The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Heard and Seen
in Public Places.

Mr. u. Johnson. Of Rockville, Han
over county. was selling big lot of leaf
tobacco at Shockoe Warehouse yesterday
Mr.. Johnson Is one Of the most active
and energetic men in Hanover, a county
which he declares is the garden spot stor
the world. In addition TO offensive far
ing he runs q grist-mill and saw-mtll.l
Between the three he and his boys man
age to keep busy every work day In the
year.
Yes" said Mr.. Johnson to the en-
ouirer OF the Heard and Seen Column.
II stick TO it, Hanover Is the garden
spot of creation, and that part of 1t right
around Rockville is the principal flower
bed in the garden At least that's what
the county treasurer, a near neighbor Of
mine and one Of the best imcnMin the
world, says, and he knows. Yes, We nave
had good crops In Hanover this yea +.
especially the tobacco crop. We set out
our plants early, had good. seasons and
splendid luck In curing. With the crops
all housed and the weather fine hunting
is the order of the day now, and game Is
plentiful. BY the way, speaking OF hunt
ing, ! never saw nor heard partridge
this fall until Wednesday morning, the
first day Of the shooting season. Bright
and early that morning they were whist
ling all around my house, and before
breakfast ] saw two large coVeys.
Mighty accommodating birds to come
Just when they We're wanted Rabbits,
'possums and foxes are very numerous,
My son went out for a fox hunt the other
morning and In a little while the dogs
freed three coons up one tree. He isn't
much Of a coon hunter, and so he became
| disguested, called off tho dogs and went
| back to the saw-mill and went to work.
| Come up to the garden spot and take a
| hunt. Good bye"
| And the kindly old gentleman from the
garden spot Of creation hurried off to
look after the sale OF his tobacco.
"VIrginIa must have some Of the spry.
est hunters in the world" said q gentle
| man who was unknown TO this faber
shower. as he stood about midway the
busy produce block on Cary Street yes
terday and pointed to a big pile Of dress
ed rabbits and several lunches of par.
tridges that had just been put on sale.
"And they are evidently making husi-
ness Of hunting, too Just think, tho
| hunting season opened only yesterday
and look at tho rabbits on the market
this morning. and uptown ] saw a wiId
turkey hanging out at restaurant
Pretty soon men are our Virginia hum
| ters
AR, Andrew Parrish, Of Sandy Hook
neighborhood, In Goochland county
brought his first load Of tobacco for this
season to market yesterday, He sold n,
stoncwall Warehouse, and while waiting
for the auctioneer to begin his interest
] Ing sale Mr. Parrish had little cha,
with newspaper man. Politics il
mighty mixed IN In Goochland no said
'"There are too many candidates for th'
4 Legislature, Tho Goochland folks thinl
old Flu hasn't given them a SQUARE deal
and they are disgutsted. wouldn't be {
bit surprised If the county gGas Repub
lcan and all on account Of Fluvanna'
sslhshness She had the LEGISLATOR las
tins and she seems to want to keep him
Yes. crops are all right In Goochand
We have made good tobacco this yeal
and you know that's our money croI
We viii be all right II we can get liyln
prices for IT, but from the sales ! hay
seen this morning ! do not think u
starting off as well as It might ] hop
1t will do better when we begin to marke
the better grades