Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-22
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Especial Correspondence of The Sta

Especial Correspondence Of The .Starl
WASHINGTON GROVE, MONTGOMERY Co., Nd,
August 21.-Yesterday morning early, the camp
began to wear an aspect OF busy industry, and
soon the lads and lassies were all hard at work
liking for the journey home, and the sound OF
the Ratchet and saw echoed through the woods.
Long before the time for the earliest train, per
sonS were seen Fastening to the depot, and
when the train did start for Washington, 1t
carried goodly number OF the tenters Tents.
meanwhile, were coming down and floors com
ing up, and the vacant ground wore desolate
appearance after two weeks OF life and hustle
Most OF the people who were here will be safe
but others charmed with the beauties OF the
grove will remain for longer period OF recrea-
ton. Among the cottagers who prefer the
and tar OF the city are Mr.. and Mrs Wood, MI.
Edward Simpson and family, Mr.. Woodward
and Mead family MI: Wilet and family, and Mr..
Next year there win be at least eight new
cottages, as the sites for them have ALREADY
been selected. Several OF the leaders at camo
have been discussing the advisabiltty and prac-
ticabllity OF erecting a hotel on the ground for
the use OF such as would like the comforts OF
home and pleasures OF camp combined. The
proposition that is spoken mostof is the forma-
ton OF stock company OF which large snare
OF the stock Shall be taken by some enterprls!ng
man could run the hotel. II this proposition
is carried out, 1t will doubtless be success.
There Is the whistle of the locomotive and
the tents are down, the baggage packed, and
The. people fastening 70 the train. With lin,
ger1ng look we hasten On With ,::: crowd and
soon VIII oe Whirhng away from tl..a WASTING
.oh Grove camp ground, where in drought and
IA n. In dust and mud, in cold or heat. We have
had a had happy time. b.
The FUNERAL OF TIC to late Capt. James Guy. a
W yG,esah s'e~.uooat captain on the Potomac,
yesterday, took place this afternoon from the
Catholic church IN Alexandria, and the inter
ment was made In the cemetery there. The
body, eneased In a handsome rosewood casket,
O'Clock LETT the residence OF his sOn-in-laW,
Capt. W. II. Byles, 465 Missouri avenue for
! Alexandria. Capt. w. J. Merely, Capt. Frank
| stephenson were the pall-bearers.
| THE NATIONAL FA1K-A Bill in Equity A gains'
| the Association. - To-day, Messrs. BARLEY d
southland for Frank p. Hill filed bill In equity
against the National Fair Grounds Association
| and w. NJ. Gait for specific performance, to en-
join the defendants from the purchase OF Other
lands than the Hill tract; from abandoning OF
| abusing the franchises OF the corporation OF
the dictation "of the unlawful ana surrep
| his ownership Of the land known as Beninngs
race course, and his expenditure OF large sun
OF money thereon; the passage OF the act incor
the association in July last; the appointment Of
FL. IL. Blackburn to negotiate with him
for the purchase OF the same; that
| the terms were expressly agreed up0I
and were submitted to the board, ratified ant
approved; that in pursuance OF said agreement
| he gave possession about July 25th, and they
have held possession ever since; that he exc
cuted the deed and rendered the same to w. NJ
Gait, president, with request that he pay $lO
| as required by the contract and he refused, an(
he charges Calf, with divers other persons
with endeavOring TO repudtate the contract. II,
charges that the government and control OF thu
association is with the board Of directors bu
with the connivance OF Calf and others an I'm
lawful self constituted TO 1y has assumed to &C
| as an "advisory committee" and that they hay,
arranged to purchase land elsewhere, and ht
| charges that their object Is speculate )n &c. He
| therefore prays as stated above.