Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-09-02
old vIraInIa.

Old Virginia.
Left Washington ct Ar. NJ. Friday
for Hot Springs, Va, in company
with ]. r. GreenwBll and Miss Mary
Wallace Greenwell. Travelled over
the O. and o. road and every official
we met seemed delighted 10 give
every assistance 70 Mr.. g., who had
70 use bis crutches for every move.
To Beard the train at the Union De-
not, Washington, an invalid chair
was brought and porter wheeled
Mr.. Greenwell TO the car step.
Our line OF travel was over the
battle field ridge Of Virginia. our
irst stop after leaving Alexandria.
being 90 Manassas.A Then We pass
cd through Culpeper, Orange Court
House, Gordonsville, Charlottesville
and thencorOn 10 the Valley. The
railroad crosses the Rapahannock,
between Beverley Ford and Kelly's
Ford and the names brought TO my
mind many an entertaining descrip.
sion OF bis soldier days In that coun-
" by dear old Frank Yates when
We were setting type side by side
Ia the BEACON Office. We crossed
tho RApidan ut Q station Of the same
name. 10 was getting dark by the
time We reached Gordonsvslle but
from Alexandria TO that place ] did
not ace . single crop OF corn that
would compare favorahly with the
crop nt Stones wharf, On the re.
turn trip 1 carefully looked over the
crops III She Shenandoah Valley and
saw no corn theh0 as good rs ! had
seen Ii st. Msry's. Indeed, the
whole county looked parched and
several natives told me there had
bean no rain for over six weeks.
Crop prospects certainly looked
very poor and In all that section
there will hardly be Of q crop Of
corn.
Az Ooyington, Va, We changed
cars FOR the Hot Springs and the 20
miles run up the mountain took us
over an hour. We reached our des-
sination al IL OF night making the
run from Washington In s hours. :
In the morning while out on the
Hotel porch | was accosted by . very
pleasant gentlemen who asked me
whore / Was from. told him, and
he eaid that be knew several people
In 50, Mary's having been 10 school
"a Georgetown with them. he was
soon questioning meab0ut the CANA
lier's boys, Charlie and Enoch
Ab0ll and seemed delighted when
told him that ! knew them all. He
BE said he was Q class-m mate OF
Georgetown Of Rev. I'd. Fink and
when told him that Father Fink
was stationed at Leonardtown and
was my pastor / was soon made to
feel as II had met On old friend in
u strange land and that he was
bound 20 look after me and give me
points about the place.
The natives remind one very
much Of old ST. Mary e for whenever
they pass you they invariably
speak.
On Saturday morning Invent with
Mr.. Greenwell 10 DR.. Pole who ex-
amined him and prescribed the baths
DO was 70 take and gave him q diet
iiat crossing out things he was not
% eat and underscoring dishes be
could eat occasionally. We then
went 70 the baths and soon were
given 9 fixed hour ct which 10 re-.
port day after day. Twenty-one
baths are said 10 cure the most az.
Rrayated cases Of rheumatism and
monthly people leave the Springs,
walking without pain, who when
they came there had 10 be carried
about BY attendants.
The waters Of the springs gush
from the mountain side or bubble
mp from the bed Of the valley and 10
many instances are so genuinely
bot thai you can hardly bear your
hand 10 them and there Is one boil.
Ing spring.
The chief hotel at Hot Springs ID
the Homestead, one OF tka finest ID
she world. u has 600 rooms. most
81 them with baths attached, and its
prices range from go per day up.
There are other good hotels, how.
ever. With charges within the reach
Of people Of moderate means. Ol
the best Of these Is the Hotel Alphin
and the Bath Tavern. Here every
thing IL neat. and nice and excellent
meals are served. Mr.. and Mrs,
AIphIn are ideal host and hostess
ana they are ably seconded BY Mr..
Finsteror. who Rome years AGO was
81 Chesapeake Beach. Than these
GOOD people. no one could be kindsE
Or moro s0licitous for tho welfare. 81
thoir guests. We are impressed
that Virginia Hot Springs is greai
place end We bave faith thnt II will
ssnd Phil pfeenweil back 10 ST.
Mary 5 cnred