Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-06-25
wELLrroToN ITEMS.

FRUIT fNOSfESi AAAn DbA1hA'
The prospect for a bountifni apple
cro, IN this vicinity. until within the
past three or four weeks, was icvor
/ better. but now our hopes as well as
lapples are blasted. There seems to
DO n kind of blight IN the trees, and
| 1.-The small twias'of new growth die.
An the trees thus affected, principally
the winter keeping varieties, cast
their fruit.
This blight has been in some
orchards several years, ni,tt seems 10
increase, and trees once thus diseased
\ grow worse every year thereafter,
and II is feared win finally die. Nearly
| all the orchards In this section are
moro or less affected, and we will
have but fcw winter apples this
year. Who knows tt remedy
SMALL FRUITS.
The severe winter was. too much
for tho small frnits-about all we
have or vii, have arc gooscberries
and raspberries. y,
THE STRAWBERRIES
Iwere about all killed. The few that
escaped yielded very poor berries.
1
which hIoomed SO profusely, and
promised So fair, have sickened aud
fell of befor ripening, and there will
| be about tho same as none.
Every variety of the
GRAPE,
except the Concord, was killed by
the cold, and they were SO injured
that they will bear but sparinSly.
TOBACCO.
The frequent rains and cloudy
weather in this un,t last month was
favorable to the farmers setting their
tobacco crops.
There is large area planted, and a
good stand, aud If the season proves
favorable, there will be IL large crop
of that narcotic staple hercabouts.
OUR MERCHANTS
arc embracing the present favorable
opportunity. of high water and low
frelghts, 10 lay in Il aseason's supply of
salt; several hundred barrels have
been put off at our wharf within the
pust two weeks.
REAL ESTATE SALE.
uONii lidll ~ ttustCto - iloh lSohct
coD church, one lot in Uinkle's
addition for $50 cash.
oUApnUPED CHICKEN.
."Epha" King, of this place, took oil
the nest brood of newly Matched
chickens last week: among the number
was one with four perfectly formed
legs and feet, two OH side, the extra
ones just behind the Others auda little
shorter. They seem to have no hip
joints, and have no propellimg power.
The chick is as smart and runs about
with as much case as any of the
brood.
RUNAWAY AND SMASH Up.
Last Saturday evening wagon
drawn by Il hcrse and mule, and
driven by an''intcliigcnt contraband, J"
was going down South street, when
the team took fright and went dash
ing down the street at railroad speed.
In attempting to pass Joseph Days
two-horsc wagon and team, going in
same dircction--iu the wagon were
Mr.. Days wife and little child-it
struck, sending tho :, bed forward
against the horses, spillins out every
thing in the wagon, and breaking the
negro's wagon up badly and cripplin%
the mule. 1t seemed hairs breadth
escape to all, but no person was seri-
ously hurt.
A PUBLIC CONVENIENCE.
The farmers, just across the river,
in Ray bottom, in con junction with
merchants and other: OF this place,
have built and launched q good fiat
la IL "a
and wagons and teams, ut this point.
This place has been deprived for some
time of this convenience, and lost to
some extent by not having q crossing
here.
Still, GOING ON.
/. The protrac:cd meeting of the
colorcd population of this place,
which has been going OH for over
two weeks, is still going on with
unabatcd interest. MANY additions
have been made to their church.
Preaching. praying ald singing every
night. There are some good ruiccs
among them, ami the surroundings
are made to rcsound with ti!cir mel
ody 10 near midnight.
WILL CONTINUE.
II. Z. Tuutstal!, who is closing up
the late firin Of Tuntstall & Son, will
continue the dry goods and general
merchandise business in his name, and
is rcceivin" additions to his stock of
staple goods.
SALE OF TIIoHoUGUEREDs.
Mr.. Theodore Bates, noticed in your
last, as having gone 10 attend sales of
fine stock, has rrturncd, and reports
the sales at Edward Hes sale of
thoroughbred cattle at Springfield,
Illinois, as follows:
.'Chirub I:nn.' years olI...-......., 81, ,ooo
'.R"yal putchess,' tise I'll COW yrs old: $50
istcslf hcif,.r, iyrr:,st ], 40
81 cali, ball, tInonilis l,39O
Mr.. B. purchased "Col. Downley,"
p years old, paving $1,000, also
..Sarah Rice" and bull calf, i months
old, price private. There were sold
at the sale 55 head at an average OF
$9li GO.
CATTLE SHIPPED.
II. y. ii. HUI shipped last Saturday