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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

commissioners once, Richmond, July 20, 1910.
TIE P0rficS interested u,c desired 10 taIs Iii.
thHt hare appointed the 10Th day Of OcfoJer1srf
JV commencing me accounts di,>sted bg me sH6j,
oTdfr-on Uhick daV at O'ciock 4. M fbegg,,
ffq"eSttafo oftend 0c1SV otce iN Mfscifg nE f6giy
accounts ana r0HchtTs TtGdD FIR pruDU05iON ann set
H-NeVf. 20. .Il5fJ IpFiN DgfTx' ~ t Stt
- oiN"LE AZ, capable % rapapinR a small isfn,
T. ana coming veil fecomn,ep,ier f,, his to,'sst, W
iety, ah6 industry may meet win good announcement
.N application 10 Judge FLEMING, near The coajgts 4,
The upper end Of chcsteTHcid -
snmntlY1le, october ~. 2t.t1
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HARVARD uNIvERs1Ty

According To the catalogue lately printed of
The Officers and Studeuts ofthe University in
Cambridge, the number OF officers OF Ipstruc.
ton and Government OF the Universityis thir-
~ one, viz. The President, twelve Professors,
exclusively devoted to their duties in the Uni
versiiy, two Tutors, four Prociors, "a Regent,
~ AN Assistant Librarian, seven Professors who
lecture IN the Medical School, two Professors
OF the Law School, and AN instructor i'm the
French and Spanish.
The number of students in the several de-
partinents and classes is as fellows, viz
Theological Students 80
Law Students IL
Resident Medical Students
S'Sdents attending Med. Lectures SIS
Seniors al
Juniors 63
SoppomoreS ~
FRESHMEN 81
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M fSsRS. Ioapkins & Murray, having conveyed to
Iva the subscribers, as trustees fer their creditors
lher property ana effects, including the debts due 10
them-ai persons indebted to that concern, to Mr..
John Tompkns, individually requested to call on
Tue subscribers who alone authorized grast ac
qutances and pay the balances due The creditors OF
iomphins Murray, are desired TO exhibit their de-
hahhs, Tor adjustment, TO Mr.. UitiunI Poe.
And as from the terms of the deed, time is limited
within which the claims of creditors IN the United
States, or elsewhere must be brot forward, prompt
attention to this notice is necessary.
y. N. NICHOLAS,
RICHARD ANDERSON, Trustees.
EDMUND TAYLOR
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By order of lie Board of Directors.
Ertrnck from the sni.i Ihirtsc,,lh Ir,,icIs "''

Extract from the said Thirteenth Irticie.
Hail yearly hivAends shall he made of much ofthe
pIohts ei the Bank. shall appear to the Directors
aaVseable ana once in every three years the Directors
shali Iay before the stockholders general meeting
TOT ,eiI nation an exact aud particular
o' The debts which shall have remained after H.
expiration OF original credit, for period of treble
!ne Term OF that Credit aud ofthe surplus Of the profits
IL any, after deducting losses and dividends
July ait,N
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Bank ofthe United .Statts, .JnIo

Bank Of The United States, JHts AZ. =.
NOTICE IS hereby given, to the Stockholders .. :. e
BANK II The United States, that IN pursuance at
Tue thirteenth article OF the eleventh section Of the
OF ihcorporation,a general meeting OF the stockholders
viii be held at their Banking House ia the city of phi
Iaaephia, on Nonady the frst day Of NoVember merit
alien O'Clock in The morning.
By order n The Roard .f nirar,ors
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Richmond, September 3. 'o'Efh t IIHo
one HmHired Dollars I(ow0yd


WAS stolen from my stable sn The night az t,e 2i,I,
" inst. my RIDING HORSE, for Which and the
COnNCliuh OF tue Iiei, will give the above reward
o 2oiof the horse alone. tie is dive years old about
10 ndhds hIg al me hay cOloi aud very likely with
hlCLeA tail which he carries nuc.sided believed nm
e Irt he has some ndIsnct ppearsnces 81 the coI
'dI I"u bis shoulders, but no white spots thai arc
IeCOeCted--TatleT low in order. There Is htsaI ~,
OUT on his BODY, and on his hind legsapd thighs fbere
were soine remains oft wien stolen HE trols fa,t and
We and Just iearningtO pace-of an ipetuous hery
h Uu. hol inclined to We vicious. Should ans
morse answering the above description be offered Tor
safe, or heard Of IN any paTi Of the country lie goT
n"uon ny letteT directed 10 me at Richmond will he
'"1n,Sihly Isctnso, JOHN q. HOSBY.
-- i...,e"s, -1,s"-, -. 37.n
EWbNfY DOLLARS REWhKD-for SpgTeIenJin5
negro boy named GEORGE, who absconded rom
my plantation w Hanover comfy on The 2ptb Of jnly
49, he 's about 20 or q years % age, rather lighter
hdn negroes generally are aud about feet or nchss
bisb-hts hair somewhat busby-bas blenisb I'm ene
81 ms eyes, thick lips and hUW ed legs.
ne mas heeu seen IN RiChBOnd hut IL is probable he
Is gone rom thsnce to GoochlaGd or Hanover IN the
neIghDofhood OF Mr.Php Woodson's. 10 whom bis mo.
lher bcougs, or Is making his way up James river To-
WsIhs LJhchbutg 10 is very probable he has obtained
Hce papers Tue above reward aud an necessary ex.
pcnses, WI he paid his delivery ue IN Hanover
aud should IL not be convenient 10 deliver INN lsfer
directed TO Hanover Town viii he attended to-
i0tewafn all masters Of vesseisHud others from bsr
Doing of carrying away the said slave, under the pe
September ~. ss..wtCE2F
'EBiRiY DOLLARS REWARD. Deserted from, 75s
Bel0na Arsenal, on tine evening Of the 1876 frst
JAMES COUGH, = labOrer Oftbc q. States ordnance
department.. SAID Cough was born IN Northu,pberayd
couiHJ, state oi ViTgina is 20 yeafs Of age fecl
inches IN height. GaTk complexion, black eyes aud
hlaSk hair, and Wy occupation sailor.
The shove reward VIII be given tor the avpreessjo,
Of the above naUee desertef aud delivery at bis or ,
Other hIlItsi5 post iu tie u States. JOHN HILLS
LicNf. ri Ordt0Nce C0mmagdtDf
Jbeuona Af'ensi, Richmond, Va. OCT. 10. 47..Ct
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SCIENTIFIC

MT jos. Hawkins announces in the Cough
kePpsle Observer, that he has made the i'm
poriant discovery ot Is fiN ed principle of ascpr-
ldlnh2 longitude with rs much certainty ~ Att
thde. tie observes" II would be ont of lie
power NJ ndn To reduce ihisvrinciple To- practi-
cai nNe, without the agency OF some Of The. hpa
VenlN bodies. 10 effect this object draw a di-
Trci me il"n TIE polar star across the surface
OF Our rrvoltluy gIuhC-that star. il is veil
k"O"nISaiiAiWrC tous I form an angle With the
snn across this line tleutake its altitude. so AS
10 be- certain from an exact meridian. Al nine
ahle merldidn. compare il with my polar
llhc,whichW hN OF duygIVeu latitude as a a ia
Iof our departure, making either easttn,, or
weStIng from this line, by taking our ob.erva-
ton At the suns ridian The sucCeeJiny dav
81 liIe weather will admit Of it, " i,5tevcr W.
IiaIIons may be- found from the polar line.
from getting the SIM At meridian, eiiher ear
Ief or latet, from the calculation OF this obser
vt'iou II VIII give the longitude 10 a cettaiutv
h'S has been submitted to Old aud experi-
ehced ndVigaiOrs, who agree with me i'm o,,i,-
l"n. lh'u the longitude upon this prjuciuls ca,,
be as easily obtained rs the latitude. aud viii
40 "uch correctness. american JOHTaaL
An article ia one Of our late French manor.
states thai The number OF suicides which have
Deeu committed or attempted, during tie first
SN months ~ TIE present year, at Paris and
us ehVirouS. have been greatly exapperatpd
by some o. Use journals. On examination n
appears lbai OF 100 suicides aud atts,a,fs Al
suicide, during tie last SIX months, ~ have
heen committed by men, and 81 by women
One hundred aud tive Of tits lumber were
married persons, aid 81 smgle Seveutee,,
were committed on account 81 love g. on ac-
couht OF disease, disgnSt viii lie, pbrenzy.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

IL iSSOLUTloN....The co-paTtnefship o. .,uG Li,o 9
~ MERiWEThER Of this place, and WALKER &
MERlWEfhER * CO. of Lynchburg, being this day
ussoived by mutual consent, Lewis Rogers is hereby
authorized TO settle the affairs Of said concerns
LEWIS ROGERS,
Sept. 6. W. 6. MERlWETHER
II The above partnership heing dissolved, the sub.
scfiber viii continue general commission business IN
ms individual name, and as the authorised agent OF
Ewart Taylor q Co. OF London, and James Hagarty OF
Liverpool will attend to the shipment of all consgn-
nents to either OF tue above houses and make Teasona-
be advances en- them. counting room will be
Kept IN part OF the house occupied by Messrs r. L.
G"alhmey, OH the cress street from Mayo's Bridge.
LEJTIS ROC ERS.
September Z. Aft
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JOSEPH 8 PHILIP MO,
Il AVE united IN the PRACTICE OF THE Law
one or The ofber Of them will constantly attend The
various courts held IN the city Of Richmond and the
Inferior aud superior courts Of GOocbidu8, POuhstsn
aud Chesterfield. hUgt3. 2su
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

stephen Redmond and wm Redipend Defendants.
The defendant Stephen Redmond not having entered
nsaspeaiance according To the act OF Assembly, and
tne rules OF This court and appearing to the satisac
on OF ne court thatb not an inhsbanl this stale
on ,ne noIoA OF the plaintiffs by their counsel IL is
ordered, That the said Stephen Reda,und do anne.r
mere on the FIRST Monday in Decemper next and ener
MS appearance aud answer the plaintiffs bill and that
copy OF TINS order be inserted in the Hicbmond E
qIef ior Two months successfully and posted al the
front uoor OF the courthouse ofibe said county.
October9. a.
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hf THE LIEUTENANT GOyERNOA OF rhK CoNNON
WEALTH or VIRGINIA A PROCLAMATION
WhthEhS u appears that the night of the 10th
"tino an assault was committed upon the hody
OF MI MARTIN MINIS, late receiver Of tolls at Trents
olase III the cry OF Richmond, by two unknown per
VINO wounded MIN ny shooting and stabbing in
violent manner since To have C. sed hi. de.:b aud
me demands OF Justice aud humanity a. well as the
OF society requiring that the perpet aors Of this
usIu muIoeI should, II possible, brought Ia speedy
anu cohugh punishment have therefore thought 1T
by and with the advice Of the council of state
TO ofer reward Of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS 10
any person or persons who shall cause be aporehebd
60 aus secured IN the perpetrators Of the aforesaid
c,,nie' OF ei' OF them: And do moreover require
al ohceIs q and military, aud exhort the good peo
PIE OF tue commonwealth to their endeayoTs TO
discover the agents In this atrocisus outrage and to
cause hen or either Of them whensoeveT discovered
10 De legally committed To any public jail Of this com
onEeaith that they maybe dealt With 10 law
owen anoeI my hand as lieutenant governor, aud
80 nhdeI the seal of the commonwealth, at Rich.
lseai.J mond, this 9th day of October, 1910.
4f'."7W PETER v, DANIEL.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

frOud pines aud humble hoiiies bowed sub
mis>ive TO the Earring element. The success.
sive peals oil thunder seen, 10 strike against the
rontot the great rock that forms the banks
Of the river, aud rebounding into opposite
caverns aud chasms, each 10 repeat its own
echo DAVID u. HILLHOuSE.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

n THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF rHE COMMON.
WEALTH OF vIRoiNIA-k PRocLAMATioN
WHEREAS It has been satisfactorily represented TO
W the Executive that the jail Of tue town of Peters.
ouie was broken open on the night Of 30,b utmo
anu Two Criminals who were confined therein to wit :
PLEASANT WOMACk, convicted of larceny and sen.
fenced TO three years Imprisonment in the
inc superior court ofiaw for Prince George county
aho COLEMAN WALKER, alias JOHN ALLEN re
anoed LOT further trial by examining court OF the
Town OF Petersburg upon charge forgery have made
,ne escape nom the said jail and are now going at
laise nave therefore thought dt by aud with the
auce Vi tue council OF state, 10 issue this procara
uon' hereby Offering reward of one Hundred and
ryty DoHdrs TO any person who shall apprehena and
convey 20 the jan above mentioned the bod Of Pleasant
"oisach, aud the further sum Of One Hundred Dol
20 any person VINO shall apprehend aud convey TO
lne same jan, The body OF the said Coleman Walker
aias john Allen; And do moreover require all
civil and military aud exho the good people OF The
coowea',h 10 nse their best endeavors to 2pprehend
ana cause TO be conveyed 10 the said Ia the aforesaid
cupIts, That they may be dealt with a. the law directs
Given under my hand as Lieutenant Governor and
rc,, uhnet the seal OF the commonwealth, at Rich
lSeaiI mohd, the 9th day of October. 1919.
+t''"4" PETER V. DANIEL.
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JNo. A. RIcHARDsON,Q
NICHOLS SCHERgR,

AjOIICE....On The nth Of September isIn I t1ok
from on board Of cloueh Amoss boat, head man
jim, three bags OF wheat aud the 3nth took frou
Nahaniel BuroH's boat four bags Of wheat and on lie
2d OF October took from James Is. Harrs' boat MINI
rod head man, Que bag Of wheat and on the sans da,
from Jackson hillS boat, Billy head man one bay 81
wheat TINS is to request those losing wheat 10 come
auo see THIS prove property, pay charges and take il
h"ay-OI VIII deal WITH II as the law directs.
HM. PfGGOIF, inspectsfOf Bsats Loeb tlarbor
y. IS. Those granting maniesis to bostIren ,tilt he
very particular ~ The number Of bags boxes or barrels
great door oprn for fraud. I4.wev " f.
A PETITION will be presented to The next General
Assembly Of Virginia, praying that part Of the on.
yer 'na o. me county ofHanOveT and patt % the low
e. ESQ 81 the comfy Of Lousa be added the county
o G0ocJlsnd-hotb parts OF counties lying the south
side Of South Anna river s6..n
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

MI Jeferson,we are sorry learn by letter receiy
ca w Town, vas attacked on Friday last with billions
choc, which much alarmed his friends isr his sa(efy
igated, aud he oil tie recovery For Year nv I've
past we believe the health Of this distinguished citizen
has not becn as tirm as usual M ~ Cs-c,tc'
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

NIoiICE. Pursuant TO the provisions all a., "
assembly passed the first day Of February Isl l.
Shlueu An act authorizing loan for the of the
commonwealth Of sum not eXSeeang seven hundred
andhiiy thousand dears" and Of another act passed
he 2i'h day0f February 1916, entitled % An act appTo
p"ihS the public revenue, the undersigned Commits
s1aes OF the Sinking Fund hereby give notice To the
houeis OF Certificates that issued the Bank of Virginia
os O Tie nTst mentioned ney will be prepared
on the fourth day OF November next redeem as many
ofsad certificates as will amount the sun Of sixty
1--WE thonsahd dollars. JOHN PRESTON, Treasurer.
JOHN BURFO0T, Auditor.
easnrl Once, 10th august. 1879. 3o..HN
SrOLEN-On Tuesday night Tie 7thinst. a HOME
~ una hdRE.--Jhe horse is a bright bQy his rom
thiH short and glossy black ,n0xe bob tail rieht
Jore hy "hHe, greater part Of tchich he has sled
7fhiH fer months and is sfi[ tender ON the jUDe,
Sde there is a bony hump on The outer sine Of The
'tshe hock ana smaller one the-ieJt h0ck a cres
Gs"f ~ MS forehead, mi joLeS short forefop his
""GeF meets whne, tgft ere OF rathe1 milky colour
'FdthS UNcOmmOnky fast, PAGES trOfs racks ana c1u
terS, rcm4rkobtv rel a took of lis name ai,gaTs
t"fH' ~ me tef side Thsn kept ~ The stable fer
A'he rare aHh0Y erercSe is apt 10 throu his head
mp an dorm TIA the act Of mounting SqHats a kkfIe
ana refined III, reGrS precious 10 SprnejDg of,pLie
paciag ae tArons kis hinder Jeet pery Gtsf oDHrt
dbouf high He iSts at respects a fHe spirited
gay, uRd fr3 F0te riding hsrSe. The mare Is a
SMuH, hdHdsoMe' S0rret, UHh a Smifch tail {ofeEU
locked, ami is an ad,1irabLe chair animal J u,m
Gi0e I'HEN7'Y DOLLAR.S far tie horse. safsi% DE
HDeTed 10 me-TEN for the naTR and no DHesiiJDs
asked, ant ONE hundred DOLL1RS for me
thict, ProUded he can be brought to Justice Shonid
thtS dsperfSement meet the eyes Of any gentleman
their attention UiH Doubtless be dftr0ctrd 10 me
dD00e described 0niR0t, aud trhen fhev reflect ON
Me dcpi'U6fton the ouner experiences bg his loss
Jeet assured That fhtH nil take 1iedSpe m giving
sitting at Richmond court hOuse, No, khpr1 N,cE Va
bct. n l..W III. UELIFORD.
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Hanover COUNTY, ss.,..To John A. Richardson
Nicholas ScbeTer and Thomas Murray freeboId.ys
81 the aforesaid couBy.-WheTeas David pickiusonof
ihesaid county hath this day given 10 me a
justice OF the peace for the aforesaid conny thar he
hsD taken up an esray these in The name
OF Tue Commonwealth To command you, having been
hrs guy sworn for that purpose before me to view and
appIa'se me SAID esdJ aud certify the value thereof
unheI your hands together with particular descrp-
Tue said esay which certificate made ,ou are forth
WIN 10 return TO meGiven under my hand this sotb
day Of June, 1910. EDMUND B. CRENsiiSW
pursuant TO Tue above warrant to directed we have
nus Gay viewed an esTay shewn to us by David
plcAInSon OF tbs county and do certify aud find thu
same To be bright bay, marked with white star js
hef forehead long tail and NAME sbod all round m
good order judged to be or years Old feets ora
hches hish WIN black legs, aud natural PAGER and
we do apprase her 10 the sum OF \ Iug-iyen nm
our bands this sob day Of June, 1919.
JEp. A. RICHARDSON a
NICHOLAS SCHERHR, .
TnOuAS MURRAY.
a eopy-Teste, THoBAS POLLARD C. ~ G. n
IT Tue owner will please come forward, prove his
properly, pay charges, aud take II away.
ID. DICKINSON, Near the Meadow Bridges,
Hanover. Oct 10. q.
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NtGlAlA At Rules holden in the Clerks Office of
superior Court of Chancery for the Rickntoaa
Dlsirlct, The 2Sth day Of Sertenhev 1870
timothy Scruggs aud Henry Scru2gs. =. Piaiufi6s {;
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

ChAhCEkf... ..In Charlotte court 9th septeis
IL Der, 1879 w. f
:, meriwe'her Hunt, Laneson Bacon jr. and German
Stokes, merchants and partners acting aud dealing
uhdef the hrm and style OF Hunt, Bacon & Company
PiGintins,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

niLLEnCEytLLE, Co Oct. 5.-Maj~r Joel Craw
"u "ehi Johh IRWIN, ana Mr. Cauak commits ION.
es anF"ined IA pursuance Of resolution Of tr last
Les'S'anie TO ascertain the pracucabiluy cutting
s N1nai from tue atalndha TO fufle aud Sappalo ri
"ich, 10 enter OH tue duties assigned them In conse
fnehCe OF indisposiilon, colonel Rchdrd H. Bk,.fuf
appointment. '
ZEN. JhCKSoN-OuT correspondent at Nashville
Ienn) informs us thai General Jackson has heen for
so"e le, n"9efousiy III Doubts are entertained of
his recovery We also learn Though the same channel
thai WORK, vindicating the measures of the pener
g"Ee'nmet TeIdti'e to The Seminole war; will shortly
be issued from tue press IN that place rI,,,r1oI
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

Priscilla Scruges and Nancy Scfuges, and Elizabs6
rL ...s......... DebendantS.
nc uelehoants John ScIUggs, Elizabeth SoTufRs
Priscilla Scruggs and Nancy SeT2pgs no, ba,ina sn,1
appearance and given security according 10 The
acl OF Assembly and the tules of this conT and il an
Pehing ny satisfactory evidence that they are not
lhBshiants Of this country-H is ordered That the
sdu ueieheahis do appear here the Ist sy Of the
next tefIi, and answer the hill of the plaintiffs and
that copy Of this order be forthwith inserted in so
newspaper published in the city Of Richmond for two
ohHs successfully, aud posted at The front door Of
The capitol ~ the said city.
n copy-Tesie, w. HgNING. C. c.
September rs, 1919. a. ue;.S
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" ihGlNlA; At Superior Court 81 ChauccIJ bOiore
al The Capitol III lie City OF Richmond, the 22d
day Of June, 1919
Edward AmbIeT.....,,,......... Dyoi,,iG
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n COPY LTtSlr, ". ". HFNINC c. O..
CowmtssionsF's QDcs, RichmoRd 9th no. "a 1879
The parties iherested desired take notice tbaf
have appointed the ID DAY Of the 18th month (Deeeif,-
Der) next, TO commence the directed by The
foregoing order of the court, which day at O'Clock
n. Nj. they are required 10 attend Office in this
city, with the necessary documents, ready for examine
ton and settlement.
l2..wSw AMOS FAnn
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

" ikDiNA: Al superior court of cbancety holden
al Tue capitol Ia the city Of Richmond the 2slh day
OF January, 1878 -'
christopher loihpkins, u.s. and Rebecca his wife for
merry kebecca FaTrar, John W. Farrar JenerseI
married with Polly tarrsr and Rebecca Farar widow
OF Johh farrar, ecd...................Pi aintiGs
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

4 the 10th, 1919 r"
A'"Oe't 'tehuum. .....'............... PidiRtiB,
AGAINST ~
David Street, Thomas Gordon, John Street BENJAMIN
D"wdy, Francis watkins, Henr, Lipscomb BjlIy
Lipsconb, Francis Bransford and William g. BryanI.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-30
Notice.

To Wheelrrighs, Blccksmifhs, Tanners,
Harness Makers, Sdddiers, Eatfers, &c.
DELIEVING as ! do, that fRovirEKcr,
- at Fairfax COURTHOUSE, would be .
suitable situation for mechanics OF the above
description, | offer TO such, lots in that vii.
lage for sale, on ground rent for ever-will
build and furnish suitable houses and rent
to them, or furnish brick to them to build
with j; and invite any who feel disposed IL
settle there, for the purpose Of CARRYING on
their respective trades to advantage, to
come and view the situation. 1t is a very
public place, tie centre OF the county,
where the superior and county courts are
held. The Little River Turnpike Road
passes through this little town from Alex.
andria westward, and where all thv public
meetings for the county, &c. are held and
where trades Of the aforesaid description
being carried on, would meet with great
encouragement, and be public conye.
nicnce to the country around. No situation
can be more healthy-good water, and FIRE
wood cheap. Mechanics Of The above des-
cription must generally depend on the
country people, farmers, &c. to be their
customers. Here they would be in a con-
venient situation for all the purposes. I
invite a call, and view for themselves. !
would also furnish lots adjacent, from ons
to five acres each, for cultivation, pasture,
&c. on moderate terms all Of which can
be shown, and terms made known. on ae
plication to RICH'D. RATCLIFFE,
Fairfax Court. House. Va