The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-21
THE TlMEs-R1CHIoND. VA. SUNDAY. JUNE 81 1898

| the nome folk. we want 10 see INC ~
cycle-girl on oun roads. and the fin dc
sccle girl on our streets. and the summer
girl boating on our mill-dam, and the
pedostrian-glrl climb our mountains, and
the equcstrian-giri manage our high-step-
ping modcst-bO horOughbrds-and
not men.
And. by the way, while We are inviting
this attention. let us tell the readers of
The Times just where Newcastle u. Tor
It has not been made 50 plain In the neat
little pamphlet gotten out by the hotel
people.
Everybody who will take the time 20
learn may see that it is the terminal
station on a short line-about thirty
miles-of the Chesapeake and ONO rali-
road. But plcasure-seekers who want the
new and The novel do not know that Il
dozen old places Of note arc within q
days drive from Newcastle.
The Roanoke Red IS close enough 10 at
tend balls. the Old Sweet. the Hot Springs
Of Bath. are within halliday irain-ride'
Coylngton, Clifton Forge. Tincasile-the
latter very popular resort with southern
pcoplc-and tho Blue Ridge and Natural
Bridge, are all near enough TO attend
in parties at special occasions While
none of these places can OFFER better en-
tertainmont than Newcastle most OF
them have nothing 20 compare with our
new palace. Hotel Bcl-Air.
A pretty little Richmond girl, who was
here last summer, at the Craig-City Inn,
got Of her enthusiasm IN the following
"yelr:
'Rahl Rah. for tho Craig-City Inn:
We've had a good time. and We'll come
agini"
Newcastle will have some share in the
honors Of the reunion in Richmond that
is, If nothing happens 20 prevent the at
tendance Of her distinguished sons.
Colonel j. G.. HtcDOnald. than whom
there was no Drawer more sclf-sacTihciug
rebel marching under the Confederate
flag. and who was promoted from the cap
taincy Of "a small company 10 Doe colonel
of a regiment for one daring deed, viii
go down, # is said.
Mt Charles n Hawkins, our esteemed
editor, who was one Of the hot-headcd,
warm-hcartcd chaps at Newmarket, Will
probably 70 TO Richmond.
John J. Eakcn. who carried the flag to
the heights Of Gettysburg ought 20 go,
and be rejuvenatod, If he docs not.
Mr. n. y. Ripley who was in active
services at Chickamauga and Lookout
Mountain, will Doe there
Mr.. =. G. Martin. who carries an empty
sleeve as mennonite. and who IS well
known in Richmond having been Door
keeper in the Capitol Tor seAral terms,
will be there.
This is only q very slight mention OF
the great services rendered by the Craig
boys-servicos forgotten and unrcwardcd,
and unsuccessful yet sacred in the hearts
Of M who love the Confederate soldier
Hon. James W. Marshall viii go TO
Richmond and he also was one Of those
.f.N ~ ffH.
to enlist as the boy-patriOt and get
wounded for his pains,
And Captain ". II. Kyle, who was one
OF the cadets sent out TO old Harpcr's
Ferry TO guard the body Of the State
prisoner. the northern martyr. and the
southern insurrectionist, John Brown, says
he will ho al the auditorium 10 hear the
war-songs, n nothing else.
Many Of the friends Of Judge Marshall
OF this place. want him % go before the
convention I'm the Ninth as n candidate
for congressional nomination again, ana
some of the most influential and well-in-
formed men in the district urge this as
the only hope OF redceming the district
from the Republicans. But Judge Mar
shall has made no statement vet whether
be will allow his name 20 be used or not
However. there IS no stronger man Of
his party I'm the district. ana it was only
the forged telegram. which was pcrpe-
tratod by q disappointed onice-seekcr and
allowed TO pass as n joke in so dignilod
q body as n congressional convention
ought to be, last year that lost The ninth
District TO the Republicans: and little
Craig says that she will not have q repe-
uton Of such loss.
by the way. Craig says she knows that
Judge Marshall is too good Methodist
and Bible student 10 make 4 blundcr about
samson's foxes. The anacronism must
have been I'm Parson Massey's ears. as Doe
is a famous fellow for bluniering in
dates. You Sec Craig reads The Times
and remembers how much better Mr..
Wise was about dates than Mr. Massey