Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-21

LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMS. i From the Lees
burg Telegram. The Board of Supervisors
for this county, met at the Court House yes
terday, William McCray in the chair The
Committee appointed to examine the jackson
Farm, of al acres adjoining the Poor House
property, reported adversely, to its purchase,
and the subject was Indefinitely postponed. A
Committee was appointed to confer with the
Corporate authorities of Leesburg to ascertain
whether they desired the further use OF the old
Market house The sale Of all articles, in the
Court House yard was prohibited The con-
tract for new barn and other buildings at $500
was completed with John NJ Chamblin.-
Certain bonds due the Overseer of the Poor
House were ordered to be collected
Morris Vandevanter the youngest Son of Mr..
Means Vandevanter, living near Round Hill,
had his right hand badly crushed in cider
the mill and whilst coored man was turning
it very rapidly and he was endeavoring to clean
the rollers of the pumice which had collected on
them, the sleeve of his coat got caught by the
teeth of the rollers and before the machine
could be stopped, it dragged in his right hand
| laying bare to the bone, his index, middle and
ring fingers. 1t is probable that they will have
| to be amputated.
MIR. VIM n. Hough last Wednesday sold,
as trustee iu a deed of trust from Francis
| Kirk and wife, tract of land lying near Hills
| borough and formerly belonging to Bernard
Hough, for $50, per acre. A. Fenton, B. II.
Richards and j. c. Stoneburner purchasers.
The late action of the town Council in regard
to the opening Of new streets in Leesburg,
shows an official interest in the prosperity of the
town, which is quite cheering to the many
citizens who had almost abandoned the idea of
ever seeing any such Improvement.
We are informed that an Association is about
being formed by some of our wealthy and nhu-
entail citizens, by which the culture Of the
Trout fish will be undertaken in our waters.
On dit, that the Enterprise, which is now
published in the town of Hamilton in this
county, is soon to be removed to Leesburg,
| where it will continue to be issued. May she
prosper in her new field
We have been shown radish raised by Mr.
David Steadman at his place on Balls Bluff,
which measured 26 inches in circumference
| and weighed fifteen pounds.
The spirit Of improvement has at last gone
to work 10 our midst An old hydrant has been
taken away, and a new one substituted on King
street.
THE "OLD CATHOLICS. Photographic ad,
vices from Germany state that the proposed
Conference of the 'Old Catholics" as they
designate themselves convened yesterday at
the city of Cologne amid much enthusiasm.
This gathering is composed Of theologians in
the German Catholic Church who, under the
lead of such men as Dr. Dollinger, deny the
dogma of Papal Iufallibty, the doctrine of
the Immaculate Conception, &c. These Old
Catholics repudiate the idea Of founding new
church OF sect, and maintain that they are
simply rejecting unauthorized additions to ''the
faith once delivered to the saints" and are
therefore fully entitled to the character of Old
Catholics. The Bishops of the Church of Eng.
land, and Bishop Nottingham, OF Maryland,
were present at the opening, and among the
speakers was DR.. Rohr, Of New York.