The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-06-12
FARMouNr, Nh, June 2, 1873
M. EdHor:

M. Editor:
l am enjoying myself down here in
the lower part Of the old state Of Mary
land very much The weather is de-
Iightiul, and the country beautiful l
am visiting alady friend whose husband
is the pastor of the Methodist Church
in this place, He has large congre-
CATION and the church building is
crowded. 1t has been a great mystery
to me where all the people come from,
as there are but three or four houses
beside the church and store, in sight,
indeed there is no village in the town
but these few houses. But many come
quite a distance to church, some come
as far as six or eight miles ] have
attended the negro meeting, where
heard really good preaching and sing,
ing, But their prayer meetings are
enough to kill white folks. l wish il
we're possible TO describe them to you,
but words would fail to do the subject
justice they need to be seen and heard
to be appreciated. The negro church
is quite distance from my friends
house, but we can plainly hear them,
| believe there are more colored than
white people about here, and they are
increasing rapidly. They seem to be
an orderly and industrious people.
AS / before said, the country il
beautiful. Quite a dense forest covers
a large portion of the face of the coun
try, and through these thick woods the
roads lead in almost every direction
thus affording attractive and pleasant
drives, one may ride a quarter of &
mile or more in this way, when all al
once there breaks upon your view q
fine house and beautiful farm, covere {
with peach trees, all kinds Of berries
aud vegetables for the New Yorl
market, great fields Of wheat nearly
ready for harvesting But few weeks
since / left the Green Mountains o
Vermont somewhat rhde with snow
and vegetation backv ard. And here
surrounded as | am by beautiful anC
luxuriaut vegetation, can almos
imagine myself transported to the gar
den Of Eden
Many euterprising northern men arr
settled here who have purchased tin
/ land they occupy, most Of them arr
! pretty sure to meet with success. NJ
/ friend and myself, one day, drove on
about four miles to visit one Of thcs,
northern men. He has beautiful
/ farm, and upon it are thirty-fye acre.
/ Of strawberries, several acres Of res
aud black raspbcrries, and long black
berries. fields Of asparagus, peas, onIonl
and other vegetables, also peach an,
other kinds Of fruit orchards. He haN
now in his employ some two hundre'
negroes, engaged in picking berries
Some days they pick nearly or quit
ten thousand quarts. These are takef
/ into large building. where they ar
put into crates to be shipped 10 tn
New York market The berries nov
bring from thirty five TO forty-fv'
cents per quart.
Z Still another visit wa made to tn
residence Of one Of these enterprisini
+ northern men. He has purchased on
( Of the many neglected southern farms
aud moved his family here this spring
They are educated and refined people
and ia and around their old farm hous
have everything in nice and comfort
able style. They anticipate making
paradise Of their new home, aud pre-
sumo will succeed. The land here
owned BY southern people has bee
sadly neglected, bot is capable Of big
cultivation The energetic aud enter
/ prising farmers ofthe north may real