Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-04

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| LIAM County, NA.-Occoquan Is 4 business
| like. lively town OF some thirty or thirty tive
| houses. and about two hundred aud fifty lnhab-
/ itaDts Situated in valley and surroupcei by
| lofty kills, the village is not parcephble u1til
YOU are fairly on top OF 1t. aud you clic1 tie
! mar Of the miil-whcel the ring OF the anvil. ant
/ TIE mingled murmur OF voices before the trst
house OF the toWa can be seen. OccoquAn iivor
is certainly one Of the most beautiful streams 10
the State. The scenery along Its banks Is Wild
and picturesque, on one side noble forest
stretching away as far as the eye can reach, on
the other level and fertile plains when ar
Welding rich haryests TO their owners. Above
the village on the south bank OF the Oec5qIan
are the ruins OF i c5tton,mli! burnt 0y the en-
zans during the war theIe was also at TINS
point bridge which spanned the Occoquan'
and which was destroyed by the Southern troops.
| About 900 cords OF wood are lying on the
banks CT the river awaiting transportation tc
! Washington.
Joseph /. Janney has very large merchant
mill here which turns out one hundted barrels
Of fur daily. lie has lately added some very
fnc improved machinery joined with al the
modern improvements he has also c1nstTu2;co
a saw mill and plaster mill.
Mcssrs. Hugh Hammili Il Son are building
very fae steamer designed Tor iTeightlng on
the Potomac. 1t is 90 feet, length o! keel, y
fee. beam.
Mr.. 4. T. Lynn keeps comfortable house
Of entertainment for all who may favor hiGi WIN
their patronage. improvements arc beng MAZE
bv some Of the citizens. W. II. Smoot, esq
is bcautilying his residence. Mr. John Greg
has erected a very pretty cottage. john IN
dorwcod, ESQ, ex.U. 5. Marshal Of NirriGia,
has very fno farm and residence Just below
the village The Lodge OF Good Tcmplars
number about eighty members and are in atJur-
ishing condition. The water power Is uDsur
passed in he State, and il it was 10 .h5 hands
OF some corporation who would make good u e
! i 1t, nc 1Ou wOG i bring iJlth untold wealth
The Town OF DUMFRIEs is one OF the old his
| tori.al relics OF the post; . stranger entering
the own unacqu2i0tcl with is former history
would little imagine that Al one tine 1t wa a
Ic1.Yme:ci.. to n OF O." ,:do.- lie importance -
/ Suoinng through the r!a'e go !.-is l.Ou
the ruins OF fac buildings hat ilmir.es once
! boosted Of IN its p1mica- days, e'anceS a0he
! grass-rrown and silent streets that once !.
s5rnlcd with the hum and confusion Of busi.
ness, and YOU see cvcc the former site OF bank
mat adied TO the prosperity OF the Oh town. -
Tho main cause Of the decrease OF DumiTle-
was The filing up Of he channel, dcbarrIng thu
NAVIGATION and thus destroying At one blow Us
name and lame as being one Of the commercial
ports of the country, i is rumored that he
r5 y1, thai purchased the Transport
traat co1fon;rlate briu:ing about one hundred
md flty families. and builGirc Mp q vi.lago a;
the mouth Of tho Quantiao. Very likely IN
Il arc.en. town OF Dl.n!rio5 C '. 80 It's lie {,
the same point and b enc more =: the oa&@s
: orIhe Potomac, where II ".i 10 G'nOi - t4Ms
J resume \ portion Of ~ !a.nc: 20 .''y G5d
, .,-,Tar Soria'v .rcaL.r~. Nowhere ,s..' Be
i,,ri .',rr n .,ojfaI.r or crfera Amin, con
.ou-;t ot nnI1S, while il croys vcu
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So. g t. on4 .'rso 5rs,,.,,t Which w. Of
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY. Tie I'm c.y
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! Newman ha'la2 c)nip.2te1 the paIpt!n: d
= the boar, jhay have bean placed a he head.
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- '"s ...-,,.,a;, - ror;,,oo, d,l. &.
possible II ~''@.' "'' ~ ''9''.''"'' ',''' $50
neatly Inscribed on each board, over the gate.
, arc two LARGE inscriptions, Confederate
Dead Thee are now inferred IN the ZEN
{ etcry 2"> b}a-s+ 70. Tfom - are unknown
= We take "',,- .--..!9 - &nhoaic,H2 :,
our readers AZ! NOR e'etia9y 70 9rl Iafil,L
that hcSIrs, =. !. houiI - Nv go
ASicd a. '"ooily -H'"S. '"E'a.l' " - 49,
tory !of inc 'uIN''E oN' u 1''n''17 '-''o'''''-
To OF "a VaTctta' Or.
4 .2to Agents at this place, have made the .QI
r. Iowins gales o! req. es.a!o eG 4l.lrE ll'
s', w. - ~ I"acbnrar - N"s.r. +
"a = G,,r,tcyn If Enrlond FIR $1,000 II
lHIl Tr.cl clr'ts'ninr liz a,ros bejo3gina
! ~ Jobn p K,rrhclor. 70 Samuel /, Ergle
s,or. 81 TYoca cgunty, New York, for SIS PEI
o ocro clsL Tract cont,ininp lO2 acres belong
D :ea0 - w " " Trcscot r. Harold j Corrcy
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