Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-27
BY Yesterday EVENING" Mails.
Letter from middIeburg.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Oar farmers are nigh bringing their bar
yesling operations to close-they are busliy
engaged most of them in saving their hay
"Ray'5 American Reaper and Mower" ha'
been introduced here with consi derable sue
cess. saw one at work upon the farm o
B. p. holland, esq. L: possesses the adsah
tace OF being devoid of complicated gearing
there is not cog wheel In the machine
Two horses work the machine with apparent
ease and cut from ten to fifteen acres day
TIE labor Of our farmers must be very ma
terlally lessened by these machines. This, TO-
gether with saving the crop from the usua
casualties after maturity, must make reaper:
and mowers ere long as common as ploughs
and harrows upon our farms.
Our corn crop looks remarkably we'll
The late rains came in the proper tine tt
give it it's present heaithiul appearance. Il
we do not have too much rain while the raj
is coming TO maturity next month, we vii
have au abundant yield.
a quarterly meeting OF the Nj. +. Church
S,n,b. is 10 progress at Mountsyllle, three
miles from this place. 1t commenced on
Saturday last, and IS expected TO continue
during the present week.
Tie Rev. MIR. Walton. Presby terian MIN
lister, Oh visit at tue Rev. MI. fietcher
here, preached two very effective sermons
in the Nj. +. Church yesterday. AT the
L nion PRAYER meeting at i O'Clock; hls re-
mark were calculated 10 inspire confidence
in the bosoms If the anxious.
Gen. Rogers numerous friends viii DC
buupv e. hear that he Ia perfectly recovered
from his late serious illness.
VISIT TO FAIRFAX Il have recently pass
ed over a considerable part OF Fairfax, Dor
deripg on Loudoun and Prince WIihsm.-
The f,rmers have sown during the past
snrinp hut little wheat. tits as lar as have
seen a good crop for the season. Oats and
RE are fair yield--ths growth OF straw is
luxuriant. | saw stalk of rye grown on
MIR. Wesley uutchison's farm near Centre
VILE. measuring feet 5! inches. Many OF
tie farmer. appear to be tornIng their at
tention TO the cultivation OF tobacco ana su-
gar. DR.. j. r. Pugh and james +. Machen,
ESQ have a good pros pecI for an experiment
raj crop Of tobacco. ] saw some OF The sugar
cane growing upon the farm OF Thomas \,
Stewart, esq, it looks well and undcr the
skillful management Of MIR. Stewart, l have
no doubt Of its success.
1t was my privilege to attend the recent
meeting Of the S,ns of Temperance ut Cen
treville. The attendance was large. The
business efficiently conducted by officers oil
a,ent and experience, gentlemen well cal
colo;ed to sustain the order in this REGION
W bile men Of standing and worth such as
WhaIey. Rose, Machen, Mccormick, llntchr
son. Forsyth, and Rev. Mr.. McFaden, are II
be found prominent in tue ranks, the caust
is sure Of success.
attended the Union Sabbath School, at
o'clock, on Sabbath morning, IN the new
stone Church. and listened with pleasure
aud Il hope pr fl, 10 the appropriate re
marks of the excellent Superintendent, Jas
p. Machen, ESQ. Everything was conducted
in a systematic manner. Teachers aud pu
pills composed of the various religious de-
nominations, were earnest and attentive.
After school, heard very appropriate
! and we'll timed discourse, from the lev. Mr.
Bayton, Oh the observance OF the Sabbath.
Mldilcburg, July 70. lula.