Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-18

LoUDoUS County, From the Loudoun
Mirror. Bishop Johns will administer the
rite of Confirmation in Christ Church, Cores
Vile, at II o'clock a. M, on Sunday next,
DIST inst. The same day, at night, he will per-
form similar service in St. James Church
Leesburg, instead of in the morning, as here
tofore announced.
There is to be meeting of the Shareholders
in the Loudoun County Building Association,
on Friday evening next Among other bust
ness, an election of officers is to take place,
which requires the presence, either in person
or by proxy of majority of all the sharehold-
ers, and it Is exceedingly desirable that they
be on hand
The polls we're opened in Leesburg on Sat
urday last, for the purpose OF taking the sense
of the qualified voters Of the town upon two
propositions, viz: "a corporation subscrlp-
ton of 900 to aid in constructing the pro-
posed railroad from the Marble Quarrles near
Mountsville, to connect with the W. 4 y. Il.
r. at this place and the endorsement by the
corporation, to the extent of $1,000, of the
bonds of the Leesburg and Aide Turnpike
Company. Both propositions We're defeated,
and the Turnpike endorsement by 10 to 81.
L uS 1uuluCleuCc Will NulCu UOlu sutpCStS
were regarded, is shown in the fact that scarce
" third of the voters Of the town went to
the polls.
Mr.. Albert O. Brown, worthy and indus
trions citizen of Waterford died very sudden
" in that town on Weduesd lay, of cramp cho-
lie. Mr.. B. was in Leesburg the preceding
Monday, with an apparently long lease Of life.
He was comparatively young man, and leaves
,r,f, opl tu-o thrao cp,nl1 obil1rop n
mourn their loss.
T. Dan. Wright, esq.,, formerly Of this town
but at present editor of the Vevay Indiana
Democrat, accompanied by his sou, has been
on visit to his old home for the last few days.
Mr.. Wright came on to attend the Baltimore
Convention. He says that We, of Virginia, can
form 20 idea Of the general uprising among
men Of both parties there, in favor of Greeley
and Brown.
At the last term of the County Court, about
one hundred and forty applications for reassess-
meut Of lands were disposed Of August Court
affords the last opportunity for applications of
this kind. and ten days notice of the appl-
cant's intention must be given before it can be
acted on. Judge Ball has set the 6rst seven
days of the term for the regular business of the
court on the eighth day, or Tuesday the Goth
he will take up the applications for reassess-
meut, and II necessary, devote the remainder
of the mouth to their hearing
A SNAKE IN A WoMASs CLOTHES few
days since Miss Sarah McNabuey, daughter of
James McNabney, Of Concord township, seated
herself on fence near her fathers house.
Shortly after she felt very sick and went to the
house and vomited very freely. She disrobed
herself for bed. She then walked out upon the
o.oL ond ,,plooconaJ tho oormants payt RI her
person, when out leaped large snake. Her
screams brought her father to the spot He
killed the snake and threw it upon the roof. In
the morning he examined it, and found it to be
Of the copperhead species, about three feet long.
Miss McNabney had no intimation of the
presence ofthe snake. and it is wonderful that
it could work itself into the intricaces of her
garments without her knowledge. It did not
reach her person or it would certainly have
bitten her, causing, probably, fatal results
Chllhcothe Ohio 44drertiser.