Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-22
Letter from Clarke County.


| Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WILDWOOD, CLARKE Co., Oct. 20, lS75.-lt
has been raining steadily for twenty-fOur hours;
and from the looks of the clouds may continue
for an indefinite time. 1t will no doubt help the
wheat that has already been sown, but there is
a large portion of ground yet to be seeded, and
the farmers can't afford to wait for fair weather
as it is so late We are backward 10 getting
the coro cut. Owing to its staying green SO
long, and very fortunately. there has been no
frost to hurt the fodder The corn crop is not
so good as was at one time hoped for-too much
small green corn among it. All manner of
plaques and bugs seem to have take possession
| of the land The last cry now is the chinch bug.
The country is looking beautiful; the green
| fields aad the variegatcd forest trees make
| pretty picture.
Our Circuit Court has been in session several
| days. The Little murder case is being tried.
| Up to the close on Saturday. the prosecution
| had not finished its testimony. 1t is thought
that the case will occupy the whole term. The
defence will be accidental shooting
| There have been several cases OF typhoid
| fever about Berryvlle and some valuable lives
lost. Mr.. Geo. H. Burwell, one Of our oldest
and most esteemed citizens died near Wildwood
on the 5th. He was man (rare to fud now
who loved the truth for the truth sake.
There has been great deal Of fishing for
| bass in the Shenandoah of late, but the luck
| has not been such as it was last season. lheard
| an old fisherman say he thought river was too
muddy for them in the early summer, and they
had left; if so they must have gone to the Po-
tomac.
Our valley people are wide awake and per
| fectly united on the coming election. Of course
some will 90 with Messrs. Hughes g. Co., but
the maiority, who are clothed and in their right
minds, will speak peace and comfort to the old
State.
| A little boy, son of Mr. Riddle Royston, was
| kicked by horse, and his face and head badly
mashed, on Saturday, 10 Wildwood. DR.. A. e.
| Randolph was called in and the boy was doing
| well yesterday.
The cold, long winter upon US. Did you
| ever try a winter in the country?
Some OF the young people who went to Rus
| sell, Kansas year ago, to lock for living,
| have, like the doves to their cotes, come back
| to their dear old mother One of them told me
yesterday he had had enough of Kansas. 7.
Letter from HerndOn, Fairfax Go. I
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette |
HERNDoN, Oct.2l. The exertons ofthe ladies
connected with the Congregational Church here
reported as the first organized Congregational
Church 10 Virginia, aud consequently in whose
welfare much interest is mauifested) to obtain
money to be used for the completion of church
building resulted in their holding Fair, Octo
Der 9Th, 9th and 10th. The attendance was
larger than anticipated and the entertainments
afforded, exceptionally good for this place For
the excellence of the exercises great credit is
due to the assistance rendered by Miss E. Wal
lace, of Lisbon Centre, St. Lawrence county,
New York, as also TO Miss Julia Moore and
Miss Della Ross, of Georgetown, for their vocal
aud instrumental services. The earnest efforts
of all other participants in the entertainments
were thoroughly appreciated. The thanks of
the church are extended 10 Mr.. j. P. Soule,
the we'll knowo Photographic printer Of Boston,
for his generous contribution for sale Of stereo-
scopes, stereoscopic and Photographic views
as also to Mr.. H. G. Smith, of Boston, for his
favor of choice collection of Photographic
prints. The donation from the First CoDgre;
gatioDal Church, of Washington, presented by
zen. K. Whittlesey, IN person, on the evening
of October 10th, added materially to the re-
ceipts The interest and assistance so continu-
ously extended by this church is gratefully
recognized The cordial support aud encourage
ment of the brethren of other churches on this
occasion will be long and kindly remembered.
The oyster supper was conspicuous and at
tractive feature Of the Fair. The unanimous
affirmation was that oysters we're never more
acceptably prepared and served The totalr
,cepts amount to about $3.50, OF which sum
$50 are required to defray expenses \. X. 3.
Snow The Cumberland Times OF yester-
day says, ~ #.1 "iaJ
AT Frostburg, on Monday, the fields were
yhitened with snow, and at Dale City snow fell
from three o'clock 10 the morning tbroughou.
the day. The tops Of the cars on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad from the west were
covered with snow and ice to the depth Of seve-
raj inches"
Considerable snow also fell at White Sulphur
Springs, Virginia. +. Ii >,.s.... $780,.
Owing to bunghng Legislation it is: mpossi-
bic to swear in legal Grand Jury 10 Utah |