Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-27
HALIFAX COUNTY.

Sundn y-school Mattcrs-some OF the Parm,
ON Dan River-Mr. wilkins Bruce-Items.
lCorrespondence Of the Richmond DispatchI
July %, 1884.
The Sunday-School Association, which
meets annually in July in this county or
Pittsylyania. assembled at Whitlock on the
23d, and was composed OF representatives
from twenty-five schools. There was pre-
sent, also. a cOncourse OF people that would
have filed three OF the largest churches in
the county. There had been an enrolment
during the year OF 1.199 scholars. with an
average attendance OF 1920; 81 conyer-
siOns; 1924 collected; 3,002 volumes in tIe
libraries.
During III. two DAYS session an eloquent
sermon was delivered by Rev. DR.. A. B.
Brown; addresses made by President c.
r. Sutherlin, Mr.. Thomas l.. Barksdalc.
Rev. i. II. Foutaine, Captain T. G. Kesee,
Mr.. Il. =. Fran kiln, Rev. II. w. Battle loi
marlborough, n. C.). Rev. Or. Chaplin,
Rev. Mr.. Wilson (pastor Of the ehurch),
and lesson given on 18th chapter. First
Corinthians, by Professor 5. ". Aycrett,
the Association being the class. There was
considerable discu'si0 OF an interesting
character during the progress OF the les
son, and the Greek scholars sometimes took
the floor. The singing, led by Captain
William Haynes and Professor John c.
Williams. during the two days, was excel
lent. Rev. Dr. A. T.. Dickinson was pres
emf. but would not speak TO the people.
A ride over the farms Of Nr. james s.
Cobbs and Major W. T. Sutherin. on Dan
river, near Sutherin station, is almost
worth trip over the mountains. On hill
near the residence OF Mr.. Cobb can be seen
what would call Dan-riyer basin, and
the eve loves 10 travel over the two farms
OF NajOr Sutherlin and the lands OF sIr.
Cobhs and Mr.. wilkins Bruce. The up
lands W. tlftEyear in wheat and oGts, the
low grounds are mostly in corn, and the
lands beyond the river in tobacco. Mr..
Cobbs has in corn this year field which
be has had in corn thirty years in success
sion. lie uses in the harvest-tield the cutter
and binder, and long ago dispensed with
1.-THE grounding thresher." As there are
but few fences in Halifax, and can be but
few on the river. he has his cattle and hogs
hsr6ed, and the hogs, he says, are as man
aceable in herd as any OF the cattle II you
will allow them at times to wallow in the
water. The fences are made Of plank or
galvanized wire. A few days ago wild
horse ran against the wIre fence and was
makes his own fertilizers, buying most OF
the ingredients and using his own recipe.
He il botn geolOgist and chemist. and has
been an observant traveller.
Major SutherIn has 1900 acres on his
Cloverdale farm. His corn-teld OF two hun
dred and fifty acres looks like forest; his
stack Of wheat-straw like moderate-sized
hillock. on u part OF his corn he put four
hundred pounds OF homemade guano to
the acre, dropping il into the hill. This corn
Is very tall, and most Of the stalks have two
shoots each. On his wheat-lands he put
about sixty tons OF the home-pTepared
gUano. The yield could not learn, but
il has already been seat TO market. The to-
baCcO-lands were beyond the river, and j
could not visit them. His machine-shop,
with its variety OF labOT-Saving machines,
was an object OF interest TO farmer, the
son OF farmer, after the old style. "And
does Major Sutherlin personally direct the
mOvemen Is on the Cloverdale aud Sunny
side farms, while he is az the same time
managing aud extending the New-R
railroad ?" said /. :" He has men who do
his bidding" sald my companion, land
through them he directs in detail all the
movements, and makes himself recognized
everywhere. Why, ] believe he has a name
for every field, and every barn, and every
gate, and knows every hand by name"
Mr.. wilkins Bruce, whose farm OF l,400
acres is Just beyond the river, Is said TO
derive from his farm $4,000 per year, and
is now worth about half a million. He
spends part OF his time in Europe every
summer, and is now there, and some say
that he makes those trips pay him in dol
lars as well az In pleasure,
The Halifax people do not think OF clos
ing their doors at night, except those near
the villages. The thought Of theft or OF
personal injury does not seen to have oc-
CURED TO them.
when the bee sucks clover the world
will come 10 an enc" " is an old saying.
The truth is the proboscis OF the common
bee is not long enough to reach to the honey
in the bloom OF the clover, and many OF
those who have bought the Italian bee
"because it was believed he could get at
the honey" say that ne cannot. with his
longer pros oscis, reach the honey OF Hall
fax clover. ALPHA.