Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-24
Letter from 81. Georges Island.

ST. GEORGES ISLAND, August 81, 1885
The sojourners al this Beautiful resort form
happy lot Of people, as it is meatdeligbt
full place for one to have good lazy time.
With others, your correspondent left Alex
andria Saturday night on tha steamer
George Leary. The tip to Piney Point was
void of incident There We found large
sail boat waiting to carry us over 10 st.
Georges. 1t was raining but we thought it
would stop; in this, however, we erred, for
we were hardly of before it poured Nov,
you know this W&s not 'cold water crowdn
and the rein bsetinS in cur faces :equired
the taking in OF some little water. h mutt
ny would have occurred but tisi Cdptaia
Baldwin secured order ~ producing tho
necessary "lifs pFesergess" we srrived at
the hotel at 3 q. m. Suhuay, a thoroughly
soaked" crowd. Some consternRtiOn. was,
caused among the boGrders rs they .nougnt
ii the advance guard of The Salvation army.
Amoug the pleasant features ofthis Island
and it has many, is circulating library.
whero books can bs obtsiGai for 3 nominal
sum. 1t appears that the gentlemen are of
literary tastes as they spend much time
there and 7 have noticed that ladies are
!
1 have learned from experience, as have
also my friends here, thatthere is 70 g1aa!er
bore at fa5hiouGble watering places thsa ''tt6
kill time. u Not SO hafa, thebo can sIways
be peasansly speGt, t6afing, cFahirg, fs hing,
bathing dancing, Gae. Witazs large, party
yesterday -we made triprdpmn the flyer TO
Point Lookout. Before sterting Ee escaped
what might have proved Very serious, but
for the detective instinots of Fohe OF the
party, Who ascsrtained thai only p doZen
"Tivois" had been provided 70! twenty
two men. DR.. D. learning Of this immedi
ately suggested to DR.. Smack, the beer
hustler that he carry his Bsr, this was Goue
aud the "Wets" carried eIfe day, 20 once
more we escaped dry tins. Jhe music
rendered by the clever amateurs Of the al
exandrie Musicnl Association has PROVED &
pleasant source CT amusement 70 5licSe
boarding here, a large number Cf iadics BE-
ing present. Among others here is Prince
Shimido OF Toxic, Japan,s swho is sent TO The
United States by his Government 20 study
our public schools syatem. The prince 81
though a very clever fellow, is nothing OF 3
swimmer and mis- antics in the water are
very amusing. Baldwin bsa juat returned
from q salt water bath, and Judging
from his appearance be must have made tho
acquaintance Of every sea nettle in the
river
This hotel the only one on the island, is
kept by the Adamses and has much to rec.
ommend it. The table is clean. yell sup
piled, and nicely served fish, game, oysters,
ETC., forming part of The Bill of fare the
rooms plainly. hut ceanly furnished, the
proprietors courteous and affable. OF course
we have mosquitoes but they aga not
troublesome, except at times. ST. Georges,
while it has much TO recommend it, and is
one Of the beet places on the river, Ike every
''rose has its thorn" and we find it 50 here.
The library is up stairs. Ii costs 10 cents /
to get book, and you can get through seV-
eral in day. The hotel has neither eleva-
tors nor electric lights, but they talk about
getting both. fthe party from Alexandra
Baldwin is the musical man, Agnew the
modest Harry Aitcheson the sleeper, AL
bert AitchesOn the reader. Carl Streng.
man being the great catch" of COURSE is
the ladies' man, although he is sad to be
not in the marlset. Last, but not least, the
genial Dr.. Diedel, by vote of all the rest,
has been declared the eater: my! what G lot
of things he can set On the outside OF.
We will remain here until Sunday Sat
urday night we go to Piney Pon5 10 meet
Naiter ~ niltlesey. he "!it no; US given
as grand reception as that accorded the
"uncrowned king but we'll do our best
The Point will be Illuminated with calcium
lights, sea nettles and red headed girls II
the demonstration is not sufficient TO suit
Walter We will burn DR.. Diedle in efigy.
The Muse quito Band" has been engaged
for the occasion.
find it impossible to get special deiy-
cry stamp, so euclose this in letter TO
Sam Price and requested the P. NJ. to send
and collect special postage from MIN. Be-
fore closing please get youT enterprsiDg To-
cal 10 purchase q Sweilzer cheese sandwich
(get August Gaines to make IT. and send TO
Mac Baldwin by next mail With best
wishes for our Prince street organ. demo-
craticelly, sc. ID