Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-25
pANvILLe's NEW BUILDINGS.
Residences Completed and In Progress Oh
Erection-Three Miles of Sewers.
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Ho8l0e0ces COmpleteu ""o =" AH"s'eS
Erection-Three Miles of Sewers.
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DaSyrrLr, VA, July "a, 1890.
Danvile is building rapidly. and the
character of the dwellings now being erect
ed is excellent. Colonel j. M. Neal. Mr..
Is. S. Crews. Mr.. w. +. Patton, and Mr..
Charles II. Conrad are building on Main
street four Of the handsomest residences
ever erected in the city. and Messrs. James
A. Henderson, j. h. doping; T., ii.
Miller. and II. A. Scheduled have
recently moved into their handsome
new homes on that street. There are
now hardly dozen vacant lots on Main
street, and these will soon be built up;
jefferson, Holbrook, Paxton. Pine, ana
west Main are all building up with Won
derful rapdity, and few vacant lots re-
main. Judge A. NJ. Aiken, of the Hastings
Court. is lust completing a splendid new
residence of pressed brick on west Main
street extended. which is an ornament TO
that part of the city, and City-Sergeant
Boisseau has let the contract for ms new
home on Paxton. Indeed. such buildlng
boom has not beer known in Danvllle for
many years. and il is substantial evidence
of Danyill.'s continued prosperity.
THE sEwEE SYSTEM.
People are put to much Inconvenience
engaged in completing the sewer system
and Several of the principal streets are
being torn up, making travel rost dli1cuit.
Three miles of new sewer-plpe VIII soon
have been laid. making in all about eight
miles of sewerage in the city. When the
entire system is completed. Danviile VIII
be perhaps the best-sewered city IN the
State as every street of any Importance
will have q public sewer leading to the
river.
cLoyERDALE.
Major W. r. SUtherlin and family are
now rusticating at the Majors splendid
plantation, Cloyerdale. situated near Mill
ton. N. G. The Major is rejoiced that he
hason his Cloverdale and Sunnyside farms
the finest crops these places have produced
for many years past. -,
The opening Of the Atlantic and Danville
railroad has induced many of the people
from this section TO visit the seashore du-
ring the summer. and all seem delighted
with the salt water. The trip Is comfort
able one. as tourists may take sleeper here
at night and be II Virginia Beach to break-
fast.
GENERAL NEWS.
MANY readers of the Dispatch will be glad
to know that Captain J I. Ayerett has so
far regained his health as to be able to
resume his duties next session as president
of Roanoke Female College.
Professor j. G. C. Dunford, of Wake
Forest College, and wife and Mrs. Lacy,
late Of South Boston, are among the new
additions to the faculty.
Professor Iittleton and wife will return
to the Danville College for Young Ladies
next session, and the prospects of the col
Iece for next session are fattering.
The Danville Military Institute will be
ready for work in the fall. and Danvilie
can soon boast of being frst-class educa-
tional centre.
Several of Danvlles champion chess
players have gone to the Natural Bridge
and will measure their strength with some
of the Lynchburg champions. Z.