The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
THE LiND 0rLoUDOuN.
\ Newsy Letter About People and Things
in That County.

lGllESNlLLE. VA, Feb 11.-Special.
Mr.. Gideon Householder one TOT the
most prominent citizens of Northern
Loudoun. and Il former justice of the
peace, died an his home in Lovettsville.
on Monday last, i'm the eightieth year
of his age.
Mrs Louisa Russell is critically i'm
an her nome ina Waterford.
Jonathan Boyd (coloreO. while Telling
trees near PaeOnan Springs, was killed
by being caught under limb of falling
tree.
Col. joel L. Nixon died ar his residence
in Leeesburg. ON Sunday, the "a instant.
I'm ante-bullum days Col. Nixon was JUS
tice OF the peace. and colonel OF the
FIFTY seventh regiment of Virginia mill
tia. lie also served since the war and
until five or SIX years ago. as deputy
sheriff. during which time he had charge
of the county Jail. lie was a kind and
senerOus-hearted man. OF fine intell-
geuce. strong in his convictions, and OF
the strictest integrity. and was esteemed
ana respected throughout the county. lie
was about seyeuty-eight years OF age
Miss Rosa P0ultOn. of Warrenton. is
visiting the family OF DIR. j. ". Taylor,
of liilsbOr0ugh.
Mr. Jessup Blair. of Washington, D. c..
last week visited his uncle. Maj. A. ).
Nicholson. OF Hamilton
A cemetery company has been organized
at Hilshorough. with following officers.
James T.. Clendenning president; j. II.
Thompson. secretary and W. -. ThOmp-
son. treasurer.
Among the requests made by the late
Mrs. Mary r.. Haines. of Hamilton, was
one of $1,000 10 the Baltimore conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church, South,
for missionary purposes.
la eripp. seems 10 hs extending
throughout the county and increasing
iu NiruleuCe.
Miss Sallie Osburne of Castlenan's Fer
rs. is visiting her aunt. Mrs Jane Os-
burn, near Purcellville.
Dir W A. L. Ostrandcr. OF summit
New Jersey has taken charge OF the
Leesburg Inn.
Mr. g. Y. White. mayor of Leesburg,
has been confined TO his home by sickness
for several weeks.
Mr. b. T. Sheetz. editor Of the Mirror.
who has been confined 10 his room by
sickness for five or six weeks. is thought
TO De- recOferiu-
Mr. Samuel Brown has bought iho farm,
Mountain View belonging 10 the estate
OF the late Joseph Nichols, and contain
ing go acres for $1,000 cash.
Pneumonia is prevalent IN some sections
Of the county
Mr.. Clyde Keene. OF Sterling has taken
Horace Gresly's advice and gone West.
Miss VIVA Spring. Of Taylortown. died
on Sunday.
Mr. Thomas A. Baker, Of Mercer dis
trlct. and Mrs McDonough. Of i.eesburg.
were married on Wednesday night. Rev.
J. ". Grub officiating.
The late heavy rains have thoroughly
saturated the soil and sent our streams
bounding along with renewed vigor
While our people are much afflicted with
influenza or Ia grippe. the equine race
seems 10 be equally afflicted with distem-
per
Judge j. r. McCabe went 10 Richmond
last week on professional business.
our people are much gratihed az the
passage of The Maupin bill, for they had
about lost hope when the bill was recon-
mitted 10 the committee. All honor 10
the delegates who supported the bill. Let
the senator's do likewise. with The minis
tors Christian men and women or the
state ON one side. and all the gamblers.
thugs and rowdies on the other. should
Virginia senators hesitate as 10 whose
voico thev will heed, or in whose Interest
they will legislateZ 49,. ..,,,,,o 81
n the moral sentiment or the people "l
VIRGINIA IS disregarded now II VIII make
t.e.If felt i'm the future. and our senate =
,,'t1 ~. wise 10 take cOgnizance or mat
g, When IL comes 10 the protection
80 o,,r n.ouls from legalized wee rarty
- are and will be ignored and should