Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-29
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
- xrws As GATHERED IN AND
AROUND FARMyILLE.
- Encourage Industrial Enter
.,.c.-rabIication snspcndcd--Big
naliaIng lmrrovements--ro Elect
a captain.
a captain.

n captain.
r,p,VILLE. VA. August 2S.-(sps-
.,.,,-t largely-attended meeting Of the
60 men OF Farmviie WAS held
',.,r.ssy nisht in the courthouse. The
-,e,t Of the meeting was TO confer
- ,rr. Paul Scherer. land and indus
49,. agont OF the Norfolk and Western
abroad and 20 offer inducements to him
=. ,,-sto several industries here.
vr schcrer was introduced BY Judge
20 watkins. and addressed the busi-
.mon in practical. common-scnse
mech. IN which ne cited Instances where
>, lhe cooperation OF certain towns he
s,8 succeeded in having industries OF
curious kinds established IN their midst
No said he had started. out to raise from
y1F0 20 No0,000. and tne success with
which he was meeting was entirely boz
yoad his most sanguine expectations or
course his work Is done only along the
lines OF the Norfolk and Western. The
audience was composed OF the most sub
,antiai businessmen OF Farmville. seve-
rs' Of whom responded very favorably to
ST. Scherer's remarks and gave him
much encouragement The chairman Of
The meeting appointed a committee OF
tuenty-fiye 10 confer as TO tho most fcas-
file prospects and report later TO the
Norfolk and Western authorizes. Reso-
luuons were unanimously passed cou-
runuQinC the movement
The FarmVilie Journal. published by
Nr. II. L. Wa1doll for the past year
has discontinued. and the Office closed.
The Journal was originally established
IN this place By the late l.. c. Irving,
brother Of Dr. Pauius A. Ir-cng. of the
city Of Richmond. it was afterwards run
By Mr.. Emmett +. Ililliard. one OF the
most brilliant writer's in the state. Mr.
billiard sold the property 10 Judge A. D..
Watkins IN 1881 who continued the pepper
up 10 1890. when it was bought By MI
Junius T. Wilson. He conducted IL for
several years. when II was taken ia hand
by a printer named Terrell. He very
soon gave II up as n piO1tless under
taking. when Mr.. Waddell came In pos
session.
The state Female Normal School
building and campus have been greatly
heautiied and added 10. The old por-
ton of the school building has been
torn dosn. and replaced with tne hand
Soonest structure in the town. The en-
tire work has been under the immediate
supervision Of DR.. John A. Cunningham
tho president. who spent the vacation
directing the work about the premises
The capacity of the building has been
Increased. and the outlook for the session
commencing September 18th is brighter
than II has ever been before.
Tho public High School has also been
enlarged. The building IS now two
and-a-half story brick structure. erect
ei on the most modern school-house
plans. IT is the object OF the trustees
20 have n graded school Of the highest
order. preparing its pupils either for
Network or for Immediate entrance to
any college.
: urge force OF workmen has been
eAcavating for the past two weeks for
a foundation for one of the largest to-
bacco-factories ever erected IN this
place. The structure will be the pro-
perry Of Messrs. w. z. Gillian e. CO.
Tho handsome country residence of
Mr w G.. Huntington, few miles
south Of Farmvile, is nearing compile
ton. When finished II will be one OF
the most beautiful and costly homes in
Southside Virginia
AS soon as the new bridge is COM
pleted by the Norfolk and Western over
tho Appomattox IN the eastern part OF
the town work will be- commenced on
& new one over the Buffalo river III
tho western suburbs.
4 number OF our citizens are confer
ing together with the view to having
grand tournament and couple OF
DAVIS of horse-racing here this fall The
main object Is to bring people 10 our
town.
The ladies Of the Methodist church
rave a lawn party Thursday night TO
raise funds 10 repair the district parsoh-
AGE. II was a financial success.
Mr. s ". Watkins is no longer IN
control OF the Farmville Guard. having
determined that his health and business
preoluded his giving the company the
ittentior II should have FROM ~ com
N ndant. The company has been or
tered TO assemble Monday night In its
A-mory for the purpose of e.ecting
contain. The general belief is that
Lieutenant j. Davis Allen VIII be
elected.
The propliety Of holding a big barbe-
tue IN Farmville during tho political
sanvass is being discussed. y Is the
view OF many that II would be Of In
calcula'le benefit 10 tho Democrats to
have an the candidates here some time
" October on a big rally day.
Mr. Alfred Morrison, Of FarmVille, =
Who has been IN in Paris, has so far
recovered that he expects 10 sail Tor
america on September 9Th.
Nr and Mrs w H. Camden, OF Baiti-
y e. left last Tuesday for their home
etJer a visit OK several weeks here.
Miss Eta Jones. Of Petersburg has
remIned home from visit TO friends
here
Mss Edna Saunders. of Lancaster lett
To- nor home Wednesday. after al en-
l0gable visit TO Miss Pearl Nenable.
Mr. Pau. Murkiand left yesterday az
tuo0u for Baltimore. accompanied by
BIZ wife and little daughter. They Will
bake their residence IN the Monumental
cy The coming winter. which Is very
generally regretted by their friends IN
Iarmvilc
Famville has more visitors this sum
ror than il has had before in many
seasons past With adequate hotel ac-
0nm0datons. wc might conserNatiyeiy
expect from GO 70 100 health-seekers
Acre every summer.