Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-01
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IF -FOUR readers will follow me We will take a
trjp around Loudouu county, beginning the
Northeastern division OF it, aud going with the
SIM as he smiics upon our beautiful ~: :;'rac
five Isnd, warming into life AMI beauty It's
pras.cs, its fruits, its flowers and its grains.
But IL; the days o! the old County Court are
about to b. numbered and county Judge il TO
ba Installed, in the place of the Presiding JUS
tee and his four associates, il may he we'll To
rive them parting nntic.., 50 that those who
choose may keep in their minds the memory OF
| these excessively lauded AMI also "iltraH'"a"iS
abused tribunals
Onr county is divided into ten Ala%irit:la'
districts 10 which the people used 10 elect four
iusticr. Of the peace. but more recently thrT
nave been appointed by authority OF M act -
| CONGRESS-, und, fortunately Tor III, ~ ha"" h:d
quiet, respectable men 50 appointed
These Justices take acknowledgements 81
deeds for which they get fifty cents each, and
it takes twu III lhrm 10 certify the ack n"WI",lgc
mcnt of Il married wo.ilan, Will: any stripping.
ar ,uucran,latrd did codrrr, at 81 clerk. nny ii"
it all 10y his lone sell.
This IL found very announcement ~ nanny
eases, a. it ia pretty hard to yet two Justices
to 20 some lo'ir nr liVe hilirh ~. IL" " MY
! cents, and terribly Hird on I lady W il'h' n'i
80 to the court mouse Tor ''!aI r"'l"H''
Once every month these justice" aSSr'hp'' ~
the court house. accordlnE to 'nrit 'o"iIeS'a"u
sit a. Court OF uenerai Dutlsu'c',o"' '''' guy
limit to their authority being in sales "I land,
| where infants are concerncd whose Hliar'S are
mora than $500, and divorce eases, anil r'Esl-
hly some few Others. Their compensation l.
So per diem
At Aur term they are all summoned 10 de
eide whether they will grant licenses ~ sell
thc ardent and after Sharp struggle, the rum
scljnr usually il licrns,sl 'tp deal out danns
tion bv the drink" as Il celebrated preacher
uscd to saw in this connection.
Ar June Court they assess the county levy,
,roviir for the working of the roads and do all
things necessary for the Internal good OF Ia"
county. Now, let us start.
In the Northeast part Of the county lies
"district No. TO-" bounded on the North by
the Potomac, on tho East by EartaE c"unty,
on the South BY district No. !, and on lhr
West by Goose Creek, or rs The Indians called
it duck River" only using more m'i.Ir!t
word, which have lorg6ttcn. but ~hici !,ro'
lessor Brainarl will exhibit To the WORTH ii ms
report on the geological features q! lnuiouH
couRy soon to be made.
; The Locsburg turnpike leading 80 A"%aH,
iria and Georgetown l. m@rrly parallel to- ans!
about ESQ miles from the toi"'ha" H"Hr ,
anil the country between them Is %cncrai'y h".'i
in large tracts o! from 30" tn LOO acrt| o,
land, rather better than the average o. the Iahh
east Of Goose Creek. >,
There is limestone and soap5ton"" IN No'rn'
and strong lndlcatlo"* OF corner ore ';n Una;
part ct "Coteh lylnG neHt 10 inc nl''M, al" ','
"!So S,rohS Siin" ''S 10! ;'n1;,,ci yrst o.
1 n II'It, " na va 49, casa Trn hnt oir
| To-. H. ra;,ro,I
''H ~ IL; ia' r o',,, ,o .1,.n,,-, # ~,
rf i M, .'se' ''Tn, -" .n n.J ~ ,hn ;nIa
nv iOcI ~ - 80 ~ .,,Io Krood rnn Su~-
leGuci I UT 1orSnnnn No and ether smaller
aIIs"' r,,n ,Ero,,cb + tn tha rvcr Much ri
Ills Ind Is in 1no timber Of the original
urowth
Tho A>ov,r,;,;. I,udoun and uamp.Eirc
r.;iro.j w,h ;ts S,ations NJ Belmont, Farm
s a.iI'I Gr;nrd md Hrrndon lin Fairfax j.
"vmI Will u' ~ and ,i;.t,nt from the Turn
MA fon nnc - thrr miles, It will be thus
th,l ,boro ,ro unusual ,acitie, for getting
arnduno ~ nartot and ne mipht have been
a p1un ,manv nntprnrisinv Northern men
I Iapo uTroha sad and snttlpI here
na M ill., - iorndn, in F,;r(,v * 9,
inc WHEY VI oi.;n ,e,o.a ~ Cu;lford j.
thriving, thrnly looAIIs p'a'I' AIu "