The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-31
elusive OF this. the mercantile business
LOT South Hill foots UP 100000 a year.

clusive Of this, the mercantile business
OF South Hill toots up 100000 year.
The South Hill Horse Exchange is
an institution. of which the town lis
proud. Tho exchange buys horses and
mules from Tennessee and Kentucky
| In carload lots. and supplies the farm
ers around about. selling from zoo tc
900 head per year. There are also two
additional livery and sale stables.
Concern That VIII Grow.
| Messrs. Carver g. Co. havo embarked
extensive manufacturers OF tobacco
curing flues. smoke stacks. piping, cul-
verts. etc. While they have but re-
GENTLY commenced business they have
| II this establishment is to grow into a
mammoth manufacturing plant.
About eighteen months ago Mr.. r. j.
Robertson, of Wiikesboro, N c.. came
here and established the South Hin
Enterprise. and no is making 1t a
splendid little weekly paper. Mr.. Rob
plant for issuing his paper and for job
printing. He is doing we'll
Mr.. Mack Pritchett does the real es-
tate business OF the town. Strictly
local business and his insurance limo
time to devote to farm lands. l am
LOT the opinion that there is fine
opening here for a live. wIdeawake real
estate man who Will handle only farm
! lands.
Near tho town and making It a ship
ping and banking place are located
the roller mills OF s. NJ Wilkinson
with a daily capacity of fifty barrels
and the mills Of William Boyd with d
capacity ty. q sixty barrels daily.
River. eight miles from here. is Il
water powar which is believed to be
d fne hnes, TN In this part Of Virginia Some
gay % ,d n = the not far distant future i
into electrlc power to be conveyed 70
South Hill and run the machinery OF
many mar y,, mills and to furnish all the cleo
tTlc lights that one could call for.
Other towns that are near enough to
DO served by this power are Boydton
kenhridge, Victoria and .Lunenburg
courthouse. and perhaps others.
Noted Ltthia Springs.
Three miles from town are the now
notod Trois Fontaine Lithla SPRINGS
7 +; ogburn: The, springs and thc
turesque, valley surrounded by heavily
mhooded hills, and they are reached by
large quantities of water, which Is
shown by analysis to be the equal In
AN particulars q any lithia waters
10 Saying SlSdI uedl' \ Ht owner
| intends at some early day to improve
the property and perhaps make 1t a
large summer resort. Even now he
entertains Notwithstanding guests at
| his lovely home, Sycamore Lodge. on
the hill overlooking the springs In the
VALLEY.
Modern High School.
The people OF South Hill have taxed
themselves to erect an up date high
school building which will be conplet-
ed In tlmo for next falls term. When
completed the building will have cost
$4,000 1t Will be steam heated and
/ In all respects Will be modernly equip
| ped Eight teachers will be employed
| to instruct the 800 or more pupils tina,
| Will be In attendance. In making this
educational institution complete the
| officials have not overlooked play
grounds, They bought three acres OF
land and are LAYING OFT on II base.
amusement grounds Granollthic side
walks are being laid to the high school
building, and In all ways the comfort of
/ the children is to be looked after.
The town has Ave white churches,
four OF which, the Methodist, Baptist
church. buildings, and the Preshyterl.
| Church, are soon to build.
The City Fathers.
The town government Is as follows:
r, %. Daniel, Mayors II. r. Angle, SER
lraant.SD .. II. Yancey, George "A, Smith,