Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-22


above it t. b, uscd,as temperance hall, and
the work is now we'll under way. AILQUls.
Letter from John Mason.
WooiLAwS. Angus, list, 1876.
IT, tie ctHtor IF the Ahccontlrin Gazctte::
| Dear Sir-The season is advancing fast the
| evenings will soon BIZ good length. 1t has oc
Cured ~ me that the Reform party ought to
make itself known and felt in deed and in truth
AS we'll IS word aid procession. | should like
TO have reform Ti.den club, embracing our
two neRh boring counties or nloIe, open series o!
| meetings and have our sentiments expressed N
| such language that ur meetings not only y,
| BE- u it pnct for ladies' but such that they would
| like u attend indeed, L want them TO realize
thew havo very important Interest IN our re-
form measures. and W. want their lnfucncc. l
also would like to have it understood BY our
| s0onkers tn Vt we do not wish t. smut or Willy
| the opposing canG or their associates our
| object b ing only 10 hold up the truth and es.
tabiish it by sound argument that none can
gansay without weakening their own. Our re-
| form needs TO roach tho whole body clcan to the
| finger ends, from the smallest IA nly Capacity
through all orders OF society to the Presidential
| chair. Ii you young men wall organize such n
/ club l. will come to It's opening and as often rs
! Can.
l believe l WAS the first that brought Governor
| 1i.den forward III connection with reform.
| do not like 10 be defcated
Since writing the toreg ing | have Rad Col.
NJ; sbys letter. At present will notice but one
| section He cannuL believe in toe total deurav-
ity Q: his party, but thinks there is sufficient
good to reform itself. l am old enough End
+; have had experience enough to make mo think
different. l will ask Col. Mostly few ques-
! tions: Uii not Gen Grant st tho expiration Of
! his first tern stand head and shoulders above
MY o.he: msn In the universe? DE certainly
WAS ahead of Won Molke in military, if in no
other rcspect-he ought to save nation, and the
! other to destroy nation,
Have we ever hmd better cabinet than his
| first selection? Was not his ret!cence counted
by al AS profound wisdom? Had he retired at
that time W, d not marble monument hay e
! been erected to his honor? Yes, high aid still
! higher until the clouds Of heaven should H. it
| an equestian statue TO perpetuste his fame 10 tu
| ture generations. If he, with his fame, his
stren&th Of position and high attainments, could
| not reform that party Whist have we right to
! expect from Gov Hayes?
| know more of that party than Col. M0:by
or most my one else Don't you rccollecl my
! askin2; the aid OF your paper in showing up
tho character Of that THING set up by Con
gress to treat with for the secession of West
! Virginia? IL have the opportunity want to
tell the whole story connected with thst and
! many other similar transactions.
| Set up the iildrn reform club l will mcc.
| Col. Mosby on his own ground, being .s inn
| agne his nigh opinion of Gen Grant, for l allow
no lnan 10 be ahead of me on that subject, and
I'll thy faults love thee STILL" DO rot be leve
til" assertion OF his enemies that he has any
! completely III the actions Of some 0! MS party.
| Yours truly, JOHN MAsoS.
RACES The ,l,wing is the programme of
the fall meeting al BrigEtwooi, Washington:
Tb fis purse is IF. red for horses owned 10
the D.strlc; and the o,joiDicg equities of
| Montgomery, Prince Georges, Fairfax and
! Loudoun pTcy.Gus TO August |, 1916, and have
ucver beatnn $3.50; purse 1925; 500 - first, $50
to second $50 to third auI SIS u fourth horse;
the race to be troiled September |.
For til: 5Ih OF September there will be
grand tuuruament, open for knights from any
section OF the country. 10 the successful rider
there will be awarded heavy solid gold medal,
to be knowa as the association championship
medal, winch the wiuber must hold il tcurua-
mcnts gwen by this association against ali COM
competitors for three years, when it becomes
his property. The ensuing ceremonies Of Sc.
! Letting the queen, mails Of honor, coronation
ADD ball will take place the same evening ln
thu MaspOic Hall at B!ightwood.
For the eighth OF September class three will
| be lrotted, aud Is Tor horses that have never
beaten three minutes. Same purse aud divl
slon OF moa2y as In first. class Immediately
after his Is over there vii! be sack race Of
! 100 yards ior purse ot $.,5.
GA the 10Th, purse OF $l25 will hr IF red
| Tor horses that lave never bcatcn 800, 500 -
j the winning horse
| Immediately after this mule race, one-haIf
ollie and repeated, Tor Il puTs ol $..j
| Ga the 22l Il luls: Gi Sl2j Is fl red FIR
hor,e that nave never hcnt.n2:4O and pur c
! OF $TI5, open tnall running horses. Mile heats
anil repeat.
On The 29 h purse Of 5000, open to 80
horses, and purse Of 500 open to four yea!
old colts, to harness. Mile heats, best > in ).
}. J. TURNER Il Co. 5 IXCELSIOR.-rh
following i,'tc, from Co. Randolph Harrison,
OF Cumberland county. Va, one of The ba-t
and nos! successful agricult wrists 81 tiat STATE,
Is addressed 10 his friends, Mcs.rs. A. Y.
Stokes 4 Co., OF Richmond relative to the
merits ot }. }. Turner 4 Co. : Excelsior:
AMrTHILI. CUMEGkLAHD COUNTY. VA,
august l4th. 1876 J
A. Y Stokes s. Co, Richmond, Va:
Dear Sirs-Y our letter did not reach me until
Saturday, and lose no time to respond, giving
YOU my opinion OF J. }. Turner Il Cos 'Ex
celsor." / havc always been charry Of giving |
c.rtifcatas Of the excellence Of Fertilizers be-
cause farmers ale APP! t" form their conclusions
hastily Ard often mslcad Others, but | think |
have tested the Excelsior sufficiently to war |
Ia'.L III 2aS ing Lha. IL - d. ioaSt W
"smmoniated -phosphate' at Or near the |
same price that mas BEEN upon the market IL |
Virginia. Have used it up1n Whest and Lobac- |
CO. and regard it us admirable for either crop
though candoI requires me TO say that ut the |
pTe.eEt price of wheat do not think it will pay |
to use any commercial fertilizers for thst crop,
unless "l.h the uterlor object Of getting stand |
O.: clover or other grass.
1t may be proper for me to safe thst | have |
been using conmerc;s! fertilizers ever since the |
introduction of Peruvia" gu.no into general use
in Virginia, and that l presume few person:
have tried more OF the different preparations |
sold in our m ,rket so that have no small ex.
rieEce. Very tru yours,
RANDOLPH HARRISON.
-BaH Reekly American Aug. 10.
Cen. w. +. Bartlett, of Massachusetts, il
did hu na .at Clio tk.t y h