Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11
Affairs on the Virginia Side.

THE GREAT SNOW sToRM-How THE RAILROAD CON-
MtTERs WERE SHOWED UP-a PLEASANT wEn-
DiNG-THE GREAT EXPECTATIONS ABorP THE W.
d o. II. H. DfsAfPoISTED.
Corr spondence of The EVENING STAR.
FAILS CHURCH, Va, February 11th. 1892
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. days ending last
week and beginning this. might be termed by
figure OF speech a weather sandwich. Friday WAS
oright mild and enjoyable. Saturday was as
driving, mercleSs a Snow-Storm 10 both man and
beaSt as rarely ever occurs. For full fourteen
hours the snow without cessation fen fast. and
the wind blew strong. Man and beast suffered
severely that day. You know that IL Is only 10
the shoin lamb that the wind and the storm Is
tempered The snow fell more than a foot deep
during that storm. IL was day that VIII bs
long remembered by those who were out in T
ana had TO bear and buffet Is. Sunday Followed
win Il Brightness and beauty, and the stu, mid
morning air belonging TO Slrlng, and tie spring
nirdS We're IN full chorus. il is renak bic fact
that mat great faii OF snow Was not fOllowei by
any cold wave or considerable depression of tenn
perature.
The commuters on the Washington and Ohio
railroad residing here, had some dire experiences
in getting home the evening or that memorahie
stormy Saturday. The managers refused 10 move
the train, tailed 10 keep the contract with those
passengers, and they were forced to get home as
best tiey could. Two OF them walked ana waded
the drifts; and an exhaustive trip II WAS Several
OF them obt tained transportation In tac Vienna and
Falls church milk wagon Another party OF them
chartered Georgetown four-horse Sleigh. They
had two breaks before they reached HAIRS hill,
but mended up in each instance; but there they
had break down, and the men had to take TO the
drifts on loot just hall OF the way home.
noticeable hymeneal event occurred here on
Thursday. at the residence OF Mrs. Sarah SeweII
MS. Sewell is the oldest head Of any of the yir-
ginia families here. She Il blessed with come
paratlvely hale, green OLD age, at 81. The young
lady In this pleasant affair was Miss Ada Cline, OF
Mythevllie, Va. a relative OF Mrs. Seweil, and
ha s been visiting her some days. The gentleman
Is MT. Harlow Umbarger, sheriff OF Mythe county
va. ana who resides at Wytheville They We're
south, partook OF an elegant repast with a few
immediate friends, and lett on the p m. train for
your city TO spend the first few days OF their
honeymoon In viewing its many marvellous sights
so our hopes or a change of hands OF the w a.
Q. r. r., long cherished, are blasted for the time.
was III through Shenanagan? We pray still Give
us Change, and for tllis "any boiy, Lord who
VIII not stop the trains because 1t SHOWS. LISA.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Affairs.
THE WASHINGTON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TBR
LocKs-NTEREsTs OF COAL sHIPPERs-PRosPEcTs
FOR EARLY RESUMPTION OF NAVIGATION, &C.
meeting OF the canal board was held In An
napolis Thursday night, Messrs. Gornan, presi-
dent, Berrett, Fernands, Smith, Hamill, and Hum
bird, directors, present. The board adopted q
resolution requesting the board OF public works to
take action relative TO the sale OF the abandoned
portion OF the canal at Washington, ID. c., the
property being needed for the improvement OF the
Potomac Hats. A resolution was adoped for the
appointment OF a committee TO look aIter the In
tereSt or the canal in the matter OF the enlarge
ment OF the government dam at the Great Falls.
IL was decided to call general meeting OF the
STOCKHOLDERS or the canal At Annapolis, March II,
TO take into consideration the above matters and
and Others to be brought TO their attention. A
letter or Mr.. German TO VIM. Borden and other
representatives OF coal companies in New YORK, In
regard to the canal locks and early resumption OF
navigation, was approved. Mr. German states
explicitly that the work OF 1engthening the locks
will not delay tie opening OF the canal, which was
not closed this year as early as ordinarily To nc.
commodate the coal companies and permit them
to run until ice should lay an embargo He saws
the work contemplated on the locks Will be
finished by April !, and he regrets that financial
endorsements or the company prevented the
Ooard from lengthening more than Is or II locks
thlS year. In the interest OF the coal companies a.
Wei as Of the canal IL would have been desirable
TO lengthen double that number The dams and
other parts OF the canal are in as good condition
as the means OF the company can put them.
CHARLESTON RAcEs-Yesterday was an extra
day OF the spring meeting OF the South Carolina
Jocky Club: The weather was gosd and track
mile, purse 500, OF which $40 TO Scond horse.
Sportsman won, Pride second, Radcliffe third.
second race, mile dash, Col Sellers a. won one de
second, Glenrock third. Time, 1904. Third
race. mile dash, purse s25 OF which SIS to second
taugue second, startie third. Time, sI ss Foartn
race, one and a-quarter miles, purse fl50, OF which
$40 to second horse. Bonnie Castle won, Helens
Wallace second, Franklin third Time, 9: 1sk,
SMALLPOX FROM SCHOOL BooKs--A few wee1D
ago Garret Bennett. OF Point Pleasant. n. J.. Pur.
chased loo0f secondhand school books In New
York. -Four members OF his family are now 10
with smallpox. One OF the children OF Walter
Bruce is atthe point OF death with the same dis.
ease The school books undoubtedly Caused the
outbreak, and IS they were used by many china
ren In The ylilaEs @e people are much frighseaed.
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