Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-15
LETTER FROM CULPEPER.
Correspondence of the Alexandria GAzErrE.l

M1TcHELL's STATION, May 18th, 1885,
This heing near the middle of the month,
and Notwithstanding the backwardness of
the season still, we are justifable at this
time to forecaste the result of the growing
wheat crop, and we can confidently assert,
both from personal inspection and from in
formation furnished by parties conversant
with the subect-th if there is half of an
average crop understanding to the acre
age seeded, in the county of Culpeper 1t
will Be fully as much as the present outlook
will warrant, for, while there is here and
there only fair field to be seen, and none
of extraordinary promise, there are scores
of fields that will not average five bushels
10 the acre, and that, too, on land of supe-
rior quality, and, war or DO war, as this Is
a general thing, our word for it, wheat Will
net the farmer the coming harvest from
81. % to 81 so per bushel, aud unless there is
genial rain and warmer weather, and that,
too, right early, the hay and oat crop Will
fall as far short. of an average one Us that
of the wheat crop in all this section.
For many years the retail liquor traffic OF
this county, and especially that OF Culpeper,
the county seat, had become so obnoxious,
that large body of the most influential CIT
;zens. seconded to man by the clergy, pc
litioned bis honor, Judge John w. Bell, of
the county court, that he not only limit the
number of licenses, but if not incompatible
with the interest and welfare oft county,
to refuse TO grant altogether any for the
sale of liquor, except for medicinal purposes,
and it was a we'll contested question before
the court but the anti-license petitions were
so far successful, that only one license was
granted for the sale of spirits in the town,
and none in the county of Culpeper up to
the present writing.
In view of the prospect of short wheat,
oat ard hay crop, the farmers hereabouts
are pitching a very large corn crop, and
more favorable season for which we have
never seen, and in view of the facts herein
stated we will remind our brother farmers
who have not yet pushed blowing or plant
ing that in the spring of 1865, after the sur
render of the immortal Lees army on the
9Th day of April, hundreds of his broken
down soldiers, with worse than broken
down hurses, and many with no horses at
ALL worked their slow way hundreds OF
miles, to their homes, and after many Ell
forts succeeded in getting 10 powing to
make corn crop about the first Of May,
aud the Lord blessed their labors, and
though many did not plant until the first of
June, still the crop proved the best in many
years. Therefore say to my brother far
mers, take courage, work early and late
and pray for blessing on your labor*, and,
if il Is best, the Lord will send US q full har-
vest.
The most exciting event con the tapis' is
the approaching marriage of Miss Nena
Smoot, the belle of Cedar Mountain. and
Mr.. Waller wager, youngest son of the old
and renowned deceased Capt. Nat. Wager,
Of the war Of II fame. The ceremony is to
take place on the evening of the 9th inst.
at Cedar Run Baptist Church, and the Off
ciatiug clergyman is to be the Rev. Philip
Slaughter. ID. D.. author and historian,
man loved and honored of his neighbors,
and Notwithstanding there will be mo
cards." pre:eut indications point to one Of
| the largest assemblages al he church that
| has ever been known in this section. The
bride-elect is semi. brunette, dark hair and
eyebrows, with dark. blue eyes, round and
graceful form, small feet and hands, and
shapely head, deiicately poised on fault.
less neck, supported by a perfect model OF
shoulders and bust, and although her face
| cannot be called handsome, either in pose
or animated still, when engaged i'll CONVEX.
sation, the beauties of mind and goodness of
| heart added to her noted modesty, inspires
every one with whom she comes in pleasant
contact with desire to cultivate her &C
quaintance The groom-expectanth has very
| dark hair, with dark and piercing eyes,
moderately tall and well formed, of an easy
and retiring disposition and one of The most
popular young men of the neighborhood.
The church will be handsomely decorated,
and brilliantly lighted, and should the
weather prove propitious, the occasion will
no doubt prove pleasant and happy one
| to two of the parties at any rate.
The political cauldron begins to simmer
little, and if our worthy chief would only
shake himself few times and appear. like
Banquo's ghost unto few of the Malone
ties lying around here loose, l think the
thing might get up respectable boil but /
tell you we must be using either wet wool
or coal with too much slate-i. g., red tape
for fuel. WILL HoNEYCoMB.