The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-09-10
PLEASANT TRIP.
Our Interesting Correspondent En-.
terprise" Tells Of His Travels.

terprise" e is OF His travels
After the sweltering heat ol Friday,
Sept I'd. we were lORth 20 make drive
to the Burg on Saturday in h buggy.
yet to keep the faith, in meeting an en
gsgement, duty compelled, and with "a
good start we reached COmorn at ll;3O
by easy stages The remaining stages Of
/ . miles, the distance required To be
made, w8H covered by 3;3O, and We were
gratiiied In seeing such marked i'm
proyement in paving Of streets and new
side walks. etc, in fredericksburg
Time was limited for needed prepsrs
tiOns before continuing our journey
South. and the intense heat seemed con.
centrated about the depot. AT j;'}0 all
aboard" was the cry and we sped on
ward towards Richmond, creating q
breeze. refreshing in the extreme, and
Richmond was reached in due time and
later on, Petersburg, where we changed
off to the n. 4 w. for lvor Station. This
train was one hour behind time. On.
ward we sped and meeting pleasant
companion time was shortened, and our
friend. wearied with waiting in his car.
riage, met us with a cordial Quaker
greeting, and the remaining seven miles
were made over good graded roads and
at / 1870 we landed at Corinth Academy.
One very short nap it seemed before we
were summoned 60 breakfast, alter
which sope time WAS spent in reviewing
this school building,a recently completed
structure. TO accommodate the increased
I number OF students and faculty. Nearby
ID the church and very neat residence
for the pastor. Since these buildings
were commenced lands have increased
| from - TO 30 per cent. in valuation In
that vicinity.
Ii being bright starlight, on our way
from the railroad We could } the green
fields of peanuts, this crop being very
promising. and the advance in prices 20
! ~ c. has brought greatly increased pros.
perity to the farmers Corn ID also prom
ising. and this, with refuse of peanuts, is
used 60 make the Smithfield hams, so
celebrated, and for which the demand is
80 great enough has not yet been sup
piled, and prices for the green hams are
from If 10 &C., varying with size, those
most desirable being from ii to 10 lbs,
One Of our friends sent 300 lbs, in
one load last fall. Another firm used the
sides, and the shoulders were kept at
home and fresh beef is supplied, 10 lieu oil
the pork sold, for home use. We were
particularly struck with the old.fashion.
ed worm rail fences which are in use
throughout that section, 30 that hogs
can run at large, and are Kept in better
condition for the Smithfield ham than il
they were penned, which makes too much
lat and meat il not so finely havored.
Peaches and fruit generally are failure
in Northampton county.
After Sunday School and devotional
exercises we visited some friends and had
a down pour OF refreshing rain, which
slackened sufficiently 20 enable them 10
hold the Christian EndeayOr meeting
Then we bade farewell to our friends 10
that vicinity, going 70 spend the night
with another friend. On our return,
Monday morning, 1t WAS still pouring
down rain, which seemed to < I've away
at intervals so we could reach stations
| bet ween nhomerr, aud when We arrived
at Petersburg all was bright. A pleas.
ant ride on the electric cars OF one hour,
brought us to Richmond, where we were
greeted by cordial cousins and dined. At
| four o'clock, whilst awaiting our train,
DR.. Fielding Ashton greeted Us cordially
and we were pleased to see him interested
In seeing q King George friend snd desir.
ous we should not go eetray. We found
| Richmond much improved since our last
visit several years ago, and prominently
coming to the front In solid way, AS
evidenced by several fine buildings COM
pleted and in process OF construction.
and she is lively competitor Tor the in
crease of trade in the various lines.
We noted the handsome park enclos-
ing a large drove of deers, which were
quietly browsing near the mansion.
This property belongs TO Mr.. -, A
marked decreased In temperature was
noticed upon our return TO the Burg
Monday at $50.
Among the notable features observed
in the vicinity of Corinth Academy are
the magnificent long leaIed pines, which
however are being rapidly destroyed or
rather reconstructed by the numerous
sawmills. and thus consecrated for use
by man and beast. We should add In
connection with the peanut industry, the
yields are from % to 100 bus. per acre,
22 lbs. to the bU., and last year several
persons realized from SO to $50 per
acre. Machinery OF various kind is sue.
cessiully used in planting, eultiystlng,
etc. but machinery for threshing is so
far failure and hand picking is still
mainly used in saving the crop.
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