Remember When: Chesterfield Tobacco
0Chesterfield tobacco Tobacco was a cash cow for Chesterfield in Colonial Times at Bermuda Hundred. During the mid-20th century, Chesterfield cigarettes, named after Chester, were one hot brand. With the slogan “They Satisfy,” the cigarette was launched by Drummond Tobacco in 1873. In 1898 Drummond was absorbed by American Tobacco and then in 1911 Chesterfield was taken by Liggett and Meyers and eventually Philipp Morris (Altria). The brand was sponsor by a bevy of famous personalities: Ronald Reagan, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, the legendary football coach Paul Bryant. And we’ve all seen the Lucky Strike smoke stack in Richmond.
Young students hold school supply drive for students on Barbuda
0Barbuda is just a little island of approximately 1,600 villagers in the Caribbean. Hurricane Irma touched down in Barbuda on Sept. 5, ravaging the area with winds of 185 miles per hour. Barbuda is just a little island of approximately 1,600 villagers in the Caribbean. Hurricane Irma touched down in Barbuda on Sept. 5, ravaging the area with winds of 185 miles per hour. One teacher at Curtis Elementary School calls Barbuda home. Deborah Parker, early-learning specialist, started updating all her fellow teachers about the destruction in her home just around the time the storm came into the area. “Please pray for…
Young students hold school supply drive for students on Barbuda
0Barbuda is just a little island of approximately 1,600 villagers in the Caribbean. Hurricane Irma touched down in Barbuda on Sept. 5, ravaging the area with winds of 185 miles per hour. Barbuda is just a little island of approximately 1,600 villagers in the Caribbean. Hurricane Irma touched down in Barbuda on Sept. 5, ravaging the area with winds of 185 miles per hour. One teacher at Curtis Elementary School calls Barbuda home. Deborah Parker, early-learning specialist, started updating all her fellow teachers about the destruction in her home just around the time the storm came into the area. “Please pray for…
Little House family festival highlights pioneer days
0The day proved to be warm, sunny, and busy as children and other visitors tried out all the fun activities and learning opportunities at Enon Library’s Little House Day.The day proved to be warm, sunny, and busy as children and other visitors tried out all the fun activities and learning opportunities at Enon Library’s Little House Day.Chesterfield County Public Library organizer Lonnie Elliott said Saturday’s event was purely an educational opportunity. “We want people to be able to come and see what life was like all those years ago,” Elliott explained.The…
History of Arlington National Cemetery presented to Lion Club members
0Retired Army Maj. Gen. Merdith W. B. “Bo” Temple spoke to the Chester Lions about Arlington National Cemetery on Sept.12. The story was quite interesting for the club members. The following is a summary of its history shared by Temple and recorded by Lions Club member Carelyn Steele Sheppard. During the 17th century, the Custis family lived on the Eastern Shore in Northampton County, Va., where John Custis built a house he named Arlington. His great grandson, Daniel Parke Custis, married Martha Dandridge in 1749 and left her a widow with two small children in 1757. In January 1759, Martha…
Breaking it down
0A house fire in our area recently displaced two, sending one to the hospital due to smoke inhalation. Let me start by saying that I do not have any details on the cause of this fire or the extent of the damage to the home. I want to talk about the potential causes of a person being overcome by smoke to help you prevent this should a fire occur in your home. Another thing that I will say, though I do not know what caused this fire, is that unattended cooking accounts for the greatest number of residential fires in…
Naming the nameless from Scripture
0A collection of letters from a woman of the 21st century to 34 nameless women of Bible times is being released this week. “Dear Mrs. Noah: Letters to Unnamed Women of the Bible” by Chester resident Roberta M. Damon, gives appropriate names and new identities to women familiar to readers of Scripture in her latest published work. Some women whose stories are familiar, but were previously not known by name: Samson’s mother is named Salome (from the Hebrew “shalom,” meaning “peace”). Noah’s wife is named April (possibly from the Latin “Aprilis,” suggesting “open to the sun”). Job’s wife is named…
“Bleak Hill” as it was called circa 1837, Hedge Lawn today,
0It sits on a wooded lot near Centralia. Perched over Hedgelawn subdivision, the manor house Hedge Lawn, the namesake of the surrounding modern homes, Francis Lutz, the author of Chesterfield County Early Architecture and Historic Sites writes that Hedgelawn, grew to twice its size when a kitchen was added. Lutz dates the house to 1837 by the location of the chimney, “There are several characteristics of the central chimney unity,” he writes. “This includes its steeply pitched roof, its relation to the main dwelling and its interior trim. That suggests it may date to the late eighteenth or early nineteenth…