Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-07
Letter from Falls Church.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette. |
FALLS CHURCH, Jan. 7-O1r Presbyterian
frieods did DOT bold any Christmas festival. but
reserved their demonstrations untiI the New
Year, 90 which occasion they had very pleas
ant re uoon with cookies, cardies aud good
things enough to SPOIL the digestion of all the
youog folks fer fortnight. The Lsstor, Rev.
D H. Riddle, received the Usual reminders
that unmarried parsons do, dres.Iog goEos, etc f,
thus having his physical welfare provided for
10 returo for hi: care Of tie spri!u. welfare Of
his d,ck
We have had very sad Csc Of misplaced
confidence 90 the par; OF the " g2tsble world.
The verg foe Weather preceding Christmas
Induced good many OF the mloor HoEers aud
maDy Ct the strawberries 10 bloom Gu: under
the impression that the state Of the weather
would warrant il. bl! old BoEeas has irhlc;ed
his lighted presence upon them. ana no1
fear they are gon.. they would have done
better to have extended tie INJUNCTION, place
not your faith 10 Plicc.- 70 the clerk # The
weather als1.
The ac,ioo Of the Cour: Of Appea's ia the
case of Lloyd VS.. Erwin administrator, which
went up from Falls Church. is exciting much
CONNECT among our people. Lloyd purchased
certain property at com ml;.l0oer 5 sale, and un
to one of the commissioners. The sale and paw
ments were confirm ID, and the com missioner
deed to Lloyd was ratified ty the cour, aud
placed on record. Af;erRard the com missioner
who received the money being 10 default, the
court Withou. proceeding against the defautics
commissioned OF eaiea7oring 10 aoy way 10
make him disgorge, decread Lloyd should pay
the amount, over second time, Ebich decree
the Court Of Appeals has conftm:i. | have
90 opinion 10 express pro or con uotIl can see
the opioion ct the court, bu; such ac:lon mus:
surely tend TO throw dis,redlt 90 all couuis'
soner's sal:s and cause great sacrifice Of prop.
erty when sold uoder judicial process.
\ WESTERN ROMANCE A Sadalis Mis-
souri, paper contains the following Interesting
aud s)maTbat peculiar story. the truth OF Which,
howevar, is ucqle:li9oed: L:roy Mitchell,
aged sevaoty FIVE years. Is wealthy farmer,
who resides ten miles south Of Richmond
Madison county, Kentucky. Fotty.two years
ago child was born which bore the relationship
of daughter aud grand niece to Leroy Mitchell.
The child creT to wcmsuhood in az adjacent
county I'D became noted unlearned rustic
beauty. A. length she married one Janes
Num-, very poor man, WHO dragged Oh. ST
existence by performing hsrd farm labor.
Three children blessed tn: union.
I our yeSES ago Num- Stlu Ills I7T-!., s-SE!eC
10 kslsss When they rescued Sedsiis their
money Yves gone. Mum sought farm work. snd
characteristic with his lie, moved from one
tenant farm TO another escn succeeding season.
While Num- wss yearly getting lower and
lower il the scale 0: poverty, Leroy hi:che!Vs
woslth grew larger s2d !scger, until lis eststa
became the larges: il Asti:on county. Ab3ut
one year sgo cancer developed in hi. face. The
best medical sttenton failed to stop its ravsgas.
snd des.h was apparently Blu: a matter Of brief
time His hesrt sofene1 toward his child and
he vowed 10 fnd her and plsce in her hands the
e:!ste which was vir!usl!y hers.
Advertisements were sent throusnou. Kansas
and Colorado bu! with no rgh.ful response.
Finsliy one Of the columns c: st. Louis daily
wss called into requiE:ion. This fell into tbs
hands Of NJ. J. ". Christian Of Dresden. Mo-,
who sough: sn interview with one Jane, Num-,
who lived on the Ewing farm, near tbs. place.
They proved to be the long lost family.
Mr.. C6ristisn st once forwarded the informs.
ton to Kentucky, and lss. Saturday M. J. B.
Park, a: The earnest solicitation Of Leroy Nit
chel. reached Dresden and brough. the Num-
family 10 Sedslis, where he furnished them al
entire new outt..
Nunn's entire household effects would not
have ,esiz.d ten dollars.