Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-05
seffer from Falls Church.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
FALLS CHURCH, Va July ISIS. --Ihe nc"
Council organized on the lst, and after consld
erablo diminishing elected i. I. Fowler Mayor.
Entirely contrary 10 the usual rule instead OF
an anxious throog for municipal honor5, there
was decided disinclination on the part OF the
entire Council to take the mayoralty. The
Office went begging, and MIR. Fowler accepted
it because no opc else would have it, not that
he wanted it at all, but simply to prevent lapse
in the Office. This arises out Of the cx ofhcio
character of the Mayor as Justice OF the Peace,
recurring him to hear and try all the petty cases
that arise within tho corporation, not only
uuder the corporation ordinances, but also under
the State awa. 1t is decidedly uocomf 'rtable
since the usual country justice has no Office but
his own house, and the announcement ct 40
arrest and trial is sure to bring around him all
the idle, gaping curious people in the neigh
borhood, and after each trial his front yard Is
apt TO look more like q deserted camp meeting
ground than anything else. These little cpl
sodes 10 the life of the Mayor add but little to
the dignity of the position, apd make the 10,
cumbency neither profitable nor entertaining.
Bird. the contractor on the barrow gauge
railroad, sets gang of laborers at work at Fair
fax G. H. to day. to grade east to meet the
work being done by the gang workiog west
from Falls Church. The work moves slowly.
but we have no real reason to comp lain. 1t is
alive and moves, and as long as it keeps NOV.
ing we have some prospects Of ultimate com.
pletion.
There was festival and cantata at ST. James
the Less, on Tuesday evening % instant, tor
the benefit Of the church, at which some very
good musical talent was displayed.
The Dun Chapel people had o festival at
Jefferson Institute on the Sd and 9TH Tor the
benefit Of the ladies fund of the chapel to pro-
vide gimcracks etcetera that 60 10 display taste
in the adorDment of buildings of that character,
and met With very good success notwitbstaDd:
ing the basis of our principal circulation paDned
out SO miscrably. They had better lay the pro
ceeds aside IS relief fund, since tho harvest
at present prices after paying harvesting,
| threshing and fertilizers, wont leave many Ct
our farmers anything but the straw, if it does
that, and they cannot afford to die because
| they are without means for decent burial. II
you could only kick up fight in the East it
might help US. We look with longing eyes on
the column oil news from the Fast, frightening
| with prospects of fight and depressed with ln
| dcstions Of peace. 1t may not be altogether
| humanitarian or christian, but as our only hope
of rise 10 wheat lies 10 that direction, and We
are not likely to get dragged into the mess. a
| rigid adherence to tho protection OF No. is
our justification.
Have you seen the Fails Church Advert
ser2" Fails Church has not muoh more to
crave for. TO BIO sure if We could Sc. 60 ap.
preparation to improve the navigation ct 4 elm.
i es' Run we might hope 10 time to rival the
town of Dumfries 10 commercial Importance,
but We cannot hope for that VIXEN Congress
wont even give US free bridge at the aqued uot.
Writings first edition went of like hot cakes,
aud if be will keep up the tone OF his paper we
will try to make it SUCCESS TOR him.
VIRGINIA YOUNG LADIES ADRoAD.-The
Free Press, of London, Canada, of the 26th
ultimo. publishes an account of the com.
mencemcnt exercises of the Hellmuth Ladies'
college, located on the banks CT the Thames,
| near that city. This college and It for young
men shout milo distant, are OIL the plan OF
der the Charge of the Lord Bishop of Huron,
The professors, Tor the most part, are English
| French and German. The lady superintendent
and musical directress Of the Ladies' college
(Miss Clinton)i5 daug liter of ole of the Queen
musicians. There were three young ladies from
! Virginia il attendance last session Miss Bessie
holland, q daughter of Msjor B. 2. Noland, Of
Loudoun and Misses Mary Mason and Lescy
| Naylor Green, daughters Of Major James w.
Green, Of Culpepsr; al of whom Zradusted.
There we're only twelve graduates, OF Whom
Virginia furnished three. Miss holland took
the frs. priz,a in theory of music ana domestic
economy, Miss Mary n. Green in Latin. and
Miss Leacy n. Green, in composition. whose
| essay was also read as part OF th3 CON marce-
| rent exercises.