Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-31

R. G.. Montgomery, delegate to the late
Episcopal Council of Virginia, CD Sunday night
received telegram stating the entire destruc-
ton By fire, on the previous night, OF bis resi-
dence, near Hicksford, Greensville county, Vlr-
giuia 1t cost $4,000 or $4,000 before the
war; and was handsomely furnished. The in
surance was but IS, 600.
Track laying Oh the Lypchburg and Danvie
road, says the Lynchburg Virginiau, is now
progressing briskly, the rails having been laid
to Shauer's big cut, three miles from the
Orange depot in this city. The bridges Tor the
various streams to be crossed are ready TO De
placed in position, so there will be but little
delay on this account.
Fayette McMullen, in recent speech at Alb
ipgdon, spoke 10 strong terms Of 'the gross 10
Justice done the great southwest by the Con-
sentative Executive Committee IN failing to
designate Lyuchburg as the place for holding
the State Convention" and urged the import
apce 'of nominating a southwestern man for
| the Governorshlp.
The citizens of the town of Manassas held
their first election as an incorporated town on
Saturday last, resulting 10 the election of the
same Board of Councilmen as were appointed
by the incorporating act of the Legislature.
At Brentsville Prince William county, last
| year, there were "a births and deaths; at
Dumfries 81 births and Is deaths; at Occoquan
| births and Is deaths, and at Gainesville, IN
the same county, 20 births
The Masonic Hall in process of erection at
Fairfax Court House, when completed will be a
credit to the place. 1t is to be of brick, three
stories high, the first floor to be used as store,
the second as public hall, the third floor BY
the Masons for their place of meeting.
A corps of typographical engineers are sur
veying the battle fields in the Valley. COL
Gillespie is in command. For some days the
corps have been engaged on the fields north OF
Winchester
Mr.. K NJ. Kite, Of the Valley of Virginia,
is now bailing and shipping from the depot at
Orange Court House baled straw for the Win
chester Paper Mills He has already shipped
some fifteen car loads.
The temperance cause is prosperous at Fair
fax Court House, the Good Templars holding
large and interesting meetings every Friday
night.
The Piedmont Virglulan says: "Strawber-
ries and May cherries are getting ripe fast, and
| 10 week from this time we will have them IN
great abundance.
Gen. Hunton, of Warrenton, our reprssen-
tative in Congress, purchased few days ago
handsome team belonging to MIR. Noonan, OF
| Winchester, for $500.
Mrs Mary G. Gaines, near Gainesville,
Prince William county, had fifty chickens aud
thirty-three turkeys killed by six mnks, few
nights since.
The decoration of the graves of the Confede-
rate dead at Winchester will take place Oh
| June 9th.
Front Royal was visited by very severe
storm-rain, wind and hail-on Tuesday after
noon.
The carriage factory Of Mr. JOS Cooper, at
Fairfax Court House, is turning out most ex-
cellent work.
We are sorry to hear of the death Of an old,
esteemed and highly popular citizen Of Gull
pepper, Mr.. WIN. Il. Browning.
The Port Tobacco, Nd, Times says:-"An old
colored woman, named Bette Short, supposed
to have been nearly or quite one hundred years
old, died few days since near this place. She
was formerly the slave of Col. VIM. Bruce,
soldier of the Revolution, who died many years
ago. A colored woman, now seventy three
wears old, remembers Bette Short as woman
serving in the house when she was but child.