Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-14
Annual Meeting Of the Piedmont Ag-
ricuItural sOciety-Elect Oh of
OHIeers-PiedmOntH Horse
breeders Association


.ndria via the Virginia Midland Railroad for |
he town of Culpeper to attend the Stockhold- |
.rs meeting of the Piedmont Agricultural So
,iety, which was held this day at the Town
Hall of Culpeper. All along the line of the
abroad the crop prospects were good, particu-
ary the wheat aud grass. A large acreage is
pow in process Of being put in corn. The ground
everywhere seems to be in excellent condition
for planting, and despite the recentrains, there
will be more than the usual amount of corn
planted.
% arriving at Cupeper the Stockholders
Committee that usually receive visitors were
not in attendance blu, your correspondent being
an habitue of this locality, soon found the place
of meeting, and now has the pleasure to report
that the proceedings Of the Society we're not
only harmouiousy conducted, but were exceed
ing attractive, made so by the very able report
of President Fields, and the numerous spicy
speeches made by the great number OF gentle
men who PARTICIPATED 10 the various subjects
under discussion, none Of which were more
so than those growing out Of the adoption OF
the resolution to refer the proposition of the
Piedmont Horse Breeders Association to en-
large the present half: mile track on the Socie,ys
grounds to that Of mile. Some members OF
The Society, for high moral reasons, feared the
introduction of this new evidence of the So.
ciety's success would result in horse racing,
instead of, as its name indicates, Horse
Breeders Association. Despite the conscien-
tious scrupes of the opposition, the whole mat
ter was referred, without Instructions, for cou-
sideration, to the Executive Committee OF the
Society, who are empowered to lease to, or
otherwise agree upon what terms said Horse
Breeders Association shall use said Fair ground
tracks. Major Zeph Turner, of RappaIlan.
mock, the President of the latter Association,
explained the benefits to be derived from this
specially, and stated that already some of the
most respectable and wealthy gentlemen of the
State of New York had promised assistance to
successfully inaugurate this movement not only
with their purse, bnt by sending down to Vlr-
GINA some of their 6nest horses. The affairs
of the Society have been judclously and ably
managed, as will be made to appear in the
Presdeu' is report, which will be published in
full. Alexandra was poorly represented, your
correspondent being the only STOCK holder pres
ent from that place. The query arises have her
representative men abandoned this as busl-
ness field !? hope not
substance, adopted:
Resolved. That the thanks Of this Society be
rendered to the officials of the w. G., V. NJ.
& q. S. R R. for generous aid afforded the
Society 10 the transportation of stock, material,
&C., to the last Fair.
Resolved, That the thanks of this society be
rendered to President james u. Fields, for his
very able report Of the condition of the society,
and to all the officers for their excellent manage
ment, &c.
On motion of Mr. Gray, it was
ReSolued That every stock holder who shall
pay up fifty per cent Of bis stock Including as
sessments already paid, shall be entitled to
certificate for his stock, aud to be discharged
from all future assessments, provided such pay
ment be made on or before the first Of October,
1874
On motion of DR.. Lewis, the following reso-
luton was adopted
Resozved, That all monies received by ASSESS
men,s shall be paid in liquidation of the debts
now due against the society.
The following resolution was adopted:
ReSolced, That the executive committee be
authorized TO make such compensation to the
treasurer and secretary of the society for their
services as they may deeul proper
On motion of Col. Stanard, it was
ResolUed, That the executive committee be
authorized TO fix the date OF holding the next
fair.
All the old officers were reelected except
three of the executive committee, who could
not serve.
The society adjourned sine die at p. m.
The executive committee will meet to-mor-
row to transact the requisite business.
The cry of heavy taxes has reached Culpeper
and some are loud in their demands for relief
The sixteen acre farm of Col. q. Chaplin,
within the corporate limits, is one of the most
attractive in the State. He has foe orchard
of young trees coming on finely, 6ue garden,
beautiful flowers, vineyard, improved straw
berries, black berries and raspberres. He has
taken rough hillside and terraced it. and by
heavy applications Of stable manure has made
an excellent garden out of it. The Colonel is
an old u. s. regular, retired and settled here,
and is one of the most energetic and active
workers 10 this active community.
The Observer aud the Times both flourish,
and are alive to the interests of the enterpris-
ing and go-ahead community which they rep
resent.
William Jones will be hung on the 18th of
June.
The Virginia Hotel, kept by Mr. Ashby,
OTmtfly VI OtduutUu, is UUe VI tue UeSt W ue
found. Mr.. Ashby is one of the cleverest gen.
slemen We have met with, as we'll as one who
knows how to keep hotel.
Midlaod is Aourishing, and | was astonished
This morning to see some ten or dozen houses
spriugiDg up out of the bushes in all directions
around this new station. Fine fences going up,
and being plowed, and many other signs of
vitality, all prove that the manage me ut
IT the Orange road have made most ex-
,elent hit in their we'll matured plan of immi-
grafton.
LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMS. -[From the Lou
loun Mirror. I'VE regret TO hear that an ex-
olosion occurred at the Steam Saw & Grist Mill
ot B. q. Carter, ESQ.,, at Oatland, on Friday
evening last, which completely demolished the |
whole concern, entailing loss on Mr.. G. of
about $4,000 Fortunately no one was in the |
Mill at the time, SO that no injury to life or
limb is to be added to the destruction of prop
,rty.
The shoemaker shop of William Gallowar,
It Neersvllle, 10 this county, was destroyed by
ire, one night last week. The supposition is
L Il l. Ii i r.