Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-24
Notes. from Manassas.


2 re Eii;or = 'is S,ar 1 took a litfIe hin ost
On The orsrEe road thIs week, and ID. aosn a
few notes fer the benefit o. yoa- readers.
Clifton is looking neat and thriylns. and TIE
hands me PrCsbyteriaD church, blIy OF s.oua
is mean = finished. soon alter passing clifton
We reach she reG stone ridge. whore uas gra.s
SCI ins TO take better hold. an tIl crru sfsTls
look stouter than IA the white land nearer 4 -
aUdfia. MANASSAS Is booking up, tE5ULh fancy
q does toe much trade su bal RIi~ky .lr its aan
good. NJ, did no. 20 70 the lrBsc g. Few.
IT OF Clark, or a. the prison where the latter
Sas sGOt. The general opinion caiv riles VITA
my OVID, that it's s.N q one sEi hale dozen OF
the other al round, that FDNt4 ougi- % lays
Died with itching, and CuEht % d. hiT.. -,
but that he won't he. ~ course. e. ~ -.l.' ~
Glorious Testimony Tor capital punishment a.
The wisdom o. cur laws
The farmers along the orange aud Nam as
road have la OF IN a very CrCditkhie enter
prise. Retween the freights snd the middle
men their produce Was eaten up h, tore IL got 20
he consumer. They sHiisf, under tie name Ot
the Piedmont M.S and Produce Association"
and sent one % Their Ium bCr-Mr. g. Ifield- to
Washington 70 act ~ their agent. Their united
strength enabled them "a secure a reduction IN
the rates OF freight, sud u have q special train
Put on for their accom- mediation, 80 that milk.
vegetables aud fruits can be run igh; into the
market and sold without loss OF tims.EThs
same ought 90 be done bv the farmers in Lou
douu ana sirisN, on the W. and -. railroad
1he scars OF war are stin 20 be seen around
" anaSsas, and are looked upOn WITH interest by
the curious visitor; but the triumphs Of peace
not autipg 10 remove the saddanins
thoughts they suggest. Tue fruit garden Of
Christian Mathis, n tine Old German gentleman,
wall well repay visit. lie has traye ed In the
sunny lands OF France aud Germany. but pre-
ters our dryer climate; nor have Italv's fruit
clad hills tempted him nom the more barren %
but naturally better favored soil OF our DID DO-
miniCn. He cUltiystcs the finest foreign snd
native varieties OF the pear. peach, nectArine
APRICOT ana vine, in pyramid, esp Ilier. and
other style OF training. lie assures nae that he
has beaches thIs - aSJn superior % any he hal
ever seen in the most favored localities of
tWope. lie loves his trees and his ~ ants ant
thew generally respond 20 hIs care.
learned that a new enterprise l. 20 he M
dcrtaken here. Tie veteran nursery m an.
Chalkley Gilingham, Of Mount Nern go. ~ going
20 start = nursery near the town. Something 81
this kind has long been needed here. We want
10 buy cur trees 81 a reliable home nursery. aaa
q an int liEeut, experienced man. We ~ not
want 10 lose any more fley uu tree from 1f--
taUt nurseries. MIR. Giiliugham haS an the
guaiit cations That bong experience. - aker iu-
teCriy, and A tTue love Tor has bushes cOall
give him.
] Do wish, dear Editor, that yoang people who
f"fH make spoons al th' in-eIycs. would -tay ~
home. and shut the blinds The Whole blessed
journey dld young couple cat IN front OF yJur
mscrah G cores -OHdeht, tOrt.riHg HIN 90 m al
hess with their billings, c0DfuES uOutings,
mskiI g up, and kisses sweet a. dew and mol a.
ses tany. de could not entirely concentrate rs
thoughts 10 answer my earnest gaestions about
the local trains, but had to look after h,s Phylss
every seconds, 20 see that she had not down
from ms enCircling arm out OF the l2Nl6 car
window. But then, he was very young. 4 really
pitlcd Linn. lie may "wish lac was single
again PRINCE WILLIAM.