The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-02
TRAVELS OF "eNTERPRISE"


Vu ne " luE. June %.
We are off for Frederick CITY. Md. still
passing over the hills aud valleys of the
great Middletown Valley. of MARYLAND.
~ miles long and : miles broad. whcn,
iields oi waving wheat alternate with
those painted IN corn, and Others in
timothy; the large bank. barns and neat
dwellings generally embowered ia trees.
both shade and fruit. make "a stfikingly
beautiful landscape Middletown. he.
tween Hagerstown and Frederick CITY j.
one OF the old settlements. many a.. th,
streets being paved with flag stones.
plank cutters crossing these for drainage.
the town lying rather long on ole Main
street, this having been extended on,
nearly or quite doubling the length since
the building of the Electric X Il Re
turning the second night we iiud an in.
teresting program Of exercises at the
commencement OF the High school there.
where three graduates are awarded
diplomas, and the closing address by the
President of Woman's College, Frederick
Md, Prof jos. IL. Apple, A. NJ. who
made "A ielicituus address, the most seri.
Gus and important seeming Ia be IN,
necessity oi adding To the three Rs "A
fourth, that of Righteousness, ns well as
knowing what we do know, the ability
driven over "A line agricultural section
through the mountains where quite "A
number al peach orchards dot the noun
tain slopes and plots of raspherries Of
various sizes, well cultivated. Yield "a
good income, most of these lands being.
as stated, in "A high state Of cultiva-
ton, only one hushy field of recently
cleared land being noticed. Roads
are thoroughly scraped To high
centre and drains we'll opened The
farmers take contracts of So many
miles as they can manage properly and
are paid SIP per mile: this include the
trimming OF bushes on ruad sides Many
unusually fine looking fields oi wheat
are seen, tall straw and heavy blades,
Yet examination shows only grains
abreast in caps; this. however, will make
"A lair yield with long heads Very little
fruit is seen; occasionally in sheltered ~
cations apples trees are full A part OF
our route was the same we traversed
during the Civil war, We viewing from "a
mountain near Frederick City the col
umns of Southern soldiers marching
through the valley on their way To Get
tysburg, and we lodged at Jefferson that
night within one mile OF their encamp-
ment, and as We dined at Boonesboro
other Incidents of that journey came viv-
idly before US. Striking the railroad at
kohersville, Md, we stop over night at
Brunswick. then on to Washington. A.
We start through Montgomery county.
Md, on the Metropolitan Kranch, the
yellow appearance of wheat indicating
ripenese within "a week or ten days il in
striking contrast with that of Washing
ton and Frederick counties. whsle no
harvesting would begin for two weeks
or more. Never was there seemingly a
greater difference in corn fields. some Just
coming up, OtheiS worked the first time
very little thinRed. Farmers are taking
things moderately, however. and we see
no one ia fields after > o'clock p. IN -,
when they quit work, have supper aud
are ready for whatever comes next.
On one farm Is seen a succession of
dams extending a long distance, these
being used in the propagation of iish.
which has proven more profitable than
the whole farm was, and a competence
il being secured by the revenue theIefrom
In our next We shall give "a sketch OF the
salient points OF our recent trip through
some OF the ''Old Dominion"
Enterprise.