Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-17
. Alexandria County Items.

REPORTED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE |
HE lru'l crop this Year III the county is pro-
dlglous. The apple, pear, peach and grape all
testify to DR.. Rain 5 skituI care of Mrs. Nature,
but alas the markets are So pluttcd that fruit
hardly pays marketing, though for all It's con
selling to think that ali glasses can partcipaic
IN the least. Onc can buy little fruit garden
ior cent and uccd'u ut cat the skins. tlnup Ia
The Arlington Sunday School is u a very
prosperous condition and is to have iuliy pc
nc i'll the woods next Thursday. The scholars
are anticipating 4 Z lorlouS time and thr! eli
clcut teachers mean they shall have it. The
picnic will be held in the beautiful grove on
the Morcy farm near BliIy's Cross Ruu,is
1t is unI ersood that the Baltimore aud Po-
tomac Railroad own that portion OF the road
lying along their tracks from the terminus of
the Arlington Turnpike to the Long Bridge.
II they DO they should be compelled to put it
uto travelling condition, for az II is now il is as
much as Que can do to get over it with vehicles
without breaklOg down. getting mirrd, con-
signing the road and its owners to the place
where the righteous goeth not, &C., etc.
Orchards, corn fields and vegetable patches
IN the county are now tavorte fields for mid
night deprcdators to show their disregard Tor
the law of ncum ct tuum. A few loads OF
buckshot judlcouSly administered, few calls
Tor the undertaken s services, and a few mourn.
ers to lodge in Mr.. Bun Cline's paatiaI man
slon, will effect thoroup h-golug cure Of this
result of bad bringing up
A good many years ago, just when the Freed.
mans Village was 10 its glory and its inmates
safe in the arms of Uucle Sam, lit was whis-
pered that some of the softer sex were not
averse TO the safety of his agents arms) one
young man felt emboldened to take unto him
self wife; the uncle aforesaid would gib him
taWm, Oh curse, be reasoned He Jumped
the broomstick, and to make things for shure"
afterwards contributed some of his loose chiuk
to an investment Of par>ou L. 10 the marriage
lottery. He felt for ten long, to him short,
years he had drawn no blank, and dozen or
50 little olive branches deepened that convlc-
ton, but black cloud came between the baron
and feme not long ago 10 the shape of gush-
ing young mulatIU woman, and now blows and
tongue lashlugs cause that once Eden of do.
mestlc bliss to be serried waste. lis pity,
pity tbs, tbs true. -
An extraordinary thing occurred 90 the farm
OF Mr.. Hatch, 10 this county, last week A
horse belonging to Mr.. Crossman fell into an
old we'll fully twenty-five feet deep. He fell 10
such manner that when he struck terra irma
he assumed ring attitude as ueat as any of
Dan Rice 8 trained equnes-o bis hiud feet,
his fore ones hoIdlug az Imaginary musket
present arms" that would have put to shame
w. z. Cadet for grace. Notwithstanding the
we'll had caved in considerably rope was pro-
cured from neighbor and spite detention OF
nearly an hour in going to town after block
and pully the Lorse Was gotten out uninjured
save few scratches
There is much sickness at present in the
county. Our genial sheriff is suffering with a
severe attack of iuf lmatlou Of the lungs How
ever the doctor gives good hopes of his early
recovery Au old and esteemed citizen OF the
county, MIR. Carlln, died last Week. Two young
ladies' are very sick, but iu short time the
cloud of sickness will pass by and the SUI Of
health shine again with lis usual brlIliancy.
God grant il