Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-08
Letter from Falls Church.,

Correspondence of the Alexandria G.z,tte.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, Dec. 6. 1879 The
people OF Columbia Baptist Church wound up
their season OF cy,rcso Of ordination and re
dedication ci their church 10 strictly religious
servic, by an exhibition Of stereosoopic views.
on the evening IF the second Instant, which
fdrp shed to me Of The ou!side tlemtpt. that
Vas spelling for fight, an opportunity Or DIS
playiog tbeir lack .! eord bree:ins which they
We're not slow 10 availiGg themselves of. Mcu
property, men WHO. with ;hG ordiaay nodcun
O. brairs cannot but be ashamed Of their coz
juG, took Advantage CT their opportunities to
interfere win tho management Of 81 ianCc2nt
paSiiMe, gv.n practically Ioc the hcpciit and
amusement o. thH ladies aud the children, aud
principally aitcudcd by them, to v9ct their eul
CARLY and annoy the exhibitor and spectators
The c0sduct Ui the management ana OF the
nct rI, saot, gas no i1s9 rCprchcEsble ;hao
thai OF the perpetrators ri Tie outrage. The
fact thst these roWdieS did not belong 10 Ellis
ChErch msT ba t0mc salro to tho wounded
feelings OF the cnmnuuIiy, but the acs that .
considerable nn,nbar Of tro ,nen OF Falls Church
woro present att! tamciC submitted to The OUT
rage attic hao6s Of !irao intoxicated men, is
s0sU. @ and disgrace OF IhG manhood Of tho
town, or 1T least Oh those OF them rrcscn: that
cannot be rycasna or pai.la.ai. tIvao when The
niaistrr ot tho church undertook to sk1 anch
stand IS w1nl:i suppress the outrage, these
men Far there sGnlne!y ard allowed bio! 70 be
Threatened aud pio.sy ;asnltcd III h,9 C,7o
church without Ctitrirg to come to Ills rraaus
~hcD tho peace aEG good order Ct the caGlmT
nifty WAS attacked, auIi is Questionable which
feeling predom1Bt"a, contempt Of tic fellows
who conIi p@Tpatrata tho outrage 0: contempt
OF tticsa who Could Gt ,i:Irc anu tsnlgly submit
to i. Their nctlon 10 not &u9pvasaing the ca.
currtrc0 Of tie imc, or arrcatrg the rartieg
subsequently, Only results in an Invitation or q
casioas OF a similar character.
E3v. Dr.. Rarbin made q 20 of his third
appointment snG lecture on .'Eohcrt Burns"
:&c evening Of The = inst, 10 tbe Coagrcga.ion.
al Church. While tho architecture Of thi,
building ia only remarkable for It's equality So.
pesrarcc the ra0n, from what | can Judge
from the iaT times it has bean used, has very
good acoustic qualities, and DR.. Ks1kia was
heard clearly ahd distinctly ~ every part. lis
lecture was very coed. a9 Hss to bo expected
end seemed 10 have becn Written with view to
cllsetti0g the charges of RObtrt Iagersol ia 4
lecture on tho poet 10 which IngrrsclI attempteI
to praye Burns itiiieliy. The task C.
ictuuag lngtr:nliS deductions was work OF
supercrrOGato0 as taT as the thorough student
OF Burns il Concerned, but as most people pro.
ter to taSo their views from others raiter than
labor out an option Of their own, tho labers of
DR.. RGnkln were a Go2-saud TO tha! class, for
which :hey should be thankful to tho lecturer.
The music furnished By Mcssrs. Soao and
Birch and Misses Parker and Easland was
very acceptable as lllilog up the mepsurr Of the
evenings entertainment, but the readiDg OF
Miss McCorlnick, owing to her incll airs ard
tho mouth!cS oil itr words was terrible bore
to these compelled 10 sit under the irniction.
Tho season wien those reap who have net
soWn has errlTed, and am Informed that Mr.,
Isaac Crossuan has contributed twenty bushels
OIL wheat 10 !araish Rhito bread fox como mr.
ties whose iDoliDatons lead them to work 1ot.
0clher do they Epin ~ various other parties IN
the commuul;y have also been laid under forced
contributors OF timllar character, beside MIR.
Buxton, who. Notwithstanding bis prominent
church and religious ooDnt o!ioDs, did not, when
the tramp uarrlc1 of bis coat, ciyo him his
cloak also, but instead went to Major Morgan
asd flied go Information giving the dcscrption
Gf inc individual ard the properly tsken
Who 10 you buy your bcoi 81 =? is q ye.y
pertinent Inquiry among our people Ell this time.
Some days ago ouo OF our butoheralIcrt to Dir,
John Mccormick $ place about mile cut of
town Tor lat COW. Tho COY wss 10th 10 leave
home, and it took race around the place cf
half day to get her headed OF for tho sham.
bIcs. The remainder OF the Cay was occupied
IN driving, and hauling end boating tho poor
COW nbOut mic to Mr.. G. j. Ives place,
where she wa9 tied UP without lood OF water,
and Left until tho naXt dsv. The rcxt morning
alter having nearly blinded AID fully Infatuated
the rooE beast by Hing i!a eyes and nose with
peacr, another etlor. waa made 70 get tho cow
to the slaughter house alter @et;cr her about
g ulc on Inc Way, near Dir. Normant'a place,
Lcr pcrsccn'nrs, ia:i&ued with their * ,r.i9as,
slaughtered her by the wayS:io. |! her bee
was no. tender il w2S mol ipr Want OF beating,
Not having Any local Hgrfh such parties Lnay
nol ho legally lo'criercd with, but tho koowine
ono ! ara hnyiny pnT K inst now II