Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-11
County Items.

REPORTED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
Stephens Lodge, No. l,455, Grand United
Order of Old Fellows, of this county, have
rented the third story of H. j. Johnstou's
brick building iu Jrtf;rsOn. for TWO years, to
use as a Lodge room.
The brick yards Of Mcssrs. E1eimer, Wood
ard, West, Walker and Windsor, are all ia
full blast, and it is a significant, if not a de.
plorable fact, that these enterprlslng gentle
men are all uon residents, excepting MIR. Ind
sor, who is an Alexaudrian.
The residents of Arlington are possessed OF a
new mania, viz hedge fencing, Capt. II. u.
Smith, OF that village, having been very sue
cessiuI iu growing the Usage orange to pcrfec'
ton on bis model farm, they make a strong,
| durable aud ornamental fence, at a small cost.
MIR. Virgil 7. Corbett, our County Treasurer,
is Iyipg quite sick at his residence, near BalsloD.
Beui. Austin, Chairman of the Republican
Committee of this county, has notified the
qualified voters of Arllngtoo maglsterlal district
that a meeting will be held on Thursday, the
10Th lust, at Odd Fellows Hall, 10 Jefferson,
at 7 o'clock p. w., for the purpose OF nomlnat-
ing the following magisterlal officers One Su-
pcrvisor, three Justices of the Peace, Que Cou-
stable and Overseer of the Poor, to be elected
for two years, and to nomloate delegates to the
Republican County Convention, which meets
on the oath inst. A like meeting is called
for Jefferson District on the 18th inst.
The services of the Y. NJ. Z. A, though ap.
~parently not not very IT Give, have caused
quite an uudercurreut Of religion, which was
developed by the prayer meetings OF the Rev.
Mr.. Phelps, eighteen or twenty persons hay
lag sipbif.d their determination to mend their
l., ;nr ,i,, Motbodio Eh1rnh the
past week.
For a Ioug time there has been a war Of ex-
termination 10 Cooney against the CANNES In
that neighborhood, their agouiziog groans
while 10 the throes Of death making the tender
heart weep. MIR. John Il. Burch, a staunch
and worthy old farmer, resolved to put q stop
to the "slaughter Of the inuoceuts,' by ex-
posing their ruthless euemlcs TO the law 5 stern
wrath, aud last week warrants we're issued tor
the arrest of Messrs. Wm. Ii. Robertson, VIM.
Graves and - Gamble, on the charge OF
LAYING poison for the benefit of the aforesaid
cauines. They we're examined before y Justices
Whallon aud Austin, but there being no proof
sufficient to convict they were discharged from
custody. The offence aud penalty is thus laid
down 10 the Code, ch. 1879, sec. 26 III a per
son maIiciously administer to or expose 1t lpol-
son) with intent that it should be taken by any
horse, cattle, or other beast OF another person.
he shall be copfued 10 the penitentiary not less
than one no more than FIVE years.
Mr.. Bullaski, of the Y. M. G. A., of Wash
ingtoo, who has been absent tor the past Year.
has returned home for keeps, aud carried %
services 10 Arlington last Sunday night. MIR.
B.. ia an earnest worker for Christ, aud a gen.
eral ~tavority with the people OF this county
MIR John Bartlett, Of Arlington, had two foe
huoting dogs poisoned last week, and this kill
Jog is too dog goned mean, when there is over
one thousand worthless ours in this county
that might be mincemeated as we'll az not.
Excelsior Lodge, l. 0. 6. T., Installed Its
officers last week, and the members are lubl-
Iaut over the increased tax Oh the sale OF wins
key. The Legislature did one good thing, but
why 10 the thunder did they not fix the figures
at 81. 900, 900? because all human flesh is weak
Legislators no exception.