Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-31
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Correspondence of tho Alexandra Gazette |
ORLEAN, Jan. Cove met with man re
Gently who bad most remarkable memory
he WAS cue 0? set of twins; said no remem
bcIed that he WAS bora few minutes baiore
twelve O'clock, and his brother few minutes
stc7 twa!ve. And he Gls) remembered that
each g! them had curse, and he being very
beautiful baUy The two purses had tight be-
fore they could decide which should nurse him.
The dafsstcd purse sid she didn't caro- 'ccs
Mss 10 Wud be tho hess Looking when dey got
big lie said the purses prophecy bad proven
true.
There wog q marriage recently about seven
mics from this place beyond the R!ppahGonock
liver, consequently ROT 10 this county. The
parties had been living together as Dan and
wife fox several years, bat had never bcco le-
gal!y married. Sollr young men persuaded
them 10 60: married, and bought the license
for tn AND sent il to him, aud he eaid he
'Eou!d get m1riicd It the preacher w1ud marry
t5cm i0r oaa dollar, which Tho preacher agreed
10 IN. The intended bride had only four hours
lul,2. Sac was then making cail:o dress,
which SIC completed save the sowiCg 90 OF The
buttons. for "bich she substituted rIos. Ia
due tine ih2 plrs00 came accompanied by sew.
cral yonGg Eco. She told cae OF the youoG
u.n that sac never hsd been married, and she
Gi! aot kn3w hog to 80. lie told her al! ste
squld have 10 do would be to low when the
preacher rclehed c.rsin pout IN the care
mJoy aud tho man would say yes. IGcy
marched itto the rcom, she 90 tho wrong side,
arG ~ t. tho pafsoD, Wao stood sikh the il.
- nnn,. EtJ am
aa.horz ID tg this license to unite 10 the holy
herds OF wedIock John - and Louisa ---.
John IT this poius said, Yes, sir, and sho
made & Tremendous bov.
There il uGt GnaDS miles from this p!ac, }
youog Iomau WHO chcwj tobacco AID swallows
the Gc:tGr. he question was asked her why
.shn Swallowed ii. Che replied that when she
vss quito small she learned to chew, and whoa
her mother discovered it she caught her by the
thrca. I'D checked her, which ca1scd her to
s1a !oa s0lue OF the amber, and she had been
s7aoHiug il ever since.
! gentleman from Alexandria arrived IL Sa
lem shoc: lime sico' AM went la,o toe bar
b:l's shop 10 get shave. Tha batb,r told
iGl he could not oc.a:n aanda!c him as be had
loaned lis razor ou5. lie asked him it he
coul,ln'G send aud get it. He said i; was CUT
10 the cJuuIrJ about two miles. AMI il would
take 100 iCnc.
4 drummer ir2m Bal.imore visited our town
tcocaig aud said lie was surprised DOT to see
SOY money 10 circnIa.ior. lie stopped arOuod
f.. 2 tsy or two, and just before leaving
10 !sas invited irto q 0ar room to teke
4 dt,nk. The young men that lGpltcd
hin was very nicely dressed; had bis
C"erc0at buttoaed rciy close, and the drum
pier thought Of cour5a that this mau had moCo?.
They wcnt 10 AID tGrl k q drink and the gopog
nan ios!oad It puillcg oct the money ran BIS
haad uader his o73icDa: aud pulled out econ
skin aud received rabbit skin 10 change L.
an IMPORTANT DECISION. Court Of
Aorcals of Virginia last week decided case,
i1vc.vlaS sevcra! thousand dollars ~tleh goes
tst toTard sustaiuog tho position that "a
s.r5pg verbal contract, we'll proved, is better
than :, written agreement
Years ego, IsG:well Loyelt sold several
Iiccc: oi real estste 10 this c5un,y-in somc
:!,..a,c;s giviag the purchaser written agree.
mco!--la! in o!hers nu:hing but nero verbal
coa;i5c. al Tie parties were put in p1ssts
sion ci Tie property, and the purchase money
in caci? case was pad. Time rolled CO, and
isG.Se l.ovctt hccarc iDsoveDt. ald his
oTcdl'2ta T. I'd that there Wss nowhere any re-
ab5vc referred to. ard Davries Stephens IL
Co. Instituted suit against Lovett to subj
this properly to the raymeat Of their demands,
and obtained Judgment tor the ssuo il the Cir
cui. CUurl OF L,ui1u1.
dr. HAIRY Hea'op, c3u1sel for the verbal
c1o!rsa! MEG. carried the matter TO The Court
ot Appeals, aud BIZ him il WIS argued bccre
!ha. body q few Hceks age. Tho COurt-Hftcr
doci;iag nat the lois Of Frederick Miller, Pat
!icE Kelly ard Wan. k:lly. all of whom put
CHASED sud took possession under written con
tracts which have pevcr been recorded ere Void
as 10 purchasers, and are therefore bouad b.
the iu lamenis against Lorcit, cJliinucs-
But the Cauft is further OF opinion that The
said decree Ct the Circuit Court, so far as. and
to ih9 cx!cut, that it cutJrccs The judgment
lien ct the appeiefs against the lands sold TO
hbraal Yorpg, VIM. Brislaa, Michael BIs
lard nd Samuel O,burn is crroBcou:; the
NGu.: bcGg CT Option tia; these lands ba7irg
keea purchased uador psrol agreement. ard
the purchase noocy, or large part thereof.
haVtug been paid, and tho paths having beeo
Let in;o possession OF the same under said parol
agrc. m2at, which Was not susceptible Of being
REGARDED, and therefore cot clming Ri!hla the
r. gIstTati31 nos, and were not liable to tho
tl:us 81 the in igment agalcat the vendor. ID. |
v:tt. '-L0ulom Mirror.
l@lJ- HE NATIONAL COMPLAINT. -Dgspep. |
Sic is the Ga!'cns! com la!Dt Aimost every 9th.
er man or woman you meet ha;is, and the re- !
ut /. that the number Of paeudo.remedies for it !
is Is numerous ss Phsroah's host. They arc for !
he raost part worthless. There is, however |