Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-03
gntns Of 3, Travelling e's"TESEs2siiscHs-


ON TIE TRAIN FROM STAUNTDN TO AI.tN-
ANpplA, Va, May 10Th ANA 5oth. Thursday
morning opened fair, and the rays Of l''c bright
sun lit up the beautiful mouHtainS winch sur
round the town Of Staunton. a. H. III. VIC
took a stroll up "Gvspc! Hill, aud had the
PLEASURE of seeing many Of the lar bellies OF
Staun,on taking their accustomed walk. !iic
bright smiles of these fair maids and The Ira
grant odor from the beautiful flower gardens,
which surround the residences here, are enough
to move TO love the most callous hearted wretch
who is allowed to breath this halnly atmosphere
| had the pleasure ct meeting george N.
Wilmer this morning. who has come here to
be present at the organization OF the Car0llnl
Life Insurance Board Of Directors
But stop. intended tp mention marriage
which took place last ni%hL At the residence d!
the Rev. DR.. R,,SZcli. The bcau;lINl AID las,
cnatiug Miss Matte Huffman, Of Augusta
county. was joined to NJ. Syrus hnwz,'c, Of
N,y;nelnn il the holy bonds u! "cdock.
narpcnc,I to bc passing DIR. il. ; r"Sldrnce At
the time thr bridal party entered am,i vas Iii
yitcI in to witness; the ccrcm0uy. The lt''F
Doctor mad, Il big" mistake while perform
irm the ceremony, u Inc m:$tDuk the gent :
name Tor that Of an intimate l!lcl, ant li';'!-
ricI Miss Matte 10 Mr.. SyruS Do>sctt instead
of RoSzcc Ait,r the ceremony was over ti'c
Rev Doctor was Informed OF lis mistake 'y
the blushins bride. and it WAS chccriui!y cor
rcctcd, alter which the loving pair Iel ioG Their
home near Slaunton.
At 1880 Il. III. Iput my traps aboard the {.
4 0. train, and bid Stanton farewell. We
had not gone far before Captain titts entered
the car ami requested US to fork over our iittIc
blue paste board, for which we paid s.. -. fIt*
is u fine looking man and does ali III his power
to make his passengers comfortable Having
fixed myself in comfortable position to rcld
the Valley Iirgirian. and having got deeply
interested il an article therein, We were rushed
from daylight into darkness with the sudden
ness of an earthquake; We had entered the
Blue Ridge Tunnel, which is about one mile
long. Alter getting over our fright We took i
glance ut the crops and they seem to DC IN q
f! Furnishing condition, notwithstanding the long
spell OF rain which we have had. The farmers
all complain OF the ravagcs OF the cut worm.
At Gotham Station the four trains meet, two
of the ". C., Y. D. & q. s Il. T. and Two
of the G. 4 O. Il. Il. At GurdrnSv!lle nj the
passenger trains stop thirty minutes to- give tn"
p.Sscn.rrS Il chance to eli loy good dt!rcr III
the St. Johns Hotel, and !, smile ct jim
niu's' best, Having business here wccoIiclul-
cd to remain until Friday.
At ) o'cIock p H. to-day while VIC were pass
Ing the depot painful accident occurred. john
". lIiscr, ii brake>man on the G. X .. Il. H..
freight train while attempting: /" let oil 4
break missed his tootug.and lc.! hrWr2n
the cars, which were moving >i"WIy ut
the time, and two cars passed over hlm, crush,
ing both legs and his left arm. lie died
10 ten minutes after the accident. lie leaves Il
wife and two children, who reside il StaunoU.
We were sorry to leave the Nood"aru
House in Staunton, having met with such 4
good "old Virginia. welcome, likewise the
st. Johns, at Gordonsyllc.
Strawberries are plentiful in this section, and
sell at from - to 10 Cts. per quart.
BY the way must not fail to notlca>sac
grand charge of the ''Staunton Light lni;m
try" Last "Wednesday afternoon, while walk
ing up Maine street, we had the pleasure OF
being one Of the witnesses to their charge.
1t was composed Of twelve dltuiHutvG carriages.
each one containing an infant, (nolc wei Ching
less than 40 lbs. coming duwn the street III
single lilr in charge OF their purses, we mean
the infants nurse, not the c;trl'laga's) Many
remarks were made about, aul much excite
mcnt created by the procession. The best re
mark we heard was made i,yan Oil gcnt!"nan,
viz: What in the ID arc our people COLI
planning about crops for, when they Calf raise
such fine ones It's these.
Friday morning opened with coo! and fresh
rain, but atnut 10 u clock the :uI came ont IL
lis brightest rays. Nothing Of interest occurred
ut GOrdonsvillc alias ''thickc,l"g;nwn THIS
morning and at I:3o pm. We boarded Capt. i;'!l
King train, AMI started homc. The only thing
that occurred to mar the pleasure 81 our trip was
the breaking Of spring on the cng!n, just u;
we were leaving Catl:tt's station, which cau.cd
Il short delay at Manassas The broken cMgii'1
was exchanged for enc IN good order, AID me
train arrived at the Union street depot only i
few minutes late. w.