Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-11
LETTER FROM CLARKE COUNTY.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.

correspondence oil the ALEXANDRIA GaZette.J
WILDWOOD, Va, Feb. 1Oth.-Vice- Presi
dent Boyce, Of the S. V. R. R., was in this
place recently and stated that the extension
of w., o. & w. R. r. at an early date, de.
pended greatly upon the action taken by
Winchester, and that in his opinion it would
strike the s. '. r. R. at the Old Chapel
thus going through the centre Of Clarke and
using said road to Boyceville, from which
point the extension would be mado to Win
chester, distance of miles. Our people
much prefer this route. We are linked TO
Alexandria by ties of consanguinity and al,
fiction, as we'll IS State pride, politics ard
religion, and 'in We guide old daysn of Wagons
sent our products there in exchange for
everything that we wanted and we should
like TO do so again. And here, too, is the old
Braddock road, running right through Mill
wood, upon which we are looking as We
write, taking Us in fancy away back to rev.
dictionary times There is The resembling
tramp of soldiers; here goes the proud and
naughty British general panoplied in all the
pomp and circumstance of war, just from
good old Alexandria, where he disembarked
his splendid army. Yonder is the young
buckskin (Col. Washington with his 800
Virginia Blues, whose advice was so imper-
iously disdaned at Fort DuQuesne, result
ing in the awful catastrophe that followed.
Want of space inhibits US from longer dwell
ling upon this melancholy theme.
Let us turn away and listen to the old
mill, built by the Hessians, humming mer-
rily as it turns by the same gushing stream
that watered Braddock's army, and now
owned by A. 81. Garvin. And there Is Sar-
atoga, the home of the Pages now, another
monument OF Hessian architecture under
the supervision of Gen. Morgan, who once
lived there and wished to keep his pets of tho
Cowpens from rusting out in idleness. Tho
same old stones are in the walls, which are in n
remarkable state of preservati Il and short dis
TANGO further on is the Gaines House, where
Washington had his headquarters, and the old
chapel where he used to worship, and where his
Attorney General, Gov. Randolph, lies buried;
aud here is the proud head of Carter Hall peer.
ing above the grand old oaks, which stand as SEN
tiDels in the corridors of time. This is the homo
of the BurwelPs, and was named in honor of
Robert Carter, who was called "King" Carter, in
consequence Of owning three hundred thousand
acres Of land and eleven hundred slaves. And
baud proeul is Greenway Court, the home Of Lord
Fairfax, now owned by Capt. Kennedy and tho
historic White Post, which served as guide to
the Court Is still preserved sacredly as of the
ancient and royal landmarks that bind US to
kingly race, and past, and little village bearing
the same name was born there unnoticed and IN.
known, like the child in Revelation that was
hidden in the wilderness, but the thrifty, intel
ligent and hosptabe dsnizens of this village are
very proud of it and regard it as the greatest spot
on the globe, and fondly hope to see it great
railroad centre and the head of steamboat navi-
CATION. This is historic ground, and affords n
pleasant theme.
Old Prob has failed quite signaly of late rs
the 4th of March approaches we suppose it
. fleets his instruments and nerves CHATHAM