Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-28
LIFE FULL OF TEREORS.


comes peoped with summer boarders, as
Woodbury. is at present, the gossip grows
more and more animated and the chat more
general. The people Of Woodbury. are in
lignsnt just now and the summer boarders
re made aware of the fact whenever na-
i've is permitted the privilege of stating his
Jews The Indignation is leveled at the
and the magnate in this instance
5 Mr.. George G. Green, of August Flower
anne. Mr.. Green last year failed to send
ut his customary budget Of intent nedi-
inc literatT.ss;;v Dis was The beginning OF
hhisFe hisFsee trouble. His neglect caused the husi-
ness OF the Woodbury. postollice to fall to
such Ii low ebb that the postoilice authori-
ties at Washington were induced to put it
down from an Office Of the second class TO
au office of tho third class which meant u
reduction Of :l00 in the salary Of the post
master and the cutting of clerk hire and
flee rent. Last year the postmaster re-
ceived $2 900, his clerks salary was paid ,and
his eflicc provided at Government expense
This year he gets but 81 600, and for that sum
| he must remunerate his clerk and pay his
rent as well. AS a natural consequence
everybody is talking about George Green
and the facts that are developed in this
general discussion of the man and his pecu.
| iarties are more than usually interesting
Mr.. Green proves to be somewhat Of Il Curl
| osity from the fact that he is confirmed
hypochondriac and the stories that are told
of him and his aflliction are somewhat out
of the common run. Everybody who has
travelled from Philadelphia to Cape May
must have noticed the Green mansion at
Woodbury.. 1t is the most imposing piece
| of architecture to be seen anywhere along
| that eighty mile stretch Of track. Mr.. Green
is millionaire and he built his home with
| out limit as to expense. He furnished it
| with all the latest improvements in the
way of household conveniences, and above
all he gave special attention to the sanitary
arrangements and the iire-escapes. The
Woodbury. magnate, it seems, is impressed
| with the idea that it is his lot soon to pass
away from this sublunary sphere For years
he has been looking daily for his dssolu-
ton, and still it is delayed; but the cxpecta-
ton is still strong, and the Impression only
grows deeper with the delay. 1t is for this
reason that he has made every arrangement
his morbid fancy can suggest by which to
avoid the clutch OF death when it shall reach
for him. Lightning rods of tho most perfect
| KIM ~ ilcbWOIk dUOub his UluISlOD, ire
escapes lead from bis windows to the ground:
disinfectants in abundance are stored in
his cellar and used lavshly about his
premises. His servants are tried and trust
ed. His stables contain animals warranted
safe and sound and not afraid oflocomotives
or bicycles. Mr.. Green never trusts himself
in railway train when he can help it. He
is in mortal terror of misplaced switches, in
toxicated engineers, careless telegraph ope-
rators who make mistakes in train orders,
and dozen and one other things which he
has read Of as having caused railroad acc
dents. To avoid the trains he has a steam
launch, which plies up and down the Della
ware. In this Mr.. Green, as rule, feels
comparatively safe. 1t is constructed with
water-tight compartments, its engines and
boilers are regularly tested each month for
any signs of weakness, there is always an
abundance of life .preservers on board, and
as further means of escape in case of acci- |
dent, a rowboat is attached to the stern. A
story is told how, on one occasion on his |
way to the city, Mr.. Green got an idea into
his head that the launch was about to collide |
with something, its boiler was about to burst
or some other horrible thing was about to
happen. Trembling with fear, he insisted
on being transferred to the yawl, which was
jumping along over the foaming waves in |
the wake. The captain Of the launch, to |
humor him, did as he desired, but, alas for
the change! No sooner had Mr. Green |
been seated in the skitf than huge |
wave from passing steamer struck it and
he was spilled into the river His rescue
was effected with difficulty, and from that |
day to this he has not expressed desire to
try the rowboat again. On another oaca-
sion, during the bi-centennial celebration of
the founding Of Philadelphia by William
Penn, Mr.. Green was paradng Chestnut |
street in that city at the head of company |
of Woodberry soldiers. Getting into some
what of q crush at Broad street, he became |
The idea seized him that
he would be crushed to death before the day |
was over, and, not waiting to consider the |
appearance of his action, he made az igno-
minious retreat to- his hotel, changed his
uniform for civilians attire and returned to
Woodbury., leaving his men to get on as best
they could, Mr. Green never rides out-and
his team is one of the finest in the State Of
New Jersey without keeping one foot out
of his carriage step, ready to make spring |
for his life at the first ign of danger. This |
is one Of his we'll known peculiarites. These
are merely few Of the stories which are
now floating about Woodbury. regarding |
the millionaire hypochondriac, but they
serve to show the aggravated character of .
his peculiar mania.
DAMS GREEN AND LONDON PURPLE OF /
J. best quality for the destruction of Potato |
Bugs. Also Insect Powder of various brands and
Leadbeaters S Liquid Bed Bug Poison.