Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-10
Falls Church Items
Icorrospondenoe Of the Alexandria GAzErrr.l

ICorrespondence OF the Alexandria GAZETTE.
FALLS CHURCH, Sept 9.-Iuspector Ger
eral Lswton has shipped half ton OF fine
Concord grapes to town. These we're raised
on his place at small expense as an ex-
pertinent.
MIR. Msnkin has succeeded 10 selling bis
fne residence, which builders say is the
best built house 10 Fairfax county, to
Colonel Parker, United States Army.
The Colonel has gone down to Flor
ida to bring back his charming family
which will be quite an addition to the Cath
oc population at West End.
Mr.. Campbell, the well.knowD broker OF
Washington, who owns tract offs. COO acres
Of land near Annandale, has his men busy
with the saw mill cutting railroad ties for
the new road at TeDnaIlyto town.
visited yesterday the kindergarten
school, which, through the generosity OF
| Mrs. Anna F. Crossmanp, will SOON occupy
the new school building opposite the Nortf :
ern Methodist church, and found the little
folks quite interested 10 the system
of objective study inauguratsd by
Professor Froebel of Germany. Mrs
Crossmsp, In whom the Kindergarten
system has warm supporter, pays out Of
Der own private funds the teachers expenses.
Two pleasant young ladies, Miss Della
Walker, of Shenandoah Normal College,
AID Mics NJ T. Rawlins, of Falls Church,
teach the children, and yesterday played
and sang the baby songs quite prettiy with
the children.
A party of officeholders and some retired
army people and gentlemen In civil life have
put their heads together and organized q
branch of the New York Building Associa
ton and propose building. quite extensively.
homes for the people. De- Bernstein, of
the Bureau of Labor, is the presi-
dent; Fred. Myers, OF the Census Office,
ia the secretary, Mr. Morrison (the ex-Mayor)
is the attorney, and Judge Riley the ap-
praser, whilst Lieut.. Marshall, U. s. Iofant-
ry, Dr. Hodgkin, MIR. Kimball and others
are directors.
TIE division of the Sewall estate, owing
to the death of Mrs. Sarah Sswall ard her
daughter, Miss Louisa, has already taken
place. The ground has been plated and
|! ia now on the market. Two acres are re-
| to be vested in the name of the Bishop OF
the diocese and used at some future period
for parocbial residence and schools. There
are, however, some superb sites nearly op-
posite the church and owned by Miss Sevil-
la Sewall, which are oifsred at reasonable
price just now.
Mr.. Brown, ST., an old resident, has gone
to his long home today.
DR.. Lewis Colts new white house on the
hill looks refreshing through the trees.
The Raymonds had quite an ou:-pourine
of summer boarders lately from the Ever
greens"
Mr.. Isaac Crossmann. the heaviest pillar
OF the northern Methodist church, and who
recently lost by death his good wife, has
gone on an extended tour through Penney
oania and the East with The three youngest
children.
Rsy. DR.. Nourss, the lecturer, minister
and farmer, who, By the way, is st'ict
Presbyterian, lectuied here recently at the
Congregational church-suhj2ct, Cardinal
Newman aud Mrs. Booth. Toe learned
Doctor, like your correspondent, wears the
map of Ireland on his face.
An amusing incident occurred here lately
during the color.d camp-meeting in Cross
mans woods. ]. P. Hodnetr, of Washington,
whom General Grant appointed Territor-
| ial governor, made d spontaneous address o
the colored people and assured them that
they were many of them entitled to peu-
sonu. As the colored brethIea had many
| Of them, "a little groceries aboard" they,
much to the chsgrin of the ministers, both
white and colored handed 10 their fees 10 Mr..
Hodnett, who Is pension attorney, doing
business before The departments.
The Rev. Father Southgate, CATHOLIC
priest of Maryland, has recently been the
guest of his relatives DR.. and Mrs. Grahame
at West End. The father kindly said mass
early one morning during bis stay for the
faithful belonging to the little church oil
st. James. a. b.