Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-27
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

MN~ At q meeting Of the citizens of the I'd
Ward held at the Sun Engine Room on Mon
men and Gouncil1nen for the ward, on motion, H.
Il. Simpson was called to the chair, and VIM
Jenkins appointed secretary.
The following gentlemen were balloted for
and elected to serve: For Alignment. A.
Brewis, VIM G. Cazenove For Councilmen-
VIM. n. Brown.
A committee from the First Ward appeared
and stated that a vote was taken in their Ward
recommending q Primary Election to be held
places, on Friday, the End day Of March. The
resolutions of the First Ward were then read
and adopted, as follows
Wdereas, There is large number Of candl;;
dates for the different offices of the city, and
it is desirable that the friends of State Govern
ment should not be defeated in the approaching
election, therefore,
ResoLved, That this meeting recommend that
p primary election be held on next Friday,
March g. to select one candidate for each office,
who will be voted for on election day.
ResoLved That the candidates in their meet
ing tomorrow select three commissioners to con-
duct said primary election according to the laws
governing elections in this city.
RESOLVED, That the polls be opened at the
usual places at II m, and kept open until p. NJ
IL On motion the meeting then adjourned.
Jan 27-1t*
DUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.
By virtue Of decree of the Circuit Court
of Fauquier county, pronounced the 18th day
of December, 1865, in the suit of Hunton VS..
Bastable the undersigned, who were therein
appointed special Commissioners for that Pur-
pose will, on Friday 9th Of February, 1866,
offer for SALE on the premises, at public auction,
to the highest bidder, A TRACT OF LAND,
belonging to G. M. Bastable in the county Of
Fauquier and is the same land allotted to said
Bastable in the partition between him and Jas:
ACRES. This is one Of the very finest farms in
Piedmont, Virginia; is well adapted to the growth
of all cereals, and is unsurpassed Grazing
Farm 1t is beautifully situated on both sides of
Cedar Run, and is composed entirely OF the first
and second bottoms Of that stream: 1t lies
within half mile of the Warrenton Junction,
on the @. & A. R: It has upon it q very
VALUABLE MILL, fitted for grinding corn,
and which might, with small outlay, be made
one of the finest Touring mills in the county
also. first class SAW MILL, in good repair.
The D DWELLING HOUSE is comfortable, d:5
but small. James j. Hunton. esq, who lives :i
on the premises will take pleasure in showing it
to persons DESTROYS to purchase. 1t is believed
that no opportunity for good Investment, equal
to this, has for a long time been offered to the
public.
money will be required in cash on the day Of
sale. The balance in one, two, and three equal
annual instruments, to bear interest from the day
of SALE The title to the land will be withheld
as a security for deferred payments, and the land
will be resold by order of Court upon failure to
pay any one of deferred payments.
JOHN NJ. FORBES.
B. II. SHACKELFORD.
EPPA HUNTON.
Fauouier CO., de 2-dtd Commissioners.
P. S.-The above sale is postponed till Friday,
the 23d day of March, 1856.
s s. + +: S Commissioners.
feb 15-dtd E. ii.