Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-24
LETTER FROM CULPEPER.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gsz ,tte.
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Mltchell's Station. Va, Sept. %.
AT public sale Of personal property
on Fridsy on the farm OF J. @. Jorgsn-
son & Bros. (Danes), one and half
miles north of Rspidsn station, there
was very large attendance Of bidders
and buyers and almost everything
brought fair prices. Cows without
calves brought FROM Sl6.50 to $50 80,
colts (wesnlings) from $25 to $50,
work horsts, from $40 to $75, fodder,
10 20 Is cts per shock and corn was
withdrawn ut bid of 81 per barrel 10
the field.
Inc season just passed has been the
wettest aad most trying to both the
patience and purse of The farmer of
many years. The rains washed the
bloom from the grain, thereby de-
tracing from the quality and yield,
and after the wheat and oats were cut
aud shocked the almost daily downfall
OF water pece ssitated the pulling down,
drying aud Restocking OF the same,
until the farmers became 80 discour-
aged that they just let 1t stand In the
field until the threshing machines could
get around, the result being the sprout-
log and damaging of hundreds upon
hundreds of bushels OF wheat and oats.
Lee RuglaD, negro machine hand,
being under the Influence of liquor,
while walking on the track from Cul-
peper to his home at Winstons few
nights ago, was struck by freight train
and knocked senseless for sometime,
but after short time he rallied with
out having any bones broken.
Notwithstanding the loss Of wheat
and oats to the farmer by the excessive
precipitation of the past season, he bas
been compensated to large extent by
an exceptionally fine growth of corn al
the least expediture of time and labor
and blessed wish the finest fall pastures
10 many years. Corn cutting is going
on space preparatory to seeding wheat
and winter oats.
In consequence Of the unprecedented
frequency Of the showers OF rain, ar
UNUSUAL amount OF dsmpness permested
the land and invaded the dwellings, en-
genderlne both diphtheria and fever to
an alarming extent, producing much
sickness and several deaths of both
the aged and young.
A tournament was held on the farm
Of Mr.. Alma Yowell on Saturday after
noon, the 21st inst. The charge to the
knights was delivered In very happy
manner by Mayor Alden Bell, OF Cul-
pepper. The riding was graceful and
spirited of the 16 gallant knights that
entered the list under the instructions
and directions of Chief Marshal Pierce
Yowell. The successful knights we're
-COppsge, Knight OF Rappahannock
W. Bywaters, Knight of CulDeper ;
Bruce Vowel. knight of Mt. Poney !;
Young Jennings, knight Of Cartwright,
aud they crowned, respectively, Miss
Mary Bailey. of Culpeper, Queen
Love aud Beauty; Miss Bsrmet, of
Brandy, frst maid OF honor Miss
Roberts, OF Orange, second maid oi
honor, and Mics Wharton, OF Stevens-
burg. third maid OF honor.
The lists was followed by splendid
display OF horsemsnship in a series Of
nigh jumping and hurdle races on the
part OF Trsv. Daniels, w. Bywaters, g..
Frazier and Jack Yates, after which
dancing aud good cheer were INDUCED
10 until nightfall, everything passing
of in the most delightful manner.