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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1884
Page
4
A detailed 19th century guide discusses shelter belts using pines firs spruce and red cedar to protect farms from wind, plus water features and ornamental plantings. It covers advantages of evergreens for windbreaks, methods for placing trees, and a plan for improving farm aesthetics and productivity with sustainable shelter belts.
Bill Travers, successor of Sam Ward, entertained the Chicago Club with stories told in his distinctive stutter. An impromptu supper tale about a country church bell drew laughs as Travers recalled a keeper who rang the bell until all in the village came, then was locked inside the dark church and found the rope. The piece blends anecdotes with a shop note on a silk and cotton secret sucker imported to Calcutta.
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