The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-11-23
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY RECORDS.
lS36.lS54.

Martins Gazetteer Of Virginia is
very entertaining book. 10 was pub
lished in 1854 by Joseph Martin, OF
Charlottesville. The book is inspired
of Jenerson's Notes. and like the Notes
concerns itself more particularly with
the topography aud resources of the
state. Compiled just when the rail-
roads were beginning their transform
ing work, Martin, Gazetteer registers /
pretty accurately the progress made
by Virginia under the old regime.
Howe Historical Collections Of Viz
ginia who came a few years later
adds scarcely anything 20 Martin in
the way Of statistical information.
Nothing in this line worthy Of COM
parison with these books has been
done i'm the stale Tor sixty years. our
official publications are very good, ex-
cellent IN typography and all that,
but they are oflicialpu1licatioas. The
professors in our colleges, after lodg-
ing their dissertation, in The proper
hands. generally leave the work Of
original research 10 their student sue
cessors IN the Universities. A. amat-
ter Of fact, many real estate men are
doing more tomake the history Of the
state understood than il done by the
average Of our historical faculties We
are already beginning 90 see the effect
OF the jamestown Exposition, which,
when it is over will have rediscovered
| Virginia. People outside the slate
know a good deal about Virginia, but
liz is surprising how little people living
lin Virginia know about the significant
facts Of it, history.
Martin enumeaie,. as places On the
Prince Edward Of seventy years ago:
Burkesville, probably Burkes Iav-
ern. a little TO the west of the familiar
crossing Of the way, al this day
Carriers store, n the southwestern
part Of the county; Hermitage, plain
lly In Appomattox county, which was
not set or until ls45 Marble Hill,
Merriman' shop, Moor's ordinary
near Meherrin Prospect and Walk
er's Church. in the southern part Of
| the county. Presbyterian settlement
a. early a, 1859. The larger places in
the county are described by Martin as
follows. sandy River Church-"Ihi'
place takes its name from a small irI-
butary Of the AppomatloX. 1t was
built in the year l76s by the Church OF
England. Since the revolution ii has
been kept up by the citizens Of The
neighborhoo Of an denominations. lr
the immediate vicinity ~ the church
there Is house of entertainment,
. mercantile store. several mechanics
and one physician The land of th'
surrounding country is general,
b good the principal product IS tobacco
; and the ueighborhood II wealthy.
! Jamestown-"Thi, village was lai'
{ of in 1895 into eight squares, each con
tanning A. acre lots. The mercantile
p business Of this place va, az one lm
Z very Aouh,hiug; the inspection Of to
E bacco was carried on Co limited eN
e tent for several years. bat has beer
r discontinued. since which time th
e village has ceased 90 flourish. 10 con
tains at thi, time several dwelling
Z houses, one house Of public worship
e free for all denominations. TWO mi'
e cellaneou, stores, and one house o
e entertainment. The ,uuoundin
3. country j., much broken. and the sol
d peculiarly adapted 20 the growth
n fine tobacco. which with wheat cor
,ututes the staple.
}. Prince Edward Court House-"lh
O village contains twenty-one dwellin
houses. besides the usual county buil'
3 ings. and about the same number
public and private offices large an
y. handsome Presbyterian Church hui
b. of brick. beautifully situated about
re quarter of a mile from the village on
x LANYARD. one coach mandatory an
v various other mechanics. There al
x, two fourishing academic: the Fema
/. seminary Miss Roots deserves u
b. high reputation which it enjoys. I'D
OF present number Of pupils is about
I'd The course Of studies requires thr
t. wears to complete il: in addition TO Il
Oh instruction offered by the two prime
a pals and five assistants, The pup
Cd have the advantage of instruction
be science and the languages from q
Professor, of Hampden-Sidney q
B. lcge. The otherinstitution alluded
nd is for male, and prepares pupils 10 q
r. ter the colleges with credit The a
nd nual number is between iOand ID.
n- Farmville- This village was inc'
narrated in ISL with seven truste
having power 20 tax, dc. 10 coniai
two tobacco warehouse, at which a
10. inspected annually from 4,V1 TO -
b,psheads thi, inspection affords
larger proportion Of fine French tob
Oh co than any other iu the STATE. The
for are five tobacco factories, giving G
'h' ployment to 30 hands; ten merean'
by houses. two houses of public wofsn
one Methodist aud one Presbyteria
-he two taverns. one printing Office, d
he female school, one cabinet maker, 1
IN smith shops, one tailor, one wh'
be wright, one boot and shoe factory
ey. saddler. one lanyard, two confetti
are err. and two milliner, and man
makers. The navigation of The u
from thi, place TO Petersburg is g
at all seasons OF the year, and "a
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