Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

a public meeting was held in the Methodist
Church, WarrcDton, on Monday evening last,
for the purpose OF organizing 4 county Bible
So,;cty auxiliary to the Va. Bible Society.
Rov, ii. E. johnson was called to the chair
and J, A. Spiman appointed secretary. a
aonstitntion was adopted and the following
oH;cers elected, viz Rev, w. Il. Rchardsor,
President DIR. D. B. Phillips, lst Vice Prcsi
dent: Jos. H. Watson, Pad Vice President
las V. Brooke. Secretary and Treasurer;
Mrs, Nj. p. Brooke, Mrs. Benz. Sedwlck, NJ.
A, Combs, Assistant Managers. The main
object of the Society is 10 supply the destitute
in Fauquer county with Bibles.
At Strawberry Plain, Curtis Neck, near kIch-
mopd. on Thursday afternoon, the cylinder OF
steam threshing machine exploded while 1t was
making 5000 revolutions minute, and Nat
Darby. who was feeding it, waa struck IN the
breast by piece of the drum box about tour IN
chest ouarc and thrown distance OF not less
than fifteen feet. He fell on his back, and 1t was
thought that his death was certain, but to the
surprise of everybody he docs not seem 70 nave
been seriously injured. Strange TO say, nobody
else was hurt, although the machine Was
knocked to pieces, and parts OF 1t were picked
IN two or three hundred yards from the scene
OF the accident.
correspondent OF the Manassas Gazette
from Gainesville, Prince William county, says:
1t affords me pleasure to announce the arTlvaI
of B. L. Homer, esq, civil engineer and family
from England; he is now in full possession OF
the very productive and beautiful farm bought
of DR.. Geo. B. Hunton last spring. l earn
that several gentlemen are on, or expected 90,
from the old country, and will be looking Tor
farms. If Prince William can only continue
to command the confidence, and hold out the
inducements to come, or such men as these,
she need not fear her future.
Preparations ate now being made looking TO
| an early commencement OF active operations on
| the Lynchburg and Danvllle Railroad. HE
President is consummatlng some important
preliminary arrangements, after which the
road will be put under contract ard RAPIDLY
pushed forward to completion. Colonel Free
man is cauvassng TO secure the right CT way
! from the landhoIdcrs interested.
| The Executive Committee OF he State As'
ricuItura Society is making preparations for
fair to be held at the grounds near Richmond
| in November, which will, it IS said, eclipse
| anything OF the kind ever before had In fr
GINA. The premium list has already been
made out, and extraordinary Inducements are
offered 10 exhibitors
| Captain VIM. Asheton. late Of Eng and, has
harvested the finest crop Of wheat, it is thought,
that has been grown in Prince William county
this year his oat crop is large and is also very
| fine. Capt AShcton bought or DR.. ). d.
| PAYNE last year the farm formerly owned by
Col. S. Simpson.
Kit Hubbard, the negro. who was recently
arrested on the suspicion OF being implicated
in the murder of Mr. Jas. b. Anderson, Ct
| Pittsylyauia, underwent e preliminary cxam
nation last Thursday and Friday ami was sent
on Tor trial to the COUNTY Court.
chester perfected is said TO be The best
| tomato TO raise in this section. On single
pant 81 tomatoes, varying in SIZE from one
pound TO an ounce and between 80 and ~
| blooms which gave promise OF fruit, were count
ed on oue plant.
\ bush meeting" is progressing near q alu
| csviile, Prince William county, urder charge
| of Elder 3. p. DuIin. Several persons pro
Tossing conversion were baplised there on Fri
dey.
! Gypsies again made their appearance at
| Manassas Wednesday last, in pursuit Of one OF
their number, who having become offended al
| some real or imaginary injury, had Disappeared
with wagon and valuable horse.
The State Journal says Judge Understood
| has not been in Richmond for several weeks. -
| Meanwhile an enormous amount ct business
has been accumulated. aud is awaiting his
presence here.
The mother Of General Barry S vie, i lady
about eighty five years OF age, was 50 much
affected by the disaster at Fortress Monroe that
she was completely Frustrated, and despite the
| best medical skill, died in short time.
The stable of Mr.. r. Willis, at Liberty, in
Fauquier county, was blown down b. the Wind
last Wednesday night and l v,!u:bo mule be-
longing to Mr. w. killed.
| Porter and Humphreys intend starting /,
Radical paper in Petersburg, in opposition to
the State journal of Richmond
Bealton, the principal shipping and trading
point in Lower Fauquar, is growing 10 size
and importance.
The story Of the chicken soup spring, "
said TO have been discovered 10 Hanover unity
turns out to be hoay.
Last week three persons died from
injuries received at he Capitol accident. This
makes total of sixty two.
| The heath Of Hop. Robert Rlgwly is i'm
proving.
| distressing 8 ccideut.