Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-13
TERMS OF ADVERTISING:
CHRIST CHURCH GRAVEYARD AND THE

FORGOTTEN GRAVES. The surroundings OF
Christ Church are in harmony with the ancient
structure and it's memories The church stands
upon the retired corner Of the square it occu-
MES. The fence erected in 1880, the original
enclosure having been built in 1883, is high
and antique, and the grounds, with their scat
tered oss-grown, and crumbling grave-stones,
are thickly overshadowed with forest trees
The passway up to the church, with its neglect
ed graves on either hand, and towering branches
casting their sombre shadows upon the scene,
conspire to awaken impressive thoughts; and
as YOU pass into the arched gateway and up the
walk, the feverish thoughts which beset you
at the entrance flee away and you approach the
yestibule of the ancient sanctuary with emo
tons imperceptibly toned to softeneG sadness:
"a kindly mood Of melancholy,
Thatwings the soul and points her to the skies. "
There have been no interments in the ground
for some quarter OF a century, the latest being
that OF Charles Bennett, benetactor OF the city,
over whose remains rises the massive obelsk,
raised to his memory by the Common Council
of the Corporation in lS4l. The following In
scription upon small headstone bears the ear
liest date we discovered in the enclosure
"Here lies the body of Mr. Isaac Pierce.
Born in Boston. Son Of Mr.. Isaac Pierce,
Distiller, who departed this life, March Goth,
It'll. Aged "a years. -
Another slate headstone, in perfect preserva-
ton, records, in plain letters, as follows:
''This monument is sacred to the memory of
the once loved and esteemed Capt. George
Mumford, late Of New Haven, in the Colony
of Conn. He departed this transtory life at
Georgetown, July 7th, l773, in the 2Sth year
of his age. .
From a large, elaborate carved sandstone
memorial, not in its place, but leaning against
the walls of the church, we copied the follow
ing peculiar memento:
Erected to to the memory OF Eleanor, the
End wife of Mr. Daniel Wren, who departed
this lite in the year 17GS aged thirty two years.
Rev., chap xiv, verse Is. Blessed are the
dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth.
Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from
their labors; and their works do follow them. "
"This stone was placed over her by Order OF
her disconsolate Husband who was left with
with two Children to lament her Loss-john
William Renwick, her son, being only three
years old when his Mother departed this Life,
and Dinah Eleanor Wren, their Daughter,
aged only seven Days.
Some industrious scamp, with more skill in
his chisel than grace in his heart, has neatly
inserted the figure so that that the casual OBJ
server will read, without detecting the change,
that the disconsolate man has here commemo-
rated his 9Th wife, and this is the form in which
letter. writer's have repeatedly given this record
publicity. sla
= In another place are two sandstone slabs,
with the following records: <..E..E
Here Lieth the Body of Robert Muir, son
Of Hugh Muir, merchant, OF Dumtries, who
departed this life Dec 81, 1856, aged about
thirty eight years.
"Here Lieth the Body of John Muir, late
merchant Of Alexandria, oldest son of Hugh
Muir, of Dumfres, in Scotland who departed
this Life March 29th, 1871, in the Goth year OF
his age,
"A Friend to all,
A Foe to none. Il
Firm to thy word when justice rules the sway;
Mild, without weakness; without rlgour, Just.
+ Farewell nay kindred friends;
Mercy and Truth Salute each other.
Among the monuments is one to the memory
Of Mrs. Warren, the wife of Mr.. Warren, the
manager of the Theatre, with this inscription:
Beneath this stone are deposited the re-
mains OF Mrs. Anne Warren, daughter OF John
Brunton, (Eng. and wife OF William Warren,
esq, one OF the managers OF the Philadelphia
and Baltimore theatres. BY her loss the
American stage has been deprived Of its bright
est ornament. The unrivaled excellence of
her theatrical talents was only surpassed by the
many accomplishments which adorned her prl-
vate lite In her were combined the affection
ate wife the tender mother and the sincere
friend. She died at Alexandria on the 2Sth OF
June, 1908, aged thirty.nine years. '-Not'
InteNigencer. au.-l E-
PERn.s OF INSTRUMENTATION Sunday
morning last the detectives Of Baltimore, were
placed upon the lookout by a telegram from
Cumberland. stating that a man named Eagan
had committed some offence in that place, aud