Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-30
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iCnrrcsLonIcnc,. Of the Alexandria Gazette.
SALEM Fauqnicr Co. Va. Maya Salem:
and it, vicinity. an. improving inmany respects.
\ c,,n.idrral:!a quantity ii land in the neigh
torhonL ltw YEAR agu "ht 'n c'lnn"ns and
bouehtalp at tr3m Slu to 81 l"r acre. ttii-
not now be bought for So. /. l.. Foster
ought a few years ago tArnl near .3;itnl TOR
about 81 per acre, for which now believe hr
would not take less than $40. The same gen
tleman few days ago, bought farm OF "a;
I>lepstcine. adjoining Salem. for which he paid
SO per acre. We hay, i'll anil around here
come c!ltcrpri=ine business men.
The large congregations that attend the
churchc: in the VILLAGE: are noticeable. Instead
II but one place Of worship for a dcnomlna-
tons. and that small stone building called
the .icalemy. there are in SALEM three good
churches. Methodist, Episcopal, and Prt&by-
trlian. all Of which are largely attended: This
is church going community, and wherever
that is the case you lind 4 pcaccablc law-abld-
inc and thriving people. icv. Mr. johnson,
an alI,. minister Of the Methodist church. has
been conducting for ,,,lli.' week., Il religious
meeting. tie has Il Young preacher to assist
him. The interest has been great. Some forty
or fifty have made profession OF Religion :.nd
the GOOD wnrl, is still going on.
am happy 10 inform You that the Gazette
retains all it., old favor with our people. may
add that wish every family i'll the county would
subscribe for it-tor il deserves II tnr lis long
and faithful services for the poop e OF Fauluer.
Persons from abroad, who desire t" settle in
our midst. will always have Il hearty welcome
Here they will find good lands, good health,
and every inducemcnt TO make 1t their homes.
This could be made one Of the best sections Of
thcStatc in every respect. SALEM.
SAMPLE MERCHANTS. A strange case caue
up in the MAYORS court yesterday. which may
be briefly stated rs follows
\ drummer FIR a Baltimore ho,l;2 alleged /"
be acting under the license Of 4 merchandise
broker Of this city. va; brought hrlor' the
Mayor lir examination upon the charge "i
selling goods hy SAM IL without Il llrcn>c III
proper form The law on the subject being
obscurcly wordcG. and susceptible nt various
constructions. it WAS deemed cXicdlent to
make it test case and bring it before Judge
Garland Of the Corporation court Tor DECISION
but the Judge decided that he had no jurisdir-
ton oi ease in the form in which it WAS present
cd and therefore, declined to consider it.
Here. then. WAS Il wonderful combination of
circumstances over which nobody had jurisdic
ton. and which every body Interested desired
to BE- settled The Commissioner Of the Re
venue. in bringing the matter to the notice Of
the authorities. desired simply 10 discharge his
sworn duty the brokers interested were very
anxou: that some decision should be rendered
fir their guidance the drummer was willing
10 conform tn the law. il anybody would cX
pound it the mayor aud lawyers thought the
ncaning Of the law very doubtful aud til"
Judge was ready to decide thu case whenever
the offender. ii such there WAS, should be pro
perry presented by the grand Jury.
Nothing vas to be done but To proceed iii
the business of selling by sample, with the
chance Of being presented by the gran1 jury
or abandon the field altogether. | Was there
fore decided that proceedings woi:id b" instl-
tuted for the purpose Of bringing tie subject
before the Judge at the next term Of the court
when it will probably /" finally settled.
Lg"rhL"r1 Republican.
i Scene $nr - THE BlI.!:;.-An incident DC
clrrrdat the concert i'll the President grounds