The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14


weeklies, and 1t Is certainly one of the
most influential. The paper has
large circulation through MiddleseX,
Essex, King and Queen, Mathews. Glou-
cester and the Northern Neck counties.
Ryland has made money with his
paper, and has bought and equipped
a complete home for his sterling jour-
nal.
The Bank Of Niddlesex. located in
this town, is one of the strongest coun-
try banks in the state. It's total as
sets are over 100000, and it does bust
ness In handsome brick banking
house of its own that cost with furni-
ture and fixtures. about $4,000. The
capital stock is $4,000: surplus, $12.-
500: deposits. $4,000; loans and dis
counts. $4,000. The officers are Hon.
John r. Saunders. president; l.. f..
Weaver. vice-president: V. Garland
Weaver. cashier; L. Newton Weaver.
assistant cashier.
Relics of the DenI: Past.
Urbannas Is a very old town. and
there are here some magnificent relics
OF the dead and dim past. The Epis-
copalians worship in a church that
was originally courthouse. and was
built In 1867. When 1T was court
house number of Baptists were tried
In 1t for "heresy and disloyalty to the
Church OF England. and the old court
records show that many OF them were
sentenced to the lash and to the pill
tories. and not a few to imprisonment
There are two brick houses here
which were built about the same time.
and while they are now residences they
We're In that early day used as stores
and storage houses for tobacco that had
been taken in as taxes and was held
here for shipment to England.
Another relic of the past is the hand
some Colonial home "Lansdowne." in
which Mr.. Benjamin Upton resides
"Lansdowne" was built in 1901. and
was at one time the property of Light
Horse" Harry Lee. having been given
him by an uncle. tits now owned and
occupied by Mr.. Upton. All of the mod
ern improvements have been made on
the interior. the exterior, including the
magnificent grove. in which the man
sion stands. retaining the Colonial ap-
pearance.
New High School Building.
urbanna has a splendid high and
graded school, but the people are not
satisfied with the building. and they
have Just voted to erect a $4,000
sschoolhouse and equip 1t thoroughly.
1t is expected this building Will be
completed In time for occupancy next
fall, when six teachers will be put in
charge of the 200 or more pupils. This
movement is along the line Of consoli-
dation of smaller schools into better
and larger ones, and when the new
building Is completed wagon train
to haul pupils several miles will be
inaugurated.
There are three churches In the
town-Baptlst. Methodist and Episco-
palian. All except the Episcopalians
worship, In oh
The Methodists and the Baptists have
parsonages, and the first named have
Just, with the aid OF the towns peo-
pie generally. boue'.t another hand
some parsonage, which will forever
hereafter; be the home of the presid-
ing elder OF the Rapphannock District.
The secret orders flourish here. the
Masons. Odd Fellows, Juniar Order OF
American Mechanics and Modern Wood
men of America having lodges with
large memberships. The Masons own
a handsome little temple, which has a
town hall attachment
Fine Water. From Artcsinn Wells.
s Urbanna has just voted q bond issue
or $4,000 to put In water and sewer
age system. Such a system can be put
IN Tor less money than In any town I
know Of. for there is hero All abundant
supply OF splendid water from arteslan
wells of from 240 to 500 feet in depth.
There are nine OF these wells within
the corporate limits. and two of them
nave q constant and strong flow OF
from so to- 100 gallons per minute.
The larger one will supply the town,
and Of its own flow will throw the
water into n steel tank high enough
to give the water fall that Will BIO
ample for flre-fighting and for all
other purposes
urbanna Is summer resort that Is
much enjoyed by people, who come
hero from Baltimore. Philadelphia and
Richmond. The Hotel Nelson. at West
urbanna has accommodations for
seventy-five summer visitors and Is
always crowded. The Burton and the
Ross Houses in Urbanna proper, are
also filled to. overflowing all Of tho
summer season The facilities here for
boating, rowing, yachting. bathing and
fishing are unsurpassed while the
splendid breeze that constantly blows
IN from the Chesapeake Bay keeps off
the mosquitoes, and these are the
things that are so attractive to sum
mer visitors, Not less than dozen
gasolene launches, some OF them OF
Very large size. are owned In urbanna,
to say nothing Of the fleets of sail and
row-hoats, and every facility for
aquatic sports is to he fosnd here.
Magnificent Stock Farms.
M I will In q future letter tell some.