The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
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Mr.. r. w. Morrison, OF Patrick county
took In part OF tho Horse Show ana niny
remain over at tho Lexington to SEQ the
sights or I1ooscyclt day. Io Is popularity
known as Wash, Morrison ana like all
big tut mon, lie is a jovIal, warm hearted
fellow Iie Is tho proprietor OF the Patrtck
Springs. Hc loves 10 talk about tho
glorles OF tho mountain country. Said he: 4
The Free State OF Patrick Is all right.
Everything that grows out Of the ground
up there IL unusually plentiful this year.
Youne saw such hniapplo crop in your
life, and more Of them are going to hb
mashed up and run into brandy than for
many years past. You see since wo have
had Il railroad into Patrick smaller pro-
portion OF the apple crop goes into brandy
sthnn In years before the railroad was
there TO get them to market as frult.
But this year tho crop Is 10 enormous
tho people have8a great surplus OF apples
L TO 20 into brandy.SThere Is no trouble \
about selling tho apples for a profit when
they are put into this liquid state.
F.ss af js gt3.t 9s4 4
Speaking about Patrick crops" con-
t'nued Mr.. Morrison, 1--WE hnvo an en-
tirely new crop up there. a small part
of which / gathered this year. For the
PAST four, or five years Patrick people
have noticed q now bird In the air. 1t 10
tho black eagle. magnificent bird about
the size Of a turkey buzzurd. and Just
as black, except that Its legs and feet,
are bun color. They are getting very
numerous and very troublesome. They
go for poultry and small pigs and kill
many, invading barn-ynrd like ha -:
shot ono during the summer. only
woundlng 1t slightly.
Captain Pcyton Gravelcy. who Is bird
expert. was spending the summer Mt my
place and he took the wounded eagle In
charge. He chained It with a small
squirrel chain to q stake in the yard.
cured UP It's slight wounds. and In q
little while the eagle was quite gentle
It ntc rayenously, got fat and was quite
show In It's way. Mr.. Graveley would
probably hay, tamnd It entirely and
made trick bird OF 1t, but ono day tbs
eagle broke Its chain and flew away.
That afternoon 1t came back for lunch,y
perhaps. when I got another shot at It,
and that time the wound inflicted was
beyond tho skill Of Mr.. Gruyeley. The
black eagle lies buried in the yard Ut
Patrick Springs, but very nany-entirely
too many OF its kind arc still alive In
Patrick understand black eagles are
rare In most parts OF Virginia. but they
ore numerous and troublesome in Patrick
county" B5
Mr. John Thomas Thompson, one OF the
best and most successful farmers III KIT
syyanla county, and a lover OF good horses
spent Horse Show week In Richmond.
making Murphy's his temporary home
Talking to Tlmes-Dispatch man Just
before he left for home, Mr.. Thompson
said: '"rhe bright tobacco crop has been
houoadt n mi cured In my county, ana wa
horny handed sons OF toll have plenty
OF time to talk politics. and that IS our
principal occupation just at present. The
Republicans hayo invaded swanson's
homo county with some good speakers
who have drawn good crowds at all the
principal points In tho county, out Up
to date l have not heard of their making
any converts or making any impression
on the soldity OF the Democratic ranks lil'
Swanson will carry Plttsylyania with ms ne
usual majority. RI