Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-09-03

An Ill NOTs FARMHR,-The following
highly interesting statistics Of ,he lm.
mense farms Of Mr.. John r. Alexander.
The great farmer and stock dealer OF Nor
gan county, have been prepared with
much care, and can be relied upon as
substantially correct in every respect:
Number Of acres Of imnroyed lands on
his farms, $4,000; number Of acres OF
unlmproved lands. 300 Total number
of acres of land, "a, 300 Aggregate val
ue OF lands, Sl,6S5 600. Value of i'm.
plemen,s in use upon his farms, $50, 900.
Amount paid for wages during, The past
year 10 hands employed on his farms,
$40, 900. Number OF live stock on Lis
isrms-90 mules, 80 cows, l5O horses.
200 oxen and 1000 other cattle hogs.
700. Total value Of live stock, 1896 900.
Product OF his farms in lSG9-Corn,
277, 500 bushels wheat, 1000 bushels;
oa., 5000 bushels rye. 1000 bushels
potatoes, 1000 bushels hay, 1900
tons. Value OF animals sold on bis farm
during tie past year, Si93, 400.
Mr.. Alexander has Two farms, one OF
near $4,000 acres in Morgan county,
twelve miles esslof jacksonville, upon
which he resides, and The other, Of abou,
270O0 acres, in Champaign county, Hi.
nois. In addition 10 his vast business as
farmer, Mr. Alexander buys, ships and
sells, as dealer, over so 600 head Of cauIe
annuaIIy.-Decatur (W) J Republican.
ALADDIN's LAMP IN THE NINETEENfu
CENTURY. People would hardly boheve
that there is man and woman so inno-
cent as the persons referred to below, but
that there are such persons the trial Of
Thomas Hoffman, alias Dr.. s. Fisher
which took place al IiagerstOwn. on
Wednesday, conclusiyeIy shows. The
following are the facts
Hoffman called al The place Of Mr.
solomon Smith, who resides in Rhorers.
vile district, about four miles from Har-
per's Ferry, on farm, and put up Tor
Two Cr three days with b s horse aud bug
gy. Being man Of apparent education
and quite respectable looking, he won HE
confidence Of Mr.. Smith. While con.
verslng with latter which was done in
German or Dutch he spoke of having
read great deal about The country in
which Mr.. S. resided, and that he had
learned from his reading that the early
settlers had buried large amounts of mon
ey in that parIof the country, and that
ne thought there wa 100000 or s25, 900
in gold upon Mr.. S. fam. He then
told him # he had thirty pieces Of silver,
or its equivalent, he could recover this
gold, and quoted Scripture to show bow
It WAS to be done.
Mr. Smith borrowed money from his
neighbors and made up the amount re.
qulred, $500. He then gave it 10 the
Dr., who apparently wrapped it and his
(lhe DoctoTs) watch up in a cloth and
put them in small box, which after ty-
ing securely he gave in charge OF Mrs
Smith, who hid II that light in the stove
in her bed room. The next morning she
put il in bureau drawer, which she lock
ed and the key OF which she kept con.
sl,nlly about her person. That morning
the Doctor left. promising 10 return IN
twenty dsys and assist IN finding the
gold. The twenty days having elapsed
and the doctor not arriving, MIR. s. open
ed the tox and found nothing 10 it but a
bundle Of rags and round sIone. Re.
Gently he found tie Doctor in Martins.
burg, had him arrested, taken 10 Hsgsr.-
town, where. as above slated, he wa.
tried on Wednesday and convicted Of lar.
ceny.