Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-06-19
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AT 8 o'clock on Monday morning we
lett Smith6eld en- route to Shepherds
town, enjoying the most delightful ride
amid the splendors of a glorious June
morning. The salubrious air was Load
ed with the perfume OF grape and clover
blossoms-the birds were carrolllng
forth their sweetest notes, and nature
was robed in her new and beautiful at
tire. The lover of nature could not
fail to appreciate, and adore the hand
made and bestowed these things, and
the refined feelings with which 1t has
furnished us, to admire and appreciate
green fielos, the trees, the birds and the
! flowers. AS we passed along we made
the following observations
OF TIE COUNTRY
which is rapidly recovering from the
shock of the late civil war, the desola-
tons of which can only be seen in one
or two dilapidated buildings by the
wayside. One can readily perceive the
rapid improvements that are being made
in buildings, fences, and in the general
condition OF the farmers. New fences
have been built, and old ones repaired,
and lime has been almost extravagantly
used in white washing, thus giving to
everything new and beautiful appear
ance.
TIE CROPS
look we'll, comparatively speaking and
although the wheat does not promise an
average yield, yet the late rains have
greatly improved it. 1t is supposed
that the entire country will yield about
five eights of crop, and if wheat and
flour are scarce aud high with us, it can
be purchased elsewhere at ordinary
rates. The corn looks well, aud the
late rains have brought up thai which
was replanted, which also seems to be
growing rapidly. aud ifthe season proves
to be good one, there will be one OF
the largest corn crops raised that has
been known for some years past, as the
farmers have planted every available
acre in view of the shortness Of the
wheat crop. There will also be an abun-
dant potato crop if seasonable.
Harvest has arrived and the scythe
has been introduced into the clover,
many acres of WHICH will be cut down
during the present week. The clover
fields present beautiful appearance,
but sits distance lends enchantment tor
upon close inspection You discover
h., 80 narhnpc fhan Cphf
and ten inches long, though with large
and luxuriant bloom. Clover hay will
no doubt be scarce, but Providence may
favor US with good late grass harvest;
and late fall, thus continuing the now
fourishing pastures for the growth, and
sustenance Of the stock. The wheat
harvest will be late, and there are few
fields that will not perhaps yield their
seed.
4 much to be dreaded word and yet
i: has been proclaimed, and is now be-
ing conducted on the plan of our In
dian wars, that Of determination. Its
seat is near Leetown, and the enemy
is making an advance movement-com-
ing in disorganized forces, by the mil
lion. Its proper name is grasshopper,
but it has been appropriately styled
legion, for they are many. Notwith-
standing thousands of them have been
slain by fishes, and bird, and domestic
fowls, yet full grown men and boys
have been drafted and sent to the front
-and using a weapon, but little known
as yet, "a land seine" they have made
fearful attack, and as many as fifteen
bushels have already been captured
the work of determination still goes on,
but despite the wholesale slaughter, mil
lions OF smaller ones are appearing upon
the field, no larger than flea, but
equally as active. Their depredations
are fearful rs they desolate, and destroy
whole fields of grass and strip the grain
Of its leaves. A good lady in the neigh |
borhood is patiently waiting an aggres-
sive movement, and will attack them
with an army of about three hundred |
young chickens and many old ones, also
about forty young turkeys, and several
old ones. The preacher knows exactly
where she lives, but will not tell you
where; the reason is obvious.
TIE CHURCHES
are we'll attended and the conclusion we
have reached is, that the people at
Smithfeld, Kerneysville, Leetown and
Shepherdstown all deserve the name of
"church- going people" The Methodists
have been talking of building place of
Worship at Leetown, as the school
house is too small to accommodate the
crowds that gather there. The congre-
CATION at Kerneysville on Sabbath af-
ternoon was the largest perhaps that
has been in attendance stree the war.
Fraternal feelings are being cultivated
to a greater extent, the people are for
getting the past and they are beginning
to say 1--WE be brethren" and the world
is also be ginning to say now,as at no time
since the civil struggle, "See how those
Christians love!" AS we progress in
piety and become spiritually minded, all
thoughts of the past will be lost in the
absorbing interests of doing good.
TEMPERANCE.
The people at Leetown have taken a