Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-19

| LOCDOCN COUNTY ITEMS. - FROM tue lInu
douu Mirror: AT a meeting of the Leesturg
| Couuc held last Friday night, resolution
was adopted rendering the thanks OF the Coun-
Gil to the Board of Supervisors for their grant
to the town of the right to erect Town Hall,
and Market House Oh the northwest corner OF
the Court House square, the site formerly oc-
lug the withdrawal of the bill now before the
Legislature in reference to said grant on &C
count of opposition expressed on the part Of
some of the citizens.
The good people Of Purcevillc are still wait
| ing for the engine The rails Oh the w. 4 O..
road are laid to within less than half mile of
the station. A few more ties and the thing
will be done, to that point. The next step 10
its westward course, is Round Hill. We hope
it may not have to be said when "the harvest
is over and the summer is ended" that it is
not yet there.
Rev DIR. Follansbce having been returned
for another year to his old field Of labor, occu-
pied the pulpit Of the NJ. i. Church South, in
LeeSburg, on Sunday morning last. DIR. +. is
an estlmable christian gcntenfan-a Jealous
laborer in his Master vineyard, and his re-
turn has given general satisfaction to the con-
gregation among whom he is sent to minister.
Last week we had the biggest blow of wind
Of the season. 1t commenced on Saturday
night the l4th, and for eight long days it kept
up one continual howl. Sunday 1t toned down
and the day was delightful. Monday it snow
ed and rained, and Tuesday it was disagree
able.
John Murphy, who fortnight ago tried to
put an end to his existence by putting bullet
10 his skull, still lives" His physician has
discontinued his visits, and John bids fair soon
to be himself some more-WhIe the egatees
under his last will and testament, IF he died,
go about the Streets
Stone breaking has been commenced on the
Leesburg and the Aide turnpike, aud the in.
dications now are that by the close of summer
We will have a trst-clasS macadamlzed road.
We wish there were more Of them in the
county.
j. Mort. Kilgour, esq, has been chosen to
address the FraukIin Literary Society of Ran
dopb and Macon College,, at the annual COM
meuccmeut 10 June next.
LAws.-Among the bills and resolutions that
have passed the Legislature recently, received
the approval of the Governor, and thereby be-
come laws, are the following:
10 amend the Code in reference to sales un-
der Judgments, warrants, or DEGREES for debts
contracted prior to April 10, 1865.
10 amend the Code concerning the Board of
Visitors Of the Virginia Agricultural aud Me-
cbaulcal College aud the Board of Curators of
the Hampton Normal aud Agricultural lusti-
tute.
10 provide for the payment of the indebted
ness OF Harrlsonburg township, 10 the county of
Rockingham.
To authorize the Shenandoah Valley Agri.
cultural Spc;cty to borrow money.
10 authorize the appointment of trustees for
benevolent societies having no lands
Proposing amendments to the State Consti-
tuition 10 relation to county organization.
To provide for registration of the voters Of
the city OF Lyuchburg.
For the relief of the sureties of W. r. Mil
Ian, late sheriff of Fairfax county.
10 incorporate the Piedmont Farmers Asso-
citation.
10 pay Henry a. Wise for his services as
commissioner