The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24

should now behold the unsigh tly walls
8of the penitentiary, o. and be lnhaling
possibly ali the tainted doors OF the cells
BY some fnisunderstnndn between
Rutherford md Rndford, his brotfer-ln-
law, the property had passed by con-
tract TO the State. a No sooner had the
former become aware OF this fact than
he npplled to Governor Wood and offered
him in lieu OF the two ores. 80 pos
|gprlson, or, n other words, twelve .l':res
for two. M Is. l N e5S 81
Tho pure-mjnded gentleman, not vet
satisfied With his good work, and deter
mined tint none might sny lie i;ot pos
session improperly Of tho beautiful lot
(bonnd on four sides. respectively ny
First. Second. Broad and FRANKLIN
Streets, divided HI into four half acres
and gave It, In fee simple, share ! and
share alike, to John a., Samuel Jordan,
james ana Betsy, the children OF ll's
friend, Parson Blair.
Is q shall let another reniniscent, as re-,
liable ns he whose recollactlons; I hnya
given In part, speak OF Mr., R,it horfooro, !,
ana certain OF his neighbors. whom 70
had Invited to share with him the attralcs:.
tons OF the West End. III ss 3i5 683
SCI must travel beyond the former
limits OF the city to mention q Territory
now partly included In 9thcm-1 Inenn the
lands and former residence OF a n. ~
worthy citizen and entrrptistig mes!
gchnnt--tie Into Mr., Thomas RutherfDori.l
! THE inclos.ire# originally attached to his
dwelling embraced whnt now con tftufea
several squares. and his rossessl q ns a Pc
yond II were very many nc res. V nave. haYe
heard thut he became possehse E, q of l Y
extensive territory BY the tudicious, il,-s
vcstment OF thousand pounds. given
TO hin, as d weddinG pre..nntH ~ AN
uncle In Scotland on the occasion on Of rs 9
marriage. Iii ri III ~ FAX III is fl 81 81
he furnished building lots to various
gentlemen, thus forming sood ne gu n
3Dyrhood around him, and can recalla
among those who first constituted u, tho
names 81 James Penn, john AZ, Chevall'a,,
sThonns Wilson tnayor), David Bullock,
WILLIAM Price. Carter b. Page ana
. Robert Gwathmey, and. IN later years,
4 General s Pegrnm,, president Of the Nlr-3
q gInla Il Bank. and that eminent lawyer
and exccllen man. Samuel rayl or b'' ~
victims OF Ecnsualt lies. VIII may 50 #la',lc
8G. w. Munford, Secretary Of the Com
s,nonwealth and J. Il. Anderson. Of Iron
fame trnly4a man OF me tai .swnose &loco-l
motives ran on many Southern ana lrl1
" estern road, and whose cam on sc rYcas
Ito arm our ships and forts 5.s83 s
Three Score Years Back. e
II Ny own recollection OF the West End
+ OF Franklin Street goes back to the year,
1898. or shortly before that time. "a Near
Il n Rpo,nt now pierced by the line OF u onr.
roe street was the dwelling OF WI liam
Price, and / opposite, on the soutfl Y side.
lived Joseph Mayo. a former mayor. a. Z
the southeast corner Of this and Jeffer-
son street was the mansion house ID q
General Joseph r. Anderson with - 4 g
garden plot attached which covered s q
N gpa CO or two acres. @ There was naughtj
hut commons orr omen fields south Of y "
Nonresident W and late OF a afternoons one
might have observed N q bevy OF Rnntte-
S,nen,sthe most OF W om en- gagged ~ shoot
linz bull-bats on the w,ng. One OF thsi
most elegant houses {sof an en- ~ neiriod
was built east OF General An erson,s py
Edwin Robinson. president OF the Rich
rnond "a. Fred ericksburg g Potomac Rail-
road 3 Company. and became a. tsrwn rfls
d ~ Garrett F, Natson, once O. manager for
the home Of Garrett y. Watson once 2
manager for thu Old Dominion snip Cons Com
spnny. u. N 8. =. :. J, 4
81; Taking our leave Of the gay pro menad.
ery OF tho Franklin sidewalks. we sha!i
4 acc Of sut.yS summer afternoons and Z, or
nights, when little breath @ n,r y st'r.
ring in the thick OF the city, Y throngs OF
ladies' and gentlemen vending their way
to'the heights OF CANDLES HILL The D air.
IL ever gwoet and fresh at this point,
coming wooingly. MS It were, & over green
landscapes and broad reaches @ wafer.
&Gnmble's Hill formerly was IN some re-
spects a lovers retreat. 8. d,
The charms OF nature were displayed
with greater attraction from this point
than from any other elevation Nor n 9 OF
west OF It, Those who desired q more
secluded place Jour aforesaid lovers Tor :,
example, might have found i by round 1lF
about ways Northeastward Of the Wig
$rayInes that separated French Garden Itl'n
from the city. There they might nurse ll
their mutual infa tuation with 5llttle l - y
~ SheIne disturbed In their deyotons: hi
8'si 'Am,,d sweet sounds and sights,
S8 Full OF exquisite delights.
The promenade to CANDLES Hill was vas