The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-28
evening State Spnrnal.
Alexandria to King william.
from our Special Correspondent
KING WILLIAM COUNTY, |
March %. 1872.

/ VII tilC HiOlHlUS vi tuC tWtHty"DTSb III
slant we left Alexandria, on the Orange,
Alexandria and Manassas railroad, with
fair weather over us, and bright day
ahead, to note the wild and rugged scenery
along branches Of the famous Bull
Run"
The handsome, well cultivated farm of
John Marshall, at Burk's, in Fairfax
county, attracted admirng comment.
Through Culpepper county and por-
ton of Orange, we passed through fine
farming section, where considerable good
stock, sheep and grazing land were to be
seen but not half as much as the soil is
capable of profitably sustaining.
At Gordonsville we took the Chesa-
apeake and Ohio railroad for Hanover
| Courthouse, where we arrived after a
pleasant ride and put up for the night. In
the morning we looked about this dull and
| Anticipated place, noted for containing the
| famous courthouse where Patrick Henry
first distinguished himself by his great
speech on the tobacco and "parsons case !"
it is modest old structure..of brick.
Here we were met by our hospitable and
intelligent friend, DR.. r. G. Tyler, with his
buggy, and with whom we enjoyed most
inc on,'n tuo .iOu ~ sao 0ounsy 70 oaio
mp. oonhty, Sloss,ns .ne Iailunhy riser On
pit,ge; ps'ss,,s s, ha Msu aaiuao ~
a. ,so an e.. 4Ls nter. ao S, @ a.,
, .uU ~, I'm 49, e a., many "ed III m0iuS
',.od " LI1 Lo'. =, .nona ihoie y: iess ~.
more ,bsn baif noed o anu p1tn,s mot
ont - ' nat;o ma t.at oou SLop' ~ was pisa:
hnvo " I i;.t,p ea'nes aiu O'nel n .L
Sos su e. e.. ,ts,o VI III iyuy snu .nG
Rooll. ~ shoa,, 49, .n.;ooa Dp' w
,;.Ln =. onoep VIZ noti'ou' ou' ho' d
''' NJ 20 $500 aay na ' !; ~ oo. ,.
,,dJv stroam rmo,,u d.; rao oona;do anu
hi ia onp,,'oroa nor h o a1ioS oohsuel
Lr;s = no.,o,,a.aa IIa,aea, eno.., ~ a
oa,,t - ''p"'"'S' 'iiAno'o' rum o" li
ooT III: M
G. rliel,G yler i sm US AZ ine hanusolne
i;no "a ,usoenUo VI MI JAMES ,iu, IL oalo.
my, whei1 iWe were mus. asreeaoiy enter-
. "a uh.'t ouhuaN eIeIipg' MI II. ~
eiloi cusn ialthet' anu mas lwo Vi .nrye
a a,nG laians' Ine :. wa,el ne WISHES 70 SELL
anu aro spenu .no piGoeeos ~ s'oih anu ;il-
plJ Jan On WY cInIL 1iis WISE,
anu worthy vi Gluuia'i9Ii W tne ia'ge Iaiiu
ownels etaeryWnere' ile offers MS isrih AZ
'eIy ~" nsuies.
rIom hele we were T nroug9t 70 the ele-
ga.le lesiuelce VI MI. yer, III MING WE
nam county. III .lis eounty-ohe OF the
oi9estLare seen many valuable ia a., ana
oia distinguished couhtry-seats. Inc iarm
~ our hosI ~ very nailusome anu 'aiua'
pie ore. ~ surprising 20 see now cheap
soou iarf.ls are, WIN puiluings, tlmoer ana
wafer iarns, airesay lor use, on winch
man can go r'ght 70 WORK making crops,
can 1e oougnI lor from % 70 20 per acre;
Lallus On winch icrty 10 Sixty Dusneis Oh
topaTco, PEI acre, eau easliy 10 grown.
s ~ virginia, neeus 70 MAKE II most pro-
illi9 anu piGspeious. que, ~ more cnuustIy
anu eh'elPlise' inoie ,,ln''elauon rom tne
.,or.li S anu oas' anu .he ha.utal aoyan.
.ages mere are sai'aliy oi .ne lnoss inyit,ng
ona, IT. ~ no,.n n anou tay anu intenr
seno. NC ne .hnu go sho anole ali
cors,iJeu Vi .nese lao's anu autan:ag ts,,
SaiGano eou1s iva was W SGns.,uo'eu ~ i'A:,
!; n.ssA any tt; LII . nlaa ooul.os -
% ~ oAt G .hmy w twen.y in ms, VIII
downing 'leell as county seal. Inc Iell-
glous a M gu.iga.iEnai priViieges aIe very
goou. lne tanu ID kinoiy anu proauc1iVe,la-
vo am iol ildias, 3 a,n and .opacGo. y.
W. wen waierea py .he nappaana.llloScA river on
me MeI nor.h, I a III 'ne sou'h' anu me
N pom I,llousl 1le centre m E Gi
~ sn1 Wods, 09ione1 oonn hyot, uSiela ia
w. Mooulolu, anu sunni Dsnel VI the old
netaples, were oorI N Inns county, ana
most oi tLe plesseht population are ih'esh-
gem ana u nHspllaoie peopie.
hns VILLAIN county iS oH az, u .ne carry
s =; 1 s;.to,;s u .ne u
anu s iron ~ nssooai tGto.,eo'gns as us
scH - ~ p'ouu0.mS iaA' t,,o ,,, TuJ
Vi nteless' as wen o. ule carry tnu1an
wars as u 1iie nevoiu'lulary Wal lor mug
penuenSe, ais.insaisn t .,'s county da Gtia ~.
GARY a a,ii "a thn won sNs asnonai
1l!eres au 70 lne ua'eiiel anu niiuls'ah';
nlns W nilaui was IaaeH oii Vi Ming anu
Suee n, equity, ala laa IN; ;n'o new ouunty'
a. ~ 40 ions, shnl GouhIy, snu
wv, lwo ~ C auou. m,,ie 'lles , WIN hlns W.
,'ail ooursnouse' T county sea:, near ils
Ma.iaponi a, ti'tr. tne Goun.y - uoan tbo
g pi .no moS' DS ' n.y. a.a a ~ a''o VIZ
raniunhy Oh .ne "es'- n swG
i ~ W.. iuno.'Jh IN '4 tI s Woai,
a. "es. g o nv haaoa ans st .no i ond
e.. ,., ~ a. ra,,t;o nasst IT,
linesl MAJ gors oh lug AIiaii'io oEas'. hne
onuion anu sonooi plisneseS u .l,is 0ounS
are geou anu eohve d ~, Tue pmg1pie sene.
iaiis isefseus anu 9 ssr.u ae L Iiaa.e
- n9nnta5 " .no ,anu lIis' anu N .aL
wei sJap.su ~ Join, WHEN, Sass, 'ooao-
co, oioliaius anu VINES; NS Ieelon pre-.
seheo ino1c pieaa"n' anu Pioh'acie hiuo'c