Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-24
Letter from Cnlpeper.

Correspondence OF the Alexandria GAZETTE.
MITcHELL's STATION, Va, June %, 1889
The wheat harvest is In full blast all through
this section and from pretty thorough
canvass Of the largest and best farmers along
the Rapidan bottoms and the table lands OF
both the Rapdan and Robinson rivers in
this and Madison counties. We are conf
dent that the yield of wheat will fall very
far below an average crop, indeed in many
cases, owing to the bad "filling," the yield
of wheat will not pay the expense of harv
e5ting and threshiDg, to say nothing of the
cost of seeding, Sc. The hay and cut crops
look very encouraging, but owing alone and
only to the continuous rain storms the cora
crop ia backward, while small fruits are
super abundant with fair prospect for
good peach aud apple crops.
"Eufaule" Academy, Miss l.. NJ. Shad
rick, principal, young and growing insti
tuition, lying at the foot OF, and almost in
the shadow Of Slaughter's Mountain with
the sage OF Highlands" the Rev. DR..
Philip Slaughter, as a benedictiou upon it,
held commencement exercises one evening
during the pnst week and Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Yates, host and hostess, re called the parents OF
the scholars and frienGs and neighbo.s with
an entertainment rich in sentiment and re-.
plete with refinement. The yard and shrub
berry were brilliantly lighted and hand
somely arranged with the large front porch
of the dwelling as '.stage" festooned with
flowers and flags. Music on the piano and
organ, also operettas and dialogues sand
wiched with humorous Rotations. Essays,
ETC., were rendered in the most becoming
olt fpi, l,,,, ,f kl
we'll trained scholars, altogether making it a
most delightful occasion TO both scholars
and audience. Without being partial in the
leaet, we must confess that Miss Minnie
Moore, of the Valley, rendered the "Wid-
owls Lament" in really tragic style, and
in manner surpassed by few professionals
This neil hborhood is blessed with good schools
and academies for both young ladies' and gentle
men, for only one mile or less fion "Eufaula" Fe-
male School is DR.. +. S. Halls Mt Welcome Male
Academy, and by the by, the last named has nc
superior in Virginia as an educator of bays and
young men.
vi it to hel sons near this place, sustained quito
severe injuries few evenings ago by fall from
porch. DIR. Robert Lewis, of Cupeper, was call
ed in to sec her, but found no bones broken,
though her right leg WAS so severely spraincd as
to render her incSp able of walking or sitting The
Doctor thinks she may walk in two or three weeks
Mr.. James Ballard Lewis had very fine mule
killed by one of the fast trains on the Midland
road few nights since. Mr.. Edward Freeman
also, only day or two before had fine young
horse killed in the same manner not mile away
Mir. John Slaughter, after six weeks attack OF
typhoid fever and reduction of 10 of his avoir-
dupcis, was glad enough to get out and away from
his bed and home.
The little son of Mr.. Seldom Jones. of Rap;dan
lately so badly scaled and at one time thought to
be dying is now convalescebt
The once beautiful and sweet faced only 5aueh-
tor of our Rev. Harry Lee, after several oper-
atoms by the professors at Charlottesville will
get we'll but sadly disfgnred will be that face.
May she have grace to ben. it becomingly.
Fight it out on your deb; question line Il it
takes all summer, and right and Iustice will tri-
umph next fall. forgot to say that your last
grand jury displayed more wisdom, or as much as
tho Same wise men of old. THISTLE.