Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-10
Virginia Educational Association.

Il ce,Dr.':@1cc vita ;o'2~ i>qu.st, | g!to ~ q
few it,,:.a ST iubc.ss; in connCx:on "I;i the
y,ec.iny # T.. E}u3.:i~a'! Association RI Viz
mia il tt:a place. r.,
Leayi,g AIsylr;lsi. 90 the LldY Ct tie Like
las. evening, W. had 2 de'lgh fut trip doHo the
Potomac aal Cheaafe&k., 90! roaci'ed ID
Point CGM:oTt at =. n. 10. day. ! &c th7*c
miles 10 Hampton trrg1SG 90 a!loSi couiI"u
GUS village, ncro lar;liy aud safely made ID 40
unpicpcssessipg but Sufficiently strong caIrlagc
at Very raaaGuaIi5 cIsi, aLd was sooa ca.
scon:ed il Bsrnea's !:otei, aa establish ne1t well
worthy, as FIR IS can get ja'ge, OF the pa
trQnage it appears 10 receive. Alter colMg
the tCwo, ;shich is very mach ike the ola lIr-
ginia towns OF cur stct;on except that II hSs
creeks all about il. went over to the Hanp'
ton Normal AID Agricultural ln5tl.ute. Inc
excellent principal, Gen. Armstrong was absent,
but was very c0urtc9usly received Dy bis &C.
COIL psucd lieutenant Gcrcra Marshall, who
gave me coed account 0! the Alexandra COL
orcd people ii the school, 20 Tar as be knew
them, AID introduced NE 70 the rsAn where the
Cheycaucs ard kowas Indians, seventeen IN
number, were attending the Institute, and bclug
instructed. They arc fierce looking SET otyoung
men and were dressed 10 Unltcd States Infantry
uniforms giving them vary soldlery appear
ancc. They a:c ucder the charge OF Miss
Sendlow, an accom- pl!sEcd ard skll!tul teacher,
who is instructiug them in EoglIsh, which she
says they understand 7cyy we'll, but arc not
anxious TO speak before Strangers. Some were
arranging nap OF the Uoited States in which
the States were separate aud OF painted iron,
showing the elevations and depressicns Of the
land, ca large box OF sand. Cae WAS draw
ING q house on . blackboard. On expressing
approya CT his effort, he came forward and
took me by the hand, but said not q word.
The buildings, S., Of the Institute arc 10
beautiful order. but the grass is burnt and
dusty, owing to tha drought. The thermomo.
ter 10 Gen. Marsha's Office stood ct So f.,
but brisk bre ze from The water tempered
the heat and made i! very pleasant.
10 the coutsc 0! my ranbles this morning,
came across venerable church and vas led 10
enquire its age, &c., which was kindly furnished
me by the Rev j. j. GIavatt, minister 10
charge and Mr.. D. G. Merrap, register OF the
parish. 1t is called S.. Johns, aud its date is
unecrtain, though it is thought hare to have
been erected in Or about 1858. two hundred and
twenty years ago. Bishop Meade, however, 10
bis "O;d Churches aud Families Of Virgins"
dates it between 1868 and 1867. There was
frame church erected near the same site in 1927.
IT, ,,.oco,t Lu;ld;rn !. orunifcr,o ,rd l. built
Of red and black bricks looking like e checker
beard. Ii is 10 fine PRESERVATION, though 1t
sustained some injury during the revolution;
W., trs .cratci hv using It as & stable and torn
- ,icn,, r., i!in Rri,i>h IN ttn war Of 1872 and
Was burned hy the Federal troops 10 the late
war, uu!y tho waIIs being Left standing. It
looks better, however, Unt:ida, than Christ
Church dG@H, and !hc Interior *, al course.
'Fhn assa,aa,,o, ,,,.,. - r,r,iu;a ualI, in
,br Hsr,,,tnr N {. 4 Ims,i,,,nt ~ g his nven
~, ~ 80 ,' ~ 'n,, 'rnn
ies tt'S IT." III iin''" ''i' AZ, ,,'i' w., guy
pfof. Irce, 81 The OuivefS'fy, h'J 2nitni OF
Bethel Academy, hiT. j. II. NocWOnd, OF Unl
versity School, Ric!m Dad, AID Mr. Il. Il.
rsrnn, of S,t, J5hi,'a. Alexandria, hut a large
nun,har IVA .vnnn,cd .t N ard the meet.
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G0r, HIDELlS'