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In response to an in vitation OF thu presiden,
Of the A. /. and II. r. R., the committee Of the
Corporation Of Gsoreesown, represented by
ALDERMEN Levi DAVE, Jenkin phomas. and
George Hill, IT,, and Councilmsu Charles +.
Peek and Benjamin Darby; also, by O. Rams
burg, Of the Con neil, (the latter not member
Of the committees, and Captain Jas. Goddard.
representing the town 1t large, embarked Mon
day morning on board the SUBSTANTIAL tue KATY
use placed at the service of the commiftee by
sen, Esq.,) en- roste for Leesbure, for the pur.
pose OF onferring with the dir ctors Of che L.
and h. railroad conce ming the contsmplate tea
connection Of said road with 9eorEetown. The
cool and eracing, the ride to Aiexandris
was nleniy enjoyed by all. In shout Afty
minutes the party were safely landed
s Se.pe on So, i1s snor, way to the While
deoarhation, was reached without incident
worthy Of note, except the complete mystifica-
nen on tne entire party as to the nature of an
arucie advertised for sale by the proprietor OF
a "eorner grocery" on q large piacard by the
name Of .Rnasticu.," which the picard in.
iormed al. paseers-by was to be had within,
"IIesn- MOI having time to ACCEPT the i'm VII
tation OF the proprietor, that we stop and par-
take, and being unwilling to confess ienoran 90
OF the nature OF an article doubtless importa MT.
We r were compened to remain in profou nd
ignorance as to whether II was meat or drink
until on the return trip we encountered Judee
-, citizen Of the Confederacy during tSe
war, who Kindly informed us that 1t was
mixture OF pine-top whisky and brown
sugar" The polite and attentive president ~
the road was on hand TO rece We ms. and we
were soon comfortably seated and ready TO
~ a IT,, me road, 70 our unpracticed eye, was
The crops OF corn this side of Goose Greek
LOOK very unpromisine, owing more, we fear,
Wsnt o f sne 1neriorty Of the soil than the
Leesburg was reached about half past ten,
and our party were not q little SURPRISED 10
nno 1t thronged with people Of all classes and
shades OF color. Upon inquiry we learned
that it was "Auenst-Court-day," Otherwise
"Watermelon-day;' the day the August Court
begins, and in old times, perhaps yet the great
to enjoy the holiday hugely. They were for
the most part well dressed and well behaved
Two scenes impressed us forcibly with the
progress OF the tmes-a colored base ball club
sport, observed quietly and not without m.
terest by many whites; and several sable voters
PaItakhg OF SODA water on free and easy terms
with as many whites.
About this time, At least one of our little com.
pany began 10 wear q lugubrIous countanance
as II was broadly limited that there would be
'.return the same day. 1t was determinad
that the Loudoun Hotel should be made head
quarters, and the polite landlord soon had ms
o eom,ol,a6iy nxed Something cooling % being
oIoereoi the whole company not being present
Josephine only brought enough for as many
as sne could see: several others dropping IN the
Saptain promptly commanded that his order
oiy confounded, and to the great amusement of
all, lnnocently interrogated Eyer means bring
some more, doesn't yer, sir %
Ample justice having been done the bouuti.
fni set.out OF the landlord, which was disposed
OF, al least IN part, with truly aldermanic an
preclatlon, preliminary meeting was held
ana MT Davis, in the absence of the chairman,
recorder Matthews, was called to preside and
by unanimous consent was made the snokes.
man and chief negotiator.
by appointment the committee met the di
reeteIs at the ONCE Of Mr.. Janney, "a promi-
heht lawyer, who was president Of the State
convention which passed the ordinance of Sc
cession, and is one Of the directors when Mr..
Oavis opened the interview with q neat and
well-timed speech, in which he alluded to th.
unanimity of the people Of Georgetown on the
subject OF this railroad come ction and their
determination, If they We're met in a liberal
spirit ~ the directory, to have it speedily COM
pleted. After brief consideration of zoe sub.
1ecI IL was suggested by our committee that
they retire and deliberate upon what thew de-
sired 10 ask OF the directors. This being done,
the following paper was submitted:
Minutes to be presented to the Directors of the
Loudon aud Hampshire Railroad with a view
TO obtaining proposals Of an arrangement from
them:
LIST We will make a connection with the
London and Hampshire Railroad by the way
OF the Pimmit run.
I'd; We will for that purpose raise the sum
Of S30O,0OO.
Sd. We will subscribe to the common stock
OF the Loudon and Hampshire Railroad the
amount required: Provided, ID That the
branch so built shall never carry freight or
pasjep gers to any point beyond GEORGETOWN at
any less pro rata tariff than TO Georgetown:
Sd. That the road shall not be extended beyond
aeor getown, or connection made yond that
freights to be as favorable to Georgetown as
4th. We submit these minutes subject 10 the
approval OF the Corporation of Georgetown,
and as basis fer proposals on your part.
The Directors agreed that they would re.
spond 10 the proposition of the committee al
eight o'clock. which being satisfactory the con-
ferance ad Journed till that hour. Having re-
assembled the following paper after being read
was handed TO the Chairman, TO be by him
submitted to the corporation:
Board Of Directors of the A. L. and n. Railroad
Company Leesburg, Ia, August 10, 1884 COM
mittee OF the Corporation Of Georgetown yisi.
ted the Board and discussed the sublecs Of a
connection OF this Company's road with that
awhile laid before the Beard the following
paper:
Here is inserted the paper given aboyel
The said paper was read and considered, and
thereupon, IT was
Resolved, That this Board agree that surveys
and estimates of cost shall be made, Jointly, by
two engineers, zone 70 be appointed by this
Board, and the other by the corporate authori.
ties OF Georgstown,) Of the most advantageous
route for branch of this road to GEORGETOWN:
such route to be 90 located to be as nearly as
practicable equally beneficial TO Alexandriaand
Georgetown; the expenses Of such surveys to
be equally betrayed by Georgetown and this
Company.
Resolved, further, That this Board adhere 10
their resolution of 2lst Of November, 1867, In
relation to equal charges upon persons and
things carried TO Georgetown and Alexandria
from the point Of divergence.
r. JOHNSON, ok
The night was very quietly spent; naught
disturbing our quiet repose save the melod. ous
music Of neighboring cow, which, to the
great amusement Of all in No. 2, the MAJOR
seemed bent upon silencing by an assault with
the Captains boots from the window. As the
only "carpe.- bageers'' In the party had
found private quarters at farm houses in the
vicinity, and the idea that we might not De pro-
vided with combs and brushes had not occur.
red to our host, pocket rake. belonging TO one
Of our party, was brought into active play this
m orning. When all had finished but the last.
the mo uiry made N that cam N