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On March %, 1917. the Virginia legis-
iature auth p-iZed the Incorporation "f
the Alexandria and ITarpcrs Ferry rail-
road. About that time were also ir!cor-
porated the Orange and Alexandria, the
Norfolk and Western, III" Fredericksburg
and Blne Ridge and the LynchbUrg ard
Tennessee railroads. At that time Wee
already in operation or building in VIZ
gnia the Seaboard and Roanoke, 'he
Richmond aud Petersburg. tn" Richmond
and Danville, the AppomaItnx railroad
and the Louisa County railroad. The
act Incorporating The Alexandria and
Harpers Ferry railroad was amended in
1S49 and again i'll 1888 for the purpose
OF enabling the incorporatOrs 10 construct
Il railroad to be called the AieXandria,
I-oudoun and Hampshire, the purpose OF
the company being then not 10 build 10
HarperS Ferry, but to build west from
Leesburg TO Paddytown. in Hampshire
county, a coal mining district. The Alex
andria, Loudoun and Hampshire was
building during the civil War, but 1t WAS
never built across the Blue Ridge, and
even today its western terminus Is Blue
mont. at the east base Of the ridge.
Goose Creek, Leesburg. Purcellyiile.
Round Hill and other places have been
terTnini of this road. After long being
known as the Loudoun and Hampshire
il became the Washington. Ohio and
Western Then it became a branch OF
the Piedmont Air Line and later a
feeder or sucker of the Southern. 1t
was bought by the present company and
electrified.
The original wagon road between
Alexandria and Washington and
Leesburg probably followed an In
dian trail to the west, which prob
ably followed d buffalo trail. The
road was we'll worn and rutted by
traffic from about 112j until the pike
building period set in. near the be-
ginning of the nineteenth century.
Parts of the old dirt road are still
in use, traces of abandoned parts
may be found here and there through
the country. and long sections of the
road have been obiiteratcd. The first
charter of a company for building 4
pike between Alexandria and Lees
burg was granted in 1903, This COM
pany probably built part of the
road and failed.
A new charter was obtained in
1913 and the road was probably built
to LeeSburg in that and the next
three or four years, the streams
such as Difficult run. Sugarland run
and Broad run being forded and
Goose creek being crossed by ferry,
and the bridges over Broad run and
Goose creek were built about 1918.
that being the year in which the Eir-
ginia legislature passed an act lay
ing down the toll charge over those
bridges
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land at the rate of two shiliings sterling per
hundred acres. The ABOVE noted interim saw
steady influx Of the fine old English cav:l-
lier stock. the settlers occupying large tracts
OF land in the eastern and southern portions
Of the county, ihost Of the territory ex-
Middleburg and from the CAtoctin and Bull
Run mountains eastward to the eastern bor-
der Of the county 1t IL NOR" to this noble and
Shivalric strain than to any other 'that LOU
doun owes her present unrivaled social emf
nenCe.
The northern part Of the county. known as
THE German Settlement. section of about
tains westward to short Hill. and from the ro-
tomac river to near Wheatland. originally
settled by u sturdy and vigorous race of Ger
mans. principally from PENNSYLVANIA, hut II
few from New York, in which tw" colonies
they had settled on their arrival only few
many. They came to LIudoun between the
years 1880 and 1875. n about the time of the
cavalier settlements In the eastern section Of
the county. These German settlers were u
patient, God-fearing people. naturally rugged
and very tenacious in the preservation Of their
language. religion. customs and habits. Every
stage in their development has been marked
by d ppaceable and orderly Department. per
feet submission to the restraints Of civil au-
thority.
While the German and English i'm
migration was flowing in there was
also tide of Quaker settlement from
Pennsylvania, and it is recorded that
MANY members of the Society of
Friends came directly to this part Of
Virginia from England and Ireland.
They generally settled in the central
portion of the county west of Leesburg
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Souvenir Habit.

THE souvenir habit fas grown in
America, and the souvenir in
dustry is one of considerable inn
portance in all those cities which are
entitled to the distinction, or which
claim the distinction of being his
toric." The selling of souvenirs is fol-
lowed in practically all pleasure re-
sorts, whether they are scashore re-
sorts, river shore, lake side, noun
tain side or hilltop resorts. Scarcely
any town in the United States is
without it's souvenir post cards.
Washington is perhaps the greatest
souvenir city" in America, and the
selling of souvenirs at the capital
goes back farther than the oldest in
habitant can remember. One of the
old-time popular souvenirs for sale
in Washington was the Mount Yer
non cane" 1t was in the winter of
1867 that James Crutchett, well
known Washington man of that time. '
entered into an agreement with John
A. Washington, then the owner OF
timber from the Mount Vernon
woods for conversion into souvenir
canes. A good many Mount Vernon
trees were sawed into those souve-
Mrs. Mr.. Crutchett fitted up a big
building with m-driven lathes and
other machinery for converting these
authentic Mount Vernon trees into
canes, picture frames and small
pieces of furniture. The canes were
made after the model of George
Washington:s favorite walking stick
that is, the one he usually carried.
Each of the articles turned out by
the Crutchett factory was stamped:
warranted of Mount Vernon wood
and was accompanied by a certificate
signed by John A. Washington, pro.
prietor. of Mount Vernon. and by the
mayor of the city of Washington.
Mr.. Crutchett was born in England
and came to Washington in 1872 and
was of that character of man called
"enterprising." He promoted the
plan by which a big gas lamp was
that was the forerunner of the great
light that shines there now to notify
Washington, or warn Washington
that Congress, or a part of IL, is IN
night session. The dome on which
the gas light shone was that low and
| round one which was superseded dur
ing the civil war by the present
dome. Mr. Crutchett lived in
! frame house at the northeast corner
of North Capitol and streets. which
the late extension of Capitol Park.
The house sat hig gh above the street
and the gray stone wall enclosing
! the lot stood for a good while after
the house was torn down. and was
familiar sight to Washington people.
Before he entered into the arrange
ment with Mr. Washington of Mount
Vernon, he began the manufacture OF
certain articles OF a peculiarly
American character.
On the breaking out of the civil
war the factory was taken over by
the government for military uses.
The government paid Mr.. Crutchett
So. 600 for the use of the building DUR
ing the term of the war and allowed
him $1,000 with which to make re-
pairs and alterations. He accepted
! this money under protest, declaring
that the compensation was inad-
equate, and later presented 4 claim
before The mixed commission on
American British claims for bal
ance of s123,OG0. The commission, In
l1S73 allowed him $4,000 above the
amount already paid him by tho gov
ernment
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7 EESBURG is one of the old
prosperous and picturesque
neishbor towns of Washing
ton. Most Washingtonians
know of it, and though nearly every
body in the capital has visited there
or passed through at one time or an
other. yet perhaps the visitor or traV-
eler has not learned as much abou:
the rare old town as he should know.
Leesburg was firmly established on
the map before the city of Washing
ton was born. No doubt there are
houses in Leesburg older than any
house in Washington. and there are
streets in Leesburg which were lined
with shops and dwellings before sur
veyorS ran their lines and drove their
Stakes to mark where Pennsylvania
avenue and F and G. 1th, 11th, 18th
and 18th streets were to be. But Lees
burg is not only an old city. In a
sense it is new. Ancient buildings
have been taken down and new ones
reared on their site. Modern build
ingS and old ones stand together, and
those that have classic walls and
whose doors. windows and chimncys
tell that they We're Set up a century
or SO ago have been mouernized. At
night electric light shines in the old
rooms and Railways. an electric bell
Is beside the knocker. telephone bells
tinkle and water comes into the
houses through mains and pipes from
a city reservoir instead of 'by bucket
from a spring or well.
The people who live in those old
houses go to the movies ride in
horseless carriages. look languidly
skyward when plane scars by,
and wear styles in clothes that would
have seemed scandalous to the folk
who moved into those homes when
they were new. Fire plugs stand in
the streets, the postman rings the
doorbell and delivers letters, mes
sengerS bring kilograms to the banks,
business houses, offices and the hotel,
Photographs play and quilting bees
and knitting parties are far rarer
than bride parties and dances where
gay and handsome youth trot and
even toddle. All the young people
know what 1t is to rag" and jazz"
and you would have to seek out some
very old people in the town If you
wanted a definition of such antique
phrases as "all saSh-a-ay," "dosee-do,"
'left hand round" and balance all"
r EEsBURG is a very up-to-date
- town. Its streets are smooth
surfaced with tar and stone, the new
sidewalks are of cement and the older
pavements of red brick, the cutters
are stone paved and the curbing is
of granite. After the English fash
ion of the time when Leesburg was
building, many of the dwellings face
Immediately upon the street. but
these have big green gardens at the
side and back. Generally the homes
are set away from the street and in
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Bluff were: Union. 40 killed, 1873
wounded and ia captured or miss
ing; total, 921. Confederate. 33 kill
cd, 115 wounded, missing
Col, E: D. Baker retired from the
United States as a senator from Ore
gon to enter the military service in
command of a volunteer regiment.
The battle of Balls Bluff, the congress
sional inquiry into it, the charges and
counter charges. show that it was one
Of the sensational episodes Of the civil
war. Coming three months to day
after the Union disaster at Bull Run.
and with no Union success between
the two tragedies, it further sad
dened and Inundated the people of
the north.
X X X X
THE railroad over which some OF
YOU travel to Leesburg from Wash
ington is one of the old roads of the
United States. It was conceived to con-
meet Alexandria with Harpers Ferry,
which had become a railroad point on
the building Of the Baltimore and Ohio.
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Warrenton; clerk Of the court, B. W.
Franklin;> sheriff, T. W. Edwards;
commonwealth attorney, Cecil Con-
nor; treasurer, A. B. Richard; COM
missioners of revenue, Joseph. E:
Wright of Leesburg, A. P. Megath of
Leesburg. w. c. Benton of Middle.
burg, W. R. Newton Of Bluemont.
J. T. Marshall of Hillsborough and
G. H Virts of! Lovettsville; county
supervisors, NJ. H. Whitmore Of Lees
burg. chairman: L. D. Sewers of Ster-
ling, George Frasier of Upperville,
H. C. Rogers of Hamilton. w. D.
Thompson of -Hillsborough and b. G.
Johnson of LovettSville.
Leesburg has recently organized a
chamber of commerce and this is put
ting new spirit and pepper into the
old town. II. A. Thompson is presi-
dent and Wilbur c. Hall, who is also
lawyer and a member of the state
legislature. is the secretary.
One hundred and fifty of the live
wires of Leesburg are already en-
rolled as members. and the officers say
that every man in town not yet ready
for the cemetery is going to Join in"
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deep and shady grounds. as though
they would stand apart from the dust
and noise of the public way. Many
of these homes, both the new and the
old, are comfortable and handsome.
Please do not gather from this that
Leesburg is merely quiet residence
town. whose chief aim in life is to be
a beautiful suburb Of Washington and
q: splendid situation for summer
homes. 1t is a business town, and
facts in support of that statement
will be presented as we go along.
Then you must remember that Leese
burg is the court town, or the capitaE
of one of the rich and prosperous
counties of the United States. The
name of that county is Loudoun.
Leesburg lies in a region Of re-
1narkable fertility and scenic charm.
i y a.trtde more than tWo- MILES west
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of the Potomac river and an air line
from Leesburg to the Potomac would
strike the great river near the south
end of Harrisons Island and short
distance below Balls Bluff. place
which gave its name to an engage
ment between Federal and Confeder-
ate forces in the fall Of 1861. to which
much significance was attached. Har-
risons Island lies in the Potomac
above Edwards Ferry. which crosses
from Maryland and strikes the Vir-
ginia shore at the mouth Of Goose
creek. and below that ferry variously
called Whites and ConradS Ferry,
which is about five miles farther up
the river.
The town lies near the base-per-
haps half a mile from the beginning
Of the main climb-of the Catoctin
mountains. a chain which parallels
the Blue Ridge and which is part
of the Blue Ridge. system as the Blue
Ridge is Of the Appalachian system.
The distance from the crest of the
Catoctin range to the crest OF the
Blue Ridge is about twelve miles, and
between them is an upland valley dot
farms and watered by numerous
streams which for the most part have
their source in the Blue Ridge. though
some have their springs in an inter-
vening ridge called Short Hill. which
extends from the Potomac opposite
Weverton. which is three miles east
of Harpers Ferry. to a point about ten
miles south Of the river.
West of Leesburg Tuscorora creek
has found or made a pass through
railroad from Washington passes
through that gap on its way west
from Leesburg to Purcellvi!le. Round
Hill and Bluemont. Good wagon
roads cross the ridge. roughly fol-
lowing the course Of the creek.
though at the crest of the range
one of these roads descends directly
west and leads across the valley by
way of the village of Lincoln. which
is south of the line from Clark's Gap
ansmHnt ana Sy KoSna Eay Of H Hr"5en Per
haps the average Washingtonian will
get a better idea of the situation Of
the Catoctins when he is told that 1t
is that high. steep range which the
Potomac river breaks through at
THE Catoctins dominate the land
scape at Leesburg and often
white clouds play around them and
rain waves sweep them while the
sun shines on Leesburg. Another
strong and nearly always present
note in the view from Leesburg is
Sugarloaf mountain. to the north
east. the solitary mountain with
major dome and several minor tops,
which rises steeply out of the undu-
hating plane between the Seneca and
Monccacy, and whose top may be
seen in clear weather from some
high points in Washington, though
it is thirty miles away.
All roads in Loudoun county lead to
Leesburg. and many of the roads in
the western part of Montgomery
county and the southern part of Fred
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erick county. in Maryland. In Fair
county, Va, the roads point to Fair
Washington. and to Leesburg. II the
question were asked Of old roads In
the western part Of Fairfax county,
''Whitther do you lead?" some would
answer. II lead to Alexandria sir"
and others would reply, "Sir. lead to
Leesburg." This confusion in the old
roads might be explained by the fact
that Loudoun county was part of
Fairfax county, and later part of
Loudoun county came to be a part Of
Fairfax county. One of the main
east-and-west highways of the Amer
lean colonies led through Leesburg,
crossed the Blue Ridge through Snick-
ers Gap, negotiated the Shenandoah
at Castlemans Ferry. and then, pass
ing Berryville. wound on through the
, 1921-10-15
Post Office Notice

COMMENCING Saturday, Oct. %, 1871,
this office will be closed on Saturdays
- at 4 %. M, and the hour for closing
the mail for Saint Thomas. Porto Rico
and the United States will be extended
to 4 o. m., instead of 3 p. N. as at pres
ent. This change is occasloned by me
fact that owing to the contiguous oe
mand for service at the post office win
dows on Saturdays until 5 p. m, 1t is
practically impossible to divert the
necessary attention to closing and dlS-
patching the mail which should reach
F~rederiksted at a certain hour, n en-
tails considerable time to make up;
While general business will be suspended
at 4 o. M. the public will gain one hour
additional in which to catch the outgoing
mail. and it is calculated that this ar
rangement should rebound to mutual
advantage FOR patrons and the service.
AS regards the mail from Frederlksted,
it is so arranged that this will be deliver
ed by 4 o. m. The earnest cooperation
OF the public is invited in observing the
proper hours in which post office service
will be given patrons, and 1t must be
enioined that, while it is sincerely de-
sired to extend the maximum facilities
an accommodation to all patrons at all
times, demands for service when the
office is necessarily closed For the taking
no of specific luties, manifestly operate
against the efficiency OF the service ana
should be discouraged.
United States Post Office, Christian
sted ST. CroiX, Y. l..
Postmaster.
, 1921-10-15
ORDER OF THE DAY
for the 3rd Ordinary Meeting of the
Colonial Council for St. CroiX, MON
DAY, OCTOBER II, 1921, at ONE
O'CLOCK 2. NJ.
Colonial Council Bill No. 9.

Colonial Council Bill No. 9.
Introduction Of ADD 1st Discussion
on Colonial Council Bill No. 9. Adj
ditionAl Money Bill granting Frcs.
IS OO.O for the purpose of con-
structing reinforced concrete gallery
in the rear Of Christiansted Ppblic
School Building, and remodeling and
making repairs to inside of building.
Introduced by Government.
Colonial Council Bill No. 10.
Introduction of and discussion on
resolution intro 7uced by LIST, End
and 3rd Members for Christiansted
Town, 1st Member for Christiansted
Country District and 1st and 5th
Appointed Members concerning the
serious economic situation confront
ing sthis island at present and the
selection of a special commission to
investigate and endeavor to mediate
the present agricultural dispute be-
, 1921-10-15
THE NEW ST. CROIx SAVINGS BANK.

A S there was no quorum at the 4Oth
"A Annual General Meeting OF the New
"a ST. Croix Savings Bank advertised
to be held on TUESDAY the l!th. INST,
the Members are hereby notified that
a meeting will be held on FRIDAY II
21ST. INST, at A O'Clock p. ~, aS
the office of the Institution at which
meeting a statement Of the transactions
for the fiscal year ending 3lst. March
last will be produced and the election
of Trustees take place
Ch~ristiansted, St. Croix, 18th Octo-
Der 1921.
By Order
T. j. STRIDIRON.
Accountant.
, 1921-10-15
Special Notice

nR. THEODORE NIELSEN, D. G. of
the New York State College of Chorl
- apratic will give an Der air lecture on
the Public Wharf on SUNDAY AFTER
NOON Oct. 16' at $50 P. NJ. (weather
permitting). Subject: Hypocrltes IN the
Churches.A
If possible there will be a. Brass Band
in attendance, Bring your Sankey's with
you.
The Redwood gazette., 1921-02-09
Feb. 2-9-16.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEAR
ING THEREON.

Estate of Emma Wells.
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood, SIS. In Probate Court.
$ In the Matter of the Estate of Em-
ma Wells, Decedept.
Letters Testamentary this day hav-
ing been granted to F. G.. Hubbard;
It Is Ordered, That the time with
in which all creditors Of the above
named decedent may present claims
against her estpte in this Court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to six
months from and after the date here
Of; and that Monday, the 7th day OF
March, 1921, at 1000 o'clock a. m, i'm
the Probate Court Rooms at the Court
House in the City of Redwood Falls
in said County, be, and the same here
by is, fixed and appointed as the time
and place for hearing upon and the
examination, adjustment and allow
ance Of such claims as shall be pre-
sented within the, time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by ths
publication of this order in the Red
wood Gazette as provided by law.
Dated January 25th, 1921.
. A. r. A. LAUDON,
Judge of Probate
"A. C. DOLLIFF,
Attorney for petitioner.
COURT SEAL) 29-sts-
The Redwood gazette., 1921-02-09

little turn in the plot was explained
by the girl, and the sub-titles read.
Those Of the audience within hear
ing distance squirmed in their seats.
She went right on.
At this point some Of the patrons
became voluble.. 81 do hate to hear
anyone talking so loud in the theatre, .
one man said.
"You would think that she would
stop talking" said woman few
seats ahead, in a voice that could be
easily heard by the offending party
What's the matter with that man,
can't he read for himself?" another re-
marked.
At this the young woman lowered
her voice and tried to be as quiet as
possible, although she continued in an
undertone, the same as before.
The show was over. Lights came
on and the orchestra struck up an ov-
erture. People turned to look at the
guilty parties those who had almost
spoiled the entire performance for
many-as they walked out. The man
was blind. The girl led him away, her
head bowed before the glances Of those
about her. AS he passed out with the
crowd, the observer noticed that the
blind man wore an American Legion
silver button in his coat lapel.
When next we are tempted to make
a harsh judgment without knowledge
and from appearance, why not recall
these two incidents Duluth Herald.
The Redwood gazette., 1921-02-09
Jan. 26 Feb. 2-9.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEAR
Eng THEREON.

Estate of Carl F. Tolzman.
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood, ss., In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Cars
F. Tolzman, Decedent.
Letters of Administration with the
Will Annexed this day having beeR
granted to Augusta Tolzman. b,
It Is Ordered, That the time with
in which ALI creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against his estate in this Court, be-,
and the same hereby is, limited to six
months from and after the date here
of; and that Monday, the 8th day OF
August, 1921, at 1000 O'Clock a. rn.y
in the Probate Court Rooms at the
Court House in the City of Redwood
Falls in said County, be, and the same
hereby is, fixed and appointed as the
time and place for hearing upon and
the examination, adjustment and al
lowance of such claims as shall be
presented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in the.
Redwood Gazette as provided by law.
Dated January 81, 1921.
A. R. A. LAUDON,
Judge of Probate.
COURT SEAL) 28-3ts-
The Redwood gazette., 1921-02-09
Importance of Horse to
Farming.

J. R. Howard, president of the Am
erican Farm Bureau Federation, the
great national organization of real
real farmers makes this personal
statement regarding the effect of the
motor wave: 81 think it is high time
farmers everywhere began to realize
that the displacement of horses in ci-
ties,- towns, villages or on farms, is
direct blow to their interests. 1t
destroys the market for surplus hors-
es and mules and curtails the con-
sumption of coarse grains and hay
The reduction which has occurred
within the last ten years has destroy
ed an annual market greater than our
export market has been at any time
for the last five years. | am doing all
1 can to arouse all of our farmers to
the Importance of using horses in
farm work, and in their hauling