Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-29
FLUyANNA'S FUTURE.
,,cs n,scoyeRIss OF GRAY GRANITE
AND FINE SILVER ORE.
. svna,cate,. Big Purchase on Mountain
HilI-other Options and other
Cities Looming Up
rcorr..,orscnce Of the Richmond Dispatch-I
". DOT 90 1900

rCorresnondcnce Of the Richmono p'spalchI
scorrsyrLLH, VA, Oct %. 1890.
There is a big future for Fluvanna
county far famed for its pretty girls.
nersimmons, opossums, and old Virginia
hospitality.
am informed that Samuel b. Wood,
Mayor of Charlottesville Il. ID. Ayiett,
late treasurer OF the Georgia Pacific
railroad. and now of Charlottesville, and
DR. Henry NJ. Price, of Fluvanna, have
purchased tract Of three hundred acres
Of land on Mountain Hill, Fluvanna,
three miles from the Jsmes-riyer division
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, on
which fine specimens OF dark,-gray
granite of fine texture were iound ana
believed TO be in inexhaustible quantities.
In making developments after this pur-
chase silver undiscovered IN a rich VEN
through the granite, and specimens OF
this ore were sent for analysis to chemists
in Philadelphia and at the University OF
Virginia. Reports from these gentle,
men tally and state that II the ore VIII
average with the specimens Analysed IT
will Weld $500 worth OF silver to the ton.
These gentlemen, the owners OF the rch
find. | am to-day told, will proceed at
once to organize, and Mr.. Wood Is ex-
pected to be on the grounds to-day or
tomorrow looking to this end.
OTHER INVESTORS.
Mr.. William Gains, Register OF the
Land Office at Richmond, has been III
Fluvanna. and together with Messrs. A..
s. Burgess, of Central Plains, and ID. Nj.
Burgess. of Richmond, have taken OPP
tons on s25, 900 worth of real estate IN
the Central Plains section OF Fluyanna,
on which are evidences of rich deposits
of iron. These gentlemen have also
taken an option on farm at Hardware,
n station on the James-hiyer division
and the nearest depot to the mineral
properties, and city at that point looms
up in the dim and misty future.
A young man from toe country IL
ouored" to Inconsistencies here and
awoke minus a fine gold watch, his
money etc.
DISAPPOINTED AND DISCOUNTED.
General Rosser, who was announced to
speak here Friday night, did not put IN
his appearance, having been called to
New York on business. Hon. j. Il.
Wingfield was also expected. 1t IS a
mistake for the county chairman to have
q crowd of people disappointed as was
the case here. 1t is provoking to the
country people, who walk several miles
in some instances, and may do harm.
Rev. J. W. Order severed his connec-
ton with the congregation of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, here Sun,
day by paeaching touching farewell
sermon. | am told he Is the only pas
tor in the church's history who has
served the maximum number OF years
at this church, and he did the same at
the church of his denomination at Car
tersyille, Cumberland county, just be-
fore coming TO this place.
Mr.. II. A. Hill, Of Vinton. Va, who
came down at the death of her aunt,
Mrs. Belew, is herself i'll with pneumo-
MIA at the residence OF her brother, MIR.
G.. Is. Harris, at this place.
TIE THOMPSON DEANE CASE.
Buckingham Circuit Court convened
Saturday, Judge +. ID. Irving presiding.
Yesterday afternoon the case OF the
Commonwealth against the parties
charged with the killing Of Thompson
Deane several weeks ago near Arvon
was called. These parties were indicted
on three counts, as | understand it, and
yesterday Hon. Samuel T. Coleman, one
of the several counsel for the defence,
moved the Court 10 quash the
second and third counts in the indict
ment on account of informality. Judge
Irving took time to consider and dis
charged the jury until this morning al
10 o'clock. This case excites much In
terest in the county on account of the
Responsibility of the accused, and the
fact that several of them are Welshmer
causes the whole Welsh settlement al
.Arvon to be sup in arms" in theil
sympathy.