Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-09-12
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
BALrIMoar CITY Augns, % 1sI6

| H0"S Churcn- Lhat might spend day or
two at my friend and brothers, Rev VIM G.
Hammond, whose name is familiar to most of
our people, and whose labors and character as
a christian minister among US are still held in
high esteem. l found him aud family in
good health and most pleasantly situated
a neat parsonage and church located in the
same lot, the latter comprising two acres,
attording spacious lawn, garden space, etc.
Belonging to that profession Of gentlemen to
whom is ascrlbed an especial fondness for the
flesh OF poultry, | was pleased to see that my
friends good ioife had been remarkably sue
cessful in rearing the feathered tribe, a
! prettier and larger flock of the same it was
not my privilege to see at any of the farm
houses in all my waaderings 1t was truly a
bonanza as to the meat item in connection
with the family lardcr, and | could not help
but think all the plaques of the poultry yard
and coop had steared clear of this particular
one; for to the extent of more than two
hundred, those domestic creatures had PLAYED
and were to play their part in the drams of
chicken life. My friend is pastor of Falls
Church appointment in connection with the
NJ h. Church South 1t comprises Two preach
ing places, Falls Church and Laugleys,
about miles apart, with a membership of
l0O perhaps. | fnd the pastor strongly en-
community and receiving from them hand
some support. lie was the recipient last
winter of one Of those Church freaks known
as pound party, Ga very good thing. by the
by,) resulting in an addition Of large aupples
to the parsonage. The church and preachers
home have been built since the war The
brick chapel in which it was my privilege TO
preach before, having been destroyed The
congregation on Sabbath was large and ap-
preclatlve. The singing was superior, and
taking everything into the account, was con.
strained that ''lhe lives had failed in pleasant
places" TO my friend. This is, to a large ex-
tent, country of market gardens most of
the people being engaged in raising fruit and
garden truck for the neighboring cities of
Washington and Alexandria The business
pays we'll, judge, and many of the parties
engaged in 1t are well to do The emigration
from the North TO this section has been very
large, and in the town of Falls Church this
element rules in corporate regulations and
school enterprises. The place takes its name
from the old Continental Church located here,
named from the falls in the Potomac, few
miles distant The bricks in this church
were brought from old England before our
Northumberland I iaek ai h.zsIa old st1,o-
ture they seemed to have the freshness Of but
a few years existence The town has been
enlarged and built up to very great extent
since the war. and now comprises six or seven
churches of deterrent denominations a graded
school OF l2S pupils, aud many beautiful
private homes. This place and the neghbor-
hood are largely patrnuizcd by the city peo-
pie boarding here during the summer mouths
DIR. Southgste, a former missionary bishop of
the 7. h. Church, owns and lives in hand>
some residence in the town limits. 1t is one
OF those very rare places where the intoxicat>
ing beverages not Sold the corporate au>
thorities, by their charter. being empowered
TO refuse permission, which right they have
exercised. The country hereabout, terribly
desolated during the war. has wonderfully re
cuperatcd and now blooms and blossoms in
vernai beauty and fulness Oddly does ii ap-
pear to ME in the county aud its towns, iu
contrast with ours, 20 see the fields and gardens
aud yards unfenced, lying open and exposed /;
but the secret Of this is the fence law enacted
by the Legislature of Virgins, requiring all
kinds of stock to be kept up. And l have
not seen since have been in the county a
hog, COW, horse or any kind of stock running
at large. Here. in big way, you see the
chow in" law is executed could it not be
done in small way, within small compass
Taking the at Falls Church Station.
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in connection with the Peun=yvania Central.
soon find myself pleasantly seated in the
magnificent depot building OF this great trunk
road in Washington City. with its polite and
gentlemaniy officials and for the first time in
all my travelling through Washington, did
escape the annoyance of hurry and confusion,
and hack hire, etc incident heretofore to this
line of travel. 1t was delightfully."- refreshing
to step from the cars into the main depot, sit
down to rest in princely room, get your
tickets and check your baggage at leisure,
have 1t announced at the gate way, passengers
will take the train for Baltimore, and with
few steps seated to your great comfort and
away we go behind the steam horse So
much for competition. So much the better
by rival line. The entrance of this road
into Baltimore is wonderiu-it, in fact, tun-
nels the city with Its surging population going
right under it, stopping at three points, or
stations, from which the passengers emerge
into daylight and city life by fight Of steps
to the height of perhaps a hundred feet
What a feat of engineering aud skill! Well.
here l am in the big City 1 shall not say
much about it. 1t is too big thing. Suffice
it, am not great stckler for city life.
seem to loose my identity in its hum and
drum and surging. prefer the quiet life of
the village or to~n. 1t need be, that they
exist; though man made the city and G cd
the country, so l will HE away to my noun
tain home, bidding CentenDiaIs and Cities
adieu. Charlestown is big enough for me-
TIMOTHY
If Governor Hayes be truthful man, how
is it that prior to his last election for Gov
ernor he positively stated that he would not
be candidate, when be had actually already