Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-19
Letter from Stanton.

LeJCer uOm SIduAtVU'
1correspondenee Of the Alexandria Gazette
srAUNTog, Va, Sept. 16 Fer lie popu-
lsticc ard s:z tb:nk ths ie ;hs iv;iast HI
tie towr IL the Sfs.s. Is heal lthio!asss end
social !, iuenoes ard the beauty OF lis au
roundiugs have ii! bsen toio ova7 Ind oV"r
again ard am going to tell only waat It
appeared to me on my &rst visit, oom'pg up
here on Saturday OF business.
Above Charlottesville the scui Of the
palmer and love OF the beauty oi nsfare
becomes surieited. Ihave been through iae
Cumberland Valley in Penpsy ylVana and
I'D throuSa the Lshi3h and ou TO Niagara,
apd vel nothiDg hsve l enjoyed more than
the glance a6oU: che country around Staun-
ton snd that 0hsked past between Green
Woc6 dfpot and Alton.
The people OF s suptoo are warm heart
ed. good nstured set end Ii is striking that
wi;h so many Israelitee In mercaotlic Iuf-
suits here there sre so few yaDsee5.
Staunton sfeeta Ree nsrFoW $40 for the
uost part ncpsved s3d dusty, Theg are
now paving the main tbofoughfars With
Porter blocks and cutting down the bill on
the east known as "G0spel H'll," which
will, when the abrupt embsoSmen.s sr+
walled up, be the prettiest and most vaida-
Bile portion of she town. Mules pull new
oob-tai cars through every portion o. ihe
town and electric lamps burn at nigh,
whist they have also 6re-siarm telegraph.
Some fine churches ere located here and tie
business houses ere mostly new OF mcGaEn
design aud best appointed for their various
needs emo the stores carry large Bnd well
selected stocks.
The educational institutions are numerous
and some OF them are attended by several
hundred pupiIs each. TIE State school for
the Deaf and B lind and the hospital for feeble
minded and insane are located here-.ne
latter with over a thousand inmates OF both
| sexes, all ages and colors and CT all condi-
| tiops OF life.
The Christian Association hare has the
handsomest house In the S.ate-not e1-
| cepting Richmond. It coat about $40. 900
and is we'll maintained and encouraged. l:s
| membership Ia 235 active, with ladies and
| boys auxiliary. The SGaunton eocal club
is the Beverly" Il has new home and
Is tony" and select.
Staunton is not dry towl-on the con-
tssry 1t ia exceedingly wet and the whisky
you get here Ia intensely frey, while tho
| oees is poor and fat Sunday law seems to
| be strictly inforoed for In the bar sad Bill
lizard rooms on Saturday Dlght just before
twelve notice dozen out of seventeen ges
their Sunday bottles filed,
| Politics hGs been commanding attention
here lately. There have been several
| conventions and one wss exceedingly
animated. The farmers alliance held the
key and would let nobody eisher play OK
advise They seemed to fear being bnm-
1 boozed, aud among them were some fine
msnipulators. They apparently got the
| oest Of the thing though the straight
outs sre determined. All they could agree
upon was the endorsing Of Senator Daniel,
| and that some declared was sheer hypoG-
| rasy.
Several Alexandria young ladies sre at
| school here, and In the evening the streets
are alive with pretty school girls, who,
though there is law against flirting, rse
! their eyes likennto the Creoles.
was amused at the mules, and the; from
their number are especially popular here
for they haul every sort OF vehicle from a
$500 carriage TO an ox-cart. The Stanton
| mule ia not only noted for his hesd-strong
propensltes, but he brays. Some, they tell
NE, have al awful bray. They are exossd.
ing we'll treated too. This Ipresume makes
the Sstunton or Augusta mule Kick less
(. tDSn any EAulS I've nOtSG.
! Ssaunton bss a very creditable opera
| aouee, It's poOiic schools are we'll housed, It's
| deposs are such as to make on AexaadrIan
eshamed OF hers. Her parks ass pretty and
her hotel is tine affair. Her Are depart
msnt Ia paid and telegraph alarm Is in
operation. He. banks aze we'll eouipped
aud her business houses carry large and
| we'll selected stocks, end she has one 6aiIy
and several weekly newspapers. Eer col.
| ored citlzens are polite and her hoteIs are
clean. keep good tables and charge reasons
bly,. SmussmeGts and seorestions are on
every hand, and in ell. S:aunton is quite
near an ideal placs for both life sad busiuess
Among the most popular OF Stsunton's
oitizens is Capt. Meade F. White, formerly
OF Fsuquiar, but now Commongealih's az.
sorney here and senior member of the veil.
known law firm OF White & Ker. he is q
clever gentleman snd Is ever ready to Iead
any friend helping hand.
want to speak OF the State school for the
deaf and blind have been out there rnost
of the tine. It Ia in 40-sore plat lust east
of the town over Gospel Hill a more heau.
| tiful epot or better location for such ccuid
not be found anywhere. The buidings-the
first erected 10 1S46, are clustered on knoll
surrounded By oak groves that sre beautiful
In themselves. Dhveweys and walks run
around every where. and the view ofthe val.
ley on the east Is magnificent. Before the
great msin building, with lss great portico
aud auted columns. Ike she Arlington
house, the grounds are PRETTY studded altb
foyer beds and three fountains play bsfore
1t. The ground here gradually slopes down.
ward for nearly mile snd then rises grad
ualy until! 1t meets sbruptly mountain
wbioh, 10 the eyentide and cool, clear mcTn.
Ing gives shades and shadows thasno artists
brush nor writer's pencil could do j2utiUe TO-.
TIE school Is we'll maosged, fairly we'll
equipped and altogether is ored.t 10 tho
Stats and its people who are 30 interested In
1t and those who ere thsre cared for nine