Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-21
Fairfax County Court.

Forty deeds and other writings, received IN
the clerks Office since last court, We're certified
for record.
The account Of w. E. Read, for building
the bridge over Difficult Run, for 1892, was
ordered to be certified to the Board of Super
visors for payment.
The account $3.50 of G. W. Watkins was
allowed and ordered TO be certified 10 the Au-
dtor. w
It was ordered to be certified that William
Butler, who was peusloDer, dleu on the 81
day Of March, 1875.
Two accounts of H. S. Barnum. amounting
to IS each, were allowed aud ordered 10 be
certified.
Au accouu; of Ira " ilIiams (S5) was ordered
TO be certified to the Auditor.
An account of John Crux ($l4 95J vas nr-
dered 10 be certified to the Auditor
On the motion of George w. Lee, the Com
missioner Of Roads Tor CeutrtVlllc District was
directed to view d way for road from Johu
T. Wells, on the WarrentOn turnpike, to IN
terscct the county road leading from the Little
River turnpike to Sudley Mills.
II was ordered that the Commissioner of
| Roads for Providence Township take charge
| of and have repaired the bridges over Scott
Run AMI Difficult Run.
Ga the motion oil Daniel Rose, the estate Of
| Levi pemlug was committed to the sheriff.
On the motion OF Henry ID. Rice, &c., 1t
was ordered that the Commissioner OF Roads
for Ceutrevile Township view and report the
ex pedieucy Of opening ROAD trom some point
on the Colchester road by the way OF t"X 5
Mill to the Braddock road.
NJ. H. Wells was substituted trustee in the
place of A. B. Williams in deed of trust from
Joseph I. Cautwell.
On John l.. Moore moioo for road; Vi W
er's report returned aud orit!ed to DC flied
and land owners summoLcd.
On A. SCOTS motion for Il road, viewers re-
port returned and land owner, sum Doucd.
The last Will of Henry S. jones was proved
and ordered to be recorded.
The last will of Aaron Alfred was proved
and ordered to be recorded.
The last will of Autvuctte Alfred was proved
and ordered TO be recorded.
Nelson Voorhees,, one of the executors Of
Aaron f. Alfred, qual;f !d-bond $1,000.
Administration with the will annexed Of An
tonette Alfred, was granted to Nelson Euor-
hees-bond Sl,5OO
Administration de bOEis uon on the estate OF
w. Ii. Erwin, was granted TO }. ii. Gray
bond $4,000.
License was granted Charles Potter to retail
liquor at his place of business 10 Mt. Ncilon
| Township.
Com. vs.. Burdett Skinner; By consent this
case was dismissed.
1t was ordered that John Adams, George
Williams, Isaac Fairfax and Alexander Cock
Grille be exempt from paying head tax % ac-
count of bodily iufrmity.
Com. vs.. Caleb Stone, ST.; continued, aud
rule against witnesses.
1t was ordered that the order substituting
NJ d. Ball in a certain deed of trust from -
Mckenzie be re>clndcd.
Tue letters Of administration Of Lewis T..
| Oliver as administrator Of IL. T. Oliver were
revoked.
Administration On the estate Of W. S. Auck-
moody was granted j. II. Gray-bond 81 200.
George B. Ives, collector Of Falls Church
Township, gave new bond pursuant to law.
The last will Of Arch Brown Was proved aad
admitted to record, aud Lucy Brown qualified
as executrix-bond $500
The last will of Wins Henderson, was proved
and admitted to record, and George Mason,
the surviving executor named III the will,
qualified -boud $4,000.
Administration on the estate Of Charles L.
| Watkins was granted to Aunlc VI. Watkins,
bis widow-boud 50 500.
The paper purpurtlug to be the last will OF
Spencer A. Heath was proved TO be wholly in
mis- hand writing and ordered to be recorded.
Administration on the estates OF Richard Jrn-
kiDs Elisha Jeukius aud Vim. Jenkius Was
granted to Cyrus Hickey.
Gu the petition OF the stockholders OF the
Georgetown Turnpike Company, land ii appear
| iUg that the company has abanuvued the road,
it was ordered that that portion OF the road
passing through Fairfax county be turned over
to the said county.
! Francis Elliott was naturalZ"d.
| Upon n w. Pearson's motion for road;
road ordered to be opened according to the
| plat and survey.
1t was ordered by the court that the county
be divided into revenue districts, the Little
River Turnpike constituting the dividing lice.
for each to lay of the several magslerla dis
| tricts into road precincts were az pointed by
the court.
The account ofW H. Pettett, jailor, ($35 Isl
Was ordered to be certified.
The usual Licenses We're granted ". B. BulIa
and Dallas Powell to keep ordlnarles and 10
retail liquors.
Several applications for ceuse were made
and docketed and continued until next court,
and the court adjourned until Thursday Al 10
| o clock a. ID. y.
OVER THE DAM Yesterday afternoon Cap
tain James Snyder, Of the cana-bo w. II.
Boyer, allowed his boat to get too tar out lGto
Inc river before ''gettlag out llne, and the
stiff breeze carried the boat, which was not
loaded, to the edge Of the dam, where it swung
around and then was Aoatet over the dam,
aligntiug in the surging water below wholly un-
injured. On the boat we're tw) meu, woma1
aud child, and three mules. a colored man
standing on the batch was throwo into the
hold, and everybody and everything Oh board
more or less shaken up, but no one was hurt
aud 20 damage Was done. The boat caDnot be
gotten out of the river until rise in the waters
shall have taken pace, when she will have TO
be tweed to dam No. G. and Their. locked into
the canal. Cumberland Nars.
Judge Robert Leech, formerly Of Ohio, at
one time Solicitor of the Sixth Auditor ufhcr,