The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-13
TRIP TO KING GEORGE

Block hous-, Spotsy lyania Co. Va
june % 1908.
Leaving home Sunday F. NJ We droy.
10 your ritN, where W. arrived at sunset.
As "A relief step la making a tiip to Na,ii
King George county. next Jav Our
grandson was useful and companionabi..
on this Tip. We attended service az tb,.
Methodist church. wher. we were ~
corded u welcome toy some of the mem
bers
Next morning we continued our ionr-
ney through Stafford and King Geof,-.
arriving at Neill at q Z. NJ We fed nnr
horse AT Cash Corner. where uur hoani-
table hostess insisted ON our dining win
thein ana We spent IN eui yable hour
As Ne neared our destination We met
several iormer neil ghbors and had pleas
ant rhat@. Next morning prospective
buyers Oi the Lower Cottage Farm
were ON hand. and 10y noon We were
we'll into the real e. tate business which
occupied "A considerable portion Of two
DAYS
The eannery operated at Dido hy Mr.
/ Albert Davis " ia give employment 10 All
the surplus labor aud Distribute "A large
amount oi money in the community.
Nr DAVIS also operates "a pR king house
% fish and fish row in the ,..rlv enriney
located at the mouth OF Machodoc
Greek
Our trip down was by Passapatanzy.
Cash corner, Hampstead and Owens
we noticed favorable conditions in the
agriculture oi TINS section, especially in
improved methods. hence better results.
and several new buildings erected sincs
our last trip.
Friday morning We bade Adieu to our
host, MIR. James l.. Hoge. but the roads
were heavy from the late rains. render
inR progress slow. business necassi-
tated our returnb by King George C.. IL
aud there We enjoyed "a chat with onr
genial friend, Clerk +. L. Hunter. Rusi-
ness was soon arranged. As our friend is
so coDversant with every detail Of his
Office, aud IL il really a pleasure To trans
act business there. Time forbade an ex-
tended stay and we iourneyed on. stop
ping 70 see DR.. Arnold.
Jourueying on towards Fredericks-
burg the river road leads through a Inc
agricultural section, aud we noted nm
usually line uelds of wheat both bsarSed
and smooth also winter and sprinr
oats. Very little grass for moving was
seen. Corn looks we'll, several fields
quite forward and many persons thin
ming, X having been well worked and
clean. Several new farm buildings were
seen. dwellings have also been recently
erected. TN this road wecrossed the new
bridge over Muddy Greek, built Jointly
by King George and Stafford; certainly
"A great cJnN elience to travellers.
The Rraveny character of soil made
travelling much easier ~ we approached
the city, and We crossed the bridge at
1880, and putting our horse in cssre of
Mr.. Jacobs, We soon enjoyed bountiful
supper
The next morning. after some little
trading We started for hone. Taking
the Plank Road, We met AN almost con
unnous lille OF vehicles for or & miles
with various kinds of freight, a daily pa-
rade perhaps on this route, though Sat.
urday. Is iavorite day for going into
the city with many farmers.
We noticed poles distributed as far a.
CODY, in King George. for a new tele-
phone line. and they are being put In
place an fast ss possible
Among the most enterprising farmers
In the vicinity OF Neill are the Berry
brothers. They have "a field OF wheat
which will yield, at IA conservative esti-
mate. 20 bushels per acre, and this on
land that lew years ago was not con
sidered worth cultivating This will be
cut the present week. They are also
largely engaged In raising sweet pota-
toes. poultry, etc. Yet, il does seem
strange to think that 80 good an estab-
llshment lacked "A lady to preside over
the household. However, as the junior