The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-09-15
STAFFORD.
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Stafford c. IT,. Va Sept ., 1908.
Your correspondent, having again
tnken u short vacation, which was spent
~ al lAat year. with several Others, by
the sad s,a waves. thinks 10 possible
he might put before the rradrr- 81 The
Free Lance some small Items " hirh may
be Oi interest tU them.
After leaving brooke f,r the city AZ
magnificent distances. there MAS n'ih-
ing nf note To record on this line ol hhch-
nyed travel to the citizens oi this sea-
ton. except Prof l.angley's Buzzard,
which Law on its house boat sairly moor
cd near the Maryland shore, opposite
Whitewater The invention thus lar. ~
cording 10 the citizens Of that section
has happed several times, but al thi-
writing has completely Hoped, nl'h'u
your correspondent Is oi the opihloh
that the airship it may not be o. the
Buzz, ard type will evcntuallf he Ii sac
cess. 81 AN sbrcOnding debtor or any
fugitive can fly away, leaving 10 thrsr
desiring his presence nothing but hi-
Kind regards.
IL seems 10 your correspondent now
ever. the proper location OF the "'uz-
gard" would be on that portion oi the
river ndiacent 90 the station called
Cherry liill. on the railroad. the a,mo.
sphere there being more cougeni.l 10
such "a bird for st that point is con
servatory. or manufacturing plant, oi y
fertilizer company 'Iis rai1 perroh
visiting the ancient ci(y of Cologne de-
tecled '9g9 defunct odors from the vol
ume which greets the nortrils Of the pa-
sengers on the trains that stop there
But In ths case the 800 OdOrs were con
centrated into one Of such strength that
one loses all interest in thiag- sublimary
and bestuws the whole power oi tn
mind and nose on that one fact Nbt
this institution is allowed To flourish -n
near the line Of the railway passes com.
prehensiOn.
The party had the pleasure Of aidinr
TO its number on board OF the NlTiult
steamer Mrs Lucy y smith whose het
ter half. Rev. j. Timothy Smith, AMI FoI
who were formerly of Stafford, bui ar
now living IN Alexandria, are employed
in the photographers office at the Navy
Yard. in Norfolk. Mrs : was on IA VIII
10 her husband and son.
After arriving AT Norfolk the Nav!
Yard was again visited. the most inter
ssting objects there being the cruiser
Olympia. the flagship Of Admiral p'we.
at Manila that memorable 3uth at April.
1898. when the fleet under hl- commsnf
destroyed the naval power Of Spain y
the Eastern Hemisphere; the lrigat
Hartford. upon whose deck Admin
Farragut. in August, 1861. Fought tn
battle Of Mobile Bay. just IN the reai
of this ship lay the monitors NtyH1a Hno
Arkansas. upon whose decks the ItcN.
ies" were being mustered. fine looking
Young men. some of whom, no doubt
were descendants oi those who had t8ker
part on both sides Of the battle. OF whicl
the Hartford was the central figure
A new line Of electric railway has beer
constructed 10 Cape Henry which crosse
I.ynnhaven Bay on "A bridge whirh j.
said to be unsafe on account Of the fapl'
tide ard shifting sand.
At Cape Henry new lighthouse ma
been erected, supersedIng the one erecte
In about 1850. At this point old cceai
bursts upon the view oi the traveller a.
ali its beauty and granduer. aud wit
the miles and miles Of glstening SAND
were IL not for the thunder OF the ruri, O.
person. turning his back To The ocean
might imagine he was gazing on thr
deserts OF iariamed "Araby oi the blest.
straight down the beach the railroa
takes its way to Virginia Beach.
The only new point Of interest noted
by your correspondent was the figure
Ia -. n. hn
which was wrecked there March -
1891. The figure-head WAS AN limitation
Of some old saga of h'rcic size, lran'nl
forward as II keeping witch and war
over the destinies oi the vessel, and was
placed on the board walk by Groenwooc
and Son, of Norfolk.
Upon the return to Washington, u. {.
our steamer passed between two torpedo
boat destrOyers, anchored near Oio
Point. and after passing that point nnd
going around the horse shoe two Oi
the Merchants and Miners steamtrsap
peared astern on their way up the bay
to Baltimore They were ablaze viii
electric lights OF many coloTs. The Nv"
destroyers were also full OF light, and IN.
many lights from the whari AT Old Poin'
and the Chamberlin Hotel, aided by Tn,
moon at its full, made a scene OF beauty
such as is rarely seen, causing one Z"
think Of the lines
This world II very lonely;
Oh. my God. thank Z hee that live.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. s. Martin, Will
whom the party made their tempOrar,
abode in Norfolk, although newly wed
make capital hosts, and did "a well ~
il they had been housekeepers man,
years
la Washington the party made their
home with Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Morton,
formerly OF Stafford, whom It's useless
to say did all in their power to enhance
the pleasure OF all
Boswell Alsop, Esq, Of Richmond, II
visiting the family OF +. 5. Moore.
Miss Virginia Bshby, who has beer
yisiting friends in Maryland, has re
turned TO her home at WoOdburn.
Mrs NJ. II. Morton, who has been Wis
ting the family OF Mr.. and Mrs. >. y
Dabney at Guiney's, has returned home
Misses Lucy and Mamie Bryan anI
Lucy b. Morton visited the Burg laa'
: night to see "Thelma' at the opera
House. ..,u.
= MIR. Geo. English, who has been critical,
III with typhoid fever, is improving uI
. der the medical attention oi Dr. IL. >
. Payne. nj All
Messrs. C. T. Towson and Hugh Adi
were visitors at Che Court House lhl
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