The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-01-28
A GLANCE At BY-GUAE.
FARNYILLE AND PRINCE EDKARb
IN I845.
Losers In Some Things But 6alners
In Many LnInqS.

Prince Edward was formed in
1873 from Amelia. 1t is thirty-fivs
miles long mean breadth twelve
miles. The soil is much like that In
this section of the State, naturally
good, but injured by continual cui-
tivation without any regard TO sys-
tenn Population in 1S40, whites,
1929. slaves. S,576. free colored,
$40; total, 1869.
So Howe, the historian wrote OF
US and adds these striking incidents
when Tarleton was in this county
in the revolution he passed near the
residence of Joshua Dawson, a gal
liant dragoon of Lees legion, who,
having received a severe wound in
the sword-arm at the Guiliord c. II.
returned home to recruit. Dawson
resolved to have a look at the en-
emy. and loading an old squirrel
gun, set out in search of them. He
followed on their trail short
distance, when he was perceived by
a British dragoon. who rapidly ad-
yancing. drew his sword and
exclaimed, Surrender Immediately,
you rebel rascal, or you die" Not
so fast. my good friend" replied Da-
vison, Il am not prepared to yield"
when raising his squirrel gun with
his left hand, he shot him dead.
and seized and carried off his horse
and plunder in triumph. Some time
after on being asked if he was sat
isfied with killing a single man
by no means" he replied; q load
ed my piece and went in pursuit, but
my firing had excited such alarm
and Tarleton had fled with such ex-
petition. that | never could have oV-
ertaken him, or | would have had
another shot
There died in the county In 1873
q a slave named Wonder Booker be-
q longing to George Booker, who had
4 reached his 126th year. And he
>, received his name from the circum-
o stance that his mother was in her
10 5Sth year when he was born lie
was of great strength Of body. and
his natural powers which were far
% superior TO those of people of color
~ in general he retained in surpris-
- ing degree. He was a constant la
10 borer in his masters garden unth
# within eight or ten years of his end.
~ OF Farmville. the same writer
70 saws: "Farmyille was established by
~ law in 1898, on the property OF Ju-
10 dith Randolph, and Charles Scous'
- Peter Johnson, John Randolph, Jr.,
q Phillip Holcombe. Jr., Martin Smith
nd Blake w. Woodson and Creed
10 TAYLOR were appointed trustees to
,u az off the town into half acre lots
% rarmyille Is now a place Of consid-
on ,,ralie commercial importance, lts
no paje is drawn from Halifax, Char
ad- lotte. Lunenburg, Nottoway ana
-he part of Campbell 1t is at the heao
NJ hatteau navigation on the Apo
as mattox although boats can 90 vi
on, much higher. It is the fourth tooa'
cas co market in Virginia, ana the quail
on ity of its tobacco is no where sur
al passed II contains two tobacc
70 warehouses. ten tobacco factorie
.,,o seven or eight mercantile stores,
Of branch of the Farmers Bank on
al newspaper printing office, one Pres
of bytorian. ono Methodist and on
o~y 3aptist church, and d population G
inc about 400. The navigation OF IN
our Appomattox Is good at all seasons
,ea- and its navigation from this plac
It to Petersburg gives employment
the forty battaeux, carrying from fig
our to seven tons each of the product
hev of the country. Prince Edward
apd H.. jamestown and Sandy River ar
,ere small places in the county"
buv And that was what was said q
AN Farmville in 1910. Ten tobacco ia
tbe tories and now not one. Regula
the boats to Petersburg and now no ke'
and disturbing the quiet bosom OF tn
We river. Have we much of growth I
and boast Of? Isn't il time we were ge
the ting the hustle on? Haven't we
nue room for ten thousand, yea, one hu
bet dred thousand more people? Tn
tier dissatisfied mortal is a nuisance bt
for the self-satisfied mortal isn't muc
com better. Let good enough alone
sound sense but we are not gre:
enough if We are good enougl
Good sense will make the way. Ha
'ahe ness it up, rein it and let her go