Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-02

PRINCE WILLIAM County ITEMS From
the Manassas Gazette Mr. John Starbuck,
an old farmer and owner Of property near this
place called the 'Stone House" came into
Manassas on Tuesday morning last armed with
a musket and acting in a very strange aud ex
cited manner There was large crowd Of
persons about the depot, to whom he stated
that his wife was about to leave with another
man, and that they wished to kill him before
they went. He was anxious to employa law
yer. aud from his manner of talking was evil
IDENTITY laboring under an alteration OF mind at
the time.
Mr.. George W. Muddiman, the contractor
for the mason work of the new Presbyterian
church at Manassas, having thrown up his con-
tract, another will be made, it Is supposed,
with Mr.. Martin Rector to complete the work
The work of completing the church will be
commenced at once, and pushed forward until
it is finished. Mr.. Muddiman's contract was
S5S1 for the walls the committee to haul the
stone.
George Pearson, young man who has been
employed as track hand on the o. A. y NJ r.
H. and wclI-known by our citizens, died at Mr.
Hampton Brenton's on Sunday last, in the
Both year OF his age, after short illness.
Bull Run was up too high on Friday to he
safely tOrded in consequence of which several
persons who wished to attend the tournament
at CentreyllIe were prevented from doing so.
We have had fine rain this week, which
did not come any too soon as the earth was
getting quite dry. and roads shocklugiy dusty.
\ number Of persons were confirmed at the
Episcopal church at Haymarket on Tuesday
last by Bishop Whittle
The September term of the county court
commences on Monday There are several
Commonwealth S cases to try
FAUoUIER County ITEMS. From the
Warrenton Index Commissioners Jno. NJ
Forbes, FL r. Garden aud W. H. Payne sold
on last Monday, under decree in case Gordon
VS.. Titus, 769l acres of land on Marsh Run, to
Mr. Gordon for SD per acre. Commissioners
Rice W. Payne and A. r. Forbes sold to Mrs
Charity Ball lot of 81 acres, being a portion
of the Drummon1 farm, near New Baltimore,
for $l02j per acre. Commissioners W. II.
and A. D. Payne sold under decree in the case
of Carter VS.. Carter,47 acres Of land near War
rcnton, to w. a. Cater for $6I per acre
Com rs Brooke and W. H. Payne, sold to
Marshall Payne, under decree in case Of KEN
per VS.. Hitt lO7 acres for $l5.S7 per acre.
The ladies of Fauquicr having gathered the
remains of the Confcderatcs who died within
the county IN the Warrenon cemetery and
marked each grave, are prepared to erect a
monument, which will be an ornament, as well
as a memorial, to their memory. and call upon
the corporate authorities to take some steps
speedily, to arrest the hand Of decay, aud pre-
serve what has been done.
On last Sunday night the wall of the depG;
building at Warenton was picked through
with croW-har near a rear window, between
and 0 D. NJ while the Clerk was at church,
and the thief entering distracted about SlOt
from the drawer of the Railroad Company.
Ex Gov Smith has left at the Office of the
Index specimen of the Pennsylvania yellow
Mammoth corn, which was selected without
| reference to weight or size. 1t contains Iob
grains. The corn crop throughout the county
is very good.