The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-02
Halifax County, Wa.
From our Travelling Correspondent
SOrrrrII ROsToN NAV al 1879

SOUTH BOSTON, May 81, 1873.
This is quite lively place, being the
station on the Richmond and Danyille rail.
road for the county, and the adjoining
county of North Carolina and is the point
of transshipment for considerable freight
from the boats on the Dan river to the rail-
road. ~.
Naturally it is handsome location, and
has enjoyed rapid prosperity, having been
mostly built up within few years past.
IL is the centre of large tobacco trade, sales
of many thousand pounds being made every
Friday, in the warehouses am informed
that more 101 900 pounds were sold here
last Friday the sales to-day were large, at
prices ranging from $500 to $500 per
pound for different grades of leaf--some OF
it very fine-the best yellow leaf,
Mr.. Ballow & Co. are manufacturing a
newly-patented flue for drying tobacco, in
barns, which is pronounced very good.
There are in the place the necessary
stores, mechanic shops and schools. Among
those who are dealing in merchandise and
tobacco are Mr.. John W. Mckenzie, an
enterprising gentleman and good friend
of THE JOURNAL. There are two hotels
here-thc Traverse House, where / am
stepping, kept by j. Traverse, very
comfortable and homelike-place, with
charming ladies and an obliging landlord !;
few public houses make the traveller feel
more like enjoying the comforts Of home.
The other is kept by Captain Jeffress,
also q pleasant place, | am told.
South Boston is desirable place for per-
sons seeking southern homes, and possesses
rich natural advantages; though some of
the large landholders, in the vicinity, show
blind and petty prejudice against the gov
eminent and northern people in strange
contrast with their good sense in other
matters, but they'll come out of it.
Captain Il. Il. Jeffries adycrtises some
three hundred village lots for sale here,
portions of which | have examined and
find them desirable and attractive proper
ty; he has recently sold several lots, most
ly to capitalists living in the county and
others 10 eastern gentlemen. Parties de-
string such property will do well to give
attention to his advertisement, in another
column.
The young ladies and gentlemen of the
town are wide awake in active preparations
for a strawberry festival and tableaux to
take place next Wednesday evening, which
is expected will be an attractive and
eilJOyaOlc aildH, at WHICH cVeTyDOuy,
with their wives and sweethearts, are
invited to be present; the proceeds are to
be appropriated to church affairs harp
and other music, with dancing, will close
the performance; until more permanent
tableaux are gotten up between parties.
From the dryness of the fields, and
the dust in the roads, it appears there has
not been as much rain, the past week, in
this county as in some others.
The crops are looking moderately well
fruit promises fair; cherries are ripe and
plentiful. Luxuriant fields of clover, in
many places, give beauty and perfume to
the traveller. and promise profit to the cul-
tivators, wherever continually grown.
From examination | am well satisfied that
10 other small outlay of expense will
afford as much benefit to this section as
ten to twenty bushels of lime to the acre,
and the same quantity of salt; it will make
better wheat as well as tobacco soils, for
many years.
For two or three days the weather has
been very warm, and tonight the winds
blows hard with rain and thunder, which
are rapidly lowering the temperature. My
next will be from Halifax @. II. e
ID. S. G.