The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30
AWAKE AND AROUSE.
BIG BANQUET ATTHE 0TTERBURN
SPRINGS YESTERDAY.
ora fashioned Virginia Hospitality
Enjoyed by uundrc0s-tinet ccom0-
daftons ana tnsui passed wa
tcss-speeches and HcsOiutions
An Enjoyable occasion

f't' 't'@t" -
In the woods, thirty-seven miles from
Richmond aud a half mile from the
railroad.
Realistic rurality on every side. Pri-
meyal growth thinned by the hand OF
the axemaD. A beautiful hill sur
rounded by smiling wales. "A well dram
ed site for hotel OF residence, with
surroundings pleasing to the eye
waters unsurpassed in health-eiving
qualities and a neighborhood noted for
health.
An of this can be said Of the Olter-
burn Springs in this good county OF
Amelia. and then the smaller part Of
the story will be told and the better
half be left untold.
The reason for these remarks can be
found in the fact that there has bfen
RECENTLY discovered about mile ana a
half from Amelia Courthouse spring
that has given from lis flowing ionn-
tain the suIest panacea Tor many 81 the
dires, ills to which human iiesh j. heir.
TIE DISCOVERY.
The discovery was purely accidental.
10 July. 1855, General George j. Humid
lev. "A native OF Amelia county, and
gentleman well remembered az an earn
est advocate of ID mOcracy IN the State
of Virginia, took trip TO Texas. AT
that time he owned all the land sur
rounding what Is now known as the
Otterburn I.ithia and Magnesia Springs.
General Hundiey was absent nom
home for some time. aud during his alb
sence MIR w. I. Robinson. railroad
agent at Amelia Courthouse discovered
the springs under the following circum-
stances: Mr.. Robinson IS a gentleman
fond OF field sports, and one DAY
while out hunting, being thirsty he
came aci oss spring. Mr. Robinson
was accustomed 10 drinking Litha
water. but he had no idea when he
stopped to quench his thirst that in the
wild woods of Amelia he would iiud
ANYTHING Of the sort. As soon as he
tasted the water he knew il was Llthia,
and n valuable mineral water. lie
made this fact known, and this caused
interest to be centered upon the spring.
General Hundly was "a dyspeptic, and
he concluded 10 try the waters, and
finding them extremely eilicSclous has
ased them ever since in his family.
The result WAS that he was
made a healthy, strong man. and
medicines and doctors bills are almost
unknown in his family. Numbers OF
his neighbo.s used the water, aud were
cured by 1t.
These facts caused General Hundley
to take steps looking TO the incorpora-
ton OF the Otterburn Lithia Springs
Company, Of Amelia county, Va.
He sold one-shird Of the land to Mr..
l.. G. McCullock. one of the public
spirited men Ct Blackstone, Va. and
one.third to Mr.. John A. Smith. so
ahead man from the some place. A
joint stock company was organized
and plans put Ia process by which the
property could be utilized and devel-
oped.
COMPANY ORGANIZED.
At meeting held in the parlors Of
the Exchange Hotel in February, the
stockholders organized a company with
"a taIllHi NUN VI 'NRtNNNt NNN N''NN'''
tine fol'owing-named officers; T.. y.
McCulloch, president; j. A. smith,
vice president and general manager,
George j.. liundly, secretary and
treasurer, with the following named
board of directors: Charles T.. Wingo,
George j. Huudiey, +. @. McCulloch,
]. A. smith. George Schen, II. +. Phil
hps and Junius A. Morris. The com
pany tat 10 work at once 10 develop the
ntoperty. and on the Goth OF last
March commenced work. Up to tins
time not a lick has been struck, aud to-
das there stands an L.shaped hotel,
nearly completed, many OF the rooms
having been elegantly fitted up with
ANTIQUE oak furaiture aud made as COM
Portable as 4pe most fastidious search
for ease and health. could expect. Not
withstaLding the fact that the manage
inent deserves great crcdltfo the rapid
work done. IL may be said that the hotel
aud grounds is as yet IN chrysalis
state. but busy wOrkmen are making
swift Roadway. and IN few weeks
every accommodation that can be found
m any OF the health resorts Of the state
can be found. while nowhere else, per
hape, can such water be found.
VIRGINIA HOSPITALITY.
The management could not wait for
a complei, ION OF the work OF improve
ment before inviting the public to at
tend complimentary banquet given
by them. Invitations were sent out.
aud a special train chartered 10 take iu-
vised guests out from Richmond TO the
springs yesterday morning. The
night before the rain had fallen abund-
anlly, and even yesterday morning The
skies were overcast with threatening
clouds and gentle showers fell at inter.
walls. Notwithstanding this, the special
train. which left the Richmond and
DanyilIe depot at 10 o'clock yesterday,
carried about one hundred ladies anu
gentlemen 10 the springs. The tram
rumbled and ratified over the thirty
seven miles very leisuFcly and iinalIy
stopped at Olterburn. = new depot
built for IL. accommodation Of travel
10 the Oitesburn Springs. The CLOUDS
were still lowering and the roads mus
DIV. and 10 foot passengers almost M
passabie. There were sufiiciency
Of vehicles 10 accommodate the ladies'.
nd The men plunged shrough the mud