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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock N*wi Staff Writer
Settle’s Grocery and Garage in Flint Hill is a business that has grown to include several members of one family.
Richard and Ester Settle bought the building in November, 1973 and made it into a grocery store. Both had experience with other grocery stores. Mr. Settle worked previously at Ben Venue Store, and Mrs. Settle had worked at Laurel Mills Store.
The Russell family were the original owners of the building, which was built by John G. Russell in 1938. He had a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership called Russell Motor Co. which he ran until he died in 1949. At that time, his sons Emory and Wallace took over the dealership, renamed it Russell Bros., Inc., and ran the business until 1971.
Besides the new cars, they sold International trucks. According to Emory Russell, who still lives in Flint Hill but is now retired, they would usually have 10 or 12 new cars and six trucks on the premises at any one time.
In the early years of the dealership, when a new car was introduced, they held new car showings, which brought many county residents to the dealership.
A small restaurant, run by someone other than the Russell family, was attached to the north side of the building for some of the years the car dealership was in business.
Mrs. Settle does the paperwork
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