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

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pretty good size. 1t was male.
The author saw the skin of q
double calf in the neighborhood of
Luray. The hide was carefully
taken off and stuffed. 1t had a
doub body, two distinct heads,
and two tails, four perfect eyes, and
but four legs. This singular extra
natural production was in posses
sion of Capt. John GatewOod, ir.
A COW WITH SIX LEGS.
Fifteen or sixteen years ago the
late Samuel G.. Sydnor owned a
COW with six perfe city formed legs,
which the author frequently saw.
1t had two extra legs formed on
it's shoulders, and when it walked
these legs made regular motions.
They hung over on each side, and
were much smaller than the other
legs.
SPLENDID IMPROVED FARM.
Bushrod B. Washington, Esq, q
few years ago erected very large
brick dwelling house, in the neigh
borbood of CharlestOwn, Jefferson
county, with all the necessary Off
ces. This building with other i'm
proyements cost upwards of thirty
thousand dollars.
The building was finished in the
most tasteful style of modern archi
lecture; but unfortunately, some
two or three years ago, it accident
ally took fire and all the interior
works were consumed. But the
writer is informed Mr.. w. has late
lv rebuilt il. The author obtained
a sketch of its dimensions, but has
unfortunately mislaid the memo
randum. Suffice it to say, it is one
of the largest and most elegant edi-
fees in our country.
Judge Henry st. G. Tucker has
erected in The neighbOrhOod of
LeetOwn a most splendid stone
building-rough cast, finished in
beautiful style-three stories high
but the writer does not recollectthe
exact size of the edifice, but it is a
very large building. Jefferson conn
| ty contains a great number of fine
large dwelling houses, with other
capital improvements. Berkeley
county has many fine Buildings and
highly improved farms. In the
county of Clarke, David II. Allen,
Esq, has lately erected a brick
1
dwelling on a beautiful eminence,
from which there is most enchant-
| ing view Of the Blne Ridge and ad-
iacent country. 1t is sixty-six by
! fifty feet, with a splendid pOrtico,
supported by beautiful colonade
twenty-five feet high, of solid pine
pillars.
Tn front Ofthe house is an extend
ed lawn, partly covered with sheet
of transparent water, which adds
greatly to the novelty and beauty
of the scenery. Mr.. Allen informed
the writer, that some years ago the
water course contained much dark
f alluvian mud, on each side, very
miry and difficult to cross. H(
hauled ont six thousand Wagon
/ loads of the mud upon the adioin
f ing high lands, which so increased
! the fertility, that, for several years
{ 1t was too rich for the production o
5 wheat.
Mr.. Allen is pretty extensively
b engaged in the stock way. A few
I years ago, he at one time owned
. one hundred and twenty head 0
b horses, and a large stock of i'm
i. proved black cattle, sheep and hogs
2 Mr.. Allen was bred to the law, bu
,. havin @ married the daughter of tn
$ late Col. Griffin Taylor, got thi
fine estate by her; and his iathe
being also wealthy, he soon abar
doned the practice, and lived a re
% tired and private life ever since.
" Edward Jaquline Smith, ESD
~ has built fine brick dwelling house
= large and tastefully finished, on a
extensive farm in the same neigl
20 borhood. lie is a most indlciou
and successful farmer.
y Col. J. w. Ware has erected
l. fine large brick building near NJ
;" Smiths, is also a successful farmC
VI is remarkable for breeding til
a very finest cattle; and his stab
p has been the stand, for sewers
e. years, of the very finest horse
TX which have been imported into oil
}" country.
n Col. Joseph Tuly, in the county
te Clarke, has built most splendl
IN and expensive mansion on his bea
e.; tiful farm in the neighborhood
lr Millwood, which he has name
Ill "Tulyries.r TO give detailed a
n. count of this fine building won
al be tedious, and perhaps tiresome
lis the reader. 1t is sufficient to 50
ry that this ediGce is sixty feet |
forty, of the best of brick-hnish'
from the base to the attic in II
en- most elegant style of modern arcf
ut lecture, and is covered with tin.
Ii. spacious portico, supported unde
as meath with massive marble slab
of with pillars of solid pine, twent
er eight feet high, supporting the 70
TO - forming most beautiful colo
to ade, based on square marble block
n. the porch floor laid with viii