Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-01-20
a chapter on Augusta Emigrants.

A chapter on Augusta Emigrants.
rv MEN FARMING IN PIEDMONT
VIRGINIA.
,corresnondense of the sTAUNToN vINDIcAToR. |
WARRENToN, VA, Jan. 16, 1882.
An. Augusta man in travelling through
tho counties of Culpeper and Fauquier,
ho,rs SO many familiar Valley names and
.oos 50 many we'll known faces, and meets
Nth SO much open-handed hospitality and
sucb warm welcome. that but for the un-
familiar general aspect of the country, he
almost imagnes himself at home.
About the first man the writer met on
reaching Culpeper town Il must not say
Courthouse, the people don't like it, and
as pleasant people as they are ought to
he INDUCED in such small matter) was
well-known Augustlan. Col. Jim Coch-
ran. as jovial and hearty as ever, and his
ssBourbon'' friends say although he has
gotten on the other side of the political
fence. he is the fairest and most good hui
mored opponent, and altogether, the clev-
crest Republican Readjuster in all the
county. The Colonel has several irons in
the Gre. He is in the hardware business,
farms. and runs the post-ofice, with the
very competent and indispensable assist
ance Of his sister, Miss Jennie Cochran,
whom So many Staunton and Augusta
people remember SO pleasantly.
tho ofhar Sfouptop 10 in bo
town are Capt. Carson Mccoy, brother
in-law of q. NJ. Gushing, who is a pros
perous merchant; Alfred Slower, ESQ.,,
formerly of the "Spectator," since of the
Culpeper observer" who owns valuable
property in town and a fine farm in the
country; and Mr.. Richard Amos, who
left your city years ago, now Mayor of the
! town, deputy Sheriff, Tailor and general
corporation utility man; and Mr.. Krouse,
| once printer in the "Virginian" office,
| now the sole editor of the Culpeper
s.limes,'' and an energetic, industrious
! fellow.
Then in the county is the genial, whole
! souled Frank Gilkeson, brother-in-law OF
DR.. Carter Berkeley, OF your city, and so
popular with all the old Augusta boys Of
twenty years ago, long enough citizen of
Culpeper to be ranked among its substan-
tial and influential citizens, an officer
and vestrynan in the Episcopal church at
Brandy Station, and q prosperous farmer
on 700 acre plantation which will class
with the best farms in Augusta; and Col.
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man, son of Col. Asher Hartman, who
are two or three miles from town, on
another fine Culpeper farm, succeeding
well; and John T. Christian, not long in
the county, formerly OF ''Smoky Row" in
Augusta. He has not yet bought land,
but is renting the Meade farm about q
miles from town; and Daniel Wine, from
Long Glade, who resides near Brandy Sta
ton, and has lately built him a fine resi-
dence, having not long since sold his fine
farm on the Rappahannock for $4,000 to
his son, Mr.. J. Wine, prosperous land
agent of Washington; and John R. Tay-
lor, a brother of James Taylor. of Staun-
ton, who left Augusta less than two
months ago, and has purchased a good
farm on the river near Rappanannock Sta
ton. His place is likely to become very
valuable. as it has on it one of the best
mill sites on the river and is the location
for the depot at that place, which was
burnt down some years ago.
In Fauquier, there are still more settlers
from the Valley, mostly from Augusta
and Rockingham. Not less than twenty
five families have located in the lower Sec
ton of the county, where they have bought
land, in many cases as good as that they
sold in the Valley, for from a third to half
the price they got, though much of the
land is inferior to our best. Among the
Augusta men are VIM. J. Shumate. Esq,
formerly the hospitable proprietor of Mont
gomery Hall. He resides on an excellent
little farm Of Ito acres, at Bealton, and
owns another Of 800 acres near the same
place. The lands are very much like the
fine Hamilton lands near Fishersville, and
worth here from $50 to $50 per acre. This
same land in Augusta Is held at from $50
to $50 per acre. They are rising rapidly
in price here, however. J. Hendren Viii
son, son of the late DR.. Joseph Wilson,
of Churchville, has recently bought a
snug farm miles from Bealton, at $12
per acre. Harry Lofand, from Messy
Greek, owns another farm about the same
distance from this place. Hiram Huff
man, from Milnesyille, is near Rappahan-
mock Station, where be has bought good
place and is prospecting. Also. located in
the same section of the county and about
Midland and Bealton, are Messrs. A.
Dollhouse. A. J. Silline, G.. w. Duey,
Turk and Wyatt, from Augusta, and John
Doval, Beni. Bryan, J. H. Doffiemeyer,
David Cullen, D. B. Krousehorn, P. K.
Krousehorn, Jackson Miller, Joel CARRIER
and D. 3. Kline from Rockingham, and
George Shower and Mr.. Campbell, from
Shenandoah. Mr.. CARRIER recently sold
his farm in Rockingham for 500 per acre,
and bought good one at Midland, with
excellent dwelling and improvements at
$50 per acre, and Mr.. Doffiemeyer, after
travelling in search of land over Iowa,
Missouri and Kansas, has bought near
Bealton, at $14 per acre, and pronounces
it the best country he has struck"
Fauquier averages as the second largest
corn growing county in the State, making
| S75, $40 bushels. Londoun leads off with
1,113,2o4, Augusta and Albemarle coming
next to Fauquier with some 727, 1886 BUSH
| els. In wheat, Augusta ranks first, Eau
quier sixth.
This town is one Of the prettiest in the
State, it's population is about 1900, and Jas.
| V. Brook, Jr., former member of the
Staunton bar, is Mayor, and makes a good
one. His brother, Mr.. r. N. Brook, has
established his reputation as an artist by
the production of his painting called the
pastoral VISIT" 1t has been purchased
for ST. 500 by the Corcoran Art Gallery in
WASHINGTON and ia said to attract more