The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-18
T8E LAND OF LOUDOUN.
A xewsy Letter About People and Things
ofthe County.
IlIrCUESVILLE. VA, Feb.

III rlI-cuESVILLE. VA, Feb. 1i.-Special
NNr REM. q. C.rter son of the late Geo.
carter. of OAKLAND. died near PlilomonI
ON Wednesday, in the fifty-third year OF
his age. $40.
tried at the last term of the County Court
for the murder of Samuel Weary (coiored''
was acquitted by the jury. the prisoner
vas defended by Mr.. r. +. Garrett. The
verdict Is generally considered Jus. one
The popular lecturer. Rev. X. q. Hippo.
"a billed TO lecture at various points IN
the county.
The union revival services held IN the
Opera II ouse, In Leesburg, and conducted
by MIR. James T.. Scheduled, OF Danville,
are exciting great interest throughout me
county He has fine audiences at ms oay
meeting. but at night the crowds that
attend are simply overwhelming and be-
yond lthe capacity Of the building.
, Mre. G. W. Littlejohn, OF harper ;
trM. is visiting friends IN LeesDurs.
Mr. w w Nixon. one of the popular
.nronrietors of the Hotel Linden. in Lees
burg. has severed his connection with That
+hostelry and accepted a position as the
washington representative OF the Mars
Zen American Cellolose Company, OF Phil
,6elphia. and of the Crescent ship-yard at
f.ljzabeth. n. J. MIR. Nixon VIII have his
,ftice i'm the Corcoran building. in wash
ngton. ID. c.
g,he Hotel Linden will be conducted in
he future by the senior member OF the
I'D firm, Mr.. George III. Nixon.
s one day last week Justice Mason Throg-
norton committed to jail Payne Hunt and
tlis son tcolored) for three months and
lined them ten dollars each FOR stealing
y, hog from Miss Sarah Monroe. While
}on the way to the county-seat. and When
near Leesburg. the younger Hunt leaped
from the vehicle I'm which they were be-
ing conveyed 10 Jail and escaped from the
ofncers having him in custody.
Mrs. Mary +. Mcfarland. relict OF the
late Jospeh Mcfarland. of Arcola. died
on the efh instant at the residence of her
sister. Mrs. William NJ. Moran, near
Sterling.
Major Charles II. Lee. of Hamilton. has
gone 10 Washington. ID. c.. seeking the
services OF an occulist for the removal
of cataracts from his eyes.
4 During the high wind on Monday n por-
lion OF the roof and rafters OF the Bap-
DIST church at Waterford, and also the
top OF one Of the chimneys. were blown
on.
Air. T. r. Cooksey has been appointed
postmaster at Woodburn.
Elder Hardy. Primitive Baptist church.
OF North Carolina. will preach In the
court house at Leesburg on the evening
Of the 2ist instant.
Mr. H. u. Male. one OF our leading
.aorse- breeders received on Tuesday via
Point OF Rocks from Indiana. nine hand
ONE thoroughbred and half-bred hack
ey horses.
Miss Elizabeth Helm. Of Hamilton,
Started on Wednesday on a visit 10 friends
. n Wilmington. Del.
Miss Dncle Chamblin is spending a
month In New York.
Mrs. Charles Hammcrly. wife OF Justice
'Hammerly. IL seriously III AT her home. at
|Hcodercvf.
Z AFR. and Mrs. r. II. James. OF Hamilton.
Returned last week from an extended visit
- Texas.
Miss Alice Adams. OF Round Hill. is
.iuite H.
4 The citizens OF Taylortown have petit
&oned the Legislature TO enact slaw pro-
4 hitting the making OF more than ten
5,ailons Of cider by any one family. and
furnishing with fine or Imprisonment any
ne who shall sell the same.
The apple crop OF Loudoun was un-
'ssuaily large last year. and as the apple
market was dull our farmers converted
most Of their apples into cider in con-
sequence Of imbibinS too freely Of this
beveysse after II became hard" great
lea1 Of drunkenness prevailed In some