Daily Republican., 1890-03-28

ing In the historic town Of Frederick
burg, which you may give 10 your many
local readers II you sse 1t TO do &C.
left on Saturday, the 18th inst., ON what
10 known ~ the Southern fast mail, r,
w. & b. X. r.. at 6O4 q. m, and ar.
rived in fredericksburg ct 12.45 p. IN.
was met At the station by Mr.. Washing
ton Proctor, whose guest was. and con-
Quoted to his residence. where l was ca
tertained In the old Virginia style. Tue
next day, Sunday, was spent at the Bap.
list Church. taking 10 all the exercises, i
Sunday school and Lreaching services.
ally the preaching aud servlce Of song.
DR.. 7. M. Dunaway, the pastor, oflielatsd.
Tbs next morning, Ia company with
Mr.. Proctor, started to zee the town.
and proceeded a. far north ~ Falmouth,
where was shown tho splendid water
power Of which you have heard 30 much.
The food, known in Wilmington a. the
Johnstown flood, swept away the two
bridges spanning the river and did great
damage 70 property. The bridge NJ Fal.
mouth has been. rebuilt, and Is very
handsome structure.
tits wonder TO me that such . hns
water power aud such eligible sitss IN
such q healthy locality, with every "a.
City for sUccess. has been overlooked
BY capitalists and manufacturers.
We visited tho Washington Wooden
Mills and were very kindly received by
mill Was In full operation, looms and
mules In motion. This firm makes
worsted and cassimsres for mems wear,
Getting the raw stock from Phlladslphia
and other markets, using foreign aud
domestic woods. A new industry has
just started close by. A factory has
been built and will soon be In operation
to work up raw elk. understood that
the most accommodating aud easy term
had been offered to the parties for this
purpose, aud that property owners ara
ready to offer very liberal Inducements
to any one Who will 20 there and estab-
lish industries to bring business to the
town.
We next visited the factory OF the
Eagle Shoe Company, Mr.. Fitzhugh,
proprietor. They were In full blast.
making mems, women's and children's
shoes. We saw their etock from Chas.
Z. Fritz & Co., of Wilmington, and Nc
Medley & Co., OF Philadelphia. The CO.
paoity OF tho shop 10 $50 to 400 dozen.
From here We visited the public
schools. primary and the high school.
The primary department was full and the
children looked healthy and hearty and
seemed happy.
Tne b gh school 10 taught by gentle.
man professor aud assisted by lady
teacher. This departments not crowded
but seemed In good working order.
Passing by we were invited by Mr..
Berry. the clerk Of the court, to wslk In /;
we did so and found him surrounded
with records OF long standing. He kind
~ showed US the veritabe deed Of Mary
Washington, signed with her own hand
one hundred and nine years ago. Her
house still stands and 10 inhabited-ths
home Of the mother Of Washington.
Here aud upon the farm opposite the
Rappahannock river Washington wal
raised 10 manhood.
We visited the unfinished monument
to tho memory Of bis mother. Tho pedcs
tai is shamefully SCARED and mutilated;
the shaft as taken from the quarry, I'M
polished, lies by it, From tn . point Q
! splendid view OF the stattle ground Il
seen.
We next went to the Con federal,
cemetery. A large monument built o.
, stone. with shields eucircling 1t, on which
! are the names OF the States whose son
,, persisted In battle. The graves ar
! marked By plain wood post, polished
vi Which hIc Tue nAutb VI tuo uouies
! beneath the sod. i would think at leas
! ! two thirds are marked unknown
: Georgia has lately sent stone to replac,
the wood Of the graves Of her sons, an,
the work will soon b. done. A good OK
' ample for the other States. saw on
notable slab OF white marble and went Il
examine II. This slab marked the gray,
OF q Texan, his name and regiment, Will
this underneath; "Rsst, soldier, rest
thy warfare is over" There are abou
1900 soldiers buried hera.
We next proceeded 10 the Nationa
!. cemetery on the south aide OF Margi
! Heights. This IL beautifully laid off AMI
Hastily arranged with walks and drives
|, The great variety Of trees planted year.
ago have grown to fnc size. In the centr'
, the flag Of the country constantly hoati
, from tue masthead.
Around this are beautifully arranged
four large cannon In the form OF equsr,
set 10 the ground with their muzzle
pointing heaven ward. Cannon BALL
neatly piled make an additional orna
ment. On one of the cannon 10 . bras
plate giving the number buried In tn,
cemetery, VIZ: Ii, 243 known aud IL, 77t
unknown. At the corners of the walki
are boards painted black and printed II
plain white Letters very appropriate. Tn,
first one we stopped to read was this:
The neighing troop the flashing blade,
The bugle's stirring blast.
The charge, the dreadful cannonado,
The din and shout are past.
Further on we read the following:
On Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round
The biyouac of the dead.
Aud again we stopped TO read:
No vision of the morrow's strife
The warriors dread alarms,
No braying horn, no screaming fife,
At dawn shall call to arms.
And yet another beautiful thought,
couched In these words:
No rumor or the foes advance
Now sweeps upon the wind.
No troubled thought ut midnight
uaunts of loved ones left behind.
We found the pGmes of three Della
wareans-Eli Campbell, No. 2797; c..
Dandy, No. 1l2i, and W. Longland, No.
1l25, the last two side by side In numori-
cal order.
Conspicuous among the rest 10 nice
marble slab, on which 10 written:
edward L., son OF Ell aud Mary
Townsend, Serg. Co. /. New Jersey Vol.
Was shot In the side at battle Of frgb.
Dec. 18th, 1862, aud died the following
day."
Iu Richmond We saw the gentleman
who helped to make the box to put his
cumrAde in q singular coincidence).
Leaving the cemetery on our way back
to the tavern We passed the spot where