Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-29
Letter from Falls Church.

FALLS CHURCH, April 20, 1878 Il Ta5 sur.
pris, 10 Sue 10 The G4zsite IN announcement
that DR.. SuoceI->s closed the lecture COURSE at
Falls Church o. tho 18th with lecture on
"Ioccuives to Self Culture" which announce
meet also found space 10 b; columns CT the
Post. of Washiogtcn. Those Of our people
who we1c preseul Oh that occason thought they
were listell1s to CARTON Hughes talk on The
Dead Letter Office" ADD that gentleman
also thinks hs ieclurcd Oh that evening. but
With Two such s,rOGg witnesses as the Post and
the Gazatte against him. ii iias raised doubt
ia the u,iods If all, ike the puzzled Duchmau
"Velder he's Hats rota !ioR, or Yaoob vot
lsh died. | fail ca iiqairy to find any one
who has seen Dr.. Snvdgrass ct Falls Church
for liGe years; however. il he was here he failed
10 w,nd up the course as that Was done on the
24th by Mr. l.. F'arg on "Ut!litarianism 10
Sricucc."
Mfj,r Baf,l's nlFrow gauge road was crawl
10y arng SO rapidly that but for a little strike
Gu The 18Th. il was expected the grading would
have been completed 10 East Fails Church by
this tiGle. Work will be resumed again to day
aal il will require but a few days to have the
rough grading completed between Falls Church
and G.urgetu~n. A great many have busted
themselves dl:c3uCas;ng the movement hat
predicting i'll failure, but an EXAMINATION has
proved That most Of such expressions have
r;scn ircm envy. The people OF Falls Church
ruu 40 li:k1 III their subscriptions aud none Of
their IIOney i houg spent. 80 far, in the work.
Their subscri ptions are all based upon the com
pIGllou ant uoniog Of the road between W lash
ington and FsllS Church, and are not payable
~, bnt Il han
oau nF ri t. pay, as Alsi If b lrst pledges him
self TO carry The cGmmuicr5 Ter oUc half tho
present rates, atl the trgrscnts for one third.
So that cur people pay no money ill the road
Is IuCnng and than gain from one halt to two
thirds Of the present rates 10 their patronage or
the road.
Our boarding house keepers ar getting IN
order for the accommodation OF their patrons.
aud Judging from the Inquiries received we will
have all The visitors this summer We will
be able to ecc1m modatc.
Misunderstanding the schools 10 tie District
and Alexandria couOty have closed our school
will be continued until the usual tlme, 10 uue.
Our school authorities ind it bard to meet
th;ir financial ca5, and macy OF our people
fni it equally difficult to meet their sub;crlp
tons, bur with fDrbearaoce 90 one hand and q
little extra { fort on the other We hops the
school will DOT be required to cur!ai its sessions
The school trustees aod teachers deserve great
credit for their patieu. effort aad un!iriog cal
in the CAUSE
Oar Couccil being tllawcd out has goae to
work with vim that il truly refreshing, they
are Iaboling on q colii,at Of the ordinances
Of The lowo aud stifriug the movement Tor q
survey uf the town, q thing which should have
been attended to somo years ago. Ii on the
survey they will couioa themselves to the lie
climate tics thereof, aud not use the corpo.
ration as cat $ paw to crafty the wishes and
toltomless claims Of parties who are abroad to
assert heir claims in auy other way, they will
avoid some probable bills Of IS, tho result OF
uunGc 'ssary litigation.