Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-19
Fairfax County Court.


FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Sept. lS.-The
September term Of the County Court adjourned
yesterday to the Court in course. Fourteen
deeds and other writings were admitted to
record for the month proceeding.
Holmes VS.. German; attachment dismissed.
License to sell liquor at his store in Centre
vile was granted to Robert v Utterback
Application to correct assessments of ten
parcels of land; cases continued from Au.
gust Court, on motion Of the Commonwealth s
Attorney, were heard and corrected, with about
the usual per Ct reduction.
Com. VS.. Jas. P Gheen; upon an order
made at August Court revoking his ordinary
license, as we'll as the additional license to sell
liquor. The defendant gave bond and said or
der suspended tor twenty days to enable him
to apply for supersedeas
Joseph S. Speaks application to sell liquor
at the same house with Gheen vas docketed
and continued
On the motion of the Alexandria Water
Company writ of ad quod damnun was award
ed it to ascertain and tx the damages which
will accrue to Arthur Herbert, r. II. Dulany
and G.. Morton Steuart, substituted trustees,
under the will of Lady Hunter, for Henry Du-
lany, for portion of land held by them re-
quired for the use Of said company.
Viewers were appointed to view way for a
road from the Little River Pike to the old
Fauquicr pike near B. D. Utterback's
Com VS. H. B. Bickslcr; nolle prosequi en-
tered by consent of the Commonwealth At
torney.
Com. VS.. Jno. Griffin, charged with horse
stealing; case continued and rule against wit.
nesSes
j. Owen Kirby was appointed collector Of
Mt Vernon Township, gave bond aud took the
usual oaths.
VS.. T. j. JavinS; in chancery; de-
cree; reference to commissioner for account
Bruin use Mankins vs. Javins; in chanccry;
sale confirmed.
StabIcr VS.. Quandcr; in chauccry; order for
account.
Geo. /. Howard vs. Benz. Caywood in chan
Gerry; decree for sale unless money paid 10 81
days.
Dallas PowrlfS account VS. the Common
wealth for LOS, was allowed and ordered to
be certified.
Richard L hewitt was appointed register toI
Mt. Vernon Township in the place OF \. Z.
LandStrcct.
Frawner use Lno, D. Newman VS. Plumb &
Co; in chancery; decree tor account.
Jas. w. Barber vs. Eli. Mony; in chancery;
decree confirming sale and distribution OF fund
in the hands of the commissioner Of sale.
Dr. New horter. John Powell, and Newman
Burke were appointed commissioners TO eX
anime the county JAIL who made report recon
mendng the demolition of the old part Of the
building and sundry repairs to the Jail house.
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WHERE THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER WAS
FIRST SuNG.-John T. Ford writes to the Bal
timore American TO make some historical cor.
rections about this mooted point
read with rare pleasure your article of Sept
l2th. about the song OF The Star Spangled
Banner" and only regret the omission Of one
or two important historical facts.
At an encampment on GallowS Hill, near the
Rope Walk, in tins city, just after the battle o
North Point, and when the dread Of another
attack was Imminent, there were Two young &C
tors named Durang, who, with their father
and mother, belonged to the dramatic company
of this 1.-THE Holiday street, theatre, land who
were alike clever in music and actlng), 4 manu-
script copy Of Francis S. Key S new uationa
song was read. Fcrd. Durang Immediately ap
piled himself to adapt it to music. During the
day he discovereda suitable tune in the tavorte
air called 'Anacreon IN Heaven. lie piayeC
it over and over again, sung it amid enthusiasts
tic shouts, and afterwards, with his brother
Charlie, sung it for the first time in any house
at Holiday Street Theatre, and as the paper:
then truthtully declare, with the most NO.
bounded success.
kindly notice my emphatic claim that The
Star Spangled Banner owes its glorious melody
to the taste and patriotism of an actor that il
was sung first by that actor, Ferd. Durang, anc
first upon any stage at Holiday Street Theatre
Baltimore, by Ferd and Charlie Durang.
Mr. aud Mrs. Durang were from Lancaster
Penn. From 1905 to 1920 they and their chill
dreu were employed chiefly at this theatre il
the same company with the elder Jefferson
and strange to say played in 1910 with Master
Payne John Howard), who afterwards wrote
Home, Sweet Home.
RAILR,ADs.-Mr. Beverly Tucker and Gen.