Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-25
VIRGINIA NEWS,

The Board of Supervisors for Fauquier county,
have made county levy for the benefit of com
mon schools of 2 cents on every 800 of prop
erty; also district levies for school purposes
The salary paid by the State to the County
BY $25O-makiDg his salary for the year 5000.
The store of Mr. Armstrong at Culpeper c. H.,
was entered on Saturday night week, and nearly
or quite eight hundred dollars worth of leather,
boots and shoes, &C., stolen. Two hundred
dollars reward have been offered for the detec-
ton of the thieves
The fine for killing mocking bird or rob-
bling its nest of young is $50. The offender
may be arrested by any party without Warrent.
The fine goes to the public school fund.
At the recent registration in Warfenton
about an equal number of whites and blacks
registered. The footings show l4O white
voters and y colored voters.
We understand that Withers Waller, esq,
of Stafford has cleared about $4,000 by his
fishery on the Potomac the present season.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS. i From
the Manassas Gazette The County Board Of
Supervisors met on Monday, for the purpose
of providing for putting fu force the act of the
General Assembly for the protection OF sheep
by tax on dogs. 1t was ordered that the AS
SCISSORS 10 the several Townships list all dogs
within their several Districts issuing licenses to
keep the same, to the owner at uniform tax
OF fifty cents per dog also that whenever the
owner of any sheep shall become satisfied that
any portion of his flock has been killed or Sc
riously injured by bogs he shall apply to the
| Supervisors or some Justice OF his Township,
| who shall at once proceed to view the sheep so
! killed or seriously injured, and ascertain what
the amount Of damage is which has been sus-
tained by the owner Of the sheep and give him
| certificate therefor. The Board agreed that
bounty of forty cents on gray fox Scalps, and q
bounty of sixty cents Oh red fox scaps shall be
paid out Of the dog tax to take effect on and
after the 18th day Of May.
During the thunder storm on Saturday last,
a large locust tree, 10 MIR. John L. Leachman' s
front yard was struck by lightning, tearing it
into fragments and throwing the debrlcs on
Leachmans family were very much shocked.
So great was the shock that articles IN the
house we're thrown down. The rain was very
heavy 10 that section, raising the streams No.
usually high and washing away water gaps
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the house of Mr.. Manklns, a quarter Of a mile
outside the village, and severely stunned his
daughter.
Mr.. Samuel Allen, one of the most enterpris-
| ing citizens of this county, was accidentally kill
ed on Thursday last He was at his steam
saw mill, on the farm of Mr.. John H. Kirby
near Independent H and about clock 10
the evening was struck in the stomach with a
slab which had beeu caught by the great saw
and thrown from it with tremendous violence.
After undergoing intence suffering for IA hours
he died at o'clock.
| A dog having all the symptoms OF hydopho-
ba was shot by Mr. 1. w. Oakley on Tuesday.
II is rumored that several dogs have been bit
ten, and it is said the dog was bitten some
time since by dog supposed to be mad, which
was killed at the time.
Frank Cole coIored laborer, working at the
new Presbyterian church in Manassas, while
helping to carry large stone up the gang way
Oh Monday last, fell to the ground distance
of fifteen feet, severely spraining one of his
ankles, and receiving other injuries, not howev
er serious.
After the thunder storm on Saturday last,
several persons 10 this community discovered
| floating on the surface OF the water in their
rain barrels, substance which on inspection
proved to be deposit of birthstone.
Mr. F. w. Hutchins has sold TO Mr.. Thur
man of Germantown Pa, one hundred acres Of
land near Manassas improved by frame dwell
Ing and tolerable out buildings, for $4,000.
| The friends of Mr. W. w. Davis will be glad
| to learn that be is recovering from the severe
injuries be received several weeks ago, BY be-
ing struck to the ground by his horse.
The water 10 the we'll of one of our citiz ems
has become so strongly impregnated with coal
oil that the family have been compelled to dis
continue its use.
We regret to announce the serious illness Of
Mi. Leonard Lywood, one of our most useful
aod highly respected Eoglish residents.
The concert at the NJ. +. Church on Thurs
day evening the 18th inst, was most delight
| full entertainment