The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-09-14
FaFmVllle Then and Now.

| Dul Few OF lntlll. BulIeW now remem
Der Frank Anderson, with Nat Prize
his associate, As inspectors Of tobacco
at the Randolph Warehouse, JOIN
Tuggle with Wat Richie at the "New
Warehouse, so called at that day. Tit
crop was mostly sold in hogsheads a
that time priced by planters.
Then there were several manufac
turers Of tobacco, p. w. Jackson on
the lot occupied now by b. l.
Anderson; James NJ. Jackson and
Geo. W. Daniels on the lot now occu
pied by W. G.. Huntington; Merit
Steger by the present Paulett stemmery
William Huntington and Alexander
Bruce, occupying the lot with the priz
ing house just east Of Paulett's acros,
the street; Glenn Read the building now
occupied by Drumeller; Springhill fac
tory was occupied by Williamson and
Venable, now swallowed and over
Swallowed by one built by the late
Charles Walker. Many other houses
were used for drying and reprising leaf.
THEN all were small compared To
the fine buildings now covering the
same locations.
NOW this market for tobacco has
greatly increased I'm quantity since
those days.
THEN each warehouse had strong
lung "darkeyn to "blow their own
horn, summoning buyers TO the sales.
NOW they ring bell.
Why should the sales here increase
so much more than when every one
owned their own labor, costing only
their food and clothes? The present
cry is we can't get labor to make a
crop. leave the question open.
Among the merchants THEN were,
in dry goOds-Morton x Dupuy, c..
c. Lockett, J. f. VenaSle 4 Co., and
II. + Warren, who made quite sue
cess in his business in a quiet pleasant
manner, was highly respected by all;
in groceries -H. G.. Richardson, X. $.
Paulett, J. b. billiard and Robert Hill
were among the largest and most sue
cessful. Dr. Chappell and DR.. Hick-
son, druggists; DR.. II. G. ThackstOn
was the only dental surgeon as TO date
and qualification In his professions
DIS. Lyle, Spencer and Peters as
physicians.
/ would fail to mention +. j, Fran
bert d Sons, merchant tailors, who
were at the top Of their craft Of that
day, worthy Of memory by all who
knew them. Henry Jenkins, worthy
son Of "Tubell Cain" Of Bible history
as the first worker in iron. The old shop
where he labored so faithfully at his
trade to raise a large family, still
stands, seemingly with the same ma
terlal on the sides and on top as it had
80 years ago, as lasting evidence OF
his character and integrity by all who
knew him. Another worthy citizen
Of the town, and near by the old Jen-
kins shop, was the house Of Booker
Jackson, a worthy and honored colored
man who was as highly respected by
all the citizens Of Famville at that
time as any man here, was faithful
and upright in his profession, made
fine boots and shoes. | would not for
get to mention a few other men Of
color, Tazewell Branch, John Randolph
Alack Bates, Patrick Henry. These
four are still living and respected a.
"Old Issue Antebellum Citizens,
whose characters are worthy Of imi'
tation by the young ones Of that race
THEN there were only 3 churches
Presbyterian, with Rev. Mr.. Osborne
as pastor; J.. G.. Greenburg, at the Me-
thodist, then boy preacher, now d
Bishop still living; Rev. Mr.. Boston
at the Baptist
The prominent lawyers were VIM
G. Flournoy, the delegate to the Legis-
lature for Prince Edward county and
Farmville, the most active instrument
in promoting the old "South Side
Railroad now the Norfolk and Yves
tern. Then the people, and every town
it passed through had to subscrib,
largely to get the means to build it
Now they only ask for a charter an'
require no one to chip in.
Mr.. Flournoy made many speeche
to get the people interested enough t
give their money, picturing in fiuen
eloquence the great advantages f
come from ii by the great treasures o
coal aud iron i'm our Virginia noun
tains, which has proven much beyond
his predictions at that time. Wha
would Farmyille be without this grea
system now?
THEN we had only one bank, tn
old Farmers state Bank, Archie
Vaughan, cashier, and Abram Ven
able teller; the latter was father Of tn
present William G..
NOW 1 notice two fine banks, Plan
tiers and the first National with album
dant capital and means to carry OF
the much increased business Of tn
town.
THEN we had only one small f
male school with Mr. Benjaman Tin
sley, president, and one or two assis
tants located on the same grounds q
the present "Normal" which now %
cupies acres, accommodating five hun
dred scholars with its president an
scores Of assistants in every depar
ment, arranged with great system
qualifying these young ladies for use
fulness and happiness when they hay
finished their course.