The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-19
NEWSY KING GEORGE LETTER
BarnesfIeld. Va.
Hooes. p. o. Va. Aug. 16, 1871

and Attorney Rice IIooe, who wit
DR.. A. Barnes Hooo own the Barnes
/ field estate. and Capt James Al
mold. keeper of the lighthouse OF
lower Cedar Point. The party wen
over the Barncsfield estate an
that Of Capt. Arnold adjoining
Numerous photo views were take
of points of interest on both es
tates. which will be used to SHOW
To number Of prospective pur
chascrs and investors in the North
Later In early fall n party OF thes'
investors, some who will buy 70
homes. are expected here TO per
sonally look over Barnesfield ant
Arnold farm. Just what the Hoo
heirs hold their property at was no
made public. but Il was intimateC
by the representative of the syndi
cate that the price asked was sat
tisfactory and would undoubtedl.
attract a quick purchaser Captalr
Arnold has frequently declined tC
sell his place on the river for fig
ures ranging from $50 to sac
an acre. He is holding It for $GC
and believes he will get that price
The repr sentative OF the Pittsburt
syndicate said while here that hi!
company had on file a large mum
her OF applications for Virginia
farms particularly on the salt wat
ers of the Potomac and Rappahan-
mock rivers and that he expected
to make a number of sales in those
sections before winter. IIe returned
to Pittsburg Tuesday TO report the
result Of his Investigations In this
section.
The drought in this section. which
has been of unusual long duration
and disastrous effects. was broken
the Last of the past week by sew
eral good rains. Sunday night last
there was downpour that greatly
refreshed crops. which II II had fall
en- a month ago would have been
worth thousands Of dollars TO the
farmers. Garden truck is a total
loss all over this section. The po-
tato and fruit crop are ruined There
are not 25 bushels Of potatoes nor
10 barrels Of fruit in a territory OF
Is miles OF Barnesfield. Late corn
Is looking fair since the rain. but
under the most favorable condi-
lions will not harvest more than
half a crop.
Fishing in the Potomac has been
good There have been some fine
catches OF perch. tailors and rock
Sea trout have begun to bite with
some big catches made The fisher
men are making ready for their
fall work and will drop their nets
Sept. 7. Grabbing Is the best in
years. One man can catch off the
shore all the crabs he can carry in
an hour
Field and forest game Is abundant.
Partridges. wild turkey and rabbits
are unusually numerous As soon
as the season opens the woods,
fields and marshes Will resOund
with the rattle and crack OF the
sportsmcn and gunners in the
slaughter Of game.
For the past two weeks party
Of Washingtonians have been camped
in tents on the Barnesfield lawn.
They have had royal time on the
river boating, fishing. Grabbing and
bathing They are enthusiastic over
The beauty Of King George county
and the hospitality OF the Vlrginlans
The party returned home Monday
They are VIM. c. Eckstein. store
keeper OF the d. &. Fire Department
in charge as master OF the camp; in
lius H. Duehring. well known jew
cler: Oscar Schleichert. L. 5. Geo
Heal Survey: Arthur +. Hess. L. S
railway Mail Service; +. c. r.
day city editor OF the
Post. and a member OF
the Virginia bar and his son: Mas
ter Tucker Graves HUMPHREYS. Mrs.
Joseph Waldecker. mother of Mr..
Eckstein. and her granddaughter,
Miss Alma Eckstein. The party
have been recipients OF many court
sizes and Inequalities from Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. II. Hoffman. OF Barnes
field. who have contributed in large
measure to the comfort and pleasure
of the camping party by their gener-
Gus Virginia hospitality.
Messrs. Hess and HUMPHREYS. OF
the camping party, with Attorney
Rice Hooe and DR.. II. Arthur Hooe,
OF Washington, were guests at
dinner Thursday last Of Capt and
Mrs James Arnold at their hospita-
BILE home Just below Barnesfield
Capt. Arnold is a typical Virginia
host and his stately wife enter
tains with matronly dignity
and elegance that has made the
mistrcsses Of Virginia homes IA
nous. Capt. and Mrs. Arnold have
family OF five int resting. pretty
cultured and accomplished daugh
ters. Two OF the young ladies are
out Of the ordinary in their ac-
complshments,M Miss Edna Arnold be
ing practical poultry-raiser from =
business standpoint. She has rails
ed and dometsicared the wild NAL
lard duck. goose and turkey, hay
ing thriving flocks Of those wild
fowls on the home place, besides
hundreds OF domestic turkeys, gui
nea fowls and the best strains OF
chickens in large numbers, from
the peep" stage to the fully devel
oped prolific laying and breeding
hens.
Miss Mary Arnold enjoys
the distinction OF being an expert
i'm stenography and typewriting, be
ing one of the most accurate. zap
id shorthand writers and operator
OF a typewriter Of the national CAPT
tai. she occupies the responsible
position OF chief instructor in short
hand and typewriting in Strayeri
Business College in Washington.
The health Of tte community
is good.
The annual revival services in thi
section begin next Sunday in Poto
mac Baptist church and continue
through September in Oakland
church
Reports from Washington, wher
they are under treatment. say tina
Fairfax Hoffman. the 11-year-ol'
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H. Hoff
man, who was injured by being
kicked on the leg by a school
mate last winter. Is improving ant
convalescing. He will be able 't'
return home within the next few
weeks. He Is at the home OF hi
relative. VIM. c. Eckstein. in Wash
ington, having recently left the hos
pital. where he was under treat
ment and surgical operations To-
three months. It was feared a
one time that his leg would have
to be amputated; that danger hal
passed. The other child of Mr.
and Mrs. Hoffman, Miss Hester Ma,
Hoffman. who is a patient in Georg'
Washington University Hospital
Washington, d. c.. for stomach