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Thin! and Main. Crossroads of Central Virginia

j' 1*1 • Par don on • • . cO»<t H«*-iiiiiis< civ ' # B' I B WAIT. ! * v*» • v. of > b 'v v 11 . »“•••!< ■! I >»l : ?■* f • t . ii'.': V- .1 »..i f ..■• bovl m it* »: ■ :v more reali.-lie and d-mp • It * l • ■••'} '; v >Vi; ■' ■ • ; | ' * * wi! Pm *• r* » . - . • ! • » -• i. - • •••• : - i . . •- • i ” 1 -II, the .1* • , : -d ami ... od ■ There v,.i D And-: ■ Drug j .on the Third mv,-, corner. ‘ wh Sands Gmy '• >. ' and ft d the m\. tei »t .. • we: - »«• impounded T»r And. ' ‘i his fh >- >n ■ ■ Hi n d * i ndm Pi ree I)i Peiei wii fin hid ? offs* ■ { •'» the southeast cornel of the L’ .tied We still bear t!;.* scats of a . • u'Cvi 'mI*i W.n on 1:1 >\ t r dig bite The dog was easy on us <• • •*« Oi Winston h*ft h;s mai > I »rst h illing Staines \ VC a• • ■ e not of "0 ' ) I > » fat . * » •dl of ' * "11. * but F! ' ' t n d 1* isi k had a. dry good.-, -.lore in the • • !v lMO’s with a big eim tree •S>. front of it. and J Ashby Ann; ■ -i.r grocery wa. next Mi. Arm j * id hid the first gasoline Piling 'I’ion.'' consisting oi a r».) gallon | l •-Ik buried in Pie baci-.y.i' 1 It and , v.' v an nut'- ."*>:!• ‘ n;eJ f > • I - man. “Bl ' * > ' 1 « • five gallon can to tin* back and » b j a up the ga - ji;a *. bring it ‘ <r m tin* a. i •. and filter it into 1 <« v'ekule thro . in fiam ». 4< I'* ■ tllne ■ v ; •• -• i .i !./-• ,ii. • !• i duie a a; follow- I The fast ’ ■ • we can remember w i ■ a red ♦ J dl tv -a leer** a bo . AM fro* ) 1. *[ 1 me Pi- ft*. 1 > iC , v • a-d retie a bo*. l half a. !• 1 ‘ -I i . It i*M

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A ; ' there were the Chimin’? broO Big Shiner and Little" Slone!. v ho smoked Piedmont cig arettes and gave us the pictures of !>., -eball players then put in each . . \v-;t was Stokes and David s ' :f ry store, with Barre\v': V- :•? m ; iw? on tin alley. B»-\ nnu a:'was off bounds for m to ?•' •• but there was a house of Mrs 1 1 • - ; : ■ ; ;i a A Cralle. with the Eram K,-*ri l.jJ'Vrig over which lived one i •.!:• ;]]<• interesting chat a'* : . IJnclc" Nod Erambert. and of f. u ; ,. Georg* Picha .cJson'• gn.cerv on the come* where the fancy ?mov es ies were kept in an immaculate .stoic “Store-bought” bread was received, twice a week in 24-loaf woo i ?n containers about two a , w ’•‘k. A few .steps: oif Main sire at : at the corner was the “Jim-shaver” stand, the refreshment made while you waited by shaving ice and flav j oring if with vanilla, sarsaparilla ; or what have you. First National Bank The Fust National Bank was j across the street for us. next to Chappells store now Production 'Credit aft'lm W** recall the first de I posit • e made of $1. saved from l making toothpicks from the wooden goad- boxes, or shining my father’s . does. Anyway we saved as much las a dollar and in 1903 we pushed it into the window of the First ■National Bank, to Mr. Clapham. The ! bam- nil held by my son. J B W.•! 1. dr . and thereby hangs a tale. Mans a day we have looked out Of the window of our home, second floor over the store, at the people Con ing and going from Chappell’s ! store. Mr Chappell, wringing his > hands, still remains as a memory His fruit stand was rolled out on tin- sidewalk every morning shortly after light, and the peanut roaster .-•tailed its daily grind

WAY IT I.OOKKD—Two buildings at the corner u r.‘ practically demoliscd to make space for the new bank building The corner building was completely razed and the old banking quarters razed except for the vault and the Board of Directors room.

MAIN STREET LOOKING NORTH \< Ol TODAY ON A SEN DAY \ETIRNOON

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