Evening star., 1912-07-07
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

In THE STAR
The tides Of war had not swept hercely
over Fauquier county. Va. at this time
fifty years ago. although
Prices in some fighting had been
Fauquier done ,onsrh.. .ns,1 ns .ectes esslSS sg
the intersectional strife. but not as badly
as other parts of the Old Dominion. In
The Star Of July 8. 1892 is the follow
ing paragraph descriptive OF conditions
and prices there:
"a gentleman direct from Fauquier
county, Va. said he never saw that
county look 50 well. Much OF the stock
10 gone. but there arc elegant crops. Not
as much planted as usual. and what is
cannot be half gathered for want OF
hands and horses. Graders are offered 5
per day. rakers and binders. e to $25O.
The following are some of the prices in
that and Culpeper counties: Cotton yarn.
81 per pound; copperas. $1.25 per pound:
sugar. IS cents per pound; coffee. 81 per
81 per barrel; soap Obrown), Is cents per
pound: soda. so cents per pound; pow
dered charcoal, 12h cents per ounce;
Peruvian bark. 25 cents per ounce; quiz
nine at the rate Of SIS to SIS per ounce;
tallow candles. 371a cents per pound:
fve-cent cakes Of soap. 25 cents each: !:
calico, so cents per yard; calico. from
371a cents per yard: salt. from
Alexandria, SIS per sack. Virginia funds;
coarse domestic unbleached cotton goods.
35 cents to IS cents per yard. Wagons
are daily hauling goods up from Alex
andria. and some of them take wheat
down"
No Star being printed on the 4th OF
July in those days. accounts of the doings
on Independence day
Doings on were published the day
following. In The Star
VIC rouItA. Of July 5. 1862. il this
summary Of the manner in which the ma
tional birthday was observed here:
ION Thursday night the noise Of fire.
arms and crackers. with the light Of
numerous bonf1res at different points in
dependence was approaching, and toward
tho small hours of the morn the noise and
hustle increased. At daybreak ringing OF
bells took place, which. however. was not
so general as formerly. owing. no doubt,
to the fact that many of the churches are
occupied as hospitals. The bells were
rung again at noon and at sunset. and a
salute was fired from the navy yard ana
arsenal at IL o'clock. The youngsters
were early out with flrecrackers and tor
pedoes, and in many instances grown
persons were giving vent to their patriot
ism by burning powder. Many persons
spent the day in visiting their friends and
driving around the city or to the various
picnics in the woods. The omnibuses
during the entire day were crowded. Az
night fireworks were sent up from the
Canterbury. Smithsonian and several
other places, some neighDorhooos sel.lhs
up creditable displays.
The soldiers Of the war OF 1917 as
sembled in the Post Office Department
(the use Of which had been granted
by the authorities Of the buildmO at IL
o'clock and marched thence to the Presi-
dents house. where, after passing
through the east room, they called on
the President in his office and were in
troduced by Col. Seaton in brief
speech. Mr.. Lincoln replied appropriate
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each member had been introduced the
line was reformed and they proceeded
back to the place Of meeting, where they
partook of a bountiful collation., prepared
by Mrs. Russell at the instance OF E. J.
Hall, esq, OF the Post Office Depart
ment.
"McKendrec Chapel Sabbath school as
sembled at an early hour and marched
to Berry's woods and In conjunction
with the school Of Fletcher Chapel spent
TN mir thew
assembled together and sung appropriate
pieces had the Declaration of Inde-
pendence read by James Davis. jr., and
an grafton delivered by the pastor OF
McKendree, Rev. DR.. Ryan.
THE children Of St. Aloysius Sunday
school, accompanied by their parents and
teachers, marched to the same woods in
the morning and spent the day In q
pleasant manner. swinging. dancing and
other pastimes being the order of the
day.
1.-The school Of Assembly's Church, Rev
DR.. McFalls. rode out to Clendennin's s
woods in omnibuses and passed a very
pleasant day. The assemblage was called
Declaration was read by w. H. Hoover
and an appropriate address delivered by
F. A. Stier.
"The school Of the Union Chapel spent
the day in Mrs Calls woods, near Kalo-
rama, and the little ones enjoyed them
selves hugely.
THE Sabbath schools Of the Bridge
Street Presbyterian and Methodist
Churches. Georgetown, celebrated the day
in Mrs. John H. Kings woods in an ap-
propriate manner. The Declaration was
read by Mr.. Ramsburg and addresses
were delivered by Hon. Joseph A. Wright
and Rev. Mr.. Brown of Waugh Chapel.
THE day passed of in an orderly man.
ner not more than three or four dis
turbances. as far as we can ascertain,
having occurred in the city limits. There
was not as much intoxication az one
might have anticipated"
McC1ellan's lack Of decisive victory in
the peninsula campaign caused great
anxiety in Washington
Peninsula and from time to time re-
Campaign disasters suffered by his
forces. Conflicting accounts of the slow
progress of his army in the movement
toward Richmond having come to Wash
ington everything of an official character
was eagerly read. In The Star OF July
s. 1852, is printed the following text Of q
telegram received that day at the War
Department from IAN officer OF high rank
and character in Gen. McClellan's army"
dated the day previous:
1.-THE newspaper reporters having all
skedaddled. to prevent the people OF the
country being frightened to death I will
simply state that at IL am. today a ma