The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-07
FREDERICKSBURG FACTS.
Farmers VIII Raise Cane for Sorghum
Personal Notes.


FREDERICKsBURG. Va. Mar. 6.-fSpe-
cial. Mrs. Thomas p. Wallace. Of this
city, is visiting friends in Wilmington. n. O..
Captain Ierrance McCracken. a member
Of the board of directors of the Eastern Luz
matte Asylum, is attending meeting Of
I that board.
Information has been received here in the
last few days that the large amount Of
money due the laOOrers for work on the
Government contracts on the Rappahan.
mock river will be paid i'm the near future
out of the funds due the contractors, Me-srs.
G.. l.. W ard and B. ID. Greene. decided 10 be
due those gentlemen, as partners i'm the
work, by the Corporation Court of this city.
Mr.. Ward, as detailed i'm the TIMES some
months ago. and suddenly disappeared. has
never been heard from by the people of this
community. Dir. Greene. his partner. is
said TO be now out ofthe United States.
Cards are ont for the marriage Of Captain
". l.. Day and Miss Fannie Andrews, both
Of SpOttsylyania. Captain Day is one of
the largest ana most successful farmers OF
the county, and beloved by host of friends.
He keeps from ten To- fifteen hound dogs.
several bird dogs, the genuine old Virginia
applo-jack, from live 90 twenty years old.
and splendid mint-bed, ice and other iu-
gradients that make matters highly s0ca-
bic az his splendid retreat, near Lewis
store. The lady whom be is 20 esp0uso is
the daughter Of the late John l.. Andrews,
one Of the oldes. and most influential and
successful citizens of that county.
At a meeting of the Mary Washington
Monument Association. Of this city. few
evenings since, the treasurer Of the society
reported the sum of $500 IN the pot, % be-
appropriated in the completion of the monu-
ment over the grave OF the sainted woman.
in this city. For the last several DAYS civil
engineers have been engaged In this citv in
surveying the several proposed sites TO
build bridge across the Rappahaunock
Their report will besubmitted 20 the bridge
committee appointed by the City Council.
who in turn viii report the same 10 the
Council. which will determine the location
of the bridge on the river, provided. how
ever, the .freeh0lders' of the city Will ,0tc
that the tax shall be levied for the purpose
Of building a bridge Much agitation is in
existence as TO where the bridge shall be
located.
Messrs. Chancellor & Rawlings.o of this city.
were offered for purchase few days since.
two Confederate notes; one for 500. issued
I'm 1862. on which was endorsed: "Paid ont
on March lOfh, 1862, by H.. &. De~hields,
Mai. A. q. NJ, First Brigade Light Diyis-
ion. Mr.. George W. shepherd, a wealthy
and retired merchant of this city. on exam
ming the note, ana hnOln- llc endorsement
i'm his handwriting. purchased the note.
The mining interest in spOtsylyania. Stat
ford and lower Fauquier counties is ON "a
boom. and promises 90 be developed in the
near future on larger scale. Also i'm the
lower portion Of fauquier the farmers are
engaging in the raising of cane and making
thereirOm sorghum mOlasses. IL is claimed
that il is by far "a more profitable busines.
than the ordinary products of farm
lands in that section. 10 is said.
that the average net profits in cane are Sjl
per acre for the mOlasses. S6 per acre for
the seed from the corn, and the prOyender
from the corn OF equal value TO that from
ordinary corn per acre, whilst tine same
land there will raise only from two 10 i've
barrels of ordinary corn per acre. that viii
sell at the price of from TWO 20 three dol
lars per barrel. Also i'm that part of
the county the United States Govern
ment has au extensive manufacturing
establishment of sorghum m0las5es, work
ing from sixty 10 seventy lab0rers in the
business. under the superntendency of Mr.
Woodbridge, of New York who pr0nOunces
the experiment exceedingly fattering.
Among the present leading industries of this
city is the railroad tie work. Daily they
come in the city. seemingly ineXhaustible.
by the thousands, and are shipped 20 Phila-
delphia and other points North.