Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-08
LouporS COUNTY.
Rife Range May be Estaphs"s~
Nenr Leesburg-Briefs.

rEEsBURG, VA. January 7--tspe-
cial. )-There is a good prospect OF na''ns
a rifle range established here oy tne GOV
ernment. Last summer the Sixth United
gates Cavalry cncamped on the farm OF
Captain j. w. Foster, about o mile run
I,eesburg and had splendid ranse' ~
afforded great pleasure. too, TO al ONT
reonle. Lieutenant n. :. Hale, un'eo
States army inspector OF smaii nf'nS
nractice for this department ineiasins
The troops at Fort Myer, near Washink-
ION has made his report TO General Mel
ritt commanding the Department OF tne
FAST NJ the results OF the practice during
the past year. Regarding the troops at
Fort Nlyer. he says: This post mas DO
target range and practice was Carried v,'
during the past season near beesou'e,
Va. while the command was ," su"n'e
encampment there Win the we" u
nossibie purchase or lease OF this site ior
future nractIce. a letter dated November
9th last was addressed to the command-
ing officer OF that post calling for re-
port on the adaptabilisy OF the site TOT
permanent use. The reply was empVoiou
in reports of three officers OF the COM
mand favoring the establishment OF me
range near Leesburg, Va
Major Lebo. Of the Sixth, reported az
follows: 1.-THE ground was very wen
adapted for It's purpose tsmaii-arms piaN,
tice) I'm every respect. The camp anu
range were located convenient TO sach
other: forage and wood purchased In ne
neighborhood at very reasonable pnces
GOOD railroad facilities near al mana io'
shipping property, supplies, etc. Inc 10
cation is healthy, with plenty OF Boo,i
water tor men and animals. am not
prepared at present to say wnetnc' a
more suitable or cheaper range couiu 10
found for smal-arnls practice; Du, tahins
| all the advantages or the range III 49,
! ton into consideration, have my dOup's
as TO whether other grounds could 90
| found with all the natural adyantases'
| where a permanent range could DE 'oh.
| structe. as cheapy. / would recommend
that this ground about 400 acres) DC pur
| chased or leased" Concluding, hvitenaht
| Hale saws: IF further action In tne
Marshall Hall be deemed not advisaoie'
IL is recommended that investigation iooh-
ing toward the purchase OF the LeesD"'s
! site be pushed TO a conclusion.
Mrs y a Paxton has sold her Water
ford mills to Mr.. A. s. Bates, her former
manager thereof for $50 II Is hne
property doing a good business.
Nill talk seems all the go about mere
Resides the flour-mill to be built here by
Mr. Woods Of Luray. w. 5. jenkins
e. Co. owners of the elevator at our de-
pot. propose TO enlarge by the addition VI
first-class flouring-mill.
Then. at Hamilton, 1t IL said mat
Rogers & chamblin intend the erection
of large roller-min there. Already Jonn
r. Smith & Co. have an extensive pian'
ar Purcellville. and Harmon Lodge one a.
Round Hill.
Colonel Z. V. White sold this wees
the white Hall" farm. on the Potomnc
beyond Goresville, containing % acres
for 5000. 1t belonged TO Mr.. Il. ;. TITUS
and was bought by Or. .. r. Colbert o.
Rappahannock county NJ.
A S-year-old colt, sold by Mr.. Roziel
Luck TO Mr.. Holloway, OF washington
has again been sold for N.O0O.
Charles Ball. son Of Mr. William Ball
, has been placed on the Fire Departmen
, of washington. through the kind office
Of Representative Rixey.
Marriage licenses numbering III wer
! issued from our Clerks office In the yea
1897