Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-01-02

COl. Dabiel l'tcHeIt VI 'ho h'SS'
Mail, and large party Of citizens OF
Pennsylvania and Maryland. on recent
Southern excursion. gives lengthy &C.
count Of their travels, in the Intelligent
Ger, from which we make the following
extracts
Amelia county. Va, is no, intersected
by the rich bottom lands Of rivers. except
upon its eastern border, along which runs
the Appomalox yet its gently rolling
farms strike favorably The eye examining
the county for its agricultural sdvsn's-
ges, and its lands. being cheap, near mar
kel and capable Of great production when
properly fsrned and fertilized. il Offers
tempting Inducements for settlement TO
Northern farmers A Holland colony
has already settled in il and has secured
The refusal of uact Of $1,000 acres of
land commencing some four miles from
the court house, a, len dollars per acre.
A number OF the large lanGholders, seeing
the advantage which would result TO this
section OF the country by The settlement
of white colony of this kind. agreed TO
sell to its agen, portion Of their iIacIs,so
as TO enable the colony to obtain $4,000
acres OF land lying all in one body a
condition which was sine qua non of
their settlement. Mr.. jefferson, for in
stance, allowed them 10 have a thousand
acres Of Of his plantation on very favota-
bic terms of payment; and the colonsis
are now al work. each one diligently i'm
proving the small section Of land which
has been allotted to him. Mr.. Jefferson
himself is very good farmer, and has a
magnificent plantation. He purchased 1t,
in separate tracts. some years ago. when
the land was mpaIatively poor bu' he
has now brought it 10 the highest stale
Of cultivation, and assured US that he had
raised on Witty bushels of wheat to The
acre. We ourselves counted in one place
on his plantation twenty-five large stacks
Of grain There was no room 10 doubt
the great fertility Of this farm, and we
had every reason to believe that any
OF the land in the county could be brought
by careful farming, to the same degree of
fertility. Good farms. with substantial
improvements, can be bought in Amelia
al ten or twelve dollars per acre. The
white coin is grown here as in ell The
Southern country, although We found no
one who was able TO tell US Why i, was
preferred TO the red, which we grow al
The North, considering that il yields the
largest product.
About noon we arrived al Burkesvlle
Junction, but 10 our disgust learned III at
the Dsnville road was keeping .hsnksgiv-
ing day, and thai no trains were running
South. We therefore passed on 10 Rich
mond. intending to take The train back in
the morning. A halfdozen Of W., how
ever, securing letter Of introduction from
General Imboden to Mr.. Jefferson. q
nephew OF Thomas Of that name, residing
near Amelia court house, got of the cars
al that station 10 spend the night with
him. We found large crowd at The
Cour, House and The county court in ses
siun. An auciioneer was standing on
wagon engaged in selling tract Of 700
acres OF land. by order of trustees 1t
was going al S. per acre, aad we under
stood was good farm i,s cheapness so
much sstonished ears that were accuslom-
ed 10 hear land sold al $500 per acre, that
we came. near losing our balance and buy.
ing il at a venture. Just think Of ia
good farm of 700 acres, near the railroad,
and only 40 miles from Richmond, with
Improvements. for 50 500.
We attended ladies' fair al Lynch
burg, held in The Baptist Church for the
benefit OF It's Pastor and if the ladies' al
The tables were fair pies Of the hrauty
Of The women of Lvnchburg we confident
ly assert that this Virginia town will take
The palm for pretty women from all the
cities Of The country we are Of those
who believe that very few ugly females
were ever born into the world, but still
thre are degrees of beauty. and the major
tty Of the ladies a, this fair were posi-
lively pretty but what beggsrs they
were Good Heavens il makes each
particular hair on ones head stand up.
even at this hour, TO think OF The deeper.
ate assaults Of fair bsilslions that was. en-.
couniered. The charge Of The six hun
bred was nothing when cortrasIed With
the imre,uosiiy OF the charge which six
Of the fair vendors Of merchandise made
on US; bu, it had digeren, result; We
were slaughtered and they victorious
but the brave Col. Dechert. our captain,
carried of as a trophy of the evenings
engagement, magnificent doll three feet
high, and The rank and file bore of enough
pound cake to provision The entire com.
mand through the next days march.
N@ APPoINTMENT.-We are glad to
learn tina, our young friend Towner
schley has received The appointment Of
"Gaueer Of Distilled Liquors, fuE he 2nd
district Of Yves, Va" from the liner
nal Revenue Department Of Washing.
ton City. We congratulate Tcwher
upon receiving so responsible ard
lucrative position. and we feel assured
,ha, he will discharged tie duties Of hi,
office credIably and promptly.
re- NEWSPAPER DlREcToRy.-G. p.
Rowell & Co., the New York Adverlis.
ing Agents are about issuing complete