Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-10

not last long.
The paper mills at Shepbcrdstown. for some
time running on half Time, suspended last week
altogether, the low price and full supply Of the
market being the cause. The stopping of this
mill will leave many persons unemployed, and
will be seriously felt. The large cement mill
below Shepherdstown one mile, on the Potomac,
is still running 90 full time, and makes and
ships about 20, 900 barrels Of cement year.
The large limestone quarfles on the same river,
FIVE miles below the same towp, owned by
Messrs kuot l. Flanagan, are also work king
on full tune. These quarrles turn out the huest
quality OF limestone, from whence 1t Is taken
to Georgetown by the {. l. 0. Caual, where 1t
commands 81 25 per perch. These quarres
have been worked for many years, and have
been the source OF good returns 10 their owners.
The Circuit Court, Judge John Blair Hoge,
will commence It's fall session, at Charlestown,
on Tuesday the 20th inst, aud will probably
continue for month or more, as the docket Is
large one, aud many cases are expected to be
| tried. Is.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY. - From the
Mauassas Gazette. While Mrs. NJ. n. Lynn,
of Independent Hill, was filling lamp from a
quart bottle of coal oil on Tuesday Of last week,
the oil took fire from lighted caudle which
| which stood near by, envclOpng the lamp aud
bottle both in flames, which would have proved
serious accident. had it not been for the pre-
sence Of mind Of Mrs Lynn, who quickly threw
the bottle out of doors, her husband throwing
! the burning lamp out. not, however, untll he
| tried In vain TO cXtlngulSh the tamcS with wat
err AIRS Lynn clothes we're set on lire and
she was sgtIy burned about the hands, and
little girl was quite severely burned by coming
in contact with the flames as Mr.. Lynn was
throwing the lamp out OF doors
A protracted meeting by the New School
Baptists closed last week, which had been in
weeks. The meetings were held 10 the woods
in the day time and at Mr. Barnes house at
night. The exercises were under the charge Of
Rev. Wallace Newman who was assisted by
Rev. MIR. Risdon, Rev. Mr. Lowe and Rev.
Mr. Tcasdae. The meetings were we'll attend.
ed aud resulted in the addition of seven new
members, who received the ordinance OF bapt'
isu. on Sunday last.
la the County Court, in the matter OF stone
bridge, the court appointed the following com-
missioncrs to meet those from Fairfax county
on the 3Uth inst, Jno. T. Leachman, Crawford
Gushing and W. l. B. Wheeler. The Com
missioners of roads of Gainesville township
were ordered to view change 10 the road lead
Ing from Sudey to Warrentou turnpike and
report to the next term Of court. VIM. NJ
Smoot gave bosd with L. y. Weldon and a
b. Weedou securities to celebrate the rig bit Of
matrimoDy
Judge Chas f. Sinclair aud others will ad-
dress the people on the political issues OF tie
day at Dumfries on Saturday the 9th inst,
and at Haymarkct on Saturday the 3lst inst.
Messrs. f. +. Meredith, j. }. Davies, d. W..
Whiting and others will address the people on
the same subject at Montravie Cornwc!l's on
Saturday the l7Ih inst, and Mes>rs Meredith,
Davies and others at Horton $ store Oil the 3lst.
Mr.. - Simpson, Of Gainesville town.
ship, heard blow against his house the other
day, that caused him to think it was being
stoned by scme misereant, but on going out
found large fat pheasant lying dead near the
WE'LL 1t had flown 50 swiftly against the house
that its breast bone was shiVcrcd to pieces.
Owing to some misunderstanding about the
riders, we understand, the race which was adj
vertised to come off at CentreviIle on Saturday
last between Alussrs. Utterback and Gheen did
not take place.
We are glad to see back on the Midland
| road, our old friend Capt. Burd Skinner, who has
| been replaced 10 the position he so long and so
we'll and faithfully filled; that OF section mas-
! ter.
Nine buildings are in course of erection in
Potomac City. 4 two story schoolhouse, "a
It. by 40. a wo-story shoe shop, n it. by AZ,
and a two-story wheclright and smith shop, ~
| It. by A. The others are dwellings,
The ladies will have an oyster supper in
Centrevillc Saturday evening and night, Oct.
l7th for the purpose of raising money TO finish
the Methodist church in that place.
Wild pigeons which have been plentiful in
the woods furnishing fine shooting for gunncrs,
have gone fur other pastures.
The Epscopalians Of Greenwich are going to
erect church building in that place.