Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-08
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Correspondence, OF the ALxandtia Gt2l.!e. |
WooDyrLE. RArp Co., Va. Feb. 4.-No
little ietIlg tXi:t5 emtng Tho farmers Of this
nciShtoIhocG, caused hy lac GepredatioIs Of
wlritItss ours % tic th,tp Within The last
mouth or Kiss, thirty sheep laVo tocn killed
nesr ~, rtoriy Fl Q: t!crl htisg WIS which,
with tic locked t,r ircrt asc. ks o l,s5 OF
several tuaGr.l doiinIs. This scfiors !sl ia
iEe work Of :Gve!al wottLl:ss clis tgnCd by
DCcrcs, and k.rt by tho c2mnu1ity st large;
The oIly TCCrIss ~ the killing CT lhCm If POSI-.
bic, &c Oekailur ui tho damage, and acy
EIuIugi it c>!t( l.Il 10 he u@uois may be ablo
20 "vu'se -. "i ito necessity for good dog law
whici Gr ave Let, END tho self Examination
l1tn thst liilh,rto unanswered problem 81 TO
Why tVtiy poor aud vaGebOud lego 10 The
state Hist halt stsili1g himssl', will persist
oHnirg che II I1oro vic worthless aud vaga
bold curs. Which The community must keep
std tecd-it 10. 90 oiLcr choc, food, CD sheep.
it COOS Seem 10 Us that ii We still Eceleo. 10
provide whstrv,r pfott c,lon @ sound, s riot deg
law will give Us. Bud farmers capt cialIy, lemsia
oontcDt to 500 this strange aud provoking oRn.
cIsiip OF irresponsible rOan and poor dog. it
wOu!d be q sell protection to them 10 either buy
these vile GUS al The price Of good dog, or
e'S, or2anZJ aud prosecute general warfare
TO tho death OF every dog iour ca soy of their
premises.
1t is corair!y provoking AID s:IiJus mat.
tor Ter TIE Owotr thus to 10 81 thu mercy Of
class. Ecei'e in ittllug oLc moro .Eao practical
ID dGnsgo Ia tic tX!rclso ct lhoir rights, fer it
Is lac: Tho. vii! n0s successfully he conlradic:
TED. that Tire greater uart II Tue loss 10 sheep
4. Ia, ht,kh b., Il 4.
abond dogs. VINO +, ,ioo 10 soma Sambo as mas
TER. bu. which are the " ills If the community
ut large, spd the spccisl foe Of the sheep field.
Oac Of these four footed Ishmse is now at
large, he de;uted cCstfoicr of $lC0 worth Of
sLcsp. uud IoaDs tia ncigbbo1hood at will,
intent upcn bis work Ct nidug bit tu.ohery. tho
cunoiog self Taught, experienced sheep killer
who 10 ono Light, did ereattr Wrorg to ouo Ct
GU! farmers than Lis ircs2cLsib!e tiatk master
cju!d repog 10 40 eurlic years work.
Jh's bloody hytua successfully escaped the
rclsevericg, wall c,pGuc:ed lult CT party CT
cue farmers who pursued him with fox houldj.
horses ard fuo:, throughout 90 entire day, and
now, doubtless, havirg we'll rested himself after
his long, hut cucplos csc,pe, and his appetite
we'll Whetttd by his ioIoad sbssno, from the
sheep fold. viii shortly 70 forth refreshed end
eager lJr vergea' c.. AID voc to that flock upon
which be Fl 81 sha fill with all his ills iresh 10
mird.
We regret to arGcu.c, The Geash OF Mr..
Adam Rose, young gentleman from Washing
ton city. who spent the last summer 10 our vii
Iage. His death tccarred few days sire, at
the homo of his parents near the Navy Yard,
aiter c short ilicts3 from pneumonia. He loft
macy ifieEts tcrc to whom be had warmly ct.
tLched hinslt ty his kindness Ct heart, apd
VAIN smiabIo disposition. ard his manly per-
500 will long b. missed among that large circle
who noulp his early death Rher;v.r hs WIS
known.
Mr.. H. George OF our village, aid ono Ct cur
mcss popular end wall known ycuog men, is
row. We are glad to kooE. ci!izeu Of your city,
having recently scared pcsiitn 10 the ofics
OF the V. Nj. Il. Il. Conpspy.
Our CCuoty CouFt. Judge STROLLER, will
held its monthly tcin. bseintiig ca Monday
next. the II h lest
Affection is bling tufntd to Our coming
election for county tfioirj, ADD candidates ore
bcirg spnoutc d aid announcing themselves
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