Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-28
LETTERS from Fairfax Court House.

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Letters from Fairfax Court House.
CoIrsspond encc Of the Alex. x.ldria G.z:lte. !
FAIRFAX &. H.. July %. lSI9.-Oar Coua'
ty Court adjourned yesterday to the court 10
ctu:sc. TIE us1al equity business having been
traus:c ed, FrlJk Jeukos. iodi,;td Tor house.
breakug, aud julius Bill for grand larceny,
we're convicted std the iorm4r sent to the Penl
Tertiary Tor five years, und The latter Tor three
The Sheriff will leave with them t5r Rl,hnond
Oh "Wednesday or Thursday mex.
q. w. WattIes. e:q.. CT your city, was pre-
sent yesterday 10 hear aud detcrminc the con
tested election casJ Ct tho people against Ii. +.
Broadwater. csq,, bu; ou IN ison or the pel
toners this oass was conlluu,d uY'il Thursday
Of the week 81 August Court. ersulog. 10 Con
sequence OF tho absence Of Mr.. L,odcn ksut,
place Ct Judge Charles r. Stunt, wto was
CRITICALLY employed.
This ossg is xci.irg uluch int2rtst as we'll as
feeling in tic cousty the u0s: material ltq1iry
teia2 the motive to the contest.
The election Of Mr.. Richard Farr Broadwater
as Commissioner Of the Revenue for the n ,r.h-
ern D!st,iot Of the county wzs bit upon
TO correct great wsongs alleged 20 have been
done the couIty, the free ballot box, aod ino
nigh, eli lhc people 10 laiT clecuo1. Livery
wrons should be corrected. if there be u remedy,
aud ii viottcJ to the Interests CT the county
or tho rl2bis OF any o0c E&S bccn Coco by Ihls
electiou i; should be set aside and ncw cectllu
ordered. Bot why ston OF this ha t way house.
10 this particular cis, The people expressed
their will. their prettreDcs, acd thor choice,
Just as they did for Treasurer, Sheriff, Com
mouwcalGh's Attorney and Commissioner Of the
Kevc0ue for shc Scuheru District; their cleo
lion vas certified 10 by tie s,me J1dges, the
same reuros, ssuu pu books, sem: bi!lots and
same canvas,ers These Cffi,ers we're elected
for the cuLlrc c,uoly, BfoadTsur Tor tn! hall,
aud il his lleooa IS undue md irregular s. Is
The c!ccloa cf each OF the ttll,erS named. Ii
wroog has becn Coac b. bis ellc.!oa, tie saue
wroOg, On o grciter 10 prep 'rtIon as the bait -
to the whole, has tc:i dule By the eItclon Ct
the Cfh::rs uamld IL will not bVail to say their
e'coliou is MT c0Y.G5ted-tEat ihsy fold &C.
cJrdog TO law because the ten days given t1r
contest hes passed, that they, or part CT them,
had 10 opposition, or 1t less; week opposition.
Ii prrcl;- arc 20 be c0unted GU! because per-
sons not qualified 10 vo!c, voted th4rc at, the
same plea must tant every poll AMI the returns
urcsumab!e that 81 ne bad votes wero CAST fIr
one mao. NJ fraul is charged TO Mr.. Broaf'
wAter Dor csa amp be sustained. There may be
c5ulcst Withcu; 81 opposing candidate, Why
then were not Is cmDTsccd 10 this contest ast
let us for oacc lave fail hsod Ct Legally elect
ed ttficeTs? THIS contest il iUau9 uratcd by
seventeen ro'srs 10 be na,nn Of the pecr:e 10
remove tn cfh3:r claimed to he uUdu!y clecicj,
ADD where duties arc eJatiacd to halt the cCao.
ty; Hhy omit clhc:rs elected fer the eulife
ctuuy? To lhcse Qu?s:ious | dire: the
attcD!lcn OF !he people VITO are to BE- at the
expense OF tho special c5urt II Ibis case; GO
them falls the burden, rxpets. and trouble cf
special el(c loo.
We to day he'd plentiful rain, :nakiog tie
hearts Of all elSd aud grateful. y. 3.
FAIRFAX c. II, Va July &c. 1879 After
dry spe! of nearly seven weeks, during which
tins the ground las been psrched, the grass
nesrly all killed and the corn twisted like
corkscrew, Cur section has been visited by
most bountifui rain. At this wiring Inc Clouds
are sending us copious shower.
Providence Lodge No. 9, l. o. g. T., Of this
place, elected tho following officers last night to
serve for the ensuing quarter: W. q. T., W. II.
Steele; w. V. T.. Miss Sslio Ssson; w. Sec,
D NJ Chichester; w. F. s., Frank z. Berkeley;
w. T., Mrs. Sarah Haw1hutEt: W. G.. g. w.
Gaines; w. NJ, Everett Wha'ey; w. G.. Jacob
H. Troth; ". Sentinel, B. Cornell; K. II s.,
Mrs. w. Il. Steele; J. II. . Mis-. Annie Miller;
w. d. NJ. Miss May r. Garfield. Tie lodge
is in q very fourishiLg condition.
On last Thursday eveLiag the Mite OF Zicn
Epi:copsl Church nc. a: iha residence Of Mrs
q. w Thomas Of tris riilsge The SPACIOUS
psror wss filed with the bosuly and intelligence
Of our community. The address Of welcome
YVES made by Master Willie Fullerton. Of Wash
iDgton, d G., in ae.t speech. During the
evening this young gentleman performed m-s-
terly and classical t..tss!s u Uon tie piano. The
evening was spent in music and song, and al
o'clock tho guests wore Invited 70 the scene of
gipsy camp under tie trees thht compose the
beautiful grove Of :h;s residence To many Of
the trees were attached Chinese lanterns ard
just under tho bougts Of grand Old OAK WAS 6
bright fire over which hung large iron keltle
a small tent stood just On tie margin Of tho pic.
ture. hrs T.. Representing The Old 'Esg" Ct
lie camp. was sitting Eesr the FIRE busy enyssed
10 reading weird clpfy poem. She was enough
to Arou:e the sumbsrs tf Meg Melriles" See
sounded Ehrill bisst uron buge, AID from
behind the trees in To Gi;taEce camc u band Of
.ipsie.-ive ladies ard fva seEtlemen-dlesse
IN irost approved gypsy style Arranging them
selves IN circle s5ou. the FIRE. they began the
"aavil chorus" scc JoraEisd with an anvil.
Miss p. 7. WAS tfu~ type OF poets dream Of
gi9sy maid 1lss Is. l. INSIDE ore think Of ye
o den times when our ICrses told US Gypsy ttories;
Mis-. b. was every Cit a Jolly gypsy Nts g. WAS
Ne yipsy-iihe possible. and Miss b. l. carried
us away baok when painter and post gave US the
romaDt tic scenes Of simplicity Ind love in Gypsy
lie. she was dressed rs gi.sy bride AID
when Tie rett s.~ hsr coming through me gloou
they struck up The 'orJa's cloTus'' from the
bohemian Gull Ihs five men locked every
inch Eve glpsles, AID coud have stolen hoTs.
or cut lhloat At q Moments nulice . fer The
camp broke Refresh u1etts were served, and The
inner nsn WAS built up by BIZ I'd :iiou Of sw. e..
leafs, etc Judge 1Lons: then rr.do 1ne rtIy
wsy poem. At i Isle hour tie guess deposited
highly pleased 1T Ills happy oecasloc: TIE next