Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-06


Marriage snd Death Notices fifty cents. Obltu'
| aries will be charged at advertisement rates.
| A GHOST SEEING FLAGMAN.-Bartlett Me-
Gettriok, fagman employed on the Prospect
| Park and Concy Island Railroad, says that on
Friday night he saw tho ghost of Mrs. Maria
| L. Hubbard, of Gravesend, l.. l., who died
somo months ago in consequence of drinking q
| glass of beer in which there was some strych
nine. Andrew McKibbon, former justice of
| the sessions, and barber named Saucr a!so
saw tho ghost and heard its voice.
| They only caught a glimpse of it, however
| as it vanished as 5000 as it saw them. They
| say the ghost was dressed in grave clothes anu
| that when it vanished some blue smoke remain
ed. MoGet lives in Gravesond, know Mrs.
Hubbard while she Was alive, aud sIuce Friday
the inhabitants OF GraVesend say that Mrs
Hubbard oonlided some of her troubles to the
Hagmau. At all events, he Was stationed ut
crossing near Mrs Hubbard's home, aud she
sometimes walked dowa the road to speak to
him.
About ton o'clock on Friday night MoGat.
t,iok started for home. As he was passing
tho Hubbard house he heard womans
voice calling him by name and, turning,
SAW what he suppOsc5 was Mrs. Hubbards
ghost standing on tho porch OF the house.
With great prompness he fell on his Knees.
made the sign of tho Cross and alao short
prayer. Then the voice called him agalu, aud
Met cttrick Went up to tho tenco and had a
conversation with the ghost Tic says 1t wore
the calico morning wrapper which Mrs. Hub
bard used.
A portion of the conversation McGettrlck
refuses to relate until 1.-THE proper time comes.
McG Getlrick says, however, that she began by
asking how ho was and somo question about u
dor which died some weeks ago. Mrs. Hub.
bard Liuted that tho dog had been poisoned.
Just then Nlckibbon and Sauer came aonE
aud tho ghost disappeared. hlcdcttrlck, who
il Roman Catholic. got up early Sunday
morning. Went to church, heard mass, c)ntcss
ed and obtained somo holy water to protect
him against tho return OF the ghost.
ILo lew details given by McGcttrck OF bis
interview with the ghost have thrOwn Graves
end into high state Of excltoment The older
people Of the village, who remember tho tales
told them by their fathers Of tho times when
ghosts of pirates wero plenty 10 tho noIghbof'
hood, arc inclined to believe the story, espeola'
ally as Mrl,ettrick is oorrOb0ratod by Mcklb
beu and Sallor Some OF them ara OF the
opioion that Mrs. Hubbard has become dis
pustcd with the way in which tho detectives
have worked up her case and that she 10
tends to manage it hersolt.-N. I. W0rM.
How HE Won HIS WIFE.--Tho Sacramento
(CaI. Record Union tells of romantic mar
riagc as follows: "R. i. Watkins, sergeant
in the signal service, and in charge Of the sig
mel service ata,iOu in this city, was formerly in
charge of the station at Helena Montana Ter.
rtory. While residing there ho became ao.
oupintcd with and visited at tho house OF the
| Governor of tho Territory, gentleman Tho
came from what is known rs the Whitewater
country OF tho State Of Indiana.
"At tho Governors residence tho Sergeant
saw tho Photographic likeness OF q beautiful
Young lady which deeply impressed him and to
such au oxtent that tho Governor gavo him
| letter of introduction to tho lady. who was an
| intimate friend of his family. With this letter
MIR. Watkins opened correspondence with
| the lady, she living at Beachwood Estate. Fay
cite county. Ind, threo miles distant from
| EVcrtcn, tormery known at West Uolon. The
| correspondence continued for some tmo With
satisfaction to both parties.
! Sergeant Watkins was detailed year and
| half ago to tho Sacramento station. tic
met hero residents who were formerly cltzeps
of Fayettc county, and to thom he Was reforrod
| by the friends OF the lady of whom he had be-
come 40 singularly enamorcd. In return he
referred to prominent people in Virginia, hts
old home, as to himself and his family.
| .'Thc correspondence continued, and tinally
il was arranged that Mr. Watkins should 80
| East, visit the lady, and If they found the at
lection awakened by correspondence to bo
strenzthcnel by personal acquaintance, lheu
tho two should marry. Accordingly, some
weeks ago, Mr.. Watkins secured leave OF ao'
scpco and went Oh to ConDorsQIllo, lnd., snd
90 Saturday, August 3. met for the frat tlmu
| Miss Lillian Is. Cockctair, bis lair correspon
dent. On Tuesday, August 6, the two Were
married at tho home OF the Drlio's pafeuts.
near Eycrton.
We have heard Of many men uumado by
hurricane, but never Of auy man made by onc'
ozoent Alexander Hamilton, who seems to
have owed the beginning Of his remarkable aud
historic career to storm Of that sort. While
eroyelinv clelk, as he called himsoIi, IN tho
ieountinr house of Nicholas Cruger, at Sahto
Cruz. he wrote considerably, and amoug othel
things described hurricane which had visited
St. christopher august. l772.) aud sent the
description to loca! newspaper. This attract
| ed 40 much attention as to Induce hlS friends
| ho was only fifteen then-to crafty his oil e1
pressed wish for q better education than tns
iWest Indios could afford. The result was ina
| he was sont to this country, going hrst 20
|prammar school ut EIizabethtown. N. y. III
then entered Kings (uow Uoumbis) College,
| and had tho intent to acqualnt himseit W,''
anatomy, 10 addition to bis regular slu11ys Th
9th the view of practiciug medicine. Ih
trouble with England about the tea tax havin
loomo to crisis gave new direction TO Ham
iIton's thoughts. and eventually led to hs Suo ,S
l. ccss % a. statesman. Had it not been Tor To
!, hurricane at St. Cbrstophar's. however, n
mpbt have remained his lite long ct Santa CTu1
and never been hoard of as public man. l'a, IT.,
surious to think how small c'roumssai s w..
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