Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-03
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TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL 8.
ninwiddie County.

TCoyrespondence of the Alexandria Gazette'l
This county is situated directly west OF Peters
burg, and part Of that city is located In IT. anu
If the Legislature were to send out committee TO
,scsrtaiu where could be found the worst road IN
the State, it is highly probable that they would
designate the interior OF Dinwiddie county-pro.
vided they could get there over those roads-ana
would vote the roads pre- emlneDtly Wretcbeo.
The Boydton plank road, which connects tnaV
village with Petersburg, distance OF seVenty-hIe
miles has long since lost its identity, or rather its
nlanks. and think it would be safe to say that
for extreme unworthincss, deep-seated mlre, IN,
comparable mud holes shocking siush orags 3i0
horrible pulling, il eclIp=es aHy other 'noISHS.s
fare in the Commonwealth. This mucn-aDuseo
road runs through this entire county gnu 0ie
snonsibiity for its miserable condition can justly
he shared in bv both Brunswick ana Meckiei'-
burq. as the road is equally as bad IN those coun
ties II is also their highway TO theiF naf,e1
notwithstanding. Hundreds OF wagons CEN y.
seen daily on this road dragging their $40" 1rai,
along with painting horses eShaustcu tnIiee I
iaded oxen carrying their tobacco TO market ~
ia q shame that such good people should ior sil
these wears tolerate such bad roads. Living IN q
section without railroad facilities, it is surprising
that they have not estimated the Importance o.
having passable thoroughtares, Tor their lSncS
could became more valuable and their produce
could De moro readily gotten to market: Al
along the road could be seen stalled teams DroS-
en.6own wagons and cursin2 drivers. II remind
ed one of war times when our army wagons pun,
ed through mud barricades Indeed, the ola
Seventeenth Virginia had some experience along
the same roads during the last fall.bac towards
Appomattox The fight at Dnwlddie =. d. ana
Five Forks near by, will bc remembered ~
amongst the last vigorous strikes when the oiooo
of Corse Brigade was freely shed upon the plains
of this section. .,,... oe .ba
county villages comprises only few buildings.
The popular clerk. Captain Albert Organ, explain
ed the features OF the town and iodnd hin
otherwise genial and agreeable. This county IS a
tsrror to eyil-doer5, and IS & warning there IS
standing in the court house grounds CHASTITY
allows upon which criminal by the name OF
Peassnts was hung for the murder OF his sweet
heart about ten years ago Again 1t was used py
= mob who hung Jim Black lcoored) for an as
sanlt on a LADY Two years ago, when Puryear
poisoned his wife and WAS lodged in JAIL the
sheriff saved his neck temporarily by hurrylhg
him off to Petersburg just as the ''vlgiisntes
were preparing to lynch him upon that stanoing
convenience. 80. r..
The road bed of the Petersburg and North Car.
olina p r. having been graded Tor ABOUT 1orty
miles through this section, w&s abandoned seVersi
wears ago. and Petersburg was thus manipulated
out of over one hundred thousand dollars. ne
Legislature has twice extended the charter OF that
dead road and it is hoped by the good people OF
this section that it may soon be resurrected:
G. W. G..