The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-22
DOWN IN OLD VIRGINIA.
4 REGEON THIT TEENS UITH ms
TORICfLTNTERES
Old Records Of the Coionies-A Market
House aIade From "A Sycamore Tree
Fine Sport for summer.
Trhana. N. septemhor ~

Urbana, Va, September 18th.
Four DAYS in the week al f3O In the
afternoon a steamer leaves the Meeins
wharf. in Baltimore. sails down the IA
tapsco, past ship yards. vessels OF every
size ana shape, floating flags OF all ma
lions. and past Fort McHenry, still sur
mounted by the stars and stripes, which
eighty-one years ago Inspired Francis
Scott Key 10 write that stirring and
wofld-renowned hymn, The Star SPAN
plod Banner" past all these interesting
and instructive sights out into the chesd-
peake bay. ON the deck Of vessel the
traveller is famed by soft breezes ana
enjoys, If IT, bee clear. a glorious star-ht
night on the broad eXpanse of water.
Tho steamer steers her course 90 the
mouth of the RappahannOck ana then
up this river between the yellow Gins
Of Virginia.
Toward 3 o'clock the next morning az
n distance of twenty miles from the bay.
the wharf OF Urbana, one OF the Oldest
settlements i'm the old DOmir ion, Is
reached. This quaint village OF Middle
sex county was founded IN 1852, the same
year with Philadelphia and II said 20
have tecn originally laid out upon d ce-
sign similar 10 that OF the "city OF bfotn-
erly love" Ate jamestown, IL was the
most important importing 10 WI IN .ir-
ginla. There Vas direct trade between
liverpool and Urbanna. and the old prick
house IS stHl standing in which great
wholesale trade was carried On. Goods
being furnished to retail merchants up
and down the Rappahann0ck. from FRED
,ricksburg. at the head " navigation,
down =. the mouth Of the river.
HISTORIC NJ Monlf-.
Urbarna IS also a place OF historic IN
ttrcst The ancient records IF the coun-
lv If MiidlcseX. which are still IN eN-
atcncc. contain in queer old volume,
bound ina sheep. aud now yellow as gold
with age. the following order OF the coun-
a. Court of AnddleseX.
"Urbanna, AliddlcseX county, Va,
July :. 1852.
at the court held for the county OF
Afiidisscx Oh the fourth day of July. IN
the year Of our Lord 1872. Present, the
Hon. Christopher Robinson. chief JUS
tf,c and Thomas Trice, Ro0ert Barrick.
Za,lery Sti,et, and Walter Healey, assoc
ciqte Justices:
.It appearing 10 the court and having
been duly proven that John sim and PEN
clone Perkins old in high contempt OF
his Majesty's authority tie ana fasten %
a dogs tail his Majesty's warrant OF Hue
and Cry against Thomas Jones, II Is
therefore Dfl'ltl lNdl Ati' rtAit JyHh 'AlA
be taken 10 the public whipping post OF
this county. and that thirty-nine lashes
well laid on be put upon his bare back,
but that Penelope Perkins. in consdera-
ton of her sex. at the same time and
Mace have twenty lashes well laid on
her bare back. The sheriff will execute
this order Immediately"
So these old records. written In re-
mnrkabie. chirography, show that the
spirit Of resistance TO British authority
and Of civil liberty first arose In the
old county Of Middlesey. Virginia. long
before the Declaration OF independence.
long before the Boston tea party. and
long before Patrick Henry was born.
MARVEL ~ M,nHrr.
There Is also at Urbanna the most ar
chaic and quaint market house on rec
ord. The building is at least two hun
dred years old and is made OF wood. IL
IS circular. eighty feet In height, sixteen
feet I'm circumference and 10 OF style OF
architecture that cannot be initiated by
any architect or the globe Ii once took
fire. burned for four days and nights.
and so far from being consumed, "