Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-06-19


BALTIMORE, June Is, 1886
The train due at AIartinsburg at
$50 A. NJ, over the b. & o. r r.,
Monday morning last, bore away
jolly set Of Berkeley's most prosper
Gus farmers and business men, who
were en- route for Frederick City to
examine into the plans and workings
of the Maryland Hedge Fence Com
pany, of that city. The delegation
from Martinsburg consisted of Messrs
b. f. Fiery, George w. Buxton, Jno
E. Boyd, A. J Thomas, John MAIDEN
bousch, p A. Rohrbaugh and your
humble servant at Harper's Ferry
we were joined by the following dele
cation from Clarke Co, Va, Messrs.
Geo. G. Thomas, ". V. Green, I. L.
Davis, Samuel Thomas, r. III. Nc
Cormich, d. Xippett, Geo. w. Cor
don and r. FL. Powers At 9l5 we
reached Frederick, and took the ON
nibus for the City Hotel, where we
found both comfort and entertain
ment. In the morning portion of
the visitors called on the worthy sec
rotary of the Maryland Hedge Com
pany, Mr.. G. u. Crammer, who spared
neither pains nor time to initiate us
into the details of the fence business.
Next we found ourselves seated in
large conveyance, bound for the Sec
retary's country residence. AS we
numbered through the streets of old
Frederickstown, probably the inhab-
itants thought General Jackson once
more was marching through the cob
ble-stone streets. The residence we
went to visits located about quarter
of mile from the city. The premises
are very beautiful, and hedged in by
the same handsome hedge fence which
the Shenandoah Hedge Fence Co., of
Martinsburg, represent. Here we
were shown an old fence, turned down
and trimmed with such evenness and
beauty, that one would never believe
but what it had been newly planted
Several new hedge fences were sprout-
ing nicely. From Crammer's we went
over to the planting grounds or nur
sery. This ground contains about Is
acres, and thousands and thousands
of young trees are sprouting therein
The ground is as fine as powder, and
is cultivated to perfection. When
the trees are about two feet tall, they
are gathered, bound in bundles Of
200 and buried until ready for re-
planting. After Brothers Buxton
and Thomas had tramped over this
planting ground, we again ratified
along the pike in the direction of Mr..
DeNegre's handsome residence. Here
we were shown very handsome old
hedge fence, which had been spliced
and trimmed by the new plan. This
fence, before being trimmed, was very
ragged, and some ten feet high Now
it is about A feet high, even, and SO
close and Melted that a rabbit would
leave his hide behind him if he at
tempted to crawl through. After
looking over the fence we could only
wonder at the stupidity of the Day
ton letter, in which it was asserted
that these fences were ornamental
but not useful or desirable. We new
er sew such strong, impregnable or
pretty fences. After the examina-
ton, we proceeded to the residence
of MIR. DeNegre, who is President of
the Maryland Company, owning SIO,-
600 stock in the organization. We
found this thrifty, courtly farmer clad
IN blue overalls and a blue flannel
shirt, wearing split shoes and an old
hat-a perfect picture of health and
happiness. No finer cattle or stock
can be found in Maryland than he
breeds on his rich moorlands and
hillsides. At whistle from him, the
horses and cows came up to receive
a pat and a word Of kindness from
him. He believes in kindly treating
his animals, and is very proud Of
them He has 80 head of Jersey cat
tie, all subject to registration but
two, and from this herd he ships eve.
ny morning 20 gallons of cream to
Washington. One fine black Hold
stein cow gives five gallons Of milk
every morning. The pigs and fowls
are of the best breeds, and one can
not but enjoy seeing such beautiful
creatures. He has two large barns,
board floors, and grinds all his feed
ing materials by steam He also has
embraced ensilage feeding. The farm
is located on a sloping hillside over
looking Frederick. and is very rich.
A long drive leads up to the house,
which was built before the Revolu-
tionary War, but is more handsome