Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-06-25

elks and deer. The old buck elk
will not suffer any stranger to in
trude on his premises. Col. Tnly's
father was born and raised in the
state of Jersey, learned the trade
of tanner, came to Virginia a
young man, commenced business
on a small capital, and amassed
very considerable estate, the great
er part of which he devised to his
only son Joseph. The Col. carries
on the tanning business extensive
~, and has added considerably to
the estate left him by his father
lie farms extensively and success
fully,-and largely in the stock
way.
Mr.. John Kerfoot, twenty-five or
thirty years ago, built large com
Portable brick dwelling, finished in
plain style, with most Of his offices
and all his slaves houses Of the
same material. Inapproaching his
residence it strikes the eye of the
stranger as a sprightly village. Mr.
Kerfoot is beyond question one OF
the most enterprising, iudicious,
and successful farmers in our sec
ton of country. He has acquired
more wealth by his agricultural
pursuits, than any individual with
in the authors knowledge ; has
raised a large family of sons and
daughters, and provided handsome
ly for them all has given each OF
his sons fine farms anc every nee
esssary to commence business
His daughters as they have mar.
RED and left him have each Of them
been handsomely pOrtioned off. Mr..
Kerfoot is. and has been for many
years member of the Baptist
church, liberal, consistent and
most worthy member lie is rigid
| Iy punctual in his pecuniary en-
gagements; it is said OF him that
he was never known to fail in a
single instance to pay or fulfill any
engagement he has entered into.
Thus coming up to the golden Cos
pei rule of "doing to others as he
would they should do unto him."
Mr.. John Richardson is now the
fine tract of land formerly owned
by, and the residence of, the late
| Col. Warner Washington, called
"Fairfeld," on which he has estab-
hshed an extensive distillery. The
still house is built of brick, attach
ed to which a large yard is enclos-
ed and nicely floored with the
same material, for the purpose OF
raising and fattening pork. About
every two months he sends of to
the Baltimore market from eighty
to one hundred head Of finely
| fattened hogs. Mr.. Richardson is
a man of great industry and enter
prise-farms extensively,and raises
a fine stock OF improved cattle.
| He, like many of cur citizens, IS
| the builder of his own fortune,
having commenced on a very small
capital.
The Rev. Thomas Kennerly has
erected a beautiful, plain, extensive
brick mansion at 'Greenway cOnrt,
the ancient residence of the late
| Lord Fairfax, now in the county OF
| Clarke near the White Post village
James Madison Hite, Esq, resides
| in an elegant brick mansion, con
| tieuous to the stone bridge.
Doct. James Hay has lately
built in the same neighborhood a
truly splendid edilce of consider
able size and finished in the most
elegant manner.
Doctor Berkeley, previous to his
death, was engaged in erecting
brick house near the Shenandoah
of very extensive dimensions, bu
before he had finished it he wa
most cruelty murdered by hi
slaves, and his body consumed in
tremendous fire. He was robbed
, of large sum of money by them
which they scattered about amongs
, their cOnfederates-part of whlcl
was found but it was said at tn
A time, that a considerable part o
-. it was lost. John Rust, Esq, ha
r lately purchased a part of Docto
0 Berkeley's estate, including thi
q fine building, which he had fnishe'
I in PLAIN neat style.
= Doctor Berkeley was killed il
r 1918. Three of his slaves, on
female and two males, were trie
f and convicted for the murder, j
4 Frederick court, and all three ext
/ cuted at Winchester, in the mont
# of July, 1918. The representative
Il of the Doctor obtained an act {
: assembly, authorising them to Sc
4 of a number of the slaves VIII
o were sent to the South and sOlt
V This estate now lies in the count
Y of Warren.
i Capt. Robert G. Burwell, just b'
@ fore the late war, had erected a
j. elegant brick mansion in the neigl
4 borhood of Millwood. At th
r commencement of the war he con
), manded a company of the militia
= and marched at the head Of h
# company, and joined the standar
l. of his country at Norfolk. II
!; fell sacrifice to that unhealth
o climate and died.
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