The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-24


Richmond" From the Franklin Press,
". w Gray. Printer, 1873. Two-thirds
Of the company declared It's existing con-
stiution To be Incorrect and deficient, and
therefore null and void, and established
"a new and amended one, with the fol-
lowing organization for term OF twelve
mOuts. viz
Curtis Carter Captain; Charles IT,
Hyde Lieutenant; John Crutchheld, Sec
rotary: George r. Myers Treasurer. En-
glneers- Hcrryman While first. George
stewart. second Jessie Williams. third;
John Bootwrlght. fourth; John Crutch-
field. dfth. Garland Hanes. sixth. Mem.
bors-Henry Turpin. william McCalla. r.
NJ Braueford william Saunders, Thomas
TAYLOR. George vs.. Spooner W. II. Tar
picy. William Norris. David Roystcr, D.
q. Peasants. Samuel Dunn, Alexander
Saunders. ponuel Pond Mac Crawford
John Hopkins. Domereck Clark. Thomas
Mihn Ladd.
Curtis Carter was n highly respected
and most successful brick manufacturer
ana builder. and a majority of such
structures erected in Richmond during
the first three decades Of the present
century was executed by him. The late
h0norod William O. Allen was an apprcn-
ticc of his. lessee Williams was another
example of tho skilled training Of Mr.
Carter. Hc closed his useful lfo Novem-
Der 81. 1874 in his seventy-ninth year TIE
was tho father Of Elisha. A. d.. Vov
william IT, and Of Thomas g.. Williams
al deceased ana sfahaiaiher OF Ihoin"s
q. Williams. Jr.
John BootWright was one or tnree
brothers John. James and William Boot
wrcht-who dealt in dry goods iu the
sea.
east corner of Broad and First streets.
Garland Hlncq was first a blacksmith.
and afterwards for a. number Of years
fbo ernrrinte1dont of tho city Water
yvorl.a
Thomas TAYLOR was n successful gro
Ger and commission merchant
samuel Damn was engaged also as a
grorrr and commission merchant
Thomas Af.eio lad was the brother ~
fine llto biohlv respected Reuianin T.
T.add. of Purcell. Tadi e. CO.. and was
for number of years surveyor of tho
city Of Richmond. as that Office was for
mcrly termed.
I1 addition 90 the officers enumerated.
q collector and four representatives. an-
nudiiy % tho Fire Department were
provided for The company was equip
ped with a hand engine. reel and hose
and "waehfngs" we're fixed for the
months Of April. June. August and Oc-
fobcr Each member was required 20
"provi1e himself with a nat uafuted blue
with fho device Of the conpanv thereon
fo-yyit. I'm a circular form. on the uppor
mart Of he front shall he rainted.
"ebooloa r,irc c'ouoar,." Tn q talf cir
oio irnr,ad,stllv nn5er the INST United
yvo stand Do Iu the onaninr below two
arms tho hands whereof shall be Joined
and i'm half circle reversed. immediate
lv under the first. Divided We Fall"
ON the back part Of the hat the initials
of the members name and number Of
the engine.
SHOCKOE HILL GROWING
Shockoe Tiu was evidently at this pc
riod advancing In competitive strides to-
wards a rivalry in prosperity and busi-
ness Importance with the earlier settled
commercial section I'm the lower part Of
the city. This was anterior by a num-
Der of wears 70 the advent OF railroads,
with their ruthless revolutions and
sleaInIes7 moiopo.es. ana produce udlls-
porialloh was an Slel'eu uE WAGONS,
IonE Trains OF Whlcn "oLIu Almost l','5
oally enter broaa sueeI uhe bIooh anu
Deep nun le'1Ilb mo it, bIod" 49, ,,,LL
WIS paved WIN CoDp,e S,oH ~ - ,,
Cnu'I uN lH, ia,o $500.
,i,, ~ ,,.,.'rt+f.,
, ,.le 80, ,.,I ,,I.,,,i.. t,,,-st,.5
i'.'-t -r .i,, - ~ tfli, e9fls I'M
srticres raeossIrv to tboir comfort and
subsistence As Broad street merchants
were both buyers and vcnd.re. the trade
was necessarily large and highly profit
able.
with the building Of the old Central
and the Richmond Frederick sburg and
Potomac railroads. 1851 this traffic soon
dwindled TO compartive insignidcance. but
the pleasing "reminiscences from the pee
Rod of our somewhat later boyhood of
tho wagons with covered bodies. curved
and b0nnet-shapcd EAST being displaced
by the Yankee "Studenh1cker ,, the jing-
ling bells which merrily kept cadence
with the progress OF teams commonly
of six horses. hailing even from the
mountain districts and tooihsomo expe-
rIence of the tavorite chesiuuts and de-
lehtful maple sugar, which formed
part of the stores brought Goldin's
Tavern. located on Brook avenue near
the historic little stream. Bacon Quarter
Branch (Which owes its name ,o its oc-
cunancv as 90 camp I'm 1867 by the Rebel
Nathaniel Bacom, and in the line of
wagon approach TO Richmond continued
long favored hosiery. It's proprietor
was Captain John Goddin for many
years magistrate or the CITY, ana inc
father of Wellington 1oddh. ana the
popular Clerk of the Chanccry Cour, OF
Richmond. Goddin's Tavern was, even
Go the beginning of our late war between
the States. quite popular as place for
the holding OF political meetings. barpe-
cues. and annual military reunions its
weil-shaded premises ana spring OF pure
cold water being ATTRACTIVE invitations