The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-13
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ALEXANDRIA. Va. sept. Special
some weeks ago eib-tonued Yankee.
calling himself l.. Naltor Weed. of tho
New York National Buudin. and Loan
Association. struck the m0ncycd dcnll.u.
OF the pretty and growing little town ai
Falls Church, about ten miles above here.
on the LOud0uu road. and 10 is said ho
struck IL rcn. The special claim made hl
the man wa, in regard 90 cash ADVANCES.
lie said the association wills SD rich and -.
solid that a branch formed hy good people
OF ihc place would get whatever 10 asked
for. They would not laNc To want Sis muu.I-
or year. he said. and many believed aN
that he said and more. and %, llct
were desirous OF building this fan rather
than in the spring, considerable stock
WAS taken in the enterprise. and branch
was formed, with Dr. Bernstein. president.
Mr.. Fred Meyers. secretary. cN-Mll0r
Morrison. attorney; with directory com-
prism. Dr. lod-kiu. Judge Riley. Mr.. kim-
ball. Lieutenant Marshall, and couple
more. Last week m application for th,
loan was duly made out iu accordance WITH
the agents in-tru .tions. ID Wa- forwarded
to New ork. and in due time 30 came back
with "a letter saying that their iraNeNu.
agents were not authorized 90 make an,
cash statements, and at the present time
they could make no loan. Mr.. l.. Waller
Weed had betaken his departure before lhc
paper got back. Of course. and many say
now they fear they won't get back what
they put down.
Mr.. Parker c. Wyeth. Of II. Joseph. Mis-
souri,, was married 10 Miss Ellen Ashton
Homer at 81. James church, Warrcnt0u.
yesterday. II was brilliant affair
1t is asserted by reliable persons that the
money is now in hand for the construction
Of a road from some point in the valley bl
WarrentOn to Washington. This line is in-
dependent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio road.
which, 10 is thought, viii certainly Doe built.
Mrs. Olivia Nichols, one of the oldest la
dies Of Loudoun county died ON sunday.
night.
Mr. Alexander :. Campbell died at War
rentOn day or two ago, aged seventy years.
He was gallant cN-COniedcrate of thu
Maryland line, and is SAID To- have been
lineal descendant Of Colonial Governor
SpOtsWOOd.
The other night a telephone wire broke
and fell over an electric light wire and be-
IAN 10 sputter, greatly % the delight Of
many who witnessed IL, for they thought ii
would burn out all the instruments on the
circuit, but IL did not.
MIR. John A. Marshall is erecting a row of
brick buildings on the long vacant lot al
King and Henry streets.
Tenement building has been a paying in-
yestmen. here for seueral years, many tax
ing advantage Of ii. Five or ten thousand
dollars thus invested pays from % % per
cent, and yet rents here are 30 per cent.
lower than IN Wa hingtOn.
The recent copi0us showers have helped
the farmers much. Yesterdays rains
washed the roads pretty badly in some
places.
There has been an unusually large mum.
Der Of lot sales out in the county recently.
Old fOur-M ile-Run is now becoming IA
nous as spOrtsman's resort. The fish
caught ihereabOuts are brook trout. rock,
aud large perch. Cunning in the marshes
above is reported better than anywhere this
side OF QuanticO.