Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-02
LITTER FROM COLONIAL BEACH
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

LITTER FROM COLONIAL BEACH
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
COLONIAL BEACH, Va, July 1.-The
programme for the GLORIOUS fourth" at
this place has been running in the GA
ZETTE for some time, and nothing new
can be added on that score, save that
the celebration will, it is said, be SIM
ply and truly great. l am told that this
has been the order of the day for
number of years, and at present efforts
are being made to eclipse the old
record
The beach is now quite "the" resort.
1t is to Washington everything that
Bay Ridge can be TO Baltimore, and
what Atlantic City is to Philadelphia.
Colonial beach has many attractions
and many advantages l notice the
place is growing in Importance steadily
and many new cottages have gone up
since last year. 1t is now the business
centre Of wide area that can hope for
but little in the way of Improvement
lust now, and the resort is now fast be-
coming a town.
The excursion boats are doing very
well. The Moseley, the Sylvester and
the Arrowsmilh, especially on Satur-
day nights, are now enjoying season OF
friendly rivalry that does more good
than it can do harm. The reports
of the boats racing does not
amount to shocks. More than
in any other season before are g, 9
endeavoring to gain By legitimate AID
altogether safe methods. The Sylves-
ter is an old boat, but no older than
the others it seems. | notice on this
boat some little things in the way of
details that l tell Augustine are like
those he keeps his eagle eyes upon
in managing Woods hotel. 1t
comes under the head of neat
ness, safety politeness, accommo-
dation and satisfaction, and / be-
lieve others than myself have
noticed as much. Posey and Voorhees, of
this boat and Augustine of the hotel
see that things 90 right and that their
patrons are satisfied and pleased. AL.
though there are boats and boats and
hotels and hotels o-called, it would
be hard to improve on these. Woods
rates are most reasonable. His rooms
are as airy as tent on the bluff, we'll
furnished and clean, while he spreads
good table and that is we'll supplied,
and this is the place to stop at when
here, either for rest on the veranda
in the cool and shade, or dinner or q
stay of week, month or season.
The Fourth will bring the country
people of both Virginia and Maryland
here in droves. They also come large.
ly on Sunday afternoons, but this will
be an especial occasion.
There are at present about dozen
parties camping out here, and among
the cottagers l notice good many ia
miliar faces.
DR.. Charles Hodgson, young
Washington medico, has set up
drug store and tells me he is
about the only one that keeps ex-
clusively in his line and is doing so
we'll he will remain during the winter.
He told me he had no sale for sarsal q.
rilla here. No one seemed to get that
tired feeling. I mentioned crabs 30
likely to give him boom, but he say
what others have since told me they
make no one sick down here. Graz
seem to be the great industry of the
larger number of workers. see peo-
pie eating crabs here as though they
never tasted one before and some who
were afraid of them eat the most.
Augustine gives us three kinds pre-
pared in half dozen different ways,
and as much can be said of his fish.
His motto is, If you don't get what you
want ask for it when he left off.
It is said that young Mr.. Bell got the
idea of the telephone from experiment.
ing with an audiphone which number
of hard o. hearing Alexandrians have
been noticed to make use of. Mrs. b.
the younger, is a deaf mute. l found
the venerable Mrs. Bell also deaf-from
advanced years only, however. Mr..
Bell is Scotchman now eighty odd years
of age, and is above all else grand old
gentleman.
Colonial Beach is worthy all the nice
things I've noticed said of it, and its
entelprising people deserve more than
they have thus far gotten.