The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)

Became Railway Station.
Long before the war when the old
Southside railroad was built along here
a station was established at this point
and for convenience it was called Apo
mattox station because It was the nearest
point to Appomattox courthouse. In tho
course Of time the government establish-s
ed a post-otf1ce here and named itss'Ne-g8
braska'' and the little hamlet that grew
up around the railway station had two 4
names. ssSs g@
It never amounted to much either as Ia
ICst-Ofllce5 or a railway station for many
years. Conditions after the war changed
ana the business of every county, under
1.-the new conditions sought railway facilir
1 ties. ss1 1t was the natural thing that o1df
\ Appolnnttox courthouse slGr1A dry up in
| a business way and then the business 3 fE
| the county begun to centre around " Me-
\ bruska''. Quite a little village sprang up
around the station and it was not. long
| before the station was doing more bust
ness than the old courthouse three miles
| away. 81
In 1892 the ancient courthouse at Old
| Apponattox was burned to the ground
and when new ono had to be built g
movement was set on foot to change the
| location and place the seat Of Justice for
| the county here on the railway. BY
popular vote 1t was decided to place tho
new courthouse here instead of rebuilding
| at the place that had been made famous
| by the surrender of General Lee togGeIl-s
/ eral Grant.
Takes Another Name.
( Tho new county seat was named West
Appomtlttox, the old place retained tho
historic name Of Appomattox after the e,
! failure Of foolish effort to make It's
name Surrender" Under that new
i name West Appomattox grew as q Wiz
/ lage and central business point.
! The growth OF the free rural deliye
< system and the establishment Of two
routes from here that passed by the Old
courthouse and the scene Of the sure dor
made Il unnecessary for that decayeds
/ village to havs a post-ofitce or q name
4 and so last october the name was can
5celled ar the Post Office department and
+ at tho Same time the word w est1 81. wa
. dropped from ths name Of this village
land since then 1t has continued TO hourlsls
/ under the name OF Apo
Il The village has not yet been lncorpor-s
4 atcd as a town but probably wiz be at
!. the next session OF the Legislature. With
In tho limits that will be Incorporated
there are nearly three hundred inh 'lS
tants and a happier, more orderly and
,law abiding community Is not % n pes
found in the state
Rich Little County.
The county of Appomattox, which Is ono
OF the younger counties OF the state
having been formed In 1915 from parts Of
buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte;
and Campbell counties, is rich In timber,
lands and Is well watered by a variety OF
streams. The principal products arc to-l
bacco, corn, wheat and oats, the former
being the leading money crop. Much OF
the business of tho county IS done at
. this place and the merchants here have
built up n good retail trade. Among the
houses that flourish here in the mercantile
business are:3T. A. Smith & Co., furniture
+ dealers, T.. r. Ferguson. fertilizer dealer,
The Appomattox Drug Company, drug
gists, and tho following general stores:
j. r. Atwood Robert Irby Purdam q
Caldwell, T. Il, Smith and Miss 1nge.
millinery establishment. {8s "A
There are two very neat little hotels
here and two county newspapers, the
buckingham and AppomattoX Times md
fhe southslde virglnian.
Other Town Industries.
The Touring mill OF J.. u, Smith q
q Brother does a good local business and
its brands Of -four made from Appomat-
! tox county wheat Is making u reputa-
| ton beyond the county limits and the
probability Is that this establishment Will
grow into a big milling enterprise. AZ
least one OF the three wheelwristit and
y wagon-nalIing establishments here bids
t fair also to grow Into a big manufactur-
!, ing concern. The timber is right here In
the county and as good wagons az can
DO found on the earth can DO made ~
: this point.
Appomattox has three splendid little
Churches. a Baptist, n Presbyterian and
NJ Methodist. A graded school which is
housed In a neat and up To date school
! house is said to be one Of the best OF It's
4 size In the state.
) Appomattox Bank.
% The business OF Appomattex called for
+ bank for tho better accommodation OF
" tile business men OF tho community and
II the county. and in the year 1901 the Bunk
n OF Appomattox WAS organized witiiSgH
$ paid llp capital of $1,000 II commenced
10 business IN May OF that year and has
been very successful. since ors anizN tllons