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WHO'S WHO IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

LEADING PROFESSIONAL MEN, MANUFACTURERS & MERCHANTS.

HON. GEO. W. OLIVIER.

Mayor of Charlottesville.

THE office of Mayor is one of importance
and requires a man
of keen discernment, prompt
action, firm decision, educational
ability and character far above
reproach. Such men, like the poet,
are born and not made. A man of this
class appears to be the present incumbent
of this, the highest city office,

Hon. George W. Olivier, who took his
seat September 1, 1904. He is enterprising
and has always had the future
of the city at heart, ready to sacrifice
his own private ambition to the public
weal. Mayor Olivier is the proprietor
of the University Book Store, (located
near the University of Virginia) which
has been established since 1825. Here
not alone are the students supplied
with all manner of school and text
books but may be furnished with complete
supplies including food, clothing,
hats, shoes, stationery, sporting goods,
etc., at exceedingly moderate prices.
Mr. Olivier is also ticket agent for the
C. & O. Railway, Southern Express
Company and the Adams Express
Company.

W. T. MARTIN,

President Chamber of Commerce.

When the brawn and brain of a good
healthy business community confers
such an honor on one of its fellow men
as to select him for president of the
Chamber of Commerce it is a clear indication,
and goes without saying, that he
is the man above all others whom they
deem most worthy and competent to fill
the coveted and responsible position.
And in this direction the Chamber made
an excellent choice when it called to the
chair our worthy townsman Mr. W.
T. Martin, a man who has always been
full of public spirit and progressive
ideas, and one who has always had the
welfare of Charlottesville at heart.
Mr. Martin is one of our leading merchants,
and located at 211-213-215 East
Main street and at 208 and 210 Market
street. Mr. Martin has as fine and
complete a stock of light and heavy
hardware as can be found in the entire
South, and every inch of the 14,400
square feet of floor space is required
for it. The line comprises agricultural
implements, buggies, carriages, wagons,
engines, sporting goods, coach goods,
stoves, ranges, cutlery, ropes, twines,
woodenware, paints, oils, etc. Among
his specialties are McCormick machines,
Brown's Wagons, Buckeye
Grain Drills, Sharpless Cream Separators,
Farquhar engines, Aermotor Wind
Mills, Pennsylvania Engine and numerous
others. His trade extends all
over this section and is increasing
greatly, the past year showing large
gain over the preceding one. Mr.
Martin, head and owner of the enterprise,
is one of the most highly esteemed
men in the city, and has always been a
leader in every move pertaining to the
betterment of the community. Twelve
years ago he came to this city and
opened his present splendid establishment.
He is prominent in religious
affairs, being Chairman of the Board
of Stewards of the Methodist Church
and President of the Young Men's
Christian Association.

CAPTAIN MICAJAH WOODS.

Thirty-Six Years Prosecuting Attorney.

It is an accepted fact by those who are
cognizant of the standard of ability of
lawyers, that the bench and bar of
Charlottesville has but few peers and
no superiors in any city of similar
size in the country. Among the most
prominent of the many very able attorneys-at-law
of our city and State is
Captain Micajah Woods, whose offices
are located in the old and historic
county courthouse. He is recognized
throughout Virginia for his ability
and eloquence. He is an advocate
who is thoroughly read in every branch
of the law, and an earnest and conscientious
student of its continued
changes and amendments. He is an
indomitable worker in the fields of
high thought and action. Captain
Woods has gained his present high
place at the bar by sheer force of merit
and that sterling integrity of character
that has made him so widely known
and esteemed as a jurist and citizen.
Many of the most difficult and important
cases known to jurisprudence in
this section of the State have been handled
by Captain Woods. Among these
may especially be mentioned the celebrated
case of the State against the
Hon. J. Samuel McCue, ex-mayor of
Charlottesville, for the murder of his
wife, in which he was associated with

the Commonwealth's Attorney in the
prosecution. Captain Woods' argument
in this case was most eloquent
and convincing and to him great
credit for the verdict is undoubtedly
due. In the prosecution of this deplorable
case Captain Woods showed rare
tact and discretion sparing the unfortunate
man and what remained of his
family all unnecessary ordeals; he only
undertook the prosecution of the case
for the people when enraged public
sentiment had demanded a lynching
if further delay occurred. Twenty-five
hundred dollars was offered him for the
work, which covered six weeks, but he
refused to accept any compensation
whatever. Captain Woods was born
at "Holkham," Albemarle County,
May 17, 1844. His early education
was received at Lewisburg Academy,
the Military School at Charlottesville,
and at the Bloomfield Academy. In
1861 he entered the University of Virginia,
and like many other students
of the South joined the Confederate
Army. He first served, when barely
17 years of age, as a volunteer aid on the
staff of Gen'l. Jno. B. Floyd, in the
West Va. Campaign of 1861; then in
1862, from May until October, he was
a private in the Albemarle Light
Horse, participating in the battles of
Port Republic, seven days in front of
Richmond, Stuart's Raid in rear of
Pope's Army, Second Manassas, Leesburg,
Crampton's Gap and Sharpsburg.
Then he was made 1st Lieut. of Cavalry,
in the Va. State Line under
Gen'l. Floyd, and served as Adjutant
Gen'l. of Clarkson's Brigade until
that organization was disbanded in
April, 1863, when he was elected and
commissioned as First Lieut. of Jackson's
Battery of Horse Artillery, Army
of Northern Virginia, in which capacity
he served until the close of the war,
participating in many engagements,
his Battery being in actions in front
of Harrisburg, Pa., Gettysburg, Boonsboro,
Md., Droop Mountain, Greenbrier
Bridge, New Market, Tottapotami,
Second Cold Harbor, Lynchburg, Leetown,
North Mountain Depot, Frederick,
in front of Georgetown, D. C.,
Ashby's Gap, Martinsburg, Cumberland,
Moorefield, Fisher's Hill and
Liberty Mills. He was twice slightly
wounded, once at Gettysburg and
again at Second Cold Harbor. At the
close of the war he entered the University
of Va., where he studied in the academic
department and then studied
law, being graduated in 1868, with the
degree of Bachelor of Law. He immediately
began the practice of his profession
in Charlottesville, and in 1870
was elected Commonwealth Attorney,
which position he has filled for thirty-six
years without opposition. In 1872
Captain Woods was made a member
of the Board of Visitors of the University
of Virginia, being the youngest
visitor ever appointed to that institution.
He has been Chairman
of the Democratic County Committee
for many years, and as an
elector represented the Seventh Congressional
District of Virginia, and was
also a member of the Presidential Electoral
Board in 1888, which cast the vote
of Virginia for Grover Cleveland for
President. In 1881 he was elected
Captain of the Monticello Guard, and
was with this famous old company at
the Yorktown celebration, which took
place in October of that year. When
the Red Land Club, composed of many
of the leading gentlemen of Charlottesville
and Albemarle, was organized in
February, 1905, Capt. Woods was unanimously
chosen its first president, and
at the annual meeting in February,
1906, he was reelected for another term.

Lucian C. Watts High Sheriff of Albemarle
County.

In the person of Lucian C. Watts,
High Sheriff of Albemarle County, we
have a most efficient and fearless officer
and worthy representative of the law.
His official and private life is clean and
honorable and he possesses in a high
degree those qualities that go to make
up a successful and satisfactory public
official. By reason of the responsible
duties devolving upon him as Sheriff,
Mr. Watts has a deep knowledge and
wide experience of men and affairs.
His record is free from objectionable
acts, and when his term of office expires
he is eligible and most worthy
of reelection purely on the ground of
honorable and efficient service aside
from any other consideration. He
has proved himself one of our progressive
and valuable citizens, and is a
man who is held in high esteem by our
very best citizens. Sheriff Watts is a
native of Albemarle County and
throughout his life has been a recognized

leader among men. For many
years he served as Deputy Sheriff under
Sheriff Teel, and in 1887 was electen
to his present office by a flattering
majority. This position he has faithfully
filled ever since and no storm of
rain, hail or sleet has ever been too
severe to detain him when duty called
for his service in any section of the
County. Mr. Watts is an enthusiastic
and ardent horseman and is noted
as one of the most expert and experienced
trainers of saddle horses in Virginia.
Mr. Watts resides at Stony
Point, twelve miles from Charlotteville,
where he is the owner of a beautiful
home and farm, and one that is well
becoming and suitable for the sterling
character and American that he is. He
is also the owner of many valuable
blooded horses.

Nothing makes people hate you more
than for you to get along better than
they do.

RICHARD W. DUKE.

Clerk of the Corporation Court.

When a man has filled an important
position of public trust for nearly two
decades and ever since the place in
which he resides became a city, it is evidence
sufficient of his worthiness and
ability without further comment, and
Charlottesville has been served by such
an official in the person of Mr. Richard
W. Duke, clerk of the Corporation
Court and deputy clerk of the Circuit
Court. After receiving a good practical
education he taught in the public
schools for several years and until he
was appointed deputy circuit clerk under

Bennett Taylor, and upon the resignation
of the former was appointed
to fill the vacancy. In 1884 Mr. Duke
was elected to the office without opposition,
and since the consolidation of
the two offices named above has filled
both with credit and to the entire satisfaction
of all concerned. Mr. Duke
is a wide awake, progressive official,
who has established a record for careful,
conscientious and painstaking service
that will stand as a monument
for many years to come. He is a genial,
courteous gentleman, whose friends
are limited only by his acquaintance,
and the people of this community are
to be congratulated in the possession
of such an honest and capable official.
During the Civil War Mr. Duke was
a gallant member of Carrington's Battery,
which was recruited in Albemarle
county and saw valiant service throughout
that awful campaign of blood
and fire. In fraternal circles Mr. Duke
is a popular and prominent member
of the Order of Elks.

W. L. MAUPIN,

Clerk of the County Court.

The county of Albemarle has long
been noted for the able men who have
filled its offices, and among the long list
in whom the public has reposed honor
and confidence none has enjoyed such
high esteem as Mr. W. L. Maupin, clerk
of the County and Circuit Courts. Mr.
Maupin has been in public office for a
number of years, and enjoys a most
enviable reputation for efficiency. In
keeping his records he uses the book
typewriters which makes a clear print
and one which will last and be far
more legible in years to come than pen
and ink records. Mr. Maupin was
born in Albemarle County March 26,
1854, and moved with his parents to
Augusta County where he resided for
many years. After completing his
education he engaged in agricultural
pursuits which he followed until 1880
when he returned to this county and
purchased one of the most fertile tracts
of land in this section. He followed
farming until 1887, when he was appointed

a deputy clerk of the county
court. He held this position for six
years and in 1893 announced his candidacy
for the office of county clerk,
and was elected by a large majority.
In 1899 he was again elected without
opposition Under the new constitution
the offices of county and circuit clerk
were merged, and in 1905 Mr. Maupin
was elected to the combined offices without
opposition again. The term is for
six years and will not expire until
January, 1911. In fraternal circles Mr.
Maupin is well known, being a member
of the Elks and Odd Fellows and
has passed through all the chairs of
the latter organization. He is a lover
of thoroughbred horses and is owner of
"Pater" and "T. S. Martin," two runners
that have brought renown to our
county. As an authority on pedigrees
and a judge of the qualities of a horse
he has no peer in this horse-loving
community.

D. W. FOWLER.

Commissioner of Revenue.

There are but few men in Albemarle
who are more highly esteemed by all
classes of citizens than is Mr. D. W.
Fowler, our Commissioner of Revenue.
The making out and keeping tax and
revenue records requires the greatest
care, and a mistake made in them
might result in much trouble and expense
to those concerned. In consequence
only the most trusted citizens
are usually given this office. Mr.
Fowler, the present incumbent has
held the position for eight years, having
been elected by a handsome majority
in 1898, and has given the greatest
satisfaction to everyone having business
with the office. During all this
time the duties have been performed
with conscientious care and the records
kept in a most satisfactory manner.
Mr. Fowler is a native of Charlottesville,
and has spent his life here.
During all this time he has always
been held in the highest esteem by all
who know him. Mr. Fowler was
appointed by Judge Duke in April
1897 and succeeded his father who had
held this position and was also
Mayor of the city. Since then he
has been twice elected. He is a member
of the Elks and the Red Land
Club. Mr. Fowler received his education
at the famous old University of
Virginia, where he took a course in
law.

CHARLES H. WALKER,

City Treasurer.

Among the city officials none is more
highly esteemed than Mr. Charles H.
Walker our able treasurer. He was
born at Louisa Court House, spent his
boyhood days there. At the opening
of the Civil War he was too
young to enlist but later embued
with a patriotism which had been
kindled when the guns of the
South echoed over Fort Sumpter, and
having attained an age which permitted
him to enlist he hurried to the
front and entered the famous Mosby
Command. He served in many of the
noted Mosby raids and at the fight
of Berryville, August 13, 1864, he was
badly wounded. He came to this city
immediately after the war practically
unknown, but by close application to
business he gained promotion and in
1875 moved to Farquier county where
he entered the merchandise line for
himself and where he successfully conducted
business for twenty years. In
1893 he established in this city the Charlottesville
Hardware Company, now
the Walker, Carroll-Adams-Company.
In March 1901 he was appointed city
treasurer by Judge George W. Morris to
fill out the unexpired term of the late
Mr. John L. Walters. At the city
primary last September Mr. Walker
received the nomination of his party
and was elected.

The Conway Printing Company.

THE "art preservative of all
arts" has not only contributed
vastly to the progress of
the world in all the arts and
sciences, but has itself made as noteworthy
progress as any within the
achievements of mankind. The origin
of the art of printing is shrouded in

mystery. It is impossible to say when
or by whom it was first used even in
its crudest form, Marco Polo found the
art being practiced in the far East,
and it is on record that in the remotest
antiquity the Orientals used stamps
with colored inks on their documents
of various kinds. Of printing in general
it may be said that more progress
has been made in the last century
than in all the preceding centuries
combined. Modern printing had its
origin in the decade 1831-41. The
printing press had slowly, very slowly
grown from Gutenberg's primitive
machine, through the improvements
of Blaeuw, Stanhope, Clymer and
others until it was reserved for Robert
Hoe to built in 1832 the first cylinder
press in America. But notwithstanding
all the great improvements there
are, and always will be good and bad
printers, those who do good work and
those who do poor work. Among the
very best printers in Virginia may
be mentioned the Conway Printing
Company of 423 East Main street.
This prosperous and flourishing enterprise
was organized here about sixteen
months ago by Mr. A. V. Conway, one
of our most progressive and energetic
citizens. At this establishment which
is equipped with all the very latest
and most improved job and cylinder
presses, the finest book and job printing
is accomplished at the shortest
notice. The prices, too, are the most
reasonable for the splendid work
turned out and it is to the Conway
Printing Company that we would advise
all in search of this manner of
work to send their orders. The career
of Mr. Conway the founder is another
of the many examples that go to demonstrate
what push and perseverence
can accomplish. Mr. Conway was
born near Broad Run, Fauquier county,
Virginia. His education was received
in the district schools, Bethel
Academy in Fauquier county, Va.
After more or less of a knock-about
career and at the age of fourteen he
found a position as clerk in the employment
with the general merchandise

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Residence of J. H. Lindsay.

house of Norman & Smith of
Charlottesville. He next clerked for
J. W. Marshall, in the dry goods line,
and then in the freight department of
C. & O. railroad. After this he purchased
an interest in the business of
J. W. Marshall which he sold back in
fifteen months and then formed the
partenship of Hewitt & Conway after
having bought out the confectionary
business of B. E. Jeffries, 218-220 West
Main street. In 1902 Mr. Conway
married and in that same year bought
out Mr. Hewitt's interest in the business
and took Col. Henry M. Lewis
(now of the Jefferson Bank) into partnership,
forming the firm of Conway
& Lewis. In 1897 Mr. Conway sold
his interest to Mr. J. M. Cochran and
then entered the commission business,
forming the firm of Michie & Conway
who located near the C. & O. railway.
In 1900 Mr. Conway entered the office
of The Daily Progress as its business
manager in which capacity he continued
until May 10, 1902 when he,
with others formed the well known
Michie Grocery Company and became
its secretary and treasurer. On October
1, 1903 Mr. Conway again cast his
fortune with the Progress and there
remained until December 23, 1904
when he organized the Conway Printing
Company. Mr. Conway, it goes
without saying, has made his mark in
the world and has by hard, honest
work accumalated quite a respectable
fortune. He is the owner of considerable
real estate. He is a director of
the Charlottesville Brick Company
and of the Charlottesville & Albemarle
Railway Company. He is an ex-member
of the City Council and is a
prominent member of the Board of
Trade.

Piedmont Real Estate and Loan Company.

The high prices offered for real
estate in Charlottesville and Albemarle
County is the best criterion of the
prosperous condition of this community,
and the fact that few people desire
to sell is further evidence of the "good
place" in which we live. Of the companies
engaged in the real estate line
none is more prominent than the Piedmont
Real Estate and Loan Company.
This concern occupies a handsome
suite of offices in the Law building on
North Fifth street and controls a large
patronage. While they do a general
real estate business, renting, selling
and buying all descriptions of property
and negotiating loans, they make
a specialty of selling farms, fruit and
timber lands, and their business extends
over the entire United States.
The present company was incorporated
July, 1904, and while only a new

concern it has already secured a large
rental and sale list. The officers of
the company are Major Channing M.
Bolton, President, C. H. Walker, Vice
President, E. L. Carroll, Secretary and
Treasurer, and W. H. Wolfe, General
Manager. Mr. Bolton, the President,
is one of the best known business men
in the city, being President of the Charlottesville
and Albemarle Railway
Company and the Charlottesville Canning
Factory, and a director in the
Charlottesville Ice Company and the
Jefferson National Bank of Charlottesville.
He was born near Richmond,
Virginia, but has resided here for
many years, occupying a magnificent
home a few miles from the city. Mr.
C. H. Walker, the Vice President was
born in Louisa County and served
with distinction during the war between
the States. He is city treasurer
and one of its wealthiest men, being
interested in many of the largest enterprises.
Mr. E. L. Carroll, the Secretary
and Treasurer, was torn in Smyth
County and has resided in this city for
the past twelve years. Prior to the
formation of the Piedmont Real Estate
and Loan Company he was engaged
in the insurance business and still
follows that line. Mr. Wolfe, under
whose direct management the business
is conducted, is well posted on
realty matters in this section having
been engaged in that line for many
years. He was born in this city and
received his early education here. At
the opening of the war he enlisted as a
private in Company I, Twenty-Fourth
Virginia Infantry, which became a
part of Picketts Division, and took part
in all the important battles in which
that famous division engaged. May
31st, 1862, he was severely wounded at

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Residence of Dr. J. Emmett Early.

the battle of Seven Pines but after
recovering returned to his company,
and on May 12, 1864, he was again
wounded, this time at Drury's Bluff.
On April 1st, 1865, he was captured at
Five Forks and was sent to Point
Lookout, where he was held a prisoner
until June 22 of that year, when he
was released. He returned to the
Valley of Virginia and entered the
mercantile line, in which he continued
sixteen years—seven years ago he
opened a real estate and insurance
business in this city which he operated
until the formation of the firm described.
All of the gentlemen are
public spirited and progressive citizens.

W. J. Tyson.

Of the concerns in this city that
cater to the highest class of exclusive
family trade none is more prominent
than the one conducted by Mr. W. J.
Tyson at 311 East Main Street. The
store is a commodious one, brilliantly
lighted and filled with the best and
most artistic showcases and counters.
The stock carried is of the finest quality
and could not be duplicated outside
of the largest cities. It comprises
everything in the way of staple and
fancy groceries, fine teas, coffees, canned
goods, and a choice line of imported
and domestic liquors and wines for
family and table use. The trade is a
large one and extends over the entire
South, the shipping business being especially
large. Mr Tyson also owns
another place at Norfolk which is
one of the largest there and is under
the managment of his son, Mr. Jerrold
Tyson. As a public officer, citizen and

man of business, Mr. W. J. Tyson's
record is a long and honorable one.
He was born in Wheeling, Virginia,
in 1839, and after completing his education
went to Baltimore where he
engaged in the mercantile business.
He remained there for twenty-five
years, and in 1869 came to this city
where he entered business. In
1876 he established his present enterprise
and today enjoys a patronage
unexcelled. Mr Tyson has always
had an eye open for the promotion of
the interest of the municipality and
for twelve years was a member of the
City Council and has advocated many
measures for the benefit of the place.
He was a member of the finance,
building and city lighting committees,
and was one of the most ardent
workers in the body. In addition to
this he is a director in the Albemarle
Telephone Company and President of
the Riverview Cemetery Company.
He is a member of the Masons, Royal
Arcanum and the Knights of Honor.

A. P. Bibb.

A large number of firms are engaged
in the joint real estate and insurance
business and among them none is
more prominent than the Virginia
Realty and Insurance Company,
incorporated with offices on North
Fouth street. This concern was incorporated
about two years ago and in
that time has built up a large business
in both its branches. In the realty
line a general business in buying, renting
and selling all description of property,
city and suburban, improved
and unimproved is done. Speciality is
made of farm lands and the sales in
this style of property alone amounts
to a very large sum. In the insurance
branch the company does a fire and
bonding business and represents the
following concerns: Hartford, Phenix
Caladonian, Pallatine, Southern Underwriters
and the American Bonding
Company. These are among the
strongest companies in the United
States being built on a most substantial
financial basis. The insurance
business is under the management of
Mr. L. C. Woods, secretary of the
company, while the real estate business
is in charge of Mr. A. P. Bibb. These
gentlemen are among our most enterprising
citizens and have had a number
of years' experience in the lines
they handle. Mr. Woods was born
near Ivy depot, in Albemarle county,
and was educated in the schools of
that place and later entered the University
of Virginia, where he completed
his course. After leaving school he
worked for a time as a civil engineer
and ten years ago came to this city and
entered the insurance business and
continued with great success. Mr.
Bibb is a native of Charlottesville, having
been born and reared here, served
in war between the States, and at close
of hostilities he returned here and entered
the mercantile line, in which
he continued for many years. About
fifteen years ago he started in
the real estate field. Under the administrations
of President Cleveland
Mr. Bibb was postmaster at the University
office and filled it in a manner
which was an honor to the man who
appointed him. In fraternal circles
Mr. Bibb is a Mason.

Valentine and Nicholas.

Of the insurance companies operating
here none is more prominent or
built on a firmer financial basis than
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York. Each year its business
has increased until today its assets
have reached the enormous figure of
$470,000,000, and are composed only of
gilt edge securities. The business of
the company here is under the able
management of Messrs. Valentine and
Nicholas, 514 East Main street—two
of the most estimable men in the
county, and both thoroughly posted
on every detail pertaining to insurance.
Their district comprises Albemarle,
Nelson and Buckingham Counties,
and the number of policies placed in
this section recently is the best evidence
of the thorough competence of
the men in charge. Mr. R. P. Valentine
is one of our best known citizens,
having been born and reared here, and
has aided materially in building up
the business welfare of the town.
While he has only been in the insurance
business for about eight years, he

has been engaged in the wholesale
coal line here for the past thirty-three
years and is also interested in several
banks, the Street Railway Company,
and is Vice President of the Charlottesville
Woolen Mills, and the Marchant
Manufacturing Company. Mr.
R. C. Nicholas was born in Buckingham
County, and after leaving school
followed agricultural pursuits for a
while. Twenty years ago he entered
the insurance field, and his success has
been phenomenal. During the boom of
1890 he went to Pulaski County and carried
on a real estate business in addition
to insurance. He has been connected
with the Mutual Life for twelve years,
and is one of their best men. He is a
prominent Mason.

The Peoples National Bank.

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Nothing affords such sure protection
for one's savings and at the same time
making them a paying investment as
a bank, and among the institutions of
this description in the Old Dominion,
none is more conspicuous than the Peoples
National Bank of our prosperous
little city. In addition to being one of
the strongest in the State, this bank is
the oldest in point of service in the city,
and for years has enjoyed the trust and
confidence of the people, and at the
end of its first thirty years of existence
is stronger and more flourishing than
ever. The bank was organized under
a charter granted by the State in 1875,
and begun business the same year as a
State bank. The public reposed confidence
in the officers who were back of
the enterprise, and in a short time the
concern was doing a large business.
In 1881 a National charter was applied
for and received, and since then the
company has done business as a National
bank. The building is situated
on East Main street in the heart of the
business center, and is one of the most
substantial in the city. The interior
is handsomely furnished and arranged
in such a manner that business can be
transacted with the utmost expediency.
The bank has every facility for conducting
foreign and domestic business
and is equipped with all the latest
approved appliances in the way of
alarm devices for protection against
fire and burglars. Also the most
modern vaults and safe deposit
boxes all of which are additionally
protected by burglar insurance.
The officers of the Bank are Judge
John M. White, president, Mr. J. M.
Robertson, cashier, and Mr. John P.
Harmon, assistant cashier. Judge
White is one of the most eminent men
in this section, and is highly esteemed
by the citizens. He was born in Norfolk
County, Va., and came here in
early youth to enter the University of
Virginia as a student. He graduated

from that institution in 1867, and returned
home, but a year later returned
here and began practicing law. When
the bank was organized he was one of
the officers, and a few years later was
made President. He continued practicing
law until 1886, when he was
elected Judge of the County Court.
This office he held until 1904, when
he was elected Judge of the Eighth
Judicial District, which he now fills.
In 1895 he was elected president of the
bank. Aside from his legal and judicial
duties, Judge White is interested in a
number of other enterprises, being Vice
President of the Michle Publishing
Company, Vice President of the Charlottesville
Lumber Company, and a
director in the Marchant Manufacturing
Company and the Charlottesville
Woolen Mills. Mr. Robertson, the
cashier, was born in Danville, Virginia,
and after leaving school went to Richmond,
where he engaged in the exportation
of leaf tobacco. He made
quite a success of this venture, but
closed it out about ten years ago to accept
a position with the bank. He is
also interested in a number of other
business enterprises.

Robert P. Valentine.

No name in Albemarle County
stands out more conspicuously in
financial and mercantile circles than
that of Robert P. Valentine, a gentleman
who requires no introduction to
any of our citizens. He is the leading
wholesale coal merchant in this section
of the county, and is interested
in numerous other enterprises. He is
Vice President of the Charlottesville
Woolen Mills, Vice President of the
H. C. Marchant Manufacturing Company,
and is of the insurance firm of
Valentine & Nicholas. Since 1872,
when Mr. Valentine first engaged in
business here as a coal merchant, he
has always stood in the front ranks
as a most progressive and public spirited
citizen, ever ready and willing to

do all in his power for the welfare of
the city. When Charlottesville had
fallen behind in the progress of the
times, it was he who conceived and
organized the Charlottesville Improvement
Company, an organization composed
of many of the leading men of
the town, and purely philanthropical
in its character, and having for its aim
the thorough renovation and modernization
of the city. Of this society he
was elected president, and from it in
a large measure has sprung the present
prosperous condition of the community.
He also organized and practically
owned the street railway line
from 1887 to 1894, when electric power
superseded that of the horse. He was,
and still is active as one of the organizers
of the electric light system.
At one time Mr. Valentine was
honored with the presidency of the
Young Mens Christian Association
of Charlottesville. Mr. R. L. Valentine,
his son, is engaged in the retail
coal, wood, lime and cement business
at 100 South street. He has a good and
growing trade, and has the confidence
of the people. Fire Creek Coal is his
specialty.

THE GREAT HORSE SHOW.

August First and Second.

THERE is no leading event that
takes place in Charlottesville
that is looked forward to with
greater pleasure both by the
young and the old than the grand annual
horse show. And it may be truly
said that but few incidents contribute
more to the fame of our fair city, or have
brought better results to its commercial
life, than this mammoth and creditable
enterprise. Outside of the pastime
and outing that it affords the general
public, it has stimulated the production
of fine blooded horses that have
gained for Albemarle County a reputation
that will never die. The yearly
exposition of the Albemarle Horse
Show Assocation is held a short distance
from the city at what is known as
Fry's Spring and is reached by trolley
cars that let passangers off at the main
entrance to the grounds. The place
is provided with grand and band
stands splendid stalls for the accommodation
of the exhibits, refresh
ment booths, etc. The gentlemen of the
Association are all business men of
the highest standing who are imbued
with the idea of this worthy undertaking
where both pleasure and profit
are combined. At these annual shows
may be seen many celebrated thorough
breds, standards and hunters. Stallions
of speed and draft that have
made the Red Lands famous. The
Horse Show is Albemarle's great
social event and is taken advantage
of as the proper time for annual reunions
of old friends throughout this
and adjoining counties and state. The
doors of the homes of our city are
thrown wide open, hospitality is the
countersign that admits all, and
every visitor is simply asked to enjoy
himself. On the second night always
occurs the big "German" in the
Armory, and the famous old Stonewall
Brigade Band of Staunton provides
the music for our young gallants and
fair maids, as many years ago they
led our fathers through the valleys and
into the storm of shot and shell. This
year the show takes place August 1st
and 2nd, and liberal prizes will be offered.
Every horse owner is invited
to show what kind of a horse he or
she has, and it will be no disgrace to
lose a ribbon, for those defeated can
feel assured that they! have been beaten
by the best horse flesh that can be
produced. The Association was organized
in 1900, and Mr. J. T. Haxall
was its first president. For a time its
success seemed doubtful, but the
promoters soon succeeded in arousing
the interest of the citizens, until today
the horse show revenue is second to
that of no other enterprise here. The
president is Mr. George L. Mason, and
Mr. Joel Cochran is manager, and they
are supported by an array of prominent
men that recognize no such word
as fail. In 1905 12,000 people passed
through the gates, and this year,
coming as it does at a season when
all classes can afford a little recreation,
after all the crops have been reaped
and stored, is expected to far exceed
all others. What they desire to impress
upon the people is the fact that
here in old Albemarle we have the
very best blooded horses, horses with
pedigrees that go far back beyond any
of our lives, that the exhibition is one
of the greatest sights of the United
States, and that here we have stalwart
men and fair women, forming a society
nowhere excelled—Come to the
show.

Life is a casket, not precious in itself,
but valuable in proportion to
what fortune or industry or virtue has
placed within it.—Landor.

When we think of the ease with
which we deceive others we should
think of the ease with which others
may deceive us.

Warren & Cloud.

Insurance of every description is essential
to every one in these days of
rush and bustle as it is practically impossible
to tell when calamity may
come, and unless indemnified against
it leaves one stranded on the shoals of
life. In our city the name of Warren
& Cloud is rapidly becoming identified
as the most prominent in the insurance
and real estate line. Though
only newcomers in the business field,
they have won a wide popularity and
have built up a business of which any
company might well be proud. The
office is located at Jefferson and Fifth
streets. They handle all branches of
insurance, Fire, Life, Accident, Casualty,
Health, Burglar, Liability and Bonding.
Among the companies they represent
is the Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company, which is the
largest exclusive dividend company in
the world, and all policies participate
in the annual dividends. Thus the
policy holder receives the actual earnings
on his premiums each year, reducing
the size of his payments or adding
to the value of the policy by purchasing
additional insurance with these
dividends. Another excellent feature
of the Massachusetts Life policy is,
that where within five years from the
date of lapse a provision is made
for reinstatement. This progressive
agency also represent the Travelers
Life, Travelers Casualty Company and
the United States Casualty Company,
both concerns issuing health and accident
policies. In the fire line they are
representatives for the German, of
Freeport; Insurance Company North
America, Atlas of London; and the
Equitable of Charleston. They are
also agents for the American Surety
Company, a bonding concern, and the
New York Plate Glass Insurance Company.
All of these companies are recognized
leaders, and are among the
most reliable and stable in the country
representing combined assets of over
$125,000,000. The firm also does a
general real estate business, buying,
selling and renting property of every
description, and many of the large
transactions of the past few months
were conducted through them. The
members of the firm are Mr. J. W.
Warren and Mr. W. T. Cloud, and
both have had years of experience in
the business, though the firm was not
organized until September last. Mr.
J. W. Warren was born in Massachusetts.
He entered the insurance business
in 1894 and continued it for himself
until the formation of the present
firm. Mr. W. T. Cloud is a native of
Texas, (but is of a Virginia family)
and came here twenty-five years ago.
For a number of years he was ticket
agent for the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad at this point. Four years ago
he resigned to enter real estate and his
success has been phenomenal.

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"Castle Hill," Home of Princess Troubetskoy nee Amelle Rives,
Author of "The Quick or the Dead."

Wills Drug Company.

In 1853, just fifty-three years ago,
Mr. F. M. Wills, president of the Wills
Drug Company, entered the drug business
in this city. It will surprise
many to learn that this active, energetic
gentleman has been actively engaged
in the drug business longer than
any other man in the United States.
But mere length of service is not
enough; the main thing after all is the
value of a man's work, and this has

been clearly demonstrated in two
ways:—first, by the confidence of the
people who have had large opportunities
for judging, and second:—by the
quality of the preparations manufactured.
By either measure when weighed
in the balance, Mr. Wills is found
not wanting. Hundreds of people in
this vicinity have become so imbued
with a feeling of safety in intrusting
their prescriptions to his care that
they would not know where to turn
without him. And, surely, half a
century of correct work is enough to
inspire confidence. But even more
certain as a guide to worth are the
preparations which this company
manufactures, for they are the results
of years of thought, of experiment, of
painstaking and skilled labor, and
more than all the rest, of years of intelligent
observation of the action of
the various compounds as remedies for
the ills that flesh is heir to. Under
these circumstances it is not surprising
that many of these preparations
have proved of such great value that
they are sold in many states of the
Union, mail orders from patrons at a
distance receiving special and prompt
attention. In these days of nostrums,
quacks and fakes, it is refreshing to
find a firm whose reputation for fair
dealing and honest medicines enables
us to use with confidence any preparation
bearing their name. Among the
preparations which have proved so
acceptable and efficacious we only
mention a few. Wills' Compound,
White Pine Cough Syrup, a valuable
remedy for cough, colds and similar
affections, Aperient Liquid Phospho
Soda, Wills' Quick Cure for internal
and external pains, Randolph's Antiseptic
Dyspepsia Pills, Wills' Magic
Liniment, Wills' Vermifuge, Wills'
Flavoring Extracts, and many others
that are prepared under the direct
supervision of Mr. Wills, guaranteeing
purity and accuracy in every detail.

Let us not forget to mention right
here that Scottsville, Albemarle
County is the home of the Hon.
Thomas S. Martin, the dauntless and
brilliant United States Senator. Oh
Albemarle, Albemarle where doth thy
fame end?

The Jefferson National Bank.

A secure place in which to put money
is generally the first thought of the
man of means, and no investment or
place offers surer or safer protection
than a bank, which, while affording
this pays a liberal interest on its
deposits. Of the banks in this city
none is more prominent or safer than
the Jefferson National, and, although

a newcomer, it has forged its way
steadily to the front, until today it is
recognized as a leader. The building,
one of the handsomest in the city, is
located in East Main street, and its
interior fittings are quite elaborate.
This building is fronted with gray
brick, trimmed with terra cotta, with
sanded cornices to match. The entire
front is purely Greek in every particular.
At the entrance are five Ionic
columns of gray brick with terra cotta
capitals and bases trimmed with Ohio
sandstone. The two front entrance
doors, made by the Van Kannel Revolving
Door Company of New York,
and put up by the local contractors,
are provided with strong locks and
bolts, and are made of quartered whiteoak.
Above these doors is a handsome
wrought-iron gallery running the
length of the building. The tympanum
above is composed of gray brick and of
cornices to match the sandstone trimmings.
The ceiling of the portico is
decorated with the Greek key. In this
building the first story West is occupied
by the Jefferson National Bank
proper, by the vaults, and the directors'
and customers' rooms. The front
room on the East side is occupied by
the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company.
The entire second story is given to
private office rooms. The entire building
is wired for electric lights and is
supplied with gas throughout. Steam
heat is used. Electric wires also connect
bells all over the building, the
annunciator being located in the main
hall. Every modern convenience is
installed. In the bank proper, the
first door to the right leads to the
cashier's private office, the public entrance
hall being fitted with the desks
for the bank's patrons. Next to the
cashier's office is the "work room" of
the bank, as it is called, and immedidiately
in the rear of this and near the
vault is the customer's room for the
private use of any patron. Behind
this room is that of the board of directors.
The vault to the west of the
customer's room, and in view of the
general public, immediately on entering
the door, is steel, burglar-proof,
and embodies all modern improvements.
It is as handsome a piece of
work as can be found in the State.
The double vault (the fire-proof or
storage vault) has one of Diebold's
best fire-proof doors. The burglarproof
vaults have a very heavy channel
steel lining, one and one-half inches
thick and absolutely drill and fire
proof. The vestibule and inside doors
are of the same material with bankers'
combination lock subject to five millions
of changes, it is said, and with
cut-off spindle going only half way
through the door and worked off with
cog wheels and an automatic "anti-dynamite"
trigger. The outer door to
this vault is about five inches thick,
made solid with no spindles for combination
locks, which give the burglar
a weak place to attack and break
through the door without having to
soften and drill. The bolts are controlled
automatically and locked by
the Diebold triple time lock with
Howard movement. The deposit
boxes are of the latest improved double-nose
master key locks, with Japanned
boxes inside. Just outside the vault is
the "clipping room" for patrons. The
bank building was designed by Mr.
W. T. Vandegrift, architect, of this
city, who had charge of the place
until its completion. The contractors
were the King Lumber Company
the heating, plumbing and metal work
was done by R. L. Thomas, and the
electrical work was done by the local
Electric Company, thus giving nearly
all the work to home workmen. The
interior decorations were executed by
Mr. Jacob Draper, of Culpeper, the
vault was put in by the Barnes Lock
and Safe Company, of Richmond, and
the furniture was installed by the
Grand Rapids Furniture Company, of
Michigan. The Bank was organized
1901, and a National charter issued a
few weeks later. November the second
of that year the concern opened for
business, and since then its list of
depositors has steadily increased, and
its business expanded, until today it
ranks with any similar institution in
the State from a point of stability.

The officers of the bank are C. J.
Rixey, president, G. B. Sinclair, vice
president, and Thomas P. Peyton,
cashier. All of the gentlemen are
thoroughly versed in matters pertaining
to finances, and their investments
are conservative and only in the
highest and most giltedged securities.
The board of directors is composed of
C. J. Rixey, S. C. Chancellor, J. T.
Jones, G. B. Sinclair, H. C. Michie, R.
F. Marshall, C. M. Bolton, C. H.
Walker, H. M. Lewis, E. P. Duncan,
and Bartlett Bolling. They are all
prominently identified with the business
interests of our thriving little
community, and stand high in the
esteem and confidence of the public.
Mr. C. J. Rixey, president of the bank,
has been engaged in banking and
financial affairs all his life, and is one
of the best known financiers in the
State. Mr. Sinclair, the vice president,
is a native of this city, and was reared
and educated here. He is a graduate
of law, with the degree of B. L. He
has been practicing law here for a
number of years, and is one of the leading
members of the bar. He takes an
active interest in local and financial
enterprises. Mr. Peyton, the cashier,
was born in Albemarle County, and
has lived here for a number of years.
For sixteen years, prior to accepting
his present place, he held a responsible
position in the local postoffice, and
was one of the Government's most
trusted employes.

Home of the "Gibson Girls."

To tell of all the famous people who
have and do live in Albemarle County
would fill a very respectable looking
book. In former articles we have
mentioned the names of scores of celebrities,
who have made this grand old
spot amid the hills and dells their
abode. This is the home of Mr. Chiswell
D. Langhorne the father of Mrs.
Waldorf Astor formerly Mrs. Nannie
Langhorne-Shaw. Mrs. Astor we all
know recently married the son and
heir of William Waldorf Astor, the
great millionaire. She is another of
Mr. Langhorne's beautiful daughters
made famous by the celebrated artist
Charles Dana Gibson in his "Gibson
Girl" pictures. Mr. Langhorne reside
on his estate at Mirador near Greenwood.

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H. W. Tribble, D D,

President of Rawlings Institute.

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Herewith is shown the cut of the side entrance of Rawlings Institute, Charlottesville's school for young ladies, and
also cut of the president. This school is well known by its success as one of the best schools in the State. The faculty is
strong and the attendance is overflowing. For catalogue and other information address H. W. TRIBBLE, President.

Bank of Albemarle.

The State of Virginia has for years
been noted for the stable condition of
the financial institutions within its
confines and among them none is built
upon a firmer or more solid basis or
enjoys a wider or a better reputation
than the Bank of Albemarle, a leader
in its line in our thriving little city.
The building occupied by this stanch
concern is located on East Main street,
and recent improvements make it one
of the most finely fitted and inviting
in the city. The company was organized
and granted a State charter in
1883, and opened for business the same
year. From the start it had the confidence
of the people, and today has as
large a list of depositors and does as
large a business as any similar concern
in the State. The sates in which the
books and money are kept are the
latest burglar and fire proof patents,
fitted with time locks and arranged in
such a manner that it would be impossible
to enter them by force without
arousing the entire city. The
officers of the company are L. T.
Hanckel, president; S. V. Southall, vice-president;
C. D. Fishburn, cashier, and
R. T. Martin, teller, while the board
of directors are: J. D. Jones, S. V.
Southall, L. T. Hanckel, J. B. Wood,
J. D. Watson, R. T. W. Duke, and
George W. Morris. All of them are
men of sterling character and imbued
with the highest ideals of business
principles. Mr. L. T. Hanckel,
president of the bank. is one of the
most prominent insurance men of
Charlottesville. He is the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Charlottesville Woolen
Mills and a Vestryman of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. Mr. Fishburne,
the cashier, is a native of Augusta
county having been born and reared
there. He was educated at Washington
College, now the Washington and
Lee University and graduated with a
degree of B. L. At the opening of the
war he enlisted in the Rockbridge
Artillery which became a portion of
Cabell's battalion of artillery and served
with distinction until the surrender.
He then began practice here and
continued until the opening of the
bank. The other gentlemen, with the
exception of Messrs. Wood and Watson,
(who are merchants,) are attorneys
and with the exception of Mr.
Wood are graduates of the University
of Virginia.

The Colonial Hotel.

Just opposite the courthouse within
two blocks of the very heart of our
business center, and yet far enough
away to free it from the disagreeable
noises and sounds which accompany
the rush of trade and traffic is the
Colonial Hotel, a hostelry of which our
citizens are justly proud, and which is
famous from Maine to California, and
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf.
The building is a three story substantial
brick structure, built in the old
colonial style and is one of the handsomest
edifices in the city. The first
floor is utilized for office and sample
rooms, kitchen and dining rooms while
he upper floors are for guests. The
rooms are furnished in the most
modern manner and are bright, cheerful
and airy. A large corps of maids
are employed and the bed linen is
changed daily. The house affords all
modern conveniences being lighted by
gas, heated by steam, and has baths
and lavatories on every floor. It is
operated strictly on the American

plan and the prices range from $2 to $3
per day, rooms being rented single or
en suite and with or without private
baths. The cuisine cannot be excelled
by any hotel in the South, and the
dining room service is as near perfection
as it is possible to make it. The
kitchen is fitted with all modern appliances
for cooking and a chef of many
years experience arranges the menus
and presides over the force of cooks
which prepares them. The hygienic
conditions are perfect, and a cleaner
place is not to be found. The building
was erected in 1854, and was for many
years known as the Farrish House.
Three years ago Mr. J. L. Veal, one of
the most experienced hotel men in the
United States purchased the place and
changed the name to its present one
He thoroughly refurnished and renovated
the place, and today it is one of
the most modern in the South. Mr.
Veal was born in 1854 in Atlantic
County New Jersey, and after completing
his education entered the hotel
line with his father who had been engaged
in it for years. For a long time
he conducted the Prospect hotel at
Atlantic City, New Jersey, and was
one of the most popular bonifaces in
that place. Under his management
the Colonial's trade has been almost
trebled and has been brought up to a
high standard. Mr. Veal is prominent
fraternally, being a member of the
Improved Order of Red Men, Brotherhood
of the Union and the Orders of
United America Mechanics.

Charlottesville Perpetual Building and
Loan Company.

Among the greatest benefits to any
community are the building and loan
associations, as they give men of moderate
means an opportunity to own
their homes and in such a manner
that the small monthly payments are
never missed. Of the institutions of
this kind in the South none is more
prominent or stands on a firmer financial
foundation than the Charlottesville
Perpetual Building and Loan
Company. The offices of this thriving
enterprise are located in rooms 1 and 2
People's National Bank building, and
are in charge of Mr. Walter Dinwiddie
one of the officers of the concern.
This business was established twenty

years ago. Its members are the most
influential people in the city, although
rich and poor are numbered among its
patrons. The company was chartered
in March, 1886, to do a general building
and loan business, under the name of
the Charlottesville Perpetual Building
and Loan Company. It originally
issued $50,000 in stock, and at the end
of the sixth year issued $50,000 more.
In 1896 another issue of $50,000 was
made, running the total to $150,000.
Ever since the first series were paid up
the company has been paying par
value for the stock. They are dealers
in real estate, selling and renting
houses and lots in desirable localities.
In other words, general real estate is a
feature of their business. Mr. Dinwiddie,
who has held his present office
for the past eight years, is well known
in our business life. In addition to his
connection with the Building and
Loan Company he is local agent for
the New York Life Insurance Company,
one of the strongest in the world,
and has placed many policies in this
section for them. Since organization
the company has loaned money to build
and in many other ways helped to
build property that has increased the
assessable value of real estate in Charlottesville
nearly $400,000. This in itself
is a showing that cannot be excelled
by any other institution in our community.
The offices of the company
are: President, H. M. Gleason; Vice-President,
Col. Thomas S. Keller; Secretary
and Treasurer, Walter Dinwiddie;
Solicitor, Capt. Micajah Woods;
Directors, Phil Leterman, F. B. Peyton,
W. J. Keller, E. E. Dinwiddie,
Dr. W. E. Norris, J. W. Fishburne, H.
A. Dinwiddie, C. L. Lacey, M. Kaufman.
The constitution and by-laws
are most liberal and the rate of interest
charged on loans is the lowest legal
rate. Loans are made in sums from
one hundred dollars up to very large
amounts, and every borrower is guaranteed
fair and square treatment,
with none of the vexatious delays that
usually accompany such transactions.

Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation.

A sound banking system is the backbone
of any community, and in Charlottesville,
considering the size of the
city, we are well intrenched in this
direction. The commercial and industrial
status of a neighborhood can
be judged by the condition of its banking
institutions, and our city reveals a
degree of prosperity most satisfactory
to the level headed citizens and business
men in general. Charlottesville

has four banks, all of which are supported
by a strong, healthy public
sentiment. Among these is the branch
of the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation, whose headquarters are
located at Alexandria, Va., and which
is one of the soundest and strongest
banking and trust institutions in Virginia.
The business of this concern
is expanding rapidly throughout the
state, and the statements of its financial
condition show that it has made
wonderful progress. The Corporation
is the successor of the Fidelity Saving
and Trust Company which was incorporated
in 1902 with a capital stock of
$50,000, and since which time has been
closely connected with the progress
and development of the city. The
bank has enjoyed a most satisfactory
business from the start, offering as it
does a secure and profitable place for
the investment of the savings of the
laboring man, the farmer, the mechanic,
and the women and children.
They can deposit their savings and
have them accumulate at interest, until
when its use becomes necessary,
they have something ready at hand
for a "rainy day". To those who have
small amounts to deposit are given
little iron banks which are taken to
their homes, and any amount can be
deposited. This method has often
been the means of laying the foundation
for what in the years that followed
became a snug little fortune, or
was that which established many in
business in a small way to become
greater as time passed on. This branch
of the V. S. D. & T. Corporation is
located in the handsome Jefferson
National Bank building, and has unsurpassed
facilities for handling accounts
of banks, corporations and individuals;
has ample capital, its management
is conservative and in the
hands of a most excellent directory, composed
of careful and successful representative
business men. They have the
benefit of the best legal advice, and
among the various lines of business the
organization is equipped and qualified
to transact are the following: They act as
executor, administrator, guardian, and
trustee, and in other fiduciary capacities,
and these accounts are kept seperate
from other branches of their business,
so that parties interested can at
any time refer to the same. The
bonding department is another important
branch of their business. They
issue fidelity, contract, official, judicial,
and all other classes of bonds, and
have agencies established in every city
and county in the State of Virginia,
and are doing a good business in this
department. Safe Deposit boxes are
for rent in their fire and burglar proof
vaults, affording absolute protection of
valuable papers, jewelry, &c., from loss
by fire or theft, and every convenience
and safeguard surrounds this department.
Wills are receipted for and
kept without charge, thus providing
against their loss after death of the
maker. A general banking business is
transacted and they pay interest at the
rate of 3 per cent. per annum on deposits
in their Savings Department.
Loans are made at current rates of interest.
High grade investment securities
are constantly on hand, and for sale
at market price. This corporation solicits
large and small accounts, and persons
contemplating making a change
in their financial connections or who
propose to open a new account will
find the corporation a satisfactory
bank to do business with. This corporation
is one of a number of enterprises
due to the efforts of Mr. C. Jones
Rixey, who is now its president. Its
authorized capital is $1,000,000, and up
to the present time branches have been
established in Gordonsville, Madison,
Dillwyn, Lovingston, Remington,
Culpeper, Herndon, Basic City, Charlottesville,
and The Plains, Virginia.
The home office of this chain of banking
institutions is located at Alexandria,
Va., and is one of the most imposing
buildings in that city. People
having business with this bank as well
as strangers visiting it for the first
time, are profuse in their admiration
of the architectural beauty of this
building.

T. P. Carver

Real Estate—Wholesale Coal.

Among our citizens who pursue the
occupation of real estate brokers with
prosperity and success, and have earned
a well-merited reputation for the
conscientious and efficient manner in
which they handle all interests intrusted
to their hands, may be mentioned
Mr. T. P. Carver who is well
known to all our citizens. Mr. Carver
brings to bear a wide practical experience

as a business man and a large
and influential acquaintance, and is in a
position to render the most valuable
service to the public. He is an expert
on land values, and was here when
most of the city plots were laid out
and has a personal knowledge of their
exact worth. As a real estate broker
he transacts a general real estate business,
buying selling, leasing and exchanging
properties, collecting house
and ground rents and buying and
selling property of all kinds. Upon
his books are full descriptions of the
most eligible bargains available in
farm lands, city lots, dwellings, stores,
etc., and conservative investors who
rely upon his sound judgment and
judicious advice can secure a steady
income with prospective increase in
value. He has at all times some of
the very best and choicest farm lands
in the county for sale or exchange, and
he is the one to see before all others by
those in search of anything in the real
estate line. Mr. Carver's office is located
in the Rosser Building (old postoffice
building) corner of Main and Second
streets. He is a native of Albemarle
county and was in the coal business in
this city for fifteen years. At the present
time he is agent for several leading
coal shippers and from him may be
had at a short notice and the most reasonable
prices all the very best grades
of bituminous and anthracite coal.

An Italian by the name of Manoni
some forty years ago kept a confectionery
store where Rhoads & Kurtz
now conduct the "Monticello Saloon"
corner of Jefferson and Fifth streets.
Later ex-Sheriff W. Rice Burnley kept
an auction store there.

Always have distinguished friends.
Never have fools or never-do-wells for
associates. They are of no use.

J. E. White—The Land Man.

The fertile lands, the healthy climate
and the excellent water afforded is
attracting thousands of home seekers
to our prosperous County and City.
While the major portion come from the
Northern and middle West States, there
is a sprinkling from every section and
the real estate agents are having a hard
time filling the demand as many of
those fortunate enough to own property
here do not desire to sell. Of the
men engaged in the real estate line
in Charlottesville, Mr. J. E. White is
undoubtedly the leader and has one of
the largest lists of desirable property
in the State. He occupies a handsomely
fitted suite of offices at No. 4,
Early Building, and as "White, The
Land Man," his name and fame extends
over the entire South. He does
a general real estate business, buying,
selling and renting farm lands, city
and suburban sites, and in fact property
of every description, improved and
unimproved. He makes a specialty of
real estate and enjoys a large patronage.
Mr. White was born in Albemarle
County and received his early education
in the schools of this section. He
then entered Sadler's Commercial
College at Baltimore and graduated
with high honors. After completing
his course there Mr. White returned to
this city where he remained a year.
At the age of twenty he went to
Sedalia, Mo., where he remained for
three months and then went to Colorado
where he accepted a position with
the firm of Carlisle and Weitbric, railroad
contractors and remained with
them until they had completed 165
miles of road for the Rio Grande and
Southern and then imbued with an

ambition to open a business of his own
he went to Marshall, Mo., and entered
the real estate line. He remained
there for ten months and at the expiration
of that time was severely injured.
He was forced to abandon
business and returning home underwent
a severe operation. After recovering
as he thought, he went to Pan
Handle, Texas, and entered the real
estate line with his brother, Mr. C. H.
White. The business grew to extensive
proportions and they engineered
many large transactions in Texas,
Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri
and other States in that section. During
his stay in the Western Country
Mr. White was land agent for a number
of railroads and was in charge of
their land departments. After being
there three years he discovered that he
could not regain his health, in that
Country and returned home, more for
health than business. During the

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eighteen months he has been here his
health has improved wonderfully and
as he describes it Virginia is good
enough for him to live and die in.
April the 1st, 1905, he established his
present enterprise and now controls a
business with which no one in his line
here can compare. His long experience
has been of inestimable value to
him and no man in the Old Dominion
is better posted on realty than he
and many of the large transactions
in that line have been made through
him. While Mr. White is a young
man he is thoroughly familiar with
his business and has few peers and no
superiors in his profession. As a man
of sterling character and exceptional
business ability he has a most enviable
reputation and is held in the highest
esteem by all who have had dealings
with him. He is a liberal, progressive
and public spirited citizen who is ever
ready and willing to lend a helping
hand towards any cause that is for the
welfare of old Charlottesville, the
town of his adoption, his home, and
the little city in which he has cast his
fortune.

The Cabell House.

One of the best known boarding
houses in Charlottesville is located at
No. 852 West Main street, just one
block west of Union Station. Convenient
to the business section of the city.
Electric cars stop at the door. About
five minutes' walk to the University.
The Cabell House gives the best homelike
comforts at reasonable rates. This
house has been thoroughly renovated,
newly papered and neatly furnished
throughout. Large commodious dining
room, which will seat about fifty
people, fronting a beautiful green lawn.
The rooms in this hotel are large and
airy, everything about the premises
is scrupulously clean, and the guests
receive the best attention. It is conducted
by Miss Pattie J. Daffan, and her
two nieces Misses Nannie G. and Dora
L. Shelkett.

What is now the Municipal building
or City Hall and Police Headquarters
was occupied before the civil war by
the old Merchants & Farmers bank,
and the vaults may still be seen in
City Treasurer Walker's office. Later
it became the residence of Dr. John
Thornley, a retired naval officer.

The old three-story red brick house
on the North West corner of Jefferson
and McKee streets was formerly the
post-office and a bank, and later the
residence of Dr. A. Robert McKee, a
Justice of the Peace whose strange rulings
and decisions caused much comment.

ARTHUR WHITE.

NOT the least picturesque
occupation practiced in
Charlottesville is the
making of horses into hunters.
To take a two hundred dollar
horse and by instructing him
in the art of carrying himself
and his rider over fences, walls
and ditches, to turn him into a
five hundred or thousand dollar
timbertopper, requires a peculiar
knack that comparatively
few men possess, although
many enjoy using the finished
product in fox or drag hunting.

One of the most successful
engaged in this rather strenuous
occupation is Mr. Arthur
White.

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Those in the picture, from left to right are: Mr. Frank Hough, on Highflier; Mrs. White, on Huntsman; Mr. Kenneth
Brown, on Grey Boy; Miss Marion Farish, on Lucky; Mr. Arthur White, on Birdwood;
Miss Carrie Randolph, on Tatnall; Master Payne, on Robert of Lincoln.

Last fall and winter he acted
as M. F. H. of the Charlottesville
Hunt Club and laid many
interesting drags over the country
around town.

During the summer, he, with
Mrs. White, Arthur Jr., and
several friends, may be seen
any afternoon starting out for
a cross country ride along the
foot of Carter's Mountain,
where the stone walls of the
old Ficklin farm induce green
horses to jump high and safe.
Mr White always has some ten
or twelve horses in his stables,
from the raw beginner that
needs the persuasive hands of
the master, to the finished product
who will teach the green
rider what the latter does not
know himself about the fascinating
sport of foxhunting.

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"Albemarle Pippins"

PANTOPS.

IN THE heart of Old Virginia,
about a mile east of Charlottesville
"as the crow flies," or by
the road which bends to cross
the bridge over the Rivanna, about
two miles—you come to the gate of
Pantops. History links the place with
the names of George Rogers Clark,
whose father was one of the original
grantees in 1734, and of Thomas Jefferson
who bought it some years later,
whose birthplace, "Shadwell," is two
miles farther east, and his home,
"Monticello," south just across the
river. Mr. Jefferson himself gave the
unique name, choosing it from Homeric
Greek—"all seeing" because of its extensive
view. For twenty-five miles
one way, and twenty or more the other,
the fairest part of Albemarle lies before
the eye, rolling field, forest and meadow,
the nestling town, the stately
domes of the University, the rising
ranges of hills, and the immense stretch
of the grand Blue Ridge, its exquisite
line cut against the bluest sky. And
this beauty is but the expression of
perfect physical conditions. This region
is marked upon the United States
statistical maps as "absolutely free
from malaria." It is elevated, yet not
so high as to have too rarified air,
while the sheltering ridge gives it an
equable climate, free from the severe
winds of farther north and west. The
official report for the county gives a
mean annual temperature 55 degrees;
for summer months 72 degrees, and for
winter months 35.8 degrees. While
ice is gathered, and there is an occasional
week of skating, a record as low
as 10 degrees is very unusual. The
country around is rolling, the famous
"red land" of Albemarle, in the Piedmont,
is noted for its stock and fruit
farms. Charlottesville is reached by
two main lines of railway, the Chesapeake
& Ohio and the Southern, with
thirty passenger trains daily. It is
three hours from Richmond and three
from Washington City. For twenty-six
years there has been conducted
here a successful school for boys. Pantops
Academy, whose catalogue shows
representation in twenty-eight States
from Massachusetts to Texas, from
Florida to California, besides Canada,
Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Germany,
Japan, China, Persia and Siam.
Though it is still at the height of its
prosperity, the Principal has given it
up, for reasons connected with his
family. For a school or a hunting
club, the large buildings would be

Valuable; but as they have always
kept a homelike appearance, they
could be adapted to a private residence.
There are three large two-story buildings:
one (brick) with sixteen rooms
beside a large central hall 32×32, which
could be divided, as it has five large
windows; another (frame) has twenty
rooms; still another (frame) has fifteen;
all have cellars and attics; they
are heated by steam, and most of the
rooms are also arranged for open fireplaces.
Six porches, three bath rooms,
with seven tubs and two showers beside.
The kitchen has a large range
and baking ovens, and sink with hot
and cold water. The outhouses are a
seven-room cottage (with porches) for
servants; two five-room cottages (with
porches) for farm manager and gardener;
two large barns, stables, sheds,
silo, ice-house (with two rooms over
it), smoke-house, etc.; a large gymnasium
and bowling alley.

Pantops Mountain Spring Water.

Professor Dunnington says in his
analysis of July 5th, 1905: "This is an
exceedingly pure drinking water."
Dr. agruder says: "In my opinion
no better, safer, more wholesome nor
more palatable drinking water can be
found in Virginia. I use it daily in
my family." Dr. Browning, president
of the Martha Jefferson Sanatorium,
says: "I regard the Pantops
Mountain Spring Water a pure, first
class drinking water, free from any
source of contamination. It is used
exclusively in the Martha Jefferson
Sanatorium and in my home."
Office: Cor. Market and 5th Streets,
Phone 260.

SEABROOK BROS.

Pluck, energy and ambition are the
corner stones upon which every fortune
and successful enterprise is built, and
the young man of today who is imbued
with these can reach the top just as
easily as did those who now rest securely
upon the pinnacle of success.
A noticeable incident which verifies
this can be found in Seabrook Bros.,
the leading photographers of our city
today. About two years ago these
young men came to this place total
strangers, but adepts in their art, and
filled with ambition and determination
to become leaders in their profession.
They first rented a furnished studio
over the bank of Albemarle, and began
business on a small scale and a modest
manner. This studio had at one time
enjoyed a very exclusive patronage,
but in recent years the quality of its
work had fallen so far below its former
standard, it was then barely paying
expenses. The studio itself was in a
most dilapidated and run down condition,
and the furniture and accessories
much the worse for years of service.
In the face of such adverse circumstances
the new proprietors never
wavered. The splendid quality of
their work, and their excellent business
methods soon brought a large and
growing patronage. At the end of one
year their trade had grown to such an
extent that they found the rented
studio entirely inadequate. They then
determined to secure new quarters,
and equip a studio which would be not
only a credit to themselves, but to the
citizens of Charlottesville as well, and
make it a place more in keeping with
the class of patrons their work had attracted.
They leased a handsome
suite of apartments on the second and
third floors of 403 East Main street.
Even here it was necessary to build an
operating room, and at their own expense
this room was constructed at a
cost of several hundred dollars. It
was put up according to the most
modern ideas, and is one of the finest
in the state. During the recent convention
of photographers of Va., N. C.
and S. C., which met in this city, several
prominent artists examined the
skylight, and pronounced it not only
modern in every respect, but one under
which any style of lighting could be
quickly and easily made. They fitted
the new studio most elaborately, purchasing
the finest accessories and appliances
to be had, and today their

studio is not only the largest and most
complete in the city, but is the handsomest
by far. They do a general line
of photographic work, including pastel,
water color, crayon and enlarging,
making a specialty of the highest class
of work. They also carry a select line
of picture moulding and do a large

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Ernest P. Seabrook.

business of this kind. Another prominent
department of their business to
which they devote a great deal of time,
and in which they have a most flattering
trade, is the handling of a large
and select stock of hand cameras, and a
full supply of plates, films, and other
photo supplies needed by amateur
photographers. They have the largest
business in the city in finishing work
for amateurs, and make a feature of
doing it neatly and promptly. In
addition to the local place, they also
operate a branch studio at Orange, Va.,
where they have a large and flourishing
business. The firm is composed of
E. P. and J. T. Seabrook, brothers,
and two more experienced and expert
photographers are not to be found in
the Old Dominion. Mr. E. P. Seabrook
was born at McDowell, Va., and
Mr. J. T. Seabrook, the younger member
of the firm was born at Seneca, S.
C. After leaving school, he entered
the studio of S. L. Alderman, of Greensboro,
N. C., one of the leading photographers
of the South, and there learned
the business under a most able master.
He confines himself exclusively to portrait
work, and that he is proficient in
his art, one is convinced after examining
the character of the work on exhibition
at the studio. He takes great delight
in his work, and numbers among
his patrons the most prominent people
in the city and county. Mr. E. P.
Seabrook attends to the outside work,
and much of the beauty of the pictures
are due to his artistic ideas of taking
views. He learned the business at the
studio of Mr. H. P. Cook, in Richmond
Va., a photographer who specializes
on outside work of every description,
thus he has had the opportunity
of perfecting himself in a way in which
the average photographer who does
both the outside work, and the portrait
work, has not been favored. He
has made pictures of prominent homes
all over this section of the country,
and has also made views of historic
places in the city and county for people
at a distance. In every case this work
has given universal satisfaction. Both
are public spirited and progressive
citizens who are ever willing to lend a
helping hand towards any cause that
is for the welfare of old Charlottesville,

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J. T. Seabrook.

the town of their adoption, their home
and the little city in which they have
cast their fortunes. When the Progress
decided to get out a special edition
of Charlottesville and Albemarle
County, the first steps taken by the
management was to secure the services
of these photographers to make all the
pictures necessary to illustrate these
pages. This in itself not only speaks
well for their standing, but the excellent
manner in which all the pictures
were finished, is a glowing testimonial
to their ability as expert photographers.

The Jefferson School For Boys.

In looking over the educational field
of this vicinity we unhesitatingly
pronounce the Jefferson School for
Boys to be one of the very best in Virginia,
both as regards accomodation,
improvements, scope and character of
education imparted, rapid progress
under a competent staff of teachers,
and for its pupils a well grounded certainty
of not only being fitted for securing
renumerative employment after
graduation but of being thoroughly
prepared also for any course of college
instruction. There is an evident need
in this city for a high class school for
boys, and the exceptional climate of
Charlottesville makes it a most desirable
location for a school, which can
offer to boys from the colder states a
home in a land of comparatively mild
winters, and to boys from the states
further south the bracing atmosphere
of the unsurpassed Piedmont region of
the Blue Ridge. The purpose of the

school is simple: To make men; to train
the boys entrusted to it and develop
them into the most effective men, the
very best men that their natures allow.
This training takes a varied form,
dependent upon whether the boy is to
be fitted for business or for a profession,
and in all cases is guided by the individuality
of the pupil. Only those
methods approved by the best modern
pedagogy are employed, and every
class in the school is under the constant
supervision of the Headmaster.
The latter has had the experience of
nearly ten years of teaching, from the
lower grammar grades through the
senior courses of the University; and
to this has been added a painstaking
technical study of the best modern
methods, so that no effort is spared to
make the training offered by the
school as complete as are the demands
of our progressive age. Professor E.
Reinhold Rogers, M. A., Ph. D., is a
graduate of the University of Virginia,
class of 1899, and is an educator of the
highest attainments. He possesses
marked educational and executive
ability. He is a native of Petersburg,
Va., and a gentleman of the highest
standing in the community. The
halls of the old mansion in which the
school is located are spacious and well
equipped, and are fully supplied with
every necessity for carrying out the
system of instruction. Students can
always rely upon receiving a good
academic education here, one far superior
to that afforded elsewhere in
this vicinity, yet acquired at a very
moderate cost. A visit from educators
parents and guardians is welcomed
by the school.

L. H. Dollins—Covington.

This is pre-eminently the age of
electricity, and this subtle and powerful
force of nature is in always widening
circles being harnessed and utilized
in the service of and for the benefit
of mankind. Hence the expert electrician
is a man who ought to be given
a place on the roll of honor in the business
life of any community, for he
can do much to make things go round
and prosper. He is, as it were, the
life and soul in the realms of its mechanical
world where applied electrical
power plays the leading part. In and
around Charlottesville, Covington,
Albemarle and the counties adjoining
there is no more skilled and
able electrician, than Mr. L. Hall
Dollins who for seven years was connected
with the Electric Power Company
of Charlottesville, and now has
an office of his own in Covington,
making a specialty of the installation
of electric power plants both for motor
and lighting purposes. He has facilities

for undertaking and promptly executing
all contracts, large or small,
and all work done by him is guaranteed.
Mr. Dollins is a native of Charlottesville
and received his early education
at the local schools. After seven
years work in all the departments of
the electric plant here he established
himself one year ago in Covington.

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Conservatories of Gordon & King.

Gordon & King.

There are but few callings which
offer to their successful followers so
many unalloyed pleasures as that
of the florist. In the front rank of
those most actively engaged in it in
Charlottesville stands the old and
reliable firm of Gordon & King
whose conservatory is located at 115
Fourteenth street N. W., University
Station. The greenhouses are fitted
up with everything requisite for the
successful cultivation of flowers and
plants including the latest improved
heating apparatus whereby an
equable temperature is maintained
throughout all seasons. Gordon &
King are prepared to furnish at short
notice floral designs of every description,
fine roses and cut flowers, giving
special attention to supplying receptions
and funerals. Rosebuds and
violets are a leading specialty also
flowering, foliage and vegetable plants
in great variety. They have been in
business here for about twenty years
and during all this time they have
held a splendid reputation for honest
business methods and square dealing.
The trade is very extensive and extends
from New York to Alabama and
well it should grow and continue to
increase for it is well worthy of the
splendid patronage it receives.

All days come that are to be.—Dickens.

Maphis, Shaw & Offley.

There are two things which should
be considered essential by every man,
insurance and real estate: one provides
indemnity in the event of calamity—
the other, either a home or an income,
or, if extensive enough, both. Of the
firms in our city engaged in these
lines, one of the most prominent is
that of Maphis, Shaw & Offley, who
occupy a handsomely fitted suite of
offices in rooms 2 and 4, Law Building.
The firm does a general line of insurance—
fire, life, accident, health, boiler
and liability—while under the title of
the "Southern Land Company"
Messrs. Maphis and Shaw conduct a
large real estate business. In the insurance
line they represent the Prudential
and the following Fire Insurance
Companies: the German Alliance,
Glens Falls, Milwaukee Mechanics,
National Union of Pittsburg,
North British and Mercantile, North
River, Philadelphia Underwriters,
Prudential of Tazewell, Republic,
Scottish Union and National, United
States, and Western Assurance. They
control the agencies of the Ocean Accident
Corporation, the Maryland Casualty
Company, and the United States
Casualty Company. All of these companies
are recognized leaders, and are
among the most substantial from a
financial point of view in the world.
Many large policies have recently been
placed in this section by this firm, and
they are rapidly building up an extensive
business. Only one Agency in
this city represents a greater number
of companies, and in strength of companies
their Agency is surpassed by
none in this State. In the real estate
line they buy, sell, and rent property
of all descriptions and make a specialty
of mineral and timber lands. Their
Property List is a most comprehensive
one and contains many bargains in the
realty market. The members ef this
firm are Charles G. Maphis, John H.
Shaw, and Edward H. Offley, and
they are all men of energy and sterling
business character. The company was
organized in 1904 by Messrs. Maphis
and Shaw, and has recently been enlarged
and strengthened by the purchase
of the real estate and insurance
interests of Mr. C. R. Randolph and
the addition of his partner, Mr. Offley,
to the Insurance Department of
the firm. They have already made
many of their older competitors look
to their laurels Mr. Maphis was
born in Shenandoah County and has
resided in this city about fifteen years.
He has long been prominently identified
with educational work in this
State and has recently been appointed
by the State Board of Education, Examiner
and Inspector of Schools for
the Fifth District of Virginia, which
comprises twenty counties and in importance
is second only to the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
He was for many years Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, and has always
been an earnest worker in any movement
calculated to advance the interests of
his town and State. Mr. Shaw is a
native of Canada, and came to this
city two years ago from Minnesota,
where he had resided many years. He
has impressed himself upon the community
as a man of fine business
capacity. Mr. Offley was born in the
Indian Territory, of a family long
prominent in the Army and Navy,
and came here about two years ago
from Texas and the Pacific Coast. All
these gentlemen are prominently
identified with fraternal affairs: they
are liberal, public spirited, and progressive
citizens, and are ever ready
and willing to lend a helping hand
towards any cause that is for the welfare
of Charlottesville, the town of
their adoption, their home, and the
city in which they have cast their
fortunes. There is no firm in the city
that is more progressive, enterprising
and at the same time safe and conservative
than this one. They will not
only attend carefully to any business
intrusted to them, but will be found
safe counsellors as well.

ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS DABNEY.

Commonwealth Attorney.

Prosecuting Attorney Dabney is
quite a young man, and great credit is

due him when full consideration is
given to what he has accomplished in
his profession, and the great responsibilities
that now rest upon him. He
is the son of the late W. D. Dabney,
professor of Law at the University of
Virginia, where the subject of this
sketch received the degree of Bachelor
of Law. Mr. Dabney is of the well
known law firm of Dabney & Fowler,
and he is Commonwealth Attorney for
the city of Charlottesville, an Ex-member
of the City Council and former
United States Commissioner. As a
young lawyer he speedily acquired
distinction and it was not long before
his talents caused him to outgrow the
restricted limits of ordinary civil
practice. He had the faculty of grasping
and comprehending in the most
minute manner the details of all that
was most essential in both civil and
criminal jurisprudence, and imbibing
almost intuitively the intricacies of
the laws.

Arrowhead Stock Farm.

Arrowhead Farm, the home of Samuel
B. Woods, in the North Garden
neighborhood, is one of the noted
places on the Southern Railway. It
is situated amid scenery strikingly
beautiful and picturesque. The highest
mountains in Albemarle, rugged and
bold, covered with forests, tower above
valleys green with grass fields and
rich in growing crops. On the mountain
sides are fields of blue grass
with ample shade and numerous
springs of the purest sparkling water,
which keeps a temperature of 50 degrees
even in midsummer, and up here a
handsome herd of Red Polled cattle
find an ideal home from April to December.
From one of these springs,
over 600 feet above the residence,
shaded by a mighty poplar and walnut,
water is piped to the farm below,
and in quality is like most of these
mountain springs of Piedmont, Virginia,
"the best in the world." The orchards,
at "Arrowhead," form one of the
notable features of the place. On the
mountain are the Albemarle pippins

and comet peaches, and on the lower
fields red apples, pears and many varieties
of peaches. These trees have
been most carefully planted, and no
matter where you go in the orchard
they line up as spokes radiate from
the center of a wheel. They have been
skillfully pruned, sprayed and cultivated,
and are thrifty, symmetrical and
beautiful. The fruit from these young
orchards have repeatedly taken prizes,
medals and diplomas at various shows
and expositions. Mr. Woods, who for
eleven years has been President of the
Virginia State Horticultural society,
is greatly interested in fruit growing,
and has large interests in this industry.
His methods of growing large
orchards in an economical way are radically
different from old methods, but
they are successful, and beautiful fruit
is being borne on trees grown at a
minimum cost. The stock raised at
Arrowhead is pure bred and registered.
The Shetland ponies, often seen
from the car windows, are a delight to
the children passing by as well as to
children at Arrowhead. Horses are
no longer raised on the farm, other
stock being found more profitable.
Red Polled cattle, the great milk, butter
and beef breed, has been adopted
and the herd now numbers up in the
seventies. The calves run with their
mothers and get all the milk where
they can take it all, and often weigh
500 and 600 lbs at five and six months
of age. These calves readily bring
from $55 to $100 apiece, according to
sex, and very few ever stay to be a year
old on the farm. The latest addition
to the herd is "Ruths International"
No—, prize animal, whose sire and dam
have both been great prize-winners,
the dam taking a first prize at the International
Show both for quantity
and quality of milk. There is a fine
crop of calves at Arrowhead this
spring by this splendidly bred bull,
averaging as well as any we have ever
seen. The Red Polls are a beautiful
sight, grazing together on the mountain
side, smooth, blocky, handsome,
gentle, a solid rich red in color and
uniform in appearance. The Poland
China hogs are raised at this farm and
among the herd are the sons and
daughters, all registered, of the greatest
prizewinners in the country, hogs that
have sold from $2,500 to $7,000 each.
The Poland China is the triumph of
American skill in breeding, it has now
the fine grained flesh and heavy hams
of the best pork breeds, while for the
same amount of feed it will produce
more meat than any of them. A fine
flock of registered Dorsets are kept at
Arrowhead because they are the best for
early lambs, and this is where the
money lies for the southern sheep
raiser. They also yield splendid mutton
and good heavy fleeces of wool,
but in this respect are no better than
some of the down breeds. Pure bred
poultry is raised, the celebrated
"Ringlets" of the Barred Plymouth
Rocks, and a few white Brahmas and
White Holland Turkeys are on the
mountain, and Mammoth Bronze down
below. For years the Bronze Flock
at Arrowhead has been noted as one
of the best in the United States, gobblers
weighing from 45 to 51 lbs have
been raised, and both gobblers and hens
have taken prizes at Madison Square
Garden and other poultry shows. The
birds sell from $5.00 to $10.00, and eggs
for 50 cents each. An account of this
farm would be very incomplete without
a notice of the seed corn department.
For years Mr. Woods has been
growing Albemarle Prolific seed corn,
a variety gotten from a mixture of
Cocke's Prolific, flint and Virginia
Dent. This corn has yielded as much
as 1631-4 bushels (shelled gram) to the
acre at Arrowhead. It is a great grower
of fodder, and the best for ensilage aswell
as for grain. Some of the largest crops
ever grown in the Valley, and in Ohio,
Illinois and other great corn growing
States have been made with Albemarle
Prolific. It has been equally successful
in the South, last year taking first
place in the tests of the Georgia experiment
station. The crop is cut with
a harvester, shucked and shredded with
a machine. Corn is then picked over
and shelled for seed, and the shredded
fodder fed with molasses and cotton
seed meal to the stock. Arrowhead
farm has demonstrated that farming
pays in old Virginia. Everything is
conducted, not for show, or for appearance,
but for the practical good
there is in it from a business standpoint.
Year by year the fertility of
the soil is being increased by deep
plowing and the use of the manure
spreader, and occasionally some permanent
improvement, like the big Ohio
barn goes up, which adds to the economy
of the administration.

The Albemarle Orchard Company
owns the largest orchard in the State.
The company has now about 1500
acres of land, and has planted nearly
seventy thousand trees, principally
comet peaches and Albemarle pippins.
About 600 acres of the orchard have
been cleared from the forest and
planted. Some of these trees have
begun to bear, and last summer experimental
shipments of these mountain
grown peaches were shipped to Londan,
England, carrying in perfect condition
and bringing satisfactory prices.
On some of the young apple trees fine
fruit has already been gathered, which
has been awarded first premiums and
diplomas at different exhibition. The
improvements which the company has
put up are modern, up-to-date and attractive.
The officers are Samuel B.
Woods, president; Wm. B. Morgan,
secretary, and E. L. Douglass, superintendent.

James Perley & Sons.

For many years the name of Perley
has been connected with everything
that is the best in the furniture line in
this city and the mammoth establishment
occupied by James Perley &
Sons is the best testimonial of the
enormous business they enjoy. The
structure is at 100 to 108 West Main
street and is one of the largest and

finest in the city being of iron, three
stories in height and containing over
54,000 square feet of floor space, and a
large warehouse with 7,344 additional
square feet has just been completed.

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J. Vincent Perley—James Perley—J. W. Perley.

The company does a wholesale and
retail business in the furniture line,
and handle everything that comes
under the catalogue of furniture. They
also do a general undertaking business
and are as well equipped for this work
as any concern in the country. In
addition to carrying a full line of
wooden, cloth and metallic caskets,
shrouds and robes, the company has
four rubber tired hearses of the finest
design and pattern, and a fine ambulance
and casket wagon. All of the
firm members are registered embalmers
having graduated from Professor
Clark's School of Embalming
in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are assisted
in this branch of their business
by Mr. Bryant, also a registered embalmer
and one of the best known and
most experienced undertakers in the
South. In the furniture line their
trade extends over Albemarle, Greene,
Fluvanna and Nelson Counties and is
growing more expansive rapidly.
The present business grew from a most
modest beginning having been started
as a repair shop in 1855, Mr. Jas. Perley,
founder and head of the firm who was
born in Alexandria, Virginia, July 2,
1833, and came to Charlottesville with
his parents in 1841. He was educated
here and after completing his studies
entered the mercantile line. In 1855,
he determined to open a place for himself
and engaged in the furniture repairing
line. At the opening of the
war he enlisted as a corporal, and was
promoted Sergeant, in the Monticello
Guards, which was mustered into the
Confederate service as Company A.
Nineteenth Virginia Infantry, and
served with bravery and distinction in
the many notable battles in which his
company participated. Just prior to
the close of the war he was taken
prisoner at the battle of Harper's Ferry
and was held a prisoner until June
1865. After his release he returned to
this city, and in 1866 opened a furniture
store under the style of James
Perley. In four years his business
had increased to such an extent that
his quarters were far too small for him
and he secured his present location in
1874. He admitted his sons, J. V., J.
W. and C. M. into the firm in 1891,
and the style was changed to the present
one. Later Mr. C. M. Perley died
and there are now but three partners
in the concern. The elder Mr. Perley
is a prominent Mason. Both of the
sons were born in this city and Mr. J.
V. Perley is one of the most prominent
fraternal men in the South, being a
member of forty-two organizations
and treasurer of thirteen. He has
just returned from a trip to Egypt
and the Holy Lands. Mr. J. W.
Perley is an Odd Fellow, and belongs
to the Encampment and the Rebekas.

THE KING LUMBER COMPANY

Contractors and Builders.

The King Lumber Co. was organized
here in March, 1899, with W. W.
King as president and G. P. McNeill,
secretary and treasurer. Mr. King
had been in the contracting business
here for some fifteen years previous,
and had erected many handsome
buildings, notably the new buildings
at the University of Virginia after the

fire of 1895. Mr. McNeill is from the
long-leaf pine section of North Carolina
and is thoroughly acquainted with
its manufacture.

The Company bought the old Wheeler
place on the line of the Southern
Railroad and Preston Ave., converted
it into a lumber yard with warehouse
and sheds, and carry a large stock of
rough and dressed lumber of all kinds.
In 1896 they erected their present mill
building and put in a full line of
machinery for the manufacture of
building material, and they carry in
stock regular sizes of sash, doors,
blinds and general builders' supplies.
They are general contractors as well as
dealers, and though seeking large
contracts for public buildings and business
blocks, are in position to undertake
all classes of work.

Among the many fine buildings
recently erected by this firm we will
mention the following notable examples:
The Jefferson National Bank
building, at Charlottesville; The National

Valley Bank building, at
Staunton, Va., probably one of the
handsomest bank buildings in the
State; The Farmers' & Merchants'
National Bank building, at Winchester,
Va.; The Fauquier National Bank
building, at Warrenton, Va.; The Citizens'
National Bank building, at
Florence, S. C. They were also contractors
for the handsome new schoolhouse
building at Miller's School, the
Masonic Temple, at Culpeper, Va., and
Orange, Va.; The Peoples' National
Bank building, at Manassas, Va.; The
Jefferson Hotel, at Charles Town, W.
Va.; United States Post Office building,
at Goldsboro, N. C.; The $100,000.00
Courthouse and Post Office, at
the largest church building at Staunton,
the Mount Zion Baptist Church, and
they are now at work on the handsome
building for the Presbyterian
Church at Maxton, N. C. All these
buildings have been put up in the
best manner, with all modern improvements.
The recent extraordinary
rise in the price of lumber and, in fact,
all building material, will add somewhat
to the cost of future work, but
this Company's connections with the
best manufacturers of the country will
insure their securing every advantage
possible, and anyone wishing the best
class of work should communicate
with them before making contracts.
They accept work in any part of the
country, and have a force of skilled
workmen competent to undertake any
kind of building. The King Lumber
Company have long held a name for
honesty, square dealing and splendid
workmanship. When an order is
given to this concern you may be sure
that the work will be done just right
and on time. They are among our
most progressive and public spirited
citizens and fully deserve the patronage
of the people of Charlottesville.

Charlottesville Bargain House.

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Charles E. Hughes.

The word "bargain" has a pleasant
sound to the ear of every shopper and
the average woman will walk a mile
to get something she deems a bargain.
In Charlottesville however it is not
necessary to walk very far for in the
very heart of our business center we
have a store which is fairly teeming
with bargains. We refer to that large
and handsome emporium, The Charlottesville
Bargain House located at
No. 412 East Main street. Here can
be found everything that the ordinary
mortal requires, and at a much lower
price than they can be purchased elsewhere,
though the goods and articles
are equal in every respect, if not superior,
to those sold for higher prices at
other places. The building is a
spacious one having a floor area of
7,500 square feet and containing as
complete an assortment of goods as
can be found in nearly any city. The
company does a wholesale and retail
business, and the stock comprises dry
goods, millinery, fancy goods, shoes,
hats, clothing, and all kinds of
merchandise. The proprietor of this
concern is Mr. Charles E. Hughes,
and a more reliable or highly esteemed
man is not to be found in our city.
The store is under his direct personal
supervision and he has surrounded
himself with a corps of male and female
clerks who are experts in the various
lines in which they are assigned. In
addition to the business described
above, Mr. Hughes also owns a similar
establishment at Louisa, Virginia
known as the "Louisa Bargain House."
Aside from these two interests he deals
in railroad ties, piling, telephone and
telegraph poles, sawed lumber, bark,
sumac, etc. He also buys and sells
timber rights and lands and has a
splendid business in all these branches.
Mr. Hughes was born in Albemarle
County and has been engaged in the
mercantile line for the past fifteen
years. He moved to Charlottesville
ten years ago and launched his present
enterprise and made a success of the
venture from the start.

The majestic looking building with
its twenty or more stone steps corner
Main and Fourth Streets, was erected
at great expense in 1854 as the home of
the Monticello Bank and Albemarle
Insurance Co. The Bank failed and
many were the citizens who lost all
their savings.

J. B. ANDREWS.

Virginia and especially this portion
of it undoubtedly has a great future
before it as a stock raising center.
Though this industry is at present
somewhat immatured, it is rapidly increasing

and is being furthered by one
of the most successful horse and cattle
raisers in the entire South. We refer
to our esteemed and popular townsman
Mr. J. B. Andrews, the owner of
Oak Grove and Buckeyeland Stock
Farms. Since 1886 he has been engaged
in the enterprise and now owns five of
the most fertile and finely stocked
farms in the county. He makes a
specialty of Scotch short horn cattle
and high grade hackneys and other
horses. One of Mr. Andrews' farms
is located on Ivy Creek about seven
miles from this city, another at Crozet
and three at Buckeyeland, comprising
two thousand acres and the
finest specimens of stock. At the head
of his short horn cattle is the far famed
"Orange Merchant," grandson of
"Lavander Viscount," grand champion
of America and one of the most
famous short horn bulls in the
world. An own sister of "Orange
Merchant's" dam sold for $1,410 at E.
S. Donshey's sale in 1902, and he is
also related to "Orange Hero," sire of
the highest priced lot of heifers sold in
this country in fifteen years. Most of Mr.
Andrews' cattle are registered, and few

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"NIGHTINGALE" A. H. S. B. 220.

Sire Matchless Londesborough —— Dom Nitra A.
Property of J. B. Andrews.

herds in the country can compare with
them. At the head of his horses is
the famous sire "Nightingale," son
of "Matchless of Landesborogh," an
uncle of the famous "Forest King,"
twice winner of the Waldorf-Astoria
cup and the champion harness horse
of "America." Mr. Andrews' farms
are well equipped with buildings for
the housing of stock and attendants.
No man in the State has done more
for the advancement of stock raising
or farming than Mr. Andrews, and all
his friends are justly proud of the success
his efforts have attained. In addition
he has been shipping fancy bred horses
to the New York market for the past
twenty years, sending from one to two
carloads yearly. Mr. Andrews is also
a breeder of pure-bred and half-bred
hackney horses, high-class carriage
and saddle horses, polled, durham and
shorthorn cattle, berkshire hogs, etc.
Aside from this enterprise he has large
orchards located at Crozet and Ivy
Creek on which are 6,000 apple trees—
mostly wine saps and Albemarle pippins.
He is a large shipper of apples
to Europe. At No. 215 West Main
street he conducts a wholesale and
retail grocery business, carrying a full
line of staple and fancy groceries, fertilizers,
grain, feed, seeds, meats and
liquors for family and table use. While
the store is very large, it is not adequate
for the stock carried and the reserve
goods are kept in a large warehouse
on the C. & O. tracks. The
shipping and receiving facilities at
this building are unsurpassed and cars
can be unloaded in short order. Mr.
Andrews is now secretary of the Electoral
Board, and has been a member of
it ever since Charlottesville was made
a city. He is also vice-president of the
Albemarle Telephone Company. He
is an Odd Fellow and Heptasoph, and
a wide awake public spirited citizen.

H. K. Hawthorne & Co.

Almost every fortune of any great
magnitude had its foundation laid in
speculation and thousands have become
wealthy in short order by some
wise investment in stocks, bonds, etc.
In Charlottesville there is quite a coterie
of speculators, and the popular exchange

of Mr. H. K. Hawthorne
affords them the best facilities. Mr.
Hawthorne's offices are located in suite
No. 11-12 old Post Office building and
are handsomely fitted. A corps of expert
operators and board markers are
employed and large comfortable rocking
chairs are provided for the accommodation
of guests and patrons. The
enterprise represents the Eunis &
Stoppani Company, of New York city,
and V. P. Randolph, & Co., Philadelphia,
both members of the New
York Stock Exchange, and are
conceded to be among the leaders
in the East. Private wires run direct
from Mr. Hawthorne's place to the
offices of the mentioned companies
and every change is marked here a
second or so after it has been recorded
in New York. Mr. Hawthorne handles
stocks, bonds, grains and cotton on a
cash or margin basis and has a large
patronage. Mr. Hawthorne was born
in Alabama and was educated there.
Four years ago he came to this city
and entered the real estate line with
Mr. Randolph under the firm name of

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MONTICELLO KENNELS,

Located in Charlottesville are the
famous Monticello Kennels, owned
and conducted by Mr. A. M. Whitlock,
a gentleman who has devoted
many years to the study and breeding
of Llewellen Setters and Pointers for
the market. His dogs are all of the
purest blood and are the direct
descendents of the World Champion
Count Gladstone IV, and Champion
Rodfield. The dogs from these kennels
generally win the prizes for their
class at any bench show whereever
exhibited.

Randolph & Hawthorne. He was
quite successful in this, but January 1,
1905, decided to change his vocation
and launched his present enterprise.
He is a young man of splendid business
ability and through his fair and
honest treatment of patrons has won a
high place in the opinion of the public.
He is quite prominent in Masonie
circles and is an Odd Fellow and
member of the Knights of Pythias.

Good news travels; not so rapidly
as bad news, of course, but it travels.
Do a good thing, and people will hear
of it in time.

E. Frank Fischer.

Few arts have made greater advance
in the last half century than photography,
and to compare the magnificently
finished work of today with the
crude tin types and daguerreotypes of
twenty five years ago is like comparing
a ray of sunshine to the blackness
of a dungeon. Of the photograghers
of Charlottesville none is more expert
or has a better trade than Mr. E. F.
Fischer, who although only a newcomer
here is already looked upon as a
leader. Mr. Fischer's studio is located
at 118 West Main Street and is one
of the most finely furnished in the
State, containing all the most modern
and latest appliances necessary for
getting the best results. He has a
large and varied assortment of scenery
for use as backgrounds and his artistic
posing of subjects cannot be excelled.
He does general work and his line of
folders and mountings cannot be
duplicated outside of the largest galleries
in the Metropolitan cities. While
doing both time, sitting and instantaneous
work Mr. Fischer makes a
speciality of time poses of infants and
children and has a wide reputation for
the excellence of his work in this
branch. He also does pastel, water
color and crayon work and is quite
proficient in the art of enlarging pictures.
In the way of outside views of
prominent places he keeps a fine stock
including "Monticello" Madison and
Roosevelt homes. The subject of
this sketch was born in Staunton,
Augusta County, Virginia, and after
leaving school entered the photo business
in his native city. He was for a
time with Bell, the famous artist of
Washington. He was quite successful
and remained there for several years.
He then transferred operations to Norfolk
where success again crowned his

efforts. Eighteen months ago he came
here and opened a studio at 409 E. Main
Street. He soon gained a wide reputation
for the splendid quality of his
work, and his trade grew so rapidly

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E. Frank Fisher.

that he was forced to seek larger quarters
and secured his present spacious
suite. He is prominent fraternally
being Lieutenant Commander in the
Knights of the Maccabees and Musical
Director in the Odd Fellows. Aside
from his business Mr. Fischer is quite
popular and stands high in the social
world.

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The Late Prof. R. H. Rawlings.

Founder of Rawlings Institute.

To thy own self be true.

And it must follow as the night the day
Thou cans't not then be false to any
man.—Shakespeare.

Charlottesville and Albemarle R. R. Co.

One of Charlottesville's greatest
blessings is undoubtedly its street car
service. People of today may well
wonder how the town ever got along

before the trolley came. The Charlottesville
and Albemarle railway has
not only been the medium of furnishing
rapid transportation to all the
most important parts of the city but
has been the means of greatly increasthe
value of real estate in this section.
The electric system has been in operation
some six years and is the successor
of the old horse car line that had been
running for nine years prior to that
time. The company owns about four
miles of track, which runs from the
foot of Main Street near the C. & O.
Depot along the entire length of this
thoroughfare to the University of Virginia,
where a branch runs to Fry's
Springs, a well known summer resort
whose healing waters are renowned far
and wide, and where, also, is located
the splendid Jefferson Park Hotel,
which during the summer months is
patronized with boarders from all
sections of the country. The Jefferson
is most elegantly fitted throughout.
The sleeping rooms are large, ceilings
high, with an abundance of light, sunshine,
pure mountain air and perfect
ventilation. The lawns are large with
plenty of grand old trees, swings and
shady nooks with hammocks. All
around the hotel grounds are wild
mountain woodlands and from the
front porch and windows may be had
an exquisite view of Monticello, the
home of Thomas Jefferson, third President
of the United States, and author
of the Declaration of American Independence.
The trolley line passes
every important store in the city, all
the leading hotels, the Auditorium,
the Union Depot and in fact every
thing of any real interest in Charlottesville.
During the summer months
five open cars are run and the merry
voices and happy faces of the trolley
parties to and from the park and
springs show how much the rides are
enjoyed and the line is appreciated.
In the winter time when Jack Frost is
doing his worst the cars are well
heated and comfortable. The officers of
the Company are men of sterling worth
all of whom have made their mark
in the world of commercial and
financial walks. The president is
Channing M. Bolton, Vice-president,
J. B. Moon; Secretary, C. J. Rixey;
Treasurer, Lew Wood; General Superintendent,
R. R. Case; Assistant Superintendent,
R. H. Fife. The company also
operates the electric light and power
works and furnish all the city electric
lights and motor power used for
manufacturing purposes, also the
splendid Jefferson Park Hotel, and
Frys Springs named above, as well as
a twentieth century cold storage plant.

E. G. Haden.

One of the most enterprising and
energetic men in our city and one who
by the outlay of his capital has added
greatly to its architectural beauty is

Mr. E. G. Haden. As a public officer,
philanthropist and man of business
no one has a longer or more honorable
record than he. Mr. Haden believes
in improving every

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moment and
not a second of
his time is spent
in idleness. In
addition to conducting
a large
real estate business
Mr. Haden
deals in feed and
grain and operates
a grist mill.
He also buys
property and erects houses to sell,
loans money on real estate security
and is a Justice of the Peace. His
office is located at 524 E. Main Street
and is elaborately fitted. Mr.
Haden was born in Fluvanna
county and after completing his education
engaged in farming and stock
raising which he continued until ten
years ago, when he moved to this city
and entered the real estate field.
Later he erected the grist mill and
engaged in the feed and grain business.
Eight years ago he was appointed
Justice of the Peace to fill out an unexpired
term and since then has been
elected to the office without opposition.
He does a general business in the real
estate line, renting, buying and selling
property and negotiating loans. As a
Justice of the Peace he decides minor
civil suits and small criminal cases.

J. F. Harlan.

The general merchandise business is
one which has added greatly to the
prosperity of Charlottesville, and
among those who have established a
large trade and a wide reputation for
fair and honest dealings in this line the
most prominent is Mr. J. F. Har'an
of No. 214 West Main street. The
store is one of the largest and most attractive
on that thoroughfare, and the
stock carried comprises everything in
the way of general merchandise,
groceries, hay, grain, mill feed, etc.
Only the best and purest grades are
handled and the large trade enjoyed
is the best evidence of the quality and
the lowness of his prices. Mr. Harlan
was born at Afton Depot, Nelson
County, and resided there until the

opening of the war, when he tendered
his services to the cause of Dixie and
enlisted as a private in Company "B,"
Fifty Second Virginia Infantry. He
served with distinction and bravery
during many notable battles. While
in camp one day he was crippled by a
horse and so badly injured that he was
incapacitated from service for ever two
years. After his recovery he rejoined
his company, and two days before the
surrender at Appomattox he was
captured at Amelia Courthouse and
sent to Point Lookout where he was
confined until June 18th, 1865. After
his release he returned home, and in
1868 entered the mercantile business.
In 1881 he came to Charlottesville and

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The Popular Jefferson Park Hotel.

launched his present enterprise just
across the street from where he is
now located. These quarters soon
proved inadequate for the trade he
controlled, and he purchased the site
and erected the building he now occupies.
Mr. Harlan is prominent in
Masonic circles.

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Union Depot Dining Rooms—Conducted by Tinder & Son.

Tinder & Son.

The splendid, spacious and attractive
restaurant located at the Union Depot
and conducted by Q. T. and C. J.
Tinder under the firm name of Tinder
& Son is one of the very best establishments
of its kind in the South. From
the picture it may readily be seen
what a clean, well kept and handsome
looking place it is. This restaurant is
known to thousands of the traveling
public all of whom are loud in their
praises for the superb service, good
food and reasonable prices. Messrs.
Tinder & Son have conducted the business
here since 1903, and have done
all in their power to make it one of
the very best eating places in the
State. The meals served here compare
favorably with those of the
best hotels in the largest cities, out
side of such ultra-fashionable and
extravagant places as the St. Regis,
Waldorf-Astoria of New York, or the
New Willard of Washington, and this,
to a restaurant keeper in a town the
size of Charlottesville is surely a flattering
testimonial. Mr. C. J. Tinder
has general supervision of the establishment
and sees to it that everything
works in a first class manner. In
fraternal circles he is an Elk and is very
popular with all who have the pleasure
of his acquaintance. Mr. Q. T.
Tinder is a gentlemen of fine executive
ability and one who is held in the
highest esteem by our people.

W. Rice Barksdale.

There are but few more progressive
or enterprising young men in Charlottesville
than Mr. W. Rice Barksdale
estimator and general Superintendent
of the Charlottesville Lumber Company.
Mr. Barksdale was born in

Albemarle County Nov. 8, 1859 and
received a good public school education.
He came to Charlottesville and
served an apprenticeship with the contracting
firm of Vandegrift & Walter
and owing to his steady habits and
extraordinary skill it was not long
before he was made foreman. He later
accepted a position with the New
South Mining & Improvement Company
and for them superintended the
construction of the county road bridge
over the Clinch river between the
Counties of Russell and Wise. After
this he located in Salem Va., and conducted
a general contracting business
until 1895, and while here married
Miss Lucy Walters. In July of the
year mentioned Mr. Barksdale returned
to Charlottesville and became
the general superintendant for the
firm of Vandegrift & Son and with
them remained until 1897 when he
entered the employ of the well known
and extensive Charlottesville Lumber
Company where he still remains in

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Residence of S. C. Chancellor.

the previously mentioned capacity.
Mr. Barksdale is one of Charlottesville's
most popular citizens. He is a resident
of the First Ward from where he was
elected in April to succeed R. T. W.
Duke as City Councilman. Mr.
Barksdale is a veteran of the famous
old Monticello Guard in which he was
a non-commissioned officer serving as
Sergeant, being appointed from the
ranks by James L. Gordon. Mr.
Barksdale is the owner of a nice residence
on the Jefferson Memorial Road,
Belmont, and it is a home well worthy
of such a sterling citizen as he.

The H. C. Marchant Mfg. Co.

One of the new industries here,
which will undoubtedly add greatly to
the already wide reputation of the
community as a manufacturing center
is The H. C. Marchant Manufacturing
Co. The commodious plant of this company
is located on the North side of
the city. The building is a two-story
brick with a floor space of 6,325 square
feet, and is equipped with the most
modern machinery, and improvements
are being made as rapidly as the
growth of the business warrants. The
company devotes itself exclusively to
the manufacture of overalls and coats
of every grade. These goods have a
wide reputation. The company has
been in operation three years, was incorporated
in the latter part of 1902,
and like every new enterprise it experienced
great difficulty in securing and
training help. Its trade is steadily
increasing. At present the plant gives
employment to about 75 employees,
and this force will be increased from
time to time as necessity demands.
The basis upon which the trade is being
built is "NO SKIMPING," "Best

Material," "Full Cut," and "HONEST
MAKE;" to this idea of the President
of the Company, who has always
advocated the use of only the best
grade of goods, is due the success the
company has so far attained. The
trade already extends to the two Virginias,
Western and Central Kentucky,
Tennessee, Northern Alabama, Georgia,
the two Carolinas, and is rapidly gaining
ground in whatever territory the
goods are shown. At present there
are four salesmen employed and the
company is doing a large mail order
business. The officers of the company
are H. C. Marchant, President; R. P.
Valentine, Vice-President; W. O.
Watson, Treasurer, and C. B. Somerville,
Secretary and General Manager.
Mr. Marchant is a native of this place,
is interested in many enterprises, being
President of the Charlottesville
Woolen Mills Company (of national
reputation), director in the Peoples'
National Bank, etc. Mr. Valentine
was also born here. In addition to the
interest described above he is identified
with several other industries. Mr.
Watson is freight and passenger agent
and general manager for the C. & O.
Railway Co. at this point. Mr.
Somerville is a native of Culpeper
county and for a number of years was
engaged in the queensware business in
Staunton. He came here when the
company was formed, and much of
its success is due to his untiring
efforts. The future of this company
is undoubtedly assured.

Brown Milling Company.

To have her bread and biscuits "the
best" is the aim of every housewife,
but in order to do so they must have
the best flour, and those of this city are
fortunate in this respect, having at
their very doors the plant of the Brown
Milling Company, whose output is
conceded to have few peers and no
superiors in the entire South. The
plant of the company is located in
East Main street, and is one of the
most complete of its kind in the
country. The main building is a five-story
structure with a combined floor
space of 13,440 square feet, and is fitted
with the latest and most modern improved
machinery known to the milling
art. This building is devoted to
the manufacture of flour and meal,
office and storage purposes and a
cooperage, the concern manufacturing
its own barrels. A large number of
hands are employed and the mill has
a capacity of 120 barrels of flour and
500 bushels of meal per day. They
manufacture "Roller Patent" and
"High Grade" family flour, their
leading brands being "Albemarle
Lily," "Monticello Pride," "Royal
Straight," "Whole Wheat," "Peoples
Choice" and "Extra." All of
these are favorites in the South and
are ready sellers. Although this concern
is a new one the owners are
experienced millers, having been engaged
in it for many years, and have
by the purity and extra quality of
their goods built up a most substantial
trade which extends over this entire
section. This mill is not only of great
benefit to Charlottesville but to Albemarle
county and surrounding counties
by furnishing a splendid market for
grain. The company was formed
about two years ago succeeding Brown
Graves & Company. The present
owners are Gilbert M. Brown, J. Y.
Brown and C. W. Browning. Mr.
Gilbert Brown, senior member, was
born in Rappahannock County, Virginia,
and was educated there. After
leaving school he entered his present
line and has engaged in it continuously
for twenty-three years. He formerly
conducted a place at Culpeper, Va.,
but came here four years ago and
formed the firm of Brown, Graves &
Company, which existed until the formation
of the new firm. He is active
in fraternal circles, being an Elk and
taking great interest in that order.
Mr. J. Y. Brown, brother of the senior
partner, was also born in Rappahannock
County, and has been engaged in
making flour since leaving school
twenty-one years ago. He had an
establishment at Luray for several
years, but disposed of it to enter into
partnership with his brother. He is
prominent in Masonic circles, being a
Knight Templar. Mr. Browning, like
his partners, is a son of Rappahannock
County, where he now resides.
He is devoted to agricultural pursuits,
and his place is one of the finest and
most fertile in this far-famed section.
All are men of sterling character whose
reputation for fair business dealings is
an enviable one.

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Plant of the Brown Milling Company.

Lupton & Lupton.

A progressive concern which is doing
much to enhance the prestage of
Charlottesville as a manufacturing
centre is that of Lupton & Lupton
who were established in 1904. They
are manufacturers of concrete blocks,
and cement, and do a general stone contracting
and building business. They
are the owners and patentees of concrete
or artificial stone for construction
purposes. A large force of skilled
and experienced mechanics are provided
with constant employment.
These blocks are made with unusual
care and accuracy of the best and most
durable material, and the skill which
is applied to every phase and feature
of the production has led to an extended
and steadily increasing demand
throughout the country. They erected
the front of Flannagan & Allegre's
handsome new stable, also the splendid
residence of George B. Marshall,
at Locust Grove and the home of E.
E. Stratton on East Jefferson street.
New business is constantly pouring in
and well it should, for the concern
have an excellent reputation for good
workmanship, and square and honest
dealing with their fellow men. The
firm is composed of W. N. and John
L. Lupton, both of whom are natives
of Albemarle County. Mr. W. N.
Lupton learned his trade under William
Larner, of Staunton. Lupton &
Lupton it should be added, are the
sole owners in the district of Charlottesville
and Albemarle County of
Harmon S. Palmer's Hollow Concrete
Building Blocks, in which line they
do a very large business.

It is safer to trust your eyes than
your ears when a man argues religion
while his wife carries in the water.

S. C. CANCELLOR.

"University Drug Store."

Under the wise and careful management
of Mr. S. C. Chancellor, his
splendid drug establishment located
near the University of Virginia, has
gained an enviable reputation for pure
goods, reasonable prices and accuracy
in compounding prescriptions, and to

day stands second to none in this
section of the State. This is the head-quarters
for students, for they know
well that here is carried the largest
and most varied assortment of the
purest drugs, toilet articles, perfumes,
stationary, etc. Mr. Chancellor makes
a specially of his prescription department.
He is a registered pharmacist
himself, and employs none but the
most competent assistants. Physicians,
professors and students all
speak in the highest terms of the
University Drug Store and extend to
it a most liberal patronage. The place
is elegantly fitted and furnished and
has a most attractive appearance.
Mr. Chancellor who is an exceedingly
popular business man, for a long time

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Residence of George E. Marshall, Sr.—Locust Grove.

served as head clerk for the former
proprietor Mr. R. C. A. Seiburg in 1891.
Mr. Chancellor is a prominent Mason
and Knight Templar. He is a native
of Virginia and was raised in Spottsylvania
County.

Randolph Lumber Company.

Although this concern is a new one
it is by reason of the manifest superiority
of the goods handled and the exceedingly
low prices at which they are
sold that their trade is rapidly increasing
in every direction. The Randolph
Lumber Corporation is backed
by Richmond capital where the head-quarters
are located. The officers are
all men of fine business qualifications
and are as follows: W. L. Smith, president,
W. S. P. Mayo, (Richmond)
vice president, H. T. Burnley, (Richmond)
secretary, and C. R. Randolph,
general manager. The plant is located
on the Chesapeake & Ohio railway
outside the city limits. The corporation
are wholesalers and jobbers in
building material of every description
in the way of, lumber, laths, shingles,
etc., and are manufacturers of insulator
pins and brackets. The
trade extends throughout the Northern
and Western States and is constantly
increasing. They are ever ready to
furnish estimates and bids on application,
and it will prove profitable to
obtain their figures before going elsewhere.
The business in all respects is
admirably conducted and is exercising
a special bearing on the promotion of
the city building interests. President
Smith is the district manager of the New
York Life Insurance Company and is
a member of its One Hundred Thousand
Dollar Club, to which only agents
or managers who do that amount of
business annually are eligible. Mr.
Randolph is well known in the commercial
life of this section. For many
years he was engaged in real estate
and insurance operations, and at one
time was president of the Charlottesville
Brick Company.

Charlottesville Canning Company.

Charlottesville being located in the
heart of one of the most fertile agricultural
and fruit cultivating districts of
the South, it is natural that the packing
industry here should be one of
large proportions. One of the representative
enterprises is the Charlottesville
Canning Company, whose works
are equipped with all the very latest
improved machinery and appliances.
The capacity of the plant is about 30,000
cans a day and from thirty to fifty
hands and more are employed in the
height of the season. The company
are packers of all sorts of fruits and
vegetables, specialties being made however,
of choice sweetcorn, fruits and
pumpkins, all of which are recognized as
standard goods of the very finest quality.
The productions of the company
have achievd a reputation extending

throughout the entire country for
general purity, flavor and uniform
excellence. The Charlottesville Canning
Company was established and
incorporated in 1905, under the laws of
Virginia. The officers are Major C.
M. Bolton, president, and C. G. Maphis,

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Plant of the Charlottesville Canning Company.

secretary and treasurer. The
board of directors consists of Capt.
Thomas P. Peyton, T. J. Wills, L. T.
Hanckel, J. Thornton, Thompson J.
Brown, Jr., W. M. Lile, R. A. Watson,
C. H. Walker, all of whom are gentlemen
too well known in commercial and
financial circles to require any introduction.
In connection with the canning
plant an excellent cider mill is
conducted, from which some forty
barrels of the finest cider ever drank
by mortal man is turned out daily.
The company operates their own electric
light plant and water works, and
in every respect it will be readily seen
that the company is most progressive,
and one that Charlottesville should be
justly proud of. President Bolton is
also the president of the Charlottesville
& Albemarle Railway Company, and
is interested in other enterprises. Mr.
Maphis is of the well known real estate
firm of Maphis, Shaw & Offley, and is
one of our most public spirited men of
affairs, and has long been a very
active member of the Chamber of Commerce.

Vandegrift & Fitch.

Ranking high among the representative
firms of Charlottesville is that
of Vandegrift & Fitch, contractors and
builders, 326 West Main street, who
have been established here since 1902.
The individual members are Robert C.
Vandegrift and J. Samuel Fitch, both
of whom are gentlemen of the highest
standing in local commercial and
financial circles. They have acquired
a high reputation for superior skill as
building contractors, and many are
the substantial structures in this
vicinity that stand as monuments to
their ability and enterprise. They
have successfully solved the complex
problem of how to utilize the minimum
of building area with the maximum of
accomodation and architectural beauty
and design, and always aim to secure
for the owners the best results within
the limits of estimates. Among their
more recent contracts may be mentioned
the remodeling of "Birdwood,"
the beautiful home of Charles Edgar.
They also built the superb residence of
J. Sanders Maulsby, another for Mrs.
Wm. A. Watson, on Wertland street,
built the extension to the public school
building, altered the Southern Railway

depot, constructed the residences
of Dr. Johnson, John White, Prof.
Francis P. Dunnington, and superintended
the erection of Madison Hall,
and the Young Mens Christian Association
of the University of Virginia. By just prices and superior workmanship
the business of the firm has continued
to steadily increase. A specialty
is made of the remodeling
of stores and offices, and jobbing of all
kinds receives their prompt attention.
Mr. Vandegrift, the senior member of
the firm, was born in Albemarle
County, January 23, 1832, and received
a good common school education. He
has always been a man of spotless integrity,
known to and trusted by the
people of the entire county. He is a
man of convictions, moral courage,
prudence, and good common sense,

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Home of J. R. Hidy.

who has always been familiar with
the interests of the community, and was
a soldier who fought for his native
State and the right as he saw it. After
his school days were ended he served
five years apprenticeship with his
father, and then formed a partnership
under the firm name of Wingfield &
Vandegrift, which continued until
April 16, 1861, when his company, the
Monticello Guard, was ordered to the
front to take part in the great civil
war then about to burst with all its
indescribable horrors. The Monticello
Guard became a part of 19th Virginia
Infantry, Picketts' Division, Longstreets'
Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
After the battle of Gettysburg
he was transferred and promoted to a
Sergeantcy in Company "G," First
Engineers, Army of North Virginia,
in which capacity he served until the
surrender at Appomattox. He was
wounded but once, and that was at the
2nd battle of Manassas. After the war
he was connected with the Chesapeake
& Ohio railway for a brief period, and
then located in Richmond for a while.
In 1866 he decided to return to Charlottesville,
and formed the contracting
firm of Darrow & Co. In 1875, they
were succeeded by Walter & Vandegrift.
In 1880 Mr. Vandegrift's son
bought out Mr. Walter's interests, and
the firm of Vandegrift & Son was
formed and continued until 1896, when
the firm of Walter & Vandegrift was
formed, only to be dissolved by the
death of Mr. Walter by an accident.
Mr. Vandegrift is a member of the
Masonic fraternity and the Baptist
church. Mr. J. Samuel Fitch resides
at 207 Monticello Avenue. He is a
native of Albemarle County. From
1890 until 1895 he was a gallant member
of the Monticello Guard in which
he was a non-commissioned officer.
He has been a carpenter and builder
all his life, and is a member of the
Methodist church.

J. R. Hidy & Co.

"Quick sales for cash and small profits"
is the maxim upon which one of
the most prosperous stores in this
thriving city was built. We refer to
the mammoth establishment at 200
and 202 West Main Street conducted
by our energetic fellow townsmen,
Mr. J. R. Hidy, trading under the firm
name of Hidy & Company. The
stores accupied by Mr. Hidy are commodious
having 10,500 square feet of
floor space. The stock comprises
everything in the way of staple and
fancy grocries, dry goods, notions toys,
etc. and the company does a wholesale
and retail business. One department
of the lower floor is devoted to
the dry goods line and here can be
purchased "everything to wear." The
adjoining store is utilized for the
grocery department, and contains as

fine and choice a collection of "everything
to eat" as can be found in any
store in the country. Mr. Hidy sells
his goods strictly for cash and at from
three to five per cent lower than any
other store in the city. Many people
marvel how this can be done but the
secret is simple, he buys in carload
lots, pays cash for his goods thereby
getting not only a discount but by
buying in such quantities gets things
much lower than if purchased piecemeal.
The second floor of the building
is used exclusively for reserve
stock and over $12,000 worth of goods
are kept there at all times ready for
use should occasion demand. The
proprietor of this enterprise has been
in the mercantile business for thirty-five
years and is thoroughly familiar
with all its details, but attributes his
great success solely to the business
methods detailed above. Mr. Hidy
was born in Highland County Va.,
and after completing his education
engaged in the live stock business.
Thirty-five years ago he moved to
Augusta County and entered the mercantile
business and see years ago
came here and opened his present concern.
He is a prominent Mason and
Odd Fellow.

Everyone loves power, even if he
does not know what to do with it.

Henry B. Sparks.

Of the various lines whose combined
interests have exerted such a beneficial
effect on our general trade and one of
importance, is that of the electrical contractor
and repairer of automobiles and
bicycles. Actively engaged in this

line in Charlottesville we find Mr.
Henry B. Sparks of 316 West Main
street, and he has the entire field to
himself being with out competition in
this city or vicinity. He is a thorough
mechanic and is an expert in every
branch of the business. Work in the
lines mentioned above is accomplished
at short notice in the most approved
manner at very reasonable and
honest prices. Mr. Sparks has been
established in business since 1901 and
has succeeded in building up a most
prosperous and successful enterprise.
Mr. Sparks was born in Madison
County, but has been a resident of
Charlottesville for many years, during
which time be has gained for himself
a splendid reputation among the people
of this section.

A. C. Brechin & Son.

Our city has a large coterie of literary
people and the most popular place for
supplying their wants is at "The Book
Store" of which Messrs. A. C. Brechin
& Son are the proprietors. This handsome
emporium is located at No. 200
East Main street and contains one of
the largest and handsomest stocks
carried in the Old Dominion. Books
of all descriptions, from the renowned
classics and work of standard authors
to the cheap and lighter literature are
carried. The place also has a line of
periodicals, text-books, stationery,
wall paper, art goods, pictures and
picture frames, cards for holiday

seasons etc. While the prices are low
the goods are of the finest quality, and
the firm has a large patronage in all
its departments. The concern was
established by Mr. A. C. Brechin in
1870 and was conducted under his
name until 1900, when his son Mr. A.
Mr. Brechin was taken into partnership
and the style changed to its
present one. The elder Mr. Brechin
was born in Scotland and came to this
country in 1865. He first located in
Philadelphia, where he engaged in
business and remained there five years.
In 1870 he came to Charlottesville and
has since resided here. He is a prominent
member of the City Council. Mr.
A. M. Brechin, was born in this city
and entered the business after completing
his education. Both gentlemen
are highly esteemed by their
fellow citizens and have an enviable
reputation for sterling character and
honest business methods.

Our deeds determine us as well as we
detemrine our deeds.—George Elliot.

Carter House.

A typical daughter of the South,
and a hustling, energetic and progressive
business woman withal is Mrs. S.
L. Anderson, for many years the successful
owner and conductor of the old
Carter House, located on Main Street,
almost directly opposite the Union
Depot. The Carter House was founded
by Mrs. Anderson's mother, Mrs. Caroline
Carter, who was one of the leading
and most popular hotel keepers of Charlottesville.
The house is patronized
the year round by many of the
travelling men, tourists and health
seekers who come to the city. The
hospitable, accommodating Mrs. Anderson,
hostess of the old Carter House,
has always a personal welcome for
everyone of her patrons, and personally
sees that each and all is made comfortable.
The homelike, courteous
spirit of the place reminds the northern
visitor of colonial days in the chivalrous
old South. The house throughout
is fitted with all modern conveniences,
easily accessible baths,
steam heat, gas, cozy, scrupulously
clean, airy and comfortable rooms, a
spacious, well appointed dining room,
seating sixty to seventy people, where
an excellent, substantial meal is
served. Pleasant parlors, smoking
and reading rooms add to the attractiveness
of the house. To give an idea
of Mrs. Anderson's success as a hotel
proprietor it may be mentioned that the
average patronage of the Carter House

during each month of the year,
amounts to between 250 and 300 people.
The Carter House, as mentioned
above, was named after Mrs. Anderson's
mother, the late Mrs. Caroline Carter,

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The Carter House.

who was born and bred in Charlottesville
and came from one of the best
families of the old South.

W. A. Lankford.

A very popular enterprise in this
city, as well and a thoroughly reliable
one, is that conducted by Mr. W. A.
Lankford between First and Ridge
streets. Mr. Lankford is one of the
leading florists of middle Virginia and
his skill, taste and judgment unite
happily in providing floral decorations
for events of every description. Mr.
Lankford who is a thoroughly accomplished
florist and horticulturist
established his present business four

years ago, since which period he has
built up an influential patronage with
the best classes of society. He owns
and occupies fifteen acres of land, ten
thousand square feet of which is under
glass. He keeps constantly on hand,
palms, tropical plants and rare exoties,
choice cut flowers of all kinds, roses,
carnations, lilies of the valley, etc.
Mr. Lankford makes a specialty of
decorating churches, ballrooms, residences,
etc., and supplies floral outfits
at short notice for balls, weddings,
parties and funerals. His skill is
noted, his figurative prices are appropriate
and reasonable, and the assortment

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Dry Goods Emporium of B. F. Dickerson.

is always large enough to meet
all tastes. Here also may be found all
the well known vegetable plants in
season. As a landscape gardner Mr.
Lankford has no peers in this vicinity,
and he has just completed his labors
in the Hebrew cemetery and the
grounds of the C. & O. Depot, both of
which are well worth seeing. Mr.
Lankfords' life has been a varied one.
He is an ex-superintendent of city
streets and sanitation, and he supervised
the opening of many new streets.
He was also superintendent of the
Telephone Company here for six
years, and train dispatcher for the C.
& O. railway for seven years. He is
now superintending the erection of the
new fire house on Vinegar Hill

If a man were his own enemy, what
stories he could tell on himself

B. F. Dickerson.

In the dry goods line the emporium
conducted by Mr. B. F. Dickerson is
by far the most prominent and enjoysa
trade excelled by no similar concern in
Charlottesville. The handsome building
occupied by this flourishing enterprise
is located at 212 and 214 East
Main street, and is one of the most
commodious in the city, having two
floors with a space of 10,530 square feet.
The stock is selected from only the
finest materials, and comprises dry
goods, fancy goods, notions, dress
goods, millinery, cloaks, furs, bedclothes,
carpets, rugs, mattings, etc. A
large corps of competent and courteous
clerks and salesladies are employed,
and every visitor whether for the purpose
of purchasing or just to inspect,
the immense stock is assured of the
most polite attention. The concern
was established in 1892 under the firm
name of Dickerson & Richardson and
continued until 1901, when Mr.
Richardson died. His interest was purchased
by Mr. Dickerson, who has since
conducted the enterprise alone. As a
merchant and man of sterling character
and business qualities none enjoys a
more enviable reputation than he. Mr.
Dickerson was born in Greene County,
and came here twenty years ago. He entered
the dry goods line in the capacity
of salesman, and by indefatigable perseverance
and close application to business
attained his present high position.

ALBEMARLE MILLS.

Landrum Brothers.

Many of the industries of the city of
Charlottesville have obtained a wide
importance among the enterprises of
Virginia, and of these we cannot fail to
be impressed with the wide extent and
scope of the business conducted by the
Albemarle Mills, owned and operated
by the Landrum Brothers. Throughout
this section of the county there are
few men who are more progressive and
enterprising than these gentlemen, and
their splendid business has continued
to increase and expand until today the
trade extends throughout the tanning
and extract business of the entire
East. Landrum Brothers are grinders
and wholesale dealers in barks
and sumae which are extensively
used for dyeing and tanning purposes.
While the goods are called
for throughout the country generally
the business principally is confined to
the Northern and Eastern markets.
The range of products manufactured by
the Albemarle Mills have achieved a
high reputation for their superior and
excellent quality, and are always in
great demand. The works are located
on four and one half acres of land, and
are equipped with all the very latest
and best known machinery and appliances
and have also a switch of 1200
feet connecting with the C. & O.
tracks. Every kind of laborsaving
device is used to facilitate the work of
handling goods. Landrum Brothers are
known all over the State, and no concern
has a better reputation for reliability

and fair dealing, and the enterprise
has done it part towards making
this vicinity a manufacturing centre.
The firm employs a large number of
men all of whom draw liberal salaries.
Landrum Brothers purchase nearly all
their product in this county and State
and pay the highest market price.
They are heavy shippers of stick bark
and leaf sumac, but their leading
specialty is the prepared product. The
company has a large capital and every
requirement to conduct a most successful
business. Both gentlemen are natives
of Eastern Virginia and reside at
Luray, where Mr. C. F. Landrum is
cashier of the Page Valley Bank and
largely interested in the electric power
plant there and other leading enterprises.
Mr. F. M. Landrum was for twenty
one years associated with a prominent
wholesale shoe house of Baltimore.
About two years ago he entered into
the present enterprise of which he sees
to the general management. He is an
enthusastic Knight Templar.

The Leterman Company.

Department stores have proved a
boon to shoppers, as they enable a person
to purchase everything in one
place and thus save much time and
walking. The undisputed leaders in
this line here are The Leterman Company,
whose mammoth building contains
nearly 50,000 square feet of floor
space. To enumerate everything carried
in this vast establishment would require
a volume, for there is nothing for
men, women and children's wear that
cannot be found in this house. Aside
from apparel, they have a complete assortment
of carpets, mattings, oilcloths,
notions, toilet articles, fancy goods, etc.
The building is lighted by gas and electricity,
there being 266 incandescent
and 25 are lights. The Lampson
cash trolley system is used, and a
large force of courteous and competent
clerks are employed. The business
was established in 1852 by Mr. Simon
Leterman, father of the present proprietors.
In 1899 the company was incorporated.
The officers are: Phillip
Leterman, president; J. J. Leterman,
vice-president and treasurer, and B. W.
Leterman, secretary, all of whom are
natives of Charlottesville.

G. F. Spitzer.

Nothing is more pleasing to the eye
of the average person than a tempting
array of groceries in a store that presents
an inviting appearance, and of

the men engaged in the fancy grocery
line in this city Mr. G. F. Spitzer is
the undisputed leader. His place is
located at 413 East Main Street. The
structure is a commodious one having
1260 square feet of floor space, every
foot of which is required for the large
stock. While Mr. Spitzer carries
groceries and produce of every description
he makes a feature of high
grade foreign and domestic fancy
groceries and table delicacies. His assortment
in this line cannot be duplicated
outside of the metropolitan cities.
Among his leaders are Pinmoney
pickels, Heinz's specialities, Foss
candies, Beech Nut bacons and hams,
game, fresh vegetables and York River
oysters in season. The interior of the
store is very handsome, being finished
in a delicate snow white while the bins
and showcases are fitted with heavy
plate glass so their contents are plainly
visible. While the goods are of the
finest quality Mr. Spitzer's prices are
as reasonable as is consistent with his
excellent stock and he caters to one of

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The Leterman Company's Big Department Store.

the largest and most exclusive trades
in the city. Mr. Spitzer was born in
Augusta County and came to this
city thirteen years ago. He first entered
the general merchandise business
and later went into the book
binding and printing trade and enjoyed
a large success in both lines.
Two years ago he opened his present
enterprise and through his fair business
methods has built up a patronage
unexcelled. He is a man of the highest
business principles and has a most
enviable reputation for his sterling
character.

Geo. B. Marshall, Sr.

Much of the beauty and the marvelous
growth of Charlottesville is
due to the citizens who invest their
capital in its fertile soil and erect thereon
houses for dwelling and business
purposes, and no man has done more
towards this than our esteemed townsmen
Mr. George B. Marshall, Sr.
For many years Mr. Marshall has been
investing his money in property in
this section, and is now erecting one of
the handsomest residences in this
vicinity at Locust Grove. The neighborhood
is one of the finest to be found,
and Mr. Marshall is putting thousands
of dollars worth of improvements on
it. During the past year he has completed
four residences in Grove avenue
and is preparing for the erection of a
number of others in the future. In
addition to erecting the houses Mr.
Marshall graded the street and laid
granolithic sidewalks, sewer connections,
mains etc. Mr. Marshall owns
a large portion of this property. There
are building restrictions, and no objectionable
people can purchase or rent
property in any part of it. Mr. Marshall
was born in Albemarle County
and has lived here for many years,
having a wide reputation and record
as a citizen, soldier and man of business.
He first engaged in the mercantile
business under the firm name of
Pace & Marshall. At the opening of
the war Mr. Marshall enlisted in the
Albemarle Lighthorse which was

mustered into the Confederate service
as Company K, Second Virginia Cavalry
and served in all the notable engagements
in which this famous command
participated, and was seriously
wounded at Hope Mills. In 1864 in
Page County two divisions of Sherdans'
cavalry, comprising some 10,000

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Property Owned by George E. Marshall Sr.

men charged Payne's brigade, of less
than 1,500 men, and of which Mr.
Marshall was a member and received
a shot through the body. With this
severe wound he was left lying in the
broiling sun on the field from 10 o'clock
in the morning until 5 in the evening,
when some farmers came and carried
him to their home. The bullet was
removed and he carries it in his pocket
today as a memento. Though surrounded
several times by the enemy
he always managed to escape, taking
desperate chances always preferring
death to imprisonment. After the
war he conducted a mercantile business
until a few years ago when he entered
the real estate line with Mr.
Burnley under the firm name of Burnley
& Smith and continued this until
a year ago when the partnership dissolved,
and since then has devoted
himself to improving the city and
county.

J. J. Utz.

One of the oldest and yet most up to
date manufactures in the confines of
Charlottesville is the carriage and
wagon factory conducted by Mr. J. J.
Utz of 247 West Main Street. The
buildings cover some 4550 square feet.

This is used for a ware room and finishing
and trimming departments.
Adjoining this is a large yard used as a
repository for finished material. The
blacksmith, iron working, and wood
working departments are located in the
rear. Mr. Utz manufactures, buggies,
carriages and wagons of every description
and enjoys a trade which extends
over this section. Mr. Utz also does
repair work of every variety and
makes a speciality of this. The business
was established in 1866 by Wingfield
& Utz, both of whom were
thorough mechanics. Mr. Utz was
born in Rappahannock County and
lived there until 1861, when he enlisted
in the "Culpeper Minute Men"
which became Company "B," Thirteenth
Virginia regiment. At the
reorganization of the Confederate
troops during the second year of
hostilities, he entered Company "A,"
Seventh Virginia Cavalry which
formed a portion of General Ashby's
brigade. August 2, 1862, during a
cavalry charge at Orange Courthouse
he received two severe saber gashes in
the head. So severe were these wounds
that he was incapacitated from further
active field duties and was detailed to
artificial limb service his duties being
to measure and cut the limbs and for
this he received the munificent salary
of $100 per week. In 1866 he established
his present business under the
firm name of Wingfield & Utz. For
thirty years this partnership continued
when Mr. Wingfield withdrew
and Mr. Utz has since conducted the
enterprise himself. He has many
relies of the days that "tried mens
souls." Among them being his company
papers and other memorandum.
He is prominent in fraternal circles
being a member of Charlottesville
Lodge of Masons, No. 55, Keystone
Chapter No. 58 and Charlottesville
Commandery No. 3.

Michie Grocery Company.

The Michie Grocery Company is
beyond doubt the most prominent
wholesale grocery and produce firm in
this section of Virginia, and enjoys a
trade of great magnitude and one
which is constantly increasing. This
flourishing enterprise occupies a spacious
and handsome brick structure containing
several thousand square feet of
floor space, every available inch of

which is needed for the vast assortment
of goods. The stock comprises
everything in the way of staple and
fancy groceries, fruits, produces, cigars
and tobaccos, and an assortment of
the best proprietary medicines. Only
the highest grades of goods are carried,
and the enormous custom extends over
the State and beyond. Three salesmen
are employed on the road constantly,
and their orders show a gratifying
increase each year. This large
establishment grew from a most humble
beginning, and is the result solely
of the untiring energy and indefatigable
work of the founder, Mr. James P.
Michie. In 1896 he started a small
store at Fifth and Market streets, in
which he carried a moderate line of
country produce. By his fair and
courteous treatment of patrons and the
extra quality of his goods he soon built
up a large patronage. In 1902 the
Michie Grocery Company was incorporated
with the following officers:
J. P. Michie, president, F. W. Twyman,
secretary and treasurer. The
Board of Directors are Messers. J. P.
Michie, F. W. Twyman, T. S. Keller,
G. B. Sinclair, and T. P. Peyton. A
large force of men are employed in the
warerooms and office. The firm have
splendid shipping facilities, being on
the C. and O. tracks. All orders, small
or large, receive prompt attention, and
are shipped to destination without delay.
Mr. Michie, president and founder
of the company, was born in Albemarle
County and has lived in Charlottesville
for fifteen years. He is prominent
in fraternal affairs being a member

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Waddell's Up-to-date Shoe Store.

of the Elks and Odd Fellows, and
of the higher branches of the latter
organization, the Encampment and
Rebekas. He is also past grand in
this body. Mr. Twyman is a native of
Madison County, and has lived here
some years. He is president of the
Albemarle Telephone Company and
connected with several other enterprises.

James E. Irvine.

One of the most elaborate clothing
and men's furnishing stores in Charlottesville,
and one which is recognized
as a leader, is that of Mr. James E.
Irvine at No. 111 East Main street.
This emporium is one of the most
spacious in the city, containing over
2,000 square feet of floor space, every
inch of which is required for the immense
stock carried. In addition to a
most complete assortment of men's
ready-to-wear garments. Mr. Irvine
has a full line of men's high grade furnishings,
and also conducts a merchant
tailoring business and enjoys
an especially large and exclusive trade
in all his branches. In his tailoring
department he employs a large force
of expert workmen who are constantly
busy in turning out the latest
modes and fabrics for the many customers.
His stock is a large one, containing
all the latest fads in imported
woolens, and as he keeps fully abreast
of the times, the output of Mr. Irvine's
tailoring department is equal in every
respect to the latest Paris and London

creations. He also has a hat department
in which all of the leading makes
are carried. Mr. Irvine was born in
Augusta County, and has been engaged
in his present line all his life.
Coming to this city twenty-three years
ago, he entered it as a salesman and so
continued until fifteen years ago when
he opened business under the firm
name of Irvine and Stevens. This
partnership was dissolved four years
ago, and since then Mr. Irvine has conducted
the business himself. He is
most highly esteemed by his fellow
citizens, and as an energetic, enterprising
man has few peers.

M. S. Gleason.

Much of the beauty of a city depends
upon men who outlay their money
for the erection of structures, and no
man has done more for Charlottesville
in this respect than Mr. M. S. Gleason.
Although retired from active business
life Mr. Gleason personally attends to
his property interests, and is one of the
largest individual holders of real estate
in the city. He was born in Nelson
county near Oak Ridge, and was educated
there. After completing his
studies he embarked in the railroad
construction business and continued
in that capacity for some
years. At the opening of the war

he tendered his services to the Confederate
cause. His knowledge of the
country and his ability as a builder of
railroads was well known, and he was
assigned to the Quartermasters department
and placed in charge of a construction
gang. This was composed of
the convicts from the Virginia prisons
and was a troublesome charge, but Mr.
Gleason ruled without fear or favor
and built railroads for the Confederate
forces all over the South, the most important
piece of work being the road
which run from Manassas to Charlostesville.
With his laborers Mr. Gleason
blazed and railroaded the way for
many advances. His position was a
most perilous one but he escaped unscathed.
After the war he returned to
railroading and later opened a store
which he conducted for some years.
During this time he had acquired considerable
property in Charlottesville,
and nine years ago he erected the
Hotel Gleason on West Main street,
one of the finest structures of its kind
in the State. In addition to this he
built several other structures on Main
street, and is the owner of property in
other sections of the city. Mr. Gleason
is well known in the business
world and has a most enviable reputation
as a man of sterling charncter.
In fraternal circles he is a Mason and
member of the Knights Templar.

Huffman & Glenham.

No sketch of Charlottesville's commercial
life would be complete without
giving the brick contracting industry
due consideration, and one of the
representative firms engaged in this
line is conducted by the well known
and progressive concern of Huffman &
Glenham of 824 West Street. They
are contractors for all grades of pressed
bricks and fancy tiling for which they
are most favorably known to the
builders, contractors and property
owners throughout Albemarle County
and vicinity. The bricks manufactured
by this company may be seen in
the handsome and substantial structures
of the Elks club house, church at
Hillsboro, the Leterman flat. Irving's
livery stable the residence of Dr. Chancellor
and scores of other buildings too
numerous to mention. The business
was inaugurated in 1905 by Mr. S. R.
Huffman and from its inception up to
the present time, due to his indomitable
courage, perseverance and energy,
coupled with the superior quality of
the gooes handled, and the honorable
and just methods in vogue, the enterprise
has continued to grow and expand
in every direction, until today
when it is nearing the pinnacle of

success, and all indications point to a
still brighter future than the record of
its glorious past. Mr. Huffman is a
native of Rockingham County. His
education was received in the district
schools, after which he launched into
the sea of commercial life. Prior to
establishing his present enterprise he
was in the employ of C. & O. railway
as an inspector of railway masonry for
seven years. In fraternal circles Mr.
Huffman is both popular and prominent
being a member of the Odd Fellows,
Maccabees and the Red Men. Mr. T.
P. Glenham who has recently been
taken into partnership is a native of
Albemarle County and is thoroughly
conversant and familiar with every

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T. P. Glenham.

detail and particular of the brick industry,
having been engaged in this
line for many years. Both gentlemen
are men of fine business qualifications
and any transaction once entered into
with them is sure to terminate most
pleasant and agreeable to all concerned.

The Way Carriage Company.

The Way Carriage Company, although
a new concern, enjoys a large
trade, and the excellent quality of the
work and materials used in its output
has already attained a wide reputation.
The plant of this enterprise is located
at Third and Water Streets and is one
of the largest and most complete in
this section. The works have a floor
space of 7,500 square feet. The lower
floor of which is used as a repository,
stock room and office while the second
floor is utilized as a painting, trimming
and finishing room. There is also a
large blacksmith and repair shop,
sheds etc., at the other end of the yard
for the reception of wagons to be repaired,
which work the company makes
a speciality. A large ball bearing
elevator is used to convey vehicles
from one floor to another in the main
building and is constructed in such a
manner as to sustain the heaviest
weight. All descriptions of vehicles
are manufactured and a speciality is
made of business wagons. The company
was incorporated in May 1905,
with a capital stock of $25,000, by
Messers. C. T. Way, C. H. Walker
and R. A. Watson. Mr. Way is president
and the other gentlemen vice
president and secretary and treasurer
respectively. Mr. Way was born in
North Carolina and after leaving
school went to New York City where
he learned the carriage making trade
in the factory of J. B. Brewster. He
has been in the business for the past

twenty years and is one of the most
expert men in his line in this State.
After leaving New York he went to
Roanoke, Virginia, where he engaged
in business for himself and where he
remained for several years and until
he came to this county and engaged

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Factory of The Way Carriage Company.

in business. Mr. Walker, vice president,
is the City Treasurer, and is engaged
in a large number of enterprises.
Mr. Watson, Secretary and Treasurer
in addition to this business, is connected
with several other concerns and
is an eminent member of the local Bar
as well as being Police Justice of the
city. All of the gentlemen are members
of the Odd Fellows, Mr. Watson
being District Deputy Grand Master
of the fraternity in this State.

Charlottesville Lumber Co.

Probably the largest manufacturing
industry in Northern Virginia and one
which has greatly added to the prosperity
of this city is located south of
the Chesapeake & Ohio depot on both
sides of the Monticello road. The
Charlottesville Lumber Company,
Inc., employs about ninety men in
Charlottesville. Its manufacturing
plant covers one entire city block, and
its lumber yards about four acres of
land. While the largest portion of the
manufactured material is shipped
away from Charlottesville, they furnish
almost all of the building material
that is used locally, and do a large
proportion of the actual construction.
This business was established about
ten years ago, although the present
company acquired control more recently.
The officers of the company

are Chas. Edgar, President; Judge J.
M. White, Vice President; J. M. Robinson,
Secretary; A. W. Griffin, Treasurer
and General Manager, and
Horace Williston, Purchasing Agent.
The factory has 20,000 square feet floor
surface and is equipped with the most
modern machinery for the manufacture
of sash, doors, blinds, columns,
flooring, ceiling, brackets, mouldings,
stairs, etc. In the rear of the factory
are two large dry kilns with a capacity
of 10,000 feet of lumber per day. On
the sides of the factory yard are sheds
teeming with all grades of flooring,
ceiling, weatherboarding and finishing
lumber. Over the office building
is a large up-to-date drafting room
where architectural draftsmen are
busy designing all sorts of structures
from the modest dwelling to the most
expensive factories, stores, office
buildings, etc. In the warehouse,
which is also on the factory lot, there
are stored away four car-loads of glass
of all sizes and qualities, hundreds of
doors, blinds and glazed sash. On the
east side of the Monticello road is
located the lumber yard in which is
stored over 1,000,000 feet of framing
lumber. Mr. Chas. Edgar, the president
of the company, is a native of
New Jersey and one of the largest lumber
operators in this country, his interests
extending from the far Northwest
to the Gulf States. He purchased
the famous "Birdwood" estate
(one of the finest mansion plantations
in the South) three years ago, and
since that time has made his home
here, where he has identified himself
in several business enterprises, and is
well known to the people of Charlottesville
as a public spirited gentleman.
He was recently elected vice-president
of the People's National Bank. Judge
J. M. White is a native of Nelson
County, Va., is Judge of the Eighth
Judicial District, President of the
People's National Bank and interested
in many of the successful local enterprises.
Mr. J. M. Robertson is a native
of Danville, Va., Cashier of the
People's National Bank, and an officer
of the Telephone Company and several
other local enterprises. Mr. A. W.
Griffin is a native of Massachusetts,
and was for several years connected
with the Supervising Architect's Office
of the Treasury Department at Washington.
Mr. Horace Williston is a
native of Wisconsin, and has been engaged
for thirty years in the lumber
business in Chicago and Northwest.
He has made his home at General
Rosser's for several years past and is
well known in Charlottesville. This
company manufactured the interior
trim for the Federal building located
in Charlottesville, and state with pardonable
pride that the Government
officers have expressed the opinion
that the interior finish of this building
is of the finest material and workmanship
they had ever seen in any Federal
building in the country. Among the
employee's of this company who are
well known to the people of Charlottesville
are Mr. W. R. Barksdale,
superintendent of the factory. Mr.
Barksdale has held this position for
the past ten years with the same
establishment under its former management,
and his popularity with the
building trade is well known. He
needs no further introduction to the
people of this community. Mr.
Joseph Dettor, is factory foreman; Mr.
Dettor has only recently been promoted
to the position which he now
occupies as active foreman of the factory
as Mr. Barksdale's assistant, and
bids fair to give the customers of this
concern good service and well made
work. He had entire charge of getting
out the interior wood-work for
the Federal building in this city,
and his ability along this line shows
for itself. Both Mr. W. W. Keenan,
superintendent of construction who
has supervision of contract work, and,
William Jefferies, foreman of the
yards, are also well and favorably
known to the citizens of Charlottesville
and vicinity.

Next to knowing when to seize an
opportunity the most important thing
in life is to know when to forego an advantage.

Cable Piano Co.

Hardly anything makes home life
more enjoyable than a piano or parlor
organ, and the leading manufacturers
of these instruments are undoubtedly
The Cable Company. For many years
the firm has been engaged in this line
and their product has few peers and no
superiors. The Cable Company is
conceded to be the largest manufacturer
of pianos and organs in the
world, and have eighty-seven branch
stores in the United States. The home
offices are located in the Cable Building
in Chicago, and they have factories
there and at St. Charles, Ill. They
also have a large branch at Richmond,
Virginia, from which the trade over
the Southern territory is directed.
They are also exclusive agents of the
Mason & Hamlin Company's goods,
the Cable Company having recently
purchased this plant. The officers of
the company are Frank S. Shaw,
President, Jonas M. Cleland, Vice
President, E. P. McPherson, Second
Vice President, H. L. Draper, Secretary
and Treasurer, Geo. W. Eddy, Assistant
Secretary and Treasurer, and D. G.
Keefe, Mechanical Superintendent. In
the piano line they manufacture the

"Conover," "Cable" and "Kingsbury,"
and inorgans the "Chicago Cottage."
They make a leader of the Mason &
Hamlin goods and in them have a large
trade. The company has recently taken
up the manufacture of a piano player
which they call the "Imperial." This
is one of the highest class made yet and
sells at $100 less than any of the others.
The Charlottesville offices are at 204
East Main street and are under the
management of Mr. W. D. Price, a
thoroughly experienced piano man.
Mr. Price was born in Richmond and
entered the employ of the Cable Company
twelve years ago. By close
application to business he rose steadily,
and three years ago was sent to open
the local branch. The instruments
are sold exclusively to the user and on
installment or cash. The trade of the
Charlottesville office covers Madison,

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Extensive Yards of the Charlottesville Lumber Company

Orange, Culpeper, Louisa, Nelson,
Green, Fluvanua and Albemarle counties,
and to Alexandria, Lynchburg
and Clifton Forge, four men being on
the road at all times. Mr. Price is
highly esteemed by the citizens here,
and much of the fame and trade enjoyed

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One Section of the Charlottesville Agricultural and Iron Works.

in this section is due to his indefatigable
work.

"Unless you believe that the world
is perfect because you happen to have
enough to eat and to wear, you should
be discontented. You should remember
that the world's achievements
and great changes have all come from
discontent, and you should be, in as
many ways as possible, a breeder of
discontent among the human beings
around you."

R. F. Harris & Co.

An industry which has added greatly
to the fame and reputation or our
city as a manufacturing centre, is the
Charlottesville Agricultural & Iron
Works, of which R. F. Harris & Co.,
are proprietors. The plant of this
company is located at 415-421 West
Main street. On the north side of the
street are located the offices, salesrooms
and repository of the company, having
a combined floor space of 9600 square
feet. On the south side are the foundry,
machine shops; blacksmith shop
and wood working department. They
are equipped with first class modern
machinery, and a force of skilled
workmen are employed. In addition
to manufacturing Plows, Harrows,
Corn Planters, Corn Shellers Corrugated
Land Rollers, Feed Cutters etc.,
they carry a large and well selected
stock of agricultural implements of the
best makes. One department is devoted
to farmers hardware, and supplies.
A large repository has just been completed
wherein is carried the largest
stock of Carriages, Buggies, Harness,
Studebaker Wagons etc., that is
kept in the city. They make a specialty
of repair work, both in wood
and iron, special casting and wrought
orging. This enterprise was established
by the late R. F. Harris in 1858
and continued by him for many years.
When his son, Mr. Chas. P. Harris,
attained his majority, he was taken
into partnership, and the style was
changed to R. F. Harris & Son, under
which name it operated until the
demise of Mrs. R. F. Harris, four years
ago, when it was changed to its present
style. The company is composed
of Mr. Chas. P. Harris and his four
sisters, and is under the personal management
of Mr. Harris.

Burnley & Smith.

W. Rice Burnley and John A.
Smith, for a number of years have been
engaged as dealers in and manufacturers
of harness, bridles, saddles, etc.,
at 428 East Main street, Charlottesville,
Va., under the firm name of Burnley
& Smith. Mr. Burnley, in the war
between the States was a member of
the Albemarle Artillery, Poagues
Battallion, and served until the surrender
at Appomattox. After the war
Mr. Burnley and Mr. F. M. Wills rebuilt
the Rio Mills, that were burned
during the war, and were engaged in
milling until 1870, when the mills
were washed away. In 1873 Mr.
Burnley became Sheriff of Albemarle
County, and held that office until 1879.
After that he with Mr. D. L. Smith
and Mr. C. H. Burnley, conducted
stock sales at this place, dealing quite
extensively in stock. Mr. Burnley is
also engaged at this time with Mr. D.
L. Smith, under the firm name of
Burnley, Smith & Co., as dealers in
fresh meats, etc., at 424 East Main
street. Mr. John A. Smith, son of
Mr. Joseph Smith, who was sheriff of
Greene County for about thirty-five
years, came to this county in 1887, and
was at one time proprietor of the
Farrish Hotel at this place (now the
Colonial) and since has been engaged
in merchandising, farming, milling,
etc. He is very active and energetic,
and has accumulated a fine estate.
He resides about one mile North of
Charlottesville, where he has an excellent
farm. He is also owner of several
other farms in this and Greene
Counties. Mr. D. L. Smith came to
this County from Greene County in
1872, and was Tax Collector for a
while. He then became deputy
sheriff and held that office from 1873
to 1879. (Mr. Smith has the reputation
of having been one of the best collectors
that the County ever had.) By
close and constant attention to business,
he too has accumulated a fine
state. He is the owner of "Shadewell
Farm" where he resides, (the
birth place of Thomas Jefferson) and
is the owner of about 1200 acres of
very valuable land. Mr. Smith was a
candidate at the last election for member
of the House of Delegates, and was
defeated by only a few votes.

Bob Ballentine, good fellow, dead
but not forgotten.

Joel M. Cochran.

Among the houses in Charlottesville
that have developed such enterprise
as to become pre-eminent in their several
vocations and have attained a
widespread reputation, none perhaps
occupies a more useful or significant
station than that of Mr. Joel M. Cochran

the well known grocer of 220-224
West Main street. The business has
been established since 1898 and from
the outset Mr. Cochran has been animated
with the landable ambition to
excel, and his efforts in this direction
have been crowned by a lasting and
legitimate success, his goods being in
eagar demand by the best families of
the community. Beyond doubt this
establishment which is located at the
foot of Vinegar Hill, is the largest and
finest store of its kind in the city and
the stock carried cannot be duplicated
outside of the largest cities. The store
has an area of 3200 square feet, and the
goods carried comprises all lines of

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Interior Cochran's "Pure Food" Store.

staple and fancy groceries both, foreign
and domestic, all of which have been
selected with the soundest judgement,
and are superior in quality. The choicest
teas and coffees, pure spices, flour,
canned goods, fruits and preserves,
sauces, condiments, table delicacies,
butter, cheese and eggs. Specialties
are made of Huyler's celebrated candies,
"Seal Ship" oysters, "Breakfast
Blend" coffees, Old Virginia cured
hams, Welch's grape juice, Moet
& Chandons, and Mumm's Extra Dry
champaigne, White Rock Lithia
Water, "Cream of Kentucky" pure
rye whiskey, Old Jordan whiskey
(bottled in bond) and other

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Music Store of W. C. Payne.

high grade liquors and wines for
family use. Goods are sold at the
lowest possible figure compatible with
a fair profit, and are delivered free to
any section of the city. Mr. Cochran
was born near Warrenton, Farquier
county, Va., and comes from a line of
hardy Scotch ancestry. He has been
engaged in the grocery business practically
all his life, and is one of the
most popular young business men of
the community. Aside from his commercial
interests Mr. Cochran is a great
lover of horses, and is the general manager
of the Charlottesville Horse Show
Association, and is the owner of a
number of the finest bred horses.
Fraternally he is Exalted Ruler
of the B. P. O. Elks.

W. C. Payne.

Music delights the heart of every
one especially when coming from a
finely tuned instrument and among
these engaged in the musical instrument
business here, the most prominent
is Mr. W. C. Payne whose handsome
store is located in the old Postoffice
building on East Main street. The structure
is a most ommodious one containing
3,000 square feet of floor space,
every inch of which is needed for the
extensive line of goods handled. Mr.
Payne deals in pianos, organs, and
small musical instruments handling
only the best grades manufactured.
It has always been his rule to buy
direct from the factories. His specialties
are the "McPhail," "Bush &
Gerts," "Crown," "Smith & Bartons"
and in the way of organs the "Estey,"
"Newman Bros" and "Needham" also
the celebrated Victor Talking Machine
which is the best in the market. Mr.
Payne is one of the pioneer merchants
of Charlottesville having been engaged
in business here for many years. He
was born in Fluvanna county Va.,
and received his education there. In
1856 he located in our little center of
activity and industry and opened a
grocery store. At the opening of hostilities
between the North and South
he enlisted in Company A. Nineteenth
Virginia Infantry and served with
great gallantry in the many engagements
in which his company participated.
In 1862 he was stricken with
typhoid fever which for a time left
him completely blind. He recovered
his sight later but it was left very
much impaired. A peculiar coincidence
is, that during this illness he
was treated at a private residence,
and as the army officials found no
trace of him he was reported dead, and
his name is on the monument in the
grounds of the University of Virginia
as one of the dead. After recovering
from fever, Mr. Payne again entered
the grocery line in which he continued
until twenty one years ago when he
opened his present business. He is
one of the most highly esteemed citizens
in the city and a man of sterling
character who enjoys the respect of
all who know him. He is prominent
in fraternal circles being a Mason and
Knights Templar. Associated with
him are his sons Mr. Carroll Payne
and Mr. Laurie R. Payne both of
whom are bright young salesmen,
while Mr. R. C. Moore is the expert
tuner.

L. Shapero.

An undisputed leader in the department
stores of our city is the large and
spacious emporium of L. Shapero at
No. 205 and 207 West Main Street.

The store from point of size is one of
the largest in the city, having a floor
space of over 4400 square feet while
the stock is a most complete, and
cannot be duplicated outside of a city
several times the size of this one. It
comprises everything in the way of
dry goods, dress goods, linens, domestics,
men, women and children's
boots and shoes and ready to wear
garments, millinery, carpets, rugs,
matting, and in fact everything that
comes under the head of dry goods.
Also an excellent line of mens, youths
and boys clothing. A large force of
courteous and competent salesladies
and clerks are employed in the various
departments, and every visitor whether
with a view to purchasing, or just
inspecting the mammoth stock, aer
assured of a most cordial reception.
Mr. Shapero, proprietor of the store
has been in busines here for a number
of years and is one of the most sterling
men within the confines of our little
city. Prior to entering the mercantile
line, Mr. Shapero traveled for a fur and
hide company and did a large business
in that line. Fifteen years ago
he settled here and opened an establishment
in West Main Street. In a
short time this proved inadequate for
his trade and he secured another site.
Again his trade proved too extensive
for the quarters and he opened his
present place. One year ago he was
burned out, due to a fire that started
next door, but this did not deter him,
and with the indomitable will and
courage which has marked his entire
life he rebuilt his place and it rose
like a phoenix from the ashes, broader
grander, and more beautiful than before.
Mr. Shapero is well known in
fraternal organizations being a member
of the Maccabees, Ben Hur and
the Woodmen of the World.

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Johnson & Co's "University Fruit Store."

Resolve to perform what you ought;
perform without fail what you resolve.

Johnson & Co.

In close proximity to the University
of Virginia, at Nos. 1321-1325 West
Main Street is located Messrs. Johnson
& Company's popular fruit store
and excellent dining room. This is
where most of the students from the
University emigrate when they desire
to treat each other to something good to
eat or drink, be it in the way of a fine
substantial meal, a drink of the "soft"
kind that does not leave any hurtful
impression on the brains, a dish of ice
cream, a plate of oysters or anything
in this line. They also handle all
kinds of canned goods and crackers.
Ladies, too, seem to be especially attacted

to the store by the delicious
large, dark-green pickles exhibited
temptingly in bowls and jars, and
the hundreds of other good things. All
kinds of cigars and tobaccos are also
among the specialties handled. Every
article about the place is sweet clean and
inviting. Messrs. Johnson & Company
have been established at their present
place since September 1895. Their
trade is always increasing and so is
the number of friends of the courteous,
amiable proprietors. Theirs is the
only store of the kind in this part of
the city. Mr. Harry Cleveland the
head clerk has been connected with
the house for nine years and a bright
young fellow he is.

J. E. Wilkins.

Among the younger business men
here none stand higher in the esteem of
the citizens or more conspicious in the
mercantile life, than Mr. J. E. Wilkins,

grocer, of 101 East Main Street. The
stock carried is a large one and comprises
everything in the way of staple
and fancy groceries, hams, bacons and
other cured meats, mill feed and grain
while a speciality is made of country
produce, a large supply of this being
received fresh daily. Mr. Wilkins
has established a good trade and is
enlarging it rapidly. He makes it a
point to buy only the best quality of
goods and exercises every precaution
to prevent adulterated foods getting
into his stock. Mr. Wilkins was born
and reared in this city. He was educated
in the public schools, and
after completing the course entered
the grocery business as a clerk. A
year ago he decided to open an establishment
of his own, and the large
trade he now controls is one of the
best evidences of the success he has
attained.

A. G. Bennet.

A "tailor made" man, can be distinguished
from the "ready to wear"
fellow as easily as white from black.
There is always a style fit and set
about "made to order" garments that is
never attained in those of the other
description. Of the tailors in this city
Mr. A. G. Bennett enjoys a business
that is second to none and has a wide
reputation for ability in his art. His
store is located at 609 West Main street
and contains as fine an assortment of
imported and domestic woolens as are
to be found in this vicinity. Mr.
Bennett caters largely to the student
trade and has a large business from
that source. In addition to his tailoring
line he does all class of repair work,
cleaning etc. He has been engaged in
tailoring all his life, and is one of the
most expert fitters and cutters in the
country. Mr. Bennett keeps fully
abreast of the times and his work is
equal in style and fit to the finest
New York creations. He came to
this city five years ago and the
excellence of his work soon won
him a wide reputation, and his trade is

constantly increasing. In fraternal
circles he is quite active being a member
of the Masons, and also of the Odd
Fellows. No man in the community
is more highly esteemed than he, and
his reputation as a fair and honest
man is an enviable one. It is a well

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A. G. Bennet

known fact that a gentlemen who deals
with Mr. Bennett get better goods
and fit for their money than at any
other tailoring establishment in the
city.

Elliott & Carter.

Few things are more delectable than
fresh tender meats, and of the many
markets engaged in this traffic in
Charlottesville none is more inviting
to the eye or contains a larger or
fresher stock or controls a better trade
than the one conducted by Elliott &
Carter at No. 120 East Main street.
The store is a large one containing
about 1,575 square feet of floor space,
and is one of the most handsomely
fitted in the city, the counters being of
quartered oak and covered with the
finest parian marble. In addition to
carrying a complete line of fresh and
cured meats, sausage, lard, etc., they
have a fine assortment of staple and
fancy groceries. In the meat line they
are unsurpassed, and their patrons are
assured of only the freshest and best
dressed meat, which never leaves

the hands of the concern from the
hoof until it reaches the consumer.
Both members of the firm are experts
in their line, and have had many
years of experience. Mr. Elliott,
senior member of the firm, was born in
Albemarle County at the foot of the
Blue Ridge Mountains, and after completing
his educational course engaged
in farming. Twelve years ago he
came to this city and opened a meat
market and grocery store under the
firm name of W. T. Eliiott & Company
and this continued until the
formation of this one. Mr. Elliott is
well known in fraternal circles being a
member of the Odd Fellows, Maccabees
and Junior Order of American Mechanics.
Mr. A. G. Carter, the junior
member, is also a native of Albemarle
County and came here twelve years
ago to accept a position with Mr.
Elliott. He remained in this capacity
until about five years ago when he
purchased an interest in the concern
and the present firm was organized.

Charlottesville Woolen Mills.

An industry which has given this
prosperous little community a National
reputation for the manufacture of
woolens, and in this line, as far as
quality goes, the Charlottesville Woolen
Mills has few peers and no superiors.
Its fabrics have for many
years been recognized as the best the
market affords and were awarded the
only gold medal at the Chicago and
St. Louis expositions for uniform
goods. The company confines itself
exclusively to the manufacture of
this class of goods, its trade and
reputation extending from the Gulf to
the Great Lakes and from Maine to
California. They have an agent on
the Pacific Coast who cares for the
business west of the Rocky Mountains

The company also does a large mail
order business, their largest markets
being New York, Philadelphia, San
Francisco, Columbus, Chicago, Cincinnati
and Kalamazoo, Mich. Goods
for uniforms of every description,
soldiers, military schools, letter carriers,
police, railway employes, bands,
etc., are manufactured, cadet grays and
indigo blues, being their specialties.
The plant is a large one and is located
about one mile from the city on the
Market street extension. It is what is
known in mill parlance as a "5 set" mill,
meaning that it contains that many
sets of cards. The main building is a
four story brick structure with a floor
space of 26,400 square feet and is devoted
solely to manufacturing purposes.
It is equipped with the latest
and most modern machinery and
about 150 hands are constantly employed.
Adjoining and west of the
main building is another of almost
equal dimensions which is used for
the picking, dying and sorting departments
and boiler room, while on
the east is another three story building
known as the dry finishing department.
The business was incorporated
in 1868 and the first president was Col.
Thomas J. Randolph, while W. W.
Flannagan was secretary and treasurer
and H. C. Marchant, Supt. The
present officers are H. C. Marchants
president and supt.; R. P. Valentine,
vice-president and L. T. Hanckel,
treasurer, who, with Jno. C. Patterson,
Judge John M. White, R. H. Wood
and Sol. Kaufman constitute the
Board of Directors. All of them have
for years been identified with the
prominent business interests of the
city and are highly esteemed by the
citizens of this State. Mr. H. C.
Marchant was born in this city and
received his early education here. At
the opening of the war he enlisted in
Company A, Twelfth Virginia Regiment,
Mahone's Brigade, Huger's
Division, and served in many notable
engagements. In 1863 during the first
day of the Seven Days Fight around
Richmond he was shot through the
left leg with a minie ball and the bone
was terribly shattered. The injury
incapacitated him from further
service in the army, and for over
a year after hostilities ceased he
was forced to walk on crutches. After
recovering from his injury he cast
bout for a business opening and was
practically the founder of the firm o;
which he is today the head. In addition
to this business he is president of
the H. C. Marchant Manufacturing
Company, manufacturers of overalls,
a director in the People's National
Bank and is identified with several
other enterprises. Mr. R. P. Valentine
the vice-president is also a native
of Charlottesville and prominently
identified with its business interests.
In addition to the one described above
he is engaged in the wholesale coal
and life insurance business, is vice-president
of the Marchant Manufacturing
Company and connected with
several other concerns. Mr. L. T.
Hanckel the treasurer, was born in
North Carolina and has lived here for
many years. His business interests
are also varied, law, life insurance
and banking.

Origin of American Slavery.

Antonio Goncalvez, master of the
the robes to Prince Henry of Portugal,
in a voyage along the Morocco coast in
the year 1441 captured a party of
Moors and carried them away with
him to Spain. The Moors did not like
Portugal, and they told Goncalvez
that if he would take them back to
their native heath they would give
him a ransom in the shape of negro
slaves. Prince Henry, upon hearing
of the proposition that had been made
to Goncalvez, urged its acceptance on
the ground that the Moors were a set
of obstinate heretics, anyway, while
the black men might possibly be converted
to Christianity. Goncalvez,
accordingly took the Moors back home
and returned in the year 1442 with a
cargo of negroes. And such was the
beginning of the African slave trade.
As early as 1445—three years after the
Goncalvez episode—slave marts were
opened in Africa, and the trade took
on the activity which was to last for
centuries. It is estimated that during
the three hundred years from 1445 to
1745 at least 90,000,000 negroes were
stolen from Africa and sold into slavery.
By 1516 a steady stream of Africans
was pouring into the New World
to work in the Spanish and Portuguese
mines, and in 1562 the Englishman.
John Hawkins, made his first
trip to the Gold Coast for the new merchandise.
By 1786 England had one
hundred and thirty vessels engaged
in the slave trade. In the meantime,
the fine climate of the South, aided by
Ely's cotton gin, showed that there
was money in raising cotton, and on
this purely economic principle slavery,
from being co-extensive with the
Union at the time of the adoption of
the Constitution, drifted southward.
In the whole country negro slaves
numbered in 1800, 697,897; 1810, 1,191,364;
1820, 2,009,731; 1850, 3,204,315;
1860, 4,002,996. Slavery in the British
possessions was abolished in 1834, 720,280
slaves being freed, at a cost to the
Government of 20,000,000 pounds sterling.
However, Englishmen, Dutchmen,
Americans and others continued
selling slaves to Southern planters.
In September, 1862, President Lincoln
issued a proclamation to the effect
that, on the following January 1st, he
intended freeing the slaves in such
States or parts of States as might then
be found in hostility to the Government.
He was as good as his word,
and on New Year's Day, 1863, African
slavery ceased to exist for ever in this
country. It cost to free the negro the
lives of a million men and some $10,000,000,000.
In 1870 the Secretary of
State, the Fifteenth Amendment having
been duly ratified by the requisite
number of States, announced by proclamation
that the negro was a fulfledged
American citizen.

W. H. Greaver.

The markets are today being flooded
with adulterated food stuffs, and in
order to keep his stock free from this
inferior grade of goods a grocer must
be thoroughly posted and extra careful
in the buying of stock. A dealer in
this city whose goods can be relied
upon to be of the highest and purest

grades is Mr. W. H. Greaver whose
establishment is located at 219 and 221
West Main street. In his stock Mr.
Greaver carries a complete assortment
of the finest staple and fancy groceries,
meats, country produce, cigars and
tobaccoes, confections, fruits, etc. He
also sells the famous Brunswick Lithia
Water, one of the most famous table
beverages in this section. Everything
about the store looks clean and pure,
and the stock is arranged in such a
manner as to lend a most inviting

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W. H. Greaver.

appearance. Mr. Greaver, while handling
only a high class of goods, sells at
prices so reasonable as to be within
the reach of all, and by his exceptionally
high standard of business methods
has won a splendid custom which he
is increasing steadily. Mr. Greaver
was born in Augusta County, Virginia,
and was educated there. He entered
the mechanical line and engaged in
this for a time, but later entered the
employ of the C. and O. railroad in
the capacity of a conductor and continued
in that line for nineteen years.
He moved to this city in 1884 and six
years ago resigned his position on the
road and started his present enterprise.
His success was immediate and today
he is a leader in his line. In fraternal
circles Mr. Greaver is quite prominent
being a member of the Odd Fellows
and the higher branches of that order,
the Encampment and Rebekas and
also belongs to the Maccabees.

Many toll-gates were formely conducted
in Albemarle county. The
first gate west of town was immediately
opposite the large oak tree on Jesse
Lewis' place under which General
George Washington is said once to
have lunced. It was blown down in
September 1896.

R. W. Holsinger.

The photographic studio conducted
by Mr. R. W. Holsinger at 719-721
West Main street is one of the oldest
established and most reliable concerns
of its kind in this section of Virginia,
and is the recipient of a large and
flattering patronage. It is highly

endorsed by leading art connoisseurs
for the excellent life-like work turned
out. The premises are elegant and of
ample dimensions. He occupies two
floors, which are equipped with all the
very latest appliances and devices,
including the best of light accessories
and other properties for producing
artistic work. Mr. Holsinger executes
photography in all its branches, producing
the best and most beautiful
effects. Developing and printing are
executed for amateurs, and copying
and enlarging of all kinds is done in
black and white' sepia and water color.
Mr. Holsingers artistic productions
have gained for him a name and fame
that places him in the front rank of
his profession. As a proof that he is a
master of the art, his work has taken
many first prizes and gold medals. At
his gallery may be found a full line
of photographic supplies, picture
frames, mouldings, etc. Mr. Holsinger
is also the sole agent here for the famous
Eastman Kodaks. He is the
president of the Photographic Association
of Virginia, North and South
Carolina. He also attends other State
conventions, and is ever on the lookout
for new and up-to-date ideas. He
is a prominent member of the City
Council and fraternally is connected
with the Elks.

H. Balz & Sons.

Nothing is more delightful or palatable
than fine pastries, confections
and breads, and first and foremost in
that line in our city is the bakery and
store of H. Balz & Sons. This concern
occupies a handsome and roomey
structure at No. 225 East Main street.
A fine stock of goods comprising, pies,
pastries, cakes, candies, fruits, nuts
etc., is carried. In the confection
line a speciality is made of Huylers
and Apollo candies, two of the most
renouned brands manufactured. In the
rear of this is the bakery, which is fitted
with all the most modern and up-todate
appliances a number of expert
bakers and pastry makers are employed,
and the quality of the goods are unsurpassed.
Adjoining the store is the ice
cream factory and in creams the firm enjoys
a wide trade and reputation for the
splendid quality of the goods and the

trade in this branch extends over the
entire South. The business was established
by the late Mr. H. Balz, father
of the present owners and conducted
by him until his death five years ago.
The proprietors now are W. H. and
E. A. Balz. The former was born in
this city and has direct charge of the
business. He is one of the most enterprising
young men in Charlottesville
and is an expert on high grade confections.
Mr. E. A. Balz is also a native
of this city. Aside from his interest
described here he is cashier for the
Chesapeake & Ohio road at this point.
Like his brother he has good business
abilities, and is a young man of sterling
character. He is an Elk and member
of the Fire Department. Both are
well liked and stand high in business
and social circles.

Gilmore Furniture Co.

Nothing adds so much to the interior
beauty of a house as handsome furniture,
and among the firms engaged in
this line in Charlottesville The Gilmore
Furniture Company is the recognized
leader. The concern occupies a
large and handsome four story and
basement stone structure at No. 320
East Main street, and does a wholesale
and retail business. In addition to

the main building the company has
two large warerooms at 321 and 323
East Main street, which with the general
store gives a combined floor space
of 18,000 square feet. The warehouses
fairly teem with splendid house furnishings
of every description which
comprises everything in the way of furniture,
mattings, stoves, rugs, draperies,
etc. The concern are local agents for
the famous Imperial rugs manufactured
by W. and J. Sloan of New York, and
are the sole agents here of many leading
furniture manufacturers of Grand
Rapids, Michigan. The company
was incorporated in 1902 with the
following officers: Mr. John A. Gilmore,
President; Wilson M. Gilmore,
Vice President; and J. W. Anderson,
Secretary and Treasurer. The Board
of Directors is composed of C. H.
Walker, W. H. Wood, W. A. Irving
and Dr. H. S. Hedges. Mr. Gilmore,
the President, has been in the furniture
business all his life, and is one of
the most experienced men in that line
in Virginia. He was born in Chatham
County, North Carolina, and after
completing his education went to
Richmond and entered the furniture
line, learning the business under the
most proficient dealers and in the leading
stores of that city. Eight years
ago he came to this city and continued
in the line until the formation of the
present firm. Wilson M. Gilmore,
the Vice President, a brother of the
President, is also a native of Chatham
County, N. C., and has been in the
business since leaving school. At present
he is located in Richmond where
he is connected with the leading store
of the Capital City. Mr. Anderson
was born in Nelson County, and has
been in this city for the past fifteen
years. Prior to the organization of
this company he was engaged in the
wholesale grocery business. Of the
Board of Directors Mr. Walker is city
treasurer and connected with many
enterprises. W. H. Wood is engaged
in the gents furnishing business with
his brother, while Mr. Irving is the
proprietor of a large and handsome
livery business. Dr. Hedges is one of
the most eminent physicians in the
city and aside from the business described
here devotes himself exclusively
to his profession.

Charlottesville Ice Co.

The art of preservation was for many
years a most serious problem, but now,
through the medium of cold storage,
it has reached such a stage of perfection
that even the most perishable
articles, such as fruit, game, poultry,
meats, etc., can be kept for months in
a perfect condition and without detriment
to their flavor or tenderness.
Of the companies in this section who
have attained a wide reputation in
this business the Charlottesville Ice
Company is the most prominent. In
addition to its cold storage department
the concern does a wholesale and
retail business in coal and ice and has
a large patronage in all its departments.
The warehouse and factory is
located at Fourth and South streets,
and is one of the largest and most
finely equipped in the South, having
only been in operation a few years.
The main structure is three stories
with a floor space of 12,500 square feet.
During the busy season about twenty
hands are employed, and the plant has
a capacity of 25 tons of ice per day,
ten of which are used for cold storage
purposes and the remainder for the
trade, which extends over the section
bounded by Lynchburg, Alexandria
and Richmond. The concern also has
a standing order for one carload of ice
per week which is shipped to Staunton.
One of the latest models of ice
machines manufactured by the Frick
Company is installed, and a triple
brine cooler, the latest invention of its
kind, has just been placed in operation.
This machine is so arranged that it
can keep the cells and rooms cool
when it is necessary to withdraw the
ice to cleanse the pipes. The company
uses the calcium chloride method
of manufacturing. The cold storage
department contains 30,000 cubic feet
of space and is used for the storage of
beer, apples and meats, every butcher
in the city having a room in it. This
department has proved highly successful,
apples after having been kept over
a year coming out in such a state as to
lead one to believe they had only recently
been plucked. The business
was opened in 1901 at which time the
buildings were erected. The officers
are Judge R. T. W. Duke, president;
T. J. Wills, vice-president, and J. F.
Elliott, secretary and treasurer, while
the directors are F. W. Twyman, W.
R. Duke, and C. M. Bolton. Judge
Duke is one of the best known men in
this section having been Judge of the
Corporation Court for many years and
a lawyer of high repute. At present
he is President of the City Council.
Mr. Wills is also well known in business
circles being largely engaged in

the mercantile line. Mr. Elliott,
who has direct supervision of the
work and to whose untiring energy
much of the company's success is due,
is well known and highly esteemed in
this city and in addition to the business
described above is agent for the
Standard Oil Company. Mr. Twyman
is book-keeper in the People's National
Bank and is also an officer in the
Albemarle Telephone Company, while
Mr. W. R. Duke devotes himself to
agricultural pursuits.

Not in the clamor of the crowded
street, but in ourselves our triumph
and defeat.—Longfellow.

C. C. Hoffman.

Of the new enterprises recently
launched in this city the one of Mr. C.
C. Hoffman has attracted the most
favorable attention and is doing a
business of which any concern might
well be proud. The large and handsome
quarters occupied by this flourishing
enterprise is situated at No.
118 West Main street and nicely fitted.
All of the counters, cases, etc., are new
and of the latest and finest patterns.
The stock which consists of toys, confections,
novelties, bric a brac, pictures,
etc., is one of the most complete to be
found outside of the metropolitan
ities. It is arranged in a tasty, exquisite

manner. Mr. Hoffman is one
of our most estimable citizens and enjoys
a wide popularity here. He was
born at Luray, Virginia, and received
his education in the schools of Charlottesville
and Richmond. Twenty-four
years ago he moved to this city
and has since been one of the most
prominent men in our business world.
For a number of years he was part
owner of the Old Dominion Printing
Company, and was instumental in
bringing that concern up to its present
high standard. Last September he
disposed of his interest in that company,
and in December opened his
present place. He is prominent in
fraternal circles being a member of the
Odd Fellows and the Tribe of Ben Hur.

Burgess & Young.

One of the most flourishing concerns
in Charlottesville is that of Burgess &
Young of 405 East Market street.
Their business is that of tinning, slating,
spouting and repairing. The
house is known far and wide for honest
methods and fair prices. They use
only carefully selected material in the
production of their work, which is unsurpassed
for utility and efficiency, and
is the embodiment of mechanical
workmanship of the highest order of
perfection. The individual members
of the firm are R. L. Burgess and
James L. Young, both of whom are well
known and highly respected throughout
Albemarle County. They are
both practical men and thorough mechanics.
Another specialty of the
firm is slate roofing, and in this particular
line they are without a peer in
this section. They also do lightning-rod
work in the best manner. They
work extensively in the county, and
have recently completed work on the
residences of Mr. Pugh at Keswick,
E. O. Meyer at "Ednam" and for J. A.
Chandler at Cobham. They have
been established at their present place
for a little over one year, but during
that time have built up a large and
ever expanding trade. No contract is
too large or small for them to undertake
and estimates are always cheerfully
given. All work is given immediate
attention and is executed in the
most satisfactory manner. Both
gentlemen are true American hustlers
of the sturdy, honest type that make
the backbone of any community.
Fraternally Mr. Young is a prominent
member of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. Both partners are men
whom we can recommend to all our
citizens requiring their line of work.

Samuel J. Robinson & Bro.

To be assured of getting fresh and
pure meats and poultry at all times is
certainly a boon to any community
and in Charlottesville a firm which
can be relied upon to give only the
most pure and freshest goods is that of

Samuel J. Robinson & Brother, at
228 and 230 West Main Street. These
gentlemen conduct one of the most
handsomely appointed meat markets
in the city, and they have an exceedingly
large custom. The store is fitted
with the finest description of fixtures,
the scales, counters, hangers and
refrigerators being of the latest designs
and patterns, and kept in the most
cleanly manner possible. The firm
has its killing done under the personal
direction of the members, and they
cure hams and bacons and manufacture
practically all their lards and
sausages, thus insuring them free from
impurities. Mr. S. J. Robinson, Jr.,
and his brothers, R. M. Robinson, and
Harry Robinson, three of the best
young meat cutters in the city attend
to the wants of the numerous patrons
and the trade, already a large one, is
growing rapidly. The business was
established in 1902 by Mr. Samuel J.
Robinsen, Sr., and James T. Robinson,
the present proprietors, and few of our
business men are held in higher
opinion by their fellow townsmen.
Mr. S. J. Robinson was born in Albemarle
County but early in life moved
to Nelson, where he married and lived
for about 20 years. He then purchased
"Brook Hill Farm," once the
home of Lord Pellum Clinton, four
miles south of the city, and has recently
bought a beautiful home
on Belmont Avenue. His brother
James T., together with his two sons,
Wilmer and John Robinson manage
the farm and raise a great portion of
the stock used in their meat market.
Besides retailing they are prepared to
furnish fresh cows, pigs, shoats, and
stock sheep from this blue grass farm.
They also raise a number of horses and
can produce either farm horses and
mules, or driving and saddle horses at
short notice. Mr. J. T. Robinson is
also a native of Albemarle and for
many years has been one of the leading
agriculturists of this section. He
came here four years ago and formed
the present partnership. He has purchased
five building lots at Belmont,
upon which he expects to build in the
near future.

J. A. Burgess.

A great deal of the beauty of a
house depends on its interior and
exterior decorations, and the homes

and business places of this city are
quite handsome in the extreme, nearly
every one being freshly papered and
beautifully decorated. Among those
engaged in that line here the recognized
leader is Mr. J. A. Burgess
whose place of business is located at
403 East Market street. Mr. Burgess
does a general contracting work in
paper hanging and painting and
makes a specialty of high class interior
decorations. His stock of foreign
and domestic wall paper is most
complete, and could hardly be duplicated
in either quality or quantity outside
of towns thrice the size of this
one. He handles only the finest materials,
his leaders in the paper line
being the outputs of the Art Wall
Paper Company and other leading

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"Brook Hill Farm"—Owned by Robinson & Bro.

manufacturers in this line. Mr. Burgess
employs a force of twenty of the
most capable paper hangers and
painters to be found in this section,
and the excellence of his work and
material is best attested by the
large business he enjoys. He has had
by far the large majority of the important
contracts let here during his
business career, and his trade is constantly
on the increase. Mr. Burgess
was born in Albemarle County, and
came to Charlottesville in 1889. In
1890 he opened his present establishment,
and soon built up a splendid
trade. He is one of the most enterprising
and energetic young men in the
city, and is highly esteemed by all our
citizens.

President James Monroe was for
several years a citizen of Albemarle.
His first purchase of real estate was
made from George Nicholas in 1790.
He later bought from him lots 17 and
18 in Charlottesville, with the stone
house which Nicholas had erected
thereon.

It was in 1873 that Simpson Williams
joined John Robinsons circus
and traveled for many years. "Sim"
may be seen any evening in Court
House Square dreaming and talking
with old cronies of memories of the
past.

Lyman Abbott, D. D. LL. D., the
successor of Henry Ward Beecher, and
noted New York divine often spends
the summer in Albemarle County.

The frame building occupied by
Burnley & Smith, corner Main and
Fifth streets, was formerly the Old
Virginia House, and it was from its balcony
that Thomas Jefferson often addressed
the people of Charlottesville.

"You can always tell when a man
has reached the limit of his possible
development. He ceases to be discontented—or
at least to show discontent
actively. Contentment, apathy, are
signs of decadence and of a career ended
in either a man or a nation."

L. O. Gianniny.

A leading and representative house
in its special line is the enterprise conducted
by Mr. L. O. Gianniny at 611
West Main street. This gentleman
has, by reason of the manifest superiority
and purity of his goods, secured
a large and rapidly increasing patronage.
His establishment is in all respects
admirably conducted and first
class. The appointments are handsome
and the goods are noted for their
choice flavor, purity and quality.
This is the headquarters for all that is
choicest and best in the way of foreign
and domestic, fancy and staple groceries,
wines, liquors and cigars, a leading
specialty being made of choice old
wines. In addition to the goods named
below Mr. Gianniny carries full lines
of dry goods, boots, shoes etc., and no
firm in the city fills orders in a better,
quicker or more accurate manner.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
goods are the very best in the city
they are sold at the most reasonable

prices and are delivered to any section
of the town free of charge. Mr. Gianniny
is a native of Albemarle County,
and is a descendent of probably the
oldest Italian family in Virginia,
who came to this section in the days of
Thomas Jefferson, Mr. Gianniny is a
self made man in every respect. At
the age of eleven years he determined to
make his own way in the world, and
secured a position as errand boy in a
grocery house. He worked hard,
saved money and in time began business
for himself. Fraternally Mr.
Gianniny is a prominent member of
the Elks.

John S. La Rowe.

One of the most popular resorts of
recreation, and one well worthy of
prominence and special mention in
the pages of this edition devoted to
the varied interests of Charlottesville,
is the excellent pool and billiard
parlor conducted by Mr. John S. La
Rowe, located near the University of
Virginia. After a day of toil, worry
and mental fatigue what better way is
there of spending a social hour or so
with a few jovial and merry friends in
the good old scientific games of pool or
billiards. Mr. La Rowe is an authority
on boxing, and had private boxing
classes for twelve years for the
students of the Virginia Military
Institute. Mr. La Rowe's resort
is the headquarters of many of the
leading gentlemen of the town who
are devotees of the ancient game
of pool and billiards, and well it should

be, for the place is admirably fitted up
with five Gantor pool and three billiard
tables of the finest make that money
and brains combined could construct.
The establishment is brilliantly illuminated
with incondescent lights,
draped with heavy lace curtains, and
in fact everything to make it comfortable
and home like. Mr. La Rowe is
a native of Alexandria, Virginia.
After receiving a good common school
education he launched out into the
world and has since made his way
with credit and honor. Prior to
coming to Charlottesville Mr. La
Rowe conducted pool and billiard
rooms, bowling alleys and cigar stand
at Lexington, Virginia, with marked
success, and these he still operates.
Mr. La Rowe is also an excellent musician,
and in this line too he has given
instruction. He is a gentleman who
has made a host of friends and his
success in business is well deserved.

C. L. Carver.

A pleasant drive in our beautiful
country is one of the most pleasant
diversions possible, and a stable that
can be depended on to furnish us fine
animals and vehicles is "Payne's
Livery," of which Mr. C. L. Carver is
proprietor. This stable is located at
625 West Main Street, and has been established
for many years, though Mr.
Carver has only had charge of it a few
months. From a commodious and
sanitary standpoint it has few peers
and no superiors. The structure is a
three story brick, with a floor space of
24,000 feet. The concern does a livery
and boarding business and enjoys a
large trade in both. The first floor is
devoted exclusively to the boarding
of horses, each one being kept in a box
stall, and the appearance of the horses
is the best evidence of the care and
feed they receive. The second floor is
utilized for the livery horses and as a
repository for rigs. There are thirty-two
horses in the livery department,
ranging from a trustable animal, that
a child could drive, to the spirited
stepper that a renowned whip would
handle with pleasure. The third floor
is used for the storage of feed and also
for vehicles. In the rig line Mr.
Carver has all descriptions, opened and

closed. He makes a specialty of
student and commercial trade and his
hacks are sent to all depots on order.
Mr. Carver employs a corps of expert
hostlers, thus insuring the best care of
horses. He uses only the best feeds
and grain, and the well groomed, slick
and fat appearance of the animals,
both livery and boarders, have won
him a lucrative trade in both lines.
Mr. Carver was born and educated in
Albemarle County, and has been engaged
in the horse line for fifteen
years. He came to this city twenty-two
years ago, and today is one of the
most prominent and highly esteemed
men in our city. He, for a number of
years, had a place of business on East
Main Street, and last September opened
his present establishment.

C. E. Crawford.

Among the first class refreshment
establishments of the city where a
man can enjoy a social drink and
smoke, none is more popular than
"Crawfords' Place," 201 West Main
Street. This reliable house does a
general line of business in jug and
bottled goods for family trade and
medicinal purposes, while the choicest
lines of beers, bottled and draft, liquors
whiskies and soft drinks and cigars
are dispensed at the bar. The excellent
mixed drinks served have a wide

reputation, and are made by one of the
most expert mixers in the South. A
specialty is made in the whiskey line
of "Crawford's Special," Bumgardner
and "Old Braddock" though all the
finest brands are carried. The proprietor
of the place, Mr. C. E. Crawford, is
widely popular here, and as a man of
high business methods and integrity
enjoys an enviable reputation. He
was born and educated in Craig
County, Virginia and for a time after
leaving school engaged in farming
Later he taught school for several
sessions in his native county and then
opened a liquor establishment which
he conducted for several years. Then
he went to Botetourt County and
thence to Kentucky continuing in the
same line. Four years ago he came to
this city and started his present place,
and today enjoys a trade unexcelled.
He is prominent fraternally being a
member of the Elks and the Patriotic
Order Sons of America.

J. Harbottle.

Fresh meat is one of the prime
necessaries for the sustenance of
human life, and in Charlottesville we

have Mr. J. Harbottle, who has recently
purchased Mr. A. J. Burgess' old meat
market at Fifth and Market streets.
He first of all promises the public that
every piece of meat handled by him
will be of first quality, absolutely fresh
and untainted in every respect. This,
and as popular prices as may be made
in conformity therewith, is the principle
upon which he purposes to build
up a business second to none in the
city in this branch of trade. All kinds
of meats, clean, sweet, fresh and of
best quality are at all times on hand at
his store, and he hereby extends a cordial
invitation to the public to give
him a call and favor him with its
trade. He will do everything possible
to please and satisfy each and every
customer. Mr. Harbottle is an Englishman
by birth, but has resided in
this county for the past fourteen years,
partly meat dealer and farmer. We
recommend him as an honest, upright
gentleman.

Via Bros. & Flannagan.

Among the varied industries of this
thriving city that of the contractor
and builder is one of the most important.
Engaged in this line of
business there are a number of enterprising
men of experience and capital,
and prominent among such ranks the
firm of Via Brothers & Flannagan.
The firm consists of Willoughby N.
and A. W. Via and C. W. Flannagan,
all of whom are well known and highly
respected in this vicinity. The facilities
of the firm are such that they
are prepared to execute the largest as
well as the smallest contracts. All
their work is characterized by thoroughness,
and it is sufficient to say
that when Via Bros. & Flannagan undertake
a contract you may be sure that
the work represents the highest standard
of excellence. Executing work on
the shortest notice is a special feature
of the house, and the rapidity and
completeness with which many contracts
have been filled has no equal
in the annals of building operations in
this city. Estimates are furnished, and
contracts of any magnitude are entered
into and performed at the specified
time in the most satisfactory manner
and at lowest figures. They give
special attention to the alteration and
fitting up of residences, stores, offices,
etc., in the best manner; also do general
jobbing in all its branches.

Among the buildings here that show
their handiwork may be mentioned
St. Anthony's Hall of the University of
Virginia, Covington & Peyton's store,
the First Baptist Church, Irving's
livery stable, Elliot & Carter's store,
the residence of S. C. Chancellor, four
dwellings on Jefferson Street for Mrs.
Warner Woods, the barn on the property
owned at Edge Hill formerly by
Mr. Robert Ballentine, and scores of
other structures too numerous to
mention. While the firm is a new one,
(having been established in Dec. 1905)
it is doing as much, if not more, than
most of the older contracting houses.
All the members are experienced hands
at their trade having been connected
with this line of business nearly all
their lives. The Via brothers were
both born in Albemarle County, while
Mr. C. W. Flannagan is a native of
Fluvanna County. The Vias both own
handsome residences on Cherry Street,
and Mr. Flannagan has one at Belmont.
The homes of these gentlemen
are worthy of the honest pushing Americans
that they are, for all are
self made men. Mr. Willoughby Via
and his brother are members of the
First Baptist Church. Mr. Flannagan
attends the Belmont Methodist church.

S. P. Purvis.

The grocery line is one which requires
great skill these days as many
adulterated foods are being marketed,

and a grocer must exercise great caution
in order to keep them out of his
stock. A dealer who is especially
careful in this respect, and whose stock
is known to be free from everything
but the best and finest quality of goods
is Mr. S. P. Purvis, whose large and
inviting store is located at No. 811
West Main street. Although comparatively
a newcomer in the business
marts of this city, Mr. Purvis
through his straightforward and
honest business dealings has already
built up a paying business and is constantly
increasing his trade. He carries
a full line of country produce,
staple and fancy groceries, tobaccos
and cigars, oysters, game and
fresh fish in season. His produce
is always the freshest to be had and
he makes a specialty in this branch.
Mr. Purvis was born in Nelson County,
Virginia, near Oak Ridge and received
his education in the schools of Charlottesville.
After attaining his majority
he engaged in teaming and followed
that occupation until about two years
ago when he engaged in the grocery
business. During his stay here he has
made many friends, and stands high
in the opinion of his business associates
and customers.

"O. K." Bakery.

While there are a large number of
bakeries in this vicinity few enjoy the
prominence of the "O. K." Bakery, of
which Mr. L. E. Watson is the progressive

proprietor. This splendid establishment
is situated at 110 West
Main Street, and its output cannot be
excelled by any similar concern in the
city. Bread, cakes, pastries and other
things in that line are manufactured,
and the splendid quality of the goods
has won the concern a wide reputation,
and it is one of the cleanest and
most inviting in the city. In addition
to the bakery line, Mr. Watson has a
choice assortment of nuts, fruits, confections,
candy, etc. Only the finest
grades of flour and other ingredients
are used, and the patrons are assured
of the highest class material. The
bakery is fitted with all the modern
and up-to-date appliances and is presided
over by a corps of skilled and
expert bakers and pastry cooks.
Several wagons are required to deliver
the goods, and as baking is done
daily only the freshest wares are sent
out. Mr. Watson was born in Albemarle
County and has lived in this
city eighteen years. As a thoroughly
experienced baker and business man he
has no superiors and few peers, having
been engaged in the business for
fifteen years. He is prominent in
fraternal circles being a member of the
Elks and Inner Guard in that organization.
He is also a member of the
Knights of the Maccabees and is a
thorough gentleman.

Mrs. Allan Potts, of Albemarle
county, is a typical Virginia horsewoman
of the dyed-in-the-wool variety.
Blue ribbons and first prizes are as
common to her as roses in Sharon.

W. S. Wilkins & Co.

Wines and liquors are conceded by
the most eminent physicians to be the
greatest stimulants to health and
strength when used in moderation, and
of the dealers engaged in this branch
of mercantile business the firm of W.
S. Wilkins & Company is first and
foremost. The store of this enterprising
concern is located at 121 West
Main street, and is fitted in a most
handsome and artistic manner. It is
quite commodious having 3,850 square
feet of floor space, and containing as
fine an assortment of wines, liquors,
beers, cigars and tobacco as can be
found in the entire South. The front
part of the building is devoted to the
cigar and tobacco department and the
sale of jug and bottled goods for medicinal
and family use. Adjoining this,
in the rear, is a handsome bar where
the finest whiskies, beers, both bottled
and draft, and fancy drinks are dispensed
by the best mixers in the
South. The counters are of walnut
and handsomely carved and trimmed,
while the sideboard is surmounted by
a large and handsome French bevelled
mirror. This bar is for the exclusive
use of the white patrons, while the
colored custom is waited on in a bar
equally as fine and commodious in
the rear of the one used by the white
people. All brands of whiskies and
champagnes are carried, and the firm
controls an excellent patronage. The
partners are Messers. W. S. Wilkins
and M. F. Eddins, and two more enterprising
or popular men are not to
be found in the old Dominion. Mr.
Wilkins is a native of this place, his
business standing less than forty yards
from where he first saw the light of
day. He was educated here, and after
leaving school entered the grocery
business. In 1890 he opened an establishment
of his own, but six years later
sold it out and in 1896 formed the
present company. He is well known
fraternally being an Elk and a member
of the Patriotic Order of Sons of
America. Mr. Eddins was born in
Albemarle County, and has been in
the liquor business since leaving school,
having conducted a place at Earleysville
for some years. He came to this city
in 1886 and opened a place here operating
it until the organization of the
present firm. He is a member of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America.

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Wilkins & Co.'s Fine Wine Rooms.

P. Monaghan.

Bonnie Scotland, the country of
Robert Burns, Sir. Walter Scott,
Louis Stevenson, and scores of other
bright lights both in practical life
and in literature is also the native
land of Mr. P. Monaghan, "The New
Tailor," who conducts a first class
up-to-date establishment at No. 202
North Fifth street. Mr. Monaghan, is
a typical Scotchman, and is an all round
fine fellow of that sturdy, straight forward
type that inspires confidence and

good will by its mere presence. He is a
most genial and cordial man to meet,
and invites everybody in need of a first
class, stylish and up-to-date suit of
clothes or overcoat to give him a call.
He feels sure that he can satisfy you
both as regards to prices and quality,
for he wants your patronage and is
going to get it if he can do so by
merit of his work. He also has facilities
for pressing, cleaning, altering and
repairing clothing at short notice and
makes a specialty of ladies work in
this line. His man will call and
deliver at your residence on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. Mr. Monaghan
was formerly in business in
Baltimore and has been home in Scotland
three times since he came to
America.

James Gunnell.

Mr. James Gunnell has been established
here since 1900. From the very
start Mr. Gunnell's business has continued
to grow and increase until today
when he now contracts ninety
per cent. of all the trucking transacted
in this vicinity. Light and heavy
transferring of every description is done
with care, quickness and dispatch.
There is nothing too large or small, a
specialty however is made of moving
pianos and fine furniture and none
but the most skilled and sober hands
are employed to do the work. Mr.
Gunnell is known as an honest and
capable man whose terms are always
just and reasonable. Mr. Gunnell is a
native of Fluvanna County, and was
born in 1870. He began life as a poor,
penniless boy, but being possessed of
plenty of indomitable pluck and
courage he faced the world bravely
and today finds him a man well to do
financially. In fraternal circles he is
a prominent member of the Knights
of Pythias, Odd Fellows, and Council
208 Order of St. Luke. He is also a
member of the Ebenezer Church of
which he is a trustee, and has been its
Sunday-school Superintendent since
1898. Orders for Mr. Gunnell may be
left at Brown's drug store 429 East
Main street. His telephone numbers
are 7 and 85. Ring him up.

Mrs. M. C. Fuller.

One of the most noted establishments
of its kind in the city is the
millinery business transacted by Mrs.
M. C. Fuller at 303 East Main Street.
She is undoubtedly a leader in her
line both as to the quality of the goods

and the up-to-dateness of the styles.
Here may be found all the latest creations
that are in vogue in ladies' and
children's headwear, both trimmed and
untrimmed. Mrs. Fuller is a practical
milliner of wide experience who is constantly
in touch with all the great designers,
who keep her informed from
time to time upon the latest styles in
the ultra fashionable world. Mrs. Fuller
numbers among her patrons many
of the leading and most aristocratic
ladies of Albemarle County, and her
trade continues to expand in all directions.
The business was inaugurated in
1901 and through the indomitable perseverence,
true American grit and energy
of the proprietress the enterprise
has been a continued success until today,
when it can proudly boast of being
able to stand as the peer of its kind
in this section of Virginia. The emporium
is neatly fitted up, and every foot
is judiciously utilized for the display
of the large, handsome and tempting
assortment. Not only do the goods
here equal in quality and exquisite
beauty, but also are offered at phenomonally
moderate prices. The advantages
gained by Mrs. Fuller in purchasing
the best goods on cash terms
are shared with her patrons to the
mutual profit and pleasure of both.

C. M. Wood & Co.

Of the dealers engaged in the meat
business here the firm of C. M. Wood
& Company is among the most conspicuous.
They carry a line of meats
that for freshness, purity and cleanliness
cannot be surpassed by any concern
in the South. The establishment
of this flourishing enterprise is located
at 305 East Main street, and is one of
the most inviting in the city. The
ice boxes and refrigerators are large
and of the latest style and improvement.
The counters are of oak with
marble tops, and the chopping blocks
and knives and cleavers are cleansed
thoroughly each day, and everything
about the place is immaculate in this
respect. This progressive house does
all its own slaughtering and thus
from the hoof until the time it reaches
the consumer it never passes out of
their hands. They also manufacture
all of their own lard and sausage and
cure their own hams and bacons. The
members of the firm are C. M. Wood
and A. A. Wild, who by their fair and
honest business methods and the
splendid quality of their goods have
built up a trade that is second to

none in the community. Mr. Wood
was born and reared in Martinsburg,
Berkeley County, West Virginia, and
was engaged in business there for a
number of years. He came here in
1898, and formed the present firm.
Fraternally he is a prominent member
of the Elks. Mr. Wild is also a native
of Martinsburg, and has been in the
meat business practically all his life,
his father being engaged in it before
him. He came to this city when the
firm was organized. Both gentlemen
are men of the highest honor and
are thorough business men.

T. J. Wills & Co.

One of our largest business concerns,
and one which has added materially
to the prosperity and reputation of the

city, is the grocery of T. J. Wills & Co.
The mammoth emporium occupied
by this enterprise is located at Main
and Second Streets, and is one of the
most commodious in the city, having
11,250 square feet of floor space, almost
every inch of which is required for the
large stock carried. Everything in the
way of staple and fancy groceries, teas,
coffees, hay, feed, grain, garden and
field seeds, country produce, agricultural
implements, fertilizers, etc., can
be purchased here in any quantity
wholesale or retail. Among the specialties
are Clover and Timothy seeds,
Baugh's "Pure Raw Bone," S. C. Phosophate,
etc. Through straight-forward
business dealings, an excellent quality
of goods and prices at "Rock Bottom"
this concern has built up a trade which
extends over a radius of thirty miles in
every direction from this city and is
constantly expanding. The business
was established fourteen years ago by
Mr. T. J. Wills and Mr. C. S. Townley,
the present proprietors, and no two
gentlemen are more highly esteemed
than they are. Mr. Wills was born in
this city and after completing his education
entered the grocery business, and
by pluck, ambition and ability coupled
with indefatigable work reached his
present high position. Aside from the
business described he is interested in
numerous other enterprises. He is
prominent fraternally being a Mason
and an Elk and a trustee in the latter
organization. Mr. Townley is a native
of Albemarle Co., and was active
in business circles here until a year or
so ago when he thought agricultural
pursuits would be more conducive to
his health, and moved to his farm at
Red Hill, where he now resides though
he retains his business interest.

Home Steam Laundry.

The old idea that washing done by
hand was better than that done by
machinery has long since been proven
erroneous and the work of the steam
laundries of the present day is as far
superior to hand as the Sun is to an
electric light. While there are several
laundries in this city the Home Steam
Laundry enjoys a trade unsurpassed
by any similar institution. This enterprising
concern is located in a commodious
stone structure at 619 East Main
street, and is equipped with the latest
and most up-to-date machinery known
to the launderer's art. All of the work
is done on the first floor of the building,
and the departments are so arranged
that the clothes pass from one to
another with the greatest expediency
and without delay. Eighteen hands
are employed in the place, and the
motive power is furnished by a large
twenty H. P. engine. The company
does all classes of laundry work, including
"flat" and "rough dry." The
trade extends over the city and county,
and wagons call for and deliver goods.
The owners are J. Z. Holladay & Son,
and better or more experienced laundry
men are not to be found in the Old
Dominion. In addition to the work
mentioned they make a specialty of
cleaning lace curtains and renovating
carpets and have a good custom in this
branch, another line is that of cleaning
and pressing men and boys clothes, and
painters overalls are made to look
like new. The business was established
by Mr. J. Z. Holladay, father of
the present junior member, in
1889, and was conducted by him until
eighteen months ago when he sold out
to his son and Mr. Irvine. The
younger Holladay was born in Stafford
County, and came here in 1890 to
manage the laundry for his father,
continuing in that position until he
acquired his present interests. Both
are men of sterling business character,
and the work of the concern and
their dealing with patrons is synonymous
with all high ideas of honesty
and fairness.

Mr. Jefferson in his notes mentions
having often seen Indians in this
vicinity, a large band once visited a
mound containing the remains of their
ancestors on the Rivanna. A few pale
face "Indians" may still be found
here on the Bunch and other reservations.

"Brook Hill Farm" here was once
the home of Lord Pellum Clinton.

R. A. Mundie.

Among the grocers of Charlottesville
none sell purer foods than Mr. R. A.
Mundie, whose establishment is located
at 209 East Main street. Mr.
Mundie makes a specialty of high
class goods, and his stock comprises

staple and fancy groceries, canned
goods of all descriptions, imported and
domestic fruits, confections, coffees
and teas, olives, pickels, chow-chow,
marmalade, "Sun Beam" plum pudding,
etc. Only the best grade of
merchandise is handled, and every
purchaser is assured of its purity as
Mr. Mundie, personally attends to the
buying. The store is one of the finest
and cleanest in the city, a porter being
kept. No similar store here has a
better trade, and through the splendid
goods and the prices, which are "rock
bottom," it is being rapidly increased.
Mr. Mundie was born in Essex County,
and educated in the schools of that
place. One of his first ventures was
to go to Baltimore where he engaged
in business for eleven years, but a
desire to follow agricultural pursuits
took possession of him and he returned
to the county of his birth and purchased
a large farm, which he operated with
great success for a number of years.
Four years ago he came to this city
and established his present prosperous
enterprise. He is a man of fine business
principles and fair dealings. He
is prominent in religious circles, being
a member of the Board of Stewards of
the Methodist church.

W. A. Irving.

The livery conducted by W. A.
Irving & Company is the undisputed
leader. The building, a commodious
brick structure, is located at
528 and 530 East Main street, and is one
of the most substantial of its kind in
the city. It is a three story affair
containing 15,744 square feet of floor
space, stals for fifty six head of horses
and four box stals for the accommodation
of thoroughbreds and stock
horses. The first two floors are devoted
to the stabling of horses, while the
third is used for feed and as a repository.
Mr. Irving erected the present
building last May especially for the
purpose for which it is adapted, and
it contains all modern appliances, such
as elevators, harness hangers, etc.
Extra care was taken in the sanitary
arrangements, and they are as
near perfect as it is possible to
get them. In the front end of
the building, just opposite the
office is a ladies' waiting room,
fitted with a lavatory, mirrors,
and everything necessary for a
woman to cleanse and refresh
herself after re- turning from a
drive. The company does a
livery, sale and boarding business.
At present they have
about thirty permanent boarders
and a number of transients..
Only the best quality of feed is
used, and a large corps of hostlers
are employed to care for the
animals whose sleek and glossy
coats are the best evidence of the
splendid treatment they receive.
In the livery line Mr. Irving
makes a specialty of commercial
trade, and has a force of drivers
thoroughly familiar with every
section of the county. Mr. Irving
was born in Fluvanna County,
where he was educated. He
came here in 1888, and accepted
a position in the grocery store
of Norman & Smith, and later
took a place with the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. Eight years
ago he embarked in the livery business
and made a success. Last May
his business had reached such dimensions
that he was forced to enlarge his
quarters, and erected his present place.
He is, aside from the interest described
above, a member of the Gilmore Furniture
Company, the Cooley Undertaking
Company and other enterprises.
He is active in fraternal circles being
a member of the Odd Fellows, Knights
of the Maccabees and the Royal Tribe
of Joseph.

F. G. Hicks.

Mr. F. G. Hicks of 501 East Main
street was one of the best conducted
saloons in the State and in addition to
doing a large business in the jug and
bottle lines for table, family and medicinal
use, does a splendid bar trade.
It is presided over by one of the best
drink mixers in the South, and the
finest whiskies, bottle and draft beers
and a choice line of cigars are carried.
Mr. Hick's stock is one of the most complete
in the city, and while carrying
nearly all high class brands and
blends his leaders are: "Pride of Virginia,"
"Cream of Pennsylvania,"

"Old Braddock," "Sherwood," "Casper,"
"Corn," "Virginia Apple Branda,"
"Jefferson Club," "Yellowstone,"
"Old Boone," "Waldo Club," "Paul
Jones," "Old Velvet," "Old Henry,"
"Green River," "Ginseng Gin," "St.
Patricks," "Malt," "Courage Gin"
and many others of the finest goods.
Mr. Hicks and his patrons are composed
of the best element of people

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and his trade is a lucrative one. He
has been in the liquor business for a
number of years, though he only recently
opened his present place.
He was born in Albemarle county,
and received his education in the
schools of this section. After the completion
of his schooling he entered
the liquor line and continued in it
until fourteen months ago when he
moved to this city and engaged in the
bark and sumac business. Last June
he opened his present place which is
now one of the most popular resorts
in the city. Mr. Hicks is active fraternally
being a member of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics.

J. L. Morrow.

Charlottesville is particularly fortunate
in having so many stores where
only the purest and best quality of
groceries are sold and among them
none is more conspicuous than the one

conducted by Mr. J. L. Morrow of No.
287 West Main street. Mr. Morrow
does all of his own buying and is
especially careful in this, as he will
tolerate no adulterated food in his
stock, thus insuring his customers only
the best grade of edibles. His line
comprises everything in the way of
staple and fancy groceries, while he
makes a specialty of fresh country
produce and the store is one of the most
inviting in the city. During the few
years that he has been engaged in
business here, Mr. Morrow has built
up a large and lucrative trade which
with his low prices and excellent goods
is steadily increasing. Mr. Morrow was
reared and educated at Greenwood,
South Carolina, and after leaving
school entered the grocery line as a
clerk. Three years ago he came to
this city and opened the establishment
described above, meeting with immediate
success. Of the younger business
men of the city none is more
enterprising or energetic than he, and
his reputation for truth, honesty and
straightforward business dealings is
an enviable one. Fraternally he is a
prominent member of the Masons
(Lodge No 55) and of the Elks, and
takes an active part in all the projects
of these organizations.

Goodyear & Robertson.

Among those enterprises that have
attained well deserved prominence in
Charlottesville manufacturing and

mercantile circles, may be mentioned
that of Goodyear & Robertson, manufacturers
and dealers in all kinds of
harness, saddles and turf goods, whose
repository sales-rooms and workshops
covering some 7750 square feet of floor
space are located on Fourth street between
Main and Market streets. The
premises are neatly fitted up, and at
all times contain a large and comprehensive
stock of horse goods. The assortment
has been made and selected
with great care, and embraces all kinds
of harness, saddles, bridles, collars,
pads, halters, whips, robes, blankets
and all stable requisites. They manufacture
light and heavy, single and
double harness to order, in the best
manner, finishing in any style of
mountings. A leading specialty of
the house is English saddlery and
harness and in this particular line
they are without a peer in the State.
These English saddles are the very best
that money can buy and the house
have their own original designs.
The workshops are splendidly equipped
with all the very best mechanical
appliances. Aside from the lines
mentioned above the firm are extensive
dealers in carriages and are the
agents for the famous Columbus
Buggy Co's vehicles. Here also may
be found all that is latest and best in
the way of surreys, broughams,
doctors phaetons, etc., in fact all kinds
of light, medium and heavy carriages
of the latest styles, in which only the
best material are utilized. These
vehicles are unexcelled for durability,
elegance of design, ease of draft and
general workmanship. Those who
want very cheap carriages will not
find them here, but customers requiring
the best in the city at a reasonable
price cannot do better than give their
orders to this responsible house. A
visit will satisfy purchasers and their
friends, that the goods of this concern
are unrivalled, and justly merit the
commendations bestowed upon them.
The firm has been established since
1891, and the individual members are
George B. Goodyear and Richmond E.
Robertson both of whom are thorough
business men who maintain a high
reputation for sterling integrity in
both commercial and social circles.
As "Horsemen's Headquarters" the
place is known over this entire section
of the State, its customers including
practically all of our celebrated horsemen.

Bodily vigor is good, and vigorous
intellect is even better, but far above
both is character.—Roosevelt.

Do so well to-day that you need not
long for to-morrow.

The Late Z. N. Shackleford.

The subject of this sketch was for
many years a well known merchant
of Charlottesville. His death, which
occurred May 5, 1906, was very sudden

and was due to heart failure. He was
one of the most prominent and highly
esteemed men of the county. Mr.
Shackelford was born and reared in
Spottsylvania county. He enlisted
at the age of 17 in the 55th Virginia
Infantry, which was a part of Hill's
Division and engaged in many notable
battles in the Civil War. He was
captured in the early part of 1862 and
confined at Point Lookout for eleven
months. After being exchanged, he
served until the surrender at Appomattox.
After the war he removed
to Albemarle county where he engaged
in farming until 1890 when he
moved to Charlottesville and opened a
grocery store.

In fraternal circles Mr. Shackelford
was a member of the Heptasophs and
was beloved for his mild disposition
and honest and just ways of dealing
with his fellow man. Mr. Shackelford
was about 63 years of age and
leaves a widow and five children.
Mr. Shackelford will long be remembered
by our people.

Miss L. C. Zimmermann.

The millinery business is one which
requires great artistic skill as the
beauty of a hat depends largely on the
blending of colors in ribbons, laces

flowers and other trimmings, and as
the average woman of today has a hat
for every gown the milliner must have
a fertile as well as an artists mind to
be able to please every one. Of those
engaged in this profession in our city
the undisputed leader is Miss L. C.
Zimmerman, whose large and handsome
emporium is located at 222 East
Main street. For twenty-five years
she has been engaged in this business
and no one is her superior in getting
up a hat. Her stock comprises a complete
line of hats trimmed and untrimmed
and there is a large number
of French and other pattern hats on
display. Her work room is located
just in the rear of her spacious store
and in it is employed a large force of
expert trimmers and designers who
are kept constantly busy turning out
their own creations and the ideas of
the patrons. In addition to the millinery
ne Miss Zimmerman has a fine
display of fancy goods, and does
stamping for embroidery. Her success
was immediate and in a short
time the trade was so large she was
forced to seek larger quarters and
thrice since then has she been compelled
to move in order to accommodate
her fastly increasing business which is
the largest and most exclusive in the
city.

Some men only want your confidence
to give it to others.

Charlottesville Horse and Mule Co.

There is not a human who has a
spark of manhood in him that does
not admire horses, and to own a fast
saddle or driving horse is an ambition
with nine out of ten men. For every
sound horse of every description at
prices that are as low as it is possible
to make them. The Charlottesville
Horse and Mule Company, one block
from the City Hall, is the place to
go when desirous of purchasing anything
in the equine line. This company
occupies a spacious barn at No.
106 East Market street and while only
a new business it already has a wide
reputation for its remarkably low
prices and the fine stock it handles.
The concern does a general sale and
boarding business dealing in horses

of all descriptions, driving, draft, thoroughbreds,
saddle and fancy, mules,
ponies, etc. The stable has a floor
space of 7500 square feet and has room
for forty head of horses and mules.
The business is under the management
of Mr. J. S. Farrar, one of the
most experienced horsemen in the
South. Auction sales are held on
the first Monday and third Thursday
of each month. Mr. Farrar was born
in Fluvanna county where he received
his early education. From childhood
he was a great lover of horses and after
leaving school went into the
live stock business, buying trading and
selling. Fifteen years ago he moved to
this city and opened a livery stable
which he conducted for nine years,
when he sold out again and went into
the live stock line exclusively. Four
months ago he formed the company
described above and has made a splendid
success.

Carter & Via.

For men of convivial habits who
desire to enjoy a glorious social drink

and chat after the labors of the day
no place affords better accommodation
than the "Log Cabin" Cafe at 419 East
Market street. The place is owned
and under the direct supervision of
Messers. R. E. Carter and L. S. Via,
two of the most popular men within
the confines of our town. The front
of the store is devoted to the sale of
bottled and jug goods for family use
and medicinal purposes. In the rear
of this is a handsomely fitted bar
where a choice line of liquors, wines
and beers are dispensed by one of the
most expert mixoligists in the city.
A full line of cigars and tobaccos are
carried and a splendid trade is enjoyed.
The adjoining place is utilized as a
restaurant where meals and lunches
are served at all hours. The service
in this branch of the business cannot
be excelled, while the cooking is all
that can be desired. The kitchen is
presided over by a corps of expert cooks
who are adopted in the art of preparing
tempting dishes. In the liquor
line the firm makes a specialty of the
famous "Old Gray" brand and it has a
wide reputation. Mr. Carter was born
in Albemarle County, and came here
in 1886 to enter the meat business.
He made a success of this and continued
it until 1898, when he entered
his present line with Mr. Via. The
latter was born in Louisa County, Virginia,
and came to this city in 1891.

V. P. Bryant.

Among Charlottesville's many bright
and pushing young men may be mentioned
the name of Mr. V. P. Bryant,
the leading electrical contractor of
Middle Virginia. He is progressive
and enterprising, and has built up a
reputation for honesty and square
dealing that any one might well feel
proud of. Mr. Bryant has been established

in business here since 1903 and
has continued to expand every since.
His leading specialty is electrical wiring
and installing fixtures, and in this
he is without a peer in this vicinity.
In connection with the electrical line
Mr. Bryant is also a contractor and
builder, and in this trade he is one of
the leaders here. He did all the
electrical work in the First Baptist
Church and numerous other
buildings in this section. Mr. Bryant
is a native of Nelson County,
where he was born October 15th, 1876.
In 1884 at the age of eight years he
came to Charlottesville where he received
his education in the public
schools, after serving his apprenticeship,
was for four years inspector
for the Albemarle Telephone Company.
Mr. Bryant, July 4th, 1901,
became the general superintendent of
the Culpeper Telephone Company.
He began there with an order for one
telephone, but the business increased
at such a rate under his able management
that when he left it eighteen
months later the exchange had 237
telephones with orders on the books
for ten more. It should also be added
that it was Mr. Bryant who hung
all the combination gas and electric
fixtures on the new Government
Building, which was one of
the largest contracts ever accomplished
in this section. Mr. Bryant
is a prominent member of the
First Baptist Church, and all in all is
one of our best and most highly respected
citizens

F. H. Wiseman.

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When the day's arduous studies are
over those of the students and professors
at the University of Virginia
who are fond of the ancient game of
pool or billiards betake themselves to
Mr. F. H. Wiseman's spacious and
comfortable parlors at No. 1325 West
Main street, and there spend a pleasant
evening at their favorite pastime.
Here may be found six up-to-date
new Brunswick-Balke-Collendar billiard,
and four pool tables of the best
make. At all times during leisure
hours the place is well filled, the
spirit prevailing is the typical college
spirit, good nature, witty and jocular,

and the trade is generous. Mr. Wiseman
has only been established here
for about a year, but has already succeeded
in making his place the favorite
gathering resort of its kind for the
college men. He is a native of Charlottesville,
was formerly employed by
Mr. H. L. Pitzer, running his pool and
billiard parlors, and thoroughly understands
how to make himself popular
with his patrons and draw trade.
Among the students of the University
he undoubtedly has made a great success.
Fraternally he is a prominent
member of the Maccabees.

E. J. Ward.

Of the business men in our city who
have been here for many years, none
enjoys the confidence of his fellow citizens
more, or stands higher in their
esteem than Mr. E. J. Ward, proprietor
of a large grocery and feed and sale
stable at 600 and 602 East Market
street. The store is quite commodious
and the stock comprises all that is
the best in staple and fancy groeries,
fruits, produce and game in season.
"Quick sales and small profits" is
Mr. Ward's motto. Outside of the
grocery business Mr. Ward is largely
interested in horses, and in this line he
is one of the leaders of the State. His
stable is next door to the grocery,

and is a two story brick structure containing
some 4000 square feet of floor
space, with stalls for thirty-five horses.
The sanitary arrangements are excellent,
the water and troughs being outside
of the stable thus insuring it perfectly
free from dampness. A general
boarding and sale business is
transacted, and a splendid trade in
both branches is done. Only the best
feeds are used and the glossy and fine
appearance of the horses are the best
evidences of the good care and treatment
they receive. At these stables
may be seen "Virginia Chief", (a picture
of whom appears on another
page) a splendid blue ribbon stallion,
the property of Mr. W. M. Wilmer of
Plain Dealing, and President Roosevelt's
favorite horse while here. This
great horse is the sire of several of Mr.
Ward's horses that are to be seen at
his stables. Mr. Ward is a splendid
horseman and driver and is the winner
of many first prizes. He is a gentleman
of fine appearance and a native
of Albemarle county. He has
lived in Charlottesville for thirty
years and is an all-right fellow.

Monticello Wine Co.

This Company was organized and
chartered in 1873 by pioneers in grape
culture in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Encountering the predjudices
which prevail against native wines it
met with little encouragement for the
first few years. The Company struggled
on, having the great advantages
of perfect grapes, proper cellar facilities
and experienced foreign wine
makers, in an honest effort to make a
full-blooded, honest grape-juice wine,
with no admixtures or deleterious
compounds, and has gradually worked
its way up to a recognition of its true
merit. In 1878, at the request of the United
States Agricultural Department,
this company sent, under the charge of
that Department, twelve bottles of
their four kinds of red wine for the
International Exposition at Paris,
France. Other sections of the United
States were represented there by pyramids
of artistically exhibited wines,
yet the final result was that seven
medals were awarded to the still
wines of the United States; of these
the Monticello was the only one
awarded a silver medal, the others
being bronze, not one of which was
obtained by California. Not to mention
numerous awards by State and
local fairs successively given this
company in open competition, it was
in 1884-85, at the New Orleans International
Exhibition, with three cases
sent at a venture, awarded two first-class
medals, and again in 1889 obtained
a silver medal and diploma at
the Exposition Universelle at Paris,
in competition with the wines of the
world, by the judgment of those best
qualified to decide the true merit of
wines; also at the World's Columbian
Exhibition at Chicago, 1893, this company

was awarded two first-class medals
for the superiority and excellency
of their wines. Capt. Adolph Russow
has had charge of the business since
1873, and is its general manager and
superintendent He is peculiarly fitted
for the position, and has the
entire confidence of wine connoisseurs.
Their white wines are Delaware, Dry
Catawba, and Virginia Hock, a blend
of Elvira, Etta and Riesling grapes
fermented together. The red wines
are Norton's Virginia and Cynthiana,
of Burgundy character, Ives' Seedling,
a ruby colored Claret, Extra
Claret, of superior character, and Virginia
Claret, a sound, plain table wine,
Port, Sherry and Pure Grape Brandy.
The demand for the goods is so great
that no drummers are sent out, and it
is found difficult to supply the demand.

Bunch's Royal Cafe.

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Of the wine and
liquor emporiums
of Charlottesville
the
one conducted
by H. D. &
A. Bunch at
421 East Main
street comes
very near being
the undisputed leader, for the
"boys" of Charlottesville know a good
thing when they see and taste it. Here
a square deal is guaranteed every customer.
There are no "dull days" at
Bunch's for there is always "something
doing" every minute. The
goods handled here are of the very best
quality and anything foreign or
domestic in the refreshment line can
be obtained at short order. Here may
be found the choicest wines from the
famous vineyards of France, Spain
and Italy, and all the celebrated
liquors known to princely connoisseurs,
Piper Heidseick Sec, Pommery
See, Moet & Chanden's "White Label"
Hennessey Cognacs, John Dewar &
Sons, Ltd, Highland Scotch (the pride
of King Edward VII) Coates Co.
Plymouth Gin, Booth & Co. London
Tom Gin, Monticello Wines, etc., also
the finest brands of beers, such as Budweiser,
Pabst, Schlitz Portner's Hof
Brau, etc. Professors Bunch has the
reputation of being good fellows and
princes of the blood royal. The enterprise
was established in 1885, by
the late L. W. Bunch (father of the
present proprietors) who conducted
the business until his demise in 1897,
when his son took charge. The Bunch
boys have always endeavored to keep a
highly respectable place. In a recent
interview with our correspondent he
said: "By the payment of nine hundred
dollars and the compliance with the
laws of the United States, the State
of Virginia and the City of Charlottesville,
we are permitted to retail intoxicating
liquors at my place of business.
To the wife who has a drunkard for a
husband, or a friend who is unfortunately
dissipated, I say, emphatically,
give us notice in person of such case
or cases in which you are interested,
and all such shall be excluded from
drinking at my bar. Let mothers,
fathers, sisters and brothers do likewise
and their requests shall be granted,
we pay a heavy tax for the privilege
of selling liquor, but want it distinctly
understood that we have no desire
to sell to drunkards, minors or to
the poor and destitute, we much prefer
that they save their money and put
it where it will do the most good to
their families. There are men of honor
and men of money who can afford it,
and it is with these that we desire to
trade. We want to say to those who
wish to trade with us, and can afford
it, come and you will be treated in a
courteous and gentlemanly manner
and furnished with the best and purest
of liquors." It will be seen from the
foregoing that Mr. Bunch is a very intelligent
gentleman and one who is endeavoring
to do the right thing. Call
and see him, he will be glad to make
your acquaintance, if you have the
price.

William Garth.

The subject of this sketch was born
in Albemarle County 43 years ago,
and it is safe to say that in his generation
no man has brought better renown
to his home. He stands today
as the premier horseman of America,
and his entries are so far in the lead in
winnings that he is undoubtedly in a
class by himself. Thirty-five times
at Bennings and Pimlico has he taken
first money, and thirty-five times has
he secured places, a record that has
never been equalled in the same length
of time. He is justly proud of this
achievement, and our people are proud
as well. At Bennings the name of
Garth as trainer was enough to always
send the betting price down, for the
book-makers knew that his horses
were always run to win, and his rare
ability in her possession nearly always
placed them in the front. Virginia
trained horses were the most popular
of the Bennings meet this year, and
day after day witnessed an enthusiastic
tribute to Mr. Garth. His favorite
horse, Pater, after winning five times,
was sold for about $5,000, and is now
one of the most famous horses in
America. Paeon, also won five times,
Bobbie Kean, four; Orphan Lad,
three; Lady Vera, two; Hyperion, two;
his other winners being T. S. Martin,
Judge White, Kassil, Merrie Lassie,
Savigny Kivlington, Follow On,
Dunseverick, Gravella, and several
others, making 35 winners, while
other horses 35 times came inside the
money. In addition to his work as a
trainer, Mr. Garth is interested in

breeding on a large scale, his stallion,
Masterman, by Hasting's, out of imported
Lady Margaret, is one of the
great horses of the United States.
His dam has produced eight stake
winners. Mr. Garth is the owner of a
fine home and splendid farm of 600
acres of the best land in Virginia,
about 4 1-2 miles from Charlottesville,
and it is here that all his training is
done. His stable will house 45 horses,
and is equipped with every modern
convenience. Each horse lives in a
comfortable box stall, while the sanitary
arrangements are perfect. Water
is furnished from a large reservoir, and
is of superior quality as well as being
a protection from fire. The training
track is one-half mile in length, and
is always kept in splendid condition.
A large corps of riders and assistants
is employed, each being an expert
in his line, and each giving his work
conscientious care. All is done under
direct supervision of Mr. Garth, which
guarantees faithful work and the best
possible results. In addition to his
ability as a horseman, Mr. Garth
was formerly a star football player at
the University of Virginia, and is recognized
as one of the greatest athletes
of our country. His great strength
has aided him to a large extent in the
arduous work of his profession. He is
still a young man, and his enthusiasm
and pride in his work, coupled with
untiring effort and scrupulous honesty,
will undoubtedly bring even greater
results in the future. He is largely
interested in agricultural and other
pursuits, and is a liberal and progressive
citizen.

J. J. Thomas.

There is no more efficient official in
Albemarle County than Mr. J. J.
Thomas the county jailer. He has
led a clean and honorable career and

has fulfilled most satisfactory the duties
devolving upon him in the position
he holds. Mr. Thomas was appointed
to his present office in November,
1904, and succeeded J. P. Martin.
During the time that he has had
charge here everything has been conducted
in a way that goes to show
that he is a man of good executive
ability and that he is the right man in
the right place. Mr. Thomas was
born in Nelson County in 1845. In
the fall of 1866 he moved to Albemarle
County, and took up farming and to
this vocation he has devoted his life
ever since. He is the owner of a fine
large farm near Free Union, and has
been very successful as an agriculturist.
In October 1862 when the great Civil
War between the States was raging
furiously and with the greatest vehemence
young Thomas enlisted under
Capt. Wallace, in the 59th Virginia
Infantry (Col Tabler) in the brigade.
Mr. Thomas is a public spirited and
progressive citizen who is ever ready
and willing to lend a helping hand to
any cause that is for the welfare of old
Charlottesville.

James D. Via.

Mr. James D. Via is one of Charlottesville's
successful men. Eight
years ago he established himself in

the grocery, wood and coal business at
his present address at Preston Avenue
and the Southern Railroad on a modest
basis. Mr. Via today ranks among
the leading merchants of the city and
is enjoying a flourishing trade. Mr.
Via's main business is in the coal and
wood line, and so successful has he
been in this, that years ago the South
ern Railroad Company found it profitable
to build a sidetrack into his
yards. Mr. Via does both a wholesale
and retail business in the grocery line,
although mostly retail. He keeps a
large and assorted stock of groceries,
hay, millfeed and grain, buying in car
lots which allows him to sell at the
very lowest price, in fact his motto is
big sales and small profits. He is an
active member of the First Methodist
Church and has gained some reputation
as a Sunday-school worker having
been for some years one of the District
Superintendents of Albemarle County
Sunday-school Convention. Mr. Via
in politics can always be found on the
side of morals and good government,
he being a strong advocate of temperance
reform. He is a native of Albemarle
County and is respected by all
who know him.

Grafton D. Payne.

The Palace Sales Stables, conducted
by Mr. Grafton D. Payne, at 242 West
Main street is one of the most spacious
in the city having 12,000 square feet of
floor space in addition to a large covered
yard used as a repository for
vehicles. The first floor is used for
horses and contains forty-two stalls,
every one of which is filled with high
class animals, while the second is the
feed department. Mr. Payne does a
general livery, sale and boarding business
and has a large trade in all these
lines. He has twenty permanent
boarders and a large number of transients.
A force of expert hostlers is
employed to groom them and only
high grade feeds of the best quality

are used and the condition of the
animals show the excellent attention
they are given. All of the sales are
private and a specialty is made of fine
animals. In the livery Mr. Payne
has fine single drivers, double workers,
cabs, park saddlers and gaited horses
and rigs of all description closed or
open. A feature of this fine stable is
an electric clipper and cleaner, the
only one in the State of Virginia. By
this apparatus horses are clipped in a
remarkably short time, and even
when just off the pasture are cleaned
in less than 15 minutes. This specialty
alone is sufficient to add greatly
to the popularity of this establishment.
Mr. Payne was born in Fluvanna
County, and located in this city eighteen
years ago. He first engaged in
the coal line, but ten years ago entered
his present business and for the past
six years has been at the place he now
occupies. He is well known fraternally
being an Elk, and an Odd
Fellow, and a member of the higher
branch of the latter organization, the
Encampment.

Model Steam Laundry.

One of the very best laundries in the
State is the Model Steam Laundry of
401-3 West Main Street. The plant is
one of the largest and handsomest in
our city. The building is a two story
brick structure finely appointed. The
interior is quite commodious though
every inch of the floor space is required

for the enormous amount of work
done. The front portion is utilized
for office purposes while the remainder
is devoted to the washing, drying,
ironing and engine rooms. The plant
is equipped with the latest and most
modern machinery known to the art
and the quality of the work and the
snowy whiteness of the finished work
is unsurpassed. A large force of expert
hands is employed and the trade
is constantly increasing, a large portion
of it being from out of town. The
proprietor of this enterprise, Mr.
E. A. Joachim, is one of the best
known men in our city and is highly
esteemed by his fellow citizens. He
has had a large and varied experience
in the laundry line and is thoroughly
familar in all its branches. He started
his present enterprise in 1898 at 212
West Main Street but his trade grew
so rapidly he was forced to seek
larger quarters and secured his present
spacious place.

E. F. Markwood.

There is something about a tailor
made suit that gives a man a distinguished
appearance that cannot be
brought into effect by the ready to
wear garments, and Charlottesville
men are fortunate in having in their
midst tailors who are adepts in the

art of draping the human form.
Among them one of the best known is
E. F. Markwood, whose place of business
is located at 211 West Main Street.
A fine line of imported and domestic
woolens are carried and for fit, style
and texture at reasonable prices he
cannot be excelled. He employs a
force of expert cutters and fitters and
gives his personal supervision to all
the work, having been engaged in the
business for twenty-five years. In
addition to this he keeps fully abreast
of the styles, thus insuring his patrons
all the latest modes and fabrics. He
also does a general line of cleaning
dyeing and repairing work and has a
force of adepts in this line. Mr.
Markwood was practically born and
reared in the tailoring line his father
having been in it for many years.
The subject of this sketch was born in
Staunton, Virginia, and came here
twenty-five years ago entering his
father's establishment. Seven years
later he was taken into partnership
and the style of the firm changed to
F. M. Markwood & Son. This continued
until the demise of the elder
ten years ago when the name was
changed to the present one. Through
his splendid fitting and quality of his
goods Mr. Markwood has established
a lucrative and constantly growing
business.

Flannagan & Allegree.

Of the livery sale and feed stables in
Charlottesville a recognized leader is
the one conducted by Flannagan &
Allegree at 608-610 East Market street.
The stable is a new one and beyond
doubt the largest and finest in the city.
It is erected on the site of the old stables
where the firm successfully conducted
business for many years. It
is not only one of the handsomest
buildings of its kind in the city but in
the entire South. It is constructed of
a fine new graystone patent material
and brick. It has three floors with an
aggregate area of 23,500 square feet.
The first floor is used exclusively for
the rooming of horses and the second
is utilized as a repository for vehicles
and horses while the third is devoted
to storage of feed, grain, hay, etc.
There is stall accommodation for 125

head of horses, a large portion of which
are boarders. In this branch the company
has an especially large business
and take the most excellent care of the
animals. Only the finest grades of
feed and grain are used and a large
force of hostlers is employed to cleanse
and groom the animals thoroughly
morning and evening. In the livery line
the concern rents conveyances of all descriptions,
open and closed, and have a
line of hacks which meet all trains.
They make a specialty of commercial
trade and have a corps of drivers thoroughly
familiar with every foot of
ground in this section. Their rates
are exceedingly moderate and they
have animals of every description from
a fast and spirited stepper to the most
docile horse imaginable. Their sales
are mostly in private, though they
have auctions on the first Monday in
each month. The members of the firm
are Messrs. W. L. Flannagan and O. T.
Allegree, and both are thoroughly experienced
horsemen. Mr. Flannagan
was born in Albemarle county, but
early in life moved to Fluvanna county,
where he remained until he was eightteen
when he moved to Charlottesvile
and remained for four years. He then
went to California and remained for
sixteen years. Three years ago he returned
to this city and entered the
present firm. He is a member of the
Woodmen of the World and prominent
in that order. Mr. Allegree was
born in Fluvanna County, and moved
here twenty years ago. He first entered
the clothing business and for
fourteen years followed that line. Six
years ago he entered the horse business
and has been engaged in it ever since.

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T. J. Williams, Chief of Fire Department.

He is prominent fraternally being a
Master Mason, and has passed through
all the chairs in the Odd Fellows and
its higher branch, the Encampment.

T. J. WILLIAMS.

Chief of Fire Depatment.

This gentleman has been identified
with the public affairs of this city
nearly all his life. It was he who
half a century back, long before the
Civil War had disturbed the peace
and tranquility of the nation, had suggested
and conceived a gas plant for
Charlottesville, then just blossoming
into a prosperous village and struggling
for a name among the towns of
the South. Mr. Williams was called
here from Philadelphia to found the
plant, and this he did with great credit.
During the Civil War he served as a
soldier of the Confederacy in Co. "A,"
19th Virginia Regiment. Even then it
was often necessary for Charlottesville
to call him home in order that the gas
plant might continue in proper running
order. Ever since the organization
of the fire department Mr. Williams
has been its Chief, and was one
of the founders in 1886. Mr. Williams
is a Mason and Elk and member of
other fraternal organizations.

C. D. Galligan.

Hardly anything is desired by people
of wealth and tasteful ideas more
than antique furniture, and in every
section of the country dealers are kept
busy supplying the wants of their
patrons and repairing old antiques
which had been relegated to the garret
as useless until the craze for it swept
over the country. Of the dealers in
the antique line here, by far the
most prominent is Mr. C. D. Galligan,
who is beyond question the best posted
man in this line in the South. He has
been engaged in it for many years, and
can duplicate almost any of the most
famous pieces. Mr. Galligan's place of
business is located at 487 East Market
street, and fairly teems with furniture
of every description, as, in addition to
antique work, he does a general furniture,
repairing, and upholstering business.
The subject of this sketch was
born in Warren County, Pa., and entered
the business there years ago. Later
he moved to Newark, N. Y., and
from there came South.

"CASTALIA."

Beautiful Estate of Murray Boocock.

Among the distinguished citizens of
Albemarle County, none stand higher
for personal integrity than Mr. Murray
Boocock, whose beautiful home "Castalia"
is known throughout the Old
Dominion. Mr. Boocock who is a
native of New York purchased the
farm a few years ago and immediately
set out to bring it up to its present state
of high cultivation, and this he has succeeded
admirably in doing. Mr.
Boocock is a gentleman of indefatigable
energy, sound common sense,
untiring progressiveness and confidence
in the resources of Virginia.
He has made himself very popular
with the people of this section. Fortune
has smiled upon him but it has
not spoiled the man. His career has
been honorable, square and true, and he
is imbued with the determination to
succeed and knows no such word as
fail. At his magnificent home he dispenses
a delightful hospitality. Like
every man Mr. Boocock has his hobby,
and that hobby is pure blooded stock.
He maintains one of the best and most
noted stock farms in America. His
animals are his pride, and his stock is
the finest that experience and money
can secure. He has done more perhaps
than any man in the State to
improve the breed of cattle and is always
ready to give the benefit of his
experience to any one interested in the
great work. Not long after taking up
his residence here Mr. Boocock's attention
was called to the degenerated
and "scrubby" condition of the beef
cattle of the South, and he began to
study the question of the different beef
breeds with a view of trying to bring
about some improvement in this condition
of affairs, After careful research
he came to the decision that
the Herefords were best suited to his
purpose, and recognizing that the best
blood was the surest method of attaining
the standard of beef cattle
desired, he attended the famous
"Sunny Slope" sale of Herefords at
Emporia, Kansas, March 2d, 1898,
where he purchased Imp. Salisbury,
at the highest price ever paid for a
bull at public auction. He then collected
a herd of females, every one of
which is sired by or traces directly to
the most famous sires of present and
former days. The Breeders Gazette
in reference to the above says "the
remarkable Hereford sire, Imp. Salisbury,
76059, (19083) is now demonstrating
the fact that his purchase as a prepotent

sire of great breed character
was based on sound judgment. The
fine lot of calves sired by Salisbury
from the best cows at Sunny Slope,
before he went to head the herd at
Castalia, the Hereford breeding farm
of Murray Boocock, near Keswick,
Virginia, are a wonderfully even lot,
and all show great development.
Their broad backs, well sprung ribs,
deep twist, good quarters, fine bone,
rich coats and neat heads, all prove
the best of ancestry, and the Salisbury
calves at Castalia are giving the same
promises of great future usefulness.
Mr. Boocock established his herd from
some of the finest in America, and his
constant efforts for good stock in general
and the Herefords in particular,
have been rewarded by hundreds of
inquiries from Virginia and the Eastern
and Southern States, and sales into a
number of States already. The more
good stock of any breed sold, the
better for all breeds and all breeders.
Some of the cows in the Castalia herd
are: Shadeland Amber, 63457, by
Earl of Shadeland 22d; Shadeland
Lorna, 63549, by Shadeland 22d,
Judy, 55711, by Peerless Wilton, and
out of a Sir Richard 2d cow; Rosa
6th, 61,000, by Wild Tom, and Bess 2d,
72646, by Cherry Lad, by Cherry
Boy." Mr. Boocock is also the owner
of Lars, Jr., a model animal, showing
"Quality" as his prominent feature
from head to tail. From birth the
bull had a most docile disposition,
matured early and has always been a
good feeder. His sire is Lars 50734.
Second Prize Yearling bull at World's
Fair, First and Champion Prize-Winner
as a two, three and four-year-old
at all the principal fairs; also headed
by the herd winning Grand Sweepstakes
at the great Live Stock Show of
America at Madison Square Garden,
New York City, in 1896. The dam of
Lars, Jr., is Judy 55711 (one of the
breeding cows in the Castalia herd,
and is a regular breeder and excellent
milker), by Peerless Wilton 12774, a
sire of as many prize-winners as any
Hereford bull living, and the dam of
Judy is Jessie 3d 10908, by Sir Richard
2nd 970a, the celebrated sire of prizewinners,
and especially of good breeding
cows. Thus Lars, Jr., may rightfully
be expected to be a sire of good
animals. This herd has been very
successful in the show-ring and has captured
many prizes over competing
herds. At the Southern Interstate Exposition
at Atlanta, Ga., where seventeen
head of show cattle were taken
from this herd, seventeen prizes were
awarded them. The stock at the Castalia
Farm is as fine as mortal man
has ever seen and blue ribbons are the
commonest kind of things there. Mr.
Boocock is President of the Virginia
Hereford Breeders Association, Vice-President
of the Keswick Hunt Club,
and takes an active interest in the
hunting and social events of the charming
Keswick neighborhood, besides
being an enthusiastic worker for good
roads. He is a country gentleman of
the best American type.

The present road situation demands
instant relief. Mr. Murray Boocock
published a letter, dated January 25,
suggesting a county organization
with a view of ultimately securing
State aid, the only practical method of
road building, and is advocated by the
United States Office of Road Inquiry.
Our roads are the worst in the land,
so for heaven's sake let us get to work
and do something in this direction.

J. M. Fray & Co.—Advance Mills.

Among the leading mercantile establishments
of Albemarle County the
casual observer must accord a foremost
position to the old established and
representative house of J. M. Fray &
Co., dealers in general merchandise,
millers and undertakers located at
Advance Mills. The premises occupied
in the "County store" line by
this time honored concern comprises a
large structure, systematically fitted
up throughout with every facility that
a first-class store should have. The
assortment of goods carried includes
complete lines of foreign and domestic
groceries, druggists' sundries, dry goods,
clothing, boots and shoes, seeds, etc.
They receive directly all the standard
and new articles in the lines handled
and we need scarcely say that they deal
in only genuine goods which are sold
at rock-bottom and honest prices. The
goods carried are of the best quality

procurable and are always submitted
to the most rigid tests for purity and
strength. The large and ever increasing
trade extends over Greene and
Albemarle counties and is rapidly
extending in other directions. The
mills conducted by this progressive firm
are two, one for grinding sumac and the
other for flour, corn meal and feeds.
The special brand of flour manufactured
is the famous "White Eagle," which
is a general favorite with jobbers and
consumers alike. The firm is composed
of John M. Fray and his brother
G. A. Fray, Jr. The enterprise has
been established since 1884 and was
organized by their father Mr. A. G.
Fray, now retired, and whom his sons
succeeded about ten years ago. The
mill part of the business is under the
direct management of Mr. J. M. Fray
while the merchandise end is looked
after by Mr. A. G. Fray, Jr. The
flour mill has a capacity of about 30
barrels daily and is equipped with all

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General View of the Fray Property—Advance Mills.

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Fine Mill Plant of J. M. Fray & Co.

the very latest Wolf Gyrator system
of machinery. The firm also do a
general furniture and undertaking
business. Both gentlemen are natives
of Advance Mills and have a good
public school and practical business
education. Mr. J. M. Fray is the
owner of 600 acres of fine farm lands
and is a large cattle dealer. Mr. A. G.
Fray is a graduate of Bryant & Strattons
Business College of Baltimore,
from where he got his diploma in 1896.
He is also a prominent member of the
Elks. It should be added before we
close that the flour mill conducted by
this firm has been in operation for
about seventy-five years and was formerly
owned by their grand-father.
Everything has been thoroughly remodeled
during the last ten years.

Jamestown Exposition—Charlottesville
and Albemarle County will be
represented there in fine style, you bet.

Elsom & Company.

One of the largest enterprises here is
that conducted by the well known
firm of Elsom & Company. This concern
does a general business in new
and second hand furniture and has a
stock that cannot be duplicated.
Their stock is a vast one comprising
furniture, antiques, beds, bedding,
carpets, matting, musical instruments
and in fact everything that a person
may want from a flat iron up. The
main offices and warerooms are located
at No. 418 East Main street and are
most commodious having a floor space
of 20,000 square feet, every inch of
which teems with stock, and in addition
to this five other warehouses
almost equally as large are required to
store the stock. Cheap prices prevail
here and though while new furniture
is handled the specialty of the company
is second hand goods of which
it has an enormous quantity, and in
this branch everything a housekeeper
desires can be procured at the most
moderate prices. In addition to this
the company does repair work of all
description and has a large patronage
in this line. This enterprise was started
about eight years ago and its trade has
been increasing steadily since that
time. The proprietor of the place,
Mr. T. W. Elsom, was born in Albemarle

County, Virginia, but has lived
here for thirty odd years. During his
stay here he was quite prominent,
being for fourteen years proprietor of
Hotel A. at the University of Virginia.
Sometime ago he moved to Washington,
D. C., where he now resides
though he visits here quite often. He
is active in fraternal circles being a
member of the Knights of Pythias
and other organization. Mr. E. B.
Gianniny is manager of the concern.

James A. Leitch.

One of the most prosperous concerns
of its kind in the city of Charlottesville
is the enterprise conducted by Mr.

James A. Leitch at 616 West Main
street. Mr. Leitch is a wholesale and
retail dealer in all the very best grades
of free burning bituminous and anthracite
coal, wood, hay, lime, cement,
etc. The business has been conducted
by Mr. Leitch since 1903, and during
this time has met with marked success,
owing to the superior quality of
the goods handled, honest prices and
his general square methods of doing
business. The coal handled by this
house is free from slate and other objectionable
matter, and is delivered
promptly to any section of the city
without extra charge. When a person
once makes a purchase here the
chances are 16 to 1 that he will become
a steady customer, for he soon discovers
that it is greatly to his advantage
both as to price and quality to
deal with an establishment of this
kind. Mr. Leitch is a native of Charlottesville,
having been born here.
He has resided here all his life,
and is one of our most popular and
prominent young business men.
Fraternally he is a member of the
Elks.

Geo. T. Harlan.

The general merchandise line is one
which has added largely to the welfare
of Charlottesville and among the
many dealers engaged in it none ranks
higher than Mr. George T. Harlan,
whose place of business is located at
No. 600 Monticello avenue and is one
of the largest of its kind in the city.

The stock is most complete and contains
a full line of staple and fancy
groceries, meats, shoes, notions, glassware,
dry goods, grain, mill feed, etc.
The store presents a most inviting
appearance being kept in the cleanest
manner possible. A feature which Mr.
Harlan has introduced are the "silent
salesmen" showcases, the most expensive
manufactured and rarely found
in stores outside of the largest cities.
The stock is displayed in a tempting
manner and adds greatly to the general
beauty of the place. Mr. Harlan was
born in Albemarle County, near
Scottsville and was educated in this
section. After finishing his studies he
entered the mercantile line as a clerk
and by close application to business
soon won promotion. Four years ago
he opened a business of his own at the
present site. He made it a point to
purchase only the best goods and
through his low prices and his fair
dealings with patrons soon built up a
splendid business until today no man
in the commercial walks of life is more
highly esteemed by his fellow citizens.
Mr. Harlan is well known fraternally
being a member of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics, Odd Fellows
and its higher branch, the Encampment.

J. C. Matthews.

The health of a community depends
largely upon the bread distributed by
its bakers, and one of our prominent
leaders in this line is Mr. J. C.

Matthews, whose store is located at 313
and 315 East Main street. Only the
purest flour and other ingredients are
used in the makeup of his goods thus
insuring them to be perfectly pure.
The store is a large one while the baking
department is located in the rear
of the main building and is fitted with
all the most modern machinery and
paraphernalia necessary to the work
at hand. Several hands are employed
and the sanitary conditions are as
perfect as it is possible to get them.
In addition to bread all classes of high
grade pastries are made and their excellence
is too well known to need
retelling. Aside from his baking
department Mr. Matthews conducts
one of the largest ice cream manufactories
in the city and his output in this
branch bears the reputation of being
the finest in the city. He also carries
a large supply of toys, cakes, fancy
ices, nuts and candies and makes a
specialty of Appollo and Lowney's
high grade candies. Several wagons
are utilized in delivering goods and the
trade is extending rapidly. Mr.
Matthews was born in Hanover County,
and came here in 1876 and entered
the grocery business. He remained in
that until 1882 when he opened the
establishment he now conducts under
the firm name of Thomas and Matthews.
In 1886 Mr. Matthews purchased
the Thomas interests and has
since conducted the business himself.

"Black Cat" Billard Parlors.

In the old post-office building corner
of Main and Second streets, right in
the very heart of the city, has just been
opened one of the largest and finest
pool and billiard rooms in Central
Virginia. Its progressive proprietor is
Mr. B. B. Butt, Jr., a gentleman who
is recognized as one of Charlottesville's
go-ahead young men, and his personal
popularity is attested by the large and
influential business his establishment
receives. Only high class, respectable
patrons are catered to, and no boisterous
or ungentlemanly conduct is
tolerated. The parlors are fitted up in
the most approved and luxurious
manner. The four pool and one
billiard tables are of the very latest

improved Brunswick-Balke make,
with return gutter pockets, while all
the wood work is of carved quarter
oak. The cues are of all the regulation
weights and are ivory tipped. The
balls are made from the very best
African tusk ivory that money can
buy. The establishment is highly
illuminated by scores of Edison incandescent
lights and gas and the walls
are covered with rich crimson Scotch
burlap, which gives the place a tone of
magnificence and grandeur as seldom
seen outside of the great Metropolitan
cities. The Black Cat Pool Room is
heated by steam and comfortable easy
chairs are tastefully arranged about
the resort. In connection with this is
the cigar and tobacco stand where
lovers of the seductive weed may purchase
the most delightful and fragrant
Havana cigar ever smoked by mortal
man. This is undoubtedly the best
and most wholesome resort of its kind
in Charlottesville for gentlemen to
spend a social hour in innocent
amusement. Mr. Butt is a popular
and prominent member of Royal
Arcanum and the Junior Order American
Mechanics.

D. L. Mauch.

A splendid new business enterprise
has been added to commercial Charlottesville,
and it is one, from all present
indications that is bound to prove
a most successful venture. The concern
to which we have reference is
that conducted by Mr. D. L. Mauch
at No. 407 East Market street. Mr.
Mauch is a wholesale dealer in poultry
and eggs and his trade is increasing at
such a rate that he finds it difficult to
keep up with the demands; the business
having far surpassed his most
sanguine expectations. Mr. Mauch
pays the highest market prices and
has already contracted with some of
the largest poultry raisers in this section
and is rapidly extending his buying
province, though confining himself
to this section and expects to continue
to do so as long as he can procure
the grade and quantity he requires.
Each week Mr. Mauch ships
to Philadelphia a car load of eggs and
soon expects to double this quantity.
Mr. Mauch is well and favorably
known throughout the county as a
buyer, seller and shipper of apples, a
line of business which he has been engaged
in all his life. He is one of the
most prominent men in this line, all
his apples are shipped to Pittsburg.
He is a public spirited and progressive
citizen who is ever ready and willing
to lend a helping hand to any cause
that is for the welfare of old Charlottesville,
his home and the little city

in which he has cast his fortunes.
Mr. Mauch was born near Luray,
Page County. In Masonic circles he
is both popular and prominent.

H. M. Gleason.

A grocer in this city who makes a
specialty of handling only the purest
stock and who has a wide reputation

as a purveyor of the best quality of goods
is Mr. H. M. Gleason of 401 East Main
Street. While Mr. Gleason's stock is
a varied one comprising staple and
fancy groceries, hay, mill feed, seeds,
domestic dry goods, notions, boots,
shoes, etc., he makes a specialty of the
groceries and his trade in that branch

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One Floor of the Gilmore Furniture Co.'s Store.

cannot be excelled. In the flour line
he handles the very best patents
making a leader of the White Star
Mills, Brown Milling Company and
J. E. M. The store is, in addition to
being one of the largest in the city,
nicely fitted and the stock is arranged
in a most tempting and inviting manner.
Mr. Gleason, the proprietor is
one of the most popular and best
known men in the city, having lived
here all his life. He was born in
Rockbridge county and came here
with his parents when very young.
The present business was founded by
his father and in 1873, Mr. Gleason
entered his employ in the capacity of
a clerk. In 1875 the father disposed
of his interests to the present owner
and a Mr. Bailey and the firm was organized
under the style of Gleason &
Bailey. This continued until May,
1903, when the partnership was dissolved
and the enterprise has since
been conducted by Mr. Gleason. As a
man of upright and straightforward
business principles Mr. Gleason has no
superior. He gives good weight, and
sells at prices as low as are consistent
with the quality of the goods carried.

Wingfield & North.

Standing out prominently in the
front rank among the leading establishments
in their line in Charlottesville
is the progressive firm of Wingfield
& North of 916 West Main street.
They are expert painters and paper
hangers and do an extensive business
throughout the city and vicinity.
They are well and favorably known as
strictly honest and proficient workmen
and they have contracted for
work with many of the leading families
of Charlottesville. All of whom
thoroughly rely upon their integrity,
as well they should, for it becomes a
matter of the most vital importance to
patronize an honest concern whose reputation
and standing are a perfect
guarantee of reliability. Wingfield &
North keep on hand sample shades,
designs and qualities of both foreign and
domestic wall papers, all of which are of
the very latest manufacture and are
sold by the leading houses of Washington,
Baltimore and New York. In
the way of painting the firm has no
peer here and are ready to furnish estimates
on either large or small jobs, and
the very best work at rock bottom
prices is guaranteed. The individual
members of the firm (which was established
in 1904) are Arthur L. Wingfield
and John H. North, both of
whom are natives of Albemarle county
and are well known to most of our
citizens as go-ahead and progressive
young men. Mr. Wingfield is an
ex-member of the famous old Monticello
Guard and the Baptist church.

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"Oak Ridge," Nelson County, Owned by Mr. Thomas F. Ryan.

Barnes Compton.

Three miles from Charlottesville,
near Rio, on an eminence that rivals
even the magnificent view from
"Monticello," is located "Hilltop,"
the home of Mr. Barnes Compton, who
came to Albemarle last September.
The house, surrounded as it is by
beautiful grounds, and having been
fitted with every modern convenience,
is considered one of the handsomest
places in our county, and the picture
accompanying this article shows the
dense and cooling foliage that surrounds
the home. Mr. Compton is
making a specialty in the stock line of
Yorkshire hogs, of imported breed,
He also has a large orchard of the celebrated
Wine Saps, and intends going
into fruit raising on a large scale.

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"Hilltop"—Home of Mr. Barnes Compton.

He who knows most, grieves most
for wasted time.—Dante.

"ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM"

R. J. Hancock & Son.

The now senior member of the firm
of R. J. Hancock & Son commenced
the breeding of thoroughbred stock at
Ellerslie about forty years ago. Since
that time many of the best race horses
of modern times have been bred there.
This was the home of the celebrated
Eolus, whose descendants have won
more than one million dollars in
stakes and purses. He was the sire
of Eole, St. Saviour, Eon, Morello,
Diablo, Russell, Knight of Ellerslie,
Henry of Navarre's sire, Eurus, Elkwood,
Eolian and many other good
race horses. The home of imported
Charaxus, sire of Charade, Charentus,
Ethics, Hammie, Don Quixote, Rosinante,
Col. Padden, Ma Belle, Charina,
Keator. &c.; of Eon sire of Eonic,
Minotaur, Charley Moore, and the
dams of Harangue, Pater and Workman.
The stallion in service now is
Imported Fatherless, sire of Workman,
Mistiss and ten two year old winners
in 1905 of 33 races. These included
the stake winners Pater and T. S.
Martin besides The Clown and other
good ones. This season he has sired
the two year old winners Orphan Lad,
winner of four races, including the
Jesse Brown Cup, and Sanscrit. The
sons and daughters of Eolus, Imported
Charaxus, Eon and Imported
Fatherless have won nearly every important
event in the United States and
many of them twice: viz. The Futurity
Stakes, The Suburben (twice),
The Brooklyn, The Brighton, Metropolitan,
The Carter, The Nottingham
(in England), The Burns, The Bennings
(twice) and The Twin City
Handicaps, The Tidal, Galliard, Brooklyn
Derby, Carleton (twice), Double
Event, Jesse Brown Cup (twice),
Chicago Derby, Sea and Sound, &c.,
being a few of the many events secured
by them. Hardly a day passes
that one of their descendants does
not win in the United States, and as
many as half the races on the card
sometimes have gone to them. The
herd of Short Horns at Ellerslie was
founded about the same time, with
descendants of the imported cows
Young Phyllis, Elizabeth, Mary Ann,
Victoria, Zelia and Fashion. Since
that time bulls of the Abe Renick
strain of Rose of Sharons, the Princess
blood, through imported Lady
Sale 2nd., and descendants of imported
Mina's Princess are a few of the
strains used. The families for the
most part are of the Bates and Booth
strains of short horns, and have been
topped with excellent Scotch blood.
The milking qualities of this herd
have been kept up, and they are a
fine type of beef cattle. The bull now
in use is Royal Lad, son of Frantic
Lad, second in class of 38 at Chicago
International. Frantic Lad is by The-Lad-For-Me,
one of the most celebrated
show bulls and sires in America.
Royal Lad was advertised by his
breeders as the best calf ever bred in
their famous Beechwood herd. The
Southdowns at Ellerslie are descended
from ewes from Druid Hill Park flock,
Baltimore. The Park commission originally
bought from Governor Oden
Bowie, of Maryland thirty (30) ewes
for $1,000. They used with these ewes
the best imported rams that money
could buy, and the sons of these rams,
avoiding too close inbreeding all the
time. Some years ago Ellerslie
secured twenty ewes from Druid Hill
flock, and has used Warwick, imported
from the King's place, Sandringham
Park, England; Drummond
329, by Jubilee, imported from
Duke of Richmond's flock; Drummond
461, by Sandringham, imported
from The King's flock, and Senator, a
prize winner as a lamb and a yearling
in Canada and a son of Union Jack,
imported from Mr. C. W. Adeane's
flock in England. Drummond 329,
Drummond 461 and Senator were all
bred by Hon. George Drummond,
Canada, the most celebrated American
breeder of Southdowns. The King's,
Duke of Richmond's and Mr. Adeane's
flocks stand at the top of all English
flocks. In the Berkshire herd Ellerslie
is using a grandson of the great boar
imported Lustre's Bachelor, and the

sows are of pure Biltmore blood.
Thoroughbred horses, Short Horn cattle,
Southdown sheep and Berkshire
hogs are at Ellerslie for sale and prices
can be had by applying to

Immigration South.

At a recent meeting of the Southern
Immigration Commission which met
in New York City June 5, to discuss
methods for the securing of desirable
immigrants for the South a letter was
read from Theodore Marbury, of Baltimore
who is a member of the immigration,
committee of the civic federaation
in which Mr. Marbury wrote
that only 4 1-2 per cent of the immigrants
coming to this country last
year went to Southern States, and that
there was urgent need in the South of
an immigration of a new race which
can be counted to make its contributions
to progress. Immigration Commissioner
Watchorn, said: "Immigrants
who arrive here are for Northern
points and if you were to try and
steer them from their several points
they would think you were bunco
men. Unless the wages of the South
are brought up to the standard of
those of the North you cannot expect
immigrants to go South and if you did
get them to go they would not stay

because they would probably hear
from their relatives in the North who
were making more money." This
statement caused surprise among
members of the Commission who
seemed to be under the impression
that immigrants have no special
destination and would gladly accept
any proposition which was made
them. In order that the Commission
might be convinced Commissioner
Watchorn allowed Chairman J. L.
Graybill to question several of the
immigrants. Of the half dozen or
more questioned not one would consent
to abandon the place he was
bound for and go South.

J. L. Duffill.

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Well known and very highly respected
in the business world of Charlottesville
is Mr. J. L. Duffill, the city
huckster, whose residence and offices
are at No. 25, 10th Street. Mr. Duffill
has been engaged in this capacity for
a number of years and supplies this
city and suburban residents with all
kinds of the best fresh fruits, poultry,
vegetables, meats, groceries, etc., which
are brought to the door every morning
or as may be desired. He is the only
huckster in the city, and we could
not very well get along without him.
He is a strictly honest, absolutely reliable
man, and all foods supplied by
him may be relied upon to be pure
and of finest quality in every respect.
All orders sent to him at No. 125
Tenth street are promptly attended to.
He is a prominent member of the
Methodist Church and the Junior
Order American Mechanics.

Anderson Bros.

Anderson Bros., publishers, booksellers
and stationers, are the leaders
in their line at the University. The
business was established in 1881, under
the able management of Messrs.
Richard D. and John R. Anderson,
two up-to-date business men, possessing
exceptional social qualities. Their
business increased so rapidly that in
1889 they erected their own building.
In June, '99, death took away Richard
D., the junior member of the firm.
The firm are publishers of Minor's
Institutes, and other works by University
professors. The stock of books,

stationery, etc., is most complete. A
full line of athletic goods is also carried,
the firm being the agents at the University
for Spalding Bros. They are
also city ticket agents for the Southern
Railway, and in the store is a branch
office of the Western Union Telegraph
Company.

Albemarle, the county of beautiful
homes.

S. Aronhime & Son.

As a medicinal whiskey cannot be
excelled, and in hundreds of cases its
use is advocated by the most eminent
physicians, while nothing makes a
dinner more palatable than wines and
brandy. A recognized leader in the
liquor line in this city is the enterprising
firm of S. Aronhime & Son, of 601
West Main street. It is a most spacious
structure having over 3750
square feet of floor space utilized for
the accommodation of the large stock
carried. The front portion of the
store is devoted to a jug and bottle
trade of which the company makes a
specialty, while in the rear is a large
and handsome bar where wines, liquors,
beers, both draft and bottled,
and choice cigars are dispensed. The
firm is composed of S. Aronhime and
his son G. L. Aronhime, though the
former has now retired and makes his
home in Richmond, leaving the enterprise
in charge of the son. The business
was establishtd in 1874 by the
elder Aronhime and he soon enjoyed
a large patronage. In 1898 Mr. G. L.
Aronhime entered the employ of his
father as a clerk and continued in that
capacity until he became of age when
he was taken into partnership. In
May of 1894 Mr. Aronhime senior, retired
from active participation in the
management and the son has since
conducted it. The concern is widely
known and does one of the largest
mail order businesses in the State, the
shipments being made immediately
upon receipt of the order. They have
an exceptionally large call for their
special brands, "Aronhime's Best,"
Old Charter and the Three Dollar Special,
though their other brands are
ready sellers and have a wide reputation.
Both Mr. Aronhime and his
son are prominent in lodge circles being
a member of the Masons and Elks.
Mr. G. L. Aronhime was born in this
city and has lived here all his life. He
is well known in business and social
circles and stands high in the community
for honesty and square dealing
with his fellow men.

C. G. Page.

A resort where one can get a drink,
a good cigar and enjoy a chat with
men of intelligence is the Imperial
Cafe at 619 West Main street, conducted
by Mr. C. G. Page, one of the
most highly esteemed men of our city.
The Cafe is one of the most finely fitted
and commodious in the State having
a floor space of 3750 square feet.
The bar is of quartered oak trimmed
in brass and the finest parian marble.
The sideboard is of the same material
and a large mirror surmounts it.
While myriads of electic lights cast
their rays upon the immaculate glassware
making a scintillating picture of
great magnificence. Mr. Page has
a full line of the finest wines, liquors,
whiskies, draft and bottled beers carried
in this section and a choice line
of cigars, cigarets and tobacco. He
also has a fine assortment of jug and
bottled goods of which he makes a
specialty and a complete lot of soft
drinks. One of the most expert drink
mixers and servers in the city. Mr.
L. C. Taylor, attends to the wants of
the patrons and has aided materially
in building up the large trade the concern
enjoys. Mr. Page, proprietor of
the place was born in Nelson County,
Virginia and moved here in 1886. For
many years he was employed on the
Southern Railroad but in February of
1899 he resigned his position and in
July of that year, was appointed a
member of the local police force. He
served with honor and distinction in
this capacity until August 1902, when
he resigned and returned to his railroad
position remaining there until
November of that year when he was
again appointed to the police force,
where he remained until September
1904. In November of that year he
opened his saloon and has built up a
business that is unexcelled by his
fair and honest business methods.
Mr. Page also owns a large farm in the
county and during his leisure moments
devotes his time to agricultural pursuits.

We emphatically deny the oft repeated
allegation that "Virginians are
a close corporation and one great mutual
admiration society."

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W. SAM BURNLEY,

Attorney at Law.

219 Court Street, Charlottesville, Va.
Sketch of my life and pedigree furnished
on application.

C. N. Bolser.

The old stand formerly conducted
by Mr. F. G. Hicks at the corner of
Main and Fifth streets has just been
purchased by Mr. C. N. Bolser who is

well known to most of our people
having been in business here for
several years. Under Mr. Bolser's
management the establishment is
promised a most successful career and
there is no reason why it should not,
for the proprietor is a man of sterling
character and is fully possessed with
plenty of pluck and energy qualifications
that are so essential to the business
man of the present day. The
stock of choice foreign and domestic
wines, liquors and cigars here cannot
be duplicated by any saloon in this
section of Virginia. Mr. Bolser was
born near Staunton, in the Valley of
Virginia and was formerly connected
with the C. & O. Railroad. By perseverence
he gradually worked his way
from an ordinary track man to a
responsible position in the Paymasters
department. After leaving the railway
service he established himself in the
grocery and meat business. Mr.
Bolser intends making many improvements
and it will not be long
before his place will be one of the
most comfortable refreshment resorts
to be found in the State. A leading
specialty will be made of "Sherwood"
"Yellowstone" and "Silver Leaf" old
rye whiskies and "Melrose". Mr.
Bolser has the reputation among the
"boys" of being a royal good fellow.

To Newspaper Publishers.

WHEN you are ready to issue a First-class Special, Anniversary
or Souvenir Edition of your paper, SEND FOR
ME and have IT DONE JUST RIGHT. Success
guaranteed. Failure unknown. Read a few of the following
testimonials from this vicinity, then wire or write.

ALBERT E. WALKER,

Elmhurst, Long Island, New York City.

Our Historical and Industrial Magazine
published under the auspices of
Mr. A. E. Walker is the largest, most
authentic and beautiful work of its
kind that we know of. Mr. Walker
is at least one special edition man that
may be thoroughly relied upon.
His honesty, square dealing and proficiency
are beyond question.

"One of the handsomest and most
entertaining and instructive publications
we have ever seen from a Virginia
press is the historical and industrial
edition of the Dispatch and News,
of Staunton. It is edited and compiled
by Mr. Albert E. Walker and
printed by the Augusta Printing Corporation.
It is printed on a good
article of book paper, contains forty-six
pages, and is beautifully and
elaborately illustrated with half-tone
cuts. It is, as a whole, a veritable
picture of the beautiful enterprising
and intellectual city of the Valley, and
is a publication that is worthy to be
filed away among the State papers of
Virginia. We congratulate our esteemed
contemporary and the city of
Staunton upon this splendid publication
and the exhibits which it contains.

Mr. Walker's souvenir newspaper
editions are magnificent. The magazine
just published for us is the finest
that has come under our observation.

We have seen many excellent special
industrial editions of newspapers
and have known many writers and
compilers of great ability, but none
of them compare with the magnificent
publications of Mr. Albert E.
Walker, and we know of no writer or
compiler more proficient and honest
than he.—If this endorsement is not
strong enough, write us.

Mr. A. E. Walker was on the editorial
staff of this paper for many years
during which time we found him an
excellent gentleman, a brilliant writer
and thoroughly reliable in every respect.
We greatly regret that he
leaves us, but larger prizes are in store
and our very best wishes go with him.

Mr. Albert E. Walker, the compiler
of the industrial edition of the Repository
has once more ably demonstrated
his ability as a publisher and winner,
and has attracted our citizens who
have heartily co-operated with us in
our endeavor to show to those in
other sections what we can do, and
what Chambersburg looks like. Mr.
Walker's successful efforts in promoting
for the Repository a highly creditable
publication presents the opportunity
of cheerfully recommending his
services to those of the fraternity with
whom he may desire to open up negotiations.
Mr. Walker's journalistic
ability, efficiency and honesty are
unquestionable, and his cordiality
and business like methods have contributed
not a little to the substantial
recognition extended to the Repository
by our leading manufacturers and
business men. The edition is not only
a tribute to the Repository but to Mr.
Walker as well, so that our felicitations
are alike natural and sincere.

The Frederick Citizen, Gen. L.
Victor Baughman's enterprising journal,
has recently issued a handsome
industrial edition, printed on heavy
plate paper with attractive and numerous
half-tone illustrations. The edition
was prepared under the supervision
of Mr. A. E. Walker, a well-known
New York newspaper man, and the
work has been done so effectively as
to make this issue of the Citizen about
the finest thing of the kind that has
ever been undertaken in Maryland.
A great deal of space is devoted to a
historical review of Frederick and to
articles dealing with leading events in
the formative period of the city and
county. Many of the articles are valuable
contributions to state and local
history. The special edition is a
credit to Frederick and to those who
managed it, and speaks volumes for
the public spirit of the Citizen and the
complete ability of its office to handle
a big piece of work in an artistic and
effective manner.

One of the most attractive special
editions seen in some time is that of
the Frederick City (Md.) Citizen, issued
on October 15, and consisting of
thirty-eight pages of interesting matter
bearing on the history and industries
of Frederick City. The edition
was prepared by Albert E. Walker, of
Elmhurst, New York City, who makes
a specialty of such work. Mr. Walker
has made quite a success in this line,
and the Citizen speaks in the highest
terms of his work.

The Augusta Printing Corporation
has just issued an Industrial Magazine
of Staunton and Augusta county,
which is the most elaborate work of
the kind ever attempted here, and is a
great credit to the enterprise and industry
of those who compiled and
issued it. The composition concerning
Staunton business men and the representative
people and firms of the city,
as well as the responsibility for the
entire work was handled by Mr.
Albert E. Walker, who is an experienced
man in this sort of enterprise, who
knows how to use his ability to good
advantage.

Earlysville Supply Co.

Another splendid Albemarle County
enterprise is the Earlysville Supply
Company, located at the place of that
name. A general country store business
is transacted and everything in
the way of first class merchandise can
be found at the progressive establishment.
Full lines of dry goods, notions,

clothing, boots, shoes, hats, caps and
staple and fancy grocers are to be
found here, all of which are sold at
honest rock bottom prices. The general
manager is Mr. W. B. Marshall,
a gentleman of fine business qualifications,
who purchased the enterprise
from James A. Fensley about two
years ago. The business is now one of
the most prosperous in the county,
and is valued at about $6,000. It is
located about twelve miles from Charlottesville
and six from the Southern
Railway on one of the best drive-ways
in the State. Mr. Marshall was for a
number of years a member of the firm

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"Ednam," Home of E. O. Meyer, Esq.

of Marshall Bros., well known throughout
the State as artistic painters of fine
country homes. Mr. Marshall is also
the proprietor of a splendid sassafras
oil mill, which is located near his store.
This mill is of vast benefit to the surrounding
country as thousands of roots
are purchased each year for the manufacture
of the oil. The product is
large, and the demand for it is constantly
increasing. Mr. Marshall is
the owner of a handsome home such
as befits a man of his business standing.
It is most conveniently arranged,
and is perhaps the most modern in
its furnishings for miles around.
Everything about the place indicates
activity and prosperity, and the genial
proprietor can be found at all times
ready for business on straight business
lines.

E. O. Meyer, Esq.

On the Ivy road, about three miles
from Charlottesville, on what was
formerly a part of the historic "Birdwood"
Estate, perched like a baronial
castle overlooking the majestic
hills of Albemarle, stands Ednam Hall,
the home of Mr. E. O. Meyer. As the
knights of old constructed and developed
the place of their abodes, so Mr.
Meyer has cared for "Ednam," but
Ednam is not a castle. It is more like
the residence of an English country
gentleman of today. It is an expression
of the home life of Mr. Meyer,
showing his love for nature, for hills,
woods and flowers, for green fields and
the pure free air of heaven. Ednam
Manor is doubly interesting, because
the place as it stands today is typical
of both the past and the present regime.
The surroundings are with
things ancient, that always have a
charm, with things modern, that are
comforting to practical mankind. One
appeals to the sentiment, the other to
the side of human nature that loves
luxury and ease. Leaving the history
of "Birdwood" out, and taking up the
modern side we find that Ednam is
fully keeping apace with the world,
for here are majestic dining halls,
library, princely parlors, etc., all made
possible by modern conveniences and
appliances and the possession of the
means with which to acquire them.
Ednam was erected at great expense
in 1901. Its gates open into a winding
road which lead to the grand porch of
the house. Upon entering the mansion
a feature that profoundly impresses
the visitor is the gorgeous reception
hall, an apartment, by the way, that
has but few equals in this country for
magnificence. To descrite properly
the furnishings we will not make the
attempt, but will leave it to vivid
imagination. The grounds of Ednam
cover 160 broad acres, on which are
many big trees planted years ago with
the idea of producing an effective
landscape. Evergreens, spruce and
others of the cultivated class mingle
with those of the forest variety. The
lawns are leveled and kept in perfect
trim. Such in brief is Ednam the
worthy home of a worthy man, Mr.
E. O. Meyer, our neighbor and fellow
citizen.

Central Coal Co.

The largest and best equipped enterprise
of its kind here is the Central
Coal Company, owned by Messrs.
Gardner and Mr. F. G. Brooks. The
plant and works are located at Third
street and the C. & O. Railway. The
concern handles coal, wood, lime,
cement, patent plaster, and everything
pertaining to their business.
Their trade is rapidly outgrowing
their present spacious quarters, although
a year ago they purchased a
large site on the opposite side of Third
street. The Central Coal Company
makes a specialty of Virginia Merrimac

Anthracite Coal for which they
are sole agents in this vicinity. This
coal has given the best of satisfaction
for both heating and cooking, and
it is absolutely free from slate and
clinker. Any user of this product is
referred to with confidence, and a trial
is solicited with absolute faith in the
result. Pennsylvania anthracite is
also handled, as well as many other
kinds, and Red Ash Run of the Mine,
for steaming purposes, is another
specialty in which they have a large
trade. Sawed and split wood of any
size can be procured at the lowest
possible prices. The yards are equipped
with every modern convenience,
the railway having run a switch on a
trestle over the coal bins in such a
manner that one man can unload 50 tons
of coal in 30 minutes, while the power
for sawing wood and handling of other
goods is furnished by two large electric
dynamos, one of which is located at
each end of the immense yards. Mr.
W. B. Gardner, the manager and
founder of the enterprise, is a native of
Albemarle County, and came to Charlottesville
about 16 years ago, when he
accepted a position with the Charlottesville
Hardware Co. After remaining
in their employ for ten years,
he resigned and purchased a fine farm
and followed agricultural pursuits on
account of poor health. Two years
later with health restored he sold his
country place and established his
present enterprise. By strict integrity
and unfaltering attention to the affairs
of the plant he has won the confidence
of our citizens and the large and
rapidly increasing trade the firm enjoys
is the result. So large indeed is
the business that six delivery wagons
are in constant service and it is frequently
necessary to engage other
wagons to help accommodate their
customers. About one year ago Mr.
F. G. Brook purchased one-half interest
in the plant, and since that
time the style of the firm has been the
Central Coal Company. Mr. Brook is
a native of Culpeper, and has for many
years been a mail clerk on the Southern
Railway.

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Main Building of Crozet Cooperage Co.

R. E. Wayland.

Albemarle County presents many
examples of success achieved by energy
and enterprise, a prominent example
being represented in the career of Mr.
R. E. Wayland of Crozet. When he
first entered the commercial field it
was on a modest scale compared with
the present extensive proportions. The
success of every business venture depends
almost entirely upon its management.
If energy and enterprise be
at the helm, even though the capital
be limited, the roughest storms of
adversity are often weathered. One of
the largest enterprises with which he is
connected is the Crozet Cooperage
Company in which concern Mr.
Russell Bargamin of Richmond and
Mr. H. B. Wayland of Covesville are
his partners. This plant is one of the
very best in the county and is thoroughly
equipped with all the latest
improved appliances. They are manufacturers
of high grade apple and
flour barrels and are ready to supply
almost any quantity at a moment's
notice. The shops are located on the
C. & O. Railway and goods can be
shipped in short order. Nearly all
the material used in the factory is
bought in the immediate vicinity, and
this added to the fact that a large
force of workmen is constantly employed,
to whom are paid good
wages, makes the enterprise one of great
benefit to the thriving little town in
which it is located. Mr. R. E. Wayland
is the general manager of the
works. He is also the cashier of the
new bank of Crozet and Secretary
and Treasurer of the Crozet Cider
Company a concern that is doing a
very extensive business. These enterprises
have served to spread abroad
the fame of our county and in them
we take commendable pride for they
are forcible illustrations of what is
being accomplished in this section of
the Old Dominion by American skill
and ingenuity.

Chas. A. Grant, good fellow and excellent
citizen is a nephew of the Earl
of Kentore.