Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-27
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Correspondence OF tho Alexandria GAZETTE
BRUNSWICK County, Va April 29rd, 1888.
Good fare, prompt attention and liberal
accommodations is the pleasant lot Of the
weary traveller VINO Iarres at the Hotel
Thomas in this pretty little courthouse vii
lage OF fLawrenceville, with its three hundred
population. Ii is court day, and the streets
and byways are crowded, every man seem.
ing On bnaness bent, rushing hilher and
thither stores. crowded with customers,
horse dealers numerous, .ith horses and
muiss of every ege, color and condition, in
Guiding some fine stock. People from every
section OF The counLy, By common c9nsent,
come together once month ~ transact
business and exchange civiltics Every.
boGy is good natured aod all sober, for
''sp!ri:sn are not dispensed il place, and
are Only sot. in. several remote PARTS of the
county.
love Old Brunswick; il is u beautiful
ead productive county, with great diversity
OF agricultural products. Cotton is the
great stapls it grows finely and yields
abundenty. The IauGs are rolling,
views extensive, farms in & high state
Of cultivation, people generally industrious,
generous and hospitab!e aud always glad 10
SEQ and entertaiG strangers. The Meherrin
river runs directly through lis centre whilst
the NottOway forms its northera boundary.
Ii is vel! watsFed il evsr section by numer-
Gus .Verets aud creeks flowing into the
rivere. The farmers you meet here are
solid looking set of men, their ruddy cheeks
and firm grasp Indicate their cordial nature
Lawrencep!Iie. after about hundred
years Of quiet repose, has recently taken
start. Several new store houses have been
built, and few young and enterprising
merchants have opened up large stocks. 1t
is expected that the Atlantic and Danville
R. r. will soon be pushed through from Bell
field, but the company has made so many
promises and complied with so few that the
people have no5 as ucb faith as they ouce
had. Indeed, Il is n !ine that ought to be
pushed without delay through this great
producing country. About TWO miles
from here is located the Episcopal In.
Urinary for colored people, and it is
quiet charity. There are 43 inmates, and
Mrs. Judge T. B. Buford, of this county. has
entire control of the institution. The build
Jugs are neat and are located in al attract.
i've grove. as is also the chapel, at which
Bishop Randolph preached few days ago.
learned from a party interested ofa bold
swindle perpetrated upon an estimsble old
ladq in this vicinity. Mrs. Reines owns sew
eral small tracts OF land in Texas, which,
being unproductive, and having owned them
since shortly after the Mexican war, claimed
but little attention from her. She had
placed the property years ago IN the hands
of an attorney. Singulary enough, the at
torney appeared in this section a few days
nd 1rn,, !, ;Ios
spects" to his client, IS he WAS en- route for
New York. His manners vera charming,
his conversation entertaining, but soon came
mis- talk on the Texas property. which APP
peared valueless in his eyes, particularly one
small tracf, which was surrounded by other
peoples land entirely cut of. He thought
il advisable thnt ne should sell tiff he could,
aud said that it might bring something over
one hundred dollars He might even push 1t
up to one hundred and fifty but ne would do
the best he could to get rid OF it for her.
She consented, and the next suggestion from
him was that as she doubtless needed funds
he would, out Of his own pocket, give her
one hundred dollars for it, and run the risk
of g profit for commission. This gentle and
sympathetic conversation totally dsarmed
her Of any suspicion of his real designs, and
thinking him so kind and liberal she at
once accepted the olfer, the amount was
paid, the papers signed, and he was soon on
his way home rejoicing. The next day the
lady, VITO is IS years old, received letter
from another lawyer in Texas offering
$4,000 for the ssmo tract of land, which fully
explained the disinterested visit of the de-
ceptive attorney. Upon the receipt of the
letter she at orce consulted her home law
yer. had him write out the facts, made oath
to the same, had the county seal attach.
ed, and forwarded the paper to Texas
lawyer, hoping tina. the transfer or sale
might be set aside by the court, in view of
tho deception practiced. The lady's innn-
cia ability is very limited, which makes the
transaction more to be deplored G. VIC.