Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-30

LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMS - From the Lou
douu Mirror The fall term of the Circuit
Court Tor this county, Judge Keith on the
bench, is still in session, but will probably be
brought to close on Saturday. A number of
civil suits have been disposed of, among them
that of Geo. Brown vs. Aaron Daily, which was
an issue out of chancery to ascertain whether a
debt due By plaintiff to defendant was tainted
with usury The jury found that it Was not a
usuriouS transaction, and found for defendant
accordingly. Also, the case of NARROW VS..
White. involving question Of credit Of some
-, 900, and 10 which jury last spring failed
to agree The jury, under instructions from
the court, found for the defendant. On Mon
day the grand jury reassembled aud found true
bills agaost WIN. White, colored, for felony,
in breaking into the storehouse of L. +. Pal
mer with intent to steal; John t. Waters and
Daniel Waters, for violation of Revenue law;
aud james Adams, colored, for carrying con-
cealed weapons. immediately thereafter VIM.
White, Indicted as above, was put upon his
trial, found guilty. and his punishment fixed at
five years Imprisonment 10 the penitentlary
The other indictments were certified to the
County Court.
The Berkeley farm, Of 100 acres. was last
week Knocked off TO j. Milton McVcigh at
So So per acre. Subsequently, however,
auothrr party stepped up aud put iu a ten per
cent advance. The first purchaser saw the new
bidders hand, went him few cents better,
aud on Tuesday the court confirmed the sale to
Mr. NlcFeigh at $50 30 being an advance
over his first purchase OF s., 531. 80 the whole
purchase amounting to So, $50.
The evening TRAIN on the w. u y. II. II.
goes no further than Leesburg now. This will
L., -. thn tt
opens
\ fine bay mare was stolen from Mr.. Milton
Hanua at HcrDdon, one night last week.
The Loudoun Enterprise published at Ham
ilton, has the following A protracted meeting
has been in progress at the Grove with some
success. We understand several persons have
couuectcd themselves with the church at that
point a meeting of similar character is now
10 progress at this place, conducted by the Rev.
}. g. Dice assisted by the Rev. Mr. Carson,
of Winchester
A little daughter of Mr.. Charles Weadon,
some three years Of age, fell into vessel of
boiling water, on Saturday last, and was so Sc
vercly Sralded that she died after twelve hours
OF lntcuse suffering.
Tine iron for the extension of the W. & ..
Il. Il. to Round Hill has arrived upon the
ground, and the work Of laying the track is 60
ing forward. We may soon expect to see the
iron horse dashing up to that point
Our euterprlSug fellow townsman, Mr. John
Milton, is having the foundation dug 90 Mr.
John Thomas lot, nearly opposite the acade-
my, for new steam saw aud grist mill, which
he expects soon to have in operation.
Mr.. \. Crawford Crook, who has been con-
Quoting the drug business 10 this place for the
past two years, has decided to move bis stock
to Middeburg.
Over five hundred tons Of fertilizers have
becu sold by the various dealers at PurceIlville
during this season.
The Society for the Repression of Meodicity
10 London is endeavorlog to break up the sys-
ten of Swlndling by meaDs OF COMMUNICATIONS
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