Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-11
Letter from Manassas.

Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazettc.l
MANASSAS, Va, Aug. 10.-A few
lines from this airy and thriving town,
| thought, perhaps, would be accepta-
BILE to both yourself and the readers of
the GAZETTE, that reverred sheet, so
familiar to all and which has been read
by many since able to appreciate a
newspaper, for instance the writer.
The crops of wheat and oats are the
best that have been harvested in this
section for many years. The hay crop
was light, scarce half the crop was cut
which would have been but for the cold
rains and chilling winds in early spring.
The corn is suffering throughout this
whole section willing, whitening, firing
for want of rain, and unless we have it
in the very early future there will be q
light yield housed in the fall.
Our people were somewhat exercised
last week on the mad dog.
The pet of Hon. Geo. G. Round and
his family was noticed to act strangely
and was suspected of rabies. The
morning after this suspicion he left the
farm OF his master, came through this
town and bit every dog he saw, amount
ing to the number of nine, all of which
are now tied up and muzzled awaiting
developments. The dog then passed to
old BeIair farm about five miles south
west Of Occoquan where he bit COW, a
pig, another dog and attacked Mr..
Chamberlain, who killed him. Who
and what he bit between this point
and where he was killed is unknown.
Mary Rollins and Ellen Carrico, both
of whom are implicated in the shooting
of Jack McCuen, near Gainesville, last
week, were arrested last Tuesday, and
taken before Justice Wharton at Hay
market, who sent them to jail to await
the action of the next grand jury.
George Davis, the polite aud accom-.
modating colored barber, upon the COM
pletion of his new house in town gave
his white friends and patrons few
nights ago a repast which was delight
full to the palate and made the recipi-
ents grateful to the host. The front Of
the house was lighted by Chinese lam
terms and the entrance and re-
ception room decorated and embellished
with the national bunting, beautiful
chandeliers rivaled electric light in
brightness, and exposed to view a ia
bic dressed in damask of snowy white
ness, and grooming under its burden OF
cake, of various kinds; the ice cream
was delicious, and ices as delicious a.
nectar; enjoyment reigned supreme,
and the guests and host. were happy.
Among the guests wereEH Hon. Il. +.
Meredith, Judge Lipscom6, of the
county, t. H. Lion, mayor, and many
other prominent citizens of the town.
At the conclusion, Mr.. Meredith COM
plimented George on his urbanity, ac-
commodating manner and his success
in life. Told him that he had furnish
| ed an object lesson to others of his
race, and if they would observe the
same line of conduct he had pursued,
perhaps they might attain the same
success. Good night was exchanged.
and the guests departed thankful to
George for his delightful entertain
ment.
The grangers' picnic at Wellington a
| lew Gays ago, was cOlpplete Iuke,
Jerry Simpson was advertised to be
there, as we'll as Mr.. Dunning, of Wash
ington, neither of whom appeared ac
cording to contract, and their place
was essayed to be supplied by Mr..
]. c. Roberts, oil Tennessee, who in the
morning applied himself to the break
ing down of the old political parties
and building up his own-the pop
ulist.
In the evening he applied himself to
an elaborate statement of the monetary
question and the condition of the fl
nancial, and in parenthesis advocated
the free coinage silver, and assured his
audience that his party would yet be a
power in the land.
How is it that the grangers protest
that they are non-partisan, and yet all
the speakers, they advertise in this
county are populists. Judge Field
spoke for them year ago, and they
pretend to say that grangers eschew
lawyers. Judge Field is a lawyer.
What logic to harmonic these things
into consistency can they use?.
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