The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
ANNA ON
THE JAMES
a Virginia County That Is
Alive to Pro-
gress.
a SUBSTANTIAL COURTHOUSE.
A SUBSTANTIAL COURTHOUSE
It's Officers Among tile Ablest
and Most Efficient in State.
Improved Farming.

Among the counties lying along the
| Yuma ranks as one OF the best. The
soil seems we'll adapted to almost every
crop raised In the state; The low grourd
| or meadow lands bordering The James
and Ielvanna Rivers are exceedingly
| fertile, producing tremendous yield OF
corn, wheat, hay and oats. Occasional
| frcshets flood these low grounds, out TAX
ing one season with another they re-
turn large profits to the farmers who
cultivate them. The thigh lands" are in
a fair state OF fertility, producing good
crops of all kinds. Fluvanna toba,c co has
always commanded the attention OF the
buyers on the markets In the various
towns to which 1t is shipnc., much or
1t is Of the sun-cured variety, uhch Is
now SO popular with manufactus ers, whilo
q great deal is sold for ship s&s and ma
hogany wrappers. There ara ~ iy high
grade brands Of tobacco so;d which are
Famed after Fluvanta. In the early days
OF the county and UP to IA few days ago,
the great river plantations produced large
quantities Of tobacco as well as all the
other regular farm crops but tic changes
wrought b;f the Civil Wal, thu, scarcity Of
Of good labor and the disposal Of many
Of these ancestral homes to strangers has
had the effect OF disseminating the rais-
ing OF tobacco 10 any extern, EXCEPT on
the smaller farms wtlereit can be worked
by the owners themselves, assisted by
the "boys." Z. FL * +
THE COUNTY SEAT. 55
most attractive little towns inSthe State
lids situated on an eminence that allows
a. fine view of the surrounding country.
The approach to the town is made along
a winding road that rises over hills and
dips down into valleys unit, tho big
covered, bridge over the Rivanna Is
reached y another short drive up very
steep red clay hill and tho old brick
courthouse, withsits grea white pillars
.(snpporting the high porch) is before
you The present site OF the town was
chosen In 1890 the original site being
a mile or more to the south. The court
house was erected In 1880, and built of
native brick; the stone steps were 70 gift
from DR.. Cooke, of Bremo. Some or
them are eighteen feet in length. They
are hewnHout of the native granite at the
Bremo quarry. In front OF the court
house. and separated from the court
green by a very neat railing. is a simple
but beautiful shaft, commemorative the
brave Confederate M dead Of Fluvanna
county, It was ted tin: 1899 byl the pa
triotic citizens}3o IA hes county. Several
small, brick buildings near the court
house are used rs lawyers Offices.
THE OLD JAIL
f The quaint old Jail Is built of native
stone. but to the credit iof the county
let 1t be said that the criminal expenses
are less than those Of any county in the
State, while Il is said that Judge Grims-
ley, who for some imeStpresided over
the court proceedings, complimented the
Fluvanna Jurors as being the most intel
ligent he had ever seen.
Colonel William p. Petit. who for
many years was one Of the leading chan
Gerry lawyers Of the state. president OF the |
Bari Association land member Of the I
Convention, practices his
at Palmyra. The county Off
cials of Fluvanna are the following gem
tlemcn. ]. NJ. White, Of Charlottesville
judge; William Slaughter. county clerk,