Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-14
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The Richmond Wing calls attention to the
construction OF railroad from Gordonsville
through Madison, Culpeper, aud Rappahan-
Warren county. This road woul! traverse one
Of the most fertile and beautiful districts in
the State. At Front Royal. it would tap the
Manassas road which leads up the Valley to
HarriSopburg. AMI at S,raSburg with the road
to Winchester.
\ bill has been reported in the House Of
Delegates to amend the Code in relation to the
inspection Of -four &C. The amendment sub
stantially allows all -four for expectation to be
shipped without inspection. The Code, as il
now stands, requires that four iiths Of the YES
sci in which -four is shipped shall be owned by
resident citizens Of the Commonwealth before
the -four shall pass without inspection.
Oae Of the great advantages and benefits to
be derived from the completion of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad, is the facility afford
lent coal Of West Virginia. One of the Rich
mond dealers. Mr.. S. H. Halves, has already
acceved lot of camel and splint coal
DR.. Joseph Jones, originally from near
Petersburg, in Chesterfield county, but for
IL ne than forty years a popular physician and
valuable citizen OF Wcstmoreland, died Of
Pneumonia February 21 L; the r%>l4uc. OF
his Sonir- law. near MoGiros-.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company have
made special schedule Tor the benefit of live
stock dealers. by which stock shipped at Stras-
burg via that line, is delivered in Baltimore in
ten hours. Tie spccla! stock train leaves Stras-
burg every Tuesday morning
The editor Of the Underwater Iulcx has re-
signed as TEACHER of the public school in Tap
pahannock. An accomplished young lady, Miss
Evelyn CroXtOu, daughter Of Thomas trox;ou,
c,Cl.. has taken the school.
Mcssrs I. p. Bvughan of Tappahannock,
and }. &. llurkamp, Of Frederick burg, will
sopn connect with their Sumac mill in rappa
hammock. Il bark mill. which will greatly IN
crease the business vi that place.
George Weber. a surviving soldier of the
war Of 1879. is living at White Hail, u Fred
crick equity, at the remarkable age of lO4.
Lie was ou4 Of John Adams soldiers in the
early days Of the Republic.
{. {. Banks, charged with roJbing the [.
s. mail, has had an examination in Lynchburg
au:l been sent on to the I. s. District Court
Tor inHct mrnt. lie was admitted 10 bail in
the SUN ot 3, 500.
j he >peca joint committee Of the Gcncr al
Assembly, appointed TO confer wiki the STATE
creditors, met at the Exchange. in Richmond,
on " ctnc>uav evening, but aujrurncl without
lrau>ac;ug any business Of interest.
The Petersburg l!dex says that AZ English
company has purchased 10000 acres ot land in
Myckleni'urg, near Pennington bridge, aud
are negotiating for 10000 acres more Oh ;he
BE: field road.
The Virginia Annual Conference Of the w.
L. Church will Confluence It's session in Nor
folk on " c'lnr>,!ay morning ncXt ll9h lust.
at . clock
Ex-Bi$hop j. hardwood. OF the United
Brethren in Ch,i>t. iicl at his home in Luray,
Page county. on the 223l uIt.. in the jj:h year
Of his age.
Among the donations made 10 the State Az
ricutural and Mechanics! College, at Blacks
burg, are IL pairot work horses from Nr. Robt.
Beverly, of Fauqucr county.
Heavy rains have prevailed in some Of the
Southern ami Southwestern counties. causing
considerable lrc>hcls in the streams.
There were 40 marriage licenses ISSUED from
the clerks office Of Shenandoah county in the
Year l>72.