacco OF any part OF the State.
But Notwithstanding this we hope to run
from Bermuda Hundreds to Farmyille before
many months are past. ID.