The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Judge Underwood was unable to hold
court at Alexandria yesterday on account
of sickness.
The citizens of Staunton are moving
for the location of the Valley road work.
shops in that place.
-Harrisonburg voted down proposition
to procure an ample supply of water at an
expense of only 81 800.
Mrs. Harriet Houshour, wife of Mr..
P. Houshour, ST., of Woodstock, died sud
denly on Saturday night last.
"A new public school-house is to be
erected on the courthouse lot, corner of
Columbus and Princess streets, in Alex
andria.
sold Aunt Riney," colored woman
living in Harrisonburg, who once belonged
to the Fox estate, died last Sunday night,
aged lis years.
Mr.. Amos Reaner was so badly injured
one day last week, by being caught in
large wheel of mill OH the Opequon,
that he died on Saturday.
Captain Joel Miller, of the Alexandria
Standard and Sentinel, We are sorry to
learn, is again quite i'll and unable to at
tend to his duties as editor.
Information has been received at the
Department of State of the death, on the
Both of November, 1871, near Vera Cruz.
Mexico, of Agnes Murray, of Alexandra.
The Winchester Times announces the
death, on Tuesday last, of Mr.. Francis r.
Snapp, of that place, after an illness of
several months, and also of Mr.. Nathan
Shearer, of Winchester, suddenly, on
Tuesday night week ago.
"A committee of the Shenandoah VAL
ley Agricultural Society on Saturday last
adopted rules and regulations, which will
be submitted to the society at its next
meeting, for the establishment of live
stock market at Winchester. The commit
tee recommend monthly sales.
The Piedmont Trgauan, speaking of
the old people who reside in Orange coun-
ty, says: ''We know of one who is 81
years old, one 96, one 90, one 81, one 81,
one 70, two IS, two ", one 76, and two
rs. These are all white persons, and the
majority Of them are yet hale and hearty.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
j UNITED STATES for the Eastern District of
Virginia.
IA the matter of Thomas B. catlett, bank
At Richmond on the 18th day of February,
1872 -.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that a petition
has been, to wit on the 18th day of Febsy, 1872
filed in said District Court by Thomas b. Gatlett
OF Gloucester CO., in said district, who has
been heretofore duly declared bankrupt I'M
der the act of Congress entitled Gan act to estab-
lish a more uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1857, for a discharge and certificate thereof
from all bis debts and other claims va nm
der said act, and that the LIST day of March, 1872
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, before w. w. Forbes, one OF
the registers Of said court in bankruptcy at his
office in Richmond, in said district is the time
and place assigned for the hearing OF the same
when and where you may attend and show cause
Il any yo1 have, why the prayer of the said petit
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and place.
w. w. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy for the
fel5-T2w Sd Conf Dist OF Va
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
u TED STATES for the Eastern District of
In the matter of John W. Goulein, baDkrupt-
in bankruptcy.
Eastern District of Virginia, SIS:
Upon the application Of 7. H. Brooke, attor-
ney, of Caroline county, State of Virginia, and
upon considering said application, il is ordered
that w. b. Matthews be, and he is hereby. an
pointed special commissioner, to take and as
certain the account of all deeds of trust, iudg-
ments, and other liens existing against said es-
tate; but the said commissioner, before first pro-
eeeding to take an account of said liens, shall
first give notice in the VIRGINIA STATE JOURNAL,
ana also serve notice on all parties interested
Alexandria, February I'd, 1879
JOHN g. UNDERWOOD,
District Judge
BY virtue OF the preceding appointment of ths
District Judge for the Eastern District of vir-
gina, shall proceed to take, in my law ofsee i'm
the city of Richmond, on the 2irH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, (ths month"; 1872, the accouat re-
quired in the above order.
VIM. b. MATTHEW'S,