Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-13
S,ato Conservative Committee.

Alta meeting of the State Conservative Com
mttee, held on the 10th of May: 1872, 1t was
resolved that a meeting Of the entire commit,
tee PRESIDENT and consulting mcmbcrsl be held
nm the 18th inst. - m. at the Ballard House.
in the city of Richmond.
''' " X r. DANIEL. Chairman.
J. r FISHER, Secretary.
The following are the consulting members OF
the State Conservative Committee:
First District-D c. DcJarnettc. Caroline;
R. i. Montague, Middlesex. and DR.. r. II
Fitzhugh, Northampton.
Second Districts r. ChambliSS. Greens
vile; W. T. Cameron, Petersburg d. }. God
win, Portsmouth.
Third District. D. Irving. Cumberland;
A. B. Woodbridge, Chesterfield: DIR. H. b.
Anderson. Hanover
Fourth DISTRICT L. Penn Patrick: 'W. T.
Suthern, Danvilic: i. X. Harris Meckleu,
burg.
Fifth District-Thomas j. Kirklatrlck.
ISnchburg, W K BerkIcy, Farmvi.; A. H.
Massie, Charlottesville.
Sixth District j. H. Williams, Winchcs
ter: J. B. Baldwin, Augusta: j. pend!eton,
Botetourt.
Seventh District-.J. Y. Brooke, Fauqnier;
J. L. Kcmper, Madison; l., B. Taylor, Alex
andria.
Eighth District-.Jamcs T. Walker, Pua$
XII: J. II. A. Smith Russell: }. VI. French.
Bland.
Prince VIM COUNTY. : From the Manassas
Gazette. The Board of Supervisors held
session al Brcntsve last Tuesday. The acting
County Supcriltcndcnt OF Pubic Schools pre-.
Sentcd IL statement from the County Sch"o!
Board showing how much in their Judgment 1t
was necessary to levy for the support OF Free
Schools in the county. and the supervisors
made the following lcvics according to the re-
port presented to them. For County lax,
three. .ourths of mill OH the dollar or seven
and a-half cents on the 100 worth vi real ana
personal property. The following amounts
were levied as District taxes TOR Free Schools;
Gainesville three -ourth> of a mill on the 81 90
worth OF property; Occoquan, same; Dummies,
same: BreutsviIlc, half a mill; Manassas, same;
Cole $ same. The Board further levied Il tax
Of 81 on each dog in the county IN pursuance
of the dog tax law enacted ny the last L;g.>a,
ture Three per cent commission was allowed
the treasurer for collecting the dog lax and the
assessors twelve cts for each license ISSUED to
persous owning dogs. The Board further
agreed to allow Slip! or ev@ry red and SO.G2!!
Iur every gray fox scalp taken in this coun,y.
The county cour, held its monthly term last
Monday anu Tuesday Several applications to
correct assessments on lands were made. Also
a case Of ha,tardy was tried, both GO !nrcd =
The accused was required to give bond to sup
port two children OF the complainant, ant bay
inc failed to give bond was committed to I'll.
The court appointed w ". Davis and John
H. Butler. to act with James VI. Smear III re-
assessing lands.
The voting precinct Of Gainesville Township
has been changed by the couuiy court from
Gainesville {" Elaymarkr,.
\ calf. the property Of Major Thornton al
BrentsyilIc which was supposed last week ="
have the hydrophobia, we learn has recovered
Allen IIpwison esq near BrentSvllle. had q
valuable young mare stolen from his stable last
Saturday night
FAIRFAX CorSrY.- From the Fairfax
| News. The Association at the EplScnpal
Church last week was well attended. Rev.
MesSrs Brown and Davis nt:lated and there
were sermons morning. and evening.
There are number Of handsome country
seats on the road leading from the Court
House to Nienua. the owners Of which are I'M
proving and beautitying their farms, maSlnE
that section to blossom like rose. Mr.: l.
r. Pcrlec, who lives just outside the village
has this spring, cleared up several acres OF
land which had grown up with bushes. ant
planted out large young orchard IN their
place.
The Conservatives of Centrcvillc Township
meet at Centrcville on Saturday last, and
nominated the following Ticket for Township
Officers For Supervisor, John Y. Worth
ington Clerk W, W. Summers: Assessor,
ID. J. p. Scanland Collector. J. ". Mohler :
Road Commissioner VIM. Ayre :. Oycrsecr OF
Poor. Jas Townsend justic Of the Peace, W;
Fl. Thornton ConstablcS, }. ". Mohler aud
Peter Mulholand.
Two of Knox's mammoth four horse express
wagons passed through here on Thursday last
loaded with the furniture of DIR. Coumbec
WHO'S removing from Washington to the proper
ty he has Just purchased of llr. SisS1n. near
Fairfax station We are informed that Dr.
Counbe intends building handsome residence"
At Centrcville they paint their dogs IN suits
of ID bly, Warden" \ few mornings ago, so
we are informed by citizen OF that place. all
the dogs made their appearance on the street
painted in gaudy colorS their cuuda appenh-
ages 'busted' up and trimmed with pro
fusion of bows and other 'hXens.
FIRES IN FArQUIER County. On the nj sht
of the I'd inst. the railroad bridge over Iur
KEY Run was burned But for the fact that
incenlary fires have been alarmlngy frequent
lately we might inter that the bridge calleht
from sparks from the engine that pa Scd over It
five or six hours before the fire was discovered
An attempt was made on the same night t"
fire the stable OF Thornton WitherS by pouring
coal oil on the weather boarding and applying
a match thereto. The eXtingushed matches
lying near by lead to the belief that the attempt
was frustrated By the high wind which then pre-
vailed. ,,.
The stable and corn house of Mrs. William
son, about fonr miles from Warrcnton were
burned during the day on "Wednesday. There
were fifteen barrels of corn in the corn house
at the time belonging TO colorcd man, named
Pinn. The fire originated fully hundred
yards from point where fire was used and no
one the premises could account for it. except
on the ground that it was the work Of an in
ccndiary. = Waycnton Itlcr.
NIo,-rnrrr IN RyF The activity and RI mid