Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-07
County Items.


REPORTED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE |
The Episcopal Church established Sunday
School 10 Arlington, last Sunday afternoon, at
Trinity Chapel, MIR. Ware being appointed
Superintendent There We're about twenty
scholars present. The International lesson
system will be adopted, and that being used
by the other school, perfect hormony will exist
between the two.
Mrs. Laura Van Storey, an aged lady, died
IN Arlington last Saturday, and her funeral
was held Sunday. She was residential Chat.
tanooga, Tenn, and came here to prosecute a
claim against the government, about q year
ago.
A firm of wood and coal dealers will com.
mence operation November lst, in Jefferson
District under the style of R. 8. Laws & Co.
Tins looks like business, and in view of the
nigh winter the people Of the county NAV do
well to patroDize home Institutions. ,.nl
The Sons and. Daughters of Liberty, MI.
Harmon Lodge, colored society of Jefferson
District, turned out en- masse to offer funeral
rites at the cemetery in the village, n-aeoouue
OF the demise of one Of their members. -
Willis last week $3.50
The cut 10 the Arlington Pike between the
Canal and Fort Runyon is nearly mpeted,
aud that leads to the hope that it will be prop
erly completed ere bad weather sets 10.
Ihe Messrs. Hatch, of this county, have this
year raised large crops of sweet potatoes on
their respective farms, as we'll as other products,
and 10 farming, they can't he beat.
The Golum bia School building, in Arlington,
which ls used as church, ct oetera, needs a
bell, aud the citizens of that pretty village
should take the necessary steps to procure one.
1t Is well understood in the county that
Capt h. ID. Smith, of Arlington, will be one
OF the nominees for the House of Delegates, OF
the Il publican Convention, that meets in your
city
SALE OF LANDs.-Last Friday, Messrs. Nc.
CURE, Moore Conrad and Mccormick, special
commissioners, sold the large estate of Col.
b. Morgan, lying near the Shenandoah Riv.
or, as follows Tract No. l, containing 20
acres, 70 Jno. Morgan of B., at 500. so per acre.
Tract No. ,, containing 240 acres, to Cornelius
Handkerchief, at $3l per acre. Tracts No. 8, 4,
and 5, containing iu all Gle acres, to Vincen,
Parshall, OF Fayelte county, Pa, at $50 per
acre; also, 10 the same party, as acres of wood
land at S22 so per acre. The mountain farm,
containing 1854 acres, was purchased by
Colonel Morgau at $455 per acre; and
The Interest OF Colonel Morgan in the River
Farm, containing 1881 acres, was brought
by Mrs Morgan for $500. The tracts named
did not include fractions of acres, aud the sale
OF the whole aggregated $50. 692 49, Clarke
Courier.
German paper expresses uneasiness al
the decreasing population of Prussia proper.
Betweeo 1861 and 1864 there was an increase
OF S4O9 but between 1864 and 1867 there was
decrease OF 1892, aud between 1867 and
1871 one of 56,44O. Allowing for the loss Of
| lite 10 the last two wars, and for the Prussian
soldiers CHARTERED iu France at the time of the
census, the loss of population in ten years
amounts to $500.
FOUND DEAD. -Au Engishman, named
Sellmau, who for several weeks had been in
the employment OF Captain l. II. Jones' near
Waterford, was found dead in Mr.. Jones barn
on Saturday morning An inquest was held
over the body on Sunday, and verdict rem
dered OF death from natural causes. Semau,
we understand. had been on big drunk" the
day before his body was found. = Louioun
Mirror.
LouDoUN COURTS Gu Monday next, 18th
lost., The October term of the County Court,
Judge Ball, will commence
On Monday, October 18th, the fall term of
the Circuit Court Judge Keith presiding, will
begin.
MIR. Davis left Memphis, yesterday, for his
home (HopkinsviIle. Ky.,) where be will ad-
dress an agricultural fair.